Understanding Goals Reflections: Mariecar Fuentes

THROUGHLINES

1. Artists can be a part of global conversations about important issues by expressing theirselves in what they do best.  Whether it be on a wall, or destroying one.  Artists make their points straight forward so that the eye of the public can see and understand what they feel about the issues.

4. There are no limitations on what artists can do to express their opinions.   To some people, it won’t be considered art.  But to those people with open minds, it’s art. 

UNDERSTANDING GOALS

1. Site specific, installation, and conceptional art, are pieces of art work that have a specific reason why it was made that way.  example, Nigel Tomm

2.  It’s really crucial to an artist to make their point of view.  we’re responsible to express whether we’re mad, happy, sad, nostolgic about certain topics.  you want to make a scene.  dramatic or subtle. 

3.  You can plan “sculptures” by, just planning ahead.  you need a lot of duct tape, and patience with these things.

4.   What’s great about recycled materials is that… you’re reusing them.  plastic’s great as a water resistant material.  since you can’t get rid of plastic, you might as well use it more than once.   

5.  Shelter’s a place or state of mind that you as a person, is the most comfortable.  if there’s any sign of negativity, that isn’t your shelter.  you want to be happy, and safe…and that’s what shelter is.

6.  Considering where i live, i admit, my shelter life is pretty good.  compared to other places, where we live is such a haven. we’re so lucky to have what we have, resulting in overindulgence. 

7.  My contexts reflect who i am in my art.  and it goes for the same as everyone else.  whatever i do, hopefully people can tell a difference between the generics.

shelter project, reflection 2 Mariecar Fuentes

1. All of the information from the presentations were so enlightening.  I learned a lot about different styles of art.  I learned about conceptional art, something I wasn’t fully aware of and really understood, until now.  i think it’s interesting how these people, in a way…have a better way connecting to their audiences.

2.Like I said before, the presentations have really opened up a whole new perception for myself, as the viewer.  All of the artists had a point to their peices.  not that artists don’t have a point to their artwork…but these particular artists make these peices that are linked to the world issues. they’re linked to how we live our life, how we see it etc.

3. just from one day, i retained all this information about all these different types of artists, styles, peices, etc. and i think it’s pretty refreshing to see that these people are making these huge, positive statements.

4.  because of these presentations, i think it’s made us more inspired to make our own piece of “shelter.”  Whatever that means to us, we’ll gladly show it.  the presentations have definitely helped us.

shelter project: reflection 1, Mariecar Fuentes

1. how would you describe the context of your bedroom and your classroom?
The art classroom is so open and light.  it’s somewhere, where you express things to an extent.  you can find your comfort level with a friend or with your art work.  it’s definitely chaotic but with character.  there’s some order in it too though.  with deadlines and reminders of what we should be doing.
my bedroom is such a different context from the art classroom.  i’m such a pack rat that i feel like i can go through my years by just going through my stuff.  it’s the number one place where i can be completely free.  no one can judge, no one can tell me what to do.

2. what did you notice as you were drawing the two rooms that youve never noticed before?
what i noticed most about both of the rooms were that they both have such a significance in my life.  i live in my room, i go to my art room almost everyday…they both have such clutter and messiness that its comfortable.