Saturday, February 28, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Life Drawing I
In my Life Drawing class, we do so many drawings a day that I couldnt decide which ones to pick for my blog, so Im gonna make this post a several parter. These arent really that good, they were from the beginning of the semester, there are some better ones on the way.
Im back online!!
I finally got my computer fixed! I still dont know what was wrong with it, but I was cleaning my room the other day and found a recovery disk for my computer, so I had my friend use it, I dont have a clue when it comes to computers. He basically copied my files (pictures, music, Photoshop files, the important stuff) to an external hard drive, completely cleared mine, then copied the files back to my computer. Somewhere in that process it fixed the problem.
And I really want to get back into blogging every day, Ive had a lot on my mind. But for now, its late and I have to get up in a few hours. So Ill call it a night.
And I really want to get back into blogging every day, Ive had a lot on my mind. But for now, its late and I have to get up in a few hours. So Ill call it a night.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Artists from the Past, and me
So, Im taking an Art History class this semester, Post Modernism, and all in all, its pretty boring. I guess its interesting to see the different styles and get some inspiration for my own work, but I never really paid attention to the artists and their lives, until recently. I was listening to our instructor discuss one artists life, Yves Klein, and it hit home how related his thoughts are to mine, and the way he lived his life. Then I started thinking about all of the other artists we had talked about in that period, and how their thoughts are also very similar to mine.
Artists are pretty weird. We are thinkers. We are definately outside-the-box thinkers. Average, everyday things dont really concern us. We think more about the complexities of life, why we think certian ways, why we do this, what does that mean. Then we try and give an answer with a different perspective. This has been proven in the art world time and time again with all the different movements. A couple that come to mind are the Dada movement, and Zero, which are actually pretty similar. Artists are constantly trying to change the way we view things. Our brains run at a hundred miles per hour, constantly.
Today, I had an exam in that class. Four essay questions with 15 minutes to complete each question. The exam was easy for me, I have gone to every class so I remembered everything we talked about in class. But anyways, we got a spare sheet of paper to write thoughts down before we write our essay, and I just started writing random notes that I was thinking at the time. Right after I finished one of the questions, I started thinking about why I always write with a pen, especially essay questions. I wrote on my spare paper something like,"With pen, its easy to make mistakes, mistakes you cant correct. Your mistake is present, there is no way of hiding it. You may try, but it only makes things worse, you cant cover up your mistakes without everyone still able to see it. Such is life." At another point during the exam I wrote,"We have no Great War, no Great Depression. Our Great War is a spiritual war, our Great Depression is our lives." Its from Fight Club. Then I thought, without suffering, there would be no happiness. We need suffering to become happy.
I didnt know we had to turn in that sheet, my instructor is gonna read that haha.
Then, later on after I came back from class, I went to AJs room and hes reading this book about the four behavioral styles: Director, Thinker, Relator, and Socializer. I was almost definately a Thinker. The book said that a thinker is the only group that thinks about the complexities of life, is generally introverted, has trouble making decisions, trouble sleeping, creativity, things like that.
AND.....the other day I was in that same class, thinking about these artists lives, thinking about how their thinking has left an impact on the world....a very small impact......and mostly in the world of art.....but an impact nonetheless. That was inspiring.
But then again, they lived....then they died. Their lives were short. Their lives are now defined by their artwork, not their thinking. And several of them had committed suicide. Thats depressing.
Artists are pretty weird. We are thinkers. We are definately outside-the-box thinkers. Average, everyday things dont really concern us. We think more about the complexities of life, why we think certian ways, why we do this, what does that mean. Then we try and give an answer with a different perspective. This has been proven in the art world time and time again with all the different movements. A couple that come to mind are the Dada movement, and Zero, which are actually pretty similar. Artists are constantly trying to change the way we view things. Our brains run at a hundred miles per hour, constantly.
Today, I had an exam in that class. Four essay questions with 15 minutes to complete each question. The exam was easy for me, I have gone to every class so I remembered everything we talked about in class. But anyways, we got a spare sheet of paper to write thoughts down before we write our essay, and I just started writing random notes that I was thinking at the time. Right after I finished one of the questions, I started thinking about why I always write with a pen, especially essay questions. I wrote on my spare paper something like,"With pen, its easy to make mistakes, mistakes you cant correct. Your mistake is present, there is no way of hiding it. You may try, but it only makes things worse, you cant cover up your mistakes without everyone still able to see it. Such is life." At another point during the exam I wrote,"We have no Great War, no Great Depression. Our Great War is a spiritual war, our Great Depression is our lives." Its from Fight Club. Then I thought, without suffering, there would be no happiness. We need suffering to become happy.
I didnt know we had to turn in that sheet, my instructor is gonna read that haha.
Then, later on after I came back from class, I went to AJs room and hes reading this book about the four behavioral styles: Director, Thinker, Relator, and Socializer. I was almost definately a Thinker. The book said that a thinker is the only group that thinks about the complexities of life, is generally introverted, has trouble making decisions, trouble sleeping, creativity, things like that.
AND.....the other day I was in that same class, thinking about these artists lives, thinking about how their thinking has left an impact on the world....a very small impact......and mostly in the world of art.....but an impact nonetheless. That was inspiring.
But then again, they lived....then they died. Their lives were short. Their lives are now defined by their artwork, not their thinking. And several of them had committed suicide. Thats depressing.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Yep, Still Alive
It sucks not being able to have a computer. I tried getting it fixed, one of my friends in the fraternity is a computer wiz, but he said that he has no idea whats wrong with it. I dont know what Im gonna do, and I definitely cant afford a new one. This is why I havent been blogging lately, I just dont have time to go to a computer lab on campus just to blog, Im never near one.
But anyways, Im on AJs computer right now, he always keeps his unlocked, and since hes nowhere to be found, Ill take a few minutes to update. Im really enjoying my classes. Well, some of them. If you dont remember, Im taking Life Drawing, History of Modern Art, Agronomy, and Jewelry and Metalwork. I really enjoy Life Drawing, its pretty challenging, but Im learning a lot in that class, and I feel like I can be more creative and draw super fast now. All of our drawings are less than five minutes, its nuts! It sucked at first, but now Im getting used to it. Ill get some pics posted when I get my dern computer running again. History and Agronomy are just lectures, pretty boring classes. It gives me some time to do crossword puzzles. And I thought Jewelry and Metalwork would be a lot more enjoyable, but I really dont like that class so far. There is so much to know about metal, and everything has a certian order of process, its just too much information to know, and drawing is much easier for me.
Also, I signed a lease on an apartment for next year. Im living with my friends Jim and Jordan. Jim is a brother in the house, and Jordan is one of my friends from Industrial Design days. Its about the same distance to campus, well, to the art building, but a heck of a lot cheaper. Its $350 a month plus gas, per person. Its a heck of a lot better than $623 a month in the fraternity. Maybe Ill actually have some spending money next year.
And currently, my funds are unavailable to me. My debit card got cancelled bacause someone got a hold of a bunch of numbers, and mine was one. It also happened to AJ. So I have no way of getting money for a couple of weeks, until they send me a new one in the mail. I could drive back to Rochester and get some money at that bank, but thats way to far away.
So, theres a short little update, Im really sorry for this, I want to get back in the swing of blogging, but its hard when your giant paper weight of a computer just sits on your desk and stares at you with a blank face.
But anyways, Im on AJs computer right now, he always keeps his unlocked, and since hes nowhere to be found, Ill take a few minutes to update. Im really enjoying my classes. Well, some of them. If you dont remember, Im taking Life Drawing, History of Modern Art, Agronomy, and Jewelry and Metalwork. I really enjoy Life Drawing, its pretty challenging, but Im learning a lot in that class, and I feel like I can be more creative and draw super fast now. All of our drawings are less than five minutes, its nuts! It sucked at first, but now Im getting used to it. Ill get some pics posted when I get my dern computer running again. History and Agronomy are just lectures, pretty boring classes. It gives me some time to do crossword puzzles. And I thought Jewelry and Metalwork would be a lot more enjoyable, but I really dont like that class so far. There is so much to know about metal, and everything has a certian order of process, its just too much information to know, and drawing is much easier for me.
Also, I signed a lease on an apartment for next year. Im living with my friends Jim and Jordan. Jim is a brother in the house, and Jordan is one of my friends from Industrial Design days. Its about the same distance to campus, well, to the art building, but a heck of a lot cheaper. Its $350 a month plus gas, per person. Its a heck of a lot better than $623 a month in the fraternity. Maybe Ill actually have some spending money next year.
And currently, my funds are unavailable to me. My debit card got cancelled bacause someone got a hold of a bunch of numbers, and mine was one. It also happened to AJ. So I have no way of getting money for a couple of weeks, until they send me a new one in the mail. I could drive back to Rochester and get some money at that bank, but thats way to far away.
So, theres a short little update, Im really sorry for this, I want to get back in the swing of blogging, but its hard when your giant paper weight of a computer just sits on your desk and stares at you with a blank face.
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