User:Blainehorton

Bio
My name is Blaine Horton, I'm 23 and currently in the Audio Production program at the Art Institute of Seattle. A zombie and music aficionado, I tend to enjoy that which is slightly strange.

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic : Construct my own adaptation of the washtub bass.


 * Research Component : History, Bass Acoustics, Optimal Materials


 * week 1 : Research designs, materials needed, bass acoustics


 * week 2 : Create a design, gather materials, more bass acoustics


 * week 3 : Begin Construction, start brainstorming presentation ideas


 * week 4 : Finish construction, add some style, experiment with sounds


 * week 5 : Troubleshoot any bugs within overall construction


 * week 6 : Compose an original washtub bass tune


 * week 7 : Prepare presentation


 * week 8 : Practice presentation

Midterm Assignment 1: Taste & Aesthetics
 Since it has been installed the typewriter eraser has always stuck out like a sore thumb. In fact I did not know it was a typewriter eraser until earlier this week. Upon finding out what it was did not make me appreciate the sculpture anymore. I kept asking myself the same question, why? Who would build such a thing on a large scale? That person is Claes Oldenburg, born in Sweden but spent most of his life in the United States. He went to school at Yale and the Art Institute of Chicago. Building things on a large scale is his trademark, mostly things that were not meant to be larger like lipstick. When passing by the sculpture again I still had a hard time finding it significant. I understand it takes a lot of math to reproduce something on a larger scale, but math has never been something that excited me. I think the only thing that I got out of it was that I learned what a typewriter eraser was and looked like. This information though seems relatively useless unless it comes up in a question when I am playing a trivia game. Maybe it is hard for me to appreciate something that I really never had to deal with growing up with everything being digital. The typewriter eraser is right out front and I pass it everyday on my way to class, I am not sure if I will ever like the piece of art. I hope to keep an open mind and maybe one day the light will shine down from the heavens above and that sculpture will be shown in a light I have never imagined. I do not find it depressing that I can not force my brain into liking something. I like the fact that it takes more than a week and a little research to manipulate my thought process. Overall I did not care to much for the sculpture park in general, maybe sculpture is not a medium of expression that I am familiar with. I look forward to maybe one day coming across something I admire.

Midterm Assignment 2: Manipulation
done in class

Self-Assessment
Through this class I have learned about logical fallacies, and how they pretty much surround our everyday life. I feel much more aware of what is going on around me, and probably less easy to manipulate through fallacy. The always wanted to project was right up my avenue, I chose to build a washtub bass because I have always had a fascination with homemade instruments. The project itself was nice because I got to choose my own format and it was up to me to keep myself on track. This quarter was a great chance to prove to myself that I am capable of being an awesome student by giving everything 110%. I also enjoyed learning about my classmates and their projects during the quarter, I believe this class is designed to get the most out of a student if they are willing to go the extra mile. I am proud at the fact that I am put out the effort and feel like it will continue through my whole education process (life).