Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
first site exhibition - gestural lines
RMIT Union Arts Presents
Gestural Lines
Jo Gillespie
Jo Gillespie’s work uses the medium and language of abstract expressionism in a contemporary art context.
She explores process, utilizing the language of abstract expressionism, especially the gesture, building work in defined steps, creating a tension between the chance mark and deliberate intention.
Throughout these processes reference is made to landscape, especially aspects of mapping.
Tuesday April 15
Exhibition Dates
April 16 – April 26
Tuesday to Friday
Saturday
First Site
RMIT Union Gallery
Storey Hall Basement
www.launch.rmit.edu.au
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
23rd task!
a few thoughts...
here i am on the last day possible to complete 23 things, doing my last task. that in itself says something about the experience really. i started off early on aiming to keep up with the tasks as they rolled out, but dropped behind by week 5. some things i had already incorporated in how i use the internet and various web 2.0 features. i had an igoogle page set up, i think google maps is fascinating. other tasks added to that .
i'm glad i've done the tasks. i feel i could have been more articulate.
i did choose to put my name to my blog, but sometimes i wonder whether i fully expressed my views or withheld opinion. i think personal privacy in relation to some of the social function of web 2.0, especially facebook, leaves me feeling a bit awkward. Having said that though, there are new communication possibilities. it's another way in which we see society and the way we relate change and yet somehow remain the same. (what a cliche to end on!)
postscript.
i've enjoyed looking at people's blogs. it's been fascinating to see the variety of interests swinburne library people have. japanese film and culture and doctor who have been highlights.
i will probably be keeping on with this blog, but it will concentrate on the art side of my existence from now on. stay tuned. i'm having an exhibition in April. details soon.
here i am on the last day possible to complete 23 things, doing my last task. that in itself says something about the experience really. i started off early on aiming to keep up with the tasks as they rolled out, but dropped behind by week 5. some things i had already incorporated in how i use the internet and various web 2.0 features. i had an igoogle page set up, i think google maps is fascinating. other tasks added to that .
i'm glad i've done the tasks. i feel i could have been more articulate.
i did choose to put my name to my blog, but sometimes i wonder whether i fully expressed my views or withheld opinion. i think personal privacy in relation to some of the social function of web 2.0, especially facebook, leaves me feeling a bit awkward. Having said that though, there are new communication possibilities. it's another way in which we see society and the way we relate change and yet somehow remain the same. (what a cliche to end on!)
postscript.
i've enjoyed looking at people's blogs. it's been fascinating to see the variety of interests swinburne library people have. japanese film and culture and doctor who have been highlights.
i will probably be keeping on with this blog, but it will concentrate on the art side of my existence from now on. stay tuned. i'm having an exhibition in April. details soon.
Monday, March 10, 2008
wall art detail
wall drawing #4 - i think #4 anyway, it may be #3 (detail) 2007 acrylic, pencil on wall
second life? what about my first life!
i can see how second life is useful for a number of our students: design, game design, programmers, new avenues of sociological and psychological research!
visually and creatively it's quite extraordinary.
at the moment, i think second life is another door to the information and services we provide, not an end in itself.
I've been having a read through some other blogs and have noticed that a number of opinions expressed regarding library 2.0 and second life are ones that I go a long way to agreeing with.
libodessey has excellent posts on library 2.0 and second life.
visually and creatively it's quite extraordinary.
at the moment, i think second life is another door to the information and services we provide, not an end in itself.
I've been having a read through some other blogs and have noticed that a number of opinions expressed regarding library 2.0 and second life are ones that I go a long way to agreeing with.
libodessey has excellent posts on library 2.0 and second life.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
library 2.0
some of the topic of reading about library 2.0 also lead me to thinking about the 23rd task.
for me, library 2.0 seems to be about 2-3 things. development, access and communication.
development and library2.0 refers to the accommodation and incorporation of new technologies, particularly some of the web based applications we've been looking at, into the everyday work practices of libraries. Of course there are issues stemming from that, but libraries have changed as technology has changed...(mostly. the issue of $$$ does come into things). it's what societies have done too. (generally) societies, technology and cultures adapt and change. for the library, it's another avenue to information. this then leads to talking about communication and access.
library 2.0 creates new avenues for people to access information and it's a way libraries can communicate with communicate. library staff with other library staff, the library with staff and students, and in a format that the new students increasingly use and think of as a normal way of communicating.
i was going to say maybe it's not about development, but about change. maybe it's less about the development of the technology, but about how we deal with the change.
for me, library 2.0 seems to be about 2-3 things. development, access and communication.
development and library2.0 refers to the accommodation and incorporation of new technologies, particularly some of the web based applications we've been looking at, into the everyday work practices of libraries. Of course there are issues stemming from that, but libraries have changed as technology has changed...(mostly. the issue of $$$ does come into things). it's what societies have done too. (generally) societies, technology and cultures adapt and change. for the library, it's another avenue to information. this then leads to talking about communication and access.
library 2.0 creates new avenues for people to access information and it's a way libraries can communicate with communicate. library staff with other library staff, the library with staff and students, and in a format that the new students increasingly use and think of as a normal way of communicating.
i was going to say maybe it's not about development, but about change. maybe it's less about the development of the technology, but about how we deal with the change.
google booksearch
google booksearch. here are a few quick comments...
probably useful for acquisitions.
it also may be useful to see a preview of a book before going off to try and find it in a library.
It does seem to be quite broad. i was wondering whether it would have greater application to a public library, but looking through it, there are may applications
one feature that is interesting is the "popular passages" which leads one on to looking at books that have a similar them to that of that text of the passage. Another way of building a bibliography if one is studying. needs to be used in conjunction with the catalogue and libraries australia.
probably useful for acquisitions.
it also may be useful to see a preview of a book before going off to try and find it in a library.
It does seem to be quite broad. i was wondering whether it would have greater application to a public library, but looking through it, there are may applications
one feature that is interesting is the "popular passages" which leads one on to looking at books that have a similar them to that of that text of the passage. Another way of building a bibliography if one is studying. needs to be used in conjunction with the catalogue and libraries australia.
Monday, March 3, 2008
del.isio.us de.ligh.tf.ul de.love.ly
I've looked at del.isio.us (or however it will be punctuated in future).
It's useful in that I am able to 'take' my bookmarks or favourites with me. i can log in an use it at any time. i also like the whole cloud tag thing.
what mystifies me on occasion is the social aspect of it: 'this site was bookmarked by 78 people' etc. i'm not sure whether i want to know that or not. which 78 people were they, if i look at their bookmarks, it's no guaranteed that i'll like any of the sites they go to. it's a matter of my taste and opinion. some people i'll agree with and with others, i won't. the same thing happens if i look on amazon.com where they have the people who bought this book also bought this other book... sometimes the other book turns out to be better and other times, it's a real fizzer. same goes with library thing too.
sometimes it all seems too public for me. (though here i am stating my opinion, as i am on the whole blog!)
del.isio.us turns into another way of browsing the internet.
It's useful in that I am able to 'take' my bookmarks or favourites with me. i can log in an use it at any time. i also like the whole cloud tag thing.
what mystifies me on occasion is the social aspect of it: 'this site was bookmarked by 78 people' etc. i'm not sure whether i want to know that or not. which 78 people were they, if i look at their bookmarks, it's no guaranteed that i'll like any of the sites they go to. it's a matter of my taste and opinion. some people i'll agree with and with others, i won't. the same thing happens if i look on amazon.com where they have the people who bought this book also bought this other book... sometimes the other book turns out to be better and other times, it's a real fizzer. same goes with library thing too.
sometimes it all seems too public for me. (though here i am stating my opinion, as i am on the whole blog!)
del.isio.us turns into another way of browsing the internet.
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