{"id":594,"date":"2023-07-16T16:24:57","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T16:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/?p=594"},"modified":"2025-09-17T15:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:25:28","slug":"rrdna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/","title":{"rendered":"rrDNA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/nmw\/2d-digital-art\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"15\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/nmw\/campfire300\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/campfire300.gif\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"campfire300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/readymade.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"238,238\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"readymade\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/readymade.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/readymade.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:120px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/readymade.jpg 238w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/readymade-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/readymade-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/readymade\/\">1 | readymade<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"878\" data-attachment-id=\"172\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/nmw\/2d-digital-art\/rdna\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rDNA.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"878,878\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1326201716&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rDNA\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rDNA.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rDNA.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:120px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rDNA.jpg 878w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rDNA-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rDNA-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rDNA-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rDNA-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><strong>rrDNA<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/div>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f10f5e406b2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f10f5e406b2\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#rDNA_a_metaphor_for_collage\" >rDNA: a metaphor for collage<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#The_Recombinate_%E2%80%A6\" >The Recombinate &#8230;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#%E2%80%A6_and_the_Readymade\" >&#8230; and the Readymade<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#Deconstruction_Concept\" >Deconstruction (Concept)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#A_random_word\" >A random word<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#Brainstorm_1_mind_mapping\" >Brainstorm #1: mind mapping<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#Navigation_Iteration\" >Navigation (Iteration)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#Saving_images\" >Saving images<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#Saving_animations\" >Saving animations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#Saving_video\" >Saving video<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#The_gray_area_around_YT_downloads\" >The gray area around YT downloads<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#A_screen-capture_hack\" >A screen-capture hack<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#Saving_audio\" >Saving audio<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#Saving_URLs\" >Saving URLs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#Quick_pre-editing_techniques\" >Quick pre-editing techniques<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#IMAGES\" >IMAGES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#ANIMATION\" >ANIMATION<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#VIDEO\" >VIDEO<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#AUDIO\" >AUDIO<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#Alteration_Synthesis\" >Alteration (Synthesis)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#Brainstorm_2_storyboarding\" >Brainstorm #2: storyboarding<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#Creating_your_finished_work\" >Creating your finished work<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/#Hall_of_Fame\" >Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"213\" data-attachment-id=\"595\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/rrdna\/dna-rna-chromosomes-double-helix-rotating-animated-gif-14a\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dna-rna-chromosomes-double-helix-rotating-animated-gif-14a.gif\" data-orig-size=\"213,213\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dna-rna-chromosomes-double-helix-rotating-animated-gif-14a\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dna-rna-chromosomes-double-helix-rotating-animated-gif-14a.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dna-rna-chromosomes-double-helix-rotating-animated-gif-14a.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-595\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:undefinedpx\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A molecular collage artist at work&#8230;<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"rDNA_a_metaphor_for_collage\"><\/span>rDNA: a metaphor for collage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Recombinate_%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>The Recombinate &#8230;&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Recombinant DNA, or&nbsp;<strong>rDNA<\/strong>, is a synthetic variety of DNA created by combining DNA sequences that would not normally occur together.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencegateway.org\/resources\/biologytext\/rdna\/cloning.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Science Gateway<\/a>&nbsp;uses a metaphor of&nbsp;<em>collage<\/em>&nbsp;to describe the method of creating one new DNA sequence from fragments of two existing ones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The actual editing, or insertion process, is painstaking, for it involves manipulating incredibly tiny pieces of incredibly tiny organisms. But the process can be explained in terms of editing a written text: scissors and \u2018glue\u2019 are used to \u2018cut\u2019 and \u2018paste.\u2019<\/p>\n<cite>Science Gateway<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>A bio-technician searches for useful existing material to \u201ccollage\u201d into new organic material. She is doing what a collage artist does with visual imagery: changing the \u201cmeaning\u201d of the original material by re-contextualizing it, thereby creating new \u201cmeaning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new media artist uses the same metaphor. Pixels and electrons, existing images and sounds, videos and texts are \u201ccut\u201d and \u201cpasted.\u201d Clicking and dragging, keyboard commands, and menu selections are the \u201cscissors\u201d and \u201cglue.\u201d This project asks you to create a new work of art using this rDNA metaphor. New media artist&nbsp;Randall Packer&nbsp;invented a new meaning for&nbsp;rDNA: for us, the acronym now stands for&nbsp;<strong>Recombinant Deconstruction-Navigation-Alteration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Packer,&nbsp;<strong>rDNA<\/strong>&nbsp;involves&nbsp;<strong>Navigating<\/strong>&nbsp;the Internet and collecting material using search methods as a means to&nbsp;<strong>Deconstruct<\/strong>&nbsp;the way we ordinarily use the web or think about a topic. The material is spliced together like strands of DNA creating a new organism and <strong>Altering<\/strong>&nbsp;meanings by taking them out of their original context. The new work, which Packer calls a&nbsp;<strong>Recombinant<\/strong>, expresses ideas about the Internet as a ubiquitous cloud of combinable information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6_and_the_Readymade\"><\/span>&#8230; and the Readymade<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In the history of new media, the idea of a re-purposed image has its roots in&nbsp;<strong>Dada<\/strong>, a twentieth-century art movement that responded to the highly rationalized mass murder of World War I by creating works of irrational absurdity, at once funny and tragic. The granddaddy of recycled content is Marcel Duchamp, who created the term&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moma.org\/learn\/moma_learning\/themes\/dada\/marcel-duchamp-and-the-readymade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">readymade<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;for his works based on found objects. In this project, because you are transforming readymade images, we append the term to the project and call it&nbsp;<strong>Readymade rDNA<\/strong>, or&nbsp;<strong>rrDNA<\/strong>&nbsp;for short.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"402\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/readymade\/lhooq1919\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lhooq1919.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1520,2400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The_blind_man_MET_b1120124_004-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The_blind_man_MET_b1120124_004-768x1063.jpg 768w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The_blind_man_MET_b1120124_004-1110x1536.jpg 1110w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The_blind_man_MET_b1120124_004-300x415.jpg 300w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The_blind_man_MET_b1120124_004.jpg 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyartmagazine.com\/painting-of-the-week-is-la-joconde-l-h-o-o-q\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">L.H.O.O.Q.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/press.philamuseum.org\/marcel-duchamp-and-the-fountain-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fountain<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Read about the two Duchamp readymades whose images we&#8217;re using as icons for this project at the links below their images. Then we&#8217;ll start the project by indulging in a bit of <strong>deconstruction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deconstruction_Concept\"><\/span>Deconstruction (Concept)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>What does it mean to <strong>deconstruct<\/strong> a text or image? It doesn&#8217;t mean just unbuilding or pulling something apart. It is not so much a theory about meaning as a method to seek meaning <strong>beyond<\/strong> straightforward or conventional &#8220;readings&#8221; of a text or image. It&#8217;s a way of seeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit this article from WikiHow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Deconstruct-a-Text\" style=\"background-color:#bbbbbb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>How to Deconstruct a Text<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the article focuses on the deconstruction of a text using language, remember that art is a&nbsp;<strong>visual<\/strong>&nbsp;language. Our &#8220;text&#8221; is not made of words that carry meaning but rather of <strong>images <\/strong>that carry meaning. So as you read, just substitute references to <strong>text<\/strong> or <strong>word<\/strong> with <strong>image<\/strong> or<strong> icon<\/strong> (doing that right there is an act of deconstruction!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_random_word\"><\/span>A random word<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From the adjacent list, you&#8217;ll be assigned a keyword to use for the start of your project. The assignment will be generated at random. You may or may not &#8220;love&#8221; the word randomly assigned to you, but this won&#8217;t matter in the end. Whatever fate has chosen for you, you&#8217;ll find a way to connect it to your identity through a brainstorming exercise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.random.org\/widgets\/integers\/iframe.php?title=True+Random+Number+Generator&amp;buttontxt=Generate&amp;width=100%&amp;height=200&amp;border=on&amp;bgcolor=%23FFFFFF&amp;txtcolor=%23777777&amp;altbgcolor=%23cccccc&amp;alttxtcolor=%23000000&amp;defaultmin=&amp;defaultmax=&amp;fixed=off\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" style=\"min-height:200px;\" scrolling=\"no\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.random.org\/integers\/\">\nThe numbers generated by this widget come from RANDOM.ORG&#8217;s true random number generator.\n<\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>01 | MATERIAL<br>02 | DANCE<br>03 | DIGITAL<br>04 | CULTURE<br>05 | PROPERTY<br>06 | WAR<br>07 | FUTURE<br>08 | NUMBER<br>09 | LANGUAGE<br>10 | PHILOSOPHY<br>11 | ANCESTRY<br>12 | TECHNOLOGY<br>13 | HISTORY<br>14 | ENERGY<br>15 | MUSIC<br>16 | ECOLOGY<br>17 | HEALTH<br>18 | ATHLETICS<br>19 | SCIENCE<br>20 | ART<br>21 | ECONOMICS<br>22 | EDUCATION<br>23 | POLITICS<br>24 | RELIGION<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brainstorm_1_mind_mapping\"><\/span>Brainstorm #1: mind mapping<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this part of the project, we will use a brainstorming tool known as a <strong>mind map<\/strong> to deconstruct your randomly assigned keyword. Much more than a list of words, a mind map develops visual relationships in a manner that emulates non-linear brain processes&#8230; useful for shaking the artist out of creating a &#8220;book report&#8221; approach to a topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindmapart.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mind Map Art<\/a><\/strong> to see examples of this process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using a drawing or a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/drawings\/\">Google Drawing<\/a><\/strong> or similar program, create a mind map based on your keyword. Jamboard is a nice, quick way to generate a mind map without the process getting in the way. You can quickly create text, draw lines, pop in a sticky note, and even throw in an image on the web using an onboard Google Image Search function.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop at least one hundred branches on your mind map &#8220;tree&#8221; &#8230; it&#8217;s not that hard! <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Just don&#8217;t judge the words that come to mind. This is a map of what comes to mind!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use ANY of the one hundred words or phrases you develop on your map in the next step. You don&#8217;t even have to use your original keyword!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Navigation_Iteration\"><\/span>Navigation (Iteration)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Time to navigate the web! Using the keywords and combinations of words pulled out of your mind map to conduct a broad deconstruction search on the web. Search and download images, videos, animations, and sounds. Using folders and good file-naming strategies, organize your materials in a useful way. Keep bookmarks and\/or a list of URLs for&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/guides.libraries.psu.edu\/mlacitation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">citing sources<\/a>. NEVER download material without remembering and referencing the source. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below we&#8217;ll describe some tips for saving a variety of things on the web. Although the processes described here can be done in practically identical ways in practically any browser, we tend to use Chrome in the studios, and thus any process references are specific to that browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Saving_images\"><\/span>Saving images<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Remember that the image in the browser search may be a lower-resolution preview, AND you need to get the source URL anyway, so don&#8217;t download from the image search. Download from the source page.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two options for downloading: drag onto the desktop or&nbsp;<strong>Right-Click &gt; Save Image As&#8230;<\/strong>&nbsp;to open a dialog box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In a Mac, in the&nbsp;<strong>Save As<\/strong>&nbsp;dialog box, always hit the blue arrow button to the right of the file name field, as this will expand the dialog to include navigation tools.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mac will want to download into the&nbsp;<strong>Downloads<\/strong>&nbsp;folder, but this is clumsy on networked machines. Whenever practical, save it to a new folder on the Desktop.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t rename your files just yet. You will want the original names for citation purposes, even if they are clumsy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Saving_animations\"><\/span>Saving animations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Animations are found in the GIF format and (sometimes) as looping videos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In a Google image search, select&nbsp;<strong>Tools &gt; Type &gt; Animated<\/strong>&nbsp;as an advanced search. Often just including the keyword &#8220;gif&#8221; in the search alongside your other keyword(s) will help.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sites like&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Giphy<\/a><\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tenor<\/a><\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/gifs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reddit<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;have more GIFs than you can see in several lifetimes.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/gif-websites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Find the Perfect GIF<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;at Hubspot for more suggestions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t forget the URL!&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Saving_video\"><\/span>Saving video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources for video include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;| Obviously, but don&#8217;t look for the download button. YT terms-of-service are absurdly prim about enabling downloading capabilities for remix artists, but there&#8217;s hope&#8230; see below.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vimeo<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;| The smart man&#8217;s version of YT. Video authors will sometimes allow direct downloads.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_video_hosting_services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Others<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;| This&nbsp;<strong>Wikipedia<\/strong>&nbsp;article lists other video hosting services like DailyMotion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Plug-ins<\/strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<strong>Chrome, Firefox, Safari,<\/strong>&nbsp;and other modern browsers all have plug-ins that allow the download and conversion of video formats to a useful MP4 file. You can use them on your personal computer or laptop. Sadly, in our networked school environment, it&#8217;s not possible to install these.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mediacommons.psu.edu\/free-media-library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Media Commons Free Media Library<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>| Go to the&nbsp;<strong>Video<\/strong>&nbsp;section here and find sources like&nbsp;<strong>Internet Archive<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>NASA<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Videvo,<\/strong>&nbsp;and others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid changing the filename, and bookmark the URL of the file for attribution.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_gray_area_around_YT_downloads\"><\/span>The gray area around YT downloads<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Plug-ins, sites like&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/keepvid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><s>KeepVid<\/s><\/a>,<\/strong>&nbsp;and various URL modifiers like replacing the &#8220;http:\/\/www.&#8221; with &#8220;dl&#8221; or &#8220;ss&#8221; or &#8220;pwn&#8221; to jump to a downloading site have been playing a cat-and-mouse game with YT for years. The reality is that downloading this way violates YT terms of service but in a rather gray way. Around 2016 YT clarified (or, some will argue, stirred) the mud somewhat by saying that you need the express permission of the person who uploaded the content. Because YT started supporting CC licensing around 2011, anything with a CC license has this permission. My advice: search YT for CC content. This whole controversy remains a point of contention between IP and free-culture factions; see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/article2\/0,2817,2476563,00.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PCMag&#8217;s article on video download software and helper sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_screen-capture_hack\"><\/span>A screen-capture hack<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One way to grab a segment of video is by using a screen recorder. On the Mac, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT208721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two ways to capture screens<\/a> but they do have limits. On a PC, you can try the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/how-to\/how-to-capture-video-clips-in-windows-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Xbox Game Bar<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Saving_audio\"><\/span>Saving audio<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a few sources on the web where you can find free sounds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freesound.org\/\"><strong>FreeSound.org<\/strong><\/a> | Sound effects. Looking for a car crash? A burp? A footstep? Look no further.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free Music Archive<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;| Soundtrack music. FMA contains files of any genre, sub-genre, or sub-sub-genre of music or sound. Although using Creative Commons Share-Alike licensed work requires you to license your work the same way, you can avoid YouTube copyright hassles by using this resource.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download the file and&nbsp;<strong>Right-Click &gt; Open With &gt; QuickTime Player.app<\/strong>. &nbsp;This is important because Mac wants to open sound files in&nbsp;<strong>iTunes<\/strong>&nbsp;and you never want to go there.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid changing the filename, and bookmark the URL of the file for attribution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Saving_URLs\"><\/span>Saving URLs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As a cultural creator, NEVER save an asset without also saving the URL for citation purposes. There are scripts you can add to some browsers to do this automatically, but on our networked machines, saving is a two-part process: saving the image and saving the URL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several ways to save URLS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some folks&nbsp;<strong>Right-Click &gt; Copy Image URL<\/strong>&nbsp;and paste it into a Word or Google doc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some will copy the URL and paste it into the comments section of the Info window of the file. To access this, place the cursor over the image thumbnail and&nbsp;<strong>Right-Click &gt; Get Info&nbsp;<\/strong>to open, then find the&nbsp;<strong>Spotlight Comments:<\/strong>&nbsp;field at the top.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My preferred way because it involves the least multiple copy-pasting:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the address field, find the star icon at the far right and click to open the&nbsp;<strong>Bookmarks<\/strong>&nbsp;dropout.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the&nbsp;<strong>Folder&nbsp;<\/strong>options and select&nbsp;<strong>Other Bookmarks&#8230;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When finished with your saving, select&nbsp;<strong>Menu &gt; Bookmarks &gt; Bookmark Manager&nbsp;<\/strong>to open the bookmarks in a new browser window.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the upper right, click on&nbsp;<strong>Organize&gt;Export Bookmarks to HTML File&#8230;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the dialog box, choose&nbsp;<strong>Desktop<\/strong>&nbsp;as the destination and click&nbsp;<em>Save<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both the names of the files and their URLs are saved in one convenient HTML document without a single copy-paste!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f9e1c8\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fae1c8\">\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><em>Even though you can presume your work to be a priori covered by various legal instruments (public domain, U.S. Copyright Law Fair Use&nbsp;clause), in an academic context lack of attribution constitutes&nbsp;<strong>PLAGIARISM<\/strong>, a violation of Academic Integrity. Plagiarism can get you kicked out of school.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><em>A lack of proper attribution can also get you sued; just ask&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U_Can%27t_Touch_This\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">M.C. &#8220;U Can&#8217;t Touch This&#8221; Hammer about Rick &#8220;Super Freak&#8221; James<\/a>! So be professional: cite all your sources and apply a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creative Commons License<\/a>&nbsp;to your work.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quick_pre-editing_techniques\"><\/span>Quick pre-editing techniques<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cropping images and trimming video or sound might be possible in&nbsp;your app, but often it makes sense to pre-edit. You probably don&#8217;t want that watermark in the corner of the image, and you likely don&#8217;t need a sequence of opening credits on a video.&nbsp;If you need to crop an image, use&nbsp;<strong>Preview<\/strong>. If you need to trim a video or sound clip, use&nbsp;<strong>Quicktime<\/strong>. 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