For my banner I chose the words “smiling on command” from the reading. Those words stood out to me in the text as I feel like it is a relatable phrase for people in all walks of life. Some days can be harder than others to naturally smile so some days you have to “smile on command”. I chose to photograph my banner(s) where I get ready in the morning as I feel like sometimes my makeup acts as a mask to ‘fake it til you make it’ on days where smiling is hard. Especially as a female there is even more of a pressure to put on a smile and not expose your true emotions when you’re upset about something. I decorated my letters with sequins and gems as a symbol of femininity but also as a nod to dance costumes and performing. The other way I interpreted the phrase “smile on command” was to my experience with competitive dancing. The gems and sequins I used in the banner remind me of the costumes I used to wear when I was little. With dance performances no matter what’s going on in your head the moment you hit the stage and the lights hit you automatically “smile on command”. With that being said the second location for my banner I hung it along the ballet barres at the studio I dance at.
Field trip
AGO:
Osmar Dillon, Rain (1973), I found this work to be very intriguing with the literalness of the words “rain” and “dry” being included to highlight exactly what they are supposed to represent. In this work there is no need to infer what the artist is trying to represent. I think this is a fun quality I’d be interested in experimenting with. I spent a lot of time while we were at the AGO in the modern section of the museum as I have recently been getting more interested in modern art and inspired by it in my own practice.
David Ruben Piqtoukun, People of the Midnight Sun (2017)
Power Plant:
Charles Campbell, How Many Colours Has the Sea, (2024)
Look at videos from dietitians like Abby Sharpe that call out different fitness influencers for their harmful lifestyle videos
For this assignment the specific videos or trope that we wanted to focus on were intense fitness influencers whose daily lifestyles are not sustainable or healthy for the average person. These fitness influencers often push their lifestyles on others and create a sense of shame for those who are not reaching the same goals everyday. We combined a collection of videos where we noticed elements of over exercising, under eating or other extreme eating and exercising habits. These videos fill my feed and often fill the feeds of young girls which I think can be very detrimental to the forming of a girls self confidence. The videos at the end represent how these videos can infiltrate and pollute your feed and constantly getting fed these videos can be really harming to self esteem.
Parent Video:
tattoos:
Micah lexier:
we chose the phrase “I can be wrong” crossed out by Micah Lexier for our test tattoo. This is an important phrase to remind yourself however we enjoyed the irony of the phrase being crossed out. We played around with this idea of being wrong/not being wrong/being purposely wrong by experimenting with printing the tattoos both ways so when the tattoo is on the body is reads both backwards and forwards. personal assignment:
For my personal tattoo I wanted to create a tattoo of a zipper on my back continuing my scar. I originally wanted the tattoo to extend from the scar on my head down to the scar on the bottom of my back. The incision that I have at the top of my back looks like a zipper and people who have had the same surgery as me often get tattoos of zippers extending their scars and we are nicknamed zipper heads as the scar looks like we have zippers going up our heads. I love that this is a way people not just with the condition I have to not only just not hide their scars but to specifically highlight it and make it stand out.
“Aesthetics of Interesting” refers to what makes something interesting or thought-provoking. Instead of sticking to usual ideas of what beauty is, it focuses on grabbing and keeping people’s attention. I think this often happens when we spark each other’s curiosity, surprising us, or getting us to think deeply about something. It’s not fair to say that the background, font, and overall layout of this phrase is uninteresting because what actually is interesting is not for me to decide. This phrase invites viewers to question what exactly qualifies as “interesting” and how aesthetics can form this multidimensional concept. The simplicity of the background, and the awkward arrangement of the letters creates a raw feeling that is spontaneously put together as opposed to a curated, perfectionistic look.
Video Project – Power Tripping & Protests
By Manny & Matei
EXPERIMENTAL FIELD TRIP 2025
Visiting the AGO and The Power Plant was a fantastic experience, and both spaces had immersive exhibits of art that blew me away. M.A.A.D City was a highlight for me at the AGO. The title is inspired by Kendrick Lamar’s album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. You walk into a dark room, and projected on the walls is a series of footage both found and created of the life and culture of Compton, California, where Kendrick is from. While I was sitting down and taking in the visuals, I thought about how drastically dissimilar my life is compared to the people who live there. Gang violence, drugs, and poverty are all the everyday norms in some of the neighbourhoods in Compton, and that is reflected in the subject matter that was shown and also in the lyrics that Kendrick raps.
Midway through the montage of clips, EJ made a remarkable point that profoundly struck me. He said even though our experience in Canada is different in many ways, I still resonate with a lot of the content because of our shared experience of being a person of colour. What EJ said is accurate, and what’s fascinating and terrifying is that if we were to swap our shoes for their shoes, we would most likely be going through a similar experience. This idea prompted me to reflect on the phrase, “we are a product of our environment.” Unfortunately, people of colour are often misunderstood and discriminated against based on where they come from, the company they keep, and how they talk, dress, and behave. If individuals could be more considerate and understanding of the circumstances we face, there would be fewer difficulties in getting along and being kind to one another.
Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death
Foreword
“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one” (Postman XIX).
Contrasts Orwell’s 1984 (oppression through force) with Huxley’s Brave New World (oppression through pleasure).
Argues that Huxley’s vision is more relevant: people are controlled by entertainment and distraction rather than censorship.
The danger is not a lack of information but the trivialization of discourse due to media saturation.
Introduction
“We do not see or hear or touch reality directly. We are always the products of the media we consume” (Postman 25).
Postman introduces his main argument: Television has transformed public discourse into entertainment, affecting politics, religion, education, and journalism.
Claims that every medium carries a “hidden bias” in how it communicates ideas.
Uses the phrase “the medium is the metaphor,” meaning that how information is delivered shapes its meaning and importance.
Suggests that modern society is no longer driven by rational, print-based culture but by entertainment-focused television culture.
Chapter 1: The Medium is the Metaphor
“Our conversations about nature and about ourselves are conducted in whatever languages we are capable of speaking” (Postman 16).
Argues that different communication media shape how societies think and what they value.
Gives historical examples, such as oral cultures valuing memory and print cultures valuing rational argument.
Suggests that television has shifted society away from logical discourse toward visual entertainment.
Warns that when entertainment dominates a medium, it influences even serious topics like politics and education.
1. Are some of these ideas from more than 40 years ago applicable to our own historical moment?
Absolutely. Postman’s argument about media shaping public discourse is even more relevant today. He warned that entertainment-driven media would diminish serious, rational debate, which we now see in the dominance of social media, clickbait news, and short-form content (e.g., TikTok, YouTube Shorts). His concerns about a culture obsessed with amusement over substance apply to the digital age, where people often engage with politics and complex issues through memes, soundbites, and viral trends rather than deep analysis.
2. Did Neil Postman predict the age of television/video media personalities in positions of great power?
Yes, in many ways. Postman warned that television favours charisma, image, and entertainment over depth and substance, which is precisely how many media-driven figures have risen to power. He argued that in an image-based culture, leaders are chosen not for their policies but for their ability to perform well on screen. This prediction aligns with modern politics, where figures like Donald Trump, who was a reality TV star before becoming president, leveraged media spectacle to gain influence.
3. How does he argue that the overflow of accessible, 24/7 information and entertainment might make us less wise, healthy, and safe?
Postman argued that when information is constant and endless, people become desensitized and unable to distinguish what truly matters. He believed that entertainment-driven media conditions people to prioritize amusement over critical thinking, making them passive consumers rather than engaged citizens. Instead of being empowered by information, society becomes overwhelmed, distracted, and detached from meaningful action.
4. How might these ideas influence how you think about the effects of video culture in our own time?
Postman’s insights encourage a more critical view of modern media consumption. It’s easy to assume that more access to information leads to a more informed public, but Postman warns that how information is presented matters just as much as what is presented.
The Culture
The initial idea behind this assignment was to explore the juxtaposition between police brutality and protests, both in past history and in recent times. However, as Matei and I gathered clips and edited the selected videos, our concept evolved into something more open-ended and ambiguous. We drew inspiration from artist Arthur Jafa’s video titled LOVE IS THE MESSAGE, THE MESSAGE IS DEATH. We aimed to develop a similar raw and graphic approach using our own judgment and creativity. Kendrick Lamar’s song Reincarnated plays in the background throughout our video, chosen intentionally to enhance our vision of Black culture in Western society. Lamar raps from the perspective of musicians who have passed away, then shifts back to his own perspective, reflecting on his career as an artist. In the final verse, he has a one-on-one conversation with God, sharing the wonderful things he has done to help others while also expressing his feelings of conflict when God reveals to him where he has fallen short.This idea of reincarnation resonates in our video, as the monumental moments from history will continue to live on beyond our generation and into future ones. These moments will be reincarnated for the next person, who will bring forth their own interpretation and meaning, perpetuating an endless cycle of layered depth in the Black experience.
My Crops Are Dying But My Body Persists – Bridget Moser
There’s something oddly poetic about the title My Crops Are Dying But My Body Persists. It creates an immediate feeling that even though life is moving forward in time the world around us continues to deteriorate as do our bodies. Watching this video I felt a deep connection to the theme of impermanence and inevitability. The visuals carry a weight of solitude and it shows a world that is drying out yet the person still remains. There is a quiet defiance in persistence, even when everything shows that it’s time to give up. I’d argue that the struggle between the self isn’t just external it’s mostly an eternal fight that raises the question of what exactly does it mean to keep going when everything else is fading? or
Parent Assignment
A few years ago, my grandfather passed away. He and I were very close, and he was somebody I looked up to and admired deeply. Since his passing, I have had to navigate and process the emotions that I am feeling due to this loss. My grandmother and I openly talk pretty frequently about grief and how it has affected our lives. Some days, I am perfectly fine; the next, a wave of sadness hits me, and I cry. Although it is difficult for my grandfather not to be here with our family anymore, it has given me purpose and a reason to live for something greater than myself. I’ve always tried to make him proud, and in the back of my mind, I think about doing things that would make him proud. Over the past year, I have examined the topic of grief in other courses and in my work outside of school. My grandmother and I have often discussed the idea that loss is something we can never truly overcome. Instead of trying to fully get over it, we believe that the goal should be to learn how to live with it and move forward in life. This perspective is much more important. In this video, my grandmother and I have a raw, authentic, and deeply personal conversation surrounding these three questions 1. Do you ever feel grandpa’s presence?, 2. How has your understanding of death changed over the years? 3. Do you think people should talk about death more openly?
MFA Open Studio
I had a great experience visiting the independent studios in Alex on Wednesday, March 19th. As a lead volunteer for the event, I enjoyed getting to know the other volunteers and speaking with upper-year Studio Art students and MFA students. I was particularly impressed by the studios in Fire Hall. The wide space in that building is a great space to thrive and create, and the intimate setting enriches one’s artistic practice. The spaces we occupy are integral to our identity as artists. Finding a space to create can be hard, but once you find a place that feels like home, it becomes more natural to immerse yourself in your work and forget about external distractions. I hope to have my own independent studio next year and create my work in a private setting.
Artist Multiples-Tattoos
The initial plan for this assignment was to tattoo my paintings onto the backs of my classmates. The idea was to have people become a walking gallery. I thought it could be an interesting way to repurpose my artwork that moves away from the traditional gallery curation with work displayed on a wall. After consulting with Diane, she agreed that the idea was definitely worth pursuing, but the dimensions of my paintings are all square, and just having the paintings tattooed would be too safe, so to speak. Diane suggested that I deconstruct the elements in my paintings and organize them in a way that they communicate with one another. Creating another layer of abstraction in the figures I have constructed in my paintings. The final result was tattoos of angel wings, a spinal cord, and eyes, each stemming from different paintings I have made in the past. I’m really satisfied with how the wings turned out. I think they are just the right size, and they fit on Roee’s back almost perfectly. If I were to do this project again, I would deconstruct more elements from my paintings and turn them into tattoos. I wanted to use my own artwork as inspiration for this project because I feel that my style is different from the tattoo art I have seen from people online or in public. I was curious to see if my style infused with the tattoos would turn out the way I envisioned, and I would say they did for the most part.
Tammer El Sheikh’s reading discusses dirty words. A word like ‘interesting’, overused and meaningless, bland.
Especially within the art world, the conceptual framework of identifying and critiquing, and creating artwork. Dirty words which we’ve been trained not to use during critiques and in art practices when writing. You should not say something is interesting and nice, that doesn’t bring any true meaning and those words are just used as filler words, they’re just there to get you to the 500 words needed for your essay to be accepted, they’re just there to make things easier. As we know art isn’t easy, the meaning behind art isn’t easy, why take the easy way when taking in art from the perspective of non-creator. Let’s be descriptive and bring in real life sense to our visions and ideas that a certain work represents… That truly creates appreciation for the work and for yourself.
“I AM NOT BOUND TO THEM” Banner This “I am not bound to them” banner represents the rejection to allow money to control life. Money is seen as powerful, controlling, leading to greed, leading to consumerism and materialism. We choose to be attached to this concept but it is not necessary. Money comes in different colours, in different ways, and in different values. I am not bound to them, the banks nor the institutions that seem powerful if you make them powerful. Let go of this ideology, live life not bound to them. You don’t need that new car or a private jet. Those are temporary, money is temporary. You’re given one life and once your gone, you don’t take anything with you. Choose to be bound or unbound. Money can make you bound forever, bound to pay off your debts. You can choose to not be bound to them. You can become… “I am not bound to them”.
Photo(s) Description: Floating money around the text. You can imagine the sky, the feeling that you get when you are not bound to them. To anything or anyone. Heaven or a dream. There is nothing stopping you or dragging you, your not bound. Money shown has no value. Take it how you feel it is resonating with you, we are all different and have different ideas when looking.
Field Trip – AGO and Power Plant
The field trip was very interesting and filled with a lot of various topics. You had important religious paintings in a rose pink room and you had the overall exhibit of THE CULTURE; signifying the culture behind the music, community and beliefs. The Power Plant was less intense with a more calm and shallow development. The Power Plant had the underwater palace which was very unique, movie-like, a mixture of language, and calming although somewhat graphic at points. You had the opportunity to lay down and sleep even. The other room had a unique design, the glowing strips on the wall, one was pointed out like flowing lava, Minecraft. Those strips, when taking pictures of it, looked like they were floating which I believe is seen with the eye but very faint and is on purpose because it adds a layer of depth to the experience. The breath of the man you heard through the headsets related to the physical piece but was very sexual and made one uncomfortable to the experience.
at The Culture, you had exhibits like the M.A.A.D. , which simply was video from the music videos of Kendrick. Taking these pieces and putting them into a simply artistic format rather than a video for the music on YouTube. Taking it out of context really made it more impactful, what is shown in the video is strong. The drive-by shootings, the low riders, the gang colours and more, including signs of Compton as the location. A strong location in hip hop culture.
The Floating Sea Palace by Lap See-Lam. An interesting take on film, on art. An immersive experience. A see through screen which blends the structure behind with the projected content. A loop. A lifecycle. IMAX movie like. Relaxing. You can get on some bed like bean bags and lay and become one with the piece. You don’t realize it is a loop only after a while. It takes on different languages, concepts, meanings. It is hard to understand what it wants to signify but it does attract me to be there, consider, and reflect. The relaxing and simple environment isn’t as it seems, some parts of the film are, let’s say, gruesome. It is more than sitting in a spot at the cinemas, it asks you to take on the journey and consider with the characters. You get to explore. Some of the parts are real, the pathway through, the structure, the maps. You are the Indiana Jones, you are a part of the art.
Video Assignment
Check Manny’s page for context/work-in-progress and scroll down to see finished video art.
Neil Postman Chapters
Television has changed public discourse towards entertainment. Erasing serious thought.
George Orwell – 1984, Aldous Huxley – Brave New World; Dystopian warnings – people are controlled by pleasure and are distracted.
Communication shaped by the dominant platforms of the era, television prioritizes entertainment over fact.
Print based societies like America, engaged their people to think critically, the new era erases this
Lincoln-Douglas debate was once requiring of the complex structures in arguments, patience. Different from what is currently seen, short and to the point, fake, taken from the fact, made into entertaining, attracting, not slow factual and real.
Declining print usage, digitalized age. Social platforms, media shared and created by anyone. Photography.
News-Politics-Religion-Education turned into entertainment for views, for money. No longer simple and used as true sources
Many concepts taken out of context for the public view, for the entertainment needs of today
Society taken from the real and now a society embracing ‘content’, short viewed and short lived entertainment to fulfill emotional needs.
Resistance from these change, from the false creations, from the unnatural and fake news that has covered our reality. Resist against the entertainment, consider educated interests and beliefs, educated wants, education.
Our Video:
Log-in to your YouTube to see, through Google account. Video isn’t as graphic as YouTube suggests. This is ‘The Culture’, a strong video art pointing towards an unjust world for coloured individuals.
Juried Art Show: Ed Video Award Winner
Description:
The Culture is a hint at the culture intertwined in African-American history. What these persons have gone through, what is happening today, where are we at in the world. Peace, justice.
connect the audio to the visuals. What Lamar states is what is visible. A deep understanding in the culture. Kendrick Lamar, a well known artist. Who performed recently at the Super Bowl. A guy only known to some as Drake’s enemy or just a celebrity. Just a rapper. Just an artist. His words and expressions say otherwise. A long history, a talk with god. Uncle Sam. Different perspectives of those in the industry, old or young. His perspective, his life. An idea to get you to understand would be his exposition at the AGO. The videos shown and the music, that strength, the culture shown in the street, the combination. This is what he stands for, this is who he is, this is what the culture is like.
For some they do not know, they will never. They won’t understand and they won’t care. But if you want the truth, the words and the visuals are there. Manny and I, wanted to show you what still is progressing today. Not only a musical visual but speeches from individuals in history who created statements that shatter the most strengthfull of attitudes. To make you question and agree to those who ask for change. The world is not perfect but hurting others over colour is not it. We come from all over and in Canada and the US especially, racism towards African-American individuals is occurring in large numbers and is shown on the news more and more. These are countries who suppressed such individuals for decades if not centuries. The biggest thing is, we are all immigrants, we are all not from here. The true ones are those native to the land. Some think otherwise and are power hungry. They think they have more rights than others and unfortunately this ideology has created negative consequences for members. Members of the black community.
We have chosen to show light towards this subject. It may be hard to watch but it is reality. If you do not point it out, if you do not expose it, if you do not change. It will never go away. These experiences and events will not go away, it will be in the back of our mind. The only thing we can do is diminish these issues. This video is just one more impactful creation that has shown light on the topic. It is on the shorter end in terms of time but the impact is felt for life. It makes you understand and realize. It makes you want to change. It makes you want to think differently for the better. It is truth.
Together with the soundtrack, the audios, and the visuals from more than 50 videos of events, bodycam footage, interviews, and more. Combine to become one message. Face it, change it.
Video Comments
I don’t see an option to comment so here are my responses to each person’s video work.
Esais – Hold for 4
Your video is well edited and creates a peaceful atmosphere. The layering of sound is interesting as you have the breathes of various individuals holding for 4. The visuals cutting in and out creates an intensity as the video goes on. The intentional use of distinct videos and their positioning closer to the end, creates this pathway that we go on when we hold for four. As the title suggests. I feel like this video complication that you created is similar to those of individuals yawning so you yawn too. This makes me want to hold and breath deeply. Being surrounded by others practicing this method. With headphones on, it is immersive and creates a soloing of where I am. I feel like I am in a different place, not in the physical chair and desk that I am at, I am there. In a dream. In a jungle. In a position of meditation, during a class or vacation.
Cheyenne/Ana – Delete
Hello Subscribers, Delete Your Instagram
This video takes on the idea for the viewers, the subscribers, to delete their socials. Social media has been has negative, more and more. Especially, with Elon Musk’s take over of a once simple blue bird turned into a dark freedom of speech hell hole. What’s the point of being on these platforms if you’re faced with negativity throughout, now stemming from the platforms owner(s). Facebook recently made everyone automatically follow Donald Trump. If this is the games we have to play, you’re indeed better off to delete you instagram, your twitter, subscribers-hello-delete them. This video basis itself all around this topic, the creators of this video (Cheyenne/Ana), even deleting their own profiles because it’s not worth being on their to them, on these screwed up platforms. They’re telling us to do so ourselves, will you?
Yasmin – Lgbtq Inspired
Yasmin takes on the scope of compiling internet videos highlighting those who are queer/homosexual in a comedic or classic sitcom style. Bringing light to what consumer queer media is today compared to what was displayed only a few decades ago. The work shows the discrepancy between generations and how they dealt and envisioned the LGBTQ culture. A more welcoming time right now rather than an insulting discourse.
My Crops are Dying But My Body Persists: Reflection
Charlene Lau –
Moser appropriates internet culture, memes and expressions in an almost cinematic way. I would consider her work some form of experimental dance. She’s attracted to items, combines them and offers them new meaning through a landscape she reworks. Her colour is mainly based around pink and skin colour. It creates a distinct tone but also isn’t too strong to take away from what is being shown physically and emotionally. Her choices of clothing remind me of 90s Adidas track suits or even yoga class materials. I physically experience the video through the choices Moser makes in her body language, in her unexpected movements and the choice of audio which resonates throughout the piece and into my body. I believe Moser’s messages within her piece are hidden. They aren’t signified and you have to transcribe them to understand the meaning. Some of her work, when she’s blending in with the background, I feel creates a message of silence. Where she is silenced and stuck. Her repetition throughout the video creates a loop of every life in enclosed household. The video was unleashed during the Covid-19 pandemic, a time where we were all enclosed and silenced to our living quarters. You weren’t even allowed to go to the local park. You had to stay in and figure out your life from within your household and make it livable. “A spectral virus seemingly lurks in the background of her work, casting a shadow over a show without an audience”. Many forms of video production were held to perform without an audience, reality TV shows and interviews were done in empty spaces. Her video is so in depth and carefully crafted, it unfortunately was only able to be displayed through a screen in front of the world, not separate and not held to just those in arts.
The role of absurdity, I consider, is a form of redefining how you can examplify an important message or create meaning in the piece that will stick with you for a long time. COVID was very absurd, it made us feel things we hadn’t before and we were placed in a terrible position. We lost emotional touch with the world and ourselves, we lost connection and we can see what could occur when connections were no longer possible; “Moser shifted positions, she awkwardly mounted the sofa’s back, caressed its dusty-rose velour, and balanced atop it, trying to feel something”. It’s a unique take on offering the viewer a message and may even bar the viewer from continuing to watch the content. It was uncomfortable but the truth. I as a male didn’t really feel an attraction to the piece but some of the symbols in the piece may have resonated better with women, when we were confined to our limits, there were things we developed that were unique to who we were and were likely altered by our gender and beliefs. Kind of like being stuck in an insane asylum or behind closed doors without knowing when it would all be normal again and when we’ll come into touch with reality. The reality we knew was no more and we were lost in the past. We escaped from the corporate world and reached into the unknown. Moser’s work shows what was possible when you’re stationary and when nobody can assist.The absurdity is an additional dimension, it offers depth and continuation throughout the piece, it makes you wonder what will happen next and it holds the viewer in an exposed and uncomfortable situation. If I saw this during COVID, I would say the piece would be asking me to be one with it. To forget the life we lived and to prepare for a new beginning. To offer what we could with no interaction between souls and to produce when the world came to a halt.
What Parents Say – Final Video
Found Image, Audio
What do parents say is a montage of overlaying clips with messages that parents typically say. More tied to what I’ve heard my parents say but of course it can be very relatable since this has become a genre across social media platforms where we recreate what we see and hear from our parents.
Previous idea: Found Images, My World Very psychological and thought from my experiences, my brain. Happiness, pain, moments, life. It was a much stronger and weirder combination which points fingers at exactly what I’m feeling.
MFA STUDIO TOUR
Wendy Bishop and Dylan Cullen
Bishop created long exposure shots whilst playing the violin , then printed them out. This piece, known as Resonating – Photography. Shows incredible skill of offering a view whilst it flashes across the horizon.
Bishop creates large (featured 40x72inch), mathematical paintings with various squares and boxes of a variety of colours, interconnecting. As featured in one of the photos, you see displayed, Sound Resonances, based on Bach’s Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ. It is using the medium oil on canvas.
Cullen creates large paintings and photos as well. Bishop and Cullen work together a lot when creating art and displaying it alongside each other within various spaces.
Cullen offers a photographic view in various women’s purses and continues this style through to her paintings. Women doing their makeup and taking photos in the washroom, a current trend and relatable action for young women. You may have seen these artworks at the Juried Art Show as well!
I found the open door MFA opportunity as an amazing opportunity to see what older year students are working on and how their practices have advanced. As I’ve had photography classes with these individuals, seeing their improvement really is an incredible opportunity. As their given the freedom to work in their own open space to create whatever their minds offer, the unique offerings and skill shine. I remember going to this MFA event last year as well and comparing the two, each year is very different. This offers insight into where our careers in art can take us for the future as we are following in similar steps and studying in the same environment. The spaces at Guelph offer us an opportunity like no other to improve and craft our brand.
Temporary Tattoo Design
For the temporary tattoo design project we learned how to use special printer paper to create temporary tattoos. This is another form of possible media in which an artist can display their work or display a meaning. For my project I had cutouts of cars. Not just any cars, cars from the corrupt officials in Romania. Highlighting this new form democracy from a formerly communist state, the rich are still getting richer. Those Bugatti’s are funded from tax payer dollars when we thought they were going towards building a new bridge or at least building a highway because the roads are horrendous and it is 2025. How are you buying million dollar cars if the roads aren’t even good enough for them to be drivable on?
