Category Archives: csulb
Wk 15 – Artist Analysis – Jennifer Watanabe
This week, I had the pleasure of viewing the artwork of Jennifer Watanabe. When I browsed the galleries on Thursday, Jennifer’s artwork seemed to “pop out” as a very distinct web-comic esque style, a style that I believe is emerging … Continue reading
Wk 14 – Art Analysis – Yireh Elaine Kwak
This week, I’ll be analyzing the impressionistic artwork by Yireh Elaine Kwak. According to the artist, painting came as a “natural instinct that emerged from a hobby”, very much similar to how I started my love of programming. She’s a … Continue reading
Wk 13 – EXTRA CREDIT – Kyle Wadsworth’s Puzzle Game
Well, I didn’t see anything limiting the extra credit opportunity to non-developers, so I thought I’d give some insight in the development process for some sweet sweet EC points! The game itself is a One Dimensional Puzzle game that started … Continue reading
Wk 13 – EXTRA CREDIT – Lizabeth’s Geometric Art Algorithm
Here it is! Yet another algorithm that I followed! The algorithm went as followed: 1)Using a ruler, draw a straight line on a blank piece of paper 2) Draw an other line, making sure both lines touch at any point. … Continue reading
Wk 13 – EXTRA CREDIT – Poetry Generation Algorithm by Hoc Nguyen
So another algorithm I followed this week for art 110 was an algorithm generated by Hoc Nguyen: 1) Take your favorite book. 2) On every page of a single chapter, use the last word of the page. 3) Create a … Continue reading
Wk 13 – EXTRA CREDIT – JASMINEANN text message poetry algorithm
So my art110 class offered extra credit for following other people’s algorithms generated last week, so I decided to follow Jasmineann’s algorithm for text message poetry: 1. Get your mobile device! 2. Open up to your text messages. 3. Look … Continue reading
Wk 13 – Classmate Conversation – Anissa Torres
Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of striking up a conversation with Anissa Torres. She’s currently an undeclared, soccer playing freshman who is working towards a degree in Kinesiology. Although I’ve never played a sport well in my life, … Continue reading
Wk 13 – Artist Interview – Shihori Nakayama
This week, I enjoyed the work of Shihori Nakayama and her piece, titled “Recapturing the Moment”. In this work of art, Shihori Nakayama tries to replicate the art styles of children’s books, Japanese historical printing blocks, and manga all into … Continue reading
Wk 12 – Artist Interview – Ashley Sharpe
This Thursday, I witnessed probably the most adorable exhibit I have seen in my art class career. A piece simply titled “Meow”. Now according to Miss Sharpe, she created this exhibit in order to “express her fondness of cats and … Continue reading
Wk 10 – Art Analysis – Just Don’t Clog the Sink (AKA “the plaster show”): Kinetic Sculpture by Anonymous
I chose this piece, not because it changed the way I thought about art, or because it made me a better person, but rather because of how enraged I am by it. Here is the piece in question. I have … Continue reading