1. Internet culture is spontaneous. It is always emerging from business to entertainment. Empowerment and risks come and go. The best part of internet culture is the freedom we have. However, freedom comes with a lot of trolls on the internet. So internet culture is something we shouldn’t be too serious about.
2. Copyright should be left as it is. It’s fair in most ways so that each person has an equal chance of creating something there own. Copyright licenses last 70 years!
3. For this remix I made, I would have chose Attribution. Hence, I would let others distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon my work. I would choose a stricter copyright if I created something new or I could make money on.
4. I made my remix picture with Adobe Photoshop. I was a little confused of what to create. I ended up juts picking some completely random images and chose to mash them up. So this is what I ended up with. I can see how this can be really fun and interesting.

My Thoughts

This type of drawing was a lot harder than I thought it would be. It seemed easy to write bubble letters, but it was far from that. I enjoyed the experience however. This little drawing activity reminded of the days as a child when I used to draw all the time. I didn’t use spray paint as you can see. Instead I just used markers and a sheet of paper and made it work. [;

Artist: Kiyomi Shelley

Exhibition: Most recent – Seeds of Contemplation

Media: Interdisciplinary art – printmaking – fiber

Website: http://www.kiyomifukui.com/

Instagram: @kiyomimiz

About the Artist

Kiyomi Fukui is a Japanese-American artist who lives in Long Beach, California. She attended California State University Long Beach and received a MFA in Printmaking. She also achieved a BFA in Graphics Design from La Sierra University. While many of her pieces consists of print-based artwork, Kiyomi showcases participatory performance and fiber arts. Her work attempts to capture transient intimacy, irrespective of media. In other words, the feeling of closeness in a short period of time.

Formal Analysis

Her pieces consist of small to large creations. Kiyomis’s prints incorporate lithography and monotype primarily. Colors vary, but thet are mainly black, white, green, and blue. As for her other pieces, she makes various tiny figures that are made out of plant based items such as seeds, dirt, paper, etc. . A majority of her work involves people however. Her projects such as Apologetic Garden and Rise Above focus on transient intimacy which creates a feeling of togetherness. Overall, her work feeds off a down to earth aroma while utilizing earth friendly products.

Content Analysis

Focusing on Kiyomi’s project, Apologetic Garden, her guests wrote their personal apologies on paper and sealed them inside a handmade envelope with some seeds in it. After they would then plant the envelopes in a garden bed. This activities purpose is to somehow deal with guilt that we cannot communicate with anyone. By planting their apologies, its a way to reconcile our inner guilt and create something meaningful. I believe this exhibition is the best example to get just a taste of what Kiyomi’s work is based off of. Kiyomi states that “the apologies have sprouted, and still growing strongly.” #apologeticgarden

My Experience

Right off the bat, the design of her work/studio/exhibitions/projects immediately gave me a sense of calmness. Maybe its because of the array of green products she uses to create her pieces. I really resonate with her metaphorical approach with plants. Such as the Apologetic Garden project. The idea of the apologies growing and rooting from the grown was a powerful concept in my opinion. Many life experiences can be be relived in someway with her creative ideas. She is a very talented artist who is able to put forth powerful ideas with very simple items.

My idea was to create a heart out of trash and leaves; representing how our love of nature is joined with pollution. I made my piece with twigs, leaves/flowers, bottle caps, cardboard, and leftover popcorn. Yes, I believe my piece fulfilled my idea to an extent. Well since I’m talking about nature and pollution, I wanted to choose something tangent to trash and something tied with nature. So bottlecaps/cardboard and leaves/flowers. A kiss should last till when ever both parties stop. A great meal should last till the consumer is satisfied. A work of art belongs to the artist. Hence, the artist is to determine how long a piece should last. A marriage should last till both sides agree not to be together. However, if the couple has kids, their own selfish desires must be put aside. Human life shouldn’t last forever. Life has no meaning if you are immortal. Yes, ephemeral artworks and human lives have more meaning since they’re finite. You can’t cherish them forever which brings more meaning. Once they’re gone, it’s only memory. Yes, our natural resources should be sustainable because I’d like to keep living on this planet. Yes, a person like me could make a difference in fighting climate change just by changing small things on how we live.

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I chose to create a virtual gallery in a single/multiplayer game called Arma 3. This game is known to be a military simulator, however, I chose to show the “art” the game developers have created to make an amazing map for players. The virtual island I was on has 3 areas: the coast, jungle, and high mountain peaks. Each terrain had very small details not only in plants and rocks, but in noise too. If you were on the beach you would hear the calmness of the ocean shore. If you were in the jungle you would hear a plethora of birds and other animals. Lastly, on top of the mountains peaks, you would hear a calming wind flow through the valley. I feel like the art game developers attempt to make goes unrecognized often. Many people focus on the fundamental game mechanics, in which we should. However, acknowledging their art is as of same importance. If we were to remove the art many games have, they wouldn’t be the same. Art is what brings life and meaning to many things.

Here’s the link to my vlog. https://streamable.com/ogm1ah

1. My Goal in my video was to vlog something that I thought was interesting and that is relevant to this pandemic. I’ve heard/seen alot of social media posts where people are showing what their doing to stay fit at home. So… I thought I’d share mine.
2. Yeah I believe I accomplished my goal for the most part. I wanted to show somethings I improvised with to substitute a lack of gym equipment.
3. For next time, I’ll probably vlog somewhere with better lighting or add time lapse transitions to my videos.
4. No, I dont see myself vlogging in the near future. It was a cool experience, but not my thing.
5. On youtube, my favorite vlogger is David Dobrik, for gaming it’s Stimpee, and for fitness it’s Bradley Martyn and the Nelk Boys.
6. Their work is generally entertaining and hilarious.
7. From their work, I can take away their sense of individuality and creativity that brings life to their videos.
8. Authenticity is being pure and bothered by outward influences.
9. Performance is the process of carrying out or accomplishing an objective.
10. I believe Authenticity and Performance can exist together. In their pure forms much good can come from it. However, outside influences such as fame and greed can ruin the duo.
11. I believe each clip is authentic with respect to the setting in which its in. Same goes for performative. The pre-pandemic video is being broadcasted to thousands of people, but since the setting is a talk show youd expect more of a professional theme. On the other hand, the at home interview is a little more kicked back since its a face to face interview with its respected vibe.

Yeah this song is going to be quirky and weird, but I tried, oh well.

My love for you is a love I cannot describe,
Your face reminds me of the joy in life,
Together, we are like yin and yang.

Oh darling Violet,
My lovable friend,
My loving companion,
The perfect companion to morning stroll.

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I like sunsets,
But not as much as I love running with you!

Oh darling Violet,
Your eyes are like beautiful flowers on a summer day,
You’re like the most amusing women to ever walk France.

Your loving space,
Your bottomless soul,
Your beautiful face,
Your everything I wanted…

What were you trying to think about in your song?

The most lovey dovey stuff I could possibly imagine for someone I have never met.

What was your process for writing your song?

To write in stanzas and make every other stanza a description of this person named Violet.

Was it easy? Hard? What you expected? Surprising?

This was pretty hard. It was difficult to gather thoughts and make it sound some what like a song.

How successful do you think your song is?

If I were to rate “successful” on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the best, I rate my song a solid 3. Doesn’t have a nice flow to it and I honestly no idea what I’m talking about.

Do you think you will ever write another song?

Possibly, if I have the inspiration to do so of course.

If you did write another song, what do you think it might be about?

Probably about someone I love or some deep stuff about what has happened in my life. Idk.

Artist: Sienna Browne

Exhibition: Product of the Palette

Media: Drawing and Painting

Gallery: Black Umbrella Tattoo and Art Gallery, Friday March 27th

Website: https://www.siennabrowneart.com/

Instagram: @siennabrowneart

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About the Artist

Sienna Browne is an artist at Cal State University Long Beach. She is a fourth year Drawing and Painting BFA and plans to graduate the spring of 2020. Sienna has been drawing ever since she was a kid and her creativity has evolved as she has aged. While feeling a sense of healing through her work, Sienna’s artistic practice is a way of working through the challenges of her past. Aside from art, she is a beach lifeguard, middle school youth leader, and Instructional Student Assistant for the art department at LBSU.

Formal Analysis

Her work is often brightly colored with vivid imagery. The pieces are seemingly large with and arguably fall into the abstraction category. Speaking of categories, he has a series of pieces named “Ultraviolet Triptych” that glow in the dark. One of her glow in the dark pieces are shown up above named “Jasmine – Night”. Personally, these are my favorite works of art from her selection. The way the colors pop out are really cool and trippy.

Content Analysis

According to Sienna, her work is intrinsically part of herself. Her pieces provide a “visual history” of the places she’s been and what has impacted her. At her exhibition, she has the intent to have her audience symbolically parallel the walk she had with her disorder and process unpacking her beliefs and experiences. One of her philosophies is that acknowledging past creations and observing how her work has evolved is fascinating and humbling.

My Experience

Sienna’s work is pretty awesome! I love all the detail and beautiful colors she chooses in her pieces. I agree how art can be a way of showing how you ave evolved as an individual. How here work represents what she’s been through really resonated with me. One of her images on her website hat display her eating disorder blew me away. Overall, she’s an amazing artist with crazy talent. It’s only up from here for her. (:

This is my alternative choice instead of doing the counterfactual identity activity, sorry.

Discussion Questions

Why did you choose this person’s Star?

I chose this star because Mark Wahlberg is one of my favorite actors. I enjoy the roles he plays. A few of them are based off true stories such as Deep Water Horizon, Lone Survivor, and Patriots Day. Personally, I think Wahlberg does an amazing job at showcasing the stories of the people in which hes reenacting.

How did you feel performing your action?

I felt neutral if I’m being honest. I just thought of it as a little act of appreciation but that’s about it. The act of me cleaning the star was quite quick as well since I was just using some paper towels to scrub off some of the dirt and grime.

Did it feel different from the chores at home?

Yes it felt a little different. Chores at home are sort of a routine, while as for the star, I had to go out of my way and drive all the way to LA to clean the star. Also, chores at home are secluded meaning that only your family members see you doing them. When I was cleaning Wahlberg’s star, it felt a bit awkward since people started starring.

Was your performance “art”?

No, I don’t think my performance was “art”. It was quite quick and many other people perform maintenance duties on buildings, sidewalks, roads, etc. in which their work has never been considered “art”. Personally, it just comes down to perception. If someone wants to consider a maintenance duty “art” that’s fine. If not, that’s also fine.

Questions

Why did you choose this piece? I feel like it shows the pollution over Los Angeles well. Hiking to the Hollywood sign was cool, but it was very sad to see all the smog destroying the natural beauty of the scenery.

What did you hope to communicate? I hope to communicate the climate change is fast and present as many of us are aware. Not only is it destroying the natural beauty of this planet, but its seriously damaging the ecosystems that support are way of living.

How successful do you think you were? My picture could be better. At first glance, it just looks like a photo over a city. However, giving it a second glance, one can see the thick layer of smog hovering over Los Angeles.

What would you do different if you did it again? Take a high quality photo of the smog layer so the viewer can easily understand what the image is trying to say.

What is another idea you might explore through “shocking art”? I would like to possibly have an audience feel a certain way rather than understanding what the image is saying. Sometimes evoking an emotion can be easier to pass a thought than acknowledgment.