friday

An idea I had was creating some sort of scene based on the little things that happen at my work. I work at a Chinese food place here on campus and I hate it there. It’s so torturous just thinking about going there, but I guess it’s not that bad sometimes. I was thinking about doing a story board on it, or a comic book, on the different reactions and personalities that buy Chinese food daily.
Another idea I had was illustrating the idea of how frustrating it is when trying to turn off the volume of an ad that can’t be found on a webpage. I thought it would be funny trying to exaggerate that frustration through a sequence of attempts to turn the noise off.
The third idea I had was to make up a song using a sequence of chords, that can be played together in order to give the sense of some sort of narrative. By playing with different melancholic, happy, fast-pace tones and rhythms, I thought it would be interesting to see if people could follow the different transitions.

Fav .Artist

Ok so picking my favorite artist is very hard, I don’t particularly prefer a certain artist right now because i like different styles. But if I were to pick an artist, I would have to pick Rosson Crow. I had an assignment to do based on her style, and I really enjoyed the different aspects of her work. I learned a lot trying to imitate her work (intermediate painting assignment) and I grew fond of it. I like the way she uses cinematic images, without actually using people in her work. Her paintings consist of interior and exterior environments that are full of energy, giving the sense that something exciting just happened in them. I love the colors she chooses to use, and the atmosphere she creates using fictional scenarios. It’s so chaotic and pleasing to look at trying to follow what’s going on.

Wednesday

Today, was a great day however, it was exhausting as hell. I don’t know what to write about except about what I have been doing the last couple of days…weeks. Im taking two different painting classes so that really takes up a lot of my time, but I enjoy it, nonetheless. I have been working on this circus theme painting for intermediate painting, and I am really enjoying it a lot. The theme for the assignment is abstraction so playing around with realist images trying to change what they portray is very interesting.

Anyway, I have been here, (at the paint studio) for what seems like forever, but im only here for one last quarter so I have to take advantage of these classes before it’s too late.

Well that’s it, I have to go paint now.

Tuesday

So for our last set of presentations, I would have to say that I found the cigarette murder scene to be one of the ones that stood out for me the most. I thought that he presented in a very straight forward way that proved to be powerful. I thought that it was a very emotional confession that constantly keeps the gears turning in your head. Especially if you relate to the issue in anyway, analyzing it puts your life on the screen.

Even though the presentation about the timing confessions was a fun one, I thought it should have been a little more organized. But I also believe that because we ran out of time towards the end it affected the presentation. But I thought it was a great idea, especially since he did not know what people were going to ask him. But then, you got to question if he was actually being honest

Monday Lecture

I really enjoyed Sally Mann’s work the most in today’s lecture. Her images were so upfront and powerful. The way that her children or the other people were looking at the camera, or the way that they were posing really made me wonder what was going on in the scene.

Because the images were very maternal, I was surprised to find out that Jessie had said that her mother never expressed any love towards them.

When looking or creating something personal the imagery or concept, I feel, is so much stronger. It is that personal experience of living everyday in a certain way, that no one else can re-create, or experience in the same manner. I think that’s why these images stand out to me. This was Sally’s life, and she is documenting it in a way that is specific to her. Therefore, I conclude that, because of this, the onlooker tries or even wants to see it in the way she did; in order to appreciate the content that much more.

Art in Athleticism

On Friday I attended the Art in Athleticism fight at the old gym. It was very intense I really wasn’t ready to see that fight. But it could also be because I have never seen an actual fight up close. But overall it was very awesome to see different opponents demonstrate their abilities and talents in such a way. It must have taken a lot of practice and determination to get that good, and to hold your own against another opponent is very impressive. It goes back to the idea of working your mind along with your body to perform in an effective way. Tolerance, endurance, and patience have to be built, and it can be said that the body becomes a work of art in itself, it is molded and worked on to create a whole new form. The end product can be used in comparison to the way things were prior to the new developments.
Here a video, awesome job Desiree!

Sunday. Robert reading

Robert Rauschenberg’s work, although strange and different, introduce a new way in seeing things. His works consists of purely single colored paintings and sculpture made of “ugly things”, as described by one of the viewers. It’s an interesting concept to think about; is there a specific way to see a piece of art? Should there be an elaboration by the artist in order to understand its full meaning and potential?
I believe that the meaning of a piece should be left up to whoever is seeing it. However they should take into consideration the process and the reason that certain materials and implications are made. After all they are in the piece for a reason; to help the onlooker thinking about said ideas.
Rauschenberg explains that painting relates to both art and life, and that her wants to see something for what it is, not for what it isn’t. This statement of creating works of art from what reality has to offer, opens up controversies of whether reality can really be viewed as art.