Spring 2025
Oblique - /əˈblēk/ adjective 1. neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting.
Artifact - something created by humans, usually for a practical purpose, and especially as an object remaining from a particular period.
Artifact - something created by humans, usually for a practical purpose, and especially as an object remaining from a particular period.
Assignment - For January 29
Let's call this project "Oblique 1" - In this assignment students will create a project that shows your thought process on the content discussed in the Week 2 class session.
Let's call this project "Oblique 1" - In this assignment students will create a project that shows your thought process on the content discussed in the Week 2 class session.
- You can take ANY aspect of the content from class and make ANY representation of the concept.
- The artifact you create can take any form and/or duration. It can be physical, virtual, analog or digital.
- It shouldn't be a direct explanation of the topic. It should be, as Eno labeled the process, oblique.
- Try the Oblique Strategies cards to push your idea.
- One strategy we discussed in class was "transference" - the carryover or generalization of learned responses from one type of situation to another. Bring ideas from other places into this project.
- Work with some tools you know but don't be afraid to go new places with them.
- Please post your project or media related to it on a new page on your class site. The page should be named Oblique 1.
- In class we will go to the podcast suite and record you talking about the project with me.
Week 2 -
A. What is Art?
B. Who is Brian Eno? Click here
C. January 24 - Concert and Screening
A. What is Art?
B. Who is Brian Eno? Click here
C. January 24 - Concert and Screening
- The Eno documentary screening party is Jan 24th starting at 7pm in the Media Theater across from Einstein's.
- If you'd like to be a tech for the event let me know in class. You can bring friends too!
- Live band "955" starts 7:30pm in Studio A in the Martire Building
- Film Screening 9pm in Media Theater across from Einsteins.
Week 1
- Podcast 1 - Future Focus Point of View
- Download the raw video here
- Please download your group file, edit and add music, post to youtube (unlisted OK). Post to your site for this class.
- Copy and paste your website link to the class spreadsheet.
- For next class bring in a list of 3 topics you'd like to explore in your class projects. Click here for ideas
