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17:56:03 Troy-Rodriguez Hello
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17:56:04 webstudio Welcome to the WebStudio, Troy.
17:56:25 webstudio Hi Godiva.
17:56:53 GODIVA hI wEBSTUDIO
17:57:19 webstudio "Here we go .... I'm currently working on the second painting
in the Love Painting series. We started it on Saturday and it focuses on
communication and understanding."
17:57:56 webstudio "Are you familiar with what we're doing here at the WebStudio,
Troy?"
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17:59:14 webstudio Greetings, Barcanon.
17:59:18 Barcanon ;)
18:00:41 Barcanon Just to inform you - the page before this says the Webstudio is
currently 'closed'
18:00:43 Troy-Rodriguez hello
18:01:13 webstudio "In this process I look to the WebStudio participants present
in the chat room to guide me in the composition and color of the paintings."
18:01:54 webstudio Thanks, Barcanon.
18:04:48 webstudio "In this image you see a couple struggling towards resolution.
The character on the left is remorseful, apologetic; the one on the right is
distraught over his actions."
18:05:51 webstudio "Participants on Saturday's session focused on how
miscommunication can have unintended consequences. What ideas do today's
participants (you) have on this point?"
18:06:38 webstudio "Incidentally, for those of you who are interested in reading
the transcripts of Saturday's sessions, please scroll to the bottom of the chat and click
on the log link."
18:07:32 webstudio "Also participants are encouraged to contribute by posting
comments on the discussion forum (see link below) and by emailing us scanned images to be
posted in the participant's gallery."
18:08:40 webstudio "Troy, how did you find out about the WebStudio?"
18:13:27 Barcanon It seems to me that all of communication rests on intention - all of
lanugage is - in a sense - miscomunication. All our words represent ideas and all
our ideas are our own. To me the figure on the left looks more determened then
remorseful. Maybe there is a way to express the idea of people talking past
or around each other in the painting.
18:14:48 webstudio "As if their intentions were being misinterpreted?"
18:15:39 Barcanon As if there communication was being misinterpreted.
18:17:40 webstudio "We can get quite literal here. We can draw mouths and
arrows to ears, arrows to brains. We could write words backwords. What ideas
do you have?"
18:20:01 Barcanon Hehe, just start over and make their necks intertwined. No,
actually i like those ideas - maybe have them looking past each other ?
18:20:22 webstudio "The process of the WebStudio is for you to inspire me and for
you to inspire me, in the creation of this collective process. Hopefully, the
comment that I made might have triggered an idea in your head; the comment you made may
trigger an idea that consciously or not may find itself to this canvas."
18:21:10 webstudio "I'm drawing intertwining necks ... hehe."
18:22:05 webstudio "I know you were kidding, but the truth is we can't let the
product get in the way of the process. I'll meet you half way and we'll see how we
can create this. Give me ideas as you see me paint, if you would."
18:22:40 GODIVA tHIS IS A SLOW PROCESS
18:23:19 webstudio "What is a slow process, Godiva?"
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18:25:33 webstudio "What do you think of the inter-twining necks so far?"
18:25:51 Barcanon I'd like to see images behind the two characters that are
similar yet different - reflective of there own personal concept.
18:26:57 Barcanon I like the necks tho. I think the left character should have
symbolic images behind him like the right character does.
18:27:17 webstudio "Troy let me give you an update. We had a co=participant
in the studio suggest that the parties' miscommunication be represented by inter-twining
necks. The idea being that sometimes we speak above/around/or beyond the other's
ability or willingness to understand."
18:28:51 webstudio "The images behind the right character are a candle
representing love flickering between a storm and the warmth reprsented by the heart --
images suggested by the Saturday group."
18:29:17 Troy-Rodriguez A=B C=B, therefore A can equal C
18:29:31 webstudio "What images would you recommend for the character on the
left?"
18:30:37 webstudio "Troy, which emotions and/or characters would you represent by
A, B, and C?"
18:30:55 Barcanon erm, a torch and an ice cream cone?
18:31:47 webstudio "Elaborate on those images, Barcanon."
18:32:13 webstudio "(I give you a little bit and you go crazy, eh Barcanon?)"
18:32:17 webstudio :)
18:33:16 Barcanon Well to me the left figure seems more resolute - so a torch would be
analgous to the candle and the ice cream cone is cold but sweet and kinda looks like a
heart. Hey, you asked.
18:33:31 Barcanon ;)
18:33:50 webstudio "Any flavor of icecream?"
18:34:10 Barcanon Flavour is best left to the artist.
18:34:44 Troy-Rodriguez A=man C=woman, B=love
18:36:15 webstudio "Let's actually talk about the flavor. Godiva chocolates
and sweets make their way into Valentine's bags. There's a certain peace offering
that the character on the left seems to be making to the character on the right.
Wouldn't he be showing her the way (torch) towards a more compassionate/sweeter (icecream)
side of their conversation/communication."
18:37:23 webstudio "Troy, flesh that out for me. Would that mean that man
equals woman? In what way? Their relationship? Their love?"
18:37:24 Barcanon hehe, yes i do believe he would.
18:45:44 webstudio Sorry, we were having technical difficulties."
18:46:09 webstudio "Do remember that this is an experimental process/project.
We are eager to take risks and make mistakes."
18:46:29 Barcanon I like that ice cream cone
18:47:48 webstudio "It's Mantecado -- a Cuban icecream parlor specialty."
18:48:05 Barcanon :)
18:48:18 webstudio "Should've I used mamey or dulce de leche instead?"
18:49:32 Barcanon Neccesitas una perro andante?
18:49:59 webstudio "What about the torch? Where should I put the
torch?"
18:50:34 Barcanon Not too close to the ice cream.
18:51:02 webstudio "I know -- 'cause it'll melt."
18:51:12 webstudio "What feeling are you trying to evoke?"
18:51:24 Barcanon But close to it - somewhere between the arm and the neck, left of the
ice cream
18:52:30 Barcanon i was trying to communicate a balance between the two characters by
giving them an equal number of symbolic images
18:53:50 webstudio "For people who don't read this text in the logs, what do you
think these images convey: torch, icecream, candle, heart?"
18:54:10 Barcanon yeah, thats PERfect
18:56:12 Barcanon i would think that it would have personal significance for each
individual who sees it - just as similar concepts have different interpretations for
people in love
18:57:28 webstudio "By the way, I thank you Barcanon for your courage in your
approach to this painting. Some of the participants are rather timid in
communicating what they want to see happen to this painting, because they somehow see that
their ideas may be an intrusion to my process. But they shouldn't be so worried
about protecting me -- I am the one who conceived this process, and the one who puts
himself at the 'mercy' of the participants."
18:58:54 webstudio "If I were somehow scared of icecream cones or inter-twining
necks, these webcams wouldn't be on. The truth is that your contributions in the
past 25 minutes have greatly enhanced this painting, and I am grateful."
18:59:05 Barcanon True, and we also put ourselfs at the mercy of your interpretation,
but isn't that the point?
18:59:50 Barcanon Well, actually i'm finding it quite fun and interesting.
19:00:24 webstudio "It truly is. Thank you for your wisdom and input,
Barcanon. We'll be back online Friday night at 11p.m. Eastern time."
19:00:47 webstudio "Time to sign off now; see you in a couple of days."
19:00:56 Barcanon goodevening
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