When we visited the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, we were asked to choose 3 art pieces that related to a part of who we are and 2 art pieces that didn’t relate at all. The following are the pieces of art that I selected.
The following are 3 art pieces that related to a part of me.
The following are 2 art pieces that did not relate to a part of me.
Throughout my time at Freestyle, I have produced many pieces of my own art, many of which I would love to improve on. All of the pieces taught me something about myself which is a very small start to answering the question, “Who am I?”. This question is almost impossible for me to answer but there is simply not one answer to describe the person that I am. But, Freestyle and the projects I have resulted with have given me a better perspective to the type of person I am through my artistic expression. I have learned that I am a perfectionist. I prefer order and organization. I prefer to follow a schedule. I prefer the simplistic look of art. In the pieces I choose to be apart of my personal museum, these preferences and desires shine through. I know that I can’t answer this question to completion, but I know that this next year at Freestyle will leave me with products that teach me more and more about who I am.
Mandala
When Mr. Flo told us that we were going to create mandalas in Digital Media class, I was so excited because I knew that even though I was not an amazing illustrator, I could still make something beautiful and unique through the amazing features of Adobe Illustrator. Not only was I excited to make digital mandalas, but I was even more excited to learn that we would be printing our mandalas onto a material of our choice. I chose thin wood. Throughout the process of creating my mandala, I really tried to get out of my head and just let my hands draw. I tried not to think about what I was doing and instead just let my personality appear on the screen. Throughout the project, I really valued the artistic freedom we were given to create the mandala that we wanted to create and I really valued the resources that were given to us because we would not have made a beautiful end product without them. Finally, I valued the way I learned to let go and get out of my head when creating something that showcased who I am as an artist and as a person.
Black and White Mandala
Printed Mandala
Mandala Reveal Video
Mandala Reflection Video
Perspective Piece
In Digital Media, we were asked to simply write about something we feel strongly about that is happening in the world right now. I chose to write about the travel bans that have been issued under the Trump Administration. The following is my perspective piece.
On January 27, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 13769. This order suspended the US Refugee Admissions Programme for 120 days and anyone arriving from seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days. This order caused commotion and panic for many people that were directly affected by the travel ban. More than 100 people were detained at airports, even American citizens traveling to the seven “banned” countries were possibly detained. This issue is very important to me because I have family in Indonesia that are Muslim. I fear that one day this travel ban will include Indonesia with the other seven countries and my family will not be able to come to their second home. I fear that I won’t be able to see them. My family has been lucky enough to not experience any type of travel ban but I will continue to stand for and support the hundreds of families that do feel the constant fear that they will be separated from their love ones who happen to live in the seven countries that have been directly affected by this order. I believe that no one should ever have to feel the fear that the people they love the most, can be “banned” from coming into a supposedly “free” country. I truly do appreciate the government’s determination to keep American citizens safe, but there is a line of reality that needs to be drawn. I hope that one day, politicians and members of our government will use their platform to encourage others to educate themselves on the topic of immigration and realize what can be done to keep everyone in our country safe without banning innocent families from entering our free country.