On a website called Flicker, I came across of a photograph of 3 scraps of wood on Troutman Street, Brooklyn, NY. In the photograph, these scraps of wood are put aside the street, next to the fire hydrant. The photograph has horizontal, diagonal, and vertical lines. It also forms the shape of a square and a triangle. The photographer took this picture to show the position of the wood, but the picture had some negative space. The two pieces of wood on the left are overlapping each other. The value of the wood were light brown to dark brown. By looking at the picture and from past experience, the texture is rough. The scraps of wood are placed outside next to an automobile, a streetlight, and the fire hydrant. The photographer decided to take this picture in this position to be creative. How come they are not flat on the ground? This picture seemed strange to me because it is one of the common sights we see around our neighborhood and at the same time shows an interesting position. This photograph was taken on January 24, 2015. According to the philosopher Bell, this picture has significant form. The way the lines are created, it gives a certain emotion. Bell believes that an art form has significant form when the colors and the lines gives aesthetic emotion.

BP#3

This accidental piece, I am going to call, The Outdated Pillar. I have given it this name because of how technology has improved for MTA transit.  This time post or pillar is still used to tell people what time the bus is supposed to come. But since MTA has had many complaints about it service, bus tracker apps have been created to tell people exactly how many miles or minutes away the bus is from the bus stop. I called it a pillar because that what is used as support, and this fallen pillar was used as support for both the commuter and the MTA. This post is in 3d and can be perceived as a sculpture. The piece does have a background (foreground) the street in which it lays. The post is mainly made up of warm colors and a pure color. The texture of the post is very rough, except for the box with the time sheets (its made up of plastic).  Because time has allowed us become more advanced many things like the post will so start to become part of history books. Growing up in the city seeing the post was like watching a rerun of your favorite show or seeing a new episode of it. We knew what time the bus was coming because we already looked at thousands of times before but every once in awhile a new sheet would pull through. It was also one of the times when talking to strangers was actually alright for me because we would talk about how the sheets are not really a reliable source half the time or how crappy MTA was. I don’t even do that anymore because I have a app that tells me when its coming. One of the problems I have with technology, is that it takes us from reality in a sense because we may be more connected but not in the right form. But that is another story.

 P.S. I DIDN’T REALLY LOOK OUT FOR ACCIDENTAL ART BECAUSE I DON’T REALLY SEE IT MY ROUTINE, I FOUND IT ON GOOGLE

BP#3 - Stripping Aesthetic Mistakes

What one person may see as an eyesore may very well be art to another. People's taste and style varies so tremendously. The picture I took exhibits that very point. 

The most obvious visual element is the overlapping. You can see the order of the layers of paint, clearly due to the spacing. Most recently, there was blue paint but you can look closely and see the multiple layers that were there before. Space is present within those layers. The shaping is organic as a result of also indiscriminate scraping however the wood has been cut into geometric rectangle to outline the door frame. Additionally, those rectangular pieces repeat to accomplish the desired width and framing. Considering the frame, this could be regarded as a relief sculpture and therefore a 3D shape. The color present are all analogous; there are shades of blue, green and yellowish. Texture is also evident. All of the ridges in each coating, the grooves of the wood, the remnants of the scraping of paint on the wood and within the actually layers, the  disturbance of the wood polish from the heating gun and the lines between the wood panels exhibit texture. With value, the contrast of the dark brown and black in the wood with much brighter coats of paint is there. 

Seeing this reminds me of the past. How past occurrences accumulate on top of each other until the choice to remove them is made. But even when said decision is made, it's much more difficult to remove then to create. Much more time is spent reversing those mistake than is making them. Every coat of paint was a mistake, not only because of color choice but because of what lies underneath. There is this gorgeous natural wood, covered for years by these hues. Just as we often cover, layer, hide what is naturally beautiful within ourselves with these poor choices we make. I am imaging how hard the person removing this paint worked using a scraper, and heat gun and paint remover while each layer was applied with simple strokes of a paint roller. 

Blog Post #3

     Art is everywhere we look mostly because many see art in different ways, hence what we see as expressive and/or beautiful others may simply not. But I'd like to share what i saw just this Sunday while standing outside the church i go to, eating my bagel i look up and see what i think to be the most beautiful and artistic view. 

I title this 'sunshine'. In this i see a lot of complementary colors for example the blue and yellow so close together and the red dividing the green trees. As well as analogous colors such as the light blue and dark green. This scene just created an impressive image in my head and left me in awe. This picture couldn't fully capture the image i had witnessed because it isn't as bright as i had seen it and the resolution isn't quite as clear. Also the arrow the building has seems to create a better guidance to directing the eye upwards toward the sky. The reason i named it sunshine even though there wasn't much sun light was because of the yellow building making it feel sunny and cheery. The way i can describe it is as if we are imprisioned between buildings as if they were the walls keeping us from nature and looking up gives is a way of remembering the beauty hidden by the walls the buildings create. And lastly the idea that slowly we can see less of it because of the industries and corporations wanting to expand plus of the human waste we create and carelessly throw about gives this picture an even deeper and sense of beauty to me.

blog post#3 The constraint of a generation

Always strolling down the same path to get to school and never completely focusing on a small detail that can give a meaning. Waiting for the red light, I noticed students have left their garbage in a corner. What is beginning to pile up are the coffee containers and wrappers of snacks. Before I would just look at this scenery of just plain trash but after several lessons in art philosophy and art history I came to conclusion you can give something a deeper meaning. This captured moment shows a glimpse of college life. A grab and and go daily lifestyle we become accustomed to. College students highly caffeinated and making poor food choices that some can relate to gaining a few pounds. I first I thought the twigs and leaves coming out the concrete was out of place but then I gave it some thought and came into conclusion that this plant symbolizes after all those difficult days studying and completing assignments to pass each semester will pay off and have the student develop into a highly educated individual. I decided to title this photo "The constraint of a generation". The pressure to accomplish in college from exams,presentations, and research papers to later on determining what beholds in the future. Who knows how it'll be in the future if it'll become easier to pass by college and job opportunities will increase or will there be a higher rate of competition because everyone will get the same resources.  From the Starbucks cup on a stand to the plant coming out the concrete are the dominating pieces to the background being just a daze.

BP#3

I was walking home after a stressful day at work that day  in order to put my mind at ease and was planning to watch some graffiti for my homework later.I remembered that there were bunch of graffiti around the blocks near my home and decided to check some of them , there were mostly words written on the wall, but there was one graffiti that instantly grabbed my attention . It was a laughing Buddha wearing accessories as rap stars but still had the aspects of Buddha himself. It was colored in black, red and white, black outlines and filled with white. It has both an organic and geometric shapes to me because Buddha was in triangle shapes and words in the background are in organic forms. The technique that the artist used was a graffiti, therefore, it lies in a 2D art. This got me thinking Buddha was a preacher and rappers preach too but in their own way they not just singing they sing their story or talk about others in their song its the same as preaching and thought they were kinda alike or not at the same time. Actually, in China Laughing Buddha known as a goddess of  money. People worship him to succeed in the businesses and for prosperity.   I do not know the name of the artist who made this but there was written billy on the leg of the graffiti so I would like to thank Billy for making me forget about my stressful day at work and for helping me out with my homework assignment . Thank you, Billy.

Post 3

There is art all over the world. The world is art itself because of how human created it. Most things on earth all started from ideas and people who make ideas into reality. All the buildings, street, cars, and everything around us was based on someone's idea. They were thinking of designs to make a better life. When an artist see the world around them, they can get inspired to do many things because of their imagination and ideas they have. Everything will be art to them and anything can turn into art for them. For my accidental art I chose the table and its shadows. Even the table and the shadow of the table can be considered art because of the shapes and lighting. The table is a very simple object with a few shapes. There are also tables with unique shapes and has a lot of detail. The table is art itself if you look at it in an artist's point of view. They can come in many different shapes and sizes depending on how the artist transforms the simple table. Since the table is considered art, the shadow of the table is art as well. Shadows are the shape of an object from a source of light on the floor. They are art because you can see the shape of the table and its detail on the floor. If a table or object has this very unique design then the shadow will have the design as well. The shape of the shadow will never be the same if the source of light is the sun. Every moment the earth rotates so the shadow will move according to the sun ever so slightly. The shadow of the object will never be the same and I find that interesting because you will always see a new shape on the floor. That is how the earth itself is art.

The princess

I was with m friend, I call her my Princess, for she acts like one, but is most humble. Her and I were just taking snaps, and i felt like this moment was priceless. It says a lot about my personality, playful, expressive, and I just LOVE cats.  I believe that would be the main objective. Honestly to see such a playful act brings me joy. As well as enjoy the female appearance. It is grace, femininity, just such a beautiful structure.   I love the way her body correspond with cat features, as love as I love doing make -up. I had applied it upon her in which i wanted to to compliment her face, her style also in who she was. I thought the focus of the picture was necessary for the focus on her face but rather her angelic atmosphere. I chose this outfit because it was simple yet eye catching. There is a saying the label do not make the model but model makes the label.  As for the environment it was most comfortable and  suitable for showing comfort. The contrast in color in room of light eliminates the mode, of course making her the main focus. The textures are fine, sharp, yet soft and subtle. The brightness as well had brought out her skin tone and emphasized makeup. 

  What this art piece means to me the most, is fragility, playfulness, delicate structure, as well as the flirtatiousness.   What this brings out is the true similarities of a female and feline. 

1AM Stroll.

One night i was walking home from work, and in my neighborhood their tend to be flowers.  Either in front of a restaurant or simply on a yard. It was 1am. I was looking at everything around me, feeling the wind upon my face, everything was gentle. I turned my head and had seen this delicate flower just growing outwardly and somewhat awkward as well. I thought it was special despite the fact there was many other flowers. Just how the lighting was hitting the petals, showing me the light yellow inside, really took me. Even though this was taken on my iPhone 4.  As the objective there is just a profile, no depth shown. It is natural, and how I have edited it was by a light filter to emphasize the shadows. Textures, are delicate, fine, and not necessarily so course. The interpretation of this picture... I felt was my inner self, self representation so to speak. The flower may grow, develop, but the trials it must face, goes through darkness. In life it is most fragile, but its stem is its strength. The natural colors that the flower gives off is the natural personality that I have, not so dull, but lively in a sense. In all the way that the flowers grows in a distorted manor, not so upright. That is what I love the most, because to me I am always growing in every way, hence every direction. No matter what you will never cease to grow.

The spills.

For a long time paint splatter has actually been used as art. This technique is used for layouts on websites, home decor, or just art pieces sold like any others. So here you go, my accidental art in my bedroom.When this spilled I got lazy and thought, hey it looks kind of cool anyway so i'll let it be for a while. Then, boom, the idea to post it for our blog assignment. Not only is there art shown with the splatter of the paint, but also within the design of my floors as well. Its like a wooden marble type design with browns. Then, the bright pink spilled over it. Two completely contrasting colors. This picture has mostly organic lines and shapes made with the paint. Within my floor though, are geometric shapes. Rectangles of wood are put together to cover my floor. But, within these are not only straight lines, they're mixed with curved ones to make it look like a marble type design. It's a mess. Well that's what my mom would say or any person who doesn't stop to think with an artists eyes. Which is why I titled this "The Spills." I am clumsy and I drop things all the time. And here is one of the many spills! Spills can be art; art can be messy! Even if not all messy art is accidental you can purposely make a mess of something and it can still be beautiful. Most of these cases are paintings we have seen and thought to ourselves, "a kid could've made that!" Yet, it was an older man or woman who made thousands off of it. Anyway, In my opinion splattered painting represents freedom. Freedom of setting boundaries of shapes or having a goal of what "it is supposed to be."  This "art" gives tangible form to feeling.

BP #3 "Economy Stainless"

This is a picture of a building that I pass several times a week, it is the last warehouse building left in a very gentrified street in Bushwick, near a record store I work out of occasionally. I decided to simply call it "Economy Stainless" after the name of the business that inhabits it. Every time I pass it I notice how distinctly different it is from the condominiums that surround it. The new buildings are pristine but cold, this building is simple but clearly has years of character.
The colors in this photograph are dark, the once blue paint on the sheeting is cracking and beginning to rust. The dumpster in front of the building is brown with rust from years and years of use, as are the iron gates in front of the building. The white sign which was once new and bright is now rusty and old.
The cloudy, gloomy weather in the space surrounding this building adds to the run down, sad feeling of this picture. The closed gate in the foreground and background, along with the trash piled in the front gives the building a somewhat negative, neglected feel to it.
I took this picture this past weekend on a day that was a little chilly and gave me the feeling that summer was finally over. I decided I wanted to photograph something that reflected my melancholy feelings. When I pass this building I can't help but wonder how much longer it'll still be there, every few weeks something changes in this neighborhood so drastically that I think an old building like this surrounded by new buildings can in fact be considered a work of art.

Ballerina

The Dancing Ballerina

     This is paint thrown on the elevator wall. This has been there for some weeks now and I have taken a picture of it while in it, and I never notice it can be a art picture if I get the right angle and edit it. I named it "The Dancing Ballerina because if you look at the bright white you can almost see one leg down and a smaller leg kicking up with just a little of the arms spread out.
   When I edited this picture I wanted to show some visual elements which are Lines, shapes, space, warm color, Achromatic, and Value. As you can see here in this photograph I used a black and white color to show achromatic, but I brighten the red up to show warmth when you look at the photo. There are diagonal lines to show action of the dancing ballerina and horizontal line to show the calm feel of this photo. Value and space plays a huge role in this photography because the value gives my photo the light it needs to show what I want my audience to notice and the spaces which are negative (the background) and positive (the main object) gives my photo what it needs. I would say that my photography has texture because the positive space looks like you can feel that it may look smooth and there is also a pattern in the background the negative space that repeats a lot in this photo.
   When some look at this photo they would only see paint on an elevator wall, but for other they might see a creature, an object, or a shape. I see a Ballerina, I have no clue of why, but I'm guessing it's because before I took this photo I read an article on Facebook about an African American Ballerina named Misty Copeland , on June 30, 2015, Copeland became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in American Ballet Theater 75-year history. As an African American female things like this would be hard to achieve, but her hard work and dedication overcame her obstacles and made her who she is now through what she love. I admire her achievement and hard work because it tells girls who are a different shade that they can achieve greatness no matter what. Misty Copeland way of art is through the motions of her body which is called Ballet and Ballet is a type of art.

This is Misty in art form:

Childish Behavior in the park

I love searching for accidental art. It can happen in under a second, you just have to be quick enough to catch it. I took this picture at a toddler's 3rd birthday party.These are her cousins and other family members, they were snatching up all the candy that fell from the pinata. There was alot of screaming and shouting.I even saw some adults helping out with their candy picking.  I was really glad with the way this picture turned out the bubbles from the bubble machine was released at the right time. The little ones played hopscotch, raced around the park for prizes and later ate cake when the sun settled down the river.I got to see family who i have not seen since 2 Halloweens ago when the family had a dress up party in the Bronx. But on this day it was hot and humid with the whole park filled with multiple parties, I guess it was the day for the celebration. I thought opposite I am not a fan of the hot, though I sticked to the shade for coolness even so that it rained earlier so you would have believed it would have felt cooler. This side of my family I don't see  usually , so at first i was timid to them but after a few laughs they were family for sure, the kind who loved to party and have a good time even if the times are rough. So there that's a look to my some part of my family.

        I was excited to get the assignment of finding accidental art because this is something i already do. I like to look at the world as this place full of just beautiful things. This is a picture I took in the bathroom at my job. I've titled it, Zeus. The reason for this title I think is self explanatory but I'll give you my insight anyway. I should first start off with why I find this picture so beautiful. I LOVE color values. The lighter the value the better, to me that is. I love playing and experimenting with light. Objectively, this is a picture of a bathroom ceiling, with a lightbulb and a pipe the sprinkler system and the obvious signs of aging over the years that the building has been through. Subjectively, to me, the cracks on the ceiling resemble that of the aftermath of a lightening bolt strike with the lightbulb being the lightening bolt (hence the title Zeus). To me this is what art really is. I don’t really consider paint splatters and random shapes with random colors, art. But that’s just my opinion. True art should make you feel something. It should be the embodiment of aesthetic emotion and that is what I feel when I look at this photo. I see pain and power. I also see hierarchy with the pipe separating the light and dark of the photo. In the words of Emily Zola, A work of art is a corner of nature seen through a temperament.