tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16260358009246046562024-03-14T01:19:54.748-07:00Art for Personal DevelopmentAmy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-66303247695684902622013-02-09T12:47:00.001-08:002013-02-09T12:47:18.896-08:00Atwater Village Park/ LA River <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-NuzqvKEnpeI/URa11Q0Ck2I/AAAAAAAAAIs/-zHA-EFZOhc/s640/blogger-image-614290224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-NuzqvKEnpeI/URa11Q0Ck2I/AAAAAAAAAIs/-zHA-EFZOhc/s640/blogger-image-614290224.jpg" /></a></div>Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-82376396136100807382013-02-09T12:45:00.001-08:002013-02-09T12:45:42.583-08:00Silverlake Meadow <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-UStdgdtbSnE/URa1cwtKWjI/AAAAAAAAAIk/J1rn4rNZ5Wc/s640/blogger-image--259604486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-UStdgdtbSnE/URa1cwtKWjI/AAAAAAAAAIk/J1rn4rNZ5Wc/s640/blogger-image--259604486.jpg" /></a></div>Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-49378976462628560212012-12-26T17:39:00.001-08:002012-12-26T17:39:22.409-08:00no strangers @ The Annenburg Space for PhotographySmall, intimate space. Well composed exhibition and a noteworthy documentary on indigenous culture around the world. <br />
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FYI- Always free admission and validated parking! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mpOOHS24L88/UNumx_-86NI/AAAAAAAAAH0/4ct9LvRgG44/s640/blogger-image--940615580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mpOOHS24L88/UNumx_-86NI/AAAAAAAAAH0/4ct9LvRgG44/s640/blogger-image--940615580.jpg" /></a></div>Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-65886443238783528722012-12-26T14:03:00.001-08:002012-12-26T14:03:14.941-08:00Paul Landacre @ PMCA <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u3VwRYj9diw/UNt0FyqcSVI/AAAAAAAAAHM/LFNEytmd8Mw/s640/blogger-image--286061109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u3VwRYj9diw/UNt0FyqcSVI/AAAAAAAAAHM/LFNEytmd8Mw/s640/blogger-image--286061109.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AzLl5VsDvH0/UNt0GSMkNGI/AAAAAAAAAHU/hEt-9rneCLg/s640/blogger-image--1391463836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AzLl5VsDvH0/UNt0GSMkNGI/AAAAAAAAAHU/hEt-9rneCLg/s640/blogger-image--1391463836.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TT2ifWhvnAE/UNt0HfFOISI/AAAAAAAAAHc/ddC11dHcKQA/s640/blogger-image-999563453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TT2ifWhvnAE/UNt0HfFOISI/AAAAAAAAAHc/ddC11dHcKQA/s640/blogger-image-999563453.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ukfwCVM91Xk/UNt0IIaj-pI/AAAAAAAAAHk/AX3aR8wQoBI/s640/blogger-image-1750650483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ukfwCVM91Xk/UNt0IIaj-pI/AAAAAAAAAHk/AX3aR8wQoBI/s640/blogger-image-1750650483.jpg" /></a></div>Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-47815622027168438392012-12-26T14:01:00.001-08:002012-12-26T14:01:49.591-08:00Under the Influence @ El Camino CCCheck it out at 16007 crenshaw blvd, Torrance, ca 90506. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Fpbs_2aNX7w/UNtzlAiOfuI/AAAAAAAAAGw/2VbGGBZg64s/s640/blogger-image--618674232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Fpbs_2aNX7w/UNtzlAiOfuI/AAAAAAAAAGw/2VbGGBZg64s/s640/blogger-image--618674232.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-NgS5QKmridg/UNtzuPuCZzI/AAAAAAAAAG8/z4Fp9cXthok/s640/blogger-image--9049416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-NgS5QKmridg/UNtzuPuCZzI/AAAAAAAAAG8/z4Fp9cXthok/s640/blogger-image--9049416.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VBqTjo3ZQ6U/UNtzxDRB6lI/AAAAAAAAAHE/pO2prsU-hmM/s640/blogger-image--2103365688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VBqTjo3ZQ6U/UNtzxDRB6lI/AAAAAAAAAHE/pO2prsU-hmM/s640/blogger-image--2103365688.jpg" /></a></div>Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-12628933542140230622012-11-12T11:31:00.003-08:002012-11-12T11:31:33.724-08:00Elysian Park<br />
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We painted at Elysian Park just off of Stadium Way. This location has an amazing view of downtown and a full tree-scape of palm trees. I opted for the palm trees because I have a fear of straight edges. </div>
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If you are coming from the 5 freeway direction (north to south) you will want to take Stadium Way into Elysian Park and drive about one or two miles.At the first intersection, take a right and park there under the big trees. There should be a sign that reads "Grace E. Simons Lodge". Do not go to the lodge. Walk directly up the grassy hill to the top (approx. 100 yards).</div>
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If you are coming from Dodger Stadium (south to north) Follow Stadium Way about two or three miles to our destination. Stadium Way will pass through some giant palm trees on both sides of the street just past a street called Scott.Then to continue on stadium Way you must take a quick right at the stop sign, then another quick left at the second stop sign. This zig zag turn at the stop signs is only about about 20 yards long. Continue on Stadium Way (north) to the first intersection and take a left.There should be a sign that reads "Grace E. Simons Lodge" at the intersection on the left. Do not go to the lodge.</div>
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We spent this chilly Saturday at Vista Hermosa Park, Echo Park painting. My fingers were frozen by the end of the session but it was worth it. I highly recommend this vista point, which has only been in existence for 4 years!<br />
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Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-13979282373061122142012-09-18T07:57:00.001-07:002012-09-18T07:57:21.878-07:00September is back to painting month!It's been awhile since I last painted so I enrolled myself into a plein air (outdoor painting) class, at Barnsdall Art Center, to motivate myself. <br />
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Our first class was this Saturday at Barnsdall Park, in a secluded area wig full access to a view of the Hollywood sign and the Griffith observatory. It was one of the hottest days of this summer; my hands were so sweaty underneath my gloves that all 10 of my fibers turned into prunes! However, it was worth every minute being able to paint outdoors and complete a piece!<br />
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</div>Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-56221120797093504652012-03-01T20:36:00.001-08:002012-03-01T20:36:52.379-08:00Collograph, attempt 1<div><br/><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mMO_WeRm6Tk/T1BORK3oVeI/AAAAAAAAACY/YaOTpIBjCHM/IMAG0700.png' /></div>Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-62096390628302077972012-02-25T20:05:00.000-08:002012-02-25T20:05:35.093-08:00Laura Stickney, My Awesome Printmaking Teacher<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="laura_stickney_2.jpg" src="webkit-fake-url://D85B7A32-0551-4CC7-9E85-A6A8A011A2F7/laura_stickney_2.jpg" /> <img alt="laura_stickney_1.jpg" src="webkit-fake-url://33208EBB-E71F-4493-8EC8-67C8D5D4377E/laura_stickney_1.jpg" /></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
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My friends and I decided to start a movie club so we can all get together every few weeks to watch a movie (preferably something none of us have seen), make some food, and enjoy one another's company. Because we're suckers for romantic comedies, we decided on <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025316/">It Happened One Night</a>. It's an extremely beautiful film that captures the cultural and historical significance of the 1930s. I highly recommend it!Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-39344449775080476562011-07-11T15:26:00.000-07:002011-07-11T15:26:58.061-07:00National Cherry Blossom Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q-SuXEdNrww/Tht3C5OBkrI/AAAAAAAAAB8/yCIUiqbGH1k/s1600/IMAG0354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q-SuXEdNrww/Tht3C5OBkrI/AAAAAAAAAB8/yCIUiqbGH1k/s320/IMAG0354.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br />
</div>Regardless of the lingering winter breeze, the blossoms never fail to bloom every year for two weeks. The blossoms are absolutely breathtaking, particularly with its branches stretching toward the tidal basin. I've made my way to Washington DC twice- despite the crowds and a treacherous bus ride- just to see the blossoms and my good friend, Jon, of course. <div><br />
<div>Source: <a href="http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/">http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/</a></div></div>Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-82598226972611302292011-07-11T15:06:00.000-07:002011-07-13T07:17:24.782-07:00The Divine Sister<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fbHIAeWzMRY?fs=1" width="425"></iframe><br />
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Upon watching The Divine Sister, I anticipated this to be a story of a transvestite who became a nun. I did get one thing right- the nun was a man, but he was definitely not a transvestite. Overall, very "kitschy" but entertaining. Definitely check it out during the 20at20 deal (<a href="http://www.20at20.com/">http://www.20at20.com/</a>).<br />
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Resource: <a href="http://www.divinesisteronstage.com/">http://www.divinesisteronstage.com/</a>Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-49028984436120300252011-02-24T10:35:00.000-08:002011-02-24T10:35:56.835-08:00What Happens When The Lights Go Out at PLAY DEAD?<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/N5FGYW71lfg?fs=1" width="480"></iframe><br />
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I had to take advantage of 20at20 week, in which participating Off-Broadway shows were only $20! Not your typical play but Robbins, the guide for the evening, draws you into a dark, haunted experience of surprises, screaming, and laughter. Through storytelling and stage illusions, you test your nerves and face your fears of the returning dead. <br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.playdeadnyc.com/">http://www.playdeadnyc.com/</a>Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-24551037743256226872011-02-24T08:13:00.000-08:002011-02-24T08:13:41.483-08:00The Art of the Steal<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jmf9P01xqyo?fs=1" width="480"></iframe><br />
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</div><div>A well-executed documentary capturing the struggle for Dr. Albert C. Barnes' 25 BILLION DOLLAR collection of modern and post-impressionist art. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Next Stop: Barnes Foundation, PA!</div>Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-5659377374807773622011-02-24T08:09:00.000-08:002011-02-24T08:09:42.378-08:00OMGoodness, Usher!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q-8Gai6IO00?fs=1" width="425"></iframe><br />
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Despite Usher's reputation as a womanizer, he is truly a talented, captivating performer! He definitely works his sex appeal via stripping down to his bare six-pack and thrusting, I mean dancing skills. As much as I cringed during these moments, I was amazed by his capability to draw so many women, of all ages, to scream, dance, and reminisce back to their 8th grade slow dance.<br />
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Highlights: remix of all his greatest hits, special guest: Justin Bieber and of course, the amazing choreography.Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-65993728290521683432011-02-23T13:32:00.000-08:002011-02-23T13:32:35.740-08:00Rubin Museum of Art: Art of the Himalayas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w2YOW_7Qhyk/TVg2BqPK_II/AAAAAAAAAB0/h1UMHJ9iOas/s1600/shrine_ED.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="174" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w2YOW_7Qhyk/TVg2BqPK_II/AAAAAAAAAB0/h1UMHJ9iOas/s320/shrine_ED.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Located on West 17th, between 6th and 7th avenue, the <b>Rubin Museum</b> exhibits the largest Western collection of Himalayan art. Absolutely beautiful and moving!<br />
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FYI, they also have great programs such as "K2 Fridays" where the cafe is transformed into a lounge from 6-10pm! Free admission as well!<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.rmanyc.org/">http://www.rmanyc.org</a>Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-62142787294205021182011-02-06T20:41:00.000-08:002011-02-06T20:41:40.780-08:00Toshiko Nishikawa: Senbazuru @ The Vilcek Foundation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V-AACKPLcZ0/TTp28-gKtvI/AAAAAAAAABc/OzZ3gjESsSg/s1600/IMAG0279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V-AACKPLcZ0/TTp28-gKtvI/AAAAAAAAABc/OzZ3gjESsSg/s320/IMAG0279.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><br />
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A trip to the Vilcek Foundation was initiated by my students, who first learned about the Toshiko Nishikawa's exhibition via facebook. I was ecstatic to learn about their desire to immerse themselves into the Japanese culture through their own means, particularly in the arts. The Vilcek Foundation was founded by two immigrant lovers, a biomedical scientist and art historian, who wanted to create opportunities for immigrants like themselves. The Foundation achieves its mission through hosting immigrant artists and performers at their gallery space in NYC, such as Toshiko Nishikawa.<br />
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Senbazuru, a interactive installation by Toshiko Nishikawa, offered viewers to see oneself in 1,000 different ways (senbazuru is Japanese for "1,000 origami cranes" and refers to a prayer for others' health and happiness). Each of the 1,000 orbs, which are also hand-painted by the artist, is connected to those around it, and by peering into the concave mirror contained within each orb, visitors not only see themselves, but become linked to those standing nearby. As a viewer, the idea of interconnectedness on a global level truly unveils as I see my students, who are from the South Bronx, place themselves in the perspective of those surrounding them, as well as the artist.<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.vilcek.org/gallery/on-view-now/index.html">http://www.vilcek.org/gallery/on-view-now/index.html</a>Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-65351496523770935772011-01-21T22:42:00.000-08:002011-01-21T22:43:19.424-08:00Learning to Love You More Assignments @ SFMOMA<div style="text-align: left;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Learning to Love You More,</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Miranda July & Harell Fletcher</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Miranda July has always caught my eye in some way or another and it was no surprise when I gravitated toward this piece, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Learning to Love You More</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">, at SFMOMA. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">70. Say goodbye.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">69. Climb to the top of a tree and take a picture of the view.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">68. Feel the news.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">67. Repair something.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">66. Make a field guide to your yard.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">65. Perform the phone call someone else wished they could have.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">64. Teach us an exercise.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">63. Make an encouraging banner.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">62. Make an educational public plaque.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">61. Describe your ideal government.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">60. Write a press release about an everyday event.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">59. Interview someone who has experienced war.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">58. Record the sound that is keeping you awake.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">57. Lipsync to shy neighbor's Garth Brooks cover.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">56. Make a portrait of your friend's desires.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">55. Photograph a significant outfit.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">54. Draw the news.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">53. Give advice to yourself in the past.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">52. Write the phone call you wish you could have.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">51. Describe what to do with your body when you die.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">50. Take a flash photo under your bed.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">49. Draw a picture of your friend's friend.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">48. Make the saddest song.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">47. Re-enact a scene from a movie that made someone else cry.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">46. Draw Raymond Carver's Cathedral.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">45. Reread your favorite book from fifth grade.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">44. Make a "LTLYM assignment".</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">43. Make an exhibition of the art in your parent's house.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">42. List five events from 1984.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">41. Document your bald spot.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">40. Heal yourself.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">39. Take a picture of your parents kissing.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">38. Act out someone else's argument.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">37. Write down a recent argument.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">36. Grow a garden in an unexpected spot.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">35. Ask your family to describe what you do.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">34. Make a protest sign and protest.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">33. Braid someone's hair.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">32. Draw a scene from a movie that made you cry.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">31. Spend time with a dying person.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">30. Take a picture of strangers holding hands.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">29. Make an audio recording of a choir.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">28. Edit a photo album page.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">27. Take a picture of the sun.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">26. Design an article of clothing for Mona to crochet.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">25. Make a video of someone dancing.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">24. Cover the song"Don't Dream It's Over".</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">23. Recreate this snapshot.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">22. Recreate a scene from Laura Lark's life story.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">21. Sculpt a bust of Steve.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">20. Take a family portrait of two families.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">19. Illustrate a scene or make an object from Paul Arensmeyer's life story.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">18. Recreate a poster you had as a teenager.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">17. Record your own guided meditation.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">16. Make a paper replica of your bed.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">15. Hang a windchime on a tree in a parking lot.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">14. Write your life story in less than a day.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">13. Recreate the moment after a crime.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">12. Get a temporary tattoo of one of Morgan Rozacky's neighbors.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">11. Photograph a scar and write about it.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">10. Make a flier of your day.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">9. Draw a constellation from someone's freckles.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">8. Curate an artist's retrospective in a public place.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7. Recreate 3 minutes of a Fresh Air interview.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6. Make a poster of shadows.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5. Recreate an object from someone's past.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4. Start a lecture series.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3. Make a documentary video about a small child.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2. Make a neighborhood field recording.</span></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1. Make a child's outfit in an adult size.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Arboreal Census of Central Park, Tree #1</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><br />
</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inspired by an NYMag article (<a href="http://nymag.com/news/features/67404/">http://nymag.com/news/features/67404/</a>) that documented 23 notable trees in Central Park, Annie and I decided to take on art adventure, in which we locate all 23 trees, draw them and hopefully, share with you all at our spring exhibition.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We're starting with the trees located in upper Manhattan and will work our way downtown. Our very first tree, <i>The New Grov</i>e, was located on E 103rd & 5th Ave. After an area near 103rd Street was stripped bare by the storm, Neil Calvanese, the CP Conservancy's VP of operations and all-around tree guru, saw a change to plant something he always wanted to try: a little grove of dawn redwoods, a.k.a <i>Metasequoia glyptostroboides</i>. They're beautiful trees, with delicate-looking needle-like leaves that have been seen in fossils that are about 50 million years old, and they can grow to 200 feet at maturity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In hopes to share our adventure with our loved ones, we made holiday cards based on our very first drawings. Thank you, Annie, for introducing me to letter pressing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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I first learned about Vik Muniz at UCLA from my TA, and I fell in love with his work immediately. Though he typically appropriates well known images, his use of every day objects on such a large scale really plays with the lay person's eye. His use of materials is thoughtful and provokes the reader to reevaluate the image's meaning.<br />
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Synopsis: Filmed over nearly 3 years, Waste Land follows Vik muiz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brasil and the world's largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janiero. Muniz's initial objective was to "paint" the <i>catadores</i> (self-designated pickers of recyclable materials) with garbage. However, his collaboration with these inspiring characters as they recreate photographic images of themselves out of garbage reveals both the dignity and despair of the <i>catadores</i> as they begin to re-imagine their lives.<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.wastelandmovie.com/vik-muniz.html"> http://www.wastelandmovie.com/vik-muniz.html</a>Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-83991665048152446532010-11-29T20:54:00.000-08:002010-11-29T20:55:59.879-08:00Storm King<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V-AACKPLcZ0/TPR3-vpch7I/AAAAAAAAAA4/5BmxhjXxzRw/s1600/IMAG0198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V-AACKPLcZ0/TPR3-vpch7I/AAAAAAAAAA4/5BmxhjXxzRw/s320/IMAG0198.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This post is long overdue and it's awful of me to keep these photographs hidden away-- my apologies! NYC summers are the worse: humidity and just too many people in such small quarters. In search for some fresh air and open space, my friends and I took a trip to <a href="http://www.stormking.org/aboutstormking.html">Storm King Art Center</a>, a five hundred acre museum of landscaped lawns, fields, and woodlands that serves as a site for postwar sculptures by artists such as David Smith, Isamu Noguchi, Alexander Liberman, and Richard Serra. You see the fusion of sculpture and mother nature at its best, as light and weather changes (or integrates into) the physical aspects of each art piece. It felt so surreal; I've never experienced sculpture at such aptitude where a man-made object can occupy a massive space with such ease. </div>Amy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-91227340958935378772010-10-10T21:11:00.000-07:002010-10-10T21:11:24.160-07:00Jill Auckenthaler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_V-AACKPLcZ0/TLJ8W7lfNXI/AAAAAAAAAAo/yDZ9WNF58Ng/s1600/JA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_V-AACKPLcZ0/TLJ8W7lfNXI/AAAAAAAAAAo/yDZ9WNF58Ng/s320/JA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Jill, "the superhuman," is a visual artist and a singer while simultaneously coordinating high quality, free art classes for the underserved youth in NYC. Drawing from her digital calendar, she makes paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, and sound pieces that explore her anxiety about time. From what I saw from her paintings, it seems as though Jill deals quite well with time. With each deliberate stroke, I was able follow Jill's thought process which oddly enough carried a different tone to each part of her day. Engulfed by the larger paintings, I found myself going through the motion of our days as an adult: wake up, eat, work, eat, rest. It may sound so mundane, but each colorful line somehow fills those particular moments of our day with purpose.<br />
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For more visual pleasure: http://jillauckenthaler.com/home.html<br />
For musical entertainment: http://uvamusic.com/fr_news.cfmAmy Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304422573073577032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626035800924604656.post-60637669583466385162010-09-03T08:16:00.000-07:002010-11-29T19:57:16.959-08:00(mainstream) Performance ArtI first learned about performance art years ago in my New Genres course at UCLA. Performance art serves as a vehicle for artists to blend different artistic medias and disciplines. <br />
My cousin, Shelley, recently attended a concert, in which she saw her first performance art piece by David Garibaldi. He's quite talented, and I am happy to see that performance art is becoming mainstream amongst our young people. He's the not the greatest dancer or painter but somehow, his ability to draw the audience through movement, sound, and visual stimulation is quite intriguing. I believe his most receptive pieces are of celebrities and icons, which is unfortunate because when he performed a self portrait there was much less of an ecstatic response. In any case, you can check out the video and conjure up your own thoughts and opinions. Enjoy!<br />
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