What is the Purpose/Value of Art?
This semester our class wanted to understand what the purpose of art was. What the value in every stroke, every color, and every hidden meaning meant. Through all of the projects we’ve completed this semester, I began to understand a little bit more why art means so much to society. Not being a very artistic person myself, it was harder for me to grasp the value of art. To me, art was something pretty I could look at for a few seconds until I moved on to the next piece. But after countless meditative hours in art class just painting for the hell of it, I started to understand its cathartic value.
The collaboration between my literature and art class is what helped me gain a positive perspective on the value of art. This semester I’ve learned that painting is fun, colors exist outside of the rainbow, and hanging out with my friends is something I desperately need in my life. I’ve learned that art brings people together, like the murals in Chicano Park. They were constructed by and for the Chicano people, so that they could have their own space, their own mecca that they could completely personalize to be their own and to represent their people. Learning about the Harlem and Chicano Renaissances helped me to understand that to some people, their art is everything. And art isn’t just painting; it’s music, poetry, acting, singing, and being a human right’s activist. I also finally learned how to spell renaissance correctly.
Throughout what we were learning in Stephanie’s literature class, my art teacher Jeremy gave us all the time we needed to create some pretty amazing works of art. The #Shelfie project has been a semester long project in which we’ve dedicated many hours into creating some amazing books. The Surrealism Project and the Election Project were when I shined my light onto my shelf. Adorned on the beautiful blue masterpiece (my shelf in case you didn’t catch that) are the books we’ve worked on in art and my “Ode to a Common Thing.” I chose books for my Ode, and I had a really great time creating my copies in art. I used paper mache and I loved my final products. The purpose of art is to create beautiful pieces that make the artist and the audience feel something. The value of art is incalculable, because throughout the existence of humans we have created landmarks for future generations to explore, art is a way for us to record our histories.
The collaboration between my literature and art class is what helped me gain a positive perspective on the value of art. This semester I’ve learned that painting is fun, colors exist outside of the rainbow, and hanging out with my friends is something I desperately need in my life. I’ve learned that art brings people together, like the murals in Chicano Park. They were constructed by and for the Chicano people, so that they could have their own space, their own mecca that they could completely personalize to be their own and to represent their people. Learning about the Harlem and Chicano Renaissances helped me to understand that to some people, their art is everything. And art isn’t just painting; it’s music, poetry, acting, singing, and being a human right’s activist. I also finally learned how to spell renaissance correctly.
Throughout what we were learning in Stephanie’s literature class, my art teacher Jeremy gave us all the time we needed to create some pretty amazing works of art. The #Shelfie project has been a semester long project in which we’ve dedicated many hours into creating some amazing books. The Surrealism Project and the Election Project were when I shined my light onto my shelf. Adorned on the beautiful blue masterpiece (my shelf in case you didn’t catch that) are the books we’ve worked on in art and my “Ode to a Common Thing.” I chose books for my Ode, and I had a really great time creating my copies in art. I used paper mache and I loved my final products. The purpose of art is to create beautiful pieces that make the artist and the audience feel something. The value of art is incalculable, because throughout the existence of humans we have created landmarks for future generations to explore, art is a way for us to record our histories.
Books Read: Levels of Difficulty
Also Known As: Easy: 308 pages
Everneath: Easy: 370 pages Spirit and Dust: Easy: 387 pages Imposter: Easy: 274 pages Harry Potter: Sorcerer's Stone: Easy: 309 pages Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets: Easy: 341 pages Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban: Easy: 435 pages Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire: Medium: 734 pages Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix: Medium: 870 Red Queen: Medium: 383 pages A Court of Thorns and Roses: Hard: 448 pages A Court of Mist and Fury: Hard: 624 pages Angels and Demons: Hard: 616 pages The DaVinci Code: Hard: 454 pages Animals in Translation: Hard: 358 pages |
This semester I read a total of 6,911 (documented) pages. Divided by 14 weeks is a total of 494 pages per week which is above and beyond any week reading goal of mine. My reading habits will not change because I love reading and I will continue to read the books I want at my pace. I always challenge myself when I read because putting yourself in a reading mindset is a challenge. "I will read 10 new books next semester" "I will read one depressing book next semeser"
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Coatlicue: Designed by Susan Yamagata, painted by Michael Schnorr, Susan Yamagata
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Coatlicue is the Aztec Goddess of the Earth. The artists chose to portray Coatlicue supporting the Sun and Earth wih her arms extended upwards. In the mural she is giving birth to the water god, Tlaloc. Coatlicue translates to "She of the Serpent Skirt:, which is clearly evident of the extremely detailed dragons in the lower panel of the mural. Two months after the mural was completed it was vandalized by cultural terrorists. Instead of repainting the whole mural, the artists decided to make the vandalism a part of the mural. The artists also added the dog Kilo looking out from behind one of her legs, Kilo was the German Sheppard who protected the artists when they painted at night.
For more information: http://www.chicanoparksandiego.com/murals/coatlicue.html
For more information: http://www.chicanoparksandiego.com/murals/coatlicue.html
Renaissance Book
Italian Renaissance
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Greek Renaissance
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Jacob Lawrence: Harlem Renaissance
Chicano Mural
Aztec Sculpture