7A's Projects

Oh man, I can't believe we are done with this class! It went way too fast :( but here are all of the links for my assignments this quarter.

We started the quarter with our Pun Assignment-http://natsart7ajournal.blogspot.com/2011/04/work-progress.html
That one was very fun. I remember having a bunch of ideas for it. I think that everybody ended up just having fun with it. It was a great way to start off the quarter becuase it was not too intense and allowed for ultimate creativity.

Daily Nexus- http://natsart7ajournal.blogspot.com/2011/04/your-highness-world-premiere-brings.html
When I first started this exercise I thought that I would not be able to think of anything to write about. Then I realized that it was not that serious of an exercise. That is why I chose to write about the "Your Highness" world premiere that our school had just hosted. I was very happy to see that we had successfully invaded the nexus when I saw the article on our class in the next paper. It made me see how one simple act could really affect a wider audience, which was afterall the point we were making about truth and fiction in the media.

Public Space Activity- http://natsart7ajournal.blogspot.com/2011/04/brushing-my-teeth-in-public.html. I had a hard time figuring out what to do for this assignment, just as I am now figuring out what to do for the bigger assignment. Although I felt my action was successful, not many onlookers seemed all too interested. That is why for the bigger assignment I plan on making it more interactive with the public.

Act of Kindness- http://natsart7ajournal.blogspot.com/2011/04/acts-of-kindness.html
Although I did not have documentation in the form of photos or videos for the exercise, I still felt like it worked out. There was just one week where I gave the last two pens I had away to people who wanted to borrow them. Luckily while we were playing duck-duck-goose on Thursday I found a pen in the bike loop. I feel like this is karma returning the favor.

Confession- http://natsart7ajournal.blogspot.com/2011/04/progressconfession-project.html
I decided to take a more interactive and light-hearted approach to this assignment. I was glad that my confession was not too serious because it made it a little different than the majority of the class. I am no longer afraid of popping balloons (at least when i do the popping) so double success!

Sequence/Narrative- http://natsart7ajournal.blogspot.com/2011/05/humpty-dumpty.html
I feel like this was the first project that I got to apply my artistic aesthetic to. I had fun manipulating the photos to give them a more surreal feel. They turned out better than I had hoped and I was really happy with the end product.

Alternate Identity- http://natsart7ajournal.blogspot.com/2011/05/alternate-persona.html
Let me just say that this video pauses on a very attractive still of me ;) Anywhooo, I decided to become somewhat of an explorer for my alternate persona project after an inspiring visit to the zoo. I probably had the most fun with this project because I was shameless as I walked around campus fully dressed up and observed students with high-tech binoculars from only a few feet away. I think that this was a very good exercise to overcome my initial shyness regarding this class.

Personal Space- http://natsart7ajournal.blogspot.com/2011/06/documentation-personal-space-project.html
I just finished the video on this one and I am very glad how it turned out. This assignment turned into more of a learning experience and was probably the most interactive one out of all of them. The public response was very enthusiastic and kind, which I thought was reflected in their wishes (love was the runner-up). It was the perfect ending to the class :)