SHOCK OF THE NEW & MAYA BREAKTHROUGH

For a rainy day I spent much too much time ploughing through another art movement and taking quotes from Robert Hughes, The Shock of the New, 1993. Taking extracts from the pages provided with the task I was able to eek out the relevant aspects of the movement that related to the task question and finished up with over 900+ words. Too much of one movement for one day I saved the file for another day to cut it to size before submission.

I noted the following works of the artists as stand out pieces from two of the artists instumental in the Russion Constructivist movement.

Vladimir Tatlin Model for Monument to the Third International

Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge

EL LISSITZKY c. 1919, poster 23x19 ins

MAYA FREEBIE BREAKTHRU!! ;)

On a more positive I was able to download a free copy of Maya software after registering as a student on the Autodesk website. After some patient downloading and tapping of serial numbers I have a working, if somewhat slow edition to begin catching up with the basics. 

LOVE HARVARD & HIS REFERENCE

Tuesday 28^th September

Harvard Reference Task- Feedback & Assigned new task for Russian Constructivism.

Disappointing feedback from Italian Futurists Harvard referencing task.  The only positive was the successful use of web pages in my bibliography but otherwise it was poorly referenced and I need to work on this aspect as it has been stressed by Neil how vital it is to understand and apply this form of reference with all our future project work if we are to expect the grades to move forward on the course.

Later the day in a study centre at Cannock College I came upon a pamphlet, ‘Harvard Referencing for Published Materials which appears to be quite a good little guide to all the various types of material you can include in work I submit. I would cite it within this blog but aside from the title it offered no clue as to the contributors so I assume the college plagiarised it themselves ;-) 

VURT TASTIC

Monday 27^th September

Understanding the Media:

Vurts review In Lecture: Having some initial ideas to present I was keen to see if I was on or totally off track. With everyone in the group submitting their ideas it was of interest to see what ideas were put forward. Thankfully while my initial ideas were not in following with my peers it was accepted as ‘original’ hence I decided to persevere and elaborate on this initial work. 

Introduction to specialist pathway:

Maya continued using the basic polygon shapes with the task of making a chair. Using the extrude feature ate into the majority of my time as I struggled with the basic controls and found myself lost in a sea of control functions Menu’s & sub-menus rather than progressing far with the chair. Hence the chair never really materialised and I was left thinking I should run away and get a copy on my Mac and try to get to grips before falling behind the group. 

WELCOME TO MY NEW MEDIA BLOG

New course, New stuff to learn ;)
After over ten years of learning very little about nothing worth knowing (exception of StJohn 1st aid)       I'm starting over and so from now on this represents my Reflective Learning Journal for a Foundation Degree in New Media