Final project (story) Lion And the Ant IMAGES

Final project (story, tittle and Character) Lion And the Ant

My story is the Lion and the Ant.

http://www.helium.com/items/1221678-the-ant-and-the-lion

Character-

King Mr. Lion.

Day at the Zoo

Day at the soccer field

Real Football Max

Street Art Project

What I wanted to do for my first street art image/project was something relating to soccer. Further, the idea or concept here is obviously a player or some individual being told to "get out" as their actions are out of line. And the card represents this command, which is why I decided to have the text "get out" in the card rather than outside. Additionally, I decided to have a background with color so that the main figure would stand out more as its the only part of the image that has no color.

For my second street art image/project I wanted to do something relating to racing and time. The concept or message in this one is just as the text suggests, in other words, "to not lose the race against time." Basically, it shows how people are often in a race with time... be it when it comes to completing a particular assignment in due time, completing a race under a certain time, or arriving at a particular place in time (not arriving late to a meeting, for example) etc.... Additionally, I think that the combination of a clock with a racing track and a racing car manages to represent the concept of racing against time well enough, hence why I chose those particular images.

Exit Through the gift shop

I think that the overall message of the film was that one should follow their dreams or goals.

I think the film was titled Exit Through the The Gift Shop because of the "gift" that the street artists give to the people with their art, thus the film is sort of like a passageway, place, or room that shows us or introduces to us the street art and some of the artists themselves from different places around the world, and as the film ends...we are essentially "exiting" the shop.

I think that Banksy was the most conceptually rich artist shown in the film. Not only was he shown at the start of the film as this mysterious figure, but he was also kept as a mysterious figure who was nearly impossible for French camera-man Thierry to find for his documentary on street art. Furthermore, Banksy was also portrayed as a very important and renowned British figure in the street arts despite his mysteriousness, and even a big event/exhibition with him was set up and shown. Another thing that makes him quite relevant is the fact that Banksy was the one who suggested to Thierry to leave aside the camara and actually try life as a street artist himself--which eventually led to Thierry becoming quite famous and successful as Mister Brain Wash.

Finally, I think that street-art/graffiti is a pretty interesting form of art that often, if not always, shows emotion and/or expression as well as creativity from the artist; however, I do believe that it is a form of art that should still be regulated by authorities because if is something that could get too out of hand and become a problem. In other words, I think it is good with moderation. Besides, it it became legal... then it really wouldn't be the same because it would likely remove the mysteriousness aspect of it from and for many artists and street works of art.

Dynamic composition Final project

Dynamic Composition

Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig, 1880-1938 Self-Portrait at Window (Painter) 

Self-portrait collage + Questions/answers

 

1.     What was the initial inspiration for your self-portrait?

     My initial inspiration was soccer since it is my favorite sport, and the color green due to its representation of nature, sports, and the fact that it is also my favorite color.

2.     Why did you choose the images that used in your self-portrait?

     I chose the images that I used in my self-portrait because I wanted to do something that would present myself and something that I really like to do (being out and playing soccer). Further, the fact that I used a photo of myself as a guide was also an influencing factor for my choice of images to some extent. For example, I looked for and re-sized some soccer balls to place in where my eyes were positioned in the original photo.

3.     What was your plan of attack in terms of the layout/composition of your self-portrait?  

     My plan was to place myself somewhere in the middle of the page, and have a background composed of my favorite sport, so I decided to look for at least two different images of a soccer field to use as the background. Particularly images of soccer fields with depth and soccer goals in them as they would then add depth to my self-portrait, and give it a more complete look... to balance and/or compensate for the simplicity of the figure in the front and center of the page.

4.     In retrospect, what would you change about your self-portrait to make it even more successful?

I think I would add more images. Particularly small ones on the shirt of the figure to try to make the shirt and the figure itself stand out more. I would probably darken the hair and maybe give some color to the face by using some images there as well rather than keeping the face transparent. Basically, I would probably try to make the figure stand out more.

Self-portrait collage image

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