Education Fail.

So I just finished the only homework assignment I've recieved in any class thus far, other than the self-portrait we did.

The task: "Find 5 song titles that use improper grammar."

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I never thought I'd say it, but for once, I really, REALLY wish I had some actual homework.

What is Art?

To me, art is the creation of beautiful things. That beauty does not necessarily refer to visual beauty, it could refer to the beauty of a sound, emotion, meaning, event, belief, motion, or idea. Therefore art can be a painting, song, concept, or simple action,, as long as it is done in the earnest attempt to create a beautiful thing.

The problem then is: What is beautiful? This is difficult, for while there a standard aesthetic rules of composition, there are many opinions as to what subject matter is beautiful, and what portrayal of it is beautiful. There may not be a set rule for this.

Therefore, a rule of thumb for defining good art is how well it communicates its subject matter, regardless of whether that subject is good or not. If the art does what it sets out to do, or more importantly, if it appears as though it has done what set it out to do, then it is likely a good work of art.

A bad work of art is one that is not visually aesthetic, nor carries a beautiful meaning, nor emotion, idea, concept, or anything. A bad work of art is one that cannot be important to any viewer because it was not important to its creator.

Sleepy Head

Well, it's not very good. I hate self portraits. Oh well, here's some contextualization!

As a self portrait, this piece has 3 different facets to represent three different levels of myself. The first is obvious; it looks like me. This represents my outer most level, that which interacts with a physical world. The second facet is the expression and the words, that which I desire to show the world in order to establish individuality. It is the only purpose of the first level's participation in that level. The personality shown here is exhaustion, denoting will power to go without sleep, to work hard, to have drive, while at the same time giving a very unappealing appearance.

The third facet, the one that ties the other two together, is in the process behind the piece. To create this portrait I first started with a digital picture of myself, edited it with various Photoshop effects, and then drew over it with the pain brush tool.

In much the same way, I attempt to draw over myself in every day life, as do most other people. We put on a face, desiring to show a positive side of ourselves, but only succeed in masking ourselves entirely, often creating a persona uglier than what we were trying to hide.

Thus, my otherwise decent picture of myself now looks tired, disheveled, and unattractive, a result of the exhaustion one experiences when working too hard for too long to put on a facade.

Whew, too long! XD

Bleagh. My raster excercise looks crappy. I hate self-portraits! They make me freeze up and lose whatever creativity I may have had otherwise.

And my layout is crappy! Blast it all! It's been too long since I've had an art class. I must remember what it's like to have to make finished works of art for a grade, instead of the 2-minute pencil sketches that I'm used to.

At least blogging seems kind of fun so far. But it's only the first post, so it doesn't really matter. Ah, I'm ranting into nothingness! AAHAHSIAWSHiwhdewfhirhfrelhgtihgtrh.

Its late/early. I'm going to sleep. Hopefully my raster will morph itself in my computer overnight and it'll be beautiful when I awake.

IMA FIRE MY LAZER!!!!111!1!

kbye.