his speech was very interesting to watch. The use of text on the power point at first was confusing but as the speech went on it was easier to watch and listen and the same time. Also the first part about the 3 arguments went too fast and was hard to comprehend. However the second segment was compelling and interesting because its talking about my generation. It is probably the first time I have heard someone talk about my generation in this kind of way and not saying that we are a bunch of hooligans. 

He talks about how we take music, pictures and videos through the use of technology and remix it to create something new. He gave three examples the first one being an anime singing the ma noma na  song, the second “Jesus” is dancing a bit flamboyantly singing I will Survive and the third, Bush and the VP singing a love song to each other; all were comical and took a lot of skill to make. He continued to talk about this new revival that my generation has come to create but of course, like in every other generation, the law steps in. There are copy right laws that are restricting the use of other people’s work with out the permission of the original creator to be prosecuted as a trespasser.  This has been taken to court but the legislation is too corrupt and too passive to make anything happen so it is easier for us to create new things out of the old. It will be too late before they realize that they were wrong.

  He closes with the thoughts that we are different from our parents. We create remixes where they made remixes on tapes, they watched tv and we make it.  Its very hard to summarize this speech because I couldn’t have said it any better than he did. Our generation is based around technology and creates so many opportunities but with the law its restricting our creativity to live and create.

dancing girls!

I redid this twice and it still came out small! 

Models #2

Models

I made up a story about how models are like aliens. I was looking at Nylon Magazine's website and found pictures of a runway show where a lot of the outfits looked futuristic and the story just fell into place. The whole story is not on here because it would take up too much room. This image is the first one. and then the two above are just random ones out of place.

Models

Alex and City Sunset

alex

Toucan

model man

Beatnik

Tooth fairy style

WARNING sign

Influence#2

Claude Monet has been my influence since I was a kid. He was my inspiration to become an artist, and he still is. He started the Impressionism Movement in the late 1800's and began to do something no one else had. He was bold,sloppy, and had an eye for color. Actually, those are 3 adjectives that I would use to describe myself, both as an artist and student. Monet went with his gut to stick to his own whimsical style and move away from realism and start his own revolution. His style consists of chunky brushstrokes, layers of colors and spotty images. In most of my artwork, I tend to lean toward the more "impressionistic" style which is good but hard when everyone still in this day of age judges artwork by realism.

Influence

This picture is painted by Norman Rockwell. He was an illustrator/painter during the the early 20's to early 70's and designed the cover for the Saturday Evening Post. All of his paintings tell a story whether it's going to the high  school prom, being drafted into the army or an outing to a baseball game. His paintings have influenced me because they are so detailed and full of life. They can literally put a smile on your face or put tears in your eyes. He does this by adding and excessive amount of detail. In my work I try to reflect Rockwell's usage of detail and his excellent skill of putting together interesting compositions . I love paintings and artwork that make you feel any kind of emotion. And whenever I look at any artwork done by Norman Rockwell, some kind of emotion overwhelms me and pulls me into the time period as if I were sitting next to the figures in the painting. 

This is so exciting

! This class is blowing my mind. oo.