My diorama has to do with the way we are polluting the environment.
There are two parts. First there is a hole on the side of the box that if you look though you will see how nature use to be. There is a glacier, a stream, and a forest.
When viewed from the other side, you see the effects mankind has had. The forest has been cut down, a factory has been built and an oil spill is killing the wildlife.
Sarah, aka Seduff, is a 28 year old TV editor from Australia. She has a BA in Media Studies/Graphic Design. She spends her free time editing videos on youtube. She likes to take TV shows she enjoys and re-edit the scenes. One of her favorites (and mine) is a British TV show called Doctor Who. Sarah is a true artist in the sense that she edits in such away that the clips (although pre-existing) become a story of their own. She can make the clips take on emotions that were not present in the original episodes from which they were taken. Even if you are not familiar with the shows, you can get an understanding of them because of the way they "become" an episode in themselves. Below is an example of her work titledThe Lonely Angel. Again, these are clips which are taken from many different episodes of Doctor Who and joined to make something entirely new.
The 1998 film What Dreams May Come is a true art work on may different levels.
First, the story line, while triadic has an underlying meaning that can be interrupted in several ways. The way I take this message is that you are the only person that can make yourself happy. Chris (Played by Robbin Williams), is not happy even in his death. He finds himself in Heaven and although surrounded by wonderful beautiful landscapes, he is unable to be happy. He eventually finds a way to save his wife from Hell (of her own creation) and the two are once again able to be together.
Second, the art work in the film painted by Chis' wife Annie (Annabella Sciorra), is not only good art in and of itself, but it becomes part of the beauty in heaven. In fact it becomes the world in which Chris now travels. Oils and Paint become "alive" and take the place of the flowers and trees.
Third, although the movie starts out very depressing, by the end it lifts your spirits in such away that you cant help but feel rejuvenated by life. Isn't that what all good Art should do?
I was recently laid off from my job which I had held for 8 years. Like many Americans I was now suddenly faced with many decisions. The art below represents what I was feeling at the time. There are many different feelings shown by the many colors, going in all different directions. Lots of paths for the colors to take, just as there are lots of paths I could now take in my life. I think the spot in the bottom right which is dominated by a large patch of color represents the current path I am on; the path to finish college. If you look closely you will notice there is also a hint of blue right in the middle, this could represent internal cleansing.
This is my personal blog for an Art class that I am taking at UWG. This class is not required for me as I have already completed my core classes in this section. So why am I taking it? Well I had thought about taking this class back when I was trying to complete my core but was never able to work it into my schedule. Since I now have all the "free time" I could want I decided this would be a fun class to take.
I just added the class so I am not exactly sure what to blog about yet so for now I will just leave you with this. I feel that art can take many different forms, take for example the motorcycle below. Could this motorcycle be functional art? Its both pleasing to the eyes (mine at least) and makes a statement when ridden.
