Michael's Personal Space

I thought Micheal's fake arguments with his girl friend, were very convincing and were also very successful, from what i saw, in making the interviewee very uncomfortable. They both were dead on, in keeping to the script and made it an interesting concept to try around other people. Everyone reacts in different ways, and depending on the argument the reaction of the spectator becomes the main objective. that reaction can also play a part in  telling us the basis of what is considered to be comfortable or awkward to be around. I have been around a few of my friends who have started arguments like this, and every time that has happened, I always wished I wasn't there. its just very uncomfortable, because there's not much you can do or say to make the situation better.
 So good job Michael and girlfriend, your performances were great, nothing was made to obvious and you guys played off of each others reactions really well. i also thought that changing who was behind the camera and who was asking questions was also another great aspect of your idea, Its good to have a variety of different perspectives and sides to what is being shown.

Weekly Doc

This week, I presented my Personal Space project, it was very interesting seeing as i have ever really played for people while creepily following the around. but its amusing i think, I know that the chances of me doing something like this out of the classroom is very slim, so it was a nice experience.

Weekly art show.

On Friday the advance Paint had an open studio so that we could show what we we worked on all quarter. Unfortunately everyone was too dead tired to actually stay after crit so we left. But i did end up going ver to the print/paper show. It was great it makes me wish i had taken Print while i was here. The images the students create are amzing, and motivating. I know that Print is not easy, and i feel like it is more about the process and perfecting it so that you could create good work off of it. I enjoy these kinds of process, you get alot more appreciation out of you work this way, because you know that not alot of people can do it. At the show everyone had great works on the wall, the color combinations were also very nice and complimentary to the different forms and images.

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Nexus
Personal Space
Act of Kindness
Confessions
Pun
Sequance
Alternate Persona
personal Space

Saturday

Week 1

Ok so after reading this, i feel like i have gotten a better grasp of my fears. I still get really anxious about things, that is something i feel everyone will always have especially when it comes to expressing yourself about personal issues. But i do feel like I can communicate with people alot better. Especially after the confessions project, i feel like I am more able to tell people how i really feel, and i plan on telling my parents after graduation. i feel like they have to know, besides it's these types of experiences that really make us think about ourselves and the kind of people that we choose to be. As for fears, they are fears for a reason and overcoming them, for me atleast, is very hard. But I'm working on it I promise, almost there. i think this class really did help me a lot thoug, it made me think about things in different ways that i don't think i would have normally.

Friday

I think the "beyond the Studio" would be a great class to take. The courses that are currently offered here, don't really offer such an opportunity to engage with our surrounding and our environment. Especially since we live in such a beautiful place, i think it would be a great idea to have students explore all the possibilities of art outside of class. I think it's also important for a student to get a sense of what it would be like to express their art in public areas where anything and anyone can play a large factor in their work. it would also be a great prep class for that sort of thing and really open their eye on what sort of interest they have as an aspiring artist. If i weren't graduating i would definitely take that course, i feel like i have gotten a lot of other studio classes and it would be really cool to transfer what i have learned in practices like this.

Thursday

I really enjoyed Brita's and Amanda's little gypsy shop thing. it was very amusing and great. they got all the props and act down. I thought it was very convincing and it looked like they were enjoying it as much as the rest of the class. Their props were really kool as well it was like (what i imagine) walking in to one of those inscence/spritual stores. Their card readings, and spirit cleansings where also very kool. good job you guys! I also like the Devil and the Angel performance. I thought the devil's remarks were hilarious, and that dollar on the floor....genious. it's funny i wonder how many people actually took it, i know i saw this one lady who almost did, and having the devil encourage the theft was very tempting for the observer im sure.