Lecture Photo Thingy

1.

a.) What is the purpose of this photo; why was it taken? Why do you keep it? Why did you choose it for this assignment? What is its significance to you?

I took this photo to document the very first crit we did in WASH (or, at least, the first 3D crit we had). I thought it was funny that everyone was standing around so seriously looking at these awful little cardboard spheres we worked so hard to make for our first assignment. I've kept it to put on this blog (I'm sure it shows up earlier here). And I chose it partially because I wanted to pander to the profs, but also because I didn't want to do a friend or a family member like I though a lot of people would do. Also, I couldn't have named most of the people in this photo when it was taken. But now, I can see that this is a photo of Miss Professor Kathy Kelley, Ollie, Sarah, Naomi and Brandon (I think that's him at least...  >.> )

b.) What is the emotional relationship between the photographer and the subject? how does that influence the way the picture was taken? How does it affect the way you look at the photo? What is the photographer' atttude toward the subject? What is the subject's attitude towards the photographer?

Well, obviously, Kathy is my teacher so it may be inappropriate if we had some emotional thing going on ;P But everyone else in the picture I think could be considered a friend/colleague/acquaintance. I guess since Kathy was the only person talking that day, I wanted to get her in the front there. And obviously, since she controls my grade, she's always the most important person in the room. ;) Personally, I'm a fan of Kathy and the rest of the people in the picture and I seriously hope they don't mind me either... 

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?

I guess you would probably need to see it in the context of a bunch of other WASH pictures, just so you know what we're doing. I took this picture for the profs and other students to see the crit from my (literal) POV and for my family and friends not in WASH to see what we're up to. I can't say that I'll remember this particular photo in 10 years, but I will probably remember the collection of photos I took that day. 

2) 

a.) What is the purpose of this photo; why was it taken? Why do you keep it? Why did you choose it for this assignment? What is its significance to you?

My mom took this photo of my sister and me. I guess it was for the same reason any parent takes pictures of their kids when they're young; to embarrass them later. ;P We found it over break while looking for another picture in the plethora of photo boxes my mom has in a closet. I chose it because I was in the process of uploading this and dozens of other pictures to Facebook for my family. It's an adorable snapshot of my sister and I, and I'm glad I have it :)

b.) What is the emotional relationship between the photographer and the subject? how does that influence the way the picture was taken? How does it affect the way you look at the photo? What is the photographer' atttude toward the subject? What is the subject's attitude towards the photographer?

So, like I said, my mom took this picture (I think... may have been my dad... but a parent, regardless), so I guess she'd want my sister and I front and center doing something cute. It looks like we're a bit surprised, so she probably snuck up on us.... though, I can testify that my sister has that surprised look in just about every picture she took before the age of 4 so perhaps not...

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?

Obviously, this is a photo meant to capture what my sister and I looked like at  that age, so it's a memory for our progeny or something like that... I will probably remember it in 10 year because I'll probably find it in that same closet when I'm helping my mom clean out the photo closet so I can move in to the guest room because I'm a starving artist with no job. :|

Metaphor Proposal #3

Proposal #3!!! (redundant...?)

This on is a metaphor for how small the world seems when you're a child. When you're young, all you know is your best friend and the neighborhood from one street light to the next. When I was a child, I wasn't allowed to cross the street and my best friend outside of school was my next door neighbor.
I would take a globe and put two houses and two little dolls on it. Proportionally, the houses would be pretty large and would take up a large portion of the globe's surface, making the whole world seem smaller by comparison.

Metaphor Proposal #2

And here's proposal number 2:

So, I would get a doll (not sure what size. Small or large? What do you guys think?) and put a picture of myself on the face. Then I would put it in dress up clothes. It's another metaphor for dressing up and playing pretend, which was a big part of my childhood.

Metaphor Proposal #1

Sorry for the delay guys!!
It's been a very busy last couple days and I've been having some computer issues. But, better late than never, right? ... RIGHT?


Anyway, here's the first proposal:

It's kind of hard to see because of the round-about way I had to upload the darned thing.

Basically, I would take one of those Barbie clothes and doll storage trunks and paint it like my old childhood room, which had a mural of Cinderella's castle on the closet doors. I would also put some doll clothes in there to represent playing dress up and pretend as a child.


And there you go!

Mark Making

Some mark making pics!

Hair Grooming Tool
(mini brush)

Stamp something
(Stapler on top, binder clip on bottom)

Kitchen Utensil (fork)

Shoes

String!

Whatever Technique
(finger painting!!)

 And here's this from Memebase.com

(http://memebase.com/2011/02/26/memes-le-art-project/)

Yeah... pretty much, huh?

Mental Imaginings

I hope I did this correctly...


pictures will go up tomorrow when my phone decides to work properly. :P

Mental Imaginings

Part 1

1.     Guitar

2.     Panda

3.     Brush

4.     Pen

5.     Paint brush

6.     Hairdryer

7.     Sister

8.     Cam Gigandet

9.     Top hat

10. Mascara tube

11.  Feather

12. RA Kristy

13. Newspaper

14. Starbucks Coffee

15.  Spoon

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1.     Guitar being played

2.     Panda eating bamboo

3.     Brush falling

4.     Pen in hand

5.     Painting with the paint brush

6.     Hairdryer in my drawer

7.     Sister (Haley) laughing

8.     Cam Gigandet smiling

9.     Top hat blowing away

10. Mascara being unscrewed

11. Feather falling slowly

12. Ra Kristy sitting on our dorm floor

13.  Newspaper being folded up

14. Starbucks coffee cup being knocked over

15. Spoon stirring

1.             Are you better at visualizing people than objects? Or worse? 
What seems to be mentally different?

I’m definitely better at objects than people. Objects are less detailed, I think. What really makes one face different from another is changes in detail, like, his nose is just a bit different in this way, and her eyes are slightly different in this way… so I think that makes it a bit more difficult for most people.

2.            Are you better at two-dimensional objects than three-dimensional? How so?

 2-Dimensional, but still realistic, like a photograph. I’ve always heard the ability to see in 3d is based mostly on gender, like girls can see better in 2d and boys are better at 3d. That’s why they’re better at video games. And I’m a girl and therefore better at 2 dimensional viewing J

3.            Where do you see your image?

For all of them, it’s where ever I saw them last or most commonly. For instance, I see the Starbucks coffee at the stand in South Paw because that’s where I normally get my Starbucks now.

4.            Is it out in front of your eyes or back in your skull somewhere or somewhere else?

I see them in my head, on the back of my eyelids when I close my eyes. This sort of visualization is different than the kind I do when I’m trying to visualize something abstract, that I’ve never seen in reality. When I do that, usually the image is further back in my head.

What is brought to bear in these instances is a keen sensitivity to a non-modular perceptivity of sense-data. Why might this be important in your field?

I could tell you if I had any idea what that meant… :P

But I think it means the ability to visualize things without actually seeing them. This would be useful for any art field because you don’t always have a tangible blueprint to work off of. As an artist, most of what we do is based on creative vision that can’t always just be put down on paper.

Monologue

The monologue first!

According to Jada, my table liked my "I Cannot Go To School Today" performance the best, so that's the one I redid. There were some issues with the angle and some distracting background elements so I tried to fix those this time around. There was also the call to get into the poem more, so I tried to do that as well.

So, here it is! My final cut:

Also, to see some of my outtakes from the first two, here's my You Tube channel where all 7 videos are posted:

http://www.youtube.com/user/EmilyTea10?feature=mhum