Team 1 Byrne questions

1.      How does Byrne describe the commonly accepted story of artistic creation, and how does his own theory differ from it?

·         David Byrne states that people create artistic work to things that already exist, without even knowing. He believes anyone can create artist achievements, birth has no affiliation.

2.      What are the sonic differences between African folk music and medieval European music?

·         Handmade instruments were used in African folk music, while Europeans instruments higher in quality. Also African folk music had more rhythm, while Europeans music was more harmonic.

3.      How does Byrne describe the difference between the original audiences of classical music and opera versus what we tend to think of as the audience for this type of music today?

·         Music today is more about paying to see an artist, while for classical music people would “come together” to appreciate the sound and vibe.

4.      What accommodation did jazz musicians make to their playing to make sure dancers were happy? Can you think of other styles of music that have addressed this music in different ways?

·         Jazz musicians performed in many places such as; whorehouses, bars, and funerals. We feel rappers/lyricist tend to fit this description, because they are willing to perform at open mics.

5.      How did the behavior of classical audiences change around 1900? To what does Alex Ross contribute this change?

·         People are no longer able to dance or express themselves, when hearing music. Alex Ross felt people should stay quiet at performances.

6.      What effect did the change discussed in question 4 have on the type of music that composers could write?

·         Jazz music open doors for artists to be more interactive with their audiences.

7.      How does Byrne describe the effects of the introduction of recorded music and radio on the sense of place?

·         Recorded music helps people all over of all ages to be able to listen to music of more variety.

8.      How did crooning exploit the new technology of microphones?

·         Microphones were used to help the performer to be heard, enabling the audience to clearly hear the lyrics.

9.      What are the differences in audiences, acoustics, and styles for disco and arena rock?

·         Disco is more interactive with their audiences; rock is to be heard at loud volumes.

10.  How is contemporary hip hop distinct from the beginnings of hip hop, according to Byrne?

·         Contemporary hip-hop was all about lyrics, while today’s hip-hop is more about the beat and bass.

11.  What are the particular acoustic qualities of MP3 music heard through headphones? Can you think of any examples of the type of music Byrne describes but doesn't name?

·         Background noises can be heard more accurately through headphones. J-pop is a good example Byrne does not mention.

Expression of Speed- Fantastic five

Fantastic Five

Expression of speed- with the invention of planes, automobiles, and trains came the need for speed. Artists began to capture images with speed being expressed through blurry motions.

 
Here is a picture of a highway that only shows the lights of the cars on it. By not showing the actual car and only having a stream of the lights it gives the image of feel that the cars are traveling very fast.
By Alexia Gomez
https://blog.trustev.com/travelling-at-the-speed-of-blur/

This is an image of a train traveling at a high rate of speed through a desert. By having the background of the image clear and the train blurry it gives the feel that the train is moving very fast.
By David Siders
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/high-speed-rail/

This image uses the opposite affect of the above image. A cheetah is running and the camera man focused in on the cheetah so that the background was blurry. By how blurry the background is it makes it very obvious that it is traveling with a lot of speed.

By Jen Tiet

http://www.fullthrottletn.com/simple-fitness-speed/

 

Patrick Murray- Byrne questions

 

1. How does Byrne describe the commonly accepted story of artistic creation, and how does his own theory differ from it?
1. David Byrne uses this quote, "This is the romantic notion of how creative work comes to be, but I think the path of creation is almost 180 degrees from this model. I believe that we unconsciously and instinctively make work to fit preexisting formats.", to express his feelings towards artistic creation. He feels that rather than being born with artistic creation, anyone who wants to achieve artistic creation can with hard work and determination.
2. What are the sonic differences between African folk music and medieval European music?
1. The differences that Byrne describes in his article are that African Folk music uses handmade instruments and also has more rythym to its music, rather than medieval European music has more harmony in it with more of a melody. Also the instruments that the Europeans use were better crafted and better quality.

     3.How does Byrne describe the difference between the original audiences of classical music and opera versus what we tend to think of as the audience for this type of music today?

              1. Byrne describes the audience as more of a social gathering rather than going to watch a show. He proclaims that "back in the day" people would shout out what they wanted to hear while they were eating and drinking and socializing with each other. That differs from our mind views in that, that people today think of concerts centuries ago would have been filled with more quietness and properness.

     4. What accommodation did jazz musicians make to their playing to make sure dancers were happy? Can you think of other styles of music that have addressed this music in different ways?

               1. The jazz musicians played in places that had dance areas like bars, funerals, whorehouses, and joints. They did this so that dances could have a place to dance instead of just sitting in chairs. As for other music that addressed this music in different ways, I would go with rock n role because I know that is how most bands start up nowadays is by playing at bars.

     5.How did the behavior of classical audiences change around 1900? To what does Alex Ross contribute this change?

                1. In the early 1900's, people at classical concerts were no longer allowed to shout dance or really do anything. Alex Ross explained that people were expected to sit in their seats and quietly watch and listen to the concert.

      6. What effect did the change discussed in question 4 have on the type of music that composers could write?

                  1. It helped persuade musicians to evolve into a jazz sound so that their audiences could be more lively when listening to them perform.

       7. How does Byrne describe the effects of the introduction of recorded music and radio on the sense of place?

                  1. He describes it that by music now being available in all places by radio, more concert locations, that music was now involved at almost every place a person could be because of the addition of availability.

        8. How did crooning exploit the new technology of microphones?

                   1. Crooning enabled people to better hear the performer, making the music more desirable to the listener because they could actually comprehend what the music was about.

        9. What are the differences in audiences, acoustics, and styles for disco and arena rock?

                   1. The differences for disco is that disco is more of an direct entertainment for its listeners because they can more actively participate making it more fun for the audience, rather than arena rock, where that has more of an aggression feel to it and tends to have an angry sound with it as well.

        10. How is contemporary hip hop distinct from the beginnings of hip hop, according to Byrne?

                   1. Contemporary hip hop today is more of a "pump you up, listen in your car" type of hip hop, whereas the beginnings of hip hop was a more "get up and dance" type of hip hop.

         11. What are the particular acoustic qualities of MP3 music heard through headphones? Can you think of any examples of the type of music Byrne describes but doesn't name?

                    1. The good acoustic quality of an MP3 player is that the music is secluded to just you, unless you blare it loud enough to go deaf, then its basically like you are alone with just yourself and the music you are listening to. Christian music is good example that Byrne doesn't name

 

Achievers- Red with Black

Red with Black- Colors

Clip art illustration of a cute lady bug made with gradients for dimension. Clip art illustration by Pamela Perry 

Red and black are the colours of the Christchurch-based Crusaders who made the decision to cancel Saturday’s match against the Wellington Hurricanes.

Mickey Mouse is a funny animal cartoon character and the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company. He was created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at the Walt Disney Studios in 1928.

 Scarlet Tanager Bird -Breeding male is bright red with black wings and tail and a pale bill.

Team 1- Calligrams

A Calligram is the concept of text as representational imagery. Artist use words, sentences and paragraphs to metamorphically and metaphorically represent the ideas put forth in the text. Calligrams break the barriers of traditional typesettings that are constructed in a symmetrical and linear manner. It was in the 19th century that book designers and authors started to toy with the idea of texts as images.

Motherhood and pregnancy

Joni James

This image depicts the silhouette of an expecting mother using words that are generally associated with the idea of motherhood. The words used to form the image are of different sizes and font styles. 

Coke Tweets
http://theexperiential.com/work/calligrams/

Calligram Kitty
Absurdynka

This image was done by a design company known as The Experiential Company. In this design they used Tweets that mentioned the classic drink coca-cola to construct the image of a coke can. 





























In this image the artist used only one word to construct the image of a cat. Each individual letter contributes to the form of the image.

Team GER - Botanical Geometry

Botanical geometry turns natural, organic forms into highly stylized patterns which combine curvilinear floral motifs with rectilinear elements.

The designs of botanical geometry were seen during the 1960's when psychedelic plants were popular throughout the country.
-www.visseo.com

Using aspects of nature was the basic part of botanical geometry. This photo is based around leaves as its nature point.

-By Aleks Shcherbakov
-Deviant Art

Botanical geometry is a popular and unique form of it. It is often sold as drawings and paintings, and also appears on sculptures, clothing, and is even seen as tattoo designs.
-By Cabinetocurios

Team Avatar:Manifestos

According to 100 Ideas that Changes Graphic Design Manifestos provocative pronouncements by groups of artists tend to share one characteristic. The people usually favor stark black- and- white, Typography, on the assumption that colorful statements could be construed as frivolous. In fact a lot of them looked like ordinary pamphlets, as if their authors had gone out of their way not to let the form of their proclamations detract from the content of their subversive messages. Here is some of their work.

This is called Love your mess
because life is messy, and you can’t fight it. You can’t sweep it under a rug. Most of your most important decisions in life will be messy, embrace it. Your messiness is unique, it makes you who you are. Be honest, be open, be real.



This is called Napkin Manifesto.
Stanford wanted to become the best design school out there. Period. In the process they came up with a Napkin Manifesto that inspires us to be crazy, be brave, take on projects–big projects. Reinvent. Design. Be an Innovator.



This is called Incomplete Manifesto for Growth.
This design manifesto was first written by Bruce Mau in 1998, articulating his beliefs, strategies, and motivations. It has since taken the minds of everyone by storm to work hard and make changes as a creative person.