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Project 1A and Synesthesia/Cymatics

I thoroughly enjoyed my sound recording project.  Considering I want to record music in the future, any kind of audio has a place in my heart.  I have always wanted to record random sounds in order to mix them together to create a music track. Although we are not creating "music," this project consists of similar tasks.  I also love creating any type of art, so this project was right up my ally.  I also thought this project was a great introduction into the course and I have a lot to look forward to. Synesthesia and cymatics is a new topic for me.  I know I have seen such things but now I know what it's really called!  I think cymatics and synesthesia is a wonderful area of study and I would love to know more about it.  I would like to see what other kind of amazing artistic creations can be made by sound as well as how it can be used for not only entertainment but if it has any other beneficiaries.  The video Dylan shared with you, to share t...

Artist Manifesto

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My name is Ben Bonham and I am an Artist.  Digital film, photography, graphic art, music, and woodworking are all specialties of mine, although I am special in many ways.  My favorite part about making art is the response.  I can't say that there is a certain response I look for when making art because the art is created in the moment and it comes from within. I believe we all have different life stories therefore we are all capable of making art that is different than anything ever seen or created before. I plan to graduate from UNCW as a Film Major with a graphic art minor in order to one day have all the tools and connections to build a production company here in Wilmington NC.  Lets bring back those film incentives not through competing with one another but through collaboration and coexistence! Fred Camper's What is Experimental Film - I agree with Fred Camper with most of his bullet points.  The only thing I would have to say about these notes is tha...