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Artificial intelligence

5 Obstructions

What My Ears See

Story World

Vignette Abstraction

Test of animation. Unfinished.

Different Style

I tried different style for the fish.

I decided to go with digital, and vector.

The hipster counter culture searches for alternative to the mainstream culture. Often seen as “snobbier and more annoying about their taste in «alternative» things” (Urban Dictionary, ’Hipster’, 2013), a judgmental definition giving a bad image of hipsters, it’s through the spectrum of digital and analogue technology that their philosophy is revealed.

One of the main attraction to analogue medium is its physical aspect. The buttons, and the mechanical aspect of the object allows a more organic experience, and therefore the object is reassuring. Polaroid, super 8 or film in general allows imperfection and randomness, in comparison of digital which is sees as too perfect and cold. There is something more human to the experience because the mechanics can be understood and easier to access if you want to repair it yourself. In comparison to electronic and digital technology, the object doesn’t need an update. Analogue already reached its peak in technology, and doesn’t need to be constantly improved.

There is something else about the object itself : its use. It has no other function than what is is design for, it doesn’t multitask. In the case of vinyl, physically owning the object, in contrast with owning a digital music library, reassures. Like a collection of books tells a lot about someone’s personality, so does a collection of vinyl. It helps built social interaction.

Wearing vintage is a social statement. Vintage rejects the throwaway attitude of consumerism, the habit of constantly shopping. Vintage shows a will to recycle and reuse instead of buying more new materials. The vintage aesthetic refers also to a “simpler time”.

The world we live in seems to be in a rush to change all the time (fashion, technology). The attraction to analogue is part of this uneasiness to fit. Analogue refers to a time where technology didn’t take over people’s life, where things were slower. They feel nostalgia for a time where things were more authentic.

The loss of authenticity is especially felt with the usage of social media. The world is hyper connected and this never ending connection to the rest of the world and to everyone else everywhere could be distracting from the present and from real relationship with others. There is a clear desire to unplug and to be detach from technology. It’s an active choice t be part of the moment without external distraction.

In all case, the limitation of technology, as a choice, is seen as a good thing. It allows the human to be the centre of the interaction and to live in the present.

The hipster’s desire for authenticity, imperfection and disconnection seems
to come from an insecurity or uneasiness to exist in a worlds that goes too fast. The hipster counterculture is a statement against consumerism (if done right). But, like many nostalgia, the original message is often forgotten or drowned by fashion and trend. What was criticised in the Urban Dictionary definition shows a lack of understanding and research on the philosophy behind the counterculture. When the referential is lost, so does the meaning of the actions.

The hipster’s desire for authenticity, imperfection and disconnection seems
to come from an insecurity or uneasiness to exist in a worlds that goes too fast. The hipster counterculture is a statement against consumerism (if done right). But, like many nostalgia, the original message is often forgotten or drowned by fashion and trend. What was criticised in the Urban Dictionary definition shows a lack of understanding and research on the philosophy behind the counterculture. When the referential is lost, so does the meaning of the actions.

Reference:

– ‘Hipster’, (2013) Urban Dictionary. Available at : https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hipster (Accessed: 2019).

– Knowles, K. (2015). ‘Locating Vintage’, Necsus, 4 (2), pp. 73-84. doi: 10.5117/NECSUS2015.2.KNOW.

– Thorén, c. et al. (2017). ‘The hipster’s dilemma: What is analogue or digital in the post-digital society?’, Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, 25 (2), pp. 324-339. doi:10.1177/1354856517713139

These fountains are the creation of a group of Czech designers from the group.

I like the way the letter were displayed and how the water was incorporated in the design.

This post is about the induction in screenprinting on textile.

At first, I wanted to learn how to print on textile, but to do so, I needed to do the induction for screenprinting. Once, this induction was completed I was able to sign up for the induction to screenprinting on textile through the orb sytem.

Screenprinting on textile uses the same techniques as screenprinting, though the mesh on the screen is different than the one used for paper.

The picture below show examples of different way to create a screen from a photography.

The instructor showed us how to stretch and hold in place the textile.

Then we learned how to mix the ink for the print.

And we were shown how to hold the screen in place to realise the print using marking and sandbags.

The printing process is then the same as screenprinting on paper.

We could them heat up the textile to fix the pigment.

This post is about the induction to screenprinting for paper.

Screenprinting is a printing technique using a mesh that will let the ink go through only certain part of it. It is used widely since the 1960’s from underground concert poster to multi-millions advertising campaign, including famous museum pieces (Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein….).

We were introduced to the press, the mesh, and the ink.

The ink is made out of acrylic paint, so, being a water based paint, it dries quickly.

We learned how to make a screen, though I didn’t a lot of pictures. This is where we clean a screen to create another design.

Than, to create a new design, we use photo-sensible chemical to block some part of the mesh and avoid ink going though it. t is necessary to work in a dark room.

Over all, the instructors gave us a very detailed instruction book describing the whole process in detail.

This is a post about the induction to printmaking and especially: drypoint, etching, and linocut.

The instructor for the course introduced us to the press and the machine we would use to create or print. They show us different techniques, the presses, and the inking process. Some of these presses are older than 50 years old.

The instructor gave us material to work with so we could create and print our work the next day. I stayed true to myself and drew two monsters. 

The next day, we inked our work and printed it.

 

Tada ! I tried different inking, and one of the print is what is called a ghost print (when you print a design one last time time without adding ink).

 

 

 

 

 

 

This last picture is the result of all the lino cuts of my group printed together.