ALTERED TECHNOLOGY Matt Logan ALTERED TECHNOLOGY Takashi Murakami

ALTERED TECHNOLOGY Matt Logan

ALTERED TECHNOLOGY Takashi Murakami Gabriel Orozco Laleh Khorramian

TAKASHI MURAKAMI Tokyo Artist Works in animation, fashion, painting, and sculpture Created “superflat” art Superflat – “flattened forms in Japanese graphic art, animation, pop culture, and fine art, along with the shallow emptiness of Japanese consumer culture” – Takashi Murakami America adapted superflat in the 1990 s and titled it “So. Flo”

TAKASHI MURAKAMI Initially got into art to work in the anime and manga industry, but later changed his direction to the more traditional Nihonga work Later merged his Nihonga roots with his new superflat style to create Kaikai Kiki Co. (right) Murakami disagreed with contemporary art in Japan because it was “a deep appropriation of Western trends. ” Because of this, his early work was highly satirical Returned to his childhood dream and directed “superflat monogram” and “superflat first love” to promote work for Louis Vuitton http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Mha 26 v. A-tkw – monogram http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=yqa Xx. SBZTZc – first love

GABRIEL OROZCO Mexican born artist, and attended school in Madrid Works primarily in drawing, sculpture and installation Quoted to be “one of the most influential artists of this decade, and probably the next one too. ” – Francesco Bonami (accomplished Italian art curator) Created La DS (right) in 1993, he dissembled and reassembled his Citroen DS while removing the center pieces.

GABRIEL OROZCO Created Samurai Trees (right) to reference reality through an abstract medium The color lay-outs on the paintings are done in relation to how the “knight” piece in chess is able to move. Created the designs for the painting with a computer program in order to merge traditional art with modern techniques http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v= d. S 7 b 6 wm 2 a. Vk

LALEH KHORRAMIAN Iranian artist, now resides in upstate New York Attended Rhode Island School of Design and Art Institute of Chicago, acquiring her BFA in 1997 and MFA in 2004 Creates theatrical videos with dark themes using recycled elements such as scrap paper and orange peels (right) While her work is often categorized as fantasy/fiction, she personally believes they express specific emotions

LALEH KHORRAMIAN Pairs eerie music with bizarre animation to create atmospheric pieces that enthrall the viewer The backgrounds for her pieces are extreme close-ups of monotype prints (right) Highly inspired by non-human subjects, because she lacks the ability to direct http: //vimeo. com/68859685

ALTERED TECHNOLOGY (PROJECT) Title: Old and New Age Group: 3 -6 t h grade Big Idea: Technology Time: Two 50 minute class sessions Materials: Styrofoam, Ink, Pencils, Paper Purpose: Students will create traditional art through printmaking, but cover a technological topic. Merging old styles of art with new content.

ALTERED TECHNOLOGY (PROJECT) Procedure: Day 1: I will demo all of the artists shown in this slide, and give the students ideas on how merging technology and traditional art can interact. I will pay special attention to Takashi Murakami’s superflat style and Laleh Khorramian’s monotype backgrounds. By the end of class students will create a design they want to print next class. Day 2: Students will trace their designs onto styrofoam to transfer the marks. Once their pattern has been traced, students will come to a print station with the teacher and roll out ink onto their styrofoam. Once inked, students will press paper onto the styrofoam and have their completed prints

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SOURCES http: //www. art 21. org/artists/laleh-khorramian http: //www. salon 94. com/artists/detail/laleh-khorramian https: //www. saatchigallery. com/artists/laleh_khorramian. ht m? section_name=unveiled http: //www. pbs. org/art 21/artists/gabriel-orozco http: //www. cnn. com/2013/01/13/world/asia/talk-asiamurakami/