Sign of 9gag memes

what is SIGN?
-Sign is actually something that stands for something else.
-It is also known as identity of something.
-It can let you recognize them easily.

For example:
-our First name
-characteristic of something such as the ears and the gloves of mickey mouse (so you could easily recognize that is a mickey mouse)

So I would like to explore on the sign of 9gag memes.

I think everyone know what is a 9gag memes.

Is is really a new definition of fun?

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Yes, I think so. Sometimes when I feel bored or feel stress while doing my assignment,  I think 9gag is one of the website to release stress. Although the images inside is not draw as well as those masterpiece artwork but it is meaningful and fun. Sometimes you also will find that "LOL, this is so TRUE, I had experience it before ".

The sign of 9gag memes :

-large bold text as content

-funny pictures

-stickmans drawing

-sketchy cartoon faces

-true story (when you will found it actually you had do the same things)

Even some of the memes faces is actually face expression sketches of a celebrities. 

Example like yao ming and jackie chan expression.

link

I found some examples from the 9gag website.

Some of the content is just for fun but some is actually based on true story.

symbol faces of memes
images from Naleuy.wordpress

I think this is true, my dog always did that.

Sometimes they found something really interesting that we never mention it.

images from 9gag

enjoy!

Notes of Mc Luhan theories

The World according to macshall
"Media is like everywhere"
"Media is people/human himself. (the extension)

His other ideas include:
"Nowadays is the digital drama"
"Semiotic is focus on the meaning"
"Transmitter and Receiver is how to deliver a medium."

McLuhan popular idea are:
1. The medium is the message
2. McLuhan's Three Ages
3. Narcosis/ Amputation
4. The Rear-View Mirror
5. Hot and Cold Media

Modernism and postmodernism architecture

1) Modernism

-Modern, Modernity, Modernism

-Latin term Modo which means only, recently, presently

-Its related to contemporary- referring to that time

- Modern can be many meaning and things, such as latest, technology, individualism, fashion, culture, media, scientific breakthrough and etc.

Comparison table of Modernism and Postmodernism

Modernism vs postmodernism

I believe that many of my classmates are using this table in their blog. But this is only the table i found that can explain clearly and I can easy understand them.

So I'm doing comparison of modernism and postmodernism architecture.

I'm using some of the keyword from the table above to explain the design of architecture.

Modernism architecture

Early Modernism - Royd House, Hale, Cheshire 1914
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Modernist architecture-  A. Conger Goodyear House

So, I used some of the keywords from the Modernism table, which are :

-grid

-neat

-controlled

-logical.

As you can see these two modernism architecture, the buildings are designed simple and neat (grid system) and this is logical when people look at it and know it is a building.The buildings did not have crazy design, they are designed under control. 

PostModernism architecture

Urban Cactus
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Ciuitad Valencia, Spain – Calatrava
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The keywords for postmodernism are:

-violating the grid

-confusing

-surreal

Postmodernism architecture is different compare to modernism. The design is close to surrealism. They are very avant garde and builded violating the grid. They did not follow the design of modernist building. The exterior of the building make people confuse "It's it really a building or a piece of installation art ?"

(ps: although the design of modernism architecture is more logical than postmodernism architecture, this doesn't mean that modernism architecture is not modern at all)

Awesome Malaysian Artist

1. Wong Hoy Cheong

Wong Hoy Cheong

I found this artist when my lecturer held a presentation section about Malaysian artist artwork during his class. I found his artwork is pretty individualism and self expression. I most remember is the Vitrine Contemporary Events and the Poison series. 

Vitrine Contemporary Events
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An installation art -  Judge wig that made by cow dung.  This is a piece of artwork that related to political and judicial.

photo from AN

Poison Series
photo from Hansardgallery

A unique decorated figure head with a light bulb inside. This artwork give me creepy feeling when i look at the image.

2. CheeMing Boey

Cheeming Boey
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He is from Malaysia but currently lives in Newport Beach.
His drawing is awesome.
He use simple material (sharpie marker pen) and cup to create cool drawing.

Delood- I am Boey by Cheeming boey

3. HongYi

HongYi
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Hong Yi from Malaysia, nickname "RED". She is an artist who ''loves to paint, but not with a paintbrush'. 
She use things that we basically did not mention it to do her art.
Examples like socks, basketball, teabag, coffee stain and etc. 

Portrait made by socks
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Portrait made by tea bags
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I'm proud to be a Malaysian. Their artwork are very great and incredible.

Comparison of realism in different era.

Realism is precise details of a scene.
Realism is representable. It is detail and not fantastic.

Because of changes of  times, I found that technology can make changes on the realism of a objects. From abstract to real. The level of realism is different in different era. So I make a comparison of character between different era.

wall painting
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Maybe this kind of art is real to them that time.

King David Playing the Zither CELESTI (1637-1712)
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Compare to the era before, this kind of painting is real than the wall painting.

Photo by Thijs-doet-wijs
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As you can see the character of cave painting in the past (estimate almost 2000 years ago) is abstract then the character of other era. The second painting is from 16th-17th centuries and the character is more representable. You could easily recognize that the painting is about human figure painting. The painting itself has more colour compare to the cave painting, include the proportion of the figure, the texture and layer of the colour to represent the painting. The last picture I believe is from the 21th Centuries, which is digital era. Digital camera used to capture more realistic images. The figure inside is super detail and it looks real.

Penang StreetArt

These great street art is located in Penang.

They were painted by Ernest Zacharevic

I found these are interesting is because of how the artwork interact with the audience 

and makes the image become fun and creative. Besides that, these artworks are also

related/ interact to the environment and element surround them.

The style and the meaning of the painting are close to Malaysian Cultural.

Like when i saw this images , it makes me think some memory of my childhood.

I just can't believe this was painted by foreign but not Malaysian.

Anyway, Cool paintings.

Photos from: Collosal

Intertextuality

Intertextuality. What is it?

Based on what I found in my research from other websites, intertextuality is basically the interdependent ways in which texts stand in relation to one another (as well as the culture at large) to produce meaning. What I learnt from my lecturer Daniel Chong's class, he said that a work/art/movie that is borrowing and transformation some other's author's or director's work, this is also classify as intertextuality. For me, I will said that, intertextuality might be anything around us. What we use, what we see, is actually repeating or just the same thing but in a very different way to represent it. Or it is also something that retold and reuse.

Here are some examples of intertextuality.

Movie: The Amazing Spider-Man

There are haircuts that refers to the character of the movie.

A Step Into The Past
Drama in 2001.

Three Kingdoms.
Drama in 2012.

Both drama has same storyline. It is about the main character back to the past. (by high technology)

Even some other country like korea drama also has this kind of storyline.

Storyline back to the past not only use in Chinese but also use in other country.

Some of story might be back to future.

Even this intertextuality theory is also used in fashion.

The 80's.

Today (21th century).
(photo from We Heart It)

The similarity which is the style. High waist pants/shorts/skirts with super short top.

High waist fashion is a popular in the 80's and now this fashion is famous again.
Many youngster fashion is getting back to the 80's.

Feedback loops & Cybernatics

Cybernatics

I found a video that is about cybernatics to understand more about the whole theory.

Cybernatics is the theoretical study of communication and control processes in biological, mechanical, and electronic systems, especially comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems. The simple ways to define cybernatics is, cybernatics is about communication and control.

Now, lets see how Feedback loops & Cybernatics theory used on o2 jam dancing game.

The Process Model of Communication of o2jam:

The user experience that playing on different device is not same.

o2 Jam on PC

1. Main Page: choose server ->room page

2. Setting Page: adjust key placement, 7 keys

3. Online mode : chat, interaction between user

4. Shops: costume/musical instrument (accessories)

5. Music/song: more

6. Keyboard: music will appear when pressing each keys

7. Others: sounds effect while typing the keyboard (tap tap tap)

8. Problem: dc, lag, computer error, no wireless/ internet

o2Jam on Iphone

1. Main Page: everything pack together (start, my info, option, store, news, update)

2. Option page: choose level - easy, normal, hard speed

3. Offline mode: Facebook share the result/ achievement

4. Store: music

5. Music/song: less

6. Touch screen: no sound when pressing the keys

7. Others: sliding system

8. Problem: incoming call, "keyboard" too small, easy to tap wrong(finger too pack), battery life is lower, sensitivity of the screen while touch it.

Semiotics on Chinese 24 seasons drums

Semiotics (semiology), is the study of sign, symbols and signification. This theory show us how things created, what is the meaning behind, how it forms and etc, from the most basic meaning and proceeding  to more complex.

These are some brief definitions of semiotic terms.
Brief definitions of semiotic terms.

I just choose few of them (the more familiar one) to transfer this theory into Chinese 24 seasons drums later.

1.Denotation
2.Connotation
3.Myths

Before we go into the theory, lets roughly go through what is a Chinese 24 seasons drums.

This chinese culture was started from Malaysia. It was a kind of art performance. A unit consists of twenty four(24) drums. It represents agricultural seasons from the Chinese calendar.

Chinese 24 seasons drums will only perform during Chinese New Year, some event such as opening ceremony, and even funeral.

1. Denotation of Chinese 24 seasons drums.
The outer meaning/ observation of the drums.

colour: red and black
shape: round

2. Connotation of Chinese 24 seasons drums.

The texture of the drums and costume.

drum: body made of wood
surface made of cow skin
custome: silk

3. Myth of Chinese 24 seasons drums.

The meaning behind of the Chinese 24 seasons drums.

A typical Malaysian 24 Seasons unit consists of twenty four drums. The number twenty four is represents agricultural seasons from the Chinese calendar. 

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Examples: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter

The first drum troupe in Malaysia is from High School "Kuan Rou", Johor.

Every drum troupe has their different ways to perform. Even the costume, the style, the arrangement of the drums and etc, has their own meaning.

"War between devil and angels."
As you can see, the black and white costume is represent the  characters of devil and angels.
This is about a human soul is always have either a devil or an angels. Sometimes it is hard to judge or decide something right or wrong.

This troupe performs "The sounds of farmer".
The costume brings out the character of farmer.
The story line is about the first experience of some farmer is playing with the drums. 

The only one girls troupe in Malaysia.
Present "Remembered death mother during mid-autumn festival/moon cake festival."
The story line is about a girl lost her mom in a fire disaster when she was sleeping in the midnight.
Therefore, they wear pajamas as their costume.

Perform "After winter".
This is about the activities of a village of people after winter.
Props are also used during the performance.(Snow)

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