I chose this idea because star wars plays so closely art heart for me. I grew up watching star wars and I immediately fell in love with it because on how different it was and how it really broadens your imagination.
I hoped to communicate that there will always be a greater evil but also a counter part to that and two great examples of that are Kylo Ren and Yoda.
I believe both were very successful in accomplishing what they were distend to do. For instance, Yoda was someone who wanted to bring peace to the galaxy, and at many years of battle him and the Jedi order were fighting to the end, to maintain peace against the Dark Side. With time the Jedi order collapsed and led to a new ruler of the Dark Side, Kylo ren. Kylo wanted to conquer the entire galaxy. He would do anything, literally anything to make that dream become a reality. He went to the extent to killing his father, Han Solo just to prove a point that he was loyal and proven destined to be head of the Dark Side. With this Kylo was set on ruling the galaxy until he met the love of his life who ultimately shifted him onto the good side which resulted in his swift death on saving her from death.
I would have like to have more time to draw more characters, I really enjoy drawing especially when its something I have a special connection with.
Another idea I might consider to explore is with the Netflix Series ‘Stranger Things’ which depicts friendship and always sticking together no matter what happens.
Link to the Creation of the drawing:
WK/ 6: Artist Conversation ‘The Enchanted Borderlands’
Artist Conversation #2
There is no doubt that art is a form of creativity, form of expression, a way to break barriers such as with language. Art acts as the steppingstone for bringing those closer to us to create peace and love. The art gallery I choose to appraise was ‘The Enchanted Borderlands’ by Ana Alvarez and Ricardo Corona. Alvarez had illustrated that she is an Undergrad at California State University Long Beach, who is currently in Pre-Production. She had also illustrated that she is into hiking, being outdoors, loves to analyze architecture, and also has an interest in ceramics. Alvarez and Corona had also stated that they both enjoy choreography and writing, and their inspirations for the pieces originate from Mark Maggiori who is a French American painter who is recognized for painting of American Cowboys, American Indians, and the American Southwest. With this, they had both illustrated that the purpose of drawing these pieces were to illustrate how alluring and breath-taking nature can really be.
It is clear that their work is depicting a message. An emblematic message of western, futuristic story tells of family, kinship, and the importance of sticking together in order to survive to see another day. The form of each art piece is relatively equivalent, a majority of the paintings depict dark shadow colors for the background but also depict bright vibrant colors that make the main center piece pop out to the viewer. If you pay close attention, each painting appears to be that each individual depicted in the art is in a fighting stance position, as if they are preparing themselves for a fight which ties back into survival. Each individual has dark clothing on, resembling the theme of which is in the southwest.
The paintings are about kinship, it is illustrating the importance of sticking together, it illustrates that back in the western time period of cowboys, their key to survival was solely based on sticking together. If you were alone, you were most likely going to have a much harder time getting by in life and surviving harsh weather conditions, or even having to fight off vast amounts of animals ranging from bears or even to mountain lions in order to have a sufficient meal. With this it granted access to be able to use the carcass to make clothing or to also use the carcass for trading items to acquire things you may have not been able to acquire on their conquest of survival.
For the reasons above, this art gallery ‘The Enchanted Borderlands’ by Ana Alvarez and Ricardo Corona illustrated to me that the Arts importance resembles kinship, it manifests that during the Western time period of cowboys, it was highly important to stick together. Through thick and thin, no matter how hard life was pushing them downwards toward a negative slope, the importance of kinship and making sure everyone sticks together is a key factor of what helped them prosper and which led to them to enjoy a beautiful life.
Storytelling Photography at Laguna Beach
The story i choose was what is effected by climate change, which in this case is sea level rising at a drastic rate. I choose this story because it is so close to home and I wanted to illustrate the events happening around the world can also effect us in our own backyard.
I believe I did well, I wanted to illustrate the beauty of Laguna Beach and how we should not take what we have for-granted before it is to late to even enjoy the beauty of California.
I believe the best image out of this collage is the photo overlooking the ocean and the huge rock, I choose this photo because when I was around 13 years old I used to come to this cliff to admire the view over the water overlooking that huge rock. Since that was roughly six years ago, climate change has exceeded greatly in temperatures resulting in the polar ice caps to melt at a much faster rate which has lead to the expansion of sea level rising. With this photo it illustrates that at this rate, that childhood rock is going to disappear into the ocean.
I believe that the photos all listed in this blog post all have their own symbolic meaning which in the end result help me illustrate my story on climate change effecting sea level.
The thing that I would do differently next time is to take lots of snacks, because I had gotten very hungry sitting and standing taking pictures.
Another photo story I would be passionate in telling is related to bullying, I feel as if bullying is a key factor to many peoples link to depression and the feeling of anxiety from speaking to others because of fear of being judged or being mocked.
Artist Conversation #1
There is no doubt that art is a form of creativity, form of expression, a way to break barriers such as with language. Art acts as the steppingstone for bringing those closer to us to create peace and love. The art gallery I choose to appraise was ‘Trauma’ by Chanmeala Huy. Huy is a Undergraduate student who is currently is in the Pre-Production in Illustration / Animation Program at California State University Long Beach. Huy had illustrated that in fact after being in the program, she does not have as much interest in Pre-Production Illustration as she had thought she did. But made it a point to discuss that she does enjoy the animation aspect of the program and loves the concept art which is an admirable thing. Huy had stated that her work explores the nature of mental illness, things that tie into health such as anxiety, and stress.
It is clear that, her work is illustrating a message. A symbolic message of futuristic aesthetics, it is admirable to see how much time, effort, and most importantly patience that went into each piece that resembles future technology. The form of each art piece is relatively the same, they all depict a message, illustrating bright colors, the people in the painting are ‘hybrids’ similar to something out of this world but also in this world. Each stroke from the brush seems as if it was perfectly placed to make a masterpiece. If you notice, each painting looks as if the individuals are floating, as if they do not have a soul since each of their eyes are not relatively the same to human eyes. The eyes are shaded in completely, with the elucidation that they have no pupils, just eyes. When you are looking into the paintings, it is as if the artist only used vivid primary colors, maybe this was done to showcase that primary colors attract the human eye more frequently. Also, the paintings are relatively small, if you were standing in a art gallery, you would need to see it up close in order to get the full effect of the painting.
The paintings are about you, if you are struggling with mental illness these paintings can speak to you the most. Huy had illustrated that the purpose of creating these were to express that mental illness is a serious matter and should be handled with the proper care and etiquette it requires. Most importantly, Huy also illustrated that the art depicts a message, which is ‘how do we find ourselves in this world.’ By meaning of this, Huy wants the observer, in essence the audience to ask and come to the conclusion onto how do we find ourselves in this world, and what steps should take to find ourselves along with truly understand the meaning of life and the importance it withholds.
For the reasons above, this art gallery ‘Trauma’ by Chanmeala Huy illustrated to me that the Arts importance, the meaning that everything going on in your life, good or bad, in the end result, everything will be okay. No matter the hardship, everything happens for a reason and it is your job to stand up and continue to fight for your happiness. I feel as if this art gallery does indeed resonate with me because I have suffered with mental illness such as anxiety. The symbolism with the Art is that when I feel upset, I tend to just take a second out of my day and just draw, by doing so it helps give me a sense of calmness, that everything is going to be okay.
Drinking & Drawing
This activity was eventful, I had fun exploring campus and evaluating different objects such as trees and my peers to eventually drawing them with my personal twist. I do enjoy drawing, it allows me to feel at ease, it gives me a sense of peace and a way to feel in control of something that is made by me. Yes I will try this again, it was fun doing something different.
Yes, I believe that if I practiced for 1,000 hours, I think my skills would dramatically improve for the better.
My current major is Aerospace Engineering, the first thing that comes to mind about using simple sketching is when I would eventually have to use drawing to come up with a blueprint of a spacecraft/satellite.
I do believe that drawing is a language, because it can illustrate emotion, symbols, and actually act as a language barrier to communicate with others who may not speak the same language.
JAcob Ponce
Find Art Anywhere
The aesthetic of our choosing of the art was to see a tree from a different visual perspective.
Our Art was Art before inserting it into a frame, by our group doing so it help illustrate more to the audience how broad and beautiful the tree is.
Our Art will still indeed be art after the rectangle is gone, the only possible way it will not be Art anymore is that if someone were to cut it down.
People can tell something is Art by viewing its form, its demeanor, the way it is structured, Art takes in many different forms its just the matter on how you perceive it.
Art can be something other than an object, for instance the way someone speaks can be viewed upon as Art.
Art does indeed reside in the experience of the viewer, by taking the time to visualize the art, that illustrates the emotion and the feeling of the curiosity of what endures.
Maintenance Art
– I felt like I was doing something good, as if I was contributing on giving back to the community.
– By Mierle Laderman Ukeles cleaning the steps of an art museum it illustrated that anything in this world can be art, and should be respected as it deserves because they both are art in there own unique way.
– I feel that her cleaning the steps is not art but what she was cleaning is art. Since it was at an art museum I feel like the context of the situation was broaden since a few feet from her lays art. In the context that if she was a janitor, I feel as if the situation would look normal to the average eye. The act that makes something art is when the ‘art’ is expressed with emotion.
– An object or an act can be art that is expressed with some type of emotion. In some degree all paintings on canvases are art in their own way. Painting an house is art but since we are so accustomed to see houses everyday many of us do not appreciate it as art. A painting on a canvas can indeed always be art, people have different way of expressing their emotions on canvas. Also painting a house can be art based on the viewpoint you perceive it.
– From watching the Jennifer Lopez video, i feel as if the term ‘women’s work’ if a way to dehumanize women because anyone can do anything and if you categorize something like ‘women’s work’ you are illustrating that they have a set degree on what they are capable of doing but in reality they can accomplish anything the same as in ‘mens work.’
– The star i would clean is Kobe Bryants star, I have to much respect and admiration for him that if I saw that his star was in anyway dirty, I would take the liberty of cleaning it. He has done so much for not only the city if Angels but also around the world that it would be an honor to clean it, also in a way it will be a way to show my appreciation towards him.
Jacob Ponce
FINGER PAINTING
– The experience was exhilarating, i did not expect to have that much fun.
– I felt as if the experience was different, i have never felt paint to that extent and so freely on my fingers.
– I felt excited with the subject of having no objective but besides to just feel the paint, I was anxious to see what the final product was going to endure.
– This experience gave me the mindset on how some of the worlds famous artist first began there journey.
JAcob Ponce
My First Blog Post
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— Oscar Wilde.
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