Lecture Analysis 10-18-11

This lecture was really fun. We watched clips of Avatar. This lead to a talk about identity. In the movie Jake believed that when he was in his avatar form that it was his actually reality. He felt this way since he felt more alive since in his real body he was not able to walk since he was paralyzed. Later in the movie he knows that he belongs in his avatar form and * spoiler alert * he transfers himself into the avatar body permanentAly. After the clips Glenn showed us pictures of people and descriptions of who they pretend to be online. Some people choose to tAke an identity of somebody totally different then themselves. While others are proud to be who they are. Everybody has the right to be who they want to be. Glenn showed us a picture of a woman who was I believe Filipino. She would travel to different locations and take on the role as if she were part of a group since she was born. There is nothing bad about being who you want to be. This lecture left me thinking, and I do think it's important not to judge others.

Art Presentation Leonardo Da Vinci

• the length of the outspread arms is equal to the height of a man
• from the hairline to the bottom of the chin is one-tenth of the height of a man
• from below the chin to the top of the head is one-eighth of the height of a man
• from above the chest to the top of the head is one-sixth of the height of a man
• from above the chest to the hairline is one-seventh of the height of a man
• the maximum width of the shoulders is a quarter of the height of a man
• from the breasts to the top of the head is a quarter of the height of a man
• the distance from the elbow to the tip of the hand is a quarter of the height of a man
• the distance from the elbow to the armpit is one-eighth of the height of a man
• the length of the hand is one-tenth of the height of a man
• the root of the penis is at half the height of a man
• the foot is one-seventh of the height of a man
• from below the foot to below the knee is a quarter of the height of a man
• from below the knee to the root of the penis is a quarter of the height of a man
• the distances from the below the chin to the nose and the eyebrows and the hairline are equal to the ears and to one-third of the face

Lecture analysis 10/11/11

i didnt know what to expect on this day in class. Glenn made it fun tho, we had a big discussion about how we want to run the class. we then spent most of the class wondering if we could actually draw. i myself am not that food at it. Glenn gave us a blank piece of paper, and we started drawing in sections. in the end it ended up being a man on a chair. he told us to shut off our brain and draw without thinking. its crazy how well it worked kuz in the end i had a drawing of something i wouldnt have thought i could draw. it was really fun and interactive :)

October 4th Art class

I myself think that this class day was very interactive. Since we cant have any field trips, being outside and having a sorta lecture outside is fun. The whole class split up into groups of three and we were handed a roll of tape. With this tape we had to tape something that we thought was interesting to our group. My group chose the main Cypress College Structure located next to the Admissions Building and Bookstore. I cant remember the name of it to save my life haha. Nonetheless we chose that and gave our reasoning. It is interestesting to see differnt critiques from people to see what they see. Critiques are important to art since everyone has a different opinion of what a peice of art actually represents. It can be completely obvious, or it can by something so well symbolized that only some people can comprehend. Regardless, i thought that this lecture was fun, and I think we should have class outside more often :)

RIP Steve Jobs

If it wasnt for an iPhone 4 i wouldnt have found out any sooner then it was immediately announced.

Lecture Summary September 27th

GRAFFITI

 

GOOD or BAD? Well that depends who you ask, and what the circumstances of where it is placed. Glenn started off the class by asking us for our input on this topic. It is a debatable topic since it has both good and bad parts to it. We can argue that it is a great way to express art, but at the same time argue that it is a bad thing to do on public property. Then again what really is public property? If way pay taxes on the roads and walls the city builds, does it not technically give us the right to deface it given that we pay for it? There are many great murals that are painted by graffiti artists, and depending where you are in the world the styles change. Although graffiti does get a bad reputation by these "artists" and "gangs" who feel it is cool to write gibberish on property to represent that it belongs to them. These type of people i do not appreciate, but i do appreciate the actual artists who take days to complete a mural that is planned out freehand on the spot most of the time. I feel like graffiti is a great way to express yourself as an art, but only if it is done in a spot that has the permit to do so.  Although some people dont have access to it, they still like to express themselves through way of a spray can. The world may never have one PROFESSIONAL graffiti artist, but many of these artists have talent and go unrecognized since some might be breaking the law. All i know is that graffiti is very expressive and i enjoy taking pictures of actual vibrant colored graffiti.

Art Project No Electricity

I must say this was not an easy task to do. Given that in todays society we nearly use it for everything. So on October 1st i attempted to go without electricity. I got out of work at 5pm and didnt have that much time to prepare. Regardless the sun was going down and the clock was ticking. Phone was turned off, my house was empty with noone here, so i unplugged my phone and started the difficult task. i didnt get all but 3 hours into it til my mom go home and asked why i was doing this. she understood and so i continued to be without water. i decided to light a few candles since it was getting really dark and i kept stumping my toes. i tried reading and doing watever to keep myself entertained but i just couldnt keep focus since the boredom was killing me. i ended up falling asleep. Woke up and realized it was 8am sunday morning, and i had to be at work. What i have learned is that we dont take our electricity for granted, back in the day before all this new technology, people didnt really do much. if i were alive back then i would have been bored out of my mind. Nowadays we rely so much on it that we cant complete day to day tasks without it. Seeing as how some artists only had the daytime to really work on their painting or whathavethem, i learned i should appreciate what they could accomplish over a course of time that only involved daytime. Even though i use some sort of electricity day to day, i realize that without it our world wouldnt be where it is today. I must admit that i cannot go very long without some sort of technology, but its only growing around the world and an exponential level.