#aplang18art

[heatherkroesche-blog]

Happy world ballet day to the art from that I love. The art is not all about tutus and the iconic stories that everyone automatically relates to high art. It’s about creating something and everyday choreographers are doing exactly that. The beautiful thing about it is that the definition of ballet is changing and developing. In today’s media ballet is stereotyped endlessly- stuck up bunheads and anorexic frail prepubescent bodies are what come to mind. This is not what ballet is, and my goal for society is for everyone to recognize all aspects of what ballet has become.

[delbattag8-blog]

What Defines Art?

In a Hearbeat short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2REkk9SCRn0 

Animation in film has always intrigued me because it expresses peoples ideas and is usually done over a long period of time to produce for such a short amount of running time. Being mesmerized with all forms of self expression and art, I have appreciation for the dedication and determination artists can have, and animators seem to have the utmost determination because they usually create the theme or idea, illustrate, and computationally animate all parts of their film. I especially idolize the short film, In a Heartbeat, because it expresses a strong message that a large portion of our population can relate to and a topic that needs to be highlighted more in film. The short film expresses LGBTQ+ rights and how the heart cannot be controlled but that you love what you love no matter what other peoples opinions are. It is especially powerful because it focuses on LGBTQ+ students who often don’t have a strong voice, and how homosexuality is the same love as heterosexuality but it not as highlighted in film because of the negative connotation it tends to carry, which often leads film producers to play it more safe and leave it unmentioned. In this short film, all of this is presented without words. The fact that such strong messages can be symbolized, especially without speech, epitomizes a form of high art because it expresses an opinion with the imaginative form of animation.

[1waffleplease-blog]

Art Post 3: Architectural Art

This art is on a large scale. It was made to be functional. These buildings house people and businesses and are meant to withstand weather. These buildings actually showcase the monotony of society and the similarities between us all.

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Something that is also a certain factor on how much an art piece impacts you is the perspective of the photo, this specific viewpoint of NYC gives you an emotional feeling of being on top and power

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Hold The Microphone 3 Inches From Your Face

I’m very involved in our theatre program here at school. Since I was a freshman, I have been on the sound crew and have recently become a crew chief for the second time. Sound, in the aspect of microphones and speakers, is relatively new in the world of theatre; however, sound effects have been an integral part of theatre since the early days. Sound effects evoke emotion, the general mood, and can serve as an underscore for the play. In the Italian form of theatre, Commedia dell’arte (A form of performance that relies on improvisation and pantomimes), sound and music was used to enhance performances. Eventually, sound in theatre productions evolved from sound effects being produced from backstage to the use of MIDI and digital audio technology in the 1980′s and 1990′s. With these new innovations, all of the sound effects and music if there was no orchestra could all be on one thumb drive. The use of sound today still evokes emotions, and can still enhance performances, but now sound can be used to amplify the actor’s voices so more people could hear them and sound can revolutionize the designs of theatres today.

So, just to be clear, when you are holding a hand-held mic:

1) Hold with a firm grip, the mic can technically handle being dropped, but it’s preferable to not drop the object that’s letting you be heard

2) Hold it three inches from your face, the sound people will make sure you will be heard

3) The mic is not a miracle worker, it puts out what is put in (you know, cause it amplifies sound), so please speak with at a reasonable volume when you are speaking into the mic.

With love, 

Your Friendly Neighborhood Aud-Tech

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What Art Is To Me

This has been a deep part of my tradition. Being half Indian, I‘ve always felt always perplexed me and the handiwork took years. I didn’t know that it was possible to embed jewels and carve patterns into the walls of the mosque. I’ve always wondered why they took so much care into etching designs. I swear that they used geometry to form the arches on the ceiling. What mathematics did they use? I’ve always seen this as beautiful because it was the handiwork of my ancestors. Looking at this architecture almost makes me proud of being a descendant of Mughals that were extremely creative. However, there are many other posts that can be considered art. Maybe I might post some art that I made. However, art can come in many different forms like food or memes. The thing though is that my heritage has always connected me to this.

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What Defines Art?

Politics is not a topic I usually throw myself into purely because it has never interested me and it was not something that was brought to my attention as often. On the other hand, political art has intrigued me into trying to understand politics and to get more involved, especially in such a politically tense country/world. I now tune into politics more because of the art and focus it brings to people to voice their opinions and make a difference. Like the page @ashlukadraws on Instagram, political art has intrigued me because politics does not carry a positive or "good vibe" connotation like art in museums or illustations on social media, yet illustrators have started to combine the two intentionally to make people care and fight for what they believe in in their political groups because of the injustices that often go unnoticed. Political art creates analytical thinking, which creates discussion and debate, which tends to create action- a cycle that could never fail as whole because people will never stop having opinions to voice and there will always be action that has to fix mistakes and improve the issue. Political art has brought attention to topics that can be misconstrued by certain media and for people to connect more with so they can get involved and do something. And if something that intrigues you and makes you feel something or want to do something isn't defined as a form of high art, then what is?

[heatherkroesche-blog]

These photos were taken by Paul Sovari.  Not only is he a photographer but also a company member of the StaatsBallett Berlin.  He shows raw ballet dancers without the stage makeup and glitter.  He captures the beauty of the human body doing amazingly athletic activities.  I believe his artistic eye comes from his unique perspective of being a dancer himself.  The two photos above are beautiful to me, I don’t know if I can easily recognize the beauty because I have been conditioned to see feet stuffed in pointe shoes and admire flexible feet.  So my question for my peers is do you see the beauty too?