Project 6

I made this piece for my 3D sculpture because I believe it's representative of where I've been, who I am now, and where I want to go. I chose this mannequin because they represent movement and art. I painted it different colors because I'm a diverse person. I've lived many places and come from many backgrounds. I also chose to use different colors because keeping it wood would be boring, and I don't like boring things! I chose to use a bell in my sculpture because I'm loud and I want people to know my presence! And last, but certainly not least, I incorporated a rabbit into my sculpture because I largely identify myself as a pet owner. I have pets other than a rabbit, my my rabbit Samson was my first pet in college and I honestly think rabbits are the coolest pets ever!

Interventionist Media

I honestly had no idea what website to use for this project, but luckily beat UNLV week was coming up at the time. After seeing posts  across various social media platforms from friends that now go to UNLV saying things like "UNR sucks," I thought this would be an appropriate art project to finally put them in their place. Yes, they did end up winning the cannon, but they will never be the superior university. In this project I really wanted to shed light on the fact that whenever an argument arises about UNLV and Nevada's academics, someone from UNLV always has to bring up the fact that UNLV has a really good hospitality program. Overall, I thought this project was a pretty successful outlet for my feelings of UNLV and I like how it turned out.

Project 4: Video Reenactment

Original Video:
http://www.ubu.com/film/garcia_deviant.html

My Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8-VGh01zcY&feature=youtu.be

The original video by Dora Garcia is about "the implications of art, politics and psychiatry of the anti-institutional movements." My video interprets this as well, but also brings forth chaos and confusion -- something widely considered anti-institutional. Reeanacted in costumes that make no sense, and with no context as to what the actors in the video are doing, this video was done in opposition to what is known as "popular" art, government and religion.

Reading #3 Discussion Questions

If video art was not a respected form of art in the 80s and now it's widely respected, what forms of art that aren't as respected now will be respected in thirty years?

What makes a video artist so special when anyone can pick up a camera and record something?