A series of Terms: Exercise 3a

alterity: otherness; specifically :  the quality or state of being radically alien to the conscious self or a particular cultural orientation. (Source)

tableau:: a view or sight that looks like a picture (Source)

                 : a scene that typically shows an event in history or literature and that is created                    on a stage by a group of people who are dressed in costumes and who do not                       speak or move (Source)

                 : a freeze frame

artifice: : dishonest or insincere behaviour or speech that is meant to deceive someone (Source)

re-enactment: A reenactment is a restaging or recreation of an earlier event. (Source)

 

There have been many reenactments of the Mona Lisa. This particular one was done by Malak Sarour and can be found here. 

Photographic Gif~ Artist Statement

When creating the photography gif I wanted to create something simplistic in nature and something that everyone can related to. The act of pouring water, and drinking it is something that we experience on a day to day basis. I used the fish bowl as a cup because it adds tension to the narrative, because it is something that is out of sequence from what is considered the normal.  As well I choose to keep the pitcher of water mostly off screen when poured and the cup out of frame when drank to create a sense of ambiguity and tension. My goal was to create a sense of mystery in such a straight forward act.

I took inspiration for the focus from Manuel Fernandez's series Recognition. Where he used a view finder to draw the eye to the object I used the pop of colour in an otherwise black and white image as a focal point.  This helped to create the air of mystery in my gif.

Hand drawn gif~ Artist Statement

Here it is. My first hand drawn gif.  As you can see it differed from the original idea for the project, and for this there are a few reasons.  One, the idea of the tree growing can be overdone to the point of cliche and I wasn't sure of how to ensure that my gif remained far enough away from the cliche to work with my original concept of a progression of change. The second reason being I struggled to find a way that I could make the gif seem continuous without feeling dis junked.

The goal of this gif was to create a relaxing and soothing experience for the viewer, while leaving them with the impression of a seamless viewing experience. I also wanted to have the gif portray a graphic and cartoonish quality, which with the vibrant colours, and smooth lines I have achieved.  I created the gif by hand drawing in illustrator on a Wacom tablet.  Each component of the image was created by hand which adds to the graphic quality of the image with the simplicity of the shapes used.

A series of Glitches- Making Pumpkin Patch

The following images are the series of glitches done to create my final glitch "Pumpkin Patch", which can be found in another blog post where I discuss my inspiration for creating the image . I've included these images so you can see the Glitch making process. The original picture was taken by me.

Original Image

Glitch #1- Added coded to the image.

Glitch #2- Added code from a different image.

Glitch #3- Nothing changed. Added additional made up code.

Glitch #4- Deleted coded. Switched back to original colour.

Glitch #5- Added code from a different image (different then glitch #2). Again changed colour.

Pumpkin Patch~ Glitch by Jessica Barch

When beginning this piece I wanted to create something that had dynamic colour and a shift of movement from the original photograph.  I drew the inspiration of colour and movement from Sabato Visconti's RGB Study #4. The original piece can be found at this link: http://www.sabatobox.com/rgb-study#4.

I also wanted to draw a connection to family and home. The original photo was taken on Thanksgiving and is the centre piece from the family table on Thanksgiving day.  I included 3 different glitches from my experiments to showcase the diverse colours I received when I added code from different images to the code of the original pumpkin photo. The purple colour is my last code experiment, the green was my 5 and the orange was my second. Overall I feel as though I've captured my original concept of family and colour.