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Intro to the Visual Arts Spring 2020
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Remixes? A strange concept…
I never really understood remixes? I thought it was music but twisted up to seem original. But it turns out it’s anything artistic taken from the OG, then you just.. uh. Mix it up I guess? So is fanart considered a remix? Those things where it’s “Draw the Squad in this Pose”, are they remixes?…
Graffiti Art
COVID QUARANTINE STYLE 5/10 would not try to paint bubbles with watercolor again I’m just too careless. It really did look fine five minutes before I took the photo… biggest mistake was using so much water and then painting my name in there while it was still wet. I admit I got a bit angry…
Artist Conversation: Kiyomi Fukui
Exhibition Information: Artist: Kiyomi Fukui Exhibition: Conversation on Conflict Media: Origami paper cranes of conversations Mrs. Fukui had with her father Gallery: left unmentioned… Website: Kiyomi Fukui is a Japanese American artist with an MFA in printmaking from California State University Long Beach (CSULB) and a BFA in graphic design from La Sierra University. She’s…
Art Can Be Sustainable?
So I came up with the idea to make a wreath out of flowers and leaves that fell on the ground. They were already mostly dried out so it was difficult, and many of the flowers ended up cracking and falling out… It was depressing but I ended up with something that could pass as…
Watch “Goblin Vibes COVID 2020” on YouTube, the previous post doesn’t seem to work
https://youtu.be/ZKYQay-7xww I REALIZE THE VIDEO WAS UNABLE TO UPLOAD PROPERLY IN THE POST IM NOT SURE WHY AND ITS FAR TOO LATE TO FIX THIS
Isolation. Authenticity. The works.
Isolation is commonly considered to be a terrible fate which nobody should be subjected to. And heaven forbid someone voluntarily isolates themselves for no tragic reason. It’s also true that becoming distanced from others can damage your psyche. Symptoms of loneliness include depression, insomnia, a severely lowered immune system- just such terrible things. However, due…
Artist Conversation 3
Sienna Browne is a fourth year artist in the Drawing and Painting BFA Program in CSULB’s School of Art. Besides art, she works as a lifeguard and is a student athlete. Her artwork has been thoroughly influenced by her experiences in life, and she considers the process of making art to always be therapeutic. Her…
MUSIC???
Not gonna lie, I wrote three poems in a handful of hours and chose the best one during the third hour to make into a song within two hours. If that makes sense. Writing a song is surprisingly much more difficult than writing a poem? Not only do the lyrics have to make sense, the…
Counterfactual identity
Before: Had a lovely Friday morning dressed up as a female normal human at the beach. By beach, I mean Long Beach. And by Long Beach, I mean within the boundaries of CSULB since I don’t have a car and I’m not too fond of wandering during the day. And it was all quite fine…
Artist Conversation #2
Hui Tan is a graduate in the illustration/animation program of CSULB’s School of Art. The idea behind the animated short film The Clean Life is “temptation and punishment.” The idea of guilt and desire for a clean life is something Hui Tan has observed in both eastern and western culture, and was the inspiration for…
Art can be Shocking – Creativity in an Automatic State (?)
You’ve probably heard of the term “ghost writer.” In a more literal sense, there have been incidents in the past where authors are seemingly possessed by a spirit as they are writing something. When they finish, the product seems to be quite unlike their usual work, in terms of quality or style. In most cases,…
Photostory: The Music Room
There is a liminal space in my house, which everyone calls the “Music Room” It’s more like a corner, but it’s where we practice playing our instruments. Staying up late at night to practice with my violin or guitar was a normal experience growing up, but while others were motivated by their passion or their…
Drinking and Drawing
It makes sense that the less conventional the method, the less likely it seems that mistakes were made. Drawing, completely unlike knitting, usually seems to draw out a great amount of How should I call it Mania in me. Not quite joy, or excitement, or rage. Something that is all too thrilled to tear through…
You Can Find Art Anywhere
The tape is meant to represent the borders- where the artist draws the line in their art piece. However, this doesn’t necessarily draw the line for the observer. Art, as discussed previously in the classroom, requires effort, and should make the observer think. Because the human mind is known for its innate ability to compartmentalize,…
Maintenance Art pt 3
“Women’s Work is Also Art” According to traditional gender roles, the work of women is meant to be, as J-Lo says, “Mama”. The emotionally driven, caring, soft industry of jobs all too similar to mothering. A secretary cares for their boss, a nurse cares for patients, a teacher cares for the students. All because, according…
Maintenance Art pt. 2
At what point does something become artistic? Once it’s displayed, up for observation? Does it require a certain environment? A certain pizzazz? This is where I draw the line, because a question like this requires a serious answer. Artists have proven time and again that art has little to no boundaries. Richard Serra flinging molten…
First, non-comical blog post
Because people are dying to get in! This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Maintenance Art @ NOW pt. 1
Because while being “clean” is a term defined in the dictionary, not everyone has the same definition for it. Whether or not something is clean is really up to those cleaning it, and even more so those using it. Which brings up the question: Should we willingly accept that this is a whale, checkmark? It…
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