FInal Project

Part 1: Iraqi Memorial

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For the first part of our final projects, I decided to submit a proposal to http://www.iraqimemorial.org/. The website is made up of artist's proposals for different types of ways to commemorate the fallen soldiers and/or civillians of the Iraq war. My proposal was to create a virtual memorial site in Second Life. I came up with this concept as I was exploring the many different locations within the virtial world, Second Life.  I think the idea is a great addition to the already numerous proposals submitted by artists all over the world.

Part 2: Learning to Love You More

On the Learning to Love You More website, there are several different assignments listed for one to complete. The idea is to do the assignment and document it to go up on their website. http://learningtoloveyoumore.com/

Assignment #10 - Make a flier of your day

In this assignment, we were to create a flyer about our day, print out a bunch of the fliers, then post the fliers around our neighborhood.

Assignment # 11 - Photograph a scar and write about it

The matching scars on my shins are a product of a less-than-intelligent snowboarding accident.  It had been a pretty nice day in Reno, being that it was early January.  My friend Alex and I decided to head up to Boreal to do a few runs, since night boarding was about to start.  We both liked Boreal a lot because it was cheap, and the runs, while very short, were also a lot of fun.  We got there and decided to try to hit a few of the baby jumps, just to see if we could do it.  Neither of us were really too experienced, but we had a lot of fun attempting, and then crashing.  The one trick we always wanted to try was the box.  It was a very small box, and we’d seen many people going across it, but for some reason it seemed very intimidating.  We decided to take a shot and just go for it.  Alex went first, made it all the way across the box, and landed flawlessly at the other end.  It didn’t seem too impressive, there really wasn’t much too it.  Next, it was my turn.  I approached the box at a medium speed, and then hopped up onto it.  That’s when things started to go wrong.  I lost my balance and started falling forward.  My board came off the box and my legs cut into the edge, still scaling the box from the momentum of my speed.  I reached the end, and fell face first into a pile of snow.  I reached for my shins, clutching the bloody mess that was the gaping holes in my legs.  I have never tried to master another box.



Assignment # 55 - Photograph a significant outfit

“The outfit I wore the first time I was kicked out of a casino for gambling. I already had $250 of winnings in my pockets”

Part 3: Collected Visions

For this project, we had to create photo essays either using photos provided on the Collected Visions website, or photos of our own. http://www.cvisions.cat.nyu.edu/mantle/

Some people are simply born well mannered. They will do what their mother tells them, listen to their teachers, and always say please and thank you. These, we call the good-eggs. What kind of egg will you be?



Artist Statement - I really enjoyed working on the final projects. The thing I thought was cool about it was that we were actually making contributions to art, and creating an ongoing virtual gallery.  The "Learning to Love You More" website had many intriguing assignments, and I found myself wanting to complete more after I had done a couple. The whole concept of it was a lot of fun. For the Collected Visions project, I submitted my own photos and wrote stories about them.  I think a lot of photos tell stories without words, and the addition of a few sentences can really add to the overall appeal of a certain photo.  The Iraqi Memorial Second Life memorial came to me one day as I was exploring through Second Life. I still don't know much about the program, but there are endless possibilities with this kind of a virtual world, that I found very interesting. The whole medium of digital art has really opened doors for me to artists and works that I would have never come across before. I want to let my work speak for itself, so if you have any comments please leave them for me down below!