because all media are newPraxis 6 | publication Being an artist Tell your own story and you will be interesting. — Louise Bourgeois The key word in the quote by Bourgeois is tell. Tell implies communication, an exchange with some kind of audience. A person who likes art is an enthusiast. A person who makes art has a nice… read more »
Praxis 5 | synthesis A working definition Various dictionary definitions of the word synthesis include the following: An artist can understand all of these to be variations on their process: the ability to combine things in new and different ways to create entirely new things. This requires an artist to think flexibly, explore alternatives, and… read more »
Praxis 4 | prototyping The work that makes the work work Perhaps the most misunderstood part of art and design praxis is prototyping: the work that goes into making your work work. What does that mean? Five percent This anecdote, which Robert Reed told us in grad school, may be instructive. Robert described the artist… read more »
Praxis 3 | heuristics A process of self-discovery Let’s recall the synthesized diagram of the creative process and identify Heuristics as one of the two defining processes of Iteration. Heuristics is paired with Prototyping in this scheme, so they should be understood as two sides of the Iteration coin: often concurrent, they find themselves building… read more »
Praxis 2 | statement A student-directed learning experience What does the student do? Advanced newMedia students have foundational conceptual skill sets in 2D (image), 3D (space), and 4D (time) contexts, and have succeeded in making work in a range from tactile (drawing, sculpture, etc.) to digital media, often blending the two. On this basis, the… read more »
Back to… 2D digital art 3D modeling 4D media Praxis Fabbing Build your own intranet Own your work With the web, an artist can be their own archivist, project manager, and publisher, by taking advantage of different kinds of management and publishing platforms available there. For this wiki, these can be classified as: How does… read more »