syllabus

fine 4126 advanced digital art

26 august - 11 december 2002, boulder, colorado, usa

!!!THIS SYLLABUS (like life, is) SUBJECT TO CHANGE!!!

department of fine art | university of colorado boulder

facilitating agent: John Hopkins
class location: blurr_lab, Armory Building, 2nd floor, Room
email: jhopkins (at) uiah.fi
office (Fine Arts C139): +1 303 492 6797
office hours: Mondays 12:30 - 14:00 other times by appointment only; virtual hours/locations: email and iVisit Education/Universities/More Rooms/Loki's Place pswd: hrisey

| working schedule | resources | class list |

working schedule -- monday - wednesday 0900 - 1130

 

date content/structure

links / references / resources

week

1

08.26

08.28

blurr_lab intro protocols from Tim Hawkins

introductions (round-table), backgrounds, identifying people, resources, and possibilities, reviewing procedures (journal, web documentation, email, access)

sketching a model of flows that govern being, creative presence, and dialogue

attention, focus, concentration, and open-ness

camera crew for class portraits:

during the first few sessions I will be presenting a detailed and comprehensive point-of-view concerning creative practice and presence in the world. this world-view is a re-presentation of my own creative practice and will inform many of the subsequent commentaries I will make in class. missing parts of this formative stage of the course is equivalent to missing the point of the course. ATTENDANCE IS MANDITORY, NO EXCEPTIONS

week

2

Labor Day

04.09

 

presentation: dialogue: the site of the revolution

basics of email/mailing list ettiquette down (questions?)

assignment: begin on-going hyper-space journal for course, in contemporary media-speak, a blog. this blog will form an armature for your documentation of your presence in network space. Text-image-audio-video experimentation welcome, spelling mistakes are not acceptable.

 

CU mailing list info
flesh-or-flash:
Muthesius KunstHochschule
Hamburg Media Lab
Aarhus Academy of Art / New Media
<di>fusion
emoticons
blogger
my bookmark list
Internet 2 info
Internet 2 Acronyms
Internet 2 Overview
American Pictures (Jakob Holt)
(a) fluxus site
indymedia
artpool

week

3

09.09

11.09

defining terms: network, culture, art, technology, communications, new media, language, interactive, identity, simulation, multimedia, globalization, and framing technology

exercise: with a single partner from the course, find a suitable two-hour time period and, minimizing distractions, engage the Other in a focused dialogue. there is no particular thematic requirement, only that both participants bring their Self into attentive and open contact with the Other. maintain at least several neurons in a self-reflexive mode, but otherwise document/comment on the experience online.

Conference: (mandatory attendance either Friday evening, Saturday morning, or Saturday afternoon or any combination of the above)

temporary autonomous zone (short)

temporary autonomous zone (long)

40 years of fluxus

Virus Myths

mapping transitions / rethinking the visual

week

4

16.09

18.09

defining technology: (networks and heirarchies); the machine in the shell, review "mapping transitions" conference, dataspaces and visualization,

presentation: from machine language to GUI

exercise: create a sig file for your email

The Revolution of Everyday Life: The Reversal of Perspective

Redefinition of artistic practices in the 21st century

Atelier Nord

week

5

23.09

25.09

network sensibilities and architectures: operating environments, browsers, internet vs web

presentation: digital audio review

exercise: with a single partner from the course, find a suitable two-hour time period and, minimizing distractions, engage the Other in a focused dialogue. there is no particular thematic requirement, only that both participants bring their Self into attentive and open contact with the Other. maintain at least several neurons in a self-reflexive mode, but otherwise document/comment on the experience online.

A Finished Work of Art ...

Overcoming Tourism

Let Them Eat IT

week

6

30.09

02.10

presentation: networks & communications tools: linguaMOO, IRC, ivisit, messenger, cuseeme, habbohotel (+ tech discussions)

moo's and IRC
iVisit
habbo hotel

week

7

07.10

09.10

(equestrian) technological innovation & warfare

assignment: prepare a text-based review of a selected web project (documentation of "work itself")

exercise: with a single partner from the course, find a suitable two-hour time period ONLINE (via habbo hotel, iVisit, for example), and, minimizing distractions, engage the Other in a focused dialogue. there is no particular thematic requirement, only that both participants bring their Self into attentive and open contact with the Other. maintain at least several neurons in a self-reflexive mode, but otherwise document/comment on the experience online.

nettime
x-change / re-lab
forumhub
fibreculture
lev
NICE / BIN

week

8

14.10

16.10

breakfast dialogue

MID-TERM

 

 

 

What is netart ;-)?

speed and Information: Cyberspace Alarm!

week

9

21.10

23.10

assignments: sketch the present and future status of your network presence

assignment: sketch of final project due

memory_archive_database

week

10

28.10

30.10

organic object orientation and reconfiguring

presentation: streaming media/digital audio

exercise: with a single partner from FINE 2126, find a suitable two-hour time period and, minimizing distractions, engage the Other in a focused dialogue. there is no particular thematic requirement, only that both participants bring their Self into attentive and open contact with the Other. maintain at least several neurons in a self-reflexive mode, but otherwise document/comment on the experience online.

 

networking the network

week

11

04.11

06.11

remote dialogue via LinguaMOO environment

exercise: with a single partner from the course, find a suitable two-hour time period and, minimizing distractions, engage the Other in a focused dialogue. there is no particular thematic requirement, only that both participants bring their Self into attentive and open contact with the Other. maintain at least several neurons in a self-reflexive mode, but otherwise document/comment on the experience online.

 

week

12

11.11

13.11

dialogue in darkness  

week

13

18.11

20.11

preparations for dining stream: formation, delegation, task framing, production flow

exercise: with a single partner from the course, find a suitable two-hour time period and, minimizing distractions, engage the Other in a focused dialogue. there is no particular thematic requirement, only that both participants bring their Self into attentive and open contact with the Other. maintain at least several neurons in a self-reflexive mode, but otherwise document/comment on the experience online.

net radio
freespeech teevee
zkp4

week

14

25.11

27.11

preparations for dining stream: crew reports

fakeshop

week

15

02.12

04.12

preparations for dining stream: crew demo  

week

16

09.12

11.12

final presentations, planning strategies for continuing action

STREAMING DINNER PERFORMANCE
Sunday, 15.December.2002

1:00 -- 5:00 pm, 1475 Folsom, Bldg.#Y-2, Apt.#288

 

week

17

Finals
Week
schedule for final work TBA  

 

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class list

icon name web journal email

Mary Finney

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    maryfinney@earthlink.net

Casey Koehler

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http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~koehlerc

 

http://doppleganger.blogspot.com
http://comatose.blogspot.com
koehlercasey@hotmail.com

Rachel Cole

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  http://2cole.blogspot.com/ colerachelcole@netscape.net
Jennifer Moses http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~mosesj http://jenjen912.blogspot.com jennifer.moses@colorado.edu

Mary Rachel Fanning

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http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~fanningm http://maryrachel.blogspot.com/ mary_rachel@hotmail.com

Michael Phipps

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  http://phippsm.blogspot.com/ Michael.Phipps@Colorado.EDU

Kate McAndrew

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  http://alazerine.blogspot.com alazerine@yahoo.com

Niki Egerman

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http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~egerman

http://egerman.blogspot.com/ niki_egerman@hotmail.com

Grading Criterion

Grading will be based on the timely and successful completion of all projects/activities. Full PRESENCE in class (i.e., not just body attendance) is an absolutely essential element. Each student will be allowed one unexcused absence. The final grade will be lowered by one grade for each unexcused absence beyond two. Students will be expected to take an active role in class discussion. Late and incomplete assignments will be downgraded.

Projects must demonstrate a competent use of the tools covered in the course. However, grading will emphasize the creative and aesthetic qualities of the projects. An advisory grade based on work-to-date, participation, and attendance will be assigned at mid-semester. The final grade will be based on completion of the assigned projects/activities, active participation in class and on the mailing list, and attendance.

The Department of Fine Arts is committed to upholding the University Uniform Grading System. Grades will be assigned according to this system, which reads:

A superior/excellent
B good/better than average
C competent/average
D minimum passing
F failing


Any student eligible for and needing academic adjustments or accomodations because of a disability is requested to speak with the professor no later than 30 September 2002.

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