Monday, March 26, 2012

Assignment #20: Typography Practice- Top 40 Songs From Your Birth Year


DREAM LOVER
Mariah Carey/Dave Hall
I need a lover to give me
The kind of love
That will last always
I need somebody uplifting
To take me away
I want a lover who knows me
Who understands how I feel inside
Someone to comfort and hold me
Through the long lonely nights
Till the dawn
Why don't you take me away
Dream lover come rescue me
Take me up take me down
Take me anywhere you want to baby now
I need you so desperately
Won't you please come around
Cause I wanna share forever with you baby
I don't want another pretender
To disillusion me one more time
Whispering words of forever
Playing with my mind
I need someone to hold on to
The kind of love that won't fly away
I just want someone to belong to
Everyday
Of my life
Always
So come and take me away
Dream lover come rescue me
Take me up take me down
Take me anywhere you want to baby now
I need you so desperately
Won't you please come around
Cause I wanna share forever with you baby





Assignment #19: Typography Photoshop Portrait




Thursday, March 1, 2012

Assignment #18: Typography Practice Portrait

Typography is using art in a technique of the image being created with words.

The portrait captures my eye as the hair is very realistic and it is just a couple of letters being used. The black background really makes her eyes and lips stand out. The eyes show a feeling in the persons emotions. The Faces shadows are being well used as some places look darker.
 The purple/pink lips and glasses really stand out as they are the only live colors out there. Also the the makeup around the eye looks good and it's well blended in the words. The different kinds of browns in her face make her face have texture in it. Lastly her eyes stand out as the whole background is black and just her face shows.
 The two color use looks great as a lot of shadows are being used. The Light and dark colors make certain things stand out. Also the flower goes great with it as it also has writing and letter in it. The hair in the face also combines with the shadows on the face.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Assignment #17: Water Color Landscape and Artist Statement


Original Photo

Landscape Photo

Water Color Painting

Artist Statement
by: Mayra Palencia
          Through all of my accomplishments I came to the conclusion that my house is the one memorable thing I have in Hayward. Other then that Hayward is just another city in the whole world. Its a place where I always can be at. It's a place where I can spend it with my family. It's our very own shelter we all living in. 
          My house is a place where I have been at the whole time I have lived out here in Hayward. We have remodeled that house to our own comfort. Even though it is not all ours yet we all basically adapted to it like if it was really all ours. We all just have a special place we come to everyday and it is a place I call home. My home is a comfort living where I have basically grown up in since I was two years old. It's the first place I miss when i'm out of town.     
         This house is a place where all the friends and family gather on special occasions and events. We all use the minimum excuse to just make a barbecue and or a simple kick back with all the family and friends. When the whole family reunites I get a great feeling knowing that we all get along amongst each others. My family is the closest thing I have to me. We all just have a good time together laughing and smiling and sharing stuff amongst each other.
        Even though I can't take the house with me I will always have in mind all the beautiful memories I have gone through in that place I call home. When I get my own place I am going to make sure I make it as special as this one, but I sure won't ever forget this place. There is too many memories in that house that when I move out I am sure going to miss it. This is a place I will always keep in mind, a place that reminds me of Hayward, a place I call home.


Monday, January 30, 2012

Semester Reflection


Congratulations! You've made it halfway through the semester and in five months you'll be graduating high school!!! For the following entry, I'd like you to reflect on the semester, with each reflection being a minimum of 5 sentences.

1) Reflect on your final grade in this class. What will you do to either keep the grade you received or how will you genuinely work to improve your grade in this class? (minimum of 5 sentence reflection).
My final grade in this class was an A. To keep this grade through the next semester I would have to keep on working hard. I will do all my work that is assigned and turn it in on time. I will keep up to date with my teacher on the day I am absent. Overall I will try my hardest to keep my A until the day I walk the stage.

2) What was your favorite project this past semester and why? What was your least favorite project and why?(minimum of 5 sentence reflection).
My favorite project was the "iPod" silhouette. It was a good and fun activity as we got the opportunity to wear our project. The least project I liked was the documentary film on the 99% protest. I didn't like it because it was kind of confusing at first and not all our group would collaborate.

3) How has your senior year been so far? Are you working towards your goals of graduating? If yes, what are you doing to making sure you stay on track? If no, what has been stopping you from reaching the goal of graduating?(minimum of 5 sentence reflection).
My senior year has been stressing, too many things have been coming up at once that I have to make a decision on. Yes, I am working as hard as I can to keep up with all my work and trying to redo the classes I have to so not only I can graduate but so I can be A-G for college. 

4) What are you looking forward to most about graduating high school? (minimum of 5 sentence reflection).
I am looking forward to looking at all my hard work being payed off. I am also looking forward to starting college. This is all for the better of my future. I am also looking forward to making my parents proud and giving my sisters an example and giving my brother a push so he can strive for more.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Entry #15: Introduction; Share your story- Brainstorm/Draft

       2o min. Free Write
          Something that reminds me of Hayward is my house.My house is a place where I have been at the whole time I have lived out here in Hayward. It's a place where I spend with my family. A place I come to everyday and call home. My home is a comfort living where I have basically grown up in since I was two years old. It's the first place I miss when i'm out of town. There is too many memories in that house that when I move out I am sure going to miss it. This house is a place where all the friends and family gather on special occasions and events. We all use the minimum excuse to just make a barbecue and simply kick back with all the family and friends. Even though I can't take the house with me I will always have in mind all the beautiful memories I have gone through in that place I call home.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Assignment #14: Revised Artist Statement

Mayra Palencia
Emotions



This Pablo Picasso piece is named, Emotions, I named my piece emotions because of all the different colors and feelings it portrays. My image has many emotions to it but overall it has more of one color then others. At first I tried to use the blue period as an example to show dark and sad emotions. Then I realized that that was just not me. I wanted to show a different side of me so I decided to just start adding dark colors to my eyes. After I decided to add all different kind of variety of colors since I'm not just in one mood, just like any human I switch moods all the time. Overall I started putting different kinds of green since it means happy which at the end of the day I will always try to maintain to be happy no matter what.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Assignment 12: Individual Research Outline

 Introduction
     My research question is, "How do the protesters plan to take action?" This question will help me by trying to figure out what the people are planning to do. It would go more in to deep on how the people are planning to make a difference. This question might have varieties of answer but at the end of the day witch one is the main one done to make a change, and make it happen.

A.) The protestors are trying to make their word be heard through out the world.
     They get on the news and catch the attention of people.
     They talk friends and family in to it.
B.) They get together and set up a strike.
     Spreading the word around and making flyers everywhere for people to see.
     Talking to people that are involved on making this strikes and protests happen.
C.) Camping out
     Protestors are planning to camp out even if they get kicked out by the police they will keep doing it un till the government takes action on making a difference.
     By the protestors leaving everything behind and camping out it is showing the government that they are being serious and that no matter what they will make the impossible to make the world an equal environment.

Conclusion
     In conclusion the protestors are trying to make a difference for the future. They will have their voices heard because we are a democracy. We all take part in the environment therefor we should make it possible to have it equal as we are all human and have responsibilities to take. 

Friday, November 18, 2011

Assignment 11: Documentary Film

Directions:
1) Go to the following website and read about the History of Documentary Films http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary_film
2) Take notes for each of the following topics. A minimum of 3 sentences per topic, IN YOUR OWN  WORDS.

Documentary Film Note Outline:
I . History of Documentary Film
A. Pre-1900-
The early film was brought due to the novelty of showing an event. There wasn't manny emotion in them they were mostly all single-shot moments. Instead of being called a documentary the short films were called actuality.

B. 1900–1920-
In the early 20th century travelogue films were very popular. The common name due to disturbutors were scenics with mast the most popular film during the time. A film that then was important was "The Land of the Head Hunters.

C. 1920s-
1) Romanticism-
In 1922 Robert J. Flaherty made a film "Nanook of the North" this is romanticism started. Then he kept on succeeding with filming even more romanticism. Then later Paramount Pictures came out with two romanticism hopping to succeed like Flaherty. 

2)The city symphony-
This focused on humans within human made environments. This films were made to film people as products.

3) Kino-Pravda-
Vertov believed the camera can catch more footage the a normal human eye, and made it a film philosophy out of it.

4) Newsreel tradition-
Newsreel were actual scenes that later were re-enacments of events that had been happening. An example is the battles footage that was later acted out all over again.

D. 1920s–1940s-
Films were starting to be made for propaganda. These films persuade the people in many ways. One example was to "Why we Fight" witch was used to convince the public that it was time to go to war.

E. 1950s–1970s-
1) Cinéma-vérité-
Cińema-vériteté was due to she technical progress like light, and reliable cameras, and portable sync sound. This technology allowed handheld cameras to shoot events as they are happening on the spot. This helped catch more emotional reaction of what the issue is about.

2) Political weapons-
Political weapons were documentary film against neocolonialism and capitalism. This was mostly latin america. For example "La Hora de los Hornos" witch influenced a whole generation of film makers. 

3) Modern documentaries-
Modern documentaries was usually helpful in theatrical release. The nature of documentary films have been gone long threw the past 20 years. Recent documentaries were television forms of "reality television".

4) Documentaries without words-
With no words being said they tend to be as visual tone poems. Even thought no words were said, music was replaced to show emotion. This showed many slow motion and time lapse photography.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Assignment #10: Political Poster Analysis


Image A: Don't Let USA Rule M' sia [Malaysia] 2006

Purpose 
• What is the message that this document communicates? What is the
document’s purpose? 
The message of the document is to not let USA take over and rule M'sia. The purpose of it is to Stop the USA free trade agreement.
• Why is it important for this message to be delivered to this audience at
this moment in time? It is important so the people would take action on not letting USA continue with the FTA.
• How does the document communicate its message? Think about its
use of language, color, space, and symbols. The document communicates the message by showing the hand on how the it uses the people as a puppet for their own use.
Audience 
• Who is the audience for this document? The audience of the document is everybody interested on their society and political views.
• What does the message suggest about the audience’s beliefs and
values? It suggest people stop to take action.
• How accurate are these beliefs about the audience? It is very accurate according to the image it is trying to portray.

Document Author 
• Who wrote the message? Someone interested on stoping the US free trade agreement.
• What are the writer’s motives for creating this message? How might
the writer personally benefit from the audience’s acceptance of this
message? By showing us the audience as a puppet and US controlling us.

Evidence, Support, and Outcomes 
• What facts and specific details does the document use? Are the facts
verifiable and believable? The facts they use are the FTA agreement, it is believable as they write it out.
• What emotions does the document use to communicate its message? How is the audience likely to feel when they read this message? The different kind of people being used as puppets and they are likely to feel used.
• What ethical or moral values does the document use to communicate
its message? What relevant values are not supported by this message? The USA flag being used as the shirt on the hand as it represents the US being the hand who controls the puppets.
• What will happen if the audience accepts this message? They will take action on going against the US free trade agreement.
• What would happen if everyone in the world accepted this message? The US would have to come in to an agreement on stopping the free trade agreement.

Overall Impression and Conclusions 
• What is the overall impression of this message? Summarize the details
that you have gathered in your analysis. The overall message is to come to something to end the FTA.
• How would you categorize this poster—argument, persuasion, or
propaganda? Explain your choice. I would categorize it as a persuasion to end the FTA.

Image B: Stand Together Easter 1983

Purpose 
• What is the message that this document communicates? What is the
document’s purpose?
The message is to end the nuclear bombs peacefully.
• Why is it important for this message to be delivered to this audience at
this moment in time? It is important to because the nuclear bombs are killing many innocent people.
• How does the document communicate its message? Think about its
use of language, color, space, and symbols. It communicates the message by having a peace sign and having many people holding hands standing together.
Audience 
• Who is the audience for this document? The audience is for anybody that is trying to end the nuclear bomb witch is harming many families.
• What does the message suggest about the audience’s beliefs and
values? It suggest that people stand together so they can end this all together.
• How accurate are these beliefs about the audience? It is very accurate as it shows many people holding hands together.

Document Author 
• Who wrote the message? Somebody who probably lost a family member or close friend in a nuclear bomb attack.
• What are the writer’s motives for creating this message? How might
the writer personally benefit from the audience’s acceptance of this
message? By trying to gather many people to accomplish the CND.

Evidence, Support, and Outcomes 
• What facts and specific details does the document use? Are the facts
verifiable and believable? It uses many people of all different kind of sizes.
• What emotions does the document use to communicate its message? How is the audience likely to feel when they read this message? The emotion of the people gathering to make a campaign.
• What ethical or moral values does the document use to communicate its message? What relevant values are not supported by this message? It communicates that together it can be stopped to the better.
• What will happen if the audience accepts this message? The nuclear bombing will stop for good.
• What would happen if everyone in the world accepted this message? They would form an organization to stop this nuclear bombing going on.

Overall Impression and Conclusions 
• What is the overall impression of this message? Summarize the details
that you have gathered in your analysis. The overall immersion is gathering people to accomplish the goal of the nuclear disarmament campaign.
• How would you categorize this poster—argument, persuasion, or
propaganda? Explain your choice. I would categorize it as propaganda as it tries to sell out so more people join the nuclear disarmament campaign.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Assignment #8: Cubism and Pablo Piccaso

Blue Period

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* What captures your eye about this image? What do you like about the image?
The shadows used in blue are used great. I like how he shows the women in a different perspective by just showing her back.
* What visual elements (the basic things that can be seen)? What details are shown in the image? What do you see?
He uses many elements but mostly lines. Not many details are shown, just a women sitting down showing nothing but her back.
* What colors are used in this image? What type of emotions do the colors portray? Where are the specific colors located on the image that give off a specific emotion.
The only color used is blue in diffrent kinds if shadows. 
*What are the specific Elements of Art (Line, Color, Texture, Shape, Form, Size) is being shown in this image?
The specific elements are lines, texture, and value.
*What are the specific Principles of Design (Center of Interest, Balance, Harmony, Contrast, Directional Movement, and Rhythm) are show in the image?
Not many are used but the center of interest on thee women.
* How will this work of art influence your own Picasso Portrait? What specific Elements of Art and Principles of Design on this work will influence your own work?
It will influence me by using different kinds of shadows in one use of color.

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* What captures your eye about this image? What do you like about the image?
The bowl being empty is what catches more of my attention but what I mostly like the title girls face expression.
* What visual elements (the basic things that can be seen)? What details are shown in the image? What do you see?
The basic thing seen is the movement of the room. The dress has good details.
* What colors are used in this image? What type of emotions do the colors portray? Where are the specific colors located on the image that give off a specific emotion.
The blue is used a lot but also a brownish color on some things, but the specific color is blue.
*What are the specific Elements of Art (Line, Color, Texture, Shape, Form, Size) is being shown in this image?
Texture and form is being used more the anything.
*What are the specific Principles of Design (Center of Interest, Balance, Harmony, Contrast, Directional Movement, and Rhythm) are show in the image?
Mostly used is harmony and contrast.
* How will this work of art influence your own Picasso Portrait? What specific Elements of Art and Principles of Design on this work will influence your own work?
I will use the element of movement and the use of expression on the girls face.

hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca



* What captures your eye about this image? What do you like about the image?
The use of small detail on her face making it full of expression.
* What visual elements (the basic things that can be seen)? What details are shown in the image? What do you see?
The use of lines portrayed among the picture.
* What colors are used in this image? What type of emotions do the colors portray? Where are the specific colors located on the image that give off a specific emotion.
The use of a darker blue almost black is used on her mostly.
*What are the specific Elements of Art (Line, Color, Texture, Shape, Form, Size) is being shown in this image?
Lines, texture and size are used a lo in this picture as she rests in the art work.
*What are the specific Principles of Design (Center of Interest, Balance, Harmony, Contrast, Directional Movement, and Rhythm) are show in the image?
Center of interest, harmony and contrast is being used even tho it's a art work with not much detail.
* How will this work of art influence your own Picasso Portrait? What specific Elements of Art and Principles of Design on this work will influence your own work?
The use of small detail but with a significant feeling.


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* What captures your eye about this image? What do you like about the image?
The baby in the arms of a lady.
* What visual elements (the basic things that can be seen)? What details are shown in the image? What do you see?
The lady with closed eyes holding a baby in her arms with nothing else around.
* What colors are used in this image? What type of emotions do the colors portray? Where are the specific colors located on the image that give off a specific emotion.
The use of blue in a darker color is used on the women.
*What are the specific Elements of Art (Line, Color, Texture, Shape, Form, Size) is being shown in this image?
The use of line and color make the portrait seem sad.
*What are the specific Principles of Design (Center of Interest, Balance, Harmony, Contrast, Directional Movement, and Rhythm) are show in the image?
The center of interest on the women and the contrast of colors used.
* How will this work of art influence your own Picasso Portrait? What specific Elements of Art and Principles of Design on this work will influence your own work?
The use of door with feeling and emotions on the portrait.

Assignment #7: Principles of Design


The elements are what the artist uses to create a composition. But it is HOW the artist brings these elements to together and arranges them upon the surface of a canvas that creates the composition. A design is the result of the application of the Principles of Design. [Please note that the use of the word design is synonymous with the words layout, composition, or work of art.]
Directions: For each of thePrinciples of Design, you will research online of an image that represents each of the Principles. Cite and label each of the elements.
The principles of design are:



Balance - a feeling of equality of weight, attention, or attraction of the various elements within the composition as a means of accomplishing unity

zombart.com


Movement - the suggestion of action or direction, the path our eyes follow when we look at a work of art

nature.desktopnexus.com


Repetition and rhythm - the act of repeating an element either regularly or irregularly resulting in a rhythm of the repeating elements


sheamusburns.com

Emphasis - the stress placed on a single area of a work or unifying visual theme

berlin.unlike.net


Simplicity (a.k.a. visual economy) - the elimination of all non-essential elements or details to reveal the essence of a form

richardxthripp.thripp.com


Contrast - the difference between elements or the opposition to various elements

bloodsuckingworm.blogspot.com


Proportion - the relation of two things in size, number, amount, or degree

chestofbooks.com


Space - the interval or measurable distance between objects or forms (two dimensional or three dimensional)

hotelements.com


Unity - the relationship between the individual parts and the whole of a composition 
mizbiz95.buzznet.com

Friday, September 30, 2011

Assignment #6: Pablo Picasso Cubist Painting






Emotions

My Pablo Picasso work is named, Emotions, because of all the different colors and feelings it portrays. In my image I tried to use some of the elements and feelings that the portraits at the museum expired me. I did it step by step trying to use as many elements as I can. The moods and emotions are what I portrayed the best. It was a good experience overall.
My personal portrait witch once was a normal camera shot is eight by ten inches. We used photo-shop to edit the original image to create all the effects on it. Some of the tools I used in photo-shop are the erase, paint, paint-brush, lasso tool, and the selection tool. The tools described weren’t the only ones that used I also worked with the distort and cutout witch helped me move my face around in a weird Picasso image. Even though I used more the tools on my image I still portrayed some effects on it.
Many of those tools helped me with the elements of design on my image witch helped me portrayed a different perspective of my image. The lines are what make up the whole image of my face. The color helps me portray feelings and emotions to my image. The shape was edited by photo-shop witch made my image abstract. The value made the colors portray different feelings to my piece. Further more the elements help me portray the interpret of the colors I used.
My image has many emotions to it but overall it has more of one color then others. At first I tried to use the blue period as an example to show dark and sad emotions. Then I realized that that was just not me. I wanted to show a different side of me so I decided to just start adding dark colors to my eyes. After I decided to add all different kind of variety of colors since I'm not just in one mood, just like any human I switch moods all the time. Overall I started putting different kinds of green since it means happy witch at the end of everything I will always be no matter what.
This is my most successful piece because I tried creating many emotions threw out it. Even though if I would have the chance to redo it all over again I would try to make my image look more abstract, so it can be more like Picasso's pieces. Overall all I liked this assignment witch let me expressed my self threw out the colors I portrayed.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Assignment #5: Elements and Principles of Design


The basis of all design is the arrangement of the elements of a work of art, using the design principles. It is the bringing together of various components into one area and arranging them in such a way as to create a composition, layout or design that is both unified and pleasing to look at. For example every artist whether they realize it or not is familiar with the elements of design.

Directions: For each of the Elements of Designs, you will research online of an image that represents each of the elements. Cite and label each of the elements.


Line - an actual or implied mark, path, mass, or edge, where length is dominant
johngushue.typepad.co


Form - the mass of the shapes

brook72288.glogster.com


Texture - the structure and minute molding of a surface (rough, smooth, etc.)
ruralart.wordpress.com


Value - the degree of lightness or darkness of a given color

gscsart.wordpress.com


Color - a pigment

colored-thread.blogspot.com


Shape - any flat area bound by line, value, or color
curtvdl.com

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Assignment #4: Pablo Picasso Webquest

1. What is his full name? Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso (wikipedia.com)
2.When was he born?
25 October 1881 (wikipedia.com)
3. When did he die?
8 April 1973 (wikipedia.com)
4. Find out the names of his parents,brothers or sisters.
Parent's: Jose Ruiz Blasco and Maria Picasso Lopez Sister's:Concepción and Lola (www.sparknotes.com/biography/picasso/section1.html)
5. What were the names of Picasso´s wives or lovers? What were their nationalities?
Olga Stepanovna Khokhlova- United Kingdom, Marie-Thérèse Walter- France, Françoise Gilot- France (wikipedia.com)
6. What are his children and grandchildren´s names? Children's: Paul Joseph Picasso, Maria de la Concepcion Picasso, Claude Pierre Pablo Picasso, Anne Paloma Picasso (wikipedia.com)
7. Which topics did he paint about? He had two topics the blue period and rose period. (www.artchive.com/artchive/P/picasso.html)
8.Why did he go away from Spain?
Where did he live? He went away because of his talent. He lived with Max Jacob in Paris. (www.buzzle.com/articles/pablo-picasso-biography.html)
9. In which way did he influence the concept of painting? They classified by the various moods and periods of the time. (wikipedia.com)
10. Main events that influenced his life. The blue period, rose period, cubism, and guernica. (yahoo.com)


Find a Cubist Painting by Picasso (not a self portrait). Upload and site this image on your blog along with the name of the painting and date it was painted.

11. Describe some people, objects, and/or animals in his paintings(what they look like,the clothes they are wearing,their personality). It looks like a city around the beach area, with a use of sunset colors.
12. Is there anything special about the people´s faces or bodies? The forms are all in a quadratic way.