The essence of gender

Big Idea proposals

1. I want to takes pictures of landscapes

2. Use the idea of the whole modular madness and use tons of beer bottle tops

3. I liked the project done with the torn paper and want to make a drawing of fruit

4. Make a sculpture that represent life

5. Cut out words and images from magazines to make a collage that represents my personality

6. Take pictures of objects that show fear

7. Re-do a better performance piece

Mapping

It took a lot of tracing and aching arms cutting out for all of the pieces to come out correctly.

Mapping laid out on my bed to get finished.

It finally got done and safe to hang on the wall

Mark Making from beginning to end

Critiquing Information:

1. Overall Composition

I think that my overall composition  was good, the place of the piece fit correctly with my theme and story. 

2. Sense of mood/emotion or sensory experience

The sense of mood/emotion is impatient/relieved 

3 Relationship of mood/emotion to mark 

The marks that I used  was the feeling I had as I was making these marks  to show how impatient I was and how I was relieved  at the end. So it wasn't quite shown on the marks as much as I thought it was going to come out. 

4.. Use of negative space

I did have a lot of negative space that appeared on my mark making which i felt that I probably couldve made the marks a little bit strong and thicker to have a  bit negative space. So that way I couldve expressed the emotions better now that I looked at it.

5. Use or medium/materials. 

I used a canvas for the marks, I bought a curtain and curtain rod that fit perfectly with my story that looked like a theatre.

6. Presentation

I presented the piece with the curtains open and tied to show the canvas, but I was suggested to leave the curtains closed so that people would peek through it.

MFAH sketching and questions

a. What was the most enjoyable thing you saw? Why?

• I thought that the most enjoyable thing that I saw were the pieces from Carlos Cruz-Diez and all the European paintings. I loved how some of Carlos's art work were three dimensional and how it drew my attention. It was pretty interesting they way he used cardboard and color to make the form of shape on the piece. In some of his pieces you actually had to walk forward and back to have a better view of the movement with a certain piece. I enjoyed the European painting just because I find the artifacts very fascinating and historical.

b. What was the most disturbing thing you saw? Why?

• Looking throughout the entire museum and I believe that what I thought was most disturbing to me is the CORE exhibition. The exhibition was disturbing in a way because some of the art work that was in the building I didn't quiet understand what they were interpreting as I walked and glanced. 

c. What piece in the museum is the most like something you might make yourself, or would like to make? Why? 

• A piece in the museum that I might want to make myself would probably to the sculptures in the Cullen Sculpture garden. It was pretty entertaining to walk outside into a garden and finding sculptures all over. These sculptures were enormous and brilliant and its something that I would not mind to make. 

Proposals for my Metaphor

Photo Lecture Assignment

a. I have known this girl almost all of my life. I love this girl. She is a fun and an amazing person. We took this photo because we were at one of her family members birthday party and I she invited me to go out with her. We were both dressed up and decided to take a picture together before we get all sweaty. I decided to use this piece of photo because it brought me back to that exact night and what we did after that night. We continued to have fun and exciting memories until this very day.

b. Cynthia is one of my very close friends we been through a lot of things through out our lives. I had the camera facing down toward our bodies so that way you can look down towards our faces. I loved the way our facial expressions came out on this photo because of how our eyes are so huge.

c. This photo was taken randomly on the restroom hallway. In which I though was pretty funny. This photo would be intended by people that she and I know because if you didn't know how we acted together you probably wouldn't understand the purpose of the photo. Every time I would look at this photo of Cynthia it brings up other good and bad memories we had with each other and people that got involved. Im so glad that we still communicate with each other to bring up the old and new memories to be added.

a. This is a memory that I definitely not going to forget. It was a family trip vacation to Walt Disney World in 2007. It was almost closing time at Disney World and my mother wanted to take each of us individual photos on this main entrance bench. It was our second trip to Disney and I had the chance to ride all the "big kid" rides because I was too young to ride when I was little on the first trip.

b. Of course I had to show a huge smile on my face before we left, we went to DISNEY WORLD what person wouldn't be excited to go to a place "where dreams comes true." I wished that there had been more light around this section so it would have came out much better. There were other families out there taking pictures and took all the good spots. I remember that my mom would keep taking retakes because she couldn't get a good shot. I also thought that this was the best picture that my mom took for not knowing how too. It was an awesome summer vacation.

c. In what context is this photo intended to be viewed?, by who, for how long? Do you think you will still remember this photo in ten years?