CyberARTS Surrealism Culminating Artist Statement

My culminating is about teen girls being sexualized by the media.

My intended message for this image was to tell all the teen girls that they don't need to listen to/watch the media to be beautiful or sexy. I used the Cosmo magazine because that is one of the most go-to magazines for fashion, make up and sex advice, especially for teens. I also used it as way of communicating a use of media to influence the sexulization of girls.

How I made this image: At the very beginning, I made some sketches of girls taking "Selfies" in the mirror because selfies are the #1 trend on social media at the moment. I also started researching how the media portrays women in magazines, music videos, images, advertizements and more. Once I was ready to take my 3 pictures, I went to the girl's bathroom at my school and took a few shots of the full-body mirror to get my first shot. For my second shot, I asked my friend Ivy to stand and hold an iPhone to make it look like she was taking a selfie. After that, I opened Photoshop and started working. I used 3 layers to to put the picture of Ivy and the magazine on the picture of the bathroom. I used the spot healing brush to remove stray hairs or other issues, and then I used the refine edge tool to make Ivy's edges and curves blend into the background. With the magazine layer, I placed that under the bathroom layer so that it'll show up behind the mirror and look like a reflection. To blur the magazine, I used the blur filter and adjusted how high or low I wanted it blurred. After that, I decided I was finished and saved it.

I learned alot while making this image. When i first started the project, I didn't quite know what I was doing and needed alot of help. But after finishing it, I now know how to use filters, layers, masks, image selection and alot more. I am very satisfied with the end result because I feel like I can communicate the message that is very important for every youth to hear.

Rick Mercer Report Photo Challenge

    This is the original image that Rick Mercer want to change for the Photo Challenge.

 And here is my image.












For those who don't know who Rick Mercer is, he is a host for hist show, The Rick Mercer Report on CBC who makes fun of the Canadian politics. Every week he does a "Photo Challenge". That's when he puts a picture just like the one on the very top, and people send in pictures like the one I made. But the rule is that the image must be edited in Photoshop.

Here's the link to Rick's Website:

http://www.rickmercer.com/Photo-Challenge.aspx

Modern and Post-Modern Art Styles Prezi

In CyberARTS, our class had to pick a style of Modern or Post-Modern art and find 3 artists from that time period and research them; then put them into a Prezi.

Here is the link to my Prezi about Surrealists Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte and Victor Brauner:


 https://prezi.com/vtzjswtgdg5l/surrealism/

Digital Surrealism Prezi (Part 1)

In CyberARTS, everyone had to choose a surreal artist from a list and do some research about him/her. Then we had to put the research into a Prezi. (Presentation software)
I chose Max Ernst.

Here's the link to my Prezi: 


https://prezi.com/9uuwjdjqnbpa/the-history-of-max-ernst/

Mr Meli's Math Poster

This is the Math Poster that i designed on Adobe Illustrator for my old math teacher. He asked my CyberARTS class to design some math posters to hang in the Math Department classrooms. 

The one I did describes how I think when I'm in math class.

My Realistic Chess Piece Drawing

 

In Art, each member of our class had to choose a chess piece. I chose the Pawn because i thought it would be easier to draw :p. Anyway, I wanted to put in chess boards because i thought it matched the whole "Chess Piece theme". I added the TV because around the time when we started this assignment, I was obsessed with the music video that Bush came out with for "The Only Way Out",  back in October. And in the video, Gavin Rossdale (The lead singer for Bush) was singing inside a TV. So that video gave me inspiration to add a TV in my drawing. 

My drawing shows Rhythm and Pattern because the chess board wall and floor look like they never end and just keep on flowing while the checker board repeats itself.

PS: I apologize for not posting in a while. I've been doing alot of studying.

Here's the link to "The Only Way Out"

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0QqkXOIfwI

3:6:9 Video Written Response

In CyberARTS, we were put into groups and we had to pick one of our school departments (eg. Wood shop, Art etc.). My group and I chose Cosmetology. During CyberARTS, we went to the Cosmo room and we each took 3 pictures and 3 videos of the girls curling hair and doing makeup. After we got our shots, we opened up iMovie and put the shots and pieces of video together. I was in charge of the music, so I added the Elevator Music :D. 

The strengths of the video, were that our group worked together and were each given a job to do. The weaknesses were that a member and I were confused about how many shots were allowed to take, each; and had to keep asking for help. 

The music i chose impacted the emotion of the video because, the classroom we were in was really chill and layed-back. So I thought the elevator music used, suited the video.

The editing decisions we made suited the music because we chose comfortable fonts and colours. we also added blending, so 2 slides would blend into each other at time with the music.

The pace and transitions assisted to create mood and emotion because of the way the slides blend in to each other. I think it adds effect and adds a chilled mood.

 I've always like working in a group. I've just always found it alot easier to finish a project or assignment with a few more people. I also think that working in a group, makes the assignment more fun. My experience with working with this group was a good experience. I had fun working with them and i loved making the video.

Here's the Video. Hope you like it :D