I create this picture as my own artistic version of the runquist murals as a response.

Keyword: Beautiful, Creative, Inspiration, Special, Natural, Colors, Freedom, Concept, lifestyle,abstraction, Passion.

I think the picture I post can be regarded as an artwork, because that contains lots of elements, it’s beautiful, special, and creatively. In the week 3 article,the author states that art is “as normal as natural as language, sex, sociability, aggression, or any of the other characteristics of human nature”(Dissanayake,p.15). I’m totally agreeing this opinion, because I think our life is full of art. I think our lives are filled with art everywhere, whether it is human physical and verbal or the beautiful natural scenery. Otherwise, this picture also can bring the inspiration for the readers, because all of those images are derive from humans’ life.

Source:

Dissanayake, E. (1991). What is art for? In K. C. Caroll (Ed.). Keynote adresses 1991 (NAEA Convention), (pp.15-26). Reston, VA: National Art Education Association.

In the TED video “Laws That Choke Creativity”, the speaker Larry Lessig introduced three examples to support his main idea; they are talking machine, celestial copyrights and the ASCAP cartel. I start to think about the importance of the copyright in the model society after I watched that video. In my opinion, the copyright is good for protecting the original creators’ works, such as authors’, artists’ and musicians’. Because the copyright law can keep creators’ rights, this law should be keep and carry out. Otherwise the value of copyright law is that is benefit for creators to avoid others plagiarize their works, and encourage more people to create more special inventions for the world. However, maybe someone would say that copyright limits people’s creativities. To some extent, it will limit some people to mix something together, like some musicians, they like to mix several songs together to make that become a new song, that’s awesome! So if the copyright law is carry out strict that means they are not free to use others music. In my view about the copyright is that current copyright regulations should be strengthened. Because even people know that they cannot copy others’ music or articles, there still lots of people do not comply with the law, they do not stop plagiarizing others’ works. For example, in China, there are lots of people make the pirated DVDs and pirated books selling in some store, and they use that to earn money. I think the government should punish them, but no one comes to their stores to tell the sellers should stop selling those pirated things. So, I support that copyright should be strengthened to let people know the importance of the original copyright, and make more people realize that plagiarize is bad for the original creators, they should stop doing that.

Sources:

Lessig, Lawrence. Laws that choke creativity. TED2007, March 2007.

In the article, “Computer Graphics: Effects of Origin,” the primary thesis from the author Beverly J. Jones is that “to establish the relation of specific image, object, event, or environment to conceptual frames” (p21). Jones wants to point out the connection between the technology and art in our life and society. One historical example Jones provides as an illustration of her thesis is that “Electronic and photonic art forms have been and will continue to be influenced by their origins and practices”(Jones p21). This example lets people know more about the relationship between art and technology in people’s daily activities. Otherwise, give more information about how technology and art have steadily continued to interact each other, and influence people step by step. Today, many “computer scientists and technologists may assist individuals in the arts and humanities to understand potential uses for computers”. That means scientists and technologists are wanted to cooperate with artists to make technology and art become better. Otherwise, that kind of cooperation can make the category of art become more, make it become digital form, and make the art become wilder used by more people. In addition, in the article “Technology and art against cancer” the author Luciano Armaroli states that technology and art can fight against cancer, to make people reduce their pain and become better. She gives an example, “I had a patient (subsequently a good friend) who is one of the greatest 20th century artists in the Province of Reggio Emilia—Arnaldo Bartoli, painter, sculptor, poet, and naturalist”. She wants to explain that his friend try to treat the patients’ cancer through the art works, from their paintings and lots of beautiful sceneries in the hospitals, that is a special way for patients to treat their cancers. Otherwise, she says that “Since June, 1992, we have treated several thousand patients in the frescoed bunkers, and many others have passed through the corridors and waiting rooms. They have not shown any signs of terror or claustrophobia while lying under the huge radiotherapy machines, whereas in the past when people came into the gloomy bunkers for radiation treatment we often saw reactions of repulsion and fear”. That means when patients face the machines in the hospitals, they will feel scary, that may not good for their treatment. However, when there have some beautiful picture and images in the hospitals, patients feel better when they walk in the hospitals. “That so many people appreciate what has been done makes us more and more convinced that the juxtaposition of technology and art is beneficial in a hospital setting”. So that is a good connection between the technology and art, and this is a good method for treating people’s illness, make people’s life become healthier and better.

Sources:

Armaroli, L.(1999) Technology and art against cancer The Lancet, 1999, Vol.353(9149), pp.332-332

http://www.sciencedirect.com.libproxy.uoregon.edu/science/article/pii/S014067360574887X

Jones, B. J. (1990). Computer Graphics: Effects of Origins. LEONARDO: Digital Image – Digital Cinema Supplemental Issue, pp. 21-30.