Royal Collage of Art MA Show
I know most of you are not thinking about uni work at the moment but its a great time to go see some student shows and get a feel for the level of work produced by students around the country studying similar topics to you.
So, go to this MA show by the RCA students cos I saw it last Saturday and its good, so go cos I said!!
The Great Exhibition 2007
Royal College of Art Summer Show
Kensington Gardens and the RCA Galleries
15–28 June
2007 is the 150th birthday of all the great South Kensington cultural and educational institutions, from the Victoria and Albert Museum to Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, all of which were born in the wake of the Great Exhibition of 1851.
To celebrate this birthday in style, the RCA is holding an even more spectacular Summer Show than usual. In homage to the original Great Exhibition itself, we have erected a huge, custom-designed tent in Kensington Gardens located near the site of the original exposition.
Across the road, the College galleries will be open as usual, meaning that for the first time in living memory we are showing the work of all our graduating students at the same time. Fine Art and Applied Art postgraduate students are exhibiting with Design, Architecture, Humanities, Communications and Fashion and Textiles – the art and design of the 21st century coming together in a radically contemporary take on the spirit of 1851.
Previous Shows have been described in the press as showcases for ‘the cream of young artists’ and a chance to ‘discover big names of the future’. With 385 students from over 36 countries and 20 courses exhibiting their work, this year promises no less.
Here are some write ups of works I spotted that I liked:
And here are directions of how to get to the RCA.
Welcome to the world of tomorrow
I found a rather interesting article which has been circling around the web. Although classed as only half true, the concept offers something of a window into the possible direction technology will take over the next several years. With advances in miniaturization technology and Bluetooth devices it may only be a matter of time before this device is created, its effect on user computer interaction pushes one step further in the direction of holographic computer systems, a concept which fascinates me.
Find out more here
Snd:arc- (Sound and Architecture) videos
Some of what you all missed on friday the 18th at the campus.
Garrett Lynch – RE:soundings (below): Every sound produced during the performance is captured and manipulated live from radio signals. Both location and surrounding architecture dictate reception of signals, their quality and use. The version here is a recording of a view of the stage performance. See an alternative view of the performance here.
Paul Adams – Snd> Arc (below): Re-imagining Visual Structures through captured sound frequencies.
More videos of the nights performances and experimental films can be seen here.
Jennifer & Kevin McCoy
If any of you are up in london before June, Tiny, Funny, Big and Sad is an exhibition worth popping in to see by Jennifer & Kevin McCoy. Its a free exhibition at the BFI on Southbank comprising of four live cinematic constructions depicting the artists watching famous films. See if you can guess which ones from the models without reading a review or the catalog.
Snd:arc- (Sound and Architecture) Friday 18th May
Open Ear presents Snd:arc- (Sound and Architecture) a free evening of live sound art and visual experimentation on Friday 11th May 8:00 – 11:30pm (Bar until 12:00am) in the Campus Hall at Canterbury Christ Church University, Broadstairs Campus, Northwood Road, Broadstairs.
The event will feature performances and experimental video works by a number of artists including:
Performances by:
Matt Wright
Andy Birtwistle
Garrett Lynch
Paul Adams
Experimental videos by:
Pascal Bouchet
Ampersand
and more
Time: Friday 18th May 8:00 – 11:30pm
Location: Canterbury Christ Church University, Broadstairs Campus, Northwood Road, Broadstairs.
Open Ear website
http://openear.wordpress.com/
Research
Just to make you all aware of some research which I am running with Tim Long (Digital Arts and Culture) and Bryan Hawkins (MA Fine Art) which is all about art and technology collaborations between the Departments of Media and Art and will have an effect on Digital Media over the coming year.
The aim of the collaborative research is to develop innovative creativity in media and art which experiments with and makes connections between new and established creative technologies through the creation of online material, exhibitions, art works, performances, workshops, events etc.
This research is about two months along its projected timeline of a year and a half. So far exhibitions in the Carey Building (Broadstairs) and Powell Building (Canterbury) have been set up along with a website documenting the progress of the research (what its all about) and a flickr account showing photographs of research and work in progress. The website is open to comments, particularily from students, who can feed into what we are doing, why and what the end result will be so please don’t hesitate and next year there will be events such as workshops where we will introduce you to the ideas and technologies we have researched and how they can be used.
Golive CS2
I’m not usually a big fan of integrated web design programs (hated dream weaver with a passion), although i just got a copy of Adobe Golive CS2, and to be honest, this thing is really really really clever, if you wanna make a website fast. If im not selling it to you check out this demo.
I Am The Very Model Of a Singularitarian
Charlie Kam does Gilbert and Sullivan, in a three minute presentation that should hopefully awaken the Transhumanist in you.
Storytron
Gamers wanting a deeper narrative, story lovers wishing they could step inside the action, or simply anyone interested in the next wave of gaming will want to check out Storytron, software for interactive storytelling that is now available in pre-alpha.
Founded by gaming legend Chris Crawford, whose credits include developing Atari classics like Excalibur and penning the seminal text The Art of Computer Game Design, Storytron intends to bring dynamic, character-driven narratives to the world of gaming. Creative types can use Storytron’s Storyworld Authoring Tool (called Swat) to construct a “universe of dramatic possibilities” by establishing the personalities and agendas of a set of characters, along with other elements like locations, props and occurrences. Players within one of these created Storyworlds are story protagonists; their actions shape events.
Some in the gaming community are skeptical of Crawford’s efforts. He has apparently been working on Storytron for years and the website’s mid-’90s design aesthetic doesn’t help his case. But if you’re an intrepid early adopter, you can download a version of Swat and start creating your dramas today.
Reblogged from Coolhunting.
Some hilarious Apple vs PC commercials
Performance
Portability
Gaming
The awesome new iBox
Media Centre
Digital Media 