User:Gabbyvalenzuela

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Hej jag heter Gabby och jag kommer fran Quincy Washington. Nu jag bor har i Seattle och jag gillar Seattle sa mycket!!! Vi ses pa fredag. Har det bra idag:) Jag kan ocksa prata svenska:) Hej da.

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Write 2 or more songs with Ryan and Chris. Acoustic and rap mix!!! Going to stat a band:P Learn basic guitar chords and write songs. Research how acoustic and rap flows together to make a good beat. Work with my group and figure out who is going play guitar sing and rap. Research how acoustic guitar and rap flow together. Research how acoustic guitar and rap flow together. Learn some chords of the gutair and how to rap with group. Start writting some songs and mixing rap into each song. Continue writing songs and mixing the rap into the songs. Start to put chords with songs. Finish songs and rehearse! Finish songs and rehearse!
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Midterm Assignment 1: Taste & Aesthetics
For my midterm project I choose the Love & Loss sculpture by Roy McMakin. This piece was my least favorite because as I walked towards this red & sign I thought I was walking towards a restaurant. The & sign in the sculpture was the one thing that grabbed my attention and I began to look at the sculpture and really started to dislike it. While looking at it I asked myself why the & sign?

After researching more on Roy McMakin and his work I began to understand his approach to his piece a little bit more. The sculpture of Love & Loss consists of concrete letters, 2 benches, a reflecting pool, a table, and a tree. Together they spell the words "love" and "loss" intersecting and sharing the letter "o". The sculpture also is a piece the public can functionally use. In this piece Roy McMakin is pointing out the place where love and loss intersect.

McMakin often starts his work with some everyday image and then alters it in a surprising way. The result: making the familiar seem strange. The artwork he does is simple objects that can be seen in everyday life. Some of his art work his does is making cabinets,and sculptures. He puts a clever twist on how things are perceived with the human eye, and also with the mind. When it comes to Roy McMakin’s work and with his designs, a lot of his pieces may just look like some plain old items but once he turns them into art he then creates different stories behind each and everyone of his pieces.

Although I really disliked this piece in the beginning I was able to find out more about McMakins artwork and started to really enjoy his sculpture towards the end. I have different points of view now and can learn to respect his sculpture.

http://www.davidstarksketchbook.com/.a/6a00e553e505ed8834011279453c4a28a4-500wi

http://joeyveltkamp.blogspot.com/2009/03/say-hello-to-roy-mcmakin.html