In TMP3, one of the first projects we got was to pick our favorite Youtube video. At the time, around October 2009, I couldn't choose just one video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM1fAkV805s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTnxJdxhU7o
The first videos really funny and second is more serious.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Freshman Year Part Two
Second Semester:
I cared more about this semester. Except I got introduced to the series CFC. I don't do conceptual thinking. It's not my thing.
Wood: I had the same teacher as I had had in TMP1, on purpose. I absolutely love her. And even though she's the one of the harshest graders I've ever had as a teacher, I've learned the most from her classes. We had four major projects: a non-representational sculpture, a lathe piece, the furniture project, and a final. The furniture and final projects were projects that I hated in the end. I worked on the furniture one the most, and dished out a TON of money on the very expensive cherry wood that I bought. But the result was a disaster and I think I threw it away (although I extremely regret it). I bullshitted the final project since we were given the shortest amount of time EVER.
I LOVE my non-representational sculpture, and I enjoy my lathe piece. I want to make the lathe piece into something functional in the future. I will photograph both and post later.
TMP2: This was a 2-D based class. I really enjoyed this class, and I think starting to like graphic design/ poster making because of this class. I definitely became better at Adobe Illustrator too.
Typography: I explored typography for the first time.
Poster based on one of the seven deadly sins: Mine was on Sloth.
Lyrics- Visual Equivalence: I took Radiohead's "Paranoid Android" and composed the lyrics on paper based on what the words meant and how they were sung.
CFC1: I posted about a project I had done in this class earlier. This is a class called Concept, Form, and Context. Enough said.
I cared more about this semester. Except I got introduced to the series CFC. I don't do conceptual thinking. It's not my thing.
Wood: I had the same teacher as I had had in TMP1, on purpose. I absolutely love her. And even though she's the one of the harshest graders I've ever had as a teacher, I've learned the most from her classes. We had four major projects: a non-representational sculpture, a lathe piece, the furniture project, and a final. The furniture and final projects were projects that I hated in the end. I worked on the furniture one the most, and dished out a TON of money on the very expensive cherry wood that I bought. But the result was a disaster and I think I threw it away (although I extremely regret it). I bullshitted the final project since we were given the shortest amount of time EVER.
I LOVE my non-representational sculpture, and I enjoy my lathe piece. I want to make the lathe piece into something functional in the future. I will photograph both and post later.
TMP2: This was a 2-D based class. I really enjoyed this class, and I think starting to like graphic design/ poster making because of this class. I definitely became better at Adobe Illustrator too.
Typography: I explored typography for the first time.
Poster based on one of the seven deadly sins: Mine was on Sloth.
Lyrics- Visual Equivalence: I took Radiohead's "Paranoid Android" and composed the lyrics on paper based on what the words meant and how they were sung.CFC1: I posted about a project I had done in this class earlier. This is a class called Concept, Form, and Context. Enough said.
Freshman Year- Semester 1
Semester 1
I was so unmotivated, lazy, and dumb. My priorities were mixed up and I severely underestimated college. I regret this semester SO BAD.
Drawing: I loved that class. Most of the stuff that came out of that class is art that I'd keep. I have to take pictures of those drawings.
TMP1: I actually learned A LOT from this class. I got to explore different materials for the first time, and I learned how to sketch plans before executing them. We worked with cardboard, acrylic glass, wood, metal, fabric, and light. I have to take pictures of those too- will post them as soon as I get to school.
Digital: learned a lot. Used photoshop, illustrator, flash, Google sketch-up, for the first time.
We had to combine two movie posters. Left: Finding Nemo. Right: The Ring. Center: the Combination.
Nervous Fish: First time using Illustrator. I made Veronica first, then Paranoid Patrick, and went crazy with Grumpy Gary.
Font Monster: Playing with fonts.
Union Logos: hahaha. Look carefully at the eyes.
Fairytale Book Cover: Whistera, princess of dawn, turns evil at night. But watch out, this book costs $280,000.
And then my other classes that semester were Calculus 2, (Okay, noone told me it was the most failed class at the University of Michigan until it was too late.),
and ADP1, which I took NOTHING from. Hated that class. It was mutual. I got a D- which I didn't think was possible (Isn't a D- the same thing as an F?)
I was so unmotivated, lazy, and dumb. My priorities were mixed up and I severely underestimated college. I regret this semester SO BAD.
Drawing: I loved that class. Most of the stuff that came out of that class is art that I'd keep. I have to take pictures of those drawings.
TMP1: I actually learned A LOT from this class. I got to explore different materials for the first time, and I learned how to sketch plans before executing them. We worked with cardboard, acrylic glass, wood, metal, fabric, and light. I have to take pictures of those too- will post them as soon as I get to school.
Digital: learned a lot. Used photoshop, illustrator, flash, Google sketch-up, for the first time.
We had to combine two movie posters. Left: Finding Nemo. Right: The Ring. Center: the Combination.
Nervous Fish: First time using Illustrator. I made Veronica first, then Paranoid Patrick, and went crazy with Grumpy Gary.
Font Monster: Playing with fonts.
Union Logos: hahaha. Look carefully at the eyes.
Fairytale Book Cover: Whistera, princess of dawn, turns evil at night. But watch out, this book costs $280,000.And then my other classes that semester were Calculus 2, (Okay, noone told me it was the most failed class at the University of Michigan until it was too late.),
and ADP1, which I took NOTHING from. Hated that class. It was mutual. I got a D- which I didn't think was possible (Isn't a D- the same thing as an F?)
Ah
I'm cold. I'm at home in NY and still awake. I have a fucked up sleeping pattern thanks to the past semester. SO happy it's over.
But now I cannot stop thinking about next semester: the difficulty of my new classes, sophomore review, applying to the Architecture school, Variety, and I NEED A JOB.
Most of all, I'm freaking out because I haven't been documenting my work in the Art School so far. Meanwhile, Sophomore review is creeping up and I reaaaally don't want to procrastinate on this one. So I'm going to make an early New Years Resolution list:
1. Keep up a Blog (mainly for school)
2. Get a Job
3. Make Art for myself- art that I would appreciate (I don't think I've made any yet- sad.)
4. Sleep
5. Plan a trip/vacation to anywhere for myself during Spring Break.
6. Stop procrastinating (this seems to make my list every year)
And I'm going to start resolution #1 starting now.
But now I cannot stop thinking about next semester: the difficulty of my new classes, sophomore review, applying to the Architecture school, Variety, and I NEED A JOB.
Most of all, I'm freaking out because I haven't been documenting my work in the Art School so far. Meanwhile, Sophomore review is creeping up and I reaaaally don't want to procrastinate on this one. So I'm going to make an early New Years Resolution list:
1. Keep up a Blog (mainly for school)
2. Get a Job
3. Make Art for myself- art that I would appreciate (I don't think I've made any yet- sad.)
4. Sleep
5. Plan a trip/vacation to anywhere for myself during Spring Break.
6. Stop procrastinating (this seems to make my list every year)
And I'm going to start resolution #1 starting now.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Drawing 1
Drawing 1 with Endi Poskovic was my first class of college.
We explored 1-point perspective drawing, figure drawing, still life, and other different forms.
Nude Model close-up of face.
Nude Model
3-panel drawing of (from left) Self Portrait, Architectural Space, Portrait of Classmate
All drawings were done with Vine and Charcoal.
We explored 1-point perspective drawing, figure drawing, still life, and other different forms.
Nude Model close-up of face.
Nude Model
3-panel drawing of (from left) Self Portrait, Architectural Space, Portrait of Classmate
All drawings were done with Vine and Charcoal.
Monday, December 7, 2009
TMP1
finally...
Acrylic Glass Non-representational Sculpture
Wooden Spork. First 3-D Sculpture made at the University.
These were made in the Fall of my freshman year (2008).
Acrylic Glass Non-representational Sculpture
Wooden Spork. First 3-D Sculpture made at the University.
These were made in the Fall of my freshman year (2008).
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
CFC 2- Fall 2009
Camouflage Project- Bringing out what the entertainment industry hides behind the scenes.
Shopping. Almost as addicting as smoking a cigarette?
Over-consumption. Equally as damaging to the earth and to society as smoking a cigarette.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Maps
For my maps project, I illustrated both my thought process and physical process through CFC. The background is a painting of my bed because that is where I did all of my work in this class. Not only did I do projects on this bed, I also slept, ate, and watched tv there. My internal progression is shown through sketches I made of all my projects. A big part of this course was planning and thinking conceptually before carrying out the work, and I show that in this piece by creating a trail of sketches I made throughout this course. The actual trail is made of cheerios because I also ate on my bed while doing the projects. In the middle of my circular trail are descriptions of the thoughts and feelings I had while working in this class. For example, I write "lazy," but also "motivated." I wrote "confusion" three times because that is the most dominant feeling I felt in CFC. Overall, I had fun creating this map although it isn't a complicated, intricate map. And although the craftmanship and composition could be better, I like the overall idea of my illustrating a map of my thought process in this course.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Lost Camera
I recently left my purse (which contained my camera, my license, etc.) on a New York City subway...
And I am forced to use Photobooth until I get a new camera.
The third project: the transformation of my portrait into an A&D faculty member. This assignment allowed me to experiment with mediums and ideas I haven't explored yet since the beginning of this course. I chose to play with oil paint and clay (two mediums I haven't used at all since I've been at U-M), and 3-D and 2-D perspectives.
Having never worked with clay or sculpture, I am just discovering the obstacles that come with clay such as getting it moist and learning how to mold it. It was hard: my only "tool" to sculpt was a mechanical pencil and a thumbtack. The clay I ordered was surprisingly really hard and difficult to shape with hands. Nevertheless, I'm having a lot of fun.
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