Honors Seminar: Recent Work

Honors Seminar: Recent Work

Gallery show is still up, sharing space in Gallery 123 in the JC.

The opening reception was a success. It took a lot of work to put the pieces together on time and to decide where everything was going. Art is a field that is based on criticism, which I find interesting in comparison to journalism.

There is always a "big brother" somewhere.

This is the second chair I made and the first item I have ever displayed in a gallery space. People are shocked to find that the chair actually works, which I find funny.

In order to make something like this, I had to step into the world of welding. It sounds scary at first, but once you understand the basics of safety, you're good to go. Also, you learn more about chemical processes and how the molecules break down and gather again when the metals cool down.













The images were taken by myself.

Asma Chaudhary, "Grasshopper Epiphany," 3.5 ft. x 2 ft., extruded steel fencing and rebar, 2007.

The show is still on display, so I encourage everyone to catch a glimpse and to have a seat.

Innovative media.

Today, Professor Klein discussed some important Web sites for information like Romenesko and I Want Media. These Web sites clearly show how Internet journalism involves the three I's:

• Information
• Interactivity
• Immediacy

Other Web sites we looked at included: nyc24.org or collegeinnovation.org.

Although our generation is fast-paced, we still have doubts when it comes to credibility.

In order to assure the class, Professor Klein made an interesting analogy. "Think of it like an Oldsmobile, it was great until the last one came off the factory line, but no has them anymore," said Klein.

For a split second, I went back to memories of our old blue family car, an Oldsmobile (I forgot which year), that broke down in front of a crazy man's house over a decade ago. The man was yelling racial slurs at us as we walked through the snow home. I remember how I asked my mom to have our aunt pick us up or to at least stay at her house. My mom gripped the hands of my sister and I tighter as we continued the trek home.

The point of that story was that it quickly compared how technology affects us today. We had a top-of-the-line vehicle at the time, yet there were no cell phones in existence.

Today, barely anyone could survive without a cell phone, iPod or another electronic device to provide convenience and security.

It's our electronic pacifier.