Hi everyone! So today my Network Project is due! I worked on it last class, and have been able to get a lot more done with it. I wish I could have had more time to make it perfect, and add in some more cool pages, but I did as much as I could, and worked really hard to get what I have produced. So to no further adieu,
VOILA! C'est ca: Click to see my WEBSITE !!
I hope you enjoy it, and remember to visit the link to the actual Deviantart, which is posted at the bottom of my website. :)
P.s: Notice the horse favicon, as you browse the site...thought you might like that.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
My Network Project:Description
My network project is a website that plays with the design of another site that already exists. I worked with one of my favourite websites, Deviantart. Deviantart is an art community where people can upload and share their art. It inspires and helps people develop their artistic skills. The design of their site isn't anything extraordinary; however, it is the concept of community and culture and inspiration that intruiges me. This is why I have chosen Deviantart to inspire my website.
So far my website is almost a mirror image of Deviantart (It is Jupiterart!), with a home page that has images, a description, and links to various sites. Many of the normal Deviantart buttons have been changed so that they link to outside sources (ie. facebook, notepad, journals, etc), instead of Deviantart pages. If you click on 'digital art' or 'traditional art' you will be linked to many of my other pages that have more images, and you can access even more web pages from there('fantasy','horror', etc). My website is a web of various links, just like the world wide web itself. Just like I have used deviantart to inspire my site, I am allowing others to be inspired by mine. They can be inspired by the culure driven websites that my site links to, or even get inspired by the images and information that my site offers.
I have done quite a bit of my website, but it still needs a lot of work before I can get it just right. To take a peek at it so far click here .
So far my website is almost a mirror image of Deviantart (It is Jupiterart!), with a home page that has images, a description, and links to various sites. Many of the normal Deviantart buttons have been changed so that they link to outside sources (ie. facebook, notepad, journals, etc), instead of Deviantart pages. If you click on 'digital art' or 'traditional art' you will be linked to many of my other pages that have more images, and you can access even more web pages from there('fantasy','horror', etc). My website is a web of various links, just like the world wide web itself. Just like I have used deviantart to inspire my site, I am allowing others to be inspired by mine. They can be inspired by the culure driven websites that my site links to, or even get inspired by the images and information that my site offers.
I have done quite a bit of my website, but it still needs a lot of work before I can get it just right. To take a peek at it so far click here .
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Blog Post 7: Evaluation of Two Articles and Their Arguments
For my newest blog post, I was to read chapter one of the book, It Takes A Village to Find A Phone, and the article Small Change. These two texts draw on similar concepts. The concept of groups coming together to get something accomplished. The first article, It Takes A Village to Find A Phone, talks about a situation in which online blogging and news media became focused on the situation of a stolen phone. It shows how alone, Ivanna and Evan would have never been able to get back the phone (because of threats and police), but with the help of online social networking, the power of the community was able to get the phone back to its rightful owner. In the other article, Small Change, it touches on Activism, and groups coming together before the age of the internet, to protest. It also recalls group activism through the internet nowadays, and how facebook and twitter have brought awareness of social issues to many groups of people. In Small Change, the author argues that social networks like twitter and facebook are no good for social activism. He says that the networks are weak, and the only thing they can accomplish is simply, getting a phone back (in reference to It Takes A Village to Find A Phone). He explains how before, protestors would gain the courage to get some friends involved, and have 'sit-downs' or go out and protest what they are after. This is how many people ended up getting involved, and could solve bigger issues at hand, like allowing 'blacks' to eat at a restaurant. I agree that real-world protesting, that is, outside the internet world, can be much more effective in getting larger social issues abolished; but I do think that the network world can bring together larger groups of people.
On an online network, say Facebook, people can form together in groups, and speak out for social activism. These people generally feel free to speak their mind, compared to the risks of protesting physically in the real world, and possibly getting arrested. I think that the social networking draws a bigger crowd to talk about problems without worrying, but not much can get accomplished if only a few cents is being donated to a charity, or and no one is even moving to sign a petition. More is said, less is done. In the 'real-world' people protest for the environment, politics, rights, etc, and get out there and do everything possible. More can get accomplished this way. However, there was a case, where I would find myself agreeing to the new form of network activism. This case happened not too long ago, where a facebook group was built called Young Drivers Against Ontario Laws, to protest passenger restrictions for drivers under the age of 21. So many yound drivers were appauled by this new law that was about to come into affect and joined the group. Since so many people were in the group and spoke out, the passenger restrictions were removed from the legislation. In this case, I think that the power of the facebook group did an amazing job getting the word out and into the news, in order to take down a law that was not believed in.
In many senses, I agree with both forms of protest, and do not think that Network activism is 'weak'. I think the Internet era is just a new way to allow people to speak their mind, just like we do when we protest in person.
On an online network, say Facebook, people can form together in groups, and speak out for social activism. These people generally feel free to speak their mind, compared to the risks of protesting physically in the real world, and possibly getting arrested. I think that the social networking draws a bigger crowd to talk about problems without worrying, but not much can get accomplished if only a few cents is being donated to a charity, or and no one is even moving to sign a petition. More is said, less is done. In the 'real-world' people protest for the environment, politics, rights, etc, and get out there and do everything possible. More can get accomplished this way. However, there was a case, where I would find myself agreeing to the new form of network activism. This case happened not too long ago, where a facebook group was built called Young Drivers Against Ontario Laws, to protest passenger restrictions for drivers under the age of 21. So many yound drivers were appauled by this new law that was about to come into affect and joined the group. Since so many people were in the group and spoke out, the passenger restrictions were removed from the legislation. In this case, I think that the power of the facebook group did an amazing job getting the word out and into the news, in order to take down a law that was not believed in.
In many senses, I agree with both forms of protest, and do not think that Network activism is 'weak'. I think the Internet era is just a new way to allow people to speak their mind, just like we do when we protest in person.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Mini Assignment:Website
Here is my mini assignment for this week. Click here. Here you will find a small website that links to my remix project. Enjoy!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Blog Post 6: Discussion of Yes Men Spoofing Chevron's Ad campaign
Basics:
For this blog post we were supposed to discuss a short article on Ted Fellow's Blog titled: Chevron Spoofed in a Fantastic Hoax by the Brilliant Yes Men. For me, this article didn't say much at all, except for the fact that there is a group called the Yes Men who spoofed an ad campaign created by the company, Chevron.
I needed more information on this article, so I decided to look-up who the Yes Men are. On their website, I not only found out who they are, but I also saw a blog post about their hoax on the Chevron ad campaign. Apparently, this group of people impersonate large companies in order to humiliate them. They say they target companies who put their profits ahead of anything else. In this case, they are targeting Chevron who has spent $50 million dollars in a 'green' campaign. The Yes Men believe this campaign to be a diversion to the public and media, and that Chevron is really just hiding their 'dirt'. To respond to this, the Yes Men created a spoof -with the help of environmental groups and protesters- to mock the campaign, and create their own. According to the Yes Men blog, all news reports are focusing on Yes Men's fake website and articles, thinking they are really Chevron's. What this means: The Yes Men have successfully created a comedic hoax on a big corporation.
The funny thing is, on Yes Men's blog, it asks for anyone interested in creating mashups, image swaps, collages, remixes of tv productions and web articles, or even rewrites, to submit their work. They are calling on the public to help them mock Chevron; and they are awarding prizes. Just when you thought they couldn't make it any more of a joke.
My reactions:
In all honesty, I think that the Yes Men are a brilliant group of people. This may be an attack on Chevron, but the Yes Men make it so comedic and hysterical that you just can't help but laughing. It is ridiculous, for one, that the Yes Men managed to remix their ad campaign and spend no where near $50 million dollars like Chevron did. That in itself sends out a message; that Chevron could be spending a lot less on campaigning, and more on actually acting towards their campaign for 'greener' energy. I like how protesting has turned into a creative and funny matter through the use of remixing. I think everyone can begin to appreciate this form of protest. They may be mocking companies, but at least they are not violent. I find this form of protest to get across its meaning a lot easier than if it were to be done in a march. The remixed works draw my attention, and the spoof itself is quite funny. I can't help but take the side of Yes Men in this hoax campaign. They are artists.
For this blog post we were supposed to discuss a short article on Ted Fellow's Blog titled: Chevron Spoofed in a Fantastic Hoax by the Brilliant Yes Men. For me, this article didn't say much at all, except for the fact that there is a group called the Yes Men who spoofed an ad campaign created by the company, Chevron. I needed more information on this article, so I decided to look-up who the Yes Men are. On their website, I not only found out who they are, but I also saw a blog post about their hoax on the Chevron ad campaign. Apparently, this group of people impersonate large companies in order to humiliate them. They say they target companies who put their profits ahead of anything else. In this case, they are targeting Chevron who has spent $50 million dollars in a 'green' campaign. The Yes Men believe this campaign to be a diversion to the public and media, and that Chevron is really just hiding their 'dirt'. To respond to this, the Yes Men created a spoof -with the help of environmental groups and protesters- to mock the campaign, and create their own. According to the Yes Men blog, all news reports are focusing on Yes Men's fake website and articles, thinking they are really Chevron's. What this means: The Yes Men have successfully created a comedic hoax on a big corporation.
The funny thing is, on Yes Men's blog, it asks for anyone interested in creating mashups, image swaps, collages, remixes of tv productions and web articles, or even rewrites, to submit their work. They are calling on the public to help them mock Chevron; and they are awarding prizes. Just when you thought they couldn't make it any more of a joke.My reactions:
In all honesty, I think that the Yes Men are a brilliant group of people. This may be an attack on Chevron, but the Yes Men make it so comedic and hysterical that you just can't help but laughing. It is ridiculous, for one, that the Yes Men managed to remix their ad campaign and spend no where near $50 million dollars like Chevron did. That in itself sends out a message; that Chevron could be spending a lot less on campaigning, and more on actually acting towards their campaign for 'greener' energy. I like how protesting has turned into a creative and funny matter through the use of remixing. I think everyone can begin to appreciate this form of protest. They may be mocking companies, but at least they are not violent. I find this form of protest to get across its meaning a lot easier than if it were to be done in a march. The remixed works draw my attention, and the spoof itself is quite funny. I can't help but take the side of Yes Men in this hoax campaign. They are artists.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Blog Post 5: Discussion of Lawrence Lessig's Free Culture: Chapter One
Lawrence Lessig discusses remixing, and how Walt Disney, and Japanese artists have borrowed works from culture to create something new and exciting for the world. He ponders whether borrowing parts of works or ideas is really hurting anyone, or if it is creating something enjoyable to the outside world? For example, he talks about 'doujinshi'; where manga artists create a new manga based on one that is already published and existing. In copyright laws, this is completely illegal, but no one in Japan is doing anything about it because it is so popular, for one, and because there is not enough lawyers to fight against this 'stealing'. Is it a good thing that there are not enough lawyers to bring down the popular 'doujinshi'? Shouldn't everyone be able to use their creativity to create new ideas on existing ones? Artists should be happy that their works are being celebrated and used in our culture. They are an inspiration to the world, and people want to show them this by using their materials creatively.
I think all individuals should be allowed to remix existing works, like Walt Disney has done. It is evident throughout culture that Walt Disney's reflections on historical pieces are popular, because they are recreated in an interesting way. He creates a happy medium with cartoons to make light of serious historical times. People love new and exciting ideas that mash up something that they have seen or heard before.
As long as we are not stealing artworks, but rather taking parts of them to create something new, everyone should be allowed to make use of this free culture. It is art, and art should be enjoyed by all if used in a friendly manner.
I think all individuals should be allowed to remix existing works, like Walt Disney has done. It is evident throughout culture that Walt Disney's reflections on historical pieces are popular, because they are recreated in an interesting way. He creates a happy medium with cartoons to make light of serious historical times. People love new and exciting ideas that mash up something that they have seen or heard before.
As long as we are not stealing artworks, but rather taking parts of them to create something new, everyone should be allowed to make use of this free culture. It is art, and art should be enjoyed by all if used in a friendly manner.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Remix Assignment
I finished my remix assignment this morning, so I just thought I would upload it for you. Included here is my first remix image, second remix image, remix video, and all the sources. There is an explanation under each remix. I hope you enjoy them!
First Remix:
Remix Image
In this image, I have juxtaposed two ideas. On the top of the image, I have shown a combine harvesting a corn field. In the distance you can see a silo. In the second image, I have shown a subdivision that has been developed over the existing farm. In the background you see the silo to understand it is in the same place as the farm. There is a for sale sign to reinforce the idea of development and the growing market of home construction. There is a lady checking her phone and holding a basket of corn, almost rotten. In the gutter, there is a lonely corn cob. This represents the loss of cropland, but the need for it at the same time.
Sources
Combine
Field
Silo
Subdivision
Corn Cobs
Corn Cobs 2
Woman
Basket
Gutter
Second Remix:
Remix Image 2
In this remix, I have also juxtaposed ideas, but in a different way from the first remix. The boy is infront of his computer screen, drawing a natural environment, where a beaver has created himself a home(dam) for himself. On the computer screen, you see a landfill with a beaver on top to symbolise the beaver's lost home(dam) and where he must live now. Also amongst the rubbish is the computer screen and harddrive that the boy has at his home. This is to show where his computer will end up afterwards, and how it is effecting the natural environment from which he is drawing.
Sources
Kid with Computer
Landfill
Computer Screen
Hard Drive
Forest (Dam)
Beaver
Remix Video:
Remix Video
In this video, I have created a short storyline. It begins in a forest, where trees are being cut down and taken away by trucks to a factory. The factory smokestacks then pollute the air. The pollution accumulates in the clouds, and it begins to pour acid rain. The rain collects on the street and continues down a manhole, and through a pipe. The pipe leads out to the lake, where the acid rain and pollution mix with clean water. Then a oil rig in the same lake crashes, causing an oil spill. The spill spreads, and kills many fish. You then see a boater fishing in the lake where the oil spill has happened. He catches a fish, brings it home and grills it, and serves it to his family. The video ends when it zooms out to a view of the Earth. This video shows how much damage manmade objects can cause to the environment, and to us. Lakes are polluted, air is polluted, fish die, and we ingest toxins. The music in the video contradicts with the video to make the viewer aware of just how beautiful the world can be without the harm of manmade objects.
Sources (More than one clip was used from some videos, so I left them unnamed)
First Clip
Second Clip
Third Clip
Fourth Clip
Fifth Clip
Sixth Clip
Seventh Clip
Eighth Clip
Ninth Clip
Tenth Clip
Eleventh Clip
Twelveth Clip
Thirteenth Clip
Fourteenth Clip
Fifteenth Clip
Sixteenth Clip
Seventeenth Clip
Eighteenth Clip
Nineteenth Clip
Twentieth Clip
Twenty-First Clip
First Remix:
Remix Image
In this image, I have juxtaposed two ideas. On the top of the image, I have shown a combine harvesting a corn field. In the distance you can see a silo. In the second image, I have shown a subdivision that has been developed over the existing farm. In the background you see the silo to understand it is in the same place as the farm. There is a for sale sign to reinforce the idea of development and the growing market of home construction. There is a lady checking her phone and holding a basket of corn, almost rotten. In the gutter, there is a lonely corn cob. This represents the loss of cropland, but the need for it at the same time.
Sources
Combine
Field
Silo
Subdivision
Corn Cobs
Corn Cobs 2
Woman
Basket
Gutter
Second Remix:
Remix Image 2
In this remix, I have also juxtaposed ideas, but in a different way from the first remix. The boy is infront of his computer screen, drawing a natural environment, where a beaver has created himself a home(dam) for himself. On the computer screen, you see a landfill with a beaver on top to symbolise the beaver's lost home(dam) and where he must live now. Also amongst the rubbish is the computer screen and harddrive that the boy has at his home. This is to show where his computer will end up afterwards, and how it is effecting the natural environment from which he is drawing.
Sources
Kid with Computer
Landfill
Computer Screen
Hard Drive
Forest (Dam)
Beaver
Remix Video:
Remix Video
In this video, I have created a short storyline. It begins in a forest, where trees are being cut down and taken away by trucks to a factory. The factory smokestacks then pollute the air. The pollution accumulates in the clouds, and it begins to pour acid rain. The rain collects on the street and continues down a manhole, and through a pipe. The pipe leads out to the lake, where the acid rain and pollution mix with clean water. Then a oil rig in the same lake crashes, causing an oil spill. The spill spreads, and kills many fish. You then see a boater fishing in the lake where the oil spill has happened. He catches a fish, brings it home and grills it, and serves it to his family. The video ends when it zooms out to a view of the Earth. This video shows how much damage manmade objects can cause to the environment, and to us. Lakes are polluted, air is polluted, fish die, and we ingest toxins. The music in the video contradicts with the video to make the viewer aware of just how beautiful the world can be without the harm of manmade objects.
Sources (More than one clip was used from some videos, so I left them unnamed)
First Clip
Second Clip
Third Clip
Fourth Clip
Fifth Clip
Sixth Clip
Seventh Clip
Eighth Clip
Ninth Clip
Tenth Clip
Eleventh Clip
Twelveth Clip
Thirteenth Clip
Fourteenth Clip
Fifteenth Clip
Sixteenth Clip
Seventeenth Clip
Eighteenth Clip
Nineteenth Clip
Twentieth Clip
Twenty-First Clip
Friday, October 8, 2010
Blog Post 4: Assessment of an Artwork at Nuit Blanche
One of the artworks at Nuit Blanche that I was very interested in was Brad Blucher & Kyle Clements Take a Picture. They set up blank canvases on the walls of a formal room; which is a traditional way of showing artwork. It was very interesting when I found out that there was a hidden image behind each canvas. When you take a picture, with your phone or camera, you see a black light image on each canvas; which were visible in the darkness of the room. There were images of smiley faces, a peace sign, wine, cheese, and more. It wasn't so much what was on the canvas, as the designs were very simplistic, but it was the technique and idea behind it that made it very interesting. It was clever to use this new art form, paired with the traditional way of showing it.These artworks also seemed to comment on how we are obsessed with taking pictures, instead of thinking about what we are looking at for more than a minute. Many people take pictures to share and show friends and family, without actually thinking about the environment and artwork itself.
This new media artwork made Brad Blucher & Kyle Clements gallery one of the best.
This new media artwork made Brad Blucher & Kyle Clements gallery one of the best.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Blog Post 3: Remix Proposal
Art comes from thoughts and strong feelings in the artist. This is why I want to create artworks that reflect something I am passionate about. For my remix project, I will be combining images and videos to create works that tell a story. The story of how manmade objects are destroying the beauty of nature around us. I want to show people the effects of logging, oil spills, industrial buildings and smoke, development of houses over farmland and forests, landfills, and oh so much more. I want people to be aware of what is going on around the world. What is happening to the animals, the trees, and the farms that grow our food.
To show these concepts, my first image will reflect how unaware human beings are. I will contrast images of farmland with that of development. In the farm picture, the farmer will be harvesting crops...in the development picture, a woman will be surrounded by houses, and holding food (crops that will soon diminish if development keeps happening).
In my second image there is going to be a kid on a computer in a home setting, and on the computer screen will be a landfill. The exact computer he is on will be a focal point on a pile of rubbish in the landfill. There will also be a beaver climbing amongst the rubbish (to represent his home lost, and now making a new one out of garbage)
For my video, I will have a bunch of clips that mesh together to show logging, oil spills, smoke, acid rain, and more. Not only will they just show manmade disasters but they will show how it effects the environment, with several clips of nature mixed in.
There is one artist that inspired me to focus on nature for my remix project. His name is Koen Demuynck. He is a Belgian Photographer who expresses human impact on the environment. Here are some of his works:
In this image, he shows London (Big Ben), but without the city. Perhaps what it looked like before development.
I will use Koen's artworks as inspiration when creating my remix project. Look back soon for the final product.
Koen Demuynck's website: http://www.koendemuynck.com/
To show these concepts, my first image will reflect how unaware human beings are. I will contrast images of farmland with that of development. In the farm picture, the farmer will be harvesting crops...in the development picture, a woman will be surrounded by houses, and holding food (crops that will soon diminish if development keeps happening).
In my second image there is going to be a kid on a computer in a home setting, and on the computer screen will be a landfill. The exact computer he is on will be a focal point on a pile of rubbish in the landfill. There will also be a beaver climbing amongst the rubbish (to represent his home lost, and now making a new one out of garbage)
For my video, I will have a bunch of clips that mesh together to show logging, oil spills, smoke, acid rain, and more. Not only will they just show manmade disasters but they will show how it effects the environment, with several clips of nature mixed in.
There is one artist that inspired me to focus on nature for my remix project. His name is Koen Demuynck. He is a Belgian Photographer who expresses human impact on the environment. Here are some of his works:
In this one he replaces the tree with a human head, to show the significance of a living tree, and how it would feel to a human.
In this artwork, he shows the logs the workers are cutting down as pencils.
I will use Koen's artworks as inspiration when creating my remix project. Look back soon for the final product.
Koen Demuynck's website: http://www.koendemuynck.com/
Monday, September 27, 2010
Remix Presentation
As the first presenter of my class, I researched an artist that is very creative and imaginative. He is a photographer who manipulates his photos to create new artworks. Dan Escobar is his name. This artist works with different medias to create a remixed product, similar to what we will be doing in class, and what I have done for my first mini assignment. I hope you enjoy my presentation, and learning more about Dan.
New mediapres
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Monday, September 20, 2010
Blog Post 2: Discussing Article
In this blog entry I will be discussing an article called The Web is Dead. Long Live the Internet that is found here: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/08/ff_webrip/all/1
This article talks about how the generation of the 18 year old web has grown old, as people move on to faster, easier, and more flashy new objects of interest. Objects such as apps, RSS feeds, online gaming and movie services (xbox live and netflix), and IM conversations (such as skype and msn), which are more appealing to people today than the web could ever be.
The information-based web age is quickly dying to provide for a simple and easy internet age. We aren't machines, so why follow? We need to stop letting commercialism take control of our brains, and bring back html and the web.
Short Movie
Here is the mini assignment that I did in iMovie. I wanted to tell a short story of the horses of Sable Island, that I talked about in my first blog post (with the artist of Robert Dutesco). In iMovie I used simple cropping tools and transitions to layout clips from two sources. Then I added audio imported from youtube, and edited that to make it fit the movie as suited. I also added dialogue and edited the clips further (slow motion), to create the quality that I was aiming for in my video.
I hope you enjoy the short movie. Here it is:
Link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i3xZ-XVQuI
Sources (All from youtube):
Source 1 (Chasing Wild Horses): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aeg35Bcvho
Source 2 (Sable Island): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bldWq3_5O0&feature=related
Source 3 (Music by Natasha Bedingfield): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWIVi_Oa4as
I hope you enjoy the short movie. Here it is:
Link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i3xZ-XVQuI
Sources (All from youtube):
Source 1 (Chasing Wild Horses): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aeg35Bcvho
Source 2 (Sable Island): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bldWq3_5O0&feature=related
Source 3 (Music by Natasha Bedingfield): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWIVi_Oa4as
Monday, September 13, 2010
First Small Remix Project
What is a remix? A remix is when you modify a peice of media by altering it in some way. In this case, I am altering one image by introducing seperate pictures. I will make it seem as though these pictures were meant to be in the main image, by mixing (through photoshop tools) the many pictures together.
In this particular remix, we were asked to create a photo that defines us as a person. For my remix, I wanted to include images that create or have created who I am. I used a kitchen as my background image, because that is where I spend most of my days. I love to bake and feel useful, and being in the kitchen makes me feel at home. The images I included in the kitchen were seperate objects that create me or that I love. The images I added to this photo were an apple, car keys, a horse picture in a frame, a cake, a camera, and an orange tabby cat.
The reasons for my choices are as follows:
The apple represents my goals to become a teacher.
The car keys are there to show my love for driving and going on adventures.
A horse picture in a frame is there to show how much I love nature, and horses in particular. The frame was added around it to show that I have an appreciation for art.
There is a cake on the counter to show my hobby of cake decorating and baking.
The camera was added to represent my love for photographing life.
Lastly, the orange tabby cat is there to represent my loving relationship with pets, and my cat Max.
In this particular remix, we were asked to create a photo that defines us as a person. For my remix, I wanted to include images that create or have created who I am. I used a kitchen as my background image, because that is where I spend most of my days. I love to bake and feel useful, and being in the kitchen makes me feel at home. The images I included in the kitchen were seperate objects that create me or that I love. The images I added to this photo were an apple, car keys, a horse picture in a frame, a cake, a camera, and an orange tabby cat.
The reasons for my choices are as follows:
The apple represents my goals to become a teacher.
The car keys are there to show my love for driving and going on adventures.
A horse picture in a frame is there to show how much I love nature, and horses in particular. The frame was added around it to show that I have an appreciation for art.
There is a cake on the counter to show my hobby of cake decorating and baking.
The camera was added to represent my love for photographing life.
Lastly, the orange tabby cat is there to represent my loving relationship with pets, and my cat Max.
Here is the final product:
For larger image, please click here
Sources:
Blog Post 1: An Inspiring Artist
The artist that inspires me is not so much favourited because of his name (like Monet or Salvador Dali) but because of his moving photographs. His name is Roberto Dutesco, and he has a passion for capturing the natural beauty of the world. In his gallery, you will find abstract photos of purely natural elements, from flowers, sand and rocks, to the wild horses of sable island. His abstract photos allow you to see the world from a different view. I love this about Roberto. He allows me to observe a palm tree as more than just an object. The palm trees become textured, flowing, and twisted to be seen as a natural gift of the world. My favourite gallery and works of this photographer are the ones of wild horses. He observes the horses from a distance, without disturbing their natural surroundings, and is able to capture their beauty flawlessly. Some of the elements of his wild horse photographs show a sense of age, curiousity, dominance, love, respect, and new life. These works all inspire me to have more respect for the nature around us and all that we have been given. He makes me want to cherish every moment of my life, and to capture the beauty that passes me by. You will notice that some of my works will reflect themes from this artist in the future.
To see Roberto Dutesco's amazing gallery, please visit his website: http://www.dutescoart.com/index.html
To see Roberto Dutesco's amazing gallery, please visit his website: http://www.dutescoart.com/index.html
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