{"id":13645,"date":"2020-04-21T06:59:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T06:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/?p=13645"},"modified":"2020-04-21T06:59:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T06:59:12","slug":"drawing-machines-early-experiments-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/?p=13645","title":{"rendered":"Drawing Machines: Early Experiments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"938\" src=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glitch-2020-02-05T21_28_40.938Z-1-1024x938.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13650\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glitch-2020-02-05T21_28_40.938Z-1.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/?attachment_id=13650\" class=\"wp-image-13650\" srcset=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glitch-2020-02-05T21_28_40.938Z-1-1024x938.png 1024w, http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glitch-2020-02-05T21_28_40.938Z-1-300x275.png 300w, http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glitch-2020-02-05T21_28_40.938Z-1-768x703.png 768w, http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glitch-2020-02-05T21_28_40.938Z-1.png 1496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"581\" src=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MOSHED-2020-2-5-16-39-50-glitched-2-5-2020-4-52-29-PM-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13651\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MOSHED-2020-2-5-16-39-50-glitched-2-5-2020-4-52-29-PM-1.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/?attachment_id=13651\" class=\"wp-image-13651\" srcset=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MOSHED-2020-2-5-16-39-50-glitched-2-5-2020-4-52-29-PM-1.png 775w, http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MOSHED-2020-2-5-16-39-50-glitched-2-5-2020-4-52-29-PM-1-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MOSHED-2020-2-5-16-39-50-glitched-2-5-2020-4-52-29-PM-1-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Glitch Art<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Glitch art was perhaps one of my favorite assignments that we had to take on during this course. This is because it wasn&#8217;t something that I was quite expecting to like. I have a fair bit of background in photography, but I&#8217;ve always had the mentality that a photo should be left alone after you take it. Henri Cartier-Bresson is an artist who I have looked up to for a very long time, and his ideology is that the perfect photo is a candid one, one that you cannot expect to happen. It just happens and is a snapshot of life. Therefore if a photo fails to capture this effortless beauty, then it fails to be a good photo. However, this assignment made me rethink my original beliefs. In fact, glitching adds a lot to a photo. When we glitch a photograph, we are simply creating a new piece of artwork (at least that is how I view it) and thus it shall not be compared to photography. The photo is merely the base, almost acting as an understudy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two photos above exemplify the work that I had the most fun with. It was created for the &#8220;Good vs Evil&#8221; assignment. I enjoyed trying to capture the essence of good and evil that I saw within myself. I chose a rather innocent looking photo of me for the &#8220;Good&#8221; portion and glitched it using soft and light colors. It almost has a 2006 MySpace feeling. I used a website for glitching this one. For the evil photo I glitched a photo of my family and I. It was already taken on an old polaroid, and I thought it had a very ominous feeling to it. Then I glitched it manually a bit (mixing it with the TXT of another image) before putting it into a glitching website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image0-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13652\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image0-rotated.jpeg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/?attachment_id=13652\" class=\"wp-image-13652\" srcset=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image0-rotated.jpeg 480w, http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image0-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image1-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13653\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image1-rotated.jpeg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/?attachment_id=13653\" class=\"wp-image-13653\" srcset=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image1-rotated.jpeg 480w, http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Drawing Machines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh the dreaded drawing machines&#8230;. I really did not like this assignment. At all. I mean that as no offense to the class (because I really like the class). However, trying to do this project sucked the life out of me. I think this goes back to the fact that I have a very traditional arts background. As someone who loves drawing by hand, it was very difficult for me to give up my control to the machine. I know that when using a machine, it&#8217;s not possible to always have the control (which is actually what makes drawing machines SO GREAT and this is just why we&#8217;re not compatible). I wanted to make a very specific shape with the drawing machine and when it wasn&#8217;t doing that right away I grew frustrated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, I admire this project for the sole fact that I learned so much from it. Not only did I grow more respect for artists who use and create drawing machines, but I learned that I need to experiment with a lack of control more when it comes to my own art. But that is a process that is going to take me a while to learn, especially because there&#8217;s so many forms of drawing machines and each one takes on whatever control it so deems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-3.20.33-PM-1016x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13654\" class=\"wp-image-13654\" srcset=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-3.20.33-PM-1016x1024.png 1016w, http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-3.20.33-PM-298x300.png 298w, http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-3.20.33-PM-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-3.20.33-PM-768x774.png 768w, http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-3.20.33-PM.png 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"940\" src=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-9.35.19-PM.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13655\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-9.35.19-PM.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/?attachment_id=13655\" class=\"wp-image-13655\" srcset=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-9.35.19-PM.png 850w, http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-9.35.19-PM-271x300.png 271w, http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-16-at-9.35.19-PM-768x849.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now here is my utmost favorite assignment. Working with scanners is something that I love so much. I really miss it, because I do not have a high quality scanner at home. There&#8217;s just so many things you can do with a scanner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I took it upon myself to scan letters and notes that were personal to me. When scanning them, I experimented with moving them around mid-scan and created many warp-like effects. I never knew what words would warp or what words would be distinguishable. It was always a fun surprise, especially when it worked out well for me. Something that I think is great with this work is that it forces a person to re-evaluate the way they read text. The text here is not presented in a typical way, and it causes the eyes to read all around the page instead of just from top to bottom. I plan to continue experimenting with this idea even more. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glitch art was perhaps one of my favorite assignments that we had to take on during this course. 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