Art Expo #4, Matthew Misiukiewicz
Title of Event: Krystal Rodriguez & Jefreid Lotti, Convivir
Date & Time: Monday, April 24th, 10:36 a.m
Location of Event: Holmes Hislop
Type of Event: Art Lecture
Art Expo #3, Matthew Misiukiewicz
Title of Event: Krystal Rodriguez & Jefreid Lotti, Convivir
Date & Time: Monday, April 24th, 10:36 a.m
Location of Event: Holmes 103
Type of Event: Art Exhibit
Project 5 Matthew Misiukiewicz
5 Dangers I would want to protect myself from is, Crashes, Guns, Falling, Stranded, Large animals
5 ways to extend my capabilities would be freak athlete, undeniable confidence, better vision, better hearing, and strong bones.
Falling damage resistance
I want to create something that people can wear and not get injured if they fall.
If people are working in difficult conditions or hiking in crazy places, i wanted to create a shoe or something around the hip that can inflate and reduce the risk of injury when someone falls.
Hikers, base jumpers, construction workers, window cleaners, bridge workers, HVAC workers, zipline workers, roofers, crane operators, electricians
This is a drawing example that I found on the internet. i wanted to use this concept to make an inflatable bodysuit or shoes.
Matthew Misiukiewicz CNC update
Project 4 First Steps Matthew Misiukiewicz
I have chosen to work with the Statue of Mars by Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727–1815) after After John Bacon (British, 1740–1799) which is a man standing next to a tree stump with a dagger in his hand. I think the sculpture signifies a sense of stoicism and confidence. Mars is the God of War, so this statue depicts a man’s power, bravery, and passion in war. The undertones that this sculpture carries are the realities of masculinity. The sculpture does a great job of portraying a strong, healthy man. It symbolizes a heroic figure that, although through battle difficulties, can stand up proud and be worthy of his ideas and beliefs. I hope to distort the figure by breaking it down or morphing it into a less stoic figure. I aim to point out how men’s mental health can become unstable. I hope to depict how lonely, painful, and inhumane war and just general life can be for men. The immense pressure men have to deal with can have a lasting impact on their mental state. In my first design, I wanted to have the figure dripping/melting into a puddle. Drips off the face, hands, arms, and legs. Another design is to remove body parts jaggedly, with the figure face palming. To show a sense of being broken down and empty. Then the last method has the figure with a clenched fist and dagger up in the air, signifying a sense of rage and anger.
ArtsXpose Matthew Misiukiewicz
Matthew Misiukiewicz, Art Report 2
Woman’s Tears Machine Gun by Ken Rinaldo 2013
1) Immediate Response
This piece caught my eye when scrolling through my artist’s website as it is very unusual. There is a large M4 assault rifle with a drum mag but a limp barrel, making it less intimidating and practically useless. The rifle is also all pink, which links with the woman’s face on the screen and makes the gun appear less threatening. The woman on the screen is clearly sad and close to the verge of tears. Below the screen is pink bullets clear in the middle where the gunpowder would be. Some bullets are inside a box, while others are on the table. It potentially looks like the trigger is connected to the screen or bullets, but I’m not initially sure.
2) Objective Description
The piece consists of an actual machine gun propped above a tv screen. The gun may be the safest on the planet as all it can do, is cry. The gun is painted pink, and the barrel is bent to point toward the floor. Right below the gun is a tv screen on a clear table about 3-4ft off the ground, and the screen is playing a looping video of a crying woman for the viewers. On the table are also clear pink gun bullets so you can see the tears within them. On the ends, there are single bullets encased in an acrylic box. Once the trigger is pulled, tears will drip out into the bucket below.
3) Technical Decisions
The Artist made a couple of technical decisions that enhanced the work of art. First, I enjoyed how the artist shaped the barrel because that is something you never see in a functioning gun. The artist also added an element of interactiveness, which builds an extra layer of meaning and connection to the work. The choice to make the bullets and gun pink contrasts with the idea of war to show the impact of gun violence in a conflict. I also think it was an exciting decision to use a black-and-white video of the women to emphasize the cold nature of war and amount of loved ones we lose to war.
4) The Work in the World
Like my last project studied by Ken, the artwork is very anti-war, and the project also clearly deflates the desire for violence. Guns have become a central argument in today’s political agenda, and many people have strong opinions. Whether it’s for self-protection, war, or crime, guns have an immense amount of power for destruction. What you dont see is the emotional damage it leaves on the people affected. Many soldiers are left with crippling PTSD, and parents have to grieve the loss of their children. Every day, gun violence threatens the security and safety of our communities and makes for hostile environments to grow up in.
5) The Story it Tells
This project tells an incredible story about gun violence and its effects on others. The gun shoots tears, which is such a strong message as it brings a connection between an object that represents violence, sadness, and grief. This is a great way to get attention to the horrors of gun violence in our communities. The fact that it’s women crying also brings a sense of innocence and deflates the desire for violence. “A woman’s tears contain chemical substances, and when a man sniffs these tears, they diminish testosterone by 13%”. In this case, the gun is trying to reduce violence and aggression. When Tears are brought about by emotion, they have a different chemical makeup than those for lubrication or cleaning. Ken wants society to recognize this connection and create solutions without anger and aggression.
Matthew Misiukiewicz, Drone Eats Drone: American Scream
Drone Eats Drone: American Scream by Ken Rinaldo 2013
1) Immediate Response
I was initially drawn in by the title cover image of the piece. There were two planes head to head diving into each other, and I was intrigued to see what was attached underneath. At the start, it looks like a weird tripod on a Roomba robot within a brick cage. It seemed like a science fair project. The piece moves around and rotates within the confined space. You will only see the red siren light and tiny home once you look a little closer. This made me think of two planes circling above a house of importance, such as a military base. I perceived the blocks as something to keep the object in place and for aesthetic purposes.
2) Objective Description
The piece consists of an actual Roomba vacuum cleaning robot with a mini countryside house model with humans and farm animal figures on top. Also, within the Roomba landscape is a silo with a small red orb and scatted amount of trees and shrubs. Attached to the robot is a camera tripod where two reaper strike drones crashing into each other are positioned about 4 ft above the ground. There is then an 8ft by 8ft ring of cinder blocks and miniature speakers, keeping the robot confined.
3) Technical Decisions
The Artist made a couple of technical decisions that enhanced the work of art. First, the landscape of the countryside house is very meticulously constructed. There is immense detail, giving the work a realistic feel. Regarding the tripod and drones, they seemed low priority and were glued on pieces. Using a Roomba robot makes me believe these pieces were lying around the Artist’s house and were constructed after he had an idea. One remarkable aspect of the Roomba robot is that it is digitally reprogrammed by the Artist to share similar algorithmic tendencies as military robots.
4) The Work in the World
This artwork is unique and based heavily on military and technological evolution. I have yet to see many works of art that compare to these pieces regarding creativity. Its use of a Roomba and drones show how much technology is taking over our world. In many cases, it helps productivity and makes more incredible advances as a society. On the other hand, technology can be used destructively, like drones, and humans can sometimes become too reliant on it. As a society, we are discovering the power of programming in tools such as chatGBT, and learning to control these technologies carefully will be the future of our world.
5) The Story it Tells
The interpretation of this work is different from what I would have expected. After combining the previous ideas, Ken Rinaldo is trying to show how society will have to deal with both ends of the spectrum as autonomous robots become more relevant in our world. Drones have become a common practice for nations in an undeclared war to gain power politically, militarily, and economically. A country having a platoon of drones that can autonomously fly over any land is a highly daunting weapon. Ken wants to emphasize that these robots will contribute to the ongoing war with the risk to harmless civilians. As society pushes for autonomous robots like Roomba, it also supports companies that directly produce military robots that can cause terror. As the Roomba seeks to clean every part of a carpet, countries are looking to use military-industrial complexes to counter and impose their will onto other countries.
Matthew Misiukiewicz FDQ
Matt Misiukiewicz
Civil Engineer
Skiing, Fly Fishing, Golfing, Rugby, Outdoor activities, Weight lifting, Photography
I am taking this class to learn more about 3d design/rendering and to explore my creativity