Midterm

My big idea is purpose of life combined with destiny of one person’s life.  The left side puzzle piece illustrates the confusion of one’s life.  A lot of times we are faced with tough decisions in life.  Sometimes the decision is obvious because one is positive and one is negative.  This picture illustrates a decision that is a lose-lose, or win-win.  Those are the toughest ones to decide on hence the person with their hands on their head hinting confusion.  The person is also “grayed out” signifying that it can be anyone.  On the other puzzle piece is what one believes their life is supposed to end up like.  Once again the person is “grayed out” so it can be anyone.  The thinking bubbles are used to signify the “American Dream.”  Also there is a missing puzzle piece that should be in the middle.  This is missing because it is the end result, kind of like a biography of someone’s life. 

Blog 2

Rough Artist Statement

My big idea is purpose.  In the pictures I see a lot of different things that pertain to purpose. A lot of times I feel like I don't know what my purpose is.  That could be illustrated by such pictures as the two question mark pictures or the direction pictures.  Also another one would be the boy that is sitting with his hands on his head and doesn't know what to do and looks overwhelmed about something.  Also there are pictures that would represent a reason for something.  Such as the pictures like the sculpture which when I look at it, even the smallest bolt has a purpose and it is to keep it standing.  The same goes for in life.  Everyone serves a purpose in this world.  Other pictures such as the free falling man, the railroad tracks signify following some type of path even though you don't know where it may lead because in the end the puzzle pieces will fit together.

Big Idea Buildup

Morals- Everyone has different morals.  It is kind of how you live your life.  Your morals are developed throughout childhood and sticks with you the rest of your life.  Someone may be less likely to steal something because there morals are different.

Money- It is a necessity in today's world but it seems the more of it you have the less happy people are.  Also if you don't have enough most people are not happy because they are worried about being in debt and living a comfortable life.  It seems like the people that live comfortably are the ones that have a reasonable amount of money to live comfortably.

Religion- It kind of goes along with morals in someways.  Everybody has one in a sense.  Even if you don't have a religion, that is in a way a type of religion.  In each of these religions there are examples of the ways that people are supposed to and not supposed to do in everyday life. 

Stan Douglas

http://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/17/available_works.htm

The picture is in a wooded and somewhat mountainous area.  The significance of the picture is the cemetery.  There are four tombstones and two of them are surrounded by fences.  This could mean one of two things. Either it's trying to trap something inside or keep something out. Also there is another fence in the background.  The fenced tombstone on the left has a tree on the inside also.

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