Ways of Seeing – FYLC Fall 2019
First Year Learning Community
Harmonious– (adjective)
Definition 1: Having agreement among musical components : musically concordant
//harmonious voices
Definition 2: Having the parts agreeably related: Congruous
//blended into a harmonious whole
//harmonious medley of small vaulted chambers
Sentence: “True a completely Harmonious world whether of theory or of practice remains an ideal.”… Read More...
On Wednesday, October 19th I attended a field trip to the Brooklyn Historical Society. It was an amazing experience to attend and watch and learn about other people stories. It was quite exciting to learn about Kameelah Janan Rasheed and her view on the oral histories that are part of this initiative. In this museum, it offered a continued reflection of the artist’s lived experience as a muslim women . There were many leaky sentences, enclosure, systems, plot tropes, and situates many muslim identities in the context of opaqueness. An Opening invite visitors to explore an ecosystems of sound as … Read More...
On Tuesday, November 12th I attended a field trip to the BRIC Museum. It was an amazing experience to see and learn new things. This incredible place stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. In the art gallery we saw artist from all over the world. The artist that stood out to me the most was Mona Saeed Kamal. She is a amazing person that show passion in here work. Her multi cultural experiences are directly engaged in much of her oeuvre. I love the color and quality of the piece. 1001 Migrations is made up of … Read More...
What is a Artist Statement – An artist statement is a not-too-long series of sentences that describe what you make and why you make it. The very basic elements of an artist statement; what, why, and how.
What is the length of a Artist Statement – 200 Words. Two paragraphs or 150 to 200 words is the best length for a statement that is going to be published. It is long enough to let the viewer learn more about you and your work, but not too long that they can’t follow your story and get distracted.
What type of format … Read More...
Photo Taken and Edited by J. Jimenez… Read More...
Juxtaposition – (Noun)
Definition 1: The act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect
Definition 2: The state of being so placed
Sentence: “I tell people to look for overlaps and Juxtapositions, such as old versus new, dense versus non-dense, to tell a story
Photo Taken By Jason Peterson… Read More...
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