Rae's Presentation
One of the best things about Rae's presentation was how excited he was to share this work with us! When he asked if we knew about this particular artist and none of us knew, he was thrilled to show her to us b/c he thought she was someone we NEEDED to know about! My favorite artist that he introduced was Pepe Orosio (I think that was his first name) b/c he was a Puerto Rican artist and so that's good enough in my book! I also liked him b/c his pieces were visually packed to the point of chaos but it made you want to look at the screen longer to figure out all of the elements. Rae did a wonderful job with his presentation! He was engaging and made me feel like I wanted to learn more b/c he was so passionate and excited about what he was sharing.
4.02.2007
Finally Proposal
The objective for my midterm images was to portray the classic beauty often associated with ballet. I wanted to present something that looked very classical and romanticized. This idea was inspired by a song by classical opera singer Josh Groban, entitled "So She Dances." The lyrics speak about a lady captivated by her dancing as well as her grace and intimacy with what she feels. My sister is also a source of inspiration for this project because she was a dan er but she gave up this dram of dancing to pursue other ventures. I imagine her when I hear this song because I can feel her passion and see a sense of something missing because this is a dream she had to leave behind.
My direction for the final video has not been an easy concept for me to concretely define until very recently and it is still a work in progress. My goal is to create a piece that mimics the sentiments of the song (although it will only be a piano track without the lyrics) but to include interferences of noises/sounds that are representative of thos things that interfere in the pursuit of our dreams. I want it to still portray the classic beauty and romanticization as in my midterm but I'd also like for it to reflect a course, as in life, that is less smooth, one with hiccups.
For the final video I'm including a few elements that pull my sister into this piece although this isn't biographical; it is inspired by but not based on her. These elements include old photographs and home videos of her dancing as a child as well as my mother's ballerina jewelry box.
The objective for my midterm images was to portray the classic beauty often associated with ballet. I wanted to present something that looked very classical and romanticized. This idea was inspired by a song by classical opera singer Josh Groban, entitled "So She Dances." The lyrics speak about a lady captivated by her dancing as well as her grace and intimacy with what she feels. My sister is also a source of inspiration for this project because she was a dan er but she gave up this dram of dancing to pursue other ventures. I imagine her when I hear this song because I can feel her passion and see a sense of something missing because this is a dream she had to leave behind.
My direction for the final video has not been an easy concept for me to concretely define until very recently and it is still a work in progress. My goal is to create a piece that mimics the sentiments of the song (although it will only be a piano track without the lyrics) but to include interferences of noises/sounds that are representative of thos things that interfere in the pursuit of our dreams. I want it to still portray the classic beauty and romanticization as in my midterm but I'd also like for it to reflect a course, as in life, that is less smooth, one with hiccups.
For the final video I'm including a few elements that pull my sister into this piece although this isn't biographical; it is inspired by but not based on her. These elements include old photographs and home videos of her dancing as a child as well as my mother's ballerina jewelry box.
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