Plaster Casting

For this activity we had to go to the beach and get a cast of either our arm, hand,leg or anything we wanted. I have never done a plaster casting so I really liked this activity. I also really loved it because we got to go to the beach. I absolutely love the beach. Although I didn’t get to go during class time I went with my boyfriend and went to Huntington Beach because I live there so it was close. Unfortunately, my plaster casting of my hand didn’t work out so well. I think i might of took it out too early because it broke, but I would defiantly try it out again. 

Student Interview#7: Suzie Hatsue Nakamura

Suzie is 22 years old. She is a Senior at CSULB and is originally from Japan. She is a marketing major and hopes to find a job soon after she graduates. Suzie stated that she first moved to Canada and attended High School there after she later moved to Philadelphia for college. However, she didn’t like it there so she decided to moved to California and attend college there. When I asked what was her favorite place to live she stated that she loved California because of the weather. Suzie said that Canada was depressing because it would always snow. She also, told me that she loves living in California but she misses Japan because her dad still lives there and she misses him. Her mom however moved with her to California so she wasn’t alone and to pursue her own career of dance. Suzie tries to visit Japan every summer but she is not always able to because it is so expensive. Some of her hobbies art going to concerts and shows. Her favorite genre of music is hip hop.

Artist Interview #7: Arezoo Bharthania

Arezoo is originally from Iran. She moved to America about 6/7 years ago. She is currently getting her MFA in art at CSULB. She stated that her paintings are about the time she lived in Iran. She explains that it is the inside versus the outside where the inside represents her house and private life the the outside represents the city, government, and everything outside of her private life. Most of her art works are done on canvas and some are also torn and sewn back together with yarn or metal. Overall, her work is really moving and is very influential.  

Avatar

For this weeks activity I had to create an avatar and explore the second life. While exploring I couldn’t believe how cool it was I have never been on a second life before and seeing CSULB in virtual form was probably the coolest thing ever. After exploring the realm I had to interview an artist while exploring I found this cool area with a bunch of pictures hanging in a dome and colorful lights. That is where I found the artist Vanessa Baylock. Vanessa is actually the creator of the dome with all the lights and pictures. I thought that it was so extraordinary! She also stated how most people need to have their art in galleries and museum in order to full successful, however Vanessa goes against this norm stating that what ever you do in the world is good and you don’t need to back up your work. As long as your happy with your work thats all the matters. Overall, I thought this activity was really interesting and different I liked how out of the box it was. 

Student Interview#6: Josh Tristan

Josh is 23 years old and is a senior here at CSULB. He is a dual major in electrical biomedical engineering. Josh was originally from the Bay Area and moved to Long Beach for school. He has one sister and works at the restaurant called Islands as a busser. Josh stated that he doesn’t get to travel a lot except he’s been to Hawaii, Mexico, and Las Vegas. In the further he wants to be able to travel to more places. Some of his hobbies are going to the beach, skateboarding, circuitry, and also partying. When asked why he took art 110 he said it was for a GE requirements. 

Counter Factual Identity: life as a boy

For this activity we had to create counter factual identities and act like someone I’m not, so I thought why not dress up as a guy! I picked to dress up as a guy because I thought that it was the most counter factual identity I could have since I am a girl. So I went through my dads closet and found anything thing that would slightly fit. I even used eyeshadow to make myself a fake beard and tried to talk in a deep voice. When approaching people I felt like a lot of them thought I was really strange or on drugs. However after asking them questions I informed them that this was a class project and that I wasn’t trying to be strange or creepy.  When I asked them what the thought my name was I got a variety of answers like, “Susan, Vicky, Donna, Judy, Brenda.” It seemed like the majority of the names they said where somewhat masculine. The answer that shocked me the most was that almost all the people I asked about my major said that they thought I was a Women’s Gender Major. This irritated me because they assumed that I was hardcore feminist who burns my bra and probably never shaves and that I was a Lesbian. (stereotype of a feminist) It was really sad to know that society instantly judges you and puts you into categories simply by the way you dress.

Artist #6: Catherine Vu

Catherine is 24 years old and is a 4th year at CSULB. She is vietnamese and is a photography major. For her art work she took a picture of what she wore and ate that day. Catherine said that she spent 3 months of taking picture and claimed that her project changed over time. She stated that certain memories triggered certain parts of her work. Catherine’s inspiration for her work was social media such as Instagram. Her hobbies are searching and browsing throughout the internet. Overall, Catherine work spanned a year but she only took photos for the first three months and she stated that she wanted to add more photos and do more things but her photos and project changed and evolved over time and she liked that it did change because you can’t plan out your art it just has to happen with life. One thing I personally was upset about was that she seemed like she didn’t care to answer some of my and fellow classmates questions. Even when she did answer she would ask another question for the question and get mad if you didn’t know the answer.

 

Corpse

For this activity I had to take a photo of me as a corpse. I decided that the reason for my death would be because I fell down a flight of stairs. My house is on the top story so I constantly have to run up and down the stairs to get in or out. Almost every time I’m in a rush I have a near death experience. So when given this project I knew that falling down the stair would be perfect since it almost happened to me. I tell myself every time to not rush cause one of these days I really might end up slipping and falling. I think this corpse picture gave me that realization so now I take my sweet time.

Student Interview#5: Tania Chandiluhur

Tania is 21 years old. She is from Indonesia and hasn’t traveled anywhere besides there.She also states that she doesn’t really get to vist often and moved to California when she was 10 years old. She is learning to speak Chinese and is a fourth year and a Biochemistry major. She states that she hasn’t done math in 3 years and wants to be a doctor in the future specifically she wants to be a internal or cardio doctor. Recently Tania has been very focused on preparing to take the MCAT. She also claims that she wants to have her own clinic so that she can have her own hours. Tania now works at a doctors office as a medical assistant where she checks insurance, gives shots, she had been doing that for 2 years now. Tania seemed really motivated to in becoming a doctor and i hope she succeeds in what she wants to do.

Artists #5: Megan Kinney

Megan’s major is drawing and painting pfa. She grew up in Michigan then moved tho California when she was 15 years old. When Megan moved to California she lived near Joshua tree and states that it is why her inspiration is nature and nature scenes. She decided to go to CSULB because she heard that it had a really great art program. Megan focused on her painting everything she does is related to her art, she goes on nature walks and she started including the female form in the process of her paintings. She said that she just started to do that and that although she doesn’t have a favorite piece the process of the female form is her favorite process to start out with because it is something new she tired and also she likes that it is camouflaged into a bigger painting. Megan’s art process starts off by her drawing and with collages to help pic what colors she’s going to use hand then she spends one week studying what she is going to paint then she starts painting and puts a lot of thought before painting figures. Megan claimed she has always loved art, coloring, and drawing ever since she was young and after graduating she plans on going to grad school and working on her portfolio.