After:

When I watched this piece (above), I was taken off guard. This is not what I expected. I had to watch and listen to this twice. There are so many layers of sound. The sounds create an environment and make the those listening have emotion. One can not passively listen to this. When I watched this two of my friends were in the room. One responded that she felt that it was like nails on a chalk board. The other could not understand the work and questioned its artistic value. I liked watching Stephen produce the sound. He looked so involved which did not seem to match what I was hearing. I felt sedated, though not soothed.

Stephen Vitiello: A Bell for Every Minute

I like “A Bell for Every Minute” more. I like the concept of having sounds of New York recorded and displayed in New York. This piece is very accessible and easier to comprehend.  These sounds are also pretty. Listening to this is comforting and eerie at the same time. There is a sense of joy from the bells.

• Read other classmates’ proposals.
• Talked to Rosemary about my proposal.
• She told me to research John Baldessari.
• Beginning photoshop document with grid.

I really like how John Baldessari uses color to show emotion. When flat color covers a person’s face, facial expressions are impossible to see. The viewer relies on body language to see what is happening with the individuals. Different colors have different meanings and replacing a facial expression with a color can convey just as much emotion.

John Baldessari’s concept realtes to my final project because we are both dealing with color as emotion. In my piece I want to convey a range of emotions through color. There will only be squares and color.