Digital Media: Flextangles

This week in Digital Media class we are creating our own creative flextangles using Photoshop and the template online which is also available in the Assignments drive on your computer.  Each student should use original images or drawings to create a creative flextangle in Photoshop one layer at a time.  When you are finished be sure to use the text tool and add your name in as well the we will print them out and assemble them in class later in the week.


The demonstration I made in class using photographs of street art that I took at 5 Pointz in Queens can be seen above, think of a fun and interesting way that you can design a flextangle that reflects your interests!

Art and Media Honor Society: Remembering 5 Pointz

Today we are going on our annual field trip to NYC and what was supposed to be 5 Pointz in Queens.  I stopped by 5 Pointz a week before it was destroyed to scope it out and shot a short video of the murals which I posted above in remembrance of the artspace.  Have a great Thanksgiving Break!

PS- Banksy fans might want to take a look at this NY Times article on the fate of the final Banksy work, the graffiti ballons, which was put up just down the street from 5 Pointz.

Art Honor Society Field Trip Reboot

If you haven't heard the news, yesterday the murals at 5 Pointz were all destroyed by one of the owners to end a controversy about trying to save the building vs. it being torn down so we will obviously no longer be visiting it on our field trip next week.  We will still be visiting the Metropolitan Museum (and possibly another short surprise spot but we are currently trying to work out the new details and timeline).  It is certainly a sad day for art, our club has visited the engaging spot for years and it's always been a terrific experience, below are some of the highlights from the past few years...

Art and Media Honor Society Fall Field Trip

This month is our Art and Media Art Honor Society Fall Field Trip to 5 Pointz in Brooklyn and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan.  This will likely be our last trip to 5 Pointz as  it looks likely it will be torn down in the coming months to make way for an apartment building so bring your camera and take some pictures!  The trip is on Tuesday, November 26 (the day before our Thanksgiving break) so it'll be here quickly.  Take a look at the map of the Met if you haven't been there so you can plan out what you want to see.

Art Honor Society: Field Trip to the MoMA

We had an amazing Art Honor Society field trip to the MoMA and 5 Pointz today.  Above is a short video of one of my favorite pieces an interactive media piece from Philip Worthington called Shadow Monsters which allows anyone to interact and make a monster with their own body.

Media Art Honor Society: Field Trip 2012

Today in Media Art Honor Society we will be reviewing our trip next week to the MoMA and 5 Pointz in NYC and the current exhibitions which include Edvard Munch: The Scream, Tokyo 1955–1970: A New Avant-Garde, Quay Brothers, and New Photography 2012.  We'll be discussing the specifics and attendance is mandatory for anyone attending the trip which once again leaves at 7:45 next Thursday!

Art Honor Society: Field Trip Winter 2012

This year's Media Art Honor Society Winter field trip will be to the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan and 5 Pointz Art Space in Brooklyn


Above is a clip from the work of the Quay Brothers, one of the featured exhibitions at MoMA, their animation is pretty amazing and inspirational. Below is a really interesting time-lapse film of one of the 5 Pointz pieces being painted, it should be a great trip!