Friday, June 3, 2011

Post 30: My 3 Best Arts of the Year


The three pictures I posted above are my favorites for various reasons. For the 6 Inspiring People Project, I drew and painted: One of my characters from my story, my mother, Dr. Oz, Maurice White, Chino Moreno and my bestest friend Jennifer Vu. I chose all of them because they all mean a lot to me in different ways. Maurice White and Chino Moreno are both singers, and their songs help spark ideas for drawings and stories. My mom is the best, so I drew her. Dr. Oz is cool because I like how he tells people how to stay healthy with alternative medicine. Lastly, I chose Jennifer because she's a cool person who helps when necessary.

For the next picture, Teen Social Issues, it's pretty self-explanatory. I created it to show the common problems of American teens in modern society. I was surprised how well it all came together towards the end. Lastly, for my biggest art project ever, Watch ME Watching You Lose Your Mind, is about both inner experiences, how I "think" and how media watches you.

Post 29: James Montgomery Flagg

I chose James M. Flagg as a groundbreaking 20th century artist because no one would've thought to create posters to help the army gain publicity. Also, he wanted to help the army get more recruits. Lastly, he wanted Americans to know that it needed our help. When he created this poster, Flagg knew that the wars going on the 20th century demanded help from the Americans. As a result, he wanted to inform them about what "Uncle Sam" wants. Uncle Sam is basically a personification of the United States. Without the encouraging messages, America probably would not have been as willing to join the army and fight.