Lecture Writing 2

The second lecture I went to was Kevin Kremler's MFA lecture, which he called 'postcards from the grey area."  He started by talking about his definition of what art is.  He said that art resides between the conceptual and the physical.  Certain things from his past, like Nintento and the Sherlock Holmes novels helped him come to this conclusion.  These things immersed him in problem solving and efficiency scenarios which later contributed to his art.  He mentioned that humor can be an effective tool in art, and gave an example of where a huge generator and long fire hose were used to power a tiny water drip and single light bulb.  Technology and science were a big influence in his art, and the example he used was a project where machine and chemicals and stuff like that were used to simulate a human digestive system.  Also important are interaction mechanics and kinetics.  For this, he used an example where a piece of ground in a courtyard is rigged to constantly rotate in a circle, and anyone who stands on it is interacting with it.  He thinks this kind of interaction and interesting mechanics are important because they get your mind spinning when you see/interact with them.   Finally, he said that he gets the most out of art but viewing it with an open mind and a sense of reality, which is crucial when creating or learning.