Illustrations by Yana Moskaluk

http://yanamoskaluk.com/

What is Art? Round Two

Art can be entirely simple or massively complex and deep. Art can come in the forms of a painting, a written piece of music, a 2100 ft building, etc. There is no strict criteria for art, as long as it carries some kind of expression, whether it be humor or drama, happiness or travesty. One should always have an open mind when experiencing art, because a lot could be overlooked or over-simplified (or the opposite). Art is a timeless form that will forever be advancing and offering people a mode of free expression.

I'm just going to leave this here...

I found this tad bit amusing. 

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BEARS: GODLESS KILLING MACHINES

This is basically my little tribute to Stephen Colbert and his deep-seated hatred for bears. This is how I'd imagine a poster for his campaign against those furry monsters would appear. I fear that not enough Americans truly understand the danger that they present for all of us. The message must be spread!

"I believe all God’s creatures have a soul… except bears, bears are Godless killing machines!" - Stephen Colbert

Vector (again?!)

Yes. I was just having a bit too much fun with this exercise. This time I decided to use the letter "j," because I mean, come on, it's an awesome letter. I just applied the 3D effect and added a drop shadow, along with some funky erasing.

Fun with Illustrator #2

A little less on track than the last example, but I did use the letter "c" for the cookie. I'm going to blame the fact that I know a lot of people who own Cookie Monster paraphernalia up the wazoo. The colours are appealing to me, as well. Or maybe I just watched too much Sesame Street as a child. Who knows.

Fun with Illustrator

This is my first attempt at getting to know Illustrator. The alligator (type thing) is actually an ampersand "&" and the birds are made from"{ }."

3D Nation; book cover project

Jasmin Hudacsek examines the real life threat everyone everywhere is recently facing; the attack of 3D. In 3D Nation, Hudacsek calls out the new movement of stereoscopic photography that is taking over movie theaters around the nation and soon to be households. This hilariously honest dissection of today's recent transition allows readers to really understand and find their own ideas about the quickly growing phenomenon. 

Photomontage Raster Project

Narrative Self-Portrait #2

I decided to attempt a second self-portrait, more photoshopped based. This one is almost based on a tattoo idea I've had. The idea behind this sort of broken into three different themes; the equal-sided cross, the fact that it's the Red Cross, and the theme of music. The idea of the equal-sided cross is important to me because my whole philosophy on life is about treating everyone equally and fairly. That every relationship should be 50/50. The second idea represents my want to help in any way I can. I've wanted to be a doctor for as long as I can remember. I always want to feel needed in some way. The last idea presented in this image is the treble cleff, for my love of music. I've played an instrument for seven years now, and music has certainly put a great impact upon the person I have become today.

JESUS WALKS

Band camp is finally over. It is certainly time for a good ol' nap and some catching up on homework. Which I still have to figure out what I even have to be doing. I know there's an essay in the somewhat near future. And some little things for other classes, like quizzes.

What seriously I can't wait for is my Canon T1i one to come in the mail. Of course, I'm brilliant, and only bring my film SLR's and cameras from home. At least I have a decent reason for buying it; I'm going to be needing it for what I plan on doing for the rest of my life. Now that that recently changed.

And I'm soooooo glad it did. 

Jennifer Busking

http://www.jenniferbusking.com/

Narrative Self-Portrait

The concept of this self-portrait is that of my own perspective of the things that I find meaningful in my life. It's the world through my own eyes. I vary my interests almost too often and they very rarely overlap so the pictures are disconnected, but they still remain close together to represent me as a whole. Observing each square, the top left represents my love for quality cinema. The top-center shows my love for my family. Top-right shows my fear of car washes. Center-left represents my love of travel. The center image is my appreciation for good quality time with my friends, and the center-right is my enjoyment of random crafts, such as tie-dye. The bottom left is a picture of my cocker spaniel, whom I love and spoil way too much. The bottom center is for my love of water, and the bottom right is for my adoration of Arizona Iced Tea. All of the pictures were taken by me from my Fisheye 2.

Alison Gamm

Julia Pott

http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliapott

I adore her work.

Favourite Colour(s)

I enjoy shades of blues and greens, but red is aesthetically pleasing to me, so I tend to buy a lot of red things.

Maybe red is my favourite colour. Let's go with that. 

Favourite artists

My favourite well-known artist has to be Pablo Picasso, and I decided that when I saw his exhibit at MoMA. His works carry and convey a lot of emotion to me. Especially his "Embrace" series. He uses such rounded shapes and bold colours that it is both aesthetically pleasing and inspiring to me.

Other than that, I just admire a lot of recreational artists I find on the internet and other blogs. I really enjoy Alexis Mire's photography. Here's a link to her flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sealegssnapshots/
I enjoy her work because she has such creative ideas for shots and they're very conceptual and different. Her knowledge of film photography and lighting techniques is something I would love to master. And she's my age, it's pretty impressive. 

What is Art?

Art can be found in many forms. Some even surprising. To me, art is the expression of an emotion or an idea implanted through a certain medium, whether it be a paintbrush, a sound, or a piece of chalk. Art is very subjective, so it is interpreted differently by many people, but central ideas should be able to come through and invoke a certain emotion from the viewer.