Lecture and blog assignment

1. Describe the artist's process

Maria Elena Gonzalez transferred a simple tree from what we usually use it for as paper to creating it into a another form of art which is music and being able to have music played from it. she made bark become musical literally. she combined two ways of arts to become one.

2. What information is the artist trying to translate through this process.

I think the information the artist is trying to translate though this process is that art is everywhere. we just have to be more open minded and look at our surroundings. art is everywhere not just where you culturally think. to look where you would least think to look. and you shall find.

3. What other information is (intentionally or unintentionally) captured in the finished visual/audio work.

The other information that intentionally captured in the finished visual and audio work is a combination of something that wasn't thought of being possible. it's beautiful music coming from the trees that give us oxygen.trees are more than to be used for paper they make music.

4. Is the final outcome of the process interesting to you? Why?

The outcome of the process is interesting because it brings a natural recourse that has been used for so many other things and to be used in this way it's just beautiful to watch and listen. to bring something back to life than to kill it is extraordinary. and I wish more people would use their brains to not waste our natural recourse's and use them for useful activities.

HW Assignment

I decided to use my angry puppy's paws for this assignment. so I know that counts as dangerous prof, I had to put a muzzle on her. well basically what I did was draw what I could of her paws the drawings on the bottom are of her paws while she was standing the one on the upper left is of her laying down and the the one on the upper right side is of her sitting down. my drawing shows her going from standing to sitting to laying down because my model got tired...

Part A 


1. How do Mutu's Human/insect/machine-like distortions of the body relate to conventional notions of female beauty?

The female half insect/machine like distortions have boobs hair and atleast some type of long flowing hair

 2. Describe how one of her works functions formally. How is the work beautiful and how is it ugly?

The creation that she made that eats the birds the words that she used for that piece were beautiful about the birds not wanting to leave but getting lost for going so far and it was ugly to look at gross it looked like germs were moving within the creation

Part B

What I don't like about this picture is that my eyes came out closed because of the flash. That girl came out in the reflection of the mirror it was supposed to be a selfie not a group photo. I wish my outfit for the night were showing more. I wish the anlge of the photo was higher. My makeup could of been a little bit morre dramatic.

The difference of how I present myself to the world now is my hair i chopped it off since into a bob and now I no longer dye my hair jet black but now I'm a blonde all the way. 

Overall trip to the met

1. Severan period ca a.d. 220

2. Marble sarcophagus lid with reclining couple

3. Roman culture

4. Rock

5. He was able to sculpt the faces expressing how they felt at the very moment

6.I think it's beautfiul it shows the love between the couple



1. Greek south italian apilian red figure terracota bell krater(mixing bowl) ca 400-380 b.c

2. Greek and italian culture

3. The paintings on the mixing bowl describe how the people of greece and italy were living at that time

4. Clay

5.The artist took the time to tell the story of the people in in thier everyday tasks

6. I think it's wonderful art reminds the people of greece and italy where they came from



1. Gold and ruby strap necklace with pendants greek, late 4th century b.c or later

2. Greek culture

3. The artist made beautiful jewelery to be worn

4. The beading put together with gold looks well put together to be beautiful artwork

5. Gold and ruby

6. I think the necklace is so beautiful and breathtaking I even would wear it today

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1. The artist put together the gold with the ruby pendants carefully hanging from the gold straps to be more appeasing to women who would wear it

2. The beauty is shown of what was popular to wear in Greece in the late 4th century or later

3.I would make this necklace with shiny gold and melt the rubies into the necklace so they wouldn't hang just so there would be no chance of falling off and for a everyday use kind of look and personally which I think would look beautiful

What makes me interesting...

 I was born and raised in New York City even though there were few summers I went to Maryland for a couple of weeks but didn't stay for too long since it's pretty boring down there. I'm of mixed heritage which would be Hispanic, Asian, and Afro Latino descent.I'm a very honest and sweet person at the same time.One place I would love to travel to is Greece as soon as I can afford it.Your probbaly asking yourself why greece? Someone very special told me wonders about it and I've been in love ever since. My favorite hobby to do on my spare time would be dancing I love feeling the music in  my bones.

One thing I would want to "bear witness" to...

I would like to see peace arrive to my mother's country El Salvador. People assume that El Salvador is just a country of pure violence which is not completely true. We have beautiful views attractions resorts etc.. The people are petrified to do regular activities on a day to day basis because of the dangerous turn the country has taken because of the gang members that run everything in the neighborhoods. I feel like those gang members need to be dealt with either jail or some type of counseling for those trouble souls which is what they really are.