MP 3

Upon waking up, I put my contacts in immediately, because without them I would be useless. Then I go into the kitchen and start the coffee pot up. I used a picture of a closet as my background because picking out my clothes in the morning is an important step to starting my day. Then I take my phone off the charger and it doesn't leave my site until I'm back home again. after drinking my coffee, I go and pack my book bag with my wallet and my keys. My wallet is always important to carry with me because I can't buy lunch without it and I usually need my BuckID everyday. My keys are even more important than my wallet. I almost everyday I have an OCD moment, making sure I do not lock my bedroom door with out the keys in my backpack. After all that, I'm ready for the day.

I made the clothes in the background because they are not as important as the rest of the items. I also edited them to look less vibrant. I put the contact lenses up against the yellow wallet so that they would not fade into the background. I also enhanced the brightness of the wallet so it would stand out more. I put my phone in the front because it is always in my sight. I also put the coffee cup against a contrasting background to make it stand out. I make the keys in black and white because they are always in the back of my mind even if they aren't in my sight.

Things I carry/use every day

Cup of coffee- It is what gets me started in the morning. Even after the first sip I feel more energized and ready for the day. Sometimes if I forget coffee in the morning I will come home and have it, even if its around 5 in the evening. It can make me more fun to be around. It can help me enjoy my day. Day starter 

Keys- I have a key for my bedroom door, a key for my front door, and a key to my car. My keys are my gateway to all of my possessions. With out them I could not get into my apartment. I could not get into my car, therefore prohibiting me from going anywhere and seeing my family. Opens doors

Wallet- It holds my what society says is valuable to me. I have my drivers license which validates my privilege to drive. It holds my money, which equips me to buy necessities and luxuries. It carries my old ticket stubs and photographs that hold my memories. This item allows me to do the things that I want. Passport to life

Clothes- These are the things that keep me warm. They help me express myself, and give me confidence. They can hide my insecurities and enhance my assets. I am majoring in fashion so clothes are my future, they are my interest. silent voice.     

Contact lenses- because I don't wear my glasses, they are what allow me to see. I literally don't know how I would function without them. I would not be allowed to drive, nor would I want to. I wouldn't be able to watch performances or even see the instructor's notes on the board. My vision 

Phone- my phone is what keeps me in contact with all of my loved ones. I can tell anyone in the world my thoughts as long as I have their number. It is how I spread information, how I get directions when I am lost, how I know when something bad happens, and how I know if something good happens. It can help me when Im hurt, or I can use it to call my friend for a laugh. Lifeline 

Assignment 6

Cardiff, Miller and Sound


I think it was cool that they said that they use their videos of the walks as a form of time travel. The person who watches and listens to them will feel like there are at the same place in a different time. It was hard for the person listening to be in the present because they were wrapped up in the time that the video was created. I also really liked that this new art form brought these two people together. Neither could create the work with out the other person. 

What I have trouble understanding is how they sell their work. If it is a video I guess that they can own the rights to it, but people usually find ways around that if it has been released anywhere. How do they sell their work. Also they said that people have been trying to but their piece called "dark pool" but they do not want to sell it because it is not something they can make 2 of. But if it is a video I don't see how it is a problem. 

MP 2

My idea was to put almost all of the pictures I took on the way to class in the work. I wanted to document my entire journey. Most of the trip was uneventful and I just walked through everything without even looking. However, some  of it was new and interesting. I walked through the union the day that the Today Show was shooting. I took some pictures and that was definitely one of the highlights. Then I walked through the oval and even though it was a clouding morning, it was still beautiful. I walked into the Thompson Library and the first thing I saw was the stature. I don't go to the library often so when I do it is nice to look around. The next thing I knew, I had reached my destination, the Ohio Stadium. 

For my map I thought it would be cool to show everyone the way I saw my journey. There were only a few key points that stuck out to me. For those points I decided to make them bigger than the rest. I kept them with full saturation and the unmemorable parts of my journey faded into the background. Some of the background pictures I used different filters to make them less sharp and less eye catching. And for some of my key pictures I added filters that would make them more eye catching. 

My Journey to Class

This morning was not my usual journey on Tuesday mornings. I got out of my 8am class early so I was able to go back to my apartment before my 9:30am art education class. I walked with my roommate, Cara, to the oval and I walked the rest of the way myself. Leaving my apartment I walked past my car and inspected it, making sure that the dump truck didn’t drop the dumpster on my car. Surprisingly, the trash didn’t smell bad, probably because it had just been picked up. Then my Cara told me that the Today Show was being shot in the Ohio Union that morning so we decided to walk through. When we got there, there were a lot of people, OSU cheerleaders, Brutus the Buckeye, and a few camera crews. 

It was wet on my way to class today. It was raining and because I wore sandals my feet were wet. My shoes made a squeaky noise as I walked. I walked on the oval today and felt a little uncomfortable talking pictures of people walking by. Then I walked through the Thompson Library and remembered that I have to meet my friend Mary on Thursday to study. When I got out of the library I saw the RPAC and knew I was close to my destination. The rest of the walk was uneventful. I walked past the bike rake and saw the Ohio Stadium. Just a few more minutes and I was there. 

Assignment 4

Hornby "Nipple Jesus"

I really like the way that the author wrote. He wasn't formal, he wrote like he was right there talking to me. It kind of reminded me of The Catcher in the Rye, which i loved. I think that the point of the article was that art shouldn't be boring. He starts out in the gallery walking through the picture of fruit, but then he got to the weird stuff. Even though it was strange, it was a lot more interesting to look at than fruit. I think the useful thing to take away from this article is that whatever you choose to make, it has to be interesting to get any attention. 

The difficult thing to understand is, I know it's saying its good to be controversial in art because it grabs attention, but what kind of attention do I want? There are so many people that are set in their ways, that they will never see your side of the story and will hate you for your perspective. However, the negative reaction seemed to be what she was after in the end. The way that people reacted to the work was what she would turn into art. It was a surprising twist. 

MP 1

People in their surrounding space

Person up close

My name on campus 

Stable

Symmetrical  

Radial

Unstable

Asymmetrical

Birds eye view 

Bugs eye view

I liked taking the first 10 pictures more than taking the last 10. I think the reason I liked it was because it didn’t seem like homework. There were no restrictions and I took them on a Sunday afternoon at my parents house. I think it was also less stressful because I had more time to work on them because I had the whole weekend. I think that the second 10 pictures were more challenging to take. There were more requirements and less time to get them done. However, the directions made me think more about what I was doing.

My favorite picture was from the second set of pictures. It was the one where we had to find our name somewhere on campus. At first I was really confused by the assignment but I think that’s what made my picture so unique. Because of the lack of guidelines, I had free reign. I talked about it with some of my friends and one mentioned that I should cut out cardboard letters and place them around campus. That gave me the idea that I should cut letters out of the cardboard and let the background be campus. Instead of finding my name on campus, I made campus spell my name. 

10 Photos

I went to my parent's this weekend so I decided to take the 10 pictures there. 

Assignment 3

Walker- Big Ideas and Artmaking

The author urges the reader to try to convey the same big idea with different subject matter. This will help the artist to better understand the big idea. Not only does it help the artist express the idea better, it also helps the artist know what he or she is trying to convey in greater depth. I think this is a helpful tip. By doing this, the artist will be able to approach the subject from different perspectives and it will decrease a bias. 

It was harder for me to understand that an artist's theme does not always have to be the big idea they are trying to convey. However, the author explained it well so I have a better understanding of what they mean. I think it's that the big idea encompasses the theme. There may be a underlying theme in every piece of the artist's work but that may not be the entire idea that is being portrayed. 

Barrett- Interpreting Visual Culture

I thought it was interesting that a a group of students studied the connotations and denotations of a magazine cover with Destiny's Child on it for 45 minutes. It doesn't seem like there would be that much to say but every denotation can come with many connotations.  The denotations were just what they saw, but the connotations were what those things meant. 

The class decided that because some of the people didn't know about Power Puff  but knew about the Dalai Lama, the picture could be excluding to other ages or cultures. Not everyone would understand the connotations implied by this image. Not every one will understand everything an artists is trying to convey. I guess that's why most advertisements try to appeal to a certain audience. They have to know that they will not always reach everybody, so they focus on one group.