Fine Arts 332 Secret Word

In Doug's class each student was given a random word in which we had to compile a set of images from Google when we typed our word in the search menu. From there we had to personify our word using those images and also including 1 picture or scan of our choice that went with the word. Then at the end we would have the class guess each student's word based on the image that was created. My secret word was Disaster and the first ideas that popped into my head were natural disasters. So when I typed the word in Google there were so many natural disaster's to choose from so I grabbed as many images I could and compiled a load of them on one page and utilizing the masking tool I cut the corners of each of the images and compiled it to fit the background of the earth image. The image of my choice I decided to go with was a picture of my garbage that I had in my room simply because to me that is a disaster in it's own right. When I completed the work this is what I ended up with and I think it turned out well because when I think of a disaster I think of chaos and disorder, sort of like the average person's room and I tried to personify that with the different disasters that happen all over the world. I also wanted to incorporate the hand of God because I believe that everything happens for a reason whether we understand it to be good or bad in our human mind, we can't comprehend the reason for why things happen in this world but only God knows "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts Isaiah 55:9.

New Media in Art Ch. 2

A piece that I found interesting was the piece by Dara Birnbaum simply because I recognized the iconic women superhero Wonderwoman. I saw the video which was quite humorous because Wonderwoman is spinning repeatedly until she finally explodes and since the editing was well done the video flowed well, which also got me thinking about project 3 in regards to Cinema Verité. Another piece that I remembered seeing in Peter Christenson's class was the piece by Chris Burden entitled Through the Night Softly which was disturbing to watch because Burden actually used his own body to move along the glass ground. It's crazy because Burden actually used his body as art which is unbelievable and seems to be reminiscent of the Saw films since suffering is a key element in the films.The piece by William Wegman entitled Two Dogs and a Ball was quite humorous because my brother and I have 11 dogs so we know how to get their attention and in Wegman's piece it's almost as if the dogs are being teased not to move and wait patiently.

New Media in Art, Introduction & Chp. 1

In the introduction a piece that caught my attention was the piece by Giacomo Balla entitled Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash and the reason for that was because of the movement it had and it reminded me of a time where I used sticky notes to create movement by drawing separate characters on each pages of the sticky notes (14). In this case the artist created movement on one piece by creating each separate movement similar stop motion animation. Another piece in the introduction that caught my attention was Mieko Shiomi Disappearing Music for Face simply because each picture is a gradual change from a smile back to it's original phase (27). I've done this with pictures before where I move through pictures and it's as if they are moving and I usually scroll back and forth which gives me laugh every know and then. Another piece that peaked my interest was by Nam June Paik entitled Concerto for TV because it uses different materials to create this robot like sculpture and comes alive at the same time (55).

Project #2 for Fine Arts 103

For this project we had to gather any type of materials that we decided to use and I went with wooden cubes about the size of a set of dice. I was thinking about going with the scrabble pieces but I noticed that the each letter on each square had numbers on them and I only wanted the letter by itself. This led me to the plain wooden cubes where I could write each letter individually with a stencil. I also experimented writing each letter on a cube with a thin sharpie and I found out that the ink spreads so the shape of the letter looked weird so I might have to hand write them with pencil and then trace over with sharpie. My first objective was to assemble the cross with the cubes and glue each one individually but I had to build the cross the way I wanted it first. This is what I have so far which is just the basic foundation for the cross and I will add more volume to it to give it more shape utilizing the stability of the cube.

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Repel #2

Attract #1

I'm this class we did a project where we had to take 3 picture and 3 scans about things that attract us or repel us. My first Repel is a scan of Jalapenos and even though I'm 100% Mexican I'm not a big fan of spicy food, simply becuase I don't want my mouth to be on fire while I'm eating. My second Repel is of Ketchup but I like tomatoes but I'm pretty sure it's the vinegar is what makes it gross and that's one of the differences between my brother Richard and I and he loves Ketchup. My third repel is of a fly swatter becuase I hate flies especially when they fly around your ears or face but mainly if they land on food! My first attract is of my cologne collection becuase I'm a big fan of unique scents and when someone smells bad you can immediately notice but if they smell good you might give them a compliment or just keep it to yourself. My third attract is of my hat collection simply because I'm a hat kind of guy and I can represent God at the same time. My last attract is of one of my favorite dogs named Lion-o and the reason he is my favorite is because he is the most playful and the most loyal of the bunch. He is also the pack leader and he makes me smile everytime I look at him and in a sense we have very similar personalities.

Repel #1

Repel #3

Attract #3

Attract #2

The Photograph as Contemporary Act Ch. 6-8

Almost all of the pieces in chapter 6 each have a different story to tell about history or the way people live their lives (167). For example the piece by Fazal Sheikh entitled Halima Abdullai can tell the story about the lives of Somali refugees in Kenya which kind of reminds me of the piece done by Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother just because they are both black and white and the main focus is on the female in both images (163). Another image in chapter I found interesting was the piece by Zwelethu Mthethwa because the two children in the center are surrounded  by magazines about models and the way the two children are positioned as if they were models themselves (175). In chapter 7 the first woman on the Moon was interesting because everyone knows about the first man on the Moon but I've never heard about the first woman on the Moon so it's as if women are making their mark as well (203). The piece by Shannan Ebner entitled Agitate reminded me of the logos we did and is similar to the words I chose because I like powerful or unique words for some reason (238).