Brittany Art and Technology

Madama Butterfly  tells a tale that shouldn't need to be told - of a woman ripped from her child by the child's father it never knew. The claymation version is, somehow, even more human than one may assume inanimate storytellers could be. In his art,    Pjotr Sapegin portrays human emotion and makes his viewers feel deeply for his creations. The closing scene, where the child's mother rips herself apart piece by piece, is particularly moving. This is something that would be impossible to fully portray with human actors without some tricky editing, but that is easily done with Sapegin's characters. The scene evokes discomfort and portrays "gore" without being graphic. The character appears to be mechanical, rather than made of flesh and blood, but the viewer has an idea of her as a human and thus empathizes with her as she tears herself apart. With Madama Butterfly , Sapegin fulfills an artist's dream: to make one's art come alive. He makes his viewer...

The Baroque style is vast and fascinating. This piece attempts to describe the style as it is -- an umbrella that covers everything from this time period, from silverware to music and everything in between. The handle of the umbrella is a candlestick, while its fabric is formed out of a Baroque-style ball gown.

At first, I didn't understand what this interview had to do with technology. I was inspired by Cuero's story, sure, but I didn't know how it had to do with this class. I also didn't know what it had to do with me. Then, I thought a little deeper. The part of Cuero's story that stuck out to me the most was the part during which he talked about being poor as a child. He discusses his fascination with watching the roaches in his grandmother's house for entertainment. This taught them that these creatures move in pairs and he expressed empathy for the roaches that were alone. If I saw a pair of roaches in my home, I would certainly be overwhelmed and promptly move them elsewhere rather than trying to learn from them - let alone watch them for an extended period of time. The connections he made watching these roaches surely aided in his journey to become a microbiologist, which definitely requires deep analyses and making observations. My most important take-aw...

I am a senior New Media Production major that has been enrolled in and subsequently dropped this course twice. As I plan to graduate in May, the chances of me dropping are 0% so we are off to a great start! I anticipate that this class will be largely lecture-based and move at a relatively fast pace. It also seems as though it will be a large workload, which I was not anticipating from a 200-level course and I am not hugely excited about most of the projects. However, I hope that as we get going, the overwhelming-appearing syllabus will thin itself out and the class ends up being exciting! Until next time!