art 382

The class was the first time I touched Adobe Flash, and we learned how to make a variety of animations, as well as a portfolio website and video game!! I must admit that was a pretty tough and glitchy process, but a very cool experience.

This is what I made for one of our very first assignments, a phenakistoscope:

Pretty awesome, ey!?

yumnaaa

Yumna Al-Arashi is a Brooklyn-based photographer. I stumbled upon her on the internet one day, and ever since, I have been a loyal follower of her's. I envy her lifestyle of meeting so many unique people and visiting numerous interesting places which give her the opportunity to take some pretty cool photos. However, some of my favorite works of hers are not photographs, but the montages of footages she takes and then makes into minutes long films (with, if I may add, the best soundtracks).

This is one of my all-time favorites:

InFORM & DeLIGHT

During Type I class today, the professor showed us a documentary film, "To Inform and Delight: The World of Milton Glaser". Milton Glaser is a New York based graphic designer. He is the cofounder of New York Magazine and is best known for the famous I ♥ NY logo. A lover of New York City myself, I was immediately intrigued, especially since I realized the countless times I've visited NYC and have seen the logo, I've never actually thought about who the designer behind it was. I also find Glaser's other artworks fun and witty, likewise is his personality. And anyway, any artist who makes good art and is from NYC instantly has a special place in my heart.

the logo

a cool illustration

his famous Bob Dylan poster

one of the typefaces he designed

"The Boy with the Arab Strap", Belle & Sebastian

Something I designed for type class.

Chris Jordan: Conceptual Photographer

E Pluribus Unum, 2010     24x24 feet, laser etched onto aluminum panels

Depicts the names of one million organizations around the world that are devoted to peace, environmental stewardship, social justice, and the preservation of diverse and indigenous culture. The actual number of such organizations is unknown, but estimates range between one and two million, and growing.

Dog and Cat Collars, 2009     60x67"
Depicts ten thousand dog and cat collars, equal to the average number of unwanted dogs and cats euthanized in the United States every day.

Skull With Cigarette, 2007     98x72"
Depicts 200,000 packs of cigarettes, equal to the number of Americans who die from cigarette smoking every six months. Based on a painting by Van Gogh.

Matt Vescovo

Matt: A brilliant instructoartist.

Frank Yang's sculptures

Frank Yang is a young Asian-American artist who graduated from the same high school I went to. He continued his studies at MICA and currently resides in Taiwan. Of all his artworks, including drawings, photography, videos, I really admire his sculptures the most. Here are a couple of my favorites.