Research: Part 2/5 - Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo, a Mexican artist, is one of the most popular artists in the 1900's. She is mostly known for her amazing self portraits. Frida lived in Coyoacán, a small Mexican city. Having Polio, her right leg was thinner than her left leg, leaving her to wear long colorful skirts. She also practiced boxing during her life before the accident

On September 17, 1925, Kahlo had a bus accident which affected her spinal cord and left her in a lot of pain for the rest of her life. This accident left her alone for long periods of time. As a result she began painting self portrait in various places. She described herself as lonely and knowing herself the most. Kahlo created at least 140 paintings, along with dozens of drawings and studies .In 1938, Kahlo had her first and only solo gallery showing in the United States. She, however, was not recognized until decades after her death.

Her arts used bright colors, dramatic symbolism and primitive style. She also included a lot of symbols such as monkeys and nature. Some of the painting are connected with lust as a symbol. Frida went after to Paris, where she sold The Frame to the Louvre. July 13, 1954, soon after turning 47, Frida died, days after writing "I hope the exit is joyful — and I hope never to return — Frida."

Source :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo

Project 6 - Our future

Project 6 Critique Form

What ideas did you incorporate into the piece?

In incorporated the idea of how humans will be in the future. With the concept of corrupt society, the future is horrible and broken with no rights.

Do you think the piece is successful? Why or why not?

Yes, I did all the necessary scenes and edits to make the video understandable.

What skills did you learn through working on this piece? How did you employ these
skills in your work?

I didn't necessarily learn that much because everything I did I already knew how to do.

What challenges did you face?

I faced the challenge of placing the sound effects at the exact point they are supposed to be.


Did you find a suitable resolution—if yes, what? If no, what would you change?

Yes, I think that the video includes all the necessary components, especially the special effects.

What revisions would your make if you were to do the work a second time?

I would make more explosions and plot to make it more awesome.

Project 5 Critique Form

What ideas did you incorporate into the piece?

I incorporated the ideas of adding the sound of my Monday life. This includes goes waking up to going to classes and coming back.

Do you think the piece is successful? Why or why not?
I think it is successful because it really shows what happens in my Monday days of the month. Also, the sounds are composed well and organized in an understandable way.

What skills did you learn through working on this piece? How did you employ these
skills in your work?
I learned how to use audacity, which was a goal of mine in the past.

What challenges did you face?
I faced the challenge of transferring the voice memos to my computer

Did you find a suitable resolution—if yes, what? If no, what would you change?
Yes I did, the soundtrack is well done in my opinion because it resembles a whole day in one minute.

What revisions would your make if you were to do the work a second time?
I would probably add more drama or action in the sounds.

Project 5

Project 4 Critique Form

What ideas did you incorporate into the piece?

I incorporated the idea of a person who volunteered to be a nurse in Africa to help with Ebola. However when the person goes there, he gets infected. Therefore he is brought back to the US and is miraculously cured. After arriving home, the state tells him that he is not allowed to leave for 21 days just in case for a mistake with the doctor's results.

Do you think the piece is successful? Why or why not?
Yes, it shows the whole story clearly. I think that everyone could understand it.

What skills did you learn through working on this piece? How did you employ these
skills in your work?

I learned Photoshop and batching pictures. I also learned how to do a timeline with a frame-rate.

What challenges did you face?
The batching process took a while because I did not save while recording. Also the frame rate was off a little because I forgot to click add sequence.

- Did you find a suitable resolution—if yes, what? If no, what would you change?

Yes I found one by going online to check the problem. It was the batching.

What revisions would your make if you were to do the work a second time?
I would add more pictures in order to make a better frame rate for the video.

Project 4 - Ebola Story

Link to Project 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsJqW1jSm58&feature=youtu.be

Research: Part 1/5 - Nadir Afonso

Nadir Afonso (December 4, 1920 – December 11, 2013) is a Portuguese geometric abstractionist painter. He studied painting in Paris and became one of the pioneers of Kinetic art. His art is based on observation and perception, not imagination. Afonso uses geometry and the bases of perceiving angles and circles into his art. His first piece or art was the painting he drew when he was 4, which was a circle. At that time, he began moving toward observed objects. Afonso started going from an inspiration period to another in 1949. After his period or learning, he moved back to his hometown in order to be isolated and focus in his arts. By his 50s, he was recognized internationally in Paris and New York.

I think that Afonso’s art shows us the feeling of geometry in life. Construction of geometry is always the base of things in everyday life. Trees are a stick and a circle, the building are rectangles, and posters are squares. I think that he influences these kinds of shapes because he likes using perfect shapes and apply it to his art. The feeling of environment show his inspirations of places in the world. There are paintings that show holy sites, buildings, cities, and sunsets.

I think that his art is strong because it makes many people feel like everything is fitting where it belongs. It could also help people with OCD. I would suggest putting more colors and definitely applying a background color because they are almost white all the time. I find the variety of colors in the paintings powerful because it makes each object distinguishable from the other.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadir_Afonso

http://www.mtportalegr e.pt/en/artists/view/19/3