History...

My most striking impressions on Ancient and Classical Arts is that this is a really artistic and realistic art because they used to do human figures through sculpture in a highly naturalistic details. And the way they made those pyramids, the catacombs, the mummies and the materials that they used, such as gold, diamonds, silvers and other kinds  of gem stones. And i believed in myself that these two eras really affected me in the way of imagination, uniqueness and their credibility. Imagination because they really helped me a lot when it comes to designing, uniqueness because i'm inspired by their works just like the pyramids, the way they made it and the materials that they used. And credibility because of their perseverance and hope that they will gonna make it even if it takes a years to make it. And what really interest me the most is the pyramid because they used over 100,000 men laboring on the pyramid for over 20 years. A very long time of making made the structure stronger and concrete. And i know that now a days its hard for us to do those artworks because we depend now on machines and not on hard works.

Realistic or Distorted

Realistic art is art that takes as its subject real objects, scenes, events, people and situations that exist in the world, and attempts to render them mostly as they actually are to our visual sense, as well as to our emotions and mind. For example, in realistic are, we see paintings of people, animals, landscapes, battles, furniture, fruit and other animate and inanimate objects pretty much to look like themselves. In Distorted art, though the artist renders objects, people, ideas, feelings, emotions, dreams, or other subjects in abstract ways, without being bound to what they actually look like visually.

Realistic Art

Distorted Art

But for me id prefer Realistic. Because Realistic arts shows the exact happening in the image. The shadows, the body gestures, the faces, the surroundings, the texture and the emotions. And realistic arts are the awareness of what is really happening in that image. And the the clear message of the image that attracts the viewers. The art that is created with the goal of lifelike presentation.

The girl behind the painting

Who is Mona Lisa? Who is the girl behind the painting? What is the mystery behind Mona Lisa's smile? And what makes the painting became the best known painting in the world? Mona Lisa is painted by Leonardo da Vinci a well known painter in the whole wide world. Mona Lisa come from the italian word which means my lady. Mona is the short term for Madonna therefore the title is Mona Lisa and Madonna in english is Madam. Mona Lisa or La Gioconda the wife of  Francesco del Giocondo a Florentine silk merchant. La Gioconda is from the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany. The most significant painting of all time.

According to my research there is something behind Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile. The enigmatic smile of Mona Lisa has been the source of inspiration for many and a cause for desperation in others. In 1852, Luc Maspero, a French artist, jumped four floors to his death from a hotel room in Paris. His suicide note explained that he preferred death after years of struggling to understand the mystery behind Mona Lisa's smile. When discussing the mystery behind the smile, art experts often refer to a painting technique called sfumato, which was developed by Da Vinci. In Italian, sfumato means "vanished" or "smoky," implying that the portrait is ambiguous and blurry, leaving its interpretation to the viewer's imagination. This technique uses a subtle blend of tones and colors to produce the illusion of form, depth and volume. Some of the scientist says that its just our vision because the human eye are consists of two regions, the fovea, or central area, and the surrounding peripheral area. They say that the fovea recognizes details and colors and reads fine print, and the peripheral area identifies motion, shadows and black and white. Because when a person looks at the painting, the fovea focuses on her eyes, leaving the peripheral area on her mouth. This is one of the reasons why the painting has remained an enigma to art enthusiasts and perhaps the most famous painting in the world.

Another article that i read says that Mona Lisa is a female version of Leonardo da Vinci. They presumed that Leonardo is homosexual that's why he made himself a female version. They also said that Mona Lisa is a self disguised portrait. Some of the scientists  compared Mona Lisa's painting to Leonardo da Vinci's skull. But its still a mystery until now. That's why some scientists spend their whole life solving the mystery behind Da Vinci's painting. Because they believe that Mona Lisa is not just an ordinary painting that Da Vinci did. Because the painting shows some mysterious eyes. smile, hand gestures, the way Mona Lisa sits and the way the painting made. They are really pursuing to unveil the secret behind the painting. Here's a picture of Mona Lisa and Leonardo da Vinci compared.

Week 8: The Effects

The Effects of New Media.
New Media is in our daily lives. It help us to communicate easier with other people in other places. Just one click to your computer and you can talk to the person you want to. Not just talk, you can see that person in the computer by the use of webcam. You don't need to buy a newspaper to check the news, just one click to the internet or television and you can check the latest news. You don't need to read a bunch of books to make your assignments or thesis, you can use the internet too. No need to use a mail, you just need a cellphone and you can call or text to the person you want to. See, new media really help us a lot and it make things more easier to do. And it make us became more indolent and lazy.

It makes us become irresponsible because we always depend on what we see on the new media and not what we see  in the real life. It makes us become lazy because new media is a technological temptation. Sometimes new media become an obstruction to us because its a kind of technology that really get our attention even if we are doing something that is more important than the new media. In new media you can make sins and some of this are pornography, piracy, hacking, sexting and etc. Using new media is not a bad hobby actually it help us a lot in our daily lives but don't forget to use a limitation on using new media because sometimes crossing the line can cause a harm. Just follow you bliss but use a limitation.

Week 7: Rainy Day

What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word "Rainy Day"?

You can do many things on rainy day. You can watch movies, sleep all day, do your homework and etc. What i actually do on rainy day is taking photographs of raindrops i don't know why i love doing it maybe because its my way of expressing all my emotions. Playing soccer while raining is really fun thing to do. And one thing that i do on rainy day is unwinding, it refresh my mind and help me solve a problem. Hugging someone while its raining is best thing to do, because it keeps you warm and you feel like your protected from any danger. Hahahah! But sometimes i hate rain because when the day that i forgot to bring my umbrella is the day that the rain will fall really hard. Some gatherings have been cancel because of that rain. I remember that time, we planned to go to a summer vacation and it has been cancel because of the storm. Urghh! we are all unhappy in that day. 

Week 6: Internet as a Super Highway

As time goes by internet become a highway, A road to one person to another. In internet you can get so many ideas and information. You can chat your friend, you can e-mail them, you can watch movies and you can read some news. You see, internet is so important now a days because it's the fast way of getting some resources and information. You don't need to read a whole book just to get some information, all you need to do is just search it in the internet and it will give you the best answer for your question. It's like a non-traffic road where you can make your way faster. But always remember that there is a limitation in using internet. In internet you can do what you want, but you should know the limitations of using it. Internet makes our life high tech,  like facebook, tumblr, tweeter and other social networking sites. In this social networking sites we can get ideas, information and we can check the latest news and the trends. You can make new friends and you can build a business using an internet. Internet is really helpful because it make our life more easier to live.

Internet as a Super Highway.

Week 5: The MMA FUNmily!

We are one family in MMA.

 The ate's and kuya's are really friendly, they are always the one who approach us. I remember the time when kuya Jeric Danal brought a Jollibee french fries so we can have our lunch. We held our GA last thursday, and we had our meeting about creating our own organization and we assign the leaders of the organization.  Kuya Andrew Abrigo is the assign President of the organization and Kuya Jeric Danal is the Vice-President. After that we had our class picture in the lobby. We really had fun in that day. Im so happy that we are going to have our own organization. In MMA you are not one, we are family because they will treat you good. Ms. Anna is like a mother to us even though we are always noisy she's preventing to loose her temper. We love you Ms. Anna! Hope that you don't loose the temper. :)) This is my first and lasts choice! :)