User:DesireeMBrinson

=Bio=

My name is Desiree Brinson. I am currently a freshman at the Art Institute of Seattle majoring in Graphic Design. I hope one day to be a creative/art director providing my services to multiple industries. Soon after, I would love to own my own company envolving everything that pertains to design (i.e., interior, architectural, graphic and web).

=Assignments=

midterm
I have never visited the Sculpture Park; just driven by. As I walked up I had really no idea what to expect and when I got there that was only confirmed... It is a beautiful park with some very interesting pieces in it, but as I was walking down the walkway I was stopped by a piece by Mark Di Suvero entitled “Bunyon’s Chess.” To me it looked like three logs that wash up from the ocean sustained by chains and wire – what? I really had no idea what I was looking at. I didn’t understand where this piece of art was supposed to take me, much like all of the other pieces I saw in the park that day. I took some pictures and tried to take myself to a different place, trying to figure out exactly what he was thinking when he created this.

I spent a few days going back to look at the piece and read the quote from the artist, “unity and joy, that’s why I like to suspend elements from the beams of my works, so they can interact with the wind and other forces.” After I finished I began to take it in again and saw something completely different than what I’d seen before; I started to see how it was very kinetic; not able to stay stagnant – moving with life’s forces. When I read this it prompted me to think about life in general. Nothing in life stays the same, we are constantly changing as human beings; even from childhood to adulthood. This was very helpful in my decision about the piece, I think for the first time I understand how art is not so black and white and we don’t need to see the color to know that it exists. To me this piece describes life and its ever-changing movement. Even though this piece moves because of wind, wind is also a life force that we can’t control… We can always try to plan and move forward, but can we really guarantee this to be our end? Things happen, people change and grow, much like the wind.

final
I have chosen to move out of my parents house into an apartment downtown. I have no job, so that needs to be accomplished as well as establishing a budget. I will track the progress of my otaining a job that can pay for me to live on my own, purchase the appliances I need, search for an apartment and finally be able to walk to school!

=Reflective=