December 10th, 2007
My mother is an artist. She cannot paint, take photographs or dance. Neither can she sing, write poetry or churn out novels. For my mother, the wok is her canvas, the spatula is her paintbrush and her palette lies behind the cold doors of the refridgerator. My mother treats dinner like a chore, something that must be done whether it be pleasurable or not. Since I was younger, helping out was a chore as well since my mother both wanted my help and hated it when I got in the way. However, it seems cooking as well as many things, is art. The selection of materials to create a masterpiece is like the choosing of colors to paint the sky or a mountain in a landscape. The emotions she puts in while cooking: the frowns when something is too salty, the nod of satisfaction when something’s just right – it is the age of Expressionism acted out in our kitchen. While my mother probably doesn’t see dinner this way, her cooking is art in the making. Even the way I have learned to work around her, dodging her hands while I continuously chop garlic and stepping back while I’m washing the dishes and she needs the stove; it’s all a well choreographed dance. So while I may be perusing galleries for silent unmoving art on the walls of New York City’s elite institutions, I can find art just as well in my little suburban kitchen in Queens.
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December 9th, 2007
As I walked through the 9/11 exhibit in the NY Historical Society, I saw the different perspectives of the tragic event through the powerful medium of photography. The exhibit reminded me of the Snapshot of NYC Common Event we had attended earlier. Although we had all taken pictures of NYC on the same day, the perspectives varied, as did the content of the photos. The photographs in the 9/11 exhibit expressed the mixed range of emotions and reactions to the tragic event: sadness, frustration, disbelief, solidarity, vengeance (one photograph said “Nuke them all”), a calling for peace. The whole human range of emotions is very expansive and the medium of photography portrays these emotions very well. I would recommend a visit to this exhibit to those interested in commemorating those lost on that tragic day.
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December 9th, 2007
Now that the podcasts are up it is time to listen to each other’s work and make meaningful comments!
Your comments might address the ideas in the review and/or the production aspects of the podcast (ie, use of images, sound, timing, etc.). How do the content and the production work together to communicate the ideas?
Also I hope you are keeping the lessons learned from this project in mind as you create your final creative project (due Dec 19).
Many many many thanks to Lynn for making this happen. She is working very hard behind the scenes to get everything online and operational.
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December 6th, 2007
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December 6th, 2007
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December 6th, 2007
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December 6th, 2007
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December 6th, 2007
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December 6th, 2007
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