Film Festival Poster

Here is a poster that I designed for a Film Festival coming up soon at CSULB. Not one of my favorites that I have designed, but it gets the point across.

FINAL... Rebel RE-label

Here is my final for the REBEL Re-label Project. I decided to turn the product, Germ-X, into Swine-X. Hand Sanitizer is used very often now because of the hype about Swine Flu. Guess what?... I actually had swine flu last year. I was the first confirmed case in LA county and the first at CSULB... So my Swine-X product is very relevant to me. :)

REBEL Re-label

Here are a few of my first ideas for the REBEL Re-label project. More ideas with more progress will be coming soon. This is not an easy assignment. It takes a long time to come up with an effective idea. We'll see what happens with my imagination within the next few days. Hopefully I can come up with something good...

Taliesin West AZ

I went on a road trip to Arizona during Spring Break. One of the many different places that I encountered in Arizona was Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West. I went on a tour, where I was able to learn a little bit about Mr. Wright's life and this home that he built in Scottsdale. I was amazed about the amount of thought and detail that went into creating such an interesting home and later Architecture School. Mr. Wright incorporated the land and its natural form into the style and placement of Taliesin West. It is a beautiful place to visit. You should definitely check it out the next time you are in Scottsdale, Arizona.

http://www.franklloydwright.org/fllwf_web_091104/Home.html

FINAL!

Here is my final product for my "Watermelon Gun" and assorted weapons... I couldn't decide which green color scheme worked best. For the first picture, I chose brighter greens that I thought would work. For the second picture I actually took the greens (and pink) from an actual picture of a watermelon. I also filled in the "bullet holes" on the first picture. Although the difference is very subtle, which colors do you like best? :)

Watermelon Gun

Here are some of my sketches for the thought process behind creating a "watermelon gun". I referenced a few guns, including some super soakers. I also decided to carry this idea further and create a watermelon bomb, grenade and even 'bullet' hole. Final coming soon...

Alice ART

I saw Alice in Wonderland 3D yesterday. Aside from a basic, predictable plot, I truly enjoyed the ART in this film. As a whole, I thought the film was "good", not "great" as I had anticipated. Yet, I am intrigued by Tim Burton's unique style. From the elaborate costumes to creative set design, I was in awe of how much detail went into every aspect of this film. Johnny Depp as the MadHatter was most definitely my favorite character. He brings something unique and quirky to his character, along with that human aspect... Cannot wait to see what Tim Burton and Johnny Depp create next. :)

TOXEL.com

You have to check out this website! "TOXEL.com is a daily design, inspiration and technology blog dedicated to showcasing the best creative products and designs from all over the world."

h a p p y

I found this on the internet and thought it was funny. :D

Organic Technology

Here it is... My final for the FUTURE computer art project. This piece is called "Organic Technology". The grapes act as an organic natural form, contrasting to the technological, geometric items that were added. At first glance, you might just see grapes and vines... but after really looking at the details, you start to notice the subtle hints of technology. It took a lot of work to piece all of the different pictures together, while making sure that the natural form of the fruit was still present... but I am fairly happy with my result. :)

Worth1000 & Johnny Depp

One of my favorite websites is worth1000.com. It is a place where a community of people can share and show off their amazing Photoshop, photo-editing skills... it's a contest. I can spend hours browsing through the galleries that they offer... looking at photoshop pictures that involve some of the craziest and most creative ideas I have ever seen. Definitely check this website out! I chose a couple of Johnny Depp inspired art pieces... Truly amazing! By the way, Johnny Depp is my favorite actor... but we'll talk all about him in another post because I have way to much to say. :)

Sketch for FUTURE project...

Here is a sketch for my FUTURE project...

Final product will be coming soon :)

Eric Gustafson

Again, on stumbleupon.com I discovered this interesting photographer... Eric Gustafson. Within his photography, he experiments with color and extreme exposure. Out of almost all of his photos my eye was drawn to the work above, After Rain. The color is interesting and slightly eerie. There is a sense of foreboding. Color is almost surreal.
- After Rain by Eric Gustafson
http://www.antilimit.com/

OFF topic... I hate shoes.

Yes, I am a girl and I hate shoes. I understand that you need certain types of shoes for different activities, such as cleats for playing soccer, tennis shoes for walking, and flip flops for going to the beach... I am ok with this. I am tall for a girl and still expected to wear "heels", which I do not like at all. I don't like to be taller than everyone else. Yes, I know that heels portray a sense of class and are dressy and can definitely be an ART statement, but why are all the shoes in stores catered toward shorter, smaller people? I was looking for a pair of boots to wear during the winter... almost all of them either (1) had some sort of heel or (2) did not have a small enough size for me. Geez... I just needed to vent a little... I would love to go into a department store and just cut off all of the heels on all of the shoes. That might make for an interesting ART project. haha... Above is a picture I took of an article in Cosmopolitan magazine. I added some marks to show that I definitely disagree.

FUTURE continued...

Below is a picture that I took of an ad for the Toyota Prius (found in magazine), along with the TV commercial... The idea of creating landscape out of people is very creative, creepy in a sense and mesmerizing. Stemming from this idea, for the FUTURE project, I want to create landscape out of pieces of technology related items. I like what is stated at the end of this commercial, "It's harmony between man, nature, and machine."

More... FUTURISTIC ideas

Other ideas:

Influencing human qualities with technology. Yes, this is very stereotypical, but portraying this idea in a very creative and unique way could turn out really cool... Take a look at some of these photos and the links that follow... there are some interesting articles about future technology.

http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/blog_archives/2007_01_01_mcd_archive.html

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/01/eyeballimplanted_camera_patent_may_bring_electronic_vision_one_day-2/

To the Future... & Beyond

The FUTURE is unpredictable... there are endless possibilites of what lies ahead. Will the Earth be a wasteland, as portrayed in the movie Wall-E? Will the people of the Earth have created and expanded technology so far that "machines" would take over? No one really knows for sure. We all hope for the best, yet secretly the general public is afraid of change... the unknown, the idea of unpredictability. We can only use our imagination to vividly portray a futuristic sense of the idea.

I see GREEN infused with technology. This idea could be shown in a positive or negative light. No one can deny that technology has vastly expanded and improved over time. Some creations are good, some possibly harmful to the environment.

Project IDEAS:

For the upcoming "FUTURE" project in Computer Art class, I have the idea of infusing technological images into a natural green scene. Tree trunks will be influenced and dressed with wire... leaves could be made out of computer chips, flowers made out of iPods and other gadgets... Of course this is just the only idea I have at this time... it can very well change over the course of this project. I am open to the idea of Earth being fertile in technology, yet maybe sparse in natural elements. I am hoping to have my piece represent the 4 seasons or the 4 elements in some way...

Piano ART for the People

This video is awesome...

ART can be shared anytime, anywhere.

It makes people happy. :)

- thefuntheory.com

Cole Rise

I found the photography of Cole Rise while on stumbleupon.com... I was instantly intrigued by the use of color that was chosen for a number of his different photos. Also, the theme of 'jumping people' among a vast backdrop of landscape (throughout many of his art pieces) leads to interesting conversation. I really like what is stated on his website: "He can't tell you how big the universe is, or why we're really here, but his work sometimes flirts with the idea of knowing."

http://www.colerise.com/

- Work above: one would by Cole Rise

Art + Film = LOVE

I have a passion for many different forms of ART... Within the last couple years this passion has extended to the form of filmmaking. From the creative process of pre-production to the journey of production to the intense work of post-production... I love it all. I worked on two students films last year as a Production Designer/Concept artist/Set dresser. I found excitement in being on "set". I instantly fell in love with the process and creative flow in which all of the cast and crew members worked together. I am hoping to minor in Film & Electronic Arts... I cannot wait to learn all that 'film' ART has to offer.

- Man filming Toronto, [ca. 1920]

Photographer unknown

Starting with POP ART

I am fascinated with POP art... from its bright colors and comic theme to analyzation of the meaning behind its sometimes simple art. This art piece, Kiss V, by Roy Lichtenstein is one of my favorites. As of right now, I would say that Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol are my top artists. However, over the course of this ART blog I would like to explore other artists and find new "favorites" not only within the POP art genre. I would like to open my mind and discover a new way of appreciating other artists' creative expressions. I love to analyze all forms of ART! :)