Monday, January 25, 2010
Response to class 1
The most interesting part of the egg responses was how different each one was. Some people just stuck with the basics and did something simple, but some people really did something unique. I liked the eggshell mosaic the best- it was cool to see somebody take a totally different approach and be artistic. I think it's harder for New Media students to physically make art since we are so caught up in the virtual world. I feel that sometimes, I get so burned out editing video all the time, and it's refreshing to just pull out a sheet of blank paper and start painting or drawing on it. Working with tangible materials kind of brings me back to reality, and reminds me that there are good things in the physical world as well as the world inside my head.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
the egg and the eye
Q&A Session:
What do eggs mean to you?
~eggs are a few things to me: 1) they're a delicious and healthy edible delight (omelets and scrambled are the way i like them best :3); and 2) they represent life. every living creature starts out as an egg, even humans. no matter how different we become as our lives go on, we still came from the same biological origin. even dinosaurs were hatched from eggs, and look how different from us they were!
What do eggs mean to other people?
~my guess? most people probably just see eggs as a food source, and dont think about them beyond that.
Do you like eggs?
~yes, i like eggs very much. they make a great meal, and they have a cool, unique shape.
Are you afraid of eggs?
~no, i am not afraid of them. unless somebody tries to throw them at me, my house, or my convertible... then i wouldnt be too pleased.
Would you eat an egg?
~(see first question :3)
How original does what you are thinking about the egg seem to you? And Is that OK with you?
~it probably isnt the most oroginal way of thinking about an egg. but do things always have to be original? no story is completely original- everything from our favorite movies and tv shows, to Shakespeare's plays are based on Archetypes that date back as far as human history. what's important is if we understand things.
Does an egg need to have anything to do with food?
~not necessarily, that's just our current society's most popular use for them.
Do you want to try to hatch it?
~well, my eggs are plastic easter eggs, so i dont think they ever had anything organic in them...
What are other people going to do with the egg?
~probably dress them up (that was my first idea...)
Is this fun? Or Are you frustrated?
~it's a little bit fun, because we can do something silly, and if people make fun of us, well, then that's just too bad. :P It is a little frustrating, trying to think of something unique to do with eggs.
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And Now the Meat of the Idea:
My original idea for the egg was to dress it up and make a story to go along with it- which i did do, but i eventually came up with a more unique idea: Easter Egg Astrology Fortune Cookies (minus the cookie part).
I actually didn't put a ton of thought into it, i got my inspiration simply by walking past my bookshelf and looking at my (many) astrology books. Then it clicked. I had a dozen colorful easter eggs, so could put one of the twelve zodiac signs on each easter egg! That still seemed pretty lame though, so i noticed that i had some fortunes from fortune cookies lying around my desk. I thought about being lazy and simply sticking those inside them, but i didnt have enough, (and i felt that i would be slacking if i did that). So i decided to take the "Quickie" horoscopes from Yahoo's horoscope section, print those off in a size comparable to the size of the cookie fortunes, and stick those inside the eggs! Poof! Your daily horoscope in an egg!
link for the horoscopes: http://shine.yahoo.com/astrology/
horoscopes are the "Quickie"s from Jan 24, 2010.
aaand here's some photos:
What do eggs mean to you?
~eggs are a few things to me: 1) they're a delicious and healthy edible delight (omelets and scrambled are the way i like them best :3); and 2) they represent life. every living creature starts out as an egg, even humans. no matter how different we become as our lives go on, we still came from the same biological origin. even dinosaurs were hatched from eggs, and look how different from us they were!
What do eggs mean to other people?
~my guess? most people probably just see eggs as a food source, and dont think about them beyond that.
Do you like eggs?
~yes, i like eggs very much. they make a great meal, and they have a cool, unique shape.
Are you afraid of eggs?
~no, i am not afraid of them. unless somebody tries to throw them at me, my house, or my convertible... then i wouldnt be too pleased.
Would you eat an egg?
~(see first question :3)
How original does what you are thinking about the egg seem to you? And Is that OK with you?
~it probably isnt the most oroginal way of thinking about an egg. but do things always have to be original? no story is completely original- everything from our favorite movies and tv shows, to Shakespeare's plays are based on Archetypes that date back as far as human history. what's important is if we understand things.
Does an egg need to have anything to do with food?
~not necessarily, that's just our current society's most popular use for them.
Do you want to try to hatch it?
~well, my eggs are plastic easter eggs, so i dont think they ever had anything organic in them...
What are other people going to do with the egg?
~probably dress them up (that was my first idea...)
Is this fun? Or Are you frustrated?
~it's a little bit fun, because we can do something silly, and if people make fun of us, well, then that's just too bad. :P It is a little frustrating, trying to think of something unique to do with eggs.
----------------------------------------------------------------
And Now the Meat of the Idea:
My original idea for the egg was to dress it up and make a story to go along with it- which i did do, but i eventually came up with a more unique idea: Easter Egg Astrology Fortune Cookies (minus the cookie part).
I actually didn't put a ton of thought into it, i got my inspiration simply by walking past my bookshelf and looking at my (many) astrology books. Then it clicked. I had a dozen colorful easter eggs, so could put one of the twelve zodiac signs on each easter egg! That still seemed pretty lame though, so i noticed that i had some fortunes from fortune cookies lying around my desk. I thought about being lazy and simply sticking those inside them, but i didnt have enough, (and i felt that i would be slacking if i did that). So i decided to take the "Quickie" horoscopes from Yahoo's horoscope section, print those off in a size comparable to the size of the cookie fortunes, and stick those inside the eggs! Poof! Your daily horoscope in an egg!
link for the horoscopes: http://shine.yahoo.com/astrology/
horoscopes are the "Quickie"s from Jan 24, 2010.
aaand here's some photos:
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