BLOG ASSIGNMENT #4---STORIES

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1. Important stories that are told today, which I have noticed, are tales of the war. Since there is a war currently taking place, and many peoples' elders have participated in a previous war, almost everyone can relate to these stories somehow. The stories that your grandfather will tell you about his experience in the war may just relate to you and give you a background on what someone you know may be experiencing in Irag right now.

2. I think some stories are told over others because they hold more meaning. If a story can be related down generations and it can be related directly today, I believe it has more chances of being passed down and retold. Others could be lost because they are too far out there. They could be fables that lead your mind astray or could be too bizarre.

3. The artists featured in 'Stories' use sketchbooks and journals in their artistic processes because it assists in their creative thinking. It gives them a visualization of what they want to convey. I believe that these sketchbooks are in fact, art. They may not be the 'finished product', but they are most certainly the steps that are the creative process leading to the masterpiece. That in itself, is artwork.

4. I was six years old. The sun was so bright that it was blinding my eyes. It was the type of brightness that if you stared at it too long, you'd be seeing spots and everything would have iredescent tones to it each time you blinked. I spend every day laying in the grass, playing with my dolls and drawing pictures of flowers and the clouds. I dream of becoming a so big that I can touch them. I feel so content when the sun's rays hit my face. The warmth makes me smile.

I was such a dreamer. I would look up at the sun and lose myself in the moment. I took pleasure in the beautiful things in life and would depict that in my drawings created from my notebook paper, crayons, and markers. I had such a vivid imagination. I had these impossible dreams of becoming something I could never be, but I would imagine it so well in my mind that I almost believed I could.

BLOG ASSIGNMENT #4----PLACE

ART:21

1. I think that a place defines us. No matter where you are from, I feel as though that place definitely has shaped you, whether it be the weather, language, culture, or people that surround you.

2. Richard Serra is influenced by the launching of ship, which he was around when he was a child. His massive artwork seems weightless, reflecting that experience. Sally Mann used her love for the south to take pictures of things that she loved and that felt close to her, due to its great history. Margaret Kilgallen and Barry McGee were inspired by folk art, which was the art that was depicted all around the area of which they lived. The art was on buildings and businesses nearby. Pepon Osorio was influenced by the place he lived and wanted to provoke change, only through his artwork. He was particularly traumatized by a barbershop.

3. I got a new sense of how place reflects in artists' work. I see a great connection between artists and where they live or grew up.

4. I feel most connected to Sally Mann. I think she is a phenominal photographer. She is very dedicated to her work and is connected to the south, much like I am. I love serene settings and love finding beauty in the simplest things.

5. Richard Serra uses the ship launching to inspire his work; this makes the scale of his art large, but seem so weightless when you view it. Sally Mann uses nature in her work and it definitely shows the same size and depiction when you see her work. Margaret Kilgallen and Barry McGee found beauty in grafitti, and their artwork is of folk art-inspiration, making their paintings much larger than one may think. Pepon Osorio creates overpowering space, probably because of his tramatizing experience at a barber shop.

6. When I was young, there were many places that intereferred with my spirit.

*Pond-beautiful

*Cedar Point-thrilling
*Bathroom-intimidating
*My hometown-comforting

*Treehouse-security

7. My hometown of Gibsonburg, OH. The objects that occupy it are friends, familiar faces, flowers, streets, grass, churches, and smiles. The textures were soft, comforting, round, and fuzzy. The lighting was mostly bright, because it always seemed to be sunny when I remember it. It was a bright and happy place to be.