1. Intermedia School of Art Arizona State University
2. Intermedia est. 1976
Intermedia is a conceptually driven program with an
interdisciplinary approach to art making. The broad-based
Intermedia program embraces creative practices from installation
and performance, to sound, video, animation, compositing, web art,
visualization, and rapid prototyping. Intermedia builds on theories
of social art practice and tactical media that carry the aims of
social change and democratic engagement in a variety of
contexts.
3. Intermedia Practices
4. Intermedia faculty
Dan Collins, Professor Critical Theory, Prototyping,
Installation, Digital Imaging
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Angela Ellsworth, Assist. Prof.
Peformance, Installation,
Non-traditional Drawing [email_address]
Muriel Magenta, Professor
Digital Video, Installation,
Web Technologies
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Chris Todd, Lecturer
Installation, Animation, Digital Media [email_address]
Gregory Sale, Visiting Artist
Intermedia Practice, Performance,
Community-based Art
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Rebecca Viles, Adjunct Faculty
3D Digital Animation
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5. Intermedia Faculty: Dan Collins Statement: As Founding
Co-Director of the PRISM laba 3D modeling and rapid prototyping
facilityI have explored the integration of art and technology in an
interdisciplinary context. As a teacher, I am committed to students
first experiences with art practice in their Core classes as well
as advancing grads towards professional practice. As an artist, I
operate in the gap between the virtual space of the computer and
the tangible, body-felt reality of sculptural objects. On Teaching:
Students are the true agents of change. Central to my philosophy of
teaching is creating the conditions that will allow students to
connect with their own time and place and make a creative
contribution to the culture. Courses: ART 112 2D Design; 113 Color;
115 3D Design; ART 345/598 Visual Prototyping; ARA 598 Principles
of Art Instruction; ARA 494/598 Issues in Intermedia Detail from
Flooding Phoenix (2006) . Projected animation on computer-milled
relief map. 8 x 8 feet.
6. Intermedia Faculty: Angela Ellsworth
Artist statement: Angela Ellsworth is an interdisciplinary
artist traversing disciplines of non-traditional drawing,
installation-based performance and community-centered
collaboration. Her performance-based drawings and collaborative
performances explore the body in motion--a place where art and
action overlap to address issues of culture and training,
mark-making and physicality, illness and endurance, and health and
community.
On Teaching: I challenge students to consider the body as a
material for art production. Students work in digital media as well
as traditional media to explore subjective experience that
generates expansive communication, collaboration, and community
action.
Courses: ART 294 Intermedia Practices; ART 443 Intermedia
Performance; ART 598 Intermedia Performance
Stitch Portrait: Pierre Bourdieu, 2006. paper napkin, thread.
(front and back) Angie, 2002. Club Extra peformance/installation,
ASU Art Museum. Drawing on Breath , Performance/ Installation,
2003
7. Intermedia Faculty: Denis Gillingwater Artist Statement:
Denis Gillingwater has been documenting the rapidly changing
American and European urban/rural landscape for over 20 years. His
site-specific installations explore the accelerating manipulation
of these landscapes and their effect on the human psyche. The
work's imagery manifests itself in a wide context of forms:
monoprints to small scale three dimensional wall works to large
scale installations incorporating CCTV surveillance systems, audio
systems, and DVD players. Courses: Intermedia, Mixed Media, Color,
Intermedia Grad Seminar Divisions/Divides/Distances,2005.
installation at Studio LoDo, Phoenix, AZ, 2005. Sculpture, mixed
media with CCTV Perceptual Screens (1 of 29 Images), 2001
Photography, billboarded image on floor pedestal Dimensions
Variable
8. Intermedia Faculty: John Leaos Bio: John Jota Leaos is a
multi-disciplinary artist and a digital cultural worker with a dual
appointment in Intermedia and the Department of Transborder
Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies. Leaos' social art practice has
focused animation, video, installation and performance. His work
has been shown at the Sundance 06 Film Festival, the 2002 Whitney
Biennial in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. On Teaching: In my courses,
I encourage exploration, research and creative collaborations with
an emphasis placed on art production and social change. Quote:
Exert stress on unyielding conventions. Ask questions that
shouldn't be asked. Disrupt fixed discourse. Practice ideological
disruption. Question dogma. Complicate discourse packaged as black
or white or red or blue. Introduce "other" frameworks. - From Top
10 Tactics for Social Art Intervention Courses: ART 294 Intermedia
Practices, CCS 494 Social Art Tactics, CCS 111 Chicana/o Culture,
CSH 350 Mexican-American Artistic Production, CSH 494 Critical
Technologies Los ABCs: Qu Vivan los Mueros! , 2005. DVD.
9. Intermedia Faculty: Muriel Magenta
Bio: Muriel Magenta is a new genre artist working in video,
computer art, web technology, installation, multimedia performance,
and sculpture. She explores the interface between various
electronic media, while continuing her involvement with gallery
installation. Her larger objective is to create a visual experience
in an actual space, and then transmit it over electronic networks
into virtual environments.
On Teaching: I teach students to explore their own creative
possibilities through the study and production of time based media,
referencing concept, theory, and art practice.
Courses: ART 440-441 / ART 598 New Media Concepts / Video Art;
ART 494 / ART 598 Web Art;
ARA 498 / ARA 591 Net Vision
28 WOMEN: a chance for independence, Community outreach project
http://www.public.asu.edu/~muriel/28women Magenta teaching students
at Cornerstone Video Facility
10. Intermedia Curriculum: BFA
100 Level (18 hours of Core Foundation)
All pre-major Intermedia BFA students are encouraged to take
the standard Core classes (4 studios and 2 Art History surveys)
with the exception of a replacement of the new ART 194 (Intro to
Digital Media) for ART 113 (Color).
ART 111 Drawing I
ART 112 2D Design
ARS 101 Art Pre-hist Middle Ages (HU, H)
ARS 102 Art Renaissance to Present (HU, H)
ART 115 3D Design
ART 194 / 116 Intro to Digital Media
11. Intermedia Curriculum: BFA
200 Level (12 hours of Pre-professional portfolio
electives)
Current: The newly consistuted ART 294 Intermedia Practices
course. This course serves as an introduction to the major and a
portfolio development course.
Proposed: New course in Experimental Time-Based Media (new
faculty). This would provide much needed background information for
success in upper division animation sequence as well as methods for
integrating time-based processes into general intermedia studio
practice.
Required Courses
ART 294 Intermedia Practices
ART 294 Experimental Animation (proposed)
Out of Area Course recommendations (Pre-professional portfolio
electives)
THE 201 Film: The Creative Process I Humanities and Fine Arts
(HU)
12. Intermedia Curriculum: BFA
300 Level ( Upper division Professional Program )
Upon acceptance into the major, students are free to choose
from a variety of upper division Intermedia and out of area
courses. Many tracks through the program are possible with
different Intermedia emphases including Performance, Installation,
Digital Video, 3D Visualization and Animation, Mixed Media.
Intermedia
ART 345 Visualization and Prototyping
ART 346 3-D Computer Imaging and Animation
ART 348 Animation Motion Studies
ART 394 Guided Study
Recommended out of area courses
ART 308 Digital Photographic Images I
Recommended out of School courses
THP 320 Solo and Collaborative Performance (McMahon / Theater
and Film)
13. Intermedia Curriculum: BFA
400 Level ( Upper division Professional Program )
Intermedia
ART 439 Mixed Media
ART 440 New Media Concepts
ART 441 Video Art
ART 443 Intermedia Performance
ART 449 Computer Animation and Video
ART 450 Computer Animation and Audio
ART 470 Computer Animation Portfolio CS
ART 494 Issues in Intermedia
ART 494 Web Art
Recommended out of Area courses
ART 408 Digital Photographic Images II
ART 494 Digital Processes for Printmaking
ART 437 Film Animation
ART 438 Experimental Systems in Sculpture
Recommended out of School courses
CCS 494 Social Art Tactics
DAN 494 Performance Technology I (Mitchell / School of
Dance)
THP 494 Performance Technology (Gharavi / Theater and
Film)
THE 400 Film Production (School of Theater and Film)
14. Intermedia Facilities at ASU
15. Intermedia Facilities
School of Art Main 3D animation lab (16 Mac G5s with Maya
software)
Tower A Blackroom studios for work in experimental installation
seminar room; six grad studios
Cornerstone Digital Video lab; Performance and installation
spaces; One grad studio
PRISM 2 Instructional Labs: COD lab with large scale 3D laser
scanning; Brickyard space with 15 PCs; Decision Theater prototype;
3D laser scanning and prototyping; One grad studio
16. Intermedia Facilities: School of Art Main building
Instructional Lab
3D digital animation studio
Equipment16 Apple G5s
Processor: Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors
Memory: 1GB (2 x 512MB) of 667MHz DDR2 Fully-buffered DIMM
ECC
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 7300GT 256MB single-link DVI/Dual-link
DVI
Audio: Combined optical digital input/audio line in
(minijack)
Hard disk drive: 250GB Serial ATA (3Gb/s); 7200 rpm; 8Mb
cache
Optical drive: 16x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R
DL/DVDRW/CD-RW)
Software
Maya 7.0 (animation software)
17. Intermedia Facilities: Tower A
Seminar Room (TWR 202)
Media Cart with DVD-VCR
Installation spaces (TWR 205a, 216)
Blackbox studios for work in experimental installation
Track lighting
Grad Studios
6 Grad studios
(average 120 sf)
Typical Grad studio (approx. 120 sf) Tower Seminar room (TWR 202)
Damaged furniture Blackbox studio (1 of 2)
18. Intermedia Facilities: Cornerstone Digital Video Lab
Digital Video Lab:
Green Screen Studio
Computer Lab
Classroom
Sound Booth (in planning)
19. Intermedia Facilities: Cornerstone Digital Animation
The old equipment from ART 226 was transported to this facility
in the Cornerstone. Most of the equipmentwith the exception of two
new Dell PCs (lower left image)is several years old and inadequate
for high end animation. The software is also old; we are currently
running antiquated versions of SoftImage XSI. This should be
upgraded for advanced work in animation with new equipment and Maya
animation software. Definite naming opportunity!
20. Compare/Contrast: Community College Facilities
PRISM 2 Instructional Labs: COD lab with large scale 3D laser
scanning; Brickyard space with 15 PCs; Decision Theater prototype;
3D laser scanning and prototyping; One grad studio.
Equipment:
3Q Qlonerator Face Scanner
Dual Stereo Projection system
3D Laser Digitizers (Cyberware Scanners: M15 and MM3030)
Origin 2000 SGI multi processor machine
Stratasys Rapid Prototyping Machine
Research and Development Workstations (Dell PC and SGI
Unix)
Genysis Rapid Prototyping Machine
Dell PC Power Edge Server
Polhemus 3D stylus
Microscribe 3D stylus
Classroom Workstations (Dell PCs)
Mediated Conference Room Facility
3D laser scanning Rapid Prototyping Instructional Lab Decision
Theater Prototype New PRISM satellite space in COD
23. Intermedia Strengths and Weaknesses and Vision for the
Future
Strengths in Faculty
interdisciplinary orientation
diversity and accomplishments of faculty
expertise with a wide range of technical processes.
leadership in the convergence of media, performative
strategies, and socio-cultural practices.
Strengths in Facilities
Excellent new Computer Animation facility in main School of Art
building.
PRISM lab (state of the art in 3D data capture; needs upgrade
in RP).
Cornerstone space (but still needs equipment and other
resources)
Strengths in Programming and Curriculum
Established new Intro to Digital Media course at 100 level to
serve as new Core class for select areasincluding Intermedia,
Sculpture, and Photography.
New Intermedia Practices course at 200 level for intro to
Intermedia, pre-professional transition, and portfolio
development.
Diverse program organized around conceptual core, not media
specialities.
Strengths in Students
International reputation attracting top students nationally and
abroad.
Intermedia Grads among the strongest academically and
creatively in the program.
24. Intermedia Strengths and Weaknesses and Vision for the
Future
Weakness in Equipment and Facilties
Immediate Needs
The Cornerstone space needs to address the inadequate power
supply overall and lack of outlets in individual rooms.
The new digital video lab desperately needs equipment
upgradesincluding steps towards High Definition Video (HDV) if we
are to remain competitive in this area.
The Computer animation lab in Cornerstone needs a complete
overhaul with new computers and software.
Performance spaces in Cornerstone need media and lighting
support.
Graduate studio space is sorely needed. We can offer only small
(120 sf) studios to about 6 of our average of 10 MFA students.
More working space for classes and gradsincluding consistent
access to a shop and works in progress spaces for installation
needed.
Mediated classrooms in both the Tower and Cornerstone spaces
needed.
25. Intermedia Strengths and Weaknesses and Vision for the
Future Near Term goal: Hire New Faculty for Animation / Time-based
media With the retirement of three key faculty members within 4
years, we are struggling to maintain adequate student-faculty
ratios and a diverse offering of classes. We see the replacement of
Denis Gillingwater with a nationally recognized experimental
animation and time-based media artist as an essential next step.
This individual would take a leadership role in re-structuring the
animation curriculum and help us to better integrate time-based
media of all kinds into the Intermedia curriculum as a whole. This
person essential for pursuing the regional, national, and
international initiatives we envision. The move towards improved
integration of existing and new course offerings would also include
a subsuming of the Digital Art degree (BA) within the graduation
requirements for the Intermedia BFA. Currently, the Digital Art
degree is a program with no regular faculty and no coursework of
its own. It exists on paper only and has created an unfortunate
two-tiered option for students exploring digital media in the
context of a fine art program. Both existing and future students
focusing on digital animation are sorely in need of a new faculty
member focused professionally on animation.
26. Intermedia Strengths and Weaknesses and Vision for the
Future Expanded role within ASUs multi-campus We anticipate playing
a key role with media-related initiatives across the multiple sites
that are the new ASU. These include the SkySong facility in
Scottsdale (J. Rosen); Arts, Media, and Engineering (T. Rikakis);
Phoenix Urban Research Lab ; InnovationSpace; Digital Phoenix
Project; Herberger Center for Design Research; Decision Theater;
Center for Film and Media; ASU Art Museum; ASU Museum of
Anthropology; Hispanic Research Center; Womens Studies; and select
faculty in HCFA Dance, Theater, and Music. Expanded partnerships
across Arizona and the Southwest We have solid connections with U
of A through the Dept. of Art and the Treistman Center for New
Media. Project-based initiatives (e.g., Learner-Centric teaching
and Co-taught animation courses) with U of A and NAU can set the
stage for more regional impact to include partners from New Mexico,
Colorado, and Utah.
27. Intermedia Strengths and Weaknesses and Vision for the
Future Community Involvement There have been many community based
projects to date led by Intermedia faculty (Magentas Haven House
project, Gillingwaters involvement with Art Detour, Collins
involvement with PURL, and Ellsworths work with Metro Arts
students, to name a few). There is significant outreach potential
through community agencies and institutions such as the Phoenix
Arts Commission, Studio LoDo; and the IceHouse.
28. Intermedia Strengths and Weaknesses and Vision for the
Future
Long Term goals:
Co-location of our various program components into one
state-of-the-art facility.
Internationally competitive graduate program on par with
programs at UCSD, NYU, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
International reputation of our program garnered through
strategic partnerships, educational initiatives, and creative
projects conducted with friends around the globe.
29. Linking with New American University Exemplary Initiatives
and Other New Partners
ENVIRONMENTAL AND URBAN MODELING
partnership between PRISM and PURL (Phoenix Urban Research
Lab)
COMMUNITY ACTION / SOCIAL INTERVENTION
chicana/o and borderlands research and actions
VISUALIZATION OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FUTURES
joint research between PRISM and InnovationSpace at
SkySong
VIDEO AND ANIMATION EXPERTISE
video compositing, sound design, and animation for Decision
Theater
DRAWING, PERFORMANCE, INSTALLATION
providing a rich context for individual expression and
diversity
PROTOTYPING, INTERFACE DESIGN, and GAMING
partnership between animation area and School of Computing and
Informatics
COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECTS
partnerships with ArtDetour , Haven House , MetroArts and AZ
Comm for the Arts
INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGES
projects underway in Iceland, Czech Republic, Puerto Rico,
Italy
30. International / Intranational Community Arts Partnerships
El Bosque del Pueblo, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico - Neither Sovereign
nor Commonwealth
31. Casa Pueblo Adjuntas, Puerto Rico Casa Pueblo, run by
Alexis Massol-Gonz lez, a Goldman Environmental Prize winner, is a
self-managed community organization committed to protecting the
environment, affirming cultural and human values, and create
sustainable economic alternatives. Casa Pueblo established El
Bosque del Pueblo, a government-controlled Rain forest reserve,
that put a stop to the strip mining and commercial development on
the southern part of the island. Among the have established
community-based solar energy distiller for indigenous plants,
eco-tourism farm, a butterfly garden, organic coffee
productions.
32. Community Arts Partnership in Puerto Rico John Jota Lea os
, Assistant Professor at ASU, has worked with Casa Pueblo and would
organize a Community Arts course with ASU students to develop
eco-art and sustainable community art projects.
33. Graduate Student Cultural Programs ASU in San Francisco
MFA students would travel to San Francisco doing cultural
exchange, visiting museums and galleries, and non-profit arts
organizations.
34. Recent Public Art Projects awarded to Intermedia Students
Hotel Indigo Public Art Scholarship awarded to Intermedia
Students
Aaron Cuthbertson - MFA Intermedia
Aaron will create an interactive wall projection.
Don Vance - BFA Intermedia
Don will create three projected animations relating to plant
cell formations and the Fibonacci sequences.
35. Performance Festival in Downtown Phoenix Intermedia
co-produces a quarterly Performance Festival at the Trunk Space in
downtown Phoenix Student Performances 2006-07
36. Elsewhere , Greensboro, North Carolina Intermedia students
are invited to create a multi-disciplinary collaborative project in
a 12,000 square foot thrift store space in Greensboro, NC. Work
will include sound, performance and installation.
http://elsewhere.org/
37.
700is International Film and Video Festival, Egilsstadir,
Iceland
Collaboration with Kristin Scheving, founder and producer of the
700is International Film and Video Festival and member of the Arts
Council in Egilsstadir. Connecting future video programming to
Intermedia at ASU and creating a new film and video student
category for the festival. Possibility of interactive performance
with ASU students for the festival next year as well.
38. TeleSculpture in Slavonice, Czech Republic sponsored by the
Center for the Future, Slavonice, CZ and Telluride, Colorado