The meaning of the art that I have created is a mixture of balance as seen in the yin yang symbol inside of the eye of horus which to me means higher power and in the background there is a peace sign.
What inspired my work is the years of research that I have done in order to out this piece together also the world and how dead and violent it is.
I chose the location that I chose because the area around it is bright and there is nothing else on the walls there which allows my work to be seen as one.
This project did not in any way change my perception of art because I already view art as a beautiful thing that has to be respected if it is liked or not.
This project changed my perspective of art as I see it around the city because now I somewhat understand that it takes time and thought and you can’t just rush it.
My street art shows the good and evil, light and darkness of people.
My inspiration comes from people’s moral compass and actions, though I was just looking around for ideas and stumbled upon this.
I picked that certain location because it shows my work and what I have accomplished recently and what I’ve worked for, and the experiences that I have so far and that’s coming soon in the future.
This wasn’t really the thing that changed my perspective of art, it was the lesson in class, and what I’ve learned, also the things that I learned online.
As I travel around the city I see some art, but not all of them are meaningful art. Though I’m sure it’s there for a reason.The meaning of the work I created is to show people that you're never really alone even if you think you are. What you say and what you do always seems to comes back to other people. mainly the ones you didn’t want to tell.
What inspired my work were the adults in my life. Every since I was little, I was always told not to talk about people behind their back. First of all, it is rude and also that person will almost l always find out.
The reason why I put my artwork on the corner of the hallway is because I it’s somewhat out of sight if you don’t look hard, but it’s always there. You wouldn’t think if you're talking about something or someone and someone walks by and over hears. They will and up telling other people. You never know when you are alone.
This project change my perception of Art by showing me that there is almost a deeper meaning of everything you see. I always thought when I saw street art or a little drawing someone made it was just because they were bored, but no. Something that is silly and meaningless you you can mean the world to whoever created it.
Now, when I walk around the city my perception of Art will change forever. First of all, I might spot art work easier then I did before. Also, I will appreciate it more. I will try to think why the artist created his or her work and what their background story is like. Think about the process they took to put there art up to show to the public eye.The meaning for my art was originally was Spiders has fangs which means That spiders are very dangerous to other creatures. Also i like spiders so i wanted to do something themed on them.
A video I saw about spiders fighting certain insects. Made me think that spiders are dangerous and watch out for their fangs if you're a preying mantis or other things smaller then the spider you're fighting
I thought of the meaning and that I want people to watch or look at my art on a t.v. or on a computer where I saw the info
I always thought highly of art and science but my perspective hasn’t changed on the matter i can see now that most people like what they do and It looks cool even if it's illegal
It shows me that every piece of modern art i see has a meaning and a purpose and shows us that the art can come in many forms and they do not need to be big structures.
Valerie Geleplay
Mr.Hussey
American History
27 April 2016
On April 26th, 2016, I got a chance to work with the Committee of Seventy to see how primary elections truly work..no word of the mouth but eye to eye experience. The primary election did not turn out to be what I expected, I thought the polling places would be located in different types. For example, me and two of my peers Shanni-kie Watson and Anaiah Davis visit places like McCreesh Recreation Center, Tilden Middle School, Catharine Elementary School and Morton School. I didn’t know that elections could take place in places like that I thought they would be held in office buildings not around the communities. The election to me was also very straightforward, you would go in the booth, vote for the candidate of your choice, receive your “ I voted today” sticker and walk out. Pretty straightforward right?
Another, thing I took from this experience was knowledge. When we were walking around meeting voters around our community and ask them questions I got a chance to get more insight on voting in case I would like to vote in the future. I learned the difference between popular and electoral votes, I learned that popular votes are what makes the electoral vote so our votes did help make a change even though it didn’t seem like it at first. When we walked around asking voters if they would like to answer a few questions on our survey provided by the Committee of Seventy a lot of people shut us down but a few were interested. I did not know that voting could be so secretive, I guess it was because we were with the Committee of Seventy and they’re known for being the ones that report when polling places weren’t organized or well instructed. Be sides the rejections we met a lot of nice people from the community. We even met a guy that ran one of the polling places and he helped us get a better understanding on how the voting machines looks and what to do and how to do it. If I had an opportunity to visit more polling places and meet candidates running in the election I’d would.
Jada Thomas
Mr.Hussey
Am.Hist
During my election day volunteering, I walked around my neighborhood before going to my polling place. I heard a lot of megaphones,promoting the candidates that were running, and it kind of reminded me of the Hunger Games, the way the car was riding down the street, yelling out the big important message. I then went to a recreation called Dorothy Emanuel and it is located in the 50th ward. There are quite a few polling places around my house. When I got there I looked around at the giant pieces of pink paper on the wall. I also spoke to some of the people who were outside of the polling place promoting the candidate of their choice. I met a lot of everyday people, who are interested in the common good of their community. The experience I had kind of took me by surprise, honestly because I didn't really think that people took voting that serious unless it was for the President of course. It made me feel important to be involved in an election in Philadelphia. My experience was also a learning experience. I definitely learned that not everybody wants to talk, even if they are sitting around doing nothing. I don't really have any questions about elections, but I would like to know why can't people vote from home. Why can't they download an app or call in there votes. I think that would be an interesting way to advance voting technology
