Category: Unit 3 (Page 5 of 7)

ARTIST STAT

ARTIST STATEMENT

The main reason to talk about this topic, and specifically about cycling, is that I have been able to prove that being in movement is an opportunity that we should take advantage of as human beings and as young people for many years. Sport has been a benefit that few people take advantage of properly. Culturally, sport can be seen as an imposition. The idea that cycling can practice for enjoyment and adventure is not shared.

There are many ways to share ideas, and in this case, I would like to demonstrate to many young people who have started a university path, who are entering a stage in which they are responsible for their own decisions, that vitality must be kept intact, and that strength and power can also be in acts that help the body and mind to feel good.

First of all, I dare to talk about my own experience with cycling, which, apart from being very practical since my childhood, has also been one of knowledge and understanding. For many years I have been curious about sports. In this case, I dared to investigate and learn about cycling, which is a very practiced activity in a country with great natural wealth, such as Colombia.

I have learned over time about outstanding people in this sport, and I have learned about its benefits. The most important thing is that I have also experienced it. I had the fortune of cycling in a country full of landscapes, fresh air, and mountains. What I could feel while practicing adventure and movement on a bicycle is a reason to share with young people like me the idea of daring to live experiences that make them feel alive.

Information and images, especially photographs, help us understand what a message can mean in detail. I wanted to share with a genre of City Tech Freshmen the proposal of my ideas about the movement in a magazine format that allows them to understand through representative images and words with influence and motivation.

Sharing information with other young people also makes me feel willing to receive comments, opinions, and input on other sports. We can create a dialogue between students that can be of great interest and can motivate different genders and groups in the city to participate in physical activities.

I chose a structure that I thought was appropriate to take advantage of and share the adventure experience—narrating and showing about cycling. I believe that, if I could do it better, I would choose to propose a series of face-to-face activities, which would lead us to live each one of us young people who want to be on the move, the experience and the power of cycling outdoors.

If I could propose physical activities that allow us to understand and live the feeling of the ideas embodied in the magazine, I would dare to make it happen and continue to share information and knowledge about many sports in the youth field.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CdHTFZSLbjr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Artist Statement

The reason for the specific topic on NFT was because I thought it would be interesting for my specific audience of City Tech freshmen to know about because it is something that people do not really learn about in school but something you learn yourself. The genre I chose was an Instagram post because I thought it was the best way to reach City Tech freshmen because most of them are on social media. There are other forms of social media out there, but I believe the most common one used is Instagram which might be the best way to give this information.  There are also so many different platforms that can be used for educational purposes rather than just entertainment which can help bring awareness to a variety of things for people and would end up making it more impactful to someone. 

Freshman’s are usually aware about general things related to economics such as insurance and tax and other general things people learn along the way, but NFTs are not something common people commonly use or are aware of. I am aware that freshman’s may not actually be able to start this even though they are informed by this information but they will be knowledgeable and may be able to use this information in the future. A mistake that I might have made is make it applicable to older people such as older people because maybe they might be interested even more than the freshman’s because I am just assuming that freshman’s may be more interested but I could actually be wrong in my take because it may be something they will actually want to do at the moment and they actually have the opportunity but are not aware of it. Another mistake I also see I made is that it is not something that is guaranteed to help you but can actually harm you because it is a risk you are taking at the end of the day and it is possible to lose a lot and there is also potential to gain, so maybe it is not something I should be showing but something I could have possibly done is actually include more information on the risks involved and emphasize on the risk and potential harm this may cause people because it is something that people may be hurt over and this is something that people over time have other problems in their lives that are involved because of NFTs, but it is only something you should do if you are able to and would not be dramatically hurt by. 

I do find it that often older people may be interested in by just messing around with it and it is even possible they might be interested in even creating an NFT themselves because I assumed freshman’s would only be interested, but after some thought, I realized that there are older people that are used to technology and computers and in my head, the first thought that comes to my mind is that they will probably never be interested, but thinking back, maybe there is people that are interested and want to check it out for themselves because why put the steps on how to get started with NFTs to freshman’s when they are not really able to actually get started so it would actually make more sense to make this applicable to older people which would make more sense. Obviously not all older people may be interested but there are definitely people that might be interested and try something new they have never tried before. The only things that might draw them away is the risks involved and that is something people might not have control of and it is something most people can’t afford to take because it would not be very smart to take a risk not worth taking which is not worth it at the end of the day for you and especially if you have a family or people to take care of and can’t afford to take these risk so it is important to be smart about these kinds of things,

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OkyAHC8_rhdkpjqavt1qHP6PMzHUKbEVGHXXT4SP1nY/edit

My Artist’s Statement Is Also Included in this doc.