BASICS

I’m bored with the common and the basic. I want to create something out of the ordinary; something no one has thought of. I want to work with a media undiscovered, but I have to remind myself to take baby steps. I’ve always heard timing is everything, so I intently wait for my chance.

Clay has been around since the dawn of man, but to me it is a new media, possibly the ideal media for me to step outside the box. In ceramics we create things I’ve only dreamed of. This media allows me to bring my doodles to life.

This weekend my main objective is to create a unique totem. My mind has been spinning with ideas all day. I have decided to make my totem a mixture of different subjects, portraying how cluttered with ideas my head is. Unconnected subjects coming together to create a work of art, a piece of me.

DIMMED FUTURE

If I wanted to be wealthy, I wouldn’t create art.  My future might be dim with art, some nights I might not eat. To be honest I’m scared of the future. I don’t know what I holds for me. But the one thing I do know for sure is that art will always be a big part of it. The world might as well stop if I stopped creating. For without art I lose my guiding light, I lose that last beacon of hope, and my already dim world goes black.

I’m not scared of the demons that face me; I’m scared that the demons will be my doing. Like family, art will be there for me during hard times. My relationship with art will never break. Art will never desert me.  I’m fine with not eating some nights; it’s a small sacrifice for keeping my soul. My dimmed future doesn’t scare me, for I’m the one dimming it.

This week we started our vases in ceramics. I restarted mine because I wanted to create something out of the ordinary. My new idea is rough; right now it has something to do with tentacles. Mr. McKnight says the piece needs to be at least 10 inches high, I’m at about 4, so I have a lot of work to go.

KEEP GOING.

 My deadline for my AP Art class is approaching and I have been working pretty hard. I wrote my concentration commentary this weekend, which is the reasoning behind why we created the body of work. Here is a copy of mine, enjoy:

 CONCENTRATION COMMENTARY

The central idea of my concentration is the food chain, more importantly the food chain between Reptiles, Insects, Amphibians, Aquatic Sea Creatures, Aeronautic Animals, and of course humans.

To demonstrate the connection between Reptiles, Insects, Amphibians, Aquatic Sea Creatures, Aeronautic Animals, and humans I have created drawings using ballpoint pens. By portraying these beings in their natural habitat I have shown what they eat in order to survive.  Starting with insects I have shown how they pray on flesh and suck on blood, later in the concentration I show the creatures that eat these insect. Immediately after that I show animals that eat the creatures that eat the insects. Lastly I confront the situation where there is no definite prey or predator.  

FOR THE FUTURE

Ok im planning on applying for a scholarship and it requires an essay on what i will do with the money and how it will help me in the long run. well here it is, for your viewing pleasure...

While pursuing a degree in Photography and Business Management I will be combining two opposite disciplines, one being predominately right-brained and the other being mostly left- brained.  With the skills I will acquire in these fields of learning, I anticipate opening my own gallery, in which I will show works by young aspiring high school students. As  a current high school student I know all too well the hardships of getting my work out there where people can see it; I arduously look for every opportunity to exhibit my work. So far my blog has been the only place I have been able to exhibit my passion and talent. The art community is like a wall; you can claw at it all you want, but most likely you won’t get past it. With this gallery I will give students the ladder to get over the wall.  Offering a place for the youth to express can also open opportunities to them they would never receive in a traditional school setting.  Artists can interact with the next generation, teach them and apprentice them, offer them guidance or just come in for workshops to help students improve their techniques. As a result of going through my struggle I want to help high-schoolers become artists by displaying their art work in a gallery where total strangers can view it, hopefully encouraging them to try harder and push their artistic abilities. High school students deserve to be heard and seen, because lots of high school students are outrageously talented. Most of society views them as naïve children and won’t give them the time of day, giving them the message that their ideas don’t matter. But because they are young they bring a fresh approach to expression. With the gallery I will be able to reciprocate the charity that was given to me through this scholarship. 

Broken Rules

If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for everything. In lifer everyone much chose something to stand for. From their religion to their favorite radio station. To truly stand for something you must be willing to die for it, you must be willing to push past boundaries for it. Like with my friend Nick, he is a very talented photographer, especially in the South Florida ska scene. What makes him different and ultimately unique is that during concerts he jumps right into the pits with his trusty Nikon at his side snapping photos. Most concert photographers would never risk doing that, but that’s what makes Nick a true artist, he shows his love for the arts by pushing boundaries.

I believe rules are meant to be broken, walls are meant to be torn down (well in this case bombed), and art should be shared with everyone.

52 CENTS

First day of spring break, and I’m already covered in paint. I left school early and headed over to goodwill and home depot. At goodwill I found an awesome sweater for $5, which is awesome because I was pretty called today. I also acquired a pretty decent size canvas for $5 which saved me about $15. The best part of this trip was home depot was finding the recycled/damaged wood they sell at home depot, I found a perfect plank of wood for only 52 cents.

The moment I got home I whipped out my paints and brushes and started to free style on the plank. I cold visualize the piece in my head and I just let my hand do the talking for my brain. I ended up creating this eye piece in which I plan on layering on top of with gold paint and other colors, maybe I will even add my signature line I doodle on everything.

I DIDN'T START BEING AN ARTIST, PEOPLE STOPPED

Originality is hard to come by in high school, most people copy personality, style, and even habits from ether their friends or the media. It seems like no one thinks for themselves these days, it seems originality died with the birth of the modern technology.  For some this is simply not the case, some seem to radiate originality, it’s like as if everything they do is brand new.

Without being cocky I would like to say I’m original, but not in that “I try really hard to be different way.” I don’t try and that’s the key, I am myself, and if people don’t except that then I guess they’re just one of those brain washed students I see walking the halls aimlessly between classes.

Art resembles society, to be an artist you must be original, you must fight urges to copy others. As an artist you must practice, develop, and master your own personal style. In my art I draw inspiration from all sectors of my life; from nature to literature.

Reverting to one of my previous blogs about my cultural mask, I consciously chose to be an individual, I observed the world around me, seeing fellow class mates giving up on their own creativeness and just deciding to create a cookie cutter mask like everyone else.

As people pass by and see me in an almost comatose state with my headphones blasting Modest Mouse,   working on my undoubtedly unique mask, they can’t help but to be inspired. With this newly found inspiration they start to think and create for themselves.

RACING AT DAYTONA 2011

For this Post i have decided to create a video from all the footage me nad my dad got from Daytona this year.

follow the link and enjoy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiPUEqgy4LA

FOR THE STAR WAR NERDS

It’s amazing how customs vary from culture to culture. In Africa they make tribal masks to warn off spirits, and in Mexico they hold the day of the dead, where they dress up in costumes and wear masks to honor the deceased. In America we have Halloween, where we dress up in costumes and wear masks to scare people and earn candy.  

In ceramics class today we researched different masks of the world, from tribal to animal. I have been given the task to pick a culture to represent and create a mask that goes with it. My classmates have chosen the typical ideas; Buddha, African, etc. But because I can think for myself, I have decided to create the most unbelievable and epic mask based off the culture I know so well, American.

The plans for my American mask have been laid out. With great thought, I have decided on two distinct themes: pop culture and war. The mixture of both will result in Darth Vader mixed with a gas mask.