Site Specific Art

Site specific art is a piece of art that was created for a specific location. It is art in relation to its surroundings, taking into account the location of the art.

Estrangement (Verfremdungseffekt)

Estrangement - originally used in cinematography and performing arts, something that distances the audience from the characters. Making something that is known and familiar into something strange and unfamiliar. Forces the audience to become detached and become a critical observer.

Also known as:
Verfremdungseffekt
Distancing effect
Alienation effect

In the E section of the dictionary, I created a bookmark to put in between pages. When seen next to the pages, the color draws the eye in and away from the text.

Intertextuality

Intertextuality - The shaping of a text's meaning by other texts. Texts and meanings in relationship to each other.

For this section of the book, I looked through the D section of the dictionary. I used the word dictionary as the word for this section. I matched the meaning of dictionary with the meaning of dictionary.com. I created a webpage from dictionary. com out of a paper dictionary. I compared the amount of information given from the paper dictionary, to the information given in the online dictionary. It continues to tell a message about advancements in technology.

Assemblage

Assemblage - a collection of found objects that create a single three dimensional composition. 

For this section of the book, I used the C section of the dictionary. I was looking for ways to integrate Assemblage into the words of the dictionary. I had the idea of finding objects in the room and assembling them to their corresponding spot in the dictionary. For example, if i found cord in my room, I would attach it next to the word cord in the dictionary. However, living in the dorm i had very few items to work with, there were not enough interesting objects in the room that started with the letter C. So I decided I would use just one word. I noticed that I still had chocolate from valentines day, so I attached the foil from the chocolate to the page and came up with this.

Project 1

Snail Mask

Often, a person can get lost in music and block out the rest of the world. People become sheltered and confide in their music. I used organic shapes from life that are connected to the idea of shelter and protection. The shell and cocoon were the first things to come to mind. I took this context and applied it to my mask.

While wearing the mask, people can listen to the music and lose themselves.

Hotel California : Eagles

I Will Be Here : Tiesto

Love Story : Taylor Swift

Stir It Up : Bob Marley

Other Side : Red Hot Chili Peppers

Beast Mode : B.o.B.

Negative Space

Negative Space - The shape and space around an object created by the positive space

Positive Space - The shape and space of an object

Since I started with the letter A, I saw fit to use the letters of the alphabet for each section of the project. I used all the pages of the b section of the dictionary. 

For this section, the roles are reversed. Instead of the positive shape being the subject and the negative space around it, I cut the positive shape out of the page and made the negative shape the subject.

Automatism (Cut Up Technique)

Automatism - Allows chance to play a major role in the composition, drawing on the unconscious mind, states of trance, or dreams. Uses spontaneity to create a piece of art.

Cut Up Technique - Cutting words out of a written piece of work, then rearranging them to create entirely new phrases and meanings.

Starting with the first section of the dictionary, the A's, I cut the pages into 8 sections.

A stack of A's

With no idea of where this was going, I started putting pieces together. I decided that since the pieces came from a dictionary, I would create a new word.

I selected the squares of pages at random and amended them to each other, overlapping words on top of words. 

When I overlapped the words, I tried to make it sound like a real word. But as I overlapped more words on top of that, the meaning became confused

The end result, a new word

Visual•lagrar•i•ascent•om•pu•taras•so•ciac•tu•ash•ram•gel•i•cas•suap•pend•asham•y•lase

And while the word is ridiculously long and makes absolutely no sense, the process of getting the word is what I want to note.