Dave McKean

Looking at Dave McKean's image would seem as if it was just a simple image with just books stacked on top of each other but it really isn't. Other than just books there is also a man blending in the books. I love how in the image the man seems to be blending in with the books with the page texture McKean added. The mans hand seems to have a gradient because it changes from a book to the page texture to his hand and I love how Dave added that kind of effect it makes it stand out in that bottom dark area. I think that what the artist was trying to tell in this image is that reading builds a person's character and how its very important to learn new things and that can be by reading. I would describe Dave Mckeans style as surrealistic also because he got two different images and put it together and fit it together and in a way it hid the man, I also like how the man's body is the books. I think that thats why it represents that the books are representing that they are building character for the man.

Maggie Taylor

Maggie Taylor's image "Burden of Dreams" caught my attention when I first saw it because the way this artist montaged different things to fit in this image and blend so well and be able to tell a story in this piece of art. To me this image is beautiful because it shows a woman's dreams. And in that dream it shows how she dreams of different animals, a piano, a book and even the world. To me the image above shows how one day she dreams of traveling the world not only because it shows it in her dream but because of the way Maggie Taylor put glasses on the woman as if she was flying a plane. Another thing that caught my attention was that the woman is inside a circle which can be as if she was on a plane. I might be over thinking the meaning of this image but to me it also means how woman are allowed to dream also. I would describe "Burden of Dreams as a surrealistic image. Maggie Taylor did an amazing job with this image and her style of art is really good because she takes various images and puts it into one telling a story behind it.

Pedro Meyer

When looking through Pedro Meyer's picture one of the images that caught my attention was the image above. It caught my attention because the girl dressed as an angel is innocent and is unaware of the lady who seems like is going to do a type of ritual on her. Even though the lady has been photoshopped, it makes it seems that she is against religion. I think what Meyer was trying to say in this image was that not all people agree on everything and one of them is religion, everyone has different opinions. Another was of looking at this image is that the lady might not be doing anything bad to the girl but can also be doing a ritual where she protects her from the bad spirits, i know some cultures believe that that another way of protecting someone is through a type of ritual. I would characterize the style of this image as realistic. I love how Pedro Meyer gets different parts of images and cuts them and makes them into one changing the story behind the original one. In this image for example the original was of the girl dressed as an angel and girls behind her she then added the lady and blurred out the girls in the background.

My Life in Orange County

 

   One of the advantages of living in Orange County is living close to the beach. Whenever i have time I always drive to Huntington Beach Pier and walk with friends.

      One of my favorite hobbies is painting.

My Laptop is one of the things that represent my life because i spend most of my time on it whether its to do homework's or work on stuff just for fun.

Love amongst Mother and Daughter

An Image that has made an impact on me is this one, where it shows a three year old daughter (Rana Afghanipour) kissing her mother (Somayeh Mehri). Somayeh’s husband attacked both mother and daughter with acid when they were sleeping after Somayeh had the courage to ask for a divorce after being beat and locked up. This picture is so powerful that it made an impact on me because it shows how much love both share amongst each other and it shows not only through the kiss but the way the daughter is hugging her mother. It shows a daughter and a mother that stick together no matter the circumstances. I think that if this image was a recording it would have the same impact on me or even more because then I would be able to see more than just the connection and love they share other than just this picture. 

Tourist Guy a Hoax?

After the 9/11 attacks a photo started going around. It showed a "tourist guy" several seconds before the attacks occurred. The photo was supposedly found in a camera in the rubble of the world trade center. The image quickly became viral not only getting national but also international attention. The picture caused many to question weather it was real or fake because the tourist seemed unaware that a plane is just seconds away from hitting the building. After the image of the plane by itself it was revealed that indeed the image had been altered. There are various clues that state the picture was not real. One being the camera wouldn't survive such a huge fall. Two being September 1, 2011 was warm day and the clothes "tourist guy" is wearing is not ideal for that day. Another reason is that the plane on the image is a Boeing 757 where as the plane that hit the tower was a 767s. After its was revealed it was a hoax the internet humor did not stop right there. Tourist Guy was used in many other historical events such as the RMS Titanic, JFK assassination and the Hindenburg disaster. Tourist guy became viral that his name was revealed to be Peter Guzli. Peter had taken a picture during his visit at the World Trade center a few years prior the attacks. After hearing about the attacks he opened up a program and started to edit and emailed it to a few friends. Peter Guzli says "This image was a joke meant for my friends, not such a wide audience."