First Post:
1. What do you think of Art? Are you excited about this class or does it make you freak out a bit? Tell me about it.
- I think art is really the only way I can express myself and be able to show who I am as a person, There really is no other way I can truly be myself without getting judged extremely harshly on it, Art is the best way I can be myself and express how I feel and what I truly like about it in my own way!:)
- The feeling about this class is Mutual both ways really, I like art but I don't... If that makes sense because the part about Art I like is when your given an assignment and just told to go with it and make it your own and stuff, but if were given an assignment and told exactly what to do and how to make it look i can NOT do that because i'm not given a chance to show people what I can do, im being told to do something because they wanna see what they wanna see, not what other people can see.
2. "What Is Art?"
Find the best definition you can (Provide The Source) is there anything you would add to the definition?
- What Is Art.... Art to everyone is different, so I don’t think its possible to actually define the term. Most times, it is considered a visual representation of the creator’s mind and soul. Some consider photography art, and some don’t. Dance is art, pictures are art, painting singing, acting, you name it. It is all based on perspective, on how you look at things. Whatever the person puts his/her mind and soul into is art. So I don’t think there is an actual definition of the word art. We can’t explain art…..its just there….you get what I mean?
art to me, is expressing yourself beyond words and projecting your thoughts or emotions into a form of uniqueness. rather it be on paper,or expressed in music,poems, or pyhsical movement of the body.
3.i) What is your favorite thing about school? Why is it your favorite?
- My favorite thing about school has got to be Art Class, not just because I can mostly sit around for an hour and 15 minutes and just draw... But because it's the ONE CLASS where I get to express my own opinion, I get to put on paper what is inside my head and get a good reaction from other people out of it... I can do what I wanna do with that piece of paper, I can make it mine, I can make it look exactly how I want it to look and it doesnt matter because it's how I FEEL about that one piece of paper, nobody else! Just me and my thoughts! :)
ii) What is your least favorite thing about school?
- My least favorite thing about school is getting up in front of people and presenting or shouting out an answer I've always been kind of a quiet person... Always keeping to myself and not liking to talk or answer many things in front of people because I've always been scared on what their Perspective on me will be afterwards. Its a scary thought to have going through your head 24/7.
iii) What kinds of activities do you hate doing in school?
- Like I said before... Public Speaking &/Or Teamwork has got to be my GREATEST fear in school because...
Public Speaking/Presenting... Its TERRIFYING to get up in front of that class of what? 24? 17? 20? or even a whole school of people, getting up in front of them and speaking on what you had to do your work/research on, what answers you came up with.. how you got it.... What you would like to do to change it... it's a HORRIBLE thought and scary to do.
Teamwork... It is also quite scary for me to do because in Teamwork everybody ALWAYS wants to do their own thing, add their own thoughts and just do something that's theirs, not many people actually like to work with others, ESPECIALLY if they hardly know that person because you don't wanna work with someone you hardly ever talk to, let alone share your thoughts and feelings on what you wanna do on the project with them. I've never been one who "Works Well With Others" and I doubt I will be for a long time after this.
5. Are there any techniques you'd like to learn or develop?
- I would like to learn more about Abstract art and stuff like that cause Abstract Art has always been my most FAVORITE thing about art because its so crazy, and different and unexpected and just AMAZING all on it's own! with Abstract art you can basically take a BUNCH of ideas Non-Related to each other and just put them all meshed together one a single piece of paper or two! Why? because that's the point! it's not supposed to look like one big picture Related to each other, it's supposed to be Unique & Different & Fun and just Yourself and that's what I love most about it and that is the one Technique I would love to learn more about and work on the most.
GREAT piece of Abstract Art:
Sara, I'm so glad to hear that you enjoy the freedom that art class provides for you. I'm really looking forward to seeing a variety of your artworks this semester, because I know that you express your individuality in each project.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry at all about having to present your work in front of people. I remember how frightening that was when I was in school -- I never want to make my students deal with that anxiety. I do want to encourage you to play with some technical tools & apps that will help you if you ever do need to present in school though. Let me know & I can help!