December 12, 2011

Nico Di Mattia


Nico Di Mattia is an outstanding digital artist from Cordoba,
Argentina. An outstanding visual communicator, Di Mattia began his career at
the young age of 15, when he independently published his own comic book. Drawn
further and further into the arts, he continued to hone his craft and found
that he exceled at visual/graphic design. Now, at 29 years of age, he is most
famous for his “speed painting” series on YouTube, which have received over 50
million hits. In these works, he videotapes himself creating portraits of
different people such as Meghan Fox and Spiderman using Photoshop. These pieces
are incredibly detailed, so in the real world they take hours, but once the
piece is done Di Mattia takes the video, speeds it up exponentially and adds
music, giving us the entire creative process in a matter of mere minutes.
Presenting the piece like this almost give the work a life of its own and really
highlights the amount of detail that goes into his works as he adds layer after
layer of “paint” to the canvas. Aside from this type of digital art, Di Mattia,
a graduate of the Cinema and TV School at Cordoba´s National University,
also works in film production, comic book illustration and other graphic design
areas. As gifted as any designer in the world, Di Mattia continues to branch
out and build his brand, working as a freelance illustrator and designer for
numerous corporations and even today he continues to publish his own comic
books, showing us the passion that he truly has for his work. His pieces are inspirational
in that they show us how much is truly possible in today’s digital design
world, if one only has the passion for it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJNvKjQHv8I
– Spiderman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssOJQXdwmrI
– Meghan Foxx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzoHhgrHrEg
- Dragon

December 9, 2011

Lucas Packer- "Reverb"

This project is a combination of movement tracking and video overlay that was created in the program MAX MSP. I have entitled this project “Reverb”, as it is symbolic of the ‘waves’ we create as we move through life. As you move in frame the camera tracks your movement and an image is overlaid into the area of your movements and at the same time a ghost pattern, or trailer, is left behind as you move, creating a sort of memory of your movements. The videos projected inside your image are of large ring ripples, smaller ring ripples and a flame/smoke combo. This is symbolic of the reverberation of action we feel within ourselves as we move through life and the symbolic smoke and fire of our struggles. The ‘tracers’ that are left behind are symbolic of the imprint we leave on the world outside of ourselves as we go about our daily lives. No matter what we do, no matter where we go, we deal with the consequences of our actions and we leave at least a small imprint on the world around us. It is impossible to escape these ‘ripples’ as their “Reverb” is felt throughout our lives and the lives of those around us.

TEL-T 430 INTERACTIVE PRACTICES SHOWCASE

COME SEE INTERACTIVE WORK IN THE INFORMATICS NEW MEDIA LOUNGE
GROUND FLOOR OF NORTHSIDE BY THE NEW GRILL
THE DISPLAY WILL BE UP 
MONDAY-THURSDAY NEXT WEEK FROM 11AM-2PM



December 8, 2011

Artist Statement - "Holding Still"

To live in our present human society means a daily engagement with hurriedness, whether emanating from our own itinerant drives or transferred upon us by the seeming direness of others’ rushing. Moments shuttle by us as we attempt to trace a narrative thread in the day’s events. Streams of information pour into us, are processed with varying degrees of success, and pass either into thin air or memory just as swiftly as the next stream can race into contact with our senses.

It is within our power, however, to change how we react to this pacing. In my piece, “Holding Still”, the relentless forward flight of a passenger train stands-in as metaphor for the existence described above. When an attentive face breaks from the crowd—pausing in its daily rush from point-to-point—it comes into focus, and the present moment resolves with new clarity. Stillness of body further calms the scene, a direct opposition to the emphasis interactive art often places on inciting motion. This interaction is simple: I invite you not to act, but pause, and be.

Illusive Shifts Artist Statement

Illusive Shifts represents different body movements, based on the mixture of lines drawn. This work allows the body to be in control of the art piece created, representing a machine run by people’s movement that creates visual lines. An increase in movement creates an increase in Illusive Shifts. The piece represents each individual differently, based on height and movement style. Illusive Shifts allows each individual to interpret his or her own thinking.

I wanted individuals to be in control of their creation and show the difference in every individual. I created Illusive Shifts in mind with the game scribble. As a child I would draw lines and make connections based on the lines. That's what I did with Illusive Shifts, which creates scribbles and builds connections.

November 30, 2011

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November 22, 2011

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November 17, 2011

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kinect patch

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November 15, 2011

Square Frequencies

So basically, the central idea behind my patch
rests with the object (jit.eclipse). What I wish to accomplish is using
jit.eclipse with a grid of images while the camera is operating to produce and
pick up the movement from the viewer but, with many visual effects that can be
switched off by use of the keyboard. Initially, the camera will be used to pick
up the movements of the viewer in the background/shadow of the square images.
the images in the squares will be pre-recorded images that I have produced with
added effects. So, the viewer will be seeing themselves through the little
images with effects through different visual means. I am going to produce
multiple recordings that I have edited/used different filters and layered
effects with. I will then use those video clip recordings to be keyed in using
the computer keyboard on specific keys. Every time a clip is chosen, it will be
filtered through jit.eclipse. I have yet to experiment a little more with
cv.jit effects but, I believe it is possible to use the camera recognition
features to trigger certain reactions from the live camera feed running through
jit.eclipse (even through the little square images).

Interactive Video - Self Reflection

Using the kinect sensor and face tracking together led me to the idea of creating a type of interactive mirror. What the patch will do is when a face is detected in the camera's view, different noises and visuals will start playing. The more a person moves, the more dramatic, flashy, and loud the patch will become. Also, the closer a person moves towards the kinect sensor, the more distorted and noisy the image gets. If more than one face can be detected, I would also like to build in an effect that only occurs when a group of faces are detected in the camera's vision, taking the emphasis off of one's self.

Interactive Video - "Changing Faces"

I want this project to be a type of social experiment that changes the skin color of the individual facing the camera, giving them a view of themselves as the opposite race. It could speak to the social and personal ramifications of how we view ourselves. Does a change in color change our perception of ourselves? Does it make you uncomfortable? Exploring these type of feelings can help us open our minds to others, especially when we have no control over the intereaction, just as we have no control over our race in the first place.

Collective Sound Making WITH MAXHOLE


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Interactive Assignment Concept

The set up for this assignment will incorporate the camera tracking the movement of those passing by the installation. Whenever someone enters or leaves the boundaries of the frame, that data will control object jit.slide, so as they leave the view of the camera, fragments of their presence will still reverberate in the image. Also, as people draw closer to the actual proximity of the camera, options of objects controlled by numbers on the keyboard such as jit.glob, jit.sparkle, will become increasingly more profound, taking full effect when someone is standing directly in front of the camera. If they come close enough to the installation for this to happen, that's when they can sift through the different effects or objects using the keyboard.