Author Archives: Susan Xu

Posts by Susan Xu

Comments by Susan Xu

"Wow I think this is such a creative idea, especially since we do miss a lot when we have our heads turned. You always hear the phrase "I have eyes in the back of my head" but now this can actually happen! Today technology allows us to do the impossible!"
--( posted on Dec 12, 2010, commenting on the post Eyes in the Back of His Head )
 
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0-TbUUXDtM"
--( posted on Dec 11, 2010, commenting on the post Slowing Time )
 
"i accidently posted the wrong video. here's the one that shows all the little clips"
--( posted on Dec 11, 2010, commenting on the post Slowing Time )
 
"this is so cool! I especially like the last image, where the water sculpture was used as an illusion of a glass cup. It's so interesting to see how art has evolve and how photography ceases to amaze me even though it documents aspects of real life."
--( posted on Dec 11, 2010, commenting on the post Liquid Sculptures )
 
"Wow. I would have never guessed how extreme schizophrenia is. Thanks for the video!"
--( posted on Nov 26, 2010, commenting on the post “Crazy Art” )
 
"Wow! I actually really like his work. It takes something that's really ordinary and unnoticed and makes its extraordinary. What's even more interesting is that if you zoom in on the individual pieces of gum, it's like a small canvas or painting on each. Also, in New York, the streets are always covered with the black spots and I never really even noticed them because they have become such a regular sight for me, but surely if I were walking down the street and saw this, I was stop and appreciate the work. It makes the gum even more noticeable, but at least now its colorful and decorative."
--( posted on Nov 6, 2010, commenting on the post Chew, Spit, Paint )
 
"This is such an interesting vlog. I liked the way you narrated over the scenes of swan lake. I've never seen swan lake, but this post definitely makes me want to go see it. I also liked how you began the video, it was really unique. The ballet in the performance seems beautiful and elegant. Good job!"
--( posted on Nov 2, 2010, commenting on the post Swan Lake Vlog )
 
"This is so cool. I really personally can't imagine how life would be without my hearing. After reading this blog along with your previous one, I also feel a little sad, but very thankful. I also think that in the future, this idea will be taken to another level. I remember overhearing someone talk about how they went to a opera that was in a different language. On the seats in front of you, there was a little screen that wold translate what was happening. I think this feature will soon be adapted to other theater productions so that it is more accessible."
--( posted on Nov 1, 2010, commenting on the post Sign Language and Theater Vlog )
 
"I really wanted to see Cirque du Soleil after watching the commercial. I am drawn to the way people can bend and alter their bodies. The flexibility of the acrobats never ceases to amaze me, especially since I know the capabilities of my own body. I am even more interested to see this show, because it kind of combines a play with the circus, since it has a plot."
--( posted on Nov 1, 2010, commenting on the post Wintuk )
 
"I went to see the show a while back and I had the same reaction. While I was there, I saw people actually working on the piece. They were inserting more stocks of bamboo. To do this, they have to climb the sculpture so it was like a rock-climbing wall. It was really interesting and exciting to watch, especially since the bamboo structure would occasionally shake, but never break. I was a little disappointed that I couldn't actually go on the tour. I didn't know before-hand that you have to get tickets. However, the experience was exciting none-the-less. I also loved examining the patterns formed by the bamboo. It was so beautiful."
--( posted on Oct 19, 2010, commenting on the post Big Bambu )
 
"I added the link."
--( posted on Oct 19, 2010, commenting on the post Privacy )
 
"I love this idea because I keep thinking that if the video were vertical, everything would look completely normal. That's how I think the video should start off. Towards the end, it should then be flipped so the viewers could see what is really going on."
--( posted on Oct 10, 2010, commenting on the post Defying Gravity )
 
"I thought this was such a cool idea and the finished product looks so convincing. The first picture you chose to put in the post looks a little Photoshopped to me because it looks like a mixing of two worlds: a realistic one and then a cartoonized one. I also think that taking a photograph of the final piece, rather than displaying it in 3-D, is another brilliant idea because it gives the illusion that it is really a painting."
--( posted on Oct 2, 2010, commenting on the post Is that a real human? )
 
"I absolutely love beat boxing. It is crazy the amount of different sounds you can accomplish with your voice. I also saw the video that Shirley and ToniAnn mentioned and it reminded me of another person: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D4MT5mZZqI This video showed me that you don't only have to use your voice. The artist in the video hits his throat and squeezes his nose to get the sound effects he desires."
--( posted on Oct 2, 2010, commenting on the post Beatboxing = The Art of Urban Vocal Percussion )
 
"The performance was extremely eye opening. I was expecting to hear jazz mostly because we were at a dark lit bar. However, when the soundcheck began, I was really surprised. I heard bits and pieces of what they were going to play and to be honest, I liked some of the sound check parts better. I didn't really enjoy the first three duo pieces with Todd Reynolds and Evan Ziporyn. For it, it was just a bunch of random notes and I remember hearing someone say, "That was the most expensive noise I've ever listened to." However, I did think that the composer employed a very unique idea by using recorded playbacks of his daughter at the beach and other looped sounds. On the other hand, I thought the longer pieces with the two woman (one on the cello and one on the piano) were really great. What amazed me was their endurance, stamina and their timing. I don't think they were ever off beat. The atmosphere also made it a lot more personal and fun. I enjoyed it much more than a regular concert in a concert hall where everyone is facing the same direction. I could see the expression of people sitting across from me and I could sometimes whisper what I thought to the person next to me."
--( posted on Oct 2, 2010, commenting on the post Le Poisson Rouge )
 
"I think your questions of "if a recluse can have creativity despite a limited environment, do our surroundings really effect us?" is really interesting. Perhaps his drawings are of what he wanted in life: comfort, intimacy, and maybe even a family. From the pictures of the pieces that you put up, I can definitely see a theme of youth, childhood and femininity. These are things he probably missed out on in life."
--( posted on Sep 10, 2010, commenting on the post The Insides of a Crab’s Shell )
 
"I remember seeing Chinese Opera and thinking the same thing. I never really gave it a chance, and it's hard to when even my parents hate to watch it. However, I never considered the aesthetic and musical part of it. I'll try to watch with open eyes and ears next time."
--( posted on Sep 6, 2010, commenting on the post Chinese Opera on decline )