User:Sangna

Bio
Hello~ My name is Sang hoon Na, just call me "sang" I was born in 1984, Seoul(south korea) (25years old) This is my first quarter of IDT program in the Art institute of seattle and I am very excited.

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic

Every time when my friends or relatives visit Seattle, I have no idea where I should take;guide them. Most of the times, I took them to Mt.Rainier or public market. Recently, I have discovered Seattle or Washington state has so many beautiful places to visit. Therefore, I decided to make guide line of Seattle area or Washington State for One Day travel to visit as many as possible. (Especially i will pick the place that what mostly Korean want to see^^)


 * Research Component


 * week 1 Decide route (South,North,West, and East) Estimate Driving Mile and Hours


 * week 2 Find out Special places on that route and researching about history or speciality


 * week 3 Keep researching


 * week 4 Ask friends, where they would like to go mostly by reviewing my list of the places to visit


 * week 5 Make trip as what I plan (take some pictures)


 * week 6 take out or add list. Describe More detail about trip (actual mileage & hours, coast, and make critical point of places)


 * week 7 take final trip with friend and ask his opinion (actual mileage & hours)


 * week 8 get ready for presentation

Midterm Assignment 1: Taste & Aesthetics
I want to talk about the "Curve XXIV" by "Ellsworth Kelly" in 1981. It is made by Cor-ten Steel.

When I first saw this sculpture I could tell it is a triangular. However, when I changed my point of view from left to right and right to left, the view of the sculpture was slowly getting bigger and bigger to my visual. Finally, when I reached to middle of this sculpture, the view of the sculpture does not seem equal. I took my time at middle of the sculpture and gaze it for minutes. When I viewed the sculpture from left side, it looks like the sculpture is weighted more on left side of the side. However, when passed the sculpture to see another art objects, I realized the sculpture was the last one on that wall. I then passed through the “Cure XXIV” from right side and it changed my mind. The “Curve XXIV” looks equal but more weighted on right side to me this time.

Ellsworth Kelly is the artist who made “Curve XXIV”. Ellsworth Kelly uses powerful color and shape to make only visual effect. Ellsworth Kelly’s art work would not Symbolize or analyze. He said “I’m not interested in the texture of a rock but in its shadow.” His work Noir et Rouge, 1958 Red, Yellow, Blue Spectrum IV Leo Castelli Gallery poster, 1977 The “Curve XXIV” is very simple but has powerful visual effects to me. I usually like the messy and fancy art. I always try to describe more complicated and detail on art. I believed a simple art can be made by everyone, but this “Curve XXIV” opened my eyes a little to think about minimalism art.

I discovered journalist who define minimalism art. Mean of be minimal: Can think more To understand and feelings of the artist Or can view through the art as I want to see

Right now, I can understand little more about minimalism art

Midterm Assignment 2: Manipulation
is this commercial? or manipulation?

First one: "Bed is not furniture, it is technology" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsX4QHbN0M8 old one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuMfjPkxaIQ new one One of Elementary school teacher gave their students extra funny question on a test. They asked the children: "is a bed really a technology? or furniture?" 80% of children said "Technology". They really believed the bed is technology.

Korean Government was trying to stop the old commercial, because it confuses the kids understanding about "a bed" Second one: "Power of Legend", wild berry wine http://www.bohaebokbunja.co.kr/ It is a Commercial about the "wild berry wine" The ingredients of wild berry wine are: wild berry which is good for man. It makes strong like as shown in video. Only 15% of alcohol is included and it doesn't make men strong, rather it makes men drink more.

"Sample": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw0vTzF3CbI&feature=related beauty love pomegranate (Carthaginian apple) -all pretty woman drinks that juice- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVPUsr_w3eA&feature=channel website -priest Must knows everything- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K-fTnC7EP4&feature=channel McDonald conditioned reflex -sleeping woman woke up every time when she heard McDonald new menu- "Anti-fan pretends like fan" Sports Team, Movie Star, and Idol etc... Every star has Fan and anti-fan. Specially, most young girls are crazy about their "Idol group". In Korea, If somebody make fun of their Idol group, or don't recognize their "Idol group" or touches them, they are using Internet to spread a "bad rumor" and attempts to make "personal insult" of the stars. Some of the anti-fans found a different way to protect their Idols and insult rivals of other stars by joining their fan club. They pretend to be their fan to revenge or insult the stars. All the fans of the stars have a very strong sense of their rivalry. "Pretend like Fan" Join fan club to their target and spread bad rumors. For example: “the star ignores and mad at fans of taking picture” “He was hitting the manager” “I’m shame to be his fan”. Every single movement or words from the Star can be used against them by the fans making wrong rumors. Insult another star and make them hate each other. Even their real fan can't tell which one it is true or fault

Self-Assessment
After Self-Assignment… I felt I have been thought a lot through out this quarter because it was not like the other classes at all. At first, I thought the class was going to be easy and it was not. I made the assignment myself and solved my-self, too. It was challenge course to me. Figuring out by myself is not something that I am used to doing assignment from instructor’s idea since when I started the school. I had to change the subject few times because I was not sure what subject was right for Self-assignment project. When time goes by, finding a subject and finishing the assignment was a big pressure. I completed and did my presentation but was not great and I do not feel proud. I did not think my presentation was bad until I saw other classmates’ presentation and it made me so shame. They used their time so wisely, developed their skills, and done with something they want to spend time for. The self-assignment project gave me a time for checking myself back and it actually made me learn how to manage my time well. After all… At the beginning of the term, I wasn’t sure or clear what I was doing in class. However, after term ended and after looking back at the assignments that I completed, this course gave me a power of thinking. I learned how to look/think different ways to see something and made question of truth. Also, you taught me how to find the right information and how use/view them correctly.