Posted Schadenfreude to Psy 1001 Section 04-05 Spring 2012
One piece of psychology that I will remember for the rest of my life is the term Schadenfreude, a German word that means to be happy in the face of someone else's misery. My roommate, who took psych 1001...
Posted Stranger Anxiety to Psy 1001 Section 04-05 Spring 2012
The first thing I saw when I entered my dorm room at Sanford Hall last year was my roommate, we'll call him The Zellmenator. I was a bit taken aback because his eyes were glued to his computer screen,...
Posted How Do These Guys Keep Becoming Sociopaths? to Psy 1001 Section 04-05 Spring 2012
I found an article on Science Daily that talks of a study conducted by Dr. Michael Craig and Dr. Marco Catani from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London that says sociopathy is linked to certain deficiencies in...
Posted What are You Going to do When Someone is Watching You? to Psy 1001 Section 04-05 Spring 2012
Chapter 13 focuses on social psychology. Lilienfeld opens the chapter with the story of Orson Welles famous War of the Worlds radio broadcast that sent our nation into a frenzy. This is an intriguing bit of history to begin the...
Posted Paul Pfeiffer to Experimental and Media Arts Spring 1601 - 003
Paul Pfeiffer's work was very interesting to me because sports are a big part of my life. The piece where just he has the solitary basketball player in the middle of an arena was simply amazing. By taking out all...
Posted Hayao Miyazaki to Experimental and Media Arts Spring 1601 - 003
Hayao Miyazaki's movies are able to draw in young audiences with the presence of the fantastical, but he also able to keep adult audiences entertained by combining the fantastical with a deeper meaning. All of the movies that were shared...
Posted Jenny Holzer to Experimental and Media Arts Spring 1601 - 003
Jenny Holzer's art was quite interesting. This type of art interests me because I am into graffiti and the essence of her art is somewhat similar to graffiti is just presented in a different format. I really like how she...
Posted Matthew Barney to Experimental and Media Arts Spring 1601 - 003
Matthew Barneys Cremaster videos were vastly unique compared to any type of media production I have seen up until now. His videos were extremely disturbing and interesting at the same time. His portrayal of the sexual organs led me to...
Posted Artist Reaction to Experimental and Media Arts Spring 1601 - 003
Like many of the artists we have recently been exposed to in class, I was skeptical of Marina Abramovic's work. However upon further exposure to her work I have begun to realize the artistry of what she is trying to...
Posted Cory Archangel- The Video Game Manipulator to Experimental and Media Arts Spring 1601 - 003
Cory Archangel's work was nothing short of interesting. At the beginning of the presentation I didn't know what to make of the way he manipulated video games but by the end of the presentation I realized that by taking away...
Posted William Kentridge to Experimental and Media Arts Spring 1601 - 003
Kentridge's work was visually and aesthetically pleasing to me because he is able to make his art look realistic with the pen but he also made it pop using the amazing effects of stop motion. My favorite pieces from the...
Posted Three Artistas from PBS to Experimental and Media Arts Spring 1601 - 003
All three of these artists we looked at in class on Tuesday had interesting ways of conveying their messages. Galleger's art was the hardest for me to identify with, maybe it was because she was attempting to tell a...
Posted 150 Words on Four Artists to Experimental and Media Arts Spring 1601 - 003
Of all the artists I thought Nina's work was the most interesting because her idea of was so far out of left field. It's amazing to think that someone could come up with something like putting books next to...
Posted #55-Photograph a Significant to Experimental and Media Arts Spring 1601 - 003
This outfit is significant to me because I wore it to coach my basketball team's 3rd game of the season. Our colors are green and whit. I chose the pink tie because one of the players on the team...
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