Microproject #4

If i could have a superpower, I'd want to have x-ray vision. I'm often lazy so I would love if I could just glance over and look through my fridge door instead of having to get up to open it and look. I think the power would also come in handy with getting dressed in the morning to see what I have hung in my closet and to look through my purse or bag to find something I'm looking for instead of digging around. Along with this power, I also brainstormed some other super powers including teleportation and the ability to make money grow on trees. I chose this power however because I felt like it would be a cool idea to display through a picture. With my piece, I like how the contents of the fridge turned out and how it actually looks like an x-ray. If I could change anything I would want the rest of the image to look more animated or cartoon-ish. Overall I'm pleased with my piece and think that it easily portrays x-ray vision as a super power.

Microproject #3

For my sculpture I decided to use an oversized plastic hanger accented by pink spot lights.  I chose these objects because fashion plays a large role in my life and whenever a person sees a hanger the first thing that comes to mind is clothing. I also decided to use pink spot lights to give it the aspect of more feminine clothing instead of just clothing in general. I chose the tree area by the Wexner center because people often argue if fashion is considered art, so I thought it was a good idea to place it by an art center to maybe raise thought about the debate. The sculpture is simply just made of plastic like any normal hanger, a black wooden stage with a skirt, and then pink lights installed around it. I would like the viewer to interact with the sculpture in an observational way. There will be no signs around it telling what it is about or for, leading the viewer to come up with their own inference about the sculpture and it's meaning. 

Microproject #2

If i could sum my image into a couple words I'd say cluttered with a little hint of pink. Funny enough, those words could probably describe me as well. With the use of asymmetric organization of my pictures and words I tried to depict how cluttered, busy, and all over the place my life tends to be. I'm usually always doing something so it's nice when I get the time to sleep. I chose these pictures because they're things I tend to encounter,use, or appreciate the most. Fashion is a large part of my life and plays an important role. I also work part time and while it may be difficult to work during school it helps me afford things I enjoy the most. Some of these things include my car and iPhone shown, and also going out to eat often. It was hard to pick objects that depict me as a person, but with my finished product I hope the viewer is able to get a better insight of what kind of person I am. For one thing, the viewer can definitely tell I'm not very masculine, and sports don't play a role in my day to day life. In general I'm just a girl who enjoys aesthetically pleasing things.

Objects :)

I chose my favorite pair of wedges because I love to dress up and go out with my friends. I decided on a pair of wedges instead of normal heels because I usually don't wear stilettos out in the fear of rolling my ankle. I've learned from experience it's better to wear sensible shoes.
Fashion Experience

My closet/wardrobe is one of the most important things to me, as sad as that may seem. I've always had a thing for fashion and clothing, enough so to make me change my major to fashion retail. It's hard to describe the feeling of buying new clothes and matching things to create a perfect outfit. A girl can never have too many clothes.
Passion for Fashion

In order to have a large wardrobe, one must go shopping. Whenever I go to a mall Forever 21 is always the first store I visit. Sometimes I go to the mall just to visit this store. Forever 21 has always played a large role in my wardrobe and it was also one of my first jobs as a teen. Although I'd probably never work there again, I still enjoy there clothing and shopping environment.
Shop-A-Holic

There's no place like home whether it be temporary or permanent. This is  my room in my house on campus and I love coming home to it after a long day of class and work. I love decorating, so I feel like my room slightly shows how important aesthetics are to me. It isn't always this messy, I promise. I also can never get enough sleep, hence the focus on my bed.
Dream Pink

I'm a huge animal lover and I have always loved dogs. This is my dog at my Dad's house and her name is Brooke. I always love coming home because my dog will always come up and snuggle with me and often fall asleep. I know this is the one thing that will always be happy to see me.
Puppy Love

There's nothing like the sound of ocean waves, palm trees, blue skies, and the warmth of the sun on your skin. This is a picture I took during my  spring break trip senior year. Not only do I love the beach, but this picture always reminds me of the best vacation of my life.
Fun in the Sun

Tiffany's is always a classic piece of jewelry. Not only is my necklace one of my nicest piece of jewelry it also has great meaning to me. My mother surprised me by taking me to the Tiffany's store to pick out a necklace as my graduation present. I'll always remember the feeling of utter surprise I had when she took me to the store. I now almost always wear the necklace because I love it.
Moments Remembered

This car is my baby. I just recently bought her back in June and named her Pearl. I'm paying for my new car by myself and whenever I look at it I see how hard I work to pay for it and how grown up I really am. Most people my age can't afford car payments and insurance, so it makes me feel rather independent.
Workin' Girl 

I'm not going to lie, I LOVE to eat. I'm usually open to different types of food and l always enjoy trying new things. I have a wide palette and my fridge/pantry is always full! You'll almost never see me turning down food.
Food Fanatic 

Like previously stated, I love food, but I even have a softer spot for chipotle. I could eat chipotle everyday, but due to the nutrition of it that probably wouldn't be the best of ideas. The smell of chipotle is so appetizing and whenever someone else has chipotle in the room my mouth literally waters.
Weakness

My phone is always glued to my hip. Often when I don't have my phone I almost have a mini panic attack. My phone is basic my lifeline to the outside rule and I use it for almost everything. Some major things I use it for calls/texts, alarm clock, iPod, and facebook. It's almost unhealthy how much I'm on my phone.
Team iPhone

Crossing Campus (Microproject #1)

Since it is the first year I have lived off campus, I knew that all of my classes would take a little bit longer to walk to. When I saw on my schedule that one of my classes was located in the stadium, a little bit longer walk was an understatement. I’ve been to football games at the stadium before, but had no idea that there were classes located inside of it. With previous knowledge of where the stadium was I decided to leave super early on the first day just to give myself some leeway time. It takes me about 25 minutes to walk from my house to the classroom. In order to pass time on my long walk I usually listen to Pandora radio station through my iPhone. I also break my walk into sections to try and make the time pass quicker. This project really made me realize how long, yet scenic my walk is to class. While making my piece about my walk to class, I tried to portray how awake I was by the amount of blur in each picture. When I originally leave my house I’m still half asleep, but as my walk continues I slowly begin to wake up more and more. By using different types of filters on the photos I was able to change the amount and kind of blur. Some of the filters I used were sponge, film grain, ocean ripple, and dry brush. I also included pictures of a universal map and headphones but made them opaque in the background because to me they blend in with the walk and become somewhat automatic. I also decided to use some text speaking about the time just to show how long the walk really takes even though it is only displayed with six pictures. 

Elliot Hundley: Eyes that run like leaping fire

In my previous blog post, I spoke about my visit to the Wexner Center for the arts on October 2nd. Along with Alexis Rockman's exhibit, I also viewed some pieces by Elliot Hundley. I loved all of his work because of the bright colors and 3d effects, but one that stuck out to me the most was Eyes that run like leaping fire.I found this piece very interesting because the colors and mass amount of details he put into the piece. The media of the piece was many different things that included wood, sound board, inkjet print on Kitakata, string, pins, paper, photographs, plastic, wire, and found embroidery. While viewing this artwork I could hardly tell what it was made of since there was so much going on. One thing that I did appreciate about the piece was that even though it had so much going on it still came together as a one image. The denotation I saw on the piece was a bunch of people painted and colorful string hung in front. After looking at the artwork for longer, I came to the connotation that the artist used so many different details to keep the viewer interested and have the eyes always looking at something different on the image hence the title. Almost nothing on the piece is the same, except for the woman painted on it, but even then she is shown in different angles with different facial expressions. I loved the creativity of Hundley's work and thought the big idea of his art was using everyday items like printed pictures and string and turning his art into 3d pieces. 

Alexis Rockman: Evolution

Today (October 2nd) was the first time I've ever gone into the Wexner Art Center to view the exhibits and it was quite an experience. I haven't been to an art museum since elementary or middle school when we went on a class field trip. Since it had been such a long time, I almost forgot how much I appreciated art in person. One piece that really stood out to me was Alexis Rockman's piece titled Evolution. This piece was an oil painting that contained many details and was quite large. I think it stood out to me greatly because there was so much to take in. The scenery and creatures in the painting could either be made out to be objects from the distant past or even the distant future. I believe this is one of the artist's big ideas throughout her art work. The creatures and scenes she depicts are hard to put a certain date or even time era on. When one originally looks at the piece they see an above and under water scene of animals, insects. plant life, etc which reflects the denotation of the piece. However, once I looked more in depth of the piece the connotation I concluded was the difference between dark and light, and above and below. Above the water everything is bright and thriving. Underneath the water I got a more dark and mysterious feeling. Most times people don't know what's happening under the surface, so by showing whats under the water Rockman shows another world almost. I enjoyed her all of her work greatly and found all of her pieces interesting to view and I enjoyed trying to see what she was trying to portray throughout her work.