Olivia Travis

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ARTH 322- FINAL. The 6 Emotions

The two art lessons, or things that stood out to me for in the leasons to create this final project are 1. from the last lesson, NYC 1980s, Keith Harings deceptively simple imagery and commentary through his arts movements and/or symbols. The line work and the clean look is what stood outo to me. 2. from the Pop Art lesson, Repetition the use of multiples and repetition in their artwork. I like the fact that you can repeat a whole object many times, but just change a small detail and its a different image. Example, Andy Wahrol, 32 soup cans. 

So I created a my own pop art, harding, painting and line work on an 11 by 13 canvas board. that I call The 6 Emotions, which relates to my career asspirations which is mental health. so i figured one day i could maybe put it in my office or whatever. So each of the people are representing an emotion, orange is love, blue is sadness, red is anger, purple is alone, green is anxious, and yellow is joy/happiness. 

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ASSIGNMENT- NYC 1980s

For my chalk design, I created a playful figure with a flower for a head, drawn in simple, flowing lines with energetic movement. The figure appears to be dancing, radiating a sense of joy and lightness. I was inspired by Keith Haring’s iconic style, especially his use of bold, cartoon-like figures, minimalistic line work, and expressive motion lines that bring his characters to life. Like Haring, I focused on using clear, vibrant shapes and lively movement to create an immediate emotional connection with the viewer. The flower head adds an element of nature and peace, tying into Haring’s frequent themes of love, unity, and the celebration of life. I also signed it with my initials, similar to how Haring often left his personal mark on his public pieces.

For attendance the song i picked is Dont Make Me Wait by Peech Boys. 

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second photo, earth art

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EARTH ART- circle *second photo will be next post*

i chose to do a circle, sense my name starts with one and im always drawing a circle. But I chose to make a rock wall circle, around my blackberry bush.

The circle is one of the oldest and most meaningful symbols in human history, dating back to prehistoric times. Early humans drew circles in cave art and used them to represent celestial bodies like the sun and moon, recognizing their shape as a reflection of nature's cycles. Ancient civilizations, including the Egyptians and Greeks, saw the circle as a sacred form—representing the divine, the cosmos, and the unending flow of time. In geometry, the circle stood apart as a symbol of perfection, admired for its symmetry and infinite continuity. Philosophers such as Plato considered the circle the most complete shape, one that symbolized eternity and the ideal form.

The circle’s enduring presence across history reveals a deep, shared human understanding of life's interconnectedness, the natural rhythm of cycles, and the search for harmony and completeness.

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FEMENISM ASSIGNMENT: I chose a beauty advertisement that says how these beasty finds will make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. With the christmas jungle “baby its cold outside”. The ad suggested that personal warmth and satisfaction are contingent on purchasing these products, playing on the emotional vulnerabilities of consumers. I changed the words to “Baby its a cold world” shifting the narrative to critique this marketing tactic. My aim was to reflect the harsh reality of how beauty ads consistently promote an unattainable standard of perfection, suggesting that without these products, make women more beautliful. The new slogan underscores the manipulative nature of such advertisements which don't just sell a product but also sell the notion that personal value and societal acceptance are tied to external appearance for women.

ATTENDANCE PROMPT: Brave by Sara Bareilles

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For this weeks assignment I used my candle heater light, I also wanted to use two different color walls so i used two blues. I also thought the light on the wall made the shape of hearts sometimes and other times just spots. Turning the wax heater made different shapes on the wall. Which I thought was interesting because the light holes are just small circles. 

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Arth 322, Arte Povera 

for my Art Povera piece, I wanted to use something from nature, so I ended up using an old piece of tree and cutting it to stack it to make it into a snowman body. Then, using a hot glue gun, I used random tools around the yard and a couple of sticks to give the snowman some character. 

Overall I wanted to make something that I can use for decorations for years to come by using nature and little things we never think of that go into building things, use the tools in a way that arent normally thought of. 

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Pop Art, Arth 322

This is my piece of art for this week's assignment on pop art. This piece was inspired by the magazine Bazaar. I continued to see purse after purse, so these are some of the unique purses out of the road trip collection of the spring's most conetable bags, by Miguel Enamorado.

I also choice these purses and these bright colors on the background to show the daylight fluorescent colors, better known as Day-Glo colors, to show the alluring temptation of new products and womens fashion.

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midterm assignment

This is my abstract piece for the midterm. For my digital piece, I used Snapchat. I started drawing blobs of color and my cat was around so I tried to draw her paw and my hand coming together, which was very hard to draw on my phone. Then for my painting of the digital piece, I used a small canvas and acrylic paints, and a sharpie. It turned out to be the same difficulty for framing the human hand, but the paw was much easier. But it was very hard to match the color of the blobs. 

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Assignment 3:

I had just reposted two pieces of very unique and inspiring art works, and in my mind after looking at the two, this is what I created. continuing the purple and yellow theme in the background, loving the chunky lines. And then filling in the white wilth more purple and yellow signs.

Then of course the fit, show peice is the boots. love them and it seems as if its still gonna be cold for a while. Then I was thinking of doing a fun comfy sweater with a skirt so its a little fancy. Then a cute green watch i could not pass up to match the boots!!

Using two pieces to make my own art from a classmate was so inspiring, Online but still collaborating!

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Formal Elements

For this formal elements assignment I decided to go with the complimentary colours purple and yellow. Purple being my favourite colour this was an easy decision to make. For the background I wanted to make it abstract and just add as much scribble as maybe I could, because sometimes thats what high quality art actually is so I thought I would try. For my outfit I was pulling different articles from magazines of celebrities paparazzi shots. I think that in some time in the future a celebrity would actually wear this and find a way to make it actually look good. I wanted to include as many different aesthetics as I could from the different fashion looks that I was finding.

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For this week’s assignment, I started by picking my complementary color combination for the background. I chose purple and yellow because I felt that they looked aesthetically better with the magazine pieces I chose for my collage fashion outfit. The first thing I chose that I based the rest of my outfit on was the football jersey. I thought this was good to use for this assignment because the Super Bowl was just the other day. I then put a cutout on the jersey that I found that said, “I love me” which I thought added humor and cuteness. Furthermore, I decided to make a pair of baggy jeans with oil pastels because I could not find pants that matched the outfit correctly, which I paired with Converse shoes. Lastly, I chose the astronaut helmet with a bow on it because the person I created feels out of this world in their outfit. Overall I wanted to create a fun take on streetwear style, which heavily consists of jerseys, bag pants, and sneakers in today’s society.

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For this week, I chose the complimentary colors of red and green. I decided to go along with a “theme” of Christmas. The head is a reindeer because of Christmas. The body represents Santa as it is mainly red with black bottoms. I chose spoons as the hands and feet because Christmas time reminds me of gathering with family and eating family dinner together. I enjoyed this art project for the week and am excited for next weeks!

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As soon as I saw this, I thought of childhood Christmas memories, being read Mooseltoe by Margie Palatini. Nice!!

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The complimentary colors I chose for this week are orange and blue. For the face I cut out a cat, the hair is from a type of bird, the outfit was already together and I added the purse. I think choosing different complimentary colors may of made the outfit stand out better however I did the background first.

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The cat head with the almost crown like head piece caught my eye. Love it!!!

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fashion meets art- my outfit combines casual comfort with a mix of structured and playful elements- an oversized jean jacket for an earthy touch, paired with relaxed denim, that matches with a Mickey Mouse intro scene. With cozy brown sneakers or white sandals that complement the Mickey Mouse aspect. 

The back ground features a complementary color scheme of light blue and red, making both the outfit and the collage art pop. I also included symbolic elements like the floating figure and the humming bird to add the dream like quality that you find in Disney.

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One of my favorite songs from It Was Good Until It Wasn't by Kehlani is "Can I" because of its smooth, moody vibe with introspective lyrics. The song carries themes of longing, curiosity, and emotional distance, which inspired me to create this piece. I wanted to capture the other side of the album cover, of someone observing from a distance, much like the emotions in the song—being present but not fully engaged. The wall in my artwork represents emotional barriers, while the person looking over it symbolizes the desire to connect but feeling somewhat restrained.

To make this piece my own, I included a doghouse and a water bowl inspired by Kehlani’s album cover, where she wastes water while holding a hose. This detail reflects themes of carelessness, loss, or emotional neglect, reinforcing the song’s undertones of uncertainty and detachment. However, I changed it so the water bowl was half full or empty, depending on how you look at it. That is what I have been trying to change in my life. While the original cover has a dark and intimate atmosphere, I translated its message into a different scene that still carries a sense of isolation and contemplation but a different view of the wall. 

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Hello, blog for art class, I am Olivia currently in my final semester to get a psychology degree. I am graduating a year early, hoping to get into grad school to get a master's in social work and hopefully specialize in helping children and youth. But when I'm not busy with the school books I am coloring, or doing some type of art. Can't wait to see what I create this semester