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Discussion #2

1) In the article Benjamin mentions "pure" art. He gives an example as to what is not "Pure" art and what is. Even with those two great examples I guess I am a bit confused as to what "pure" art is. Is it only one thing with one definition, or is it to ones opinion?

 2)In the words of Séverin-Mars: “What art has been granted a dream more poetical and more real at the same time! Approached in this fashion the film might represent an incomparable means of expression. Only the most high-minded persons, in the most perfect and mysterious moments of their lives, should be allowed to enter its ambience.”

 From what I understand from this quote is that film expresses much more than any other art form. This interpretation may be way off, but this is how I am understanding it. If that is in fact what he is trying to say, I'm not too sure I agree. Although with film you can see and hear what is going on and it explains the whole story with amazing scenes, paintings too can tell a story in a less obvious way but is still just as great. As is photography, there are some pictures that make you feel a very strong emotion, and you try to tell yourself the story. Art such as those and plenty of other forms have their stories, but you are able to in a way make it into an add-lib.

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I really wanted to focus mainly on the time travel aspect of this project. I thought with the out of focus look along with a few objects circling around or disappearing to an abyss. I want that creepy vibe that i get from steam punk. Along with the main focus on the time turner.

Steampunk Time travel

I chose to focus more on the time travel aspect of this project and the dark side I see in steampunk.  Every object in the picture represents the grim, twisted, space continuum I picture when steampunk and time travel mix together.  Everything goes wrong. I thought the step in between the present and going through the portal to the past should be unfocused and hazed, giving the appearance of time speeding by.

Discussion #1

1. O'Reilly talks of style. There are two different kinds: the kind of style that is expressing who you really are by how you do things and show things, and surface style where you are trying to be unique. He mentions that surface style is used in music videos and such, in reality, I personally feel that "surface style" is just another way of saying fad. Style in general is a fad, trying to be different and "out of this world" is fad. Does anyone agree with me? I feel that our media now is following the role of "surface style" which is repetitive, and boring. But isn't all "style" now in someway "surface style"?
2.  O'Reilly states that we should not worry about the superficial side of our art work and only focus on the coherence. I 100% agree, but personally, I judge my art work superficially to my standards. As I'm sure so many others do. I may be going too deep into this, but that last sentence just really made me want to dig deeper, and analyze how it is a bit contradicting in some ways. Not all of course.