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For my Postmodernism project I went off the quote, "The sad thing about artificial intelligence is that it lacks artifice and therefore intelligence" (Jean Baudrillard). On my project I put images of robots, to animals, to blurring the lines with cyborgs. The idea of the entire project was to try and represent the quote and send the message that artificial intelligence is becoming so realistic the line between the two is beginning to become indiscernible. The color scheme in this project was somewhat of a mixture of my own custom color scheme along with a reddish orange and blue complimentary color scheme. Also, black and white splattered paint is all across the painting. I chose this scheme because of the images that I chose. I was trying to represent the burring line between humans and Artificial intelligence. The color scheme I chose represents how the AI side of the painting (red orange side) which is being represented by an evil robot is bad and how they are against hu

After reading the two pieces on Postmodernism, many things stuck out to me. The topic itself is extremely interesting, it's a bunch of ideas thrown together in on big "melting pot". However one thing that was confusing to me was the idea that, "The Disneyland imaginary is neither true nor false: it is a deterrence machine set up in order to rejuvenate in reverse the fiction of the real." I do not understand this statement whatsoever. To me, Disney seems to be pretty imaginary, it has seemed that way since my childhood and still seems that way. I also was confused about why he included Los Angeles in the category of "no longer real".

This podcast, while very long, was also extremely interesting. It was intriguing for a number of reasons. It enlightened me to many different things. I didn't know that everyone perceives colors and the world differently. I did not know that animals see things differently. I heard a rumor that dogs saw in black and white, but I didn't know for sure. It was very interesting to learn about how life on earth perceives colors differently. One very interesting part of the podcast was the fact that some monkeys could only see grey. Originally, that's what I thought all dogs perceived the world in and only dogs. When they said that the monkeys were cured of this disease and there was a difference in their behavior and mood once they could see color I was happy for them. It's also interesting how it could relate to a cure for the same disease in humans. This goes hand in hand with the fact that people also see and perceive colors differently because of the different genes that

Sight is a great sense that allows us to perceive the world and the things that are going on around us. However, it is not the only way that we can perceive and take in the many great things in life. It is not possible to completely fathom the world with live in strictly through sight. We can use all of our other senses to grasp a firm outlook on the world. Our sense of taste can allow of to find new foods that we enjoy to eat from a variety of cultures, along with our sense of smell. Our hearing allows us to listen to different forms of art like music. The five senses that we have allow us to take in information in the world in a variety of ways.

Art in fact can change the world. It has the ability to influence people's thoughts and ideas. It allows them to describe the world around them, such as when the first cave paintings were created. As Saltz said in his article, "Art is a bridge to a new vision and the vision itself, a medium or matrix through which one sees the world, and that grants that pleasure is an important form of knowledge. Art is not optional; it is necessary. It is part of the whole ball of wax" (Saltz). It in fact does provide bridges between people who are completely different and different visions. For example, the Statue of Liberty was a gift from the French. This allowed us to form a relationship with the French and build connections with them. I believe that art is very necessary and that it is a form of knowledge just like Saltz said.

Once I read Visibility by Italo Calvino I was left with a few thoughts. Being a visible learner, the article was very interesting to me. Everyone sees things different in their own eyes. They all have different opinions about how everything works in the world and how they visually perceive things. Personally, being a visional learner has helped me develop a vast imagination. I believe that visual perception is one if the most important aspects in art.