Diorama Drama

A diorama that taught me something I did not know:
The diorama about children being persecuted as witches in Nigeria was not only an interesting fact I learned but opened my eyes to the fact that there are so many different cultures. Of course it's horrible what has happened to these innocent children, but their culture is obviously different than ours so should we look at this issue objectively?

A diorama that is very creative:
A creative diorama was about the over-prescribing of prescription drugs. She had a lot going on with the satirical cartoons all over the box. I agree that our country's doctors push many medications, due to the influence of pharmaceutical companies. If a child has difficulty in school, don't immediately prescribe a dangerous stimulant for ADD/ADHD. Give the student extra help or adapt the lesson to his or her needs.

A diorama that really made me think more deeply about an issue:
The diorama named Death of the Innocent made me think about the manner in which "we" (our generation) communicate, express ourselves, and most often rely on the Internet. Writing, pen to paper, has become pretty much extinct.

How it felt for me to create a diorama:
To create a diorama was a creative attempt at putting my beliefs and values before my peers. Once I began working on the project the ideas began to flow and I myself even began to think deeper about the issue.

This music video is a true work of art...

Nine Inch Nails - "We're In This Together" from The Fragile Album




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Poetry

"Mad Girl's Love Song" by Sylvia Plath

"I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead;
I lift my lids and all is born again.
(I think I made you up inside my head.)

The stars go waltzing out in blue and red,
And arbitrary blackness gallops in:
I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead.

I dreamed that you bewitched me into bed
And sung me moon-struck, kissed me quite insane.
(I think I made you up inside my head.)

God topples from the sky, hell's fires fade:
Exit seraphim and Satan's men:
I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead.

I fancied you'd return the way you said,
But I grow old and I forget your name.
(I think I made you up inside my head.)

I should have loved a thunderbird instead;
At least when spring comes they roar back again.
I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead.
(I think I made you up inside my head.)"

This poem appears in one of my favorite books, The Bell Jar, also written by Sylvia Plath. Also, Ryan Adams, a favorite music artist of mine, wrote a song titled "Sylvia Plath".

My Favorite Artist

Alec Soth is a photographer. His photographry is very unique and intriguing. Every photograph evokes the feeling that there is a story behind the image. I first experienced his work in the High Museum of Art in his exhibit "Alec Soth: Black Line of Woods" for the museum's "Picturing the South" series. I found this collection beautiful- my favorite exhibit in the museum.

Experience it... http://alecsoth.com/

Human Nature in Art Form

This is an anatomically correct brain made of yarn - "The Knitted Brain" by Karen Norberg, a psychiatrist. She spent a year knitting this piece. Different colors are used to represent the different parts of the complex human brain. This is representative of human nature because human nature is defined as a concept that there are common characteristics, feelings, actions, and thinking processes that all human beings have in common.

Human Condition in Art Form

Vik Muniz's Kyber Pass (Self-Portrait as an Oriental) is a piece I saw in the High Museum of Art. It is a photograph of a collage made of children's toys. He is posed with his eyes winced as if in pain with his hand to his forehead, and his head is tilted downward. To me this expresses a sadness which everyone has felt and is an inevitable emotion, making it a human condition. Artists represent the human condition by communicating common human experiences through their art.

Art on YouTube

This is a rather old video capturing Christo's Running Fence. I came across this work of art while studying Environmental Art. It is a creation by Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude which took four years (1972-1976) to materialize. It is a fabric fence made from steel posts and cables and is 5.5 meters high and 40 kilometers long. It runs through Sonoma and Marin Counties in California. http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2002/christo/fence.shtm