User:Robbieknapic

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I create, therefore I am.

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic

I've always wanted to get a job but was never allowed to...


 * Research Component


 * week 1

Looked around for businesses that were hiring. Developed a resume.
 * week 2

Talked with Andy from the school, applied for a job as a Tech for the school, the job was given away before my interview came up. Looked for more businesses that were hiring.
 * week 3

Turned in applications from week 1 and 2. Looked for more businesses. Did internet research on how to look when looking for a job, how to act, and what to say.
 * week 4

Turned in more applications. Checked Craig's list, found nothing within the area that didn't require some kind of a license or years of experience. Checked up on applications from week 3.
 * week 5

More applications...Checked up on the applications from week 4 and re-checked the ones from week 3. Got yelled at for wearing jeans when asking for an application.
 * week 6

God must hate me. More applications, more checkups, no replies. Was told lpaces that previously told me they were hiring apparently never were hiring.
 * week 7

Was called in for an interview at Cost Plus World Market. Interview went well, but I was not called back.
 * week 8

Turned in a couple more applications, am still awaiting a reply.

Midterm Assignment 1: Taste & Aesthetics
Of the art from the sculpture park, there was really about only one piece that I did not like. This piece was “Bunyon's Chess” by Mark di Suvero. To me, this piece looked like a complete waste of space and materials. It is a giant metal-framed pyramid with some logs hanging from it. To me, the idea seemed to be a waste of space and an eye-sore. While I know not all art needs to be beautiful to be called art, I generally think that it needs to serve a purpose. The only purpose I could see in this piece was that it was rotting logs hanging off of a rusting metal frame.

Upon closer inspection, the piece really didn't look much better, so I took to the internet to come up with an answer for why it was made, in an attempt to understand the piece. What I found was a surprising description that still...made absolutely no sense to me. The artist was apparently trying to make the impression of large brush-strokes in the air using the logs, and used metal versus wood to create a contrast. Unfortunately, I do not think this was one of his best works. After checking some of the other sculptures that he has done, I still cannot bring myself to really...like this piece. To me, it is still logs hanging from a pyramid.

The concept is alien to me. I am trying to understand it, but it is so non-objective that it is hard for me to really wrap my mind around it. Never a fan of non-objective art, the fact that it is an eyesore and that the targeted meaning behind the piece is unclear have kind of put me off to it. Other pieces by the same artist are beautifully done even if they are not objective. They at least, use shape and curve and line to an advantage, and while not outright beautiful, at least display elements of design that I understand and can appreciate; whereas, “Bunyon's Chess” still remains to me as something that would be more appropriate inside the chimpanzee exhibit at the zoo, as one of the toys for them to climb on. Perhaps if a stuffed chimp was put on top of the sculpture, I would like it better.