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I really enjoyed having the upperclassmen talk to us. I do not remember all of there names but I do remember some. They all had great advice but what stuck out the most was when Crissy said ” It’s one thing to make art, but it’s another case when you have to defend your purpose and help others see your art the way that you do so that the work’s purpose can become clear.” I have a hard time sharing my vision with someone else because I do not think they will see where I am coming from. From Julianna, I like her advice on keeping a sketchbook because it helps me keep my ideas and I can always look back on them. When Paul talked, he mentioned ” hustle.” He talked about how we might want to spend a lot of time on a project it is sometimes better to take a step back. Finally with Shelby, I think she hit it right on the head with her advice on just to find your passion. You have to love what you do especially in a creative field like graphic design. I really enjoyed the advice about joining the AIGA for graphic designers because that is what I am studying. I want to get involved more and go to command G. One thing I really got from all the talks is the fact that it is important to go and see art. I think what I enjoyed the most about having them talk to us was the fact that they were once where I am now. It is nice to know that it is okay to be unsure and struggle at first. It takes time to adjust and find your place in college but once you do, you can achieve anything. I also think it is so important to get internships especially as a graphic designer because I feel you learn the most with hands on experience.

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https://www.pinterest.com

I think Pinterest is great for creativity. It gives you a chance to make your own things and look up things that are appealing to you. It is just another way to express yourself and learn from other people. It also shows what is trending and what other people find interesting. I think it is compelling and makes you want to learn more.

https://www.behance.net/MariaGroenlund

I was just looking up different graphic designers and I found Maria GroenLund’s website and went through her work. I think what she creates is amazing.Specialising in logos and branding, Maria Grønlund is an independent graphic designer. Using vibrant colours to stir the sense, much of her work has an abstract, dream-like quality to it.  I like how she conveys the idea of motion with a variety of colors.

https://www.behance.net/juri

Juri Zaech is a Swiss art director. While he works in advertising, he still makes time to complete little side projects. Specializing in typography, he creates inspiring and innovative font focused projects.

https://www.behance.net

Behance is a website with a variety of designers that post their work and follow other artist. I love exploring and learning new ways to use my materials and it helps me spark new ideas for my own work.

For my 4D portion of the project, I took a walking meditation for 50 minutes. I decided to do this because when I analyzed my 3D sculpture,I noticed that it was a roller coaster of emotions in ones life. The straws that had wire in them showed how bumpy life can get and not everything is always going to be perfect. The straws with nothing in them show how there are moments in life when everything is great and going well. When you put the two together you see the roller coaster of emotions and how good and bad things can happen at anytime. To visualize this more, I documented 5 pictures of my feet wearing different pairs of shoes that represent how I felt after 10 minutes of walking. Each pair of shoes represents something close to my heart and how my emotions were in that moment. When looking back at the photos, I realized that I had chosen the shoes I wear on a regular bases which I found interesting. Everyone always looks at your whole outfit before looking at the shoes, but what I have learned is that the shoes tell their own story as well.

Through out my walking meditation, it forced me to look into my mind and think about everything in my life. I have had good and bad moments in my life but I have come out stronger and I have grown through my experiences. My shoes were simply along for the journey but they still hold those memories for me.

 

Medium is the Message:

When reading the article about mediums, I was confused by what it was saying. I found myself reading it more than once to try and understand better. When I listened to it, I understood almost immediately . The way the words flowed when they were spoken to me was easier to understand for me. What I got out of the article was that the message is not what is always important. it is how the message comes across. you also see how new media has negative and positive and the evolution of media. For example, my generation compared to my moms generation or my grandmas generation is completely different. In my mothers generation, she did not have the resources or options as an interior designer as I have now. In my generation , we do not have patience to wait for things . We expect it to be instant compared to generations before where they had to earn it and the anticipation of waiting made it worth while. i think the main point that the article was trying to get across is that everything is an extension from us and our bodies. for example, when it compares objects to our bodies, it shows a connection you did not know was there before.

 

Damien Hirst is an English artist, entrepreneur, and art collector. He is the most prominent member of the group known as the Young British Artists. He was born in 1965 in Bristol but grew up in Leeds. In 1984, he moved to London, where he worked in construction before attending Goldsmiths college. Since the 1980’s, he has used a varied practice of installation, sculpture, painting, and drawing to explore the complex relationship between art, life and death. Hirst’s work investigates and challenges the contemporary belief systems. He separates the tensions and uncertainties at the heart of human experience.  He addresses beauty, death and rebirth, medicine, technology, and morality.

 

When learning about Damien Hirst, I found it interesting with the kind of artwork he would produce. He has many famous works of art but I chose the three strands of his work I liked the most. In the first picture, you see the diamond skull that he created. It represents human existence but whats interesting is how he explores and exhibits human existence through a diamond skull. In the second picture, I chose the dissection of a mother and child cow. It shows how Hirst incorporates religion into his work and how he depicts beliefs is interesting. Finally, in the third picture, I chose from his strand of spot paintings. the world is full of endless possibilities and he shows that by simply creating spots to get his message across.

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This week, we were asked to analyze how well we managed our time. As a student-athlete, it is very difficult and frustrating to balance our academics, athletics, and free time. When I started keeping track of my time, I realized how much I actually have to do in one day. From school work to practice, I have to fit in the essentials like eating and sleeping. I found that my favorite time waster was napping. I love to nap in between classes and when doing homework, I like to take 5-minute nap breaks that always turn in to 30 minute naps. I also found out that I get distracted by my friends and when they ask me to hang out, I always say yes even though I might be overwhelmed with homework. By writing out a schedule. I was able to recognize where I waste the most time.  When I waste time, I find myself rushing to get work done so I can get to bed early and rest up for morning practice. Time management is definitely something I struggle with because I always think I can do my work faster than I actually can. I need to work on staying focused for longer periods of time so that I can get all my work done and get in a good sleep for practice.

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For a spanish project in high school, I had to recreate a painting from a Spanish/Hispanic artist. Pablo Picasso is one of my favorite painters. I love how he uses different lines to create shapes and how the whole painting comes together.

1. What is the purpose of a designer, do they always work for a stakeholder?                                     The purpose of a designer is to “works through and for other people, and is concerned primarily with their problems rather than his own” as Norman Potter said. Kees Dorst says that “In design, your goals are partly determined by others, the stakeholders, because the things you create must fulfill some practical purpose in the wider world.”A designer works for a client and is accountable for their taste. The designer also supervises others in achieving this common goal. The designer decides the direction of the work and resolves the differences of this team. They do not always work for the stakeholders, sometimes they are the stakeholders.

2. Is the artist always a self-expressive narcissist?                                                                                   I would say no they are not always self-expressive narcissist. Artists are typically described as fine artist who create works like painting, sculpture, and printmaking for their own pleasure. Kees Dorst says that in art, an artist determines his or her own goals. “Artists have this freedom because with their creation they do not aim for any practical application but strive to influence the feeling or thinking of audience.” Artist stay true to their own vision instead of letting the audience dictate what they do.

3. Can the designer/artist exist?                                                                                                           No, i do not think the designer/artist can exist.I believe that the artist and designer are different. The creative process may have some similarities along with common strategies’ in executing and finding inspiration in the message they both wish to create. But, I feel that designers have a specific message to capture and artist often create art for arts sake. An artist message is very subjective and a designer is objective.

Personal Reflection:

1. What is your personal view of the difference between the designer and the artist?                          My personal view on what the main difference between the designer and artist is that the artist asks the questions, while the designer answers them. I also agree with what Rick Poyner says “designer must deal with matters of practicality and function while artists are free to do what they like in pursuit of their self-chosen goals.” I think designers have a lot of freedom but not the way an artist does.

2. Which are you, why?                                                                                                                             I believe i would be more of a designer than artist because as Norman Potter said, ” the designer provides instructions (having exhaustively established and agreed the best course of action), and the work necessarily involves many different people whose interests (often in conflict) he must seek to reconcile.” I consider myself more of a structured person who likes everything to have a flow. I like to be in charge and solve the problems artists face.

 

 

Spoon from song explorer:

I found this video to be the most interesting because I felt like it shows individual creativity and collaboration with creativity at the same time. You see the different types of people that make up the band and how their input creates art. They don’t put limitations on themselves. When they have an idea, they share it and try it out. It shows that art can be spontaneous and it doesn’t need to fit a specific structure. They use trial and error to create their art. If they like someone idea they put it in but they collaborate in a group which most artist like to work alone so its fascinating to see the end product. I also enjoyed how they refer to other musical works and how ideas are formed by listening to something new. it helps to think of how another artist would approach their new song. They were able to create something that was completely original but had different muses to create it.