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For my final project I made this. I choose to do the abstract prompt, it was my favorite this year. I like the creativity that comes with it. I did this by sprinkling paint on the canvas and I got a large putty knife and smeared it across the canvas.

I was getting my voice out there by putting up post it notes in the hickey bathroom. While I was putting them up these lovely gentlemen wondered what I was doing. I told them about our art project and invited them to get in the picture. They really liked the idea!

For my Andy Goldsworthy art, I used branches to make an interesting triangle shape. I also found a circle grate to put in the middle of it. I thought it looked pretty cool. I put it on top of a door I found because it was hard to see on the ground.

My Keith Haring street art!

There are many different representations of a triangle throughout history. With a triangle having three sides it can represent different trinities. Like in Catholicism the holy trinity, the Father, Son, and the holy spirit. Other trinities like the mind, body, and spirit; Mother, Father, and Child; and past, present, and future.

In Greek culture, it was the shape for delta and is symbolic of a doorway. Another interesting case is the Eye of Providence, which is a triangle, also known as the Illuminati eye. That illustration within itself has very different meanings. I never thought that one simple shape could have so many different meanings.

For my silhouette I carved into the earth with a shovel, moving any of the sicks and leaves out of the way to reveal the dirt beneath. I added some leaves as hair. I also found a near by water bottle that was trash but now is art. I added it as a heart.

I was inspired by the 3 drawing. It made me uneasy in the randomness of each stroke. So I “fixed” it. My twist was to make all the lines straight and jagged. I really like how it turned out. I think it’s really cool that there is still a sense of uneasiness to it but in a different vibe.

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I made a tower out of a box, some duct tape from a shelf, and a plastic bag. On the left side of the seam of the box I painted a sunset with birds.

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I love this. Sunsets make me so happy!

Thinking about what to make for my trash sculpture, digging through the trash I found nothing. I turn around and hit over a cup of dried parsley. That was it, the star of it all. I was looking in the wrong place the whole time.

I interviewed my friend Adam. This is how he responded to my questions:

1. The key to staying confident is to not compare yourself to everything you see on social media. Everyone is different and has their own strengths and instead of comparing yourself you should focus on your own individual qualities. It can also be helpful will follow social media accounts that don't promote this high standard of beauty but rather body positivity and self-love

2. For me I just try to ignore all the unrealistic beauty standards that are represented today. Rather I try to embrace accounts and platforms that support diversity and inclusivity.

3. My parents have always inspired me to be true to myself and to not let anyone define who I am. They showed me that it's important to be myself no matter what other people or society says. My parents have also surrounded me with positive influences that has helped me with these issues.

I very much enjoyed this process

These are my art pieces. I thought they were abstract but also had some structure to it. I used the sticker of a star in the middle. I wanted that to be what most people focus on. Then I added lines pointing inwards to help people focus on the star. I likes the changes of colors of the lines. Between the two it felt very different creating and I think they both give different vibes. This was a very interesting experience comparing and contrasting the differences of electronic and physical art.

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I have included two polaroids, one developed and one not, showing my past and future. I put a picture of a campfire cooking a fish as it illustrates the outdoor lake environment of my childhood. The cross , Smithsonian, and large picture of the old fort in Alaska help demonstrate my identity and interests in history. Minor additions to this show other attributes that make up my life like Toyota being a car brand I drive every day, or the emblem for Saint Bonaventure showing where I have come to call home.

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This post inspires me to look at the future. That the future is a blank canvas and I am the painter. I really enjoy the undeveloped photo!

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This post and song inspires me and reminds me to not beat myself up too much. You don't need to worry about the past and focus on the future.

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This Manifestation List inspired me. I never thought about relieving stress through art. Now I put everything out there on the paper with all the creativity I got. It seems to be a great stress reliever.

I decided to create my background in red, using a plastic fork to create the shapes I did. I thought that it was creative and unique. My abstract mark is in light blue. I used my thumb to make a print. I made my abstract shape green. I didn’t know what shape to paint but I just started painting and that is what ended up. My one minute line got out of hand. I feel like it was a little overwhelming in the dark blue.

My collage is about my future. I am not 100% sure where I want to end up but I am searching for where I want to go. I do know that money is something that will motivate my goal of climbing the corporate ladder. Where revenues always have to be above expenses.

I love green. It mostly makes me think of nature, and I love nature. It makes me think of the outdoors and being outside. But I also added in 2 green discs, which opened up my mind past the green in nature.

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