Final Blog Post

This term as been quite a journey for me. I had never felt so inspired. I always thought drawing and painting did not come naturally for me and that I had to work really hard at it. I thought this art class was going to be look at the vase now draw it, now paint it. I was totally wrong. Every assignment we had was long and intricate. What I like about this class is its very free to adjust to everyones comfort levels in art. Every assignment turned out different and all the assignments had a meaningful point to them. There was no assignment that was just to draw a person. The assignment would be draw a person as a hero with some sort of meaning to yourself. One thing I did miss from Art Principles was the drop everything and draw day. I feel like I learned most on those days. All of the art projects I completed I was completely surprised by. With every project I struggled to come up with an idea. Some of the projects took me days. Looking back on all my completed art I can realized they every final piece is different from each other. No assignment was the same. I feel like I new know so much more about myself as an artist. I know that if I stick with an idea and give it more then 5 minutes before getting frustrated that I can actually come up with strong ideas.

Clean It up Project (Water cleaner)

For this project my idea was a little different then everyone else's. I felt that my project needed to have a strong point to it something that would make a difference. My idea really progressed through time. Over all I like my project. My favorite part is the background. My brother took that photo in Africa and when I formed my idea all I could think about was that photo. The photo is of the sewage line running next to a house and how gross it is. If I could change one thing it would probably be the tops to the objects. They look a bit funky. This was by far the hardest project for me. It took me I think over a week to figure out the project and I got really stressed about not being able to have an idea instantly.

Heros project

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For me I couldn't really find an idea for this project but I love how it turned out. I feel like I put so much work into the project and the message is very strong. If I could change one thing it would be that the people are not as strong as I wanted them to be and the trash pile is a little over powering. Overall I love how this project turned out.

Heors.

This piece of art was done by Hu Ming. This art resembles a heroic act because first of all fighting in the army makes a person a hero. They are fighting for to others to protect others. The women in this photo is a hero herself separate from the men because she is fighting as the only women with a bunch of men. She is taking a stand for her gender. She is the only women fighting and she is proud to fight.

Most of the heros I am seeing from The Boston Globe and The New Yorker consist of people who are acting as heros in movies. One article juxtaposed the difference between a hero and an anit- hero.

What does it mean to be a hero? To be a hero means to achieve something helpful. A hero does something good thats not done for oneself. A hero helps others to achieve or feel better about themselves. A hero steps in when nobody else will. Think about all the movies where a hero plays a big role. The movie that comes to my mind right away is the Incredibles. That movie is all about different kinds of heros and their superpowers. Maybe you dont have a superpower that gives you crazy speed or makes you invisible. But never the less you can be a hero even by an act of kindness. Saving a suffering stuck cat from a tree is a heroic act. To qualify as a hero one does not need to save the world from the evil guy who is trying to ruin the world. Life is not always an action movie. Heroic acts is done by somebody who cares and somebody who wants to help. A heroic act can range from someone helping an elder cross the road to someone risking their life to save others.