This experience was both fun and weird. It was fun because it was something I had never done before or even thought of but that is also what made it a bit weird since I had no idea what I was doing or how the whole thing worked. I liked doing the automatic drawing more than I liked the doing the map because it allowed me to be more creative and carefree.

I think the end result of the automatic drawing is something that looks like a flower. In my eyes it looks a bit like a water lily or something along those lines.

For this activity i tries to dress the opposite of what I usually do. What I usually wear is a pair of jeans and a t shirt or sweater but for this activity I decided to go with something more dressy.

When I did this activity I did it to see how my family would react to me dressing differently. They were pretty surprised to see me in something like this. However I think it was a good kind of surprised for most most of them. They told me that it was definitely something different but that I looked pretty. Although my brother did tell me that I looked weird and when I asked him why he told me it had something to do with my arms and would explain no further. The only time they interacted differently than usual was when they first saw me and told me these things but besides that I noticed nothing else.

I chose this photo in the hopes of conveying overpopulation in big cities. I wanted to show how in big cities crowding is a problem that they have to deal with. If you take this photo and compare it to one of a less populated, smaller city you will be able to see a big difference. In smaller cities you will be able to see greenery all over but here you on see it in patches in the form of parks while the rest is littered in houses and buildings.

I feel that I was pretty successful in try to convey this image. I think that at first people might just look at and think it’s just a city skyline but if they look at it a bit more they will see how cramped and cluttered the city looks and be able to get the general idea that I was hoping for.

If I were to do this activity again I would probably chose a different media. I feel like photography went well with the idea is was trying to show but if I were to do a different idea it might be more easily conveyed through a different media.

I chose to do the story of port pollution because it affects me a lot. My family lives close to the port and so we see a lot of what happens. My dad works at the port so he has to deal with the consequences of the pollution the port causes daily. Because of this I felt like it would be important to showcase how much of a substantial problem this is.

I feel like my best photo is the last one of the rainbow atop the ocean with the cranes in the background. I feel like that photo shows a lot of what I wanted people to see especially with how dirty the water looks. I feel that the photo of the fishing nets is not the best photo in this set but it definitely goes with the theme of showing pollution in the port.

Next time I would try to get an earlier start because on the day that I ended up having time to go out and take these pictures it was raining. This made it a bit hard at some points during the day to take and get good pictures. However when it stopped it did make for having a rainbow in the background of some of my photos which I feel really added to them. While I did have some second thoughts about some of the photos I was taking at the time they were being shot looking back on them I fell that I did a pretty good job overall. I do think that photo stories are important and I would definitely consider doing another one I’m not entirely sure what I would want it to be focused.

This experience was both fun and frustrating. It was fun to be able to take some time out of the day and just unwind and draw some things. However it was also frustrating because I really wanted the drawing to look good and realistic but I am not the best at that sort of thing.

I definitely do like to draw. It something that almost everyone has the supplies for, you just find some paper and a pencil and you can start drawing whatever you like. Drawing is something that I like to do when I’m bored and have some free time.

Drawing is 100 percent something that takes practice. I feel like a lot of being good at drawing is hand eye coordination and muscle memory, so the more often that you do it the better you will get. Plus the more you practice the more you can see what your skill set is and what you may need to work on. That being said I would like to do more drawings in the hopes to get better at it.

I am currently undeclared but from experience in previous classes I feel like drawing would be really helpful in science classes. In a lot of science classes diagrams help facilitate the understanding of the content.

I think drawing can be a language. Sometimes putting emotions and feelings into words is hard but as it is said sometimes putting it on paper is easier. Just like intangible things I feel like drawings do a better job at communicating what something looks like than a verbal description can.

The art found showcases the beauty of the nature found in our everyday lives. Views like this are often forgotten in the hustle and bustle of our lives but when we take a moment to stop and look we realize just how calming and beautiful the life around us is.

This piece was art before the rectangle was put around it. The rectangle’s purpose was to bring other people’s attention to it so that they could enjoy its beauty as well. This piece showcases how art could be anything for any different person. In this piece when you change the position where you’re standing or even the angle you are viewing it from then you will see something different from the person next to you.

Art does not always have to be an object. Art is something that is created as a form of expression that can evoke thoughts and feelings in the viewer. So art can be a type of object like a painting or even the trees and flowers around us but it can also take form in ways that are not tangible objects such as music.

Art doesn’t reside in the experience. Their is always art around us even if we don’t take the time to stop and look at it. Art is still art even if no one takes th tile to look at it.

Doing this activity was interesting and different. It’s not everyday that you go out in public to clean. While it was definitely something that not many people have done before it was also very fulfilling. It felt nice to know that with a lot of hands and some time we could clean such a huge sculpture.

Ukeles’ cleaning and Serra’s flinging of molten are significantly different from one another. Ukeles’ cleaning is harmless and helpful while Serra’s is destructive. I believe neither one of these acts is art. Art is something through which the creator expresses their emotions and in turn is something that provokes emotions in the viewer. Usually art is something that is used to express one person’s view of the world. While both Ukele and Serra are expressing their emotions neither one really fulfills the viewer aspect which is why I believe neither one is art.

Art is almost like an extension of ones self. It is a way for people to connect with each other. Art is not just one set thing it can be many things. The artist maybe trying to express one thing but the viewer may find a whole other thing but that is the beauty of it. As long as it is something that stems from expression, creativity, and emotion it can be considered art. The thing about art is that a lot of the time it is subjective, what one person considers art another person might not.

“Women’s work” is art. For me personally if the work can portray and relay emotion then it should be considered art.

If I were to clean a star on Hollywood Blvd. it would be Selena’s or Kristen Bell’s.

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Doing this project made me reminiscent of my childhood. It reminded me of making paintings for my mom and turkey hands near thanksgiving. This was actually a lot of fun to do and it allowed me to be be care free and forget about anything stressing me out in that moment.

This finger painting was both easy and hard. At first it was hard to overcome my desire to plan out how exactly I wanted the painting to look. However after I overcame this problem it was actually pretty easy to just let go and do whatever cane to mind.

Overall this experience was quite liberating. Doing this project allowed me to take a step away from my life for a while and made me feel like I was back to being a kid doing whatever I found fun at that time. I was able to let loose and just do whatever felt natural to me.

This type of painting is a lot different from what you usually see. A lot of the paintings that people see are realistic and very meticulously plan out but this painting was more of a “go with the flow” type of painting. This painting also has a more fun tone to it while the more realist painting have a sort of serious feel.

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