Nicola Rotiroti

• http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/145261-nicola-rotiroti?tab=PROFILE
• All of his work tends to have two different worlds; the world above the water and the world below the water. I think the underlying meaning is that the water is the barrier. When you're in the water, there is a completely different feeling than if you were outside of the water.
• Her artwork has a lot of mystery. What is happening above the water? What is below the people's feet? What is she reaching for?
• There are a variety of principals of art that's present in her work. For example, she has a lot of emphasis, space, and color. 

Banksy

• http://banksy.co.uk/
• His artwork involves the environment. He incorporates what is already there into his work. His underlying idea might be something that has to do with recycling. He is using what is already there and making something creative and unique out of it.
• How he ties everything together is by making you think and question. His artwork blows your mind when you look at it. When I looked at his artwork, I was amazed at how he incorporated something that was already there into his work.
• The last picture shows a lot of motion. You can tell that the person and the cart are falling by noticing the hair and the grocery.

Cristina Troufa

• http://www.saatchionline.com/CristinaTroufa
• Each and every piece of art that she has produced has some parts of the body painting. The rest of her body just has an outline. The underlying idea is probably that not everything has to be detailed and complicated. About 80% of each of her pieces is simple and only consists of outlines.
• To tie all her pieces together, each piece has detail on the exposed skin, while the clothing are just outlines. The artist really wants you to focus on the skin that is showing.
• She uses line very well and her color use is incredible. To make a skin color, she doesn't just have one solid color, instead, she blends colors like green, pink, orange, and even blue.

Summer Project: 1000 Photos

The AP 2-D Art class was assigned a project that required us to take 1000 pictures over the summer.

Here are some of my favorite photos I took:

This picture was taken at seaside in Oregon. When I took this picture, I also took another one that, instead of focusing on the viewfinder, had the focus on the pedestrians. I liked this one better because it felt like you had to look through the viewfinder to get a clear view.

Last month, my cousin from New Jersey moved to Seattle because he got a job at Amazon. He recently bought an apartment that was located near Pike Place Market and the Space Needle. We decided to visit him since we hadn't seen him for a couple of years and it was also a good opportunity for me to take pictures. This picture was taken on the roof of my cousin's apartment. When I saw the view of the silhouette of the building with the sun rays behind it and the lines of the railing, I had to snap a pic.

For the two weeks of summer vacation, I had the honor of attending a summer art seminar run by Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation. It is a rigorous art program that accepts the top 60 applicants that applied. The program was one of the best experiences I have had, if not the best. One day, during our break, we decided to relax outside. Three of my friends decided to play a game and we all noticed that the shirts they were wearing were the three primary colors: red, blue, and yellow. We all started laughing and I quickly whipped out my phone and took a picture.