Multiplicity: Graphics

I think that the entry for mixed media and collage is a perfect example of Multiplicity. The medium itself involves pulling elements from other art forms and bringing them into one collaborative piece.

Mixing Media Published in 1989 to commemorate the Declaration of Human Rights a century earlier, this poster by Jan van Toorn used photomechanical processes to mix handmade and mass-media imagery. Scraps of paper radiate like energy from the central handshake. Jan van Toorn, La Lutte Continue (The Fight Continues), 1989.

This piece in particular has the aspect of time which made it the most appropriate within the selection. It spans a century of history and incorporates elements from each different periods of time. Also, it incorporates the French and English language.

Exactitude: Analogy

If I had to make one requirement for all of my friends it would be that they need to do some research on Calvino’s quality of Exactitude. Striving for exactitude means that you’re working towards preciseness over conciseness. My biggest pet peeve is bad text language. I’m pretty laissez-faire about the “lol’s,” “omg’s,” and the “brb’s,” but sometimes I get really fed up with the carelessness some people have when they are typing something in a text message. Yes, text messages are an informal way of communicating, but there’s no reason for me to have to read between the lines to figure out what someone is saying. I included this funny video to explain what I mean. Only the first minute and a half-ish of the video is relevant:

So this guy is pretty overzealous but it’s so true! When texting, it’s really difficult to understand what someone is trying to say and to interpret their overall tone. After watching this video I would say that a text that says “K.” would be the really ambiguous end of the spectrum for language. But at the same time, I really hate it when someone doesn’t understand how to consolidate their thoughts and they write 5 text messages that spam your phone. So the perfect text would be somewhere between “K.” and an overly-lengthy response. How about a few sentences that express why you’re upset?! How about some Exactitude, please!