Thursday, March 3, 5:30 PM - At the Envision Center

Lecture: Visualization: Science and Art

This talk presents a range of research projects and artworks that introduce current trends in the field information visualization. The projects include: interactive representations of biological pathways that enable the visual analysis of protein-protein interactions; dynamic network visualizations of the human brain connectome; and a public art installation that explores connections between photographic images and literary themes in the work of Gabriel Garcia Marquez' One Hundred Years of Solitude. In addition to describing details about these individual projects, the talk will explore the potential of integrating artistic and scientific approaches to research.

sign up: http://tiny.cc/aforbes

Friday, March 4, 4-7 PM - In Knoy 314

Workshop: Creative Shader Programming

This workshop introduces programmers to the use of GLSL vertex and fragment shaders in WebGL applications that can run in the browser.

Attendees will learn how to create their own shader programs to generate novel artistic effects. Level: Intermediate (some familiarity with programming in Javascript will be helpful). Requirements: A laptop with a new version of Chrome installed.

sign up: http://tiny.cc/creativeshader

I hope to see you on Thursday and Friday,

Hello All,

We are watching Manufactured Landscape about the photographer Edward Burtynski today.
I found a link to the movie on Hulu for free. If you can't make it to the class due to the heavy snow forecasted throughout the day, please watch the film on your own time and leave a feedback before the Spring break.

‎www.bing.com/videos/search?q=manufactured+landscapes+hulu&&view=detail&mid=E577D90839791D246A37E577D90839791D246A37&FORM=VRDGAR

Undergraduate Juried Exhibition!

Join us Thursday, February 25th, for the opening reception and awards ceremony for the annual Undergraduate Exhibition. $1800 in prizes will be awarded to Purdue art students. The reception begins at 5 pm, with awards announced at 5:30 pm.

Work by the following students will be on display: Lydia Swedberg, Gabriele Appenzellar, Sam Bucciferro, Conlon Casey, Andrea Chambers, Ziyam Cheng, Johnnie Coats, Grace Coffey, Jessica Emery, Chelsea Exl, Brooklyn Gingerich, Sarah F. Gordon, Sarah Gustafson, Miranda Herring, Catherine Holland, Hope Kelham, Jordan Knott, Sara Kramer, Yanfei Liu, Michelle Marqueling, Jessica McDaniel, Katelyn McDonough, Taylor Mockler, Stephanie Morales, Megan Morris, Sarah Motley, Nicole Ono, Hannah Opat, Joey Pietrazak, Diyana Razif, Scott See, Emily Sigg, Ben Stibal, Rebecca Wilcox, Wulanzandan, and Amelia Zurschimede.

Check out the show! Looks fantastic!

Monday:

Sara
Rachel
Ana
Morgan
Maya
Briana

Wednesday:

Molly
Nataniel
Hanna
Chelsea
Amanda
Riva

Leave a feedback on Andreas Gursky and try to answer questions I raised in the class. It's due by March 2nd.

1.Is the deadan’s detached, distant, analytical, banal approach somehow distill our cultural mood?
2. Does it represent the way people feel disconnected from one another, even if technology makes them more interconnected than ever?
3. And is deadpan photography a refuge or reflection of emotion when we are overwhelmed with terrorism, war, ecological and natural disaster?
4. Does its uniformity of the style reflect our mass-produced, chain-store world?
5. Has our ability to document just about anything made us do just that...

Leave a comment about Dick Blau's talk by this Wednesday (17th)

Dick Blau's Visit today!

See you today at 7:30PM WTHR 172!

Hello A&D!

We are now accepting entries for the annual Art and Design Undergraduate Exhibition *and* the next Westwood. Interested students should bring their work to the galleries. All entry forms are available onsite. Key points below:

·         We are accepting entries Monday – Wednesday, 10 am – 5 pm.

·         Students can submit entries for one or both opportunities; entry is separate for each competition.

·         The Undergraduate Exhibition is limited to undergraduate students, and work must have been created for an A&D course.

·         Westwood entries can be any medium, do not have to have been created for an A&D course, and graduate students are also eligible to enter.

·         Timing is such that works can be exhibited in both shows – there is no conflict.

Let me know if you have any questions. Details can be found on the Rueff Galleries website and in the galleries. Please encourage your students to enter! So far, my limited and informal polling suggests that students have not yet heard about these opportunities from their instructors. Please share!!

Don't forget to leave a feedback about the documentary on George Rousse and feedback about the video art exhibition, Still Moving at the Rueff Gallery (the show is taken down)

They are due by the 10th, Wednesday.

Also, we are meeting at WTHR Hall at 7:30 for Dick Blau's talk on Wednesday instead of meeting at 5:30 for the class.

See you.