Series and Sequences in Level 2 art

 In art, we've recently learnt about the connections between different images in a folio.

Here is an example of it.

These images that have been put together works well as they have been connected together by the kaupapa (theme) of this folio. These were mostly combined together by the use of the monochromatic idea in the images.

Personal Description of George Silk's art work

In art, we art tasked to do research on different artists that are traditional, contemporary of one from Aotearoa. We are asked to write a personal description of their artwork.

This is my personal description about his artwork: 

This is the original photograph of a cow taken by George silk.

Subject matter and Kaupapa (theme)

These artwork shows different themes from each artist. These themes are represented by the artwork itself.

2.1 Mood-board ( Cityscapes/Urban World)

 

For level 2 Art, we were doing some research on different artists and putting them all in a mood-board. The Cityscape category is divided into three (Contemporary, Traditional & Aotearoa)

Static image

 

In English, we have been learning about Visual Language Features. For the past weeks, we were creating a static image and we are to choose on what topic we want to create or static image on.

In my static image, I chose to put a red background because it makes the things in the foreground pop. I put Johnny Cash at the centre because he is the dominant feature. He is facing June carter and the musical notes because he chose to be with his music and June carter. I placed a fire at the bottom of the picture to give meaning that if johnny cash fails to balance, he will suffer. I blurred out the silhouette of his family because johnny cash turned his back from his family. Also, I put a line because johnny cash is walking the line.

The type of visual text I am going to create is …  A poster

I am going to base my static image on … Walk the line by James mangold

The images I am going to use are… an image of johnny cash, a guitar, his family, his music and a line

I am going to use these images because… these things represent johnny cash’s life

The verbal feature I am going to use is …  Caption

I am going to use this because… I’m going to use this to give meaning to the picture

The symbol(s) I will use are …  His guitar and musical notes

I am going to use them to show … To show his passion for music 

I am going to use the colours ….  Yellow-red, black, blue

I am going to them to help show …  His passion for music and his passion for his family 

The dominant feature I will use will be … Johnny Cash

I am going to use it to help show … That he is the main character in the film

I am going to have the layout like … Johnny Cash at the middle

I am going to have the layout in this way because… Johnny Cash is the dominant character in the text so he should be in the middle.

I am going to use the visual language feature (name it) …  Balance

I am going to use it to help show … the fact that johnny cash has to have a balance between his family and music.

I am going to use the visual language feature (name it) … Colour

I am going to use it to help show … To give life/meaning to the things that are there.

I am going to use the visual language feature (name it) …Layout

I am going to use it to help show … To ensure that things are in the right place and that their placing makes sense.

Persuasive Writing ESSAY

 In 2007, the revolution of communication changed. Smartphones have become a necessity in our modern world today. Mobile phones have now become manipulators of our lives. It disconnects people from the social world; it makes people unable to survive without their phone; it makes them go off task, and they always go on their phones in their free time.

Almost every individual nowadays has some gadget they can interact with; including kids that are as young as seven years old. No wonder children of this generation are more likely to get disconnected from the social world and get trapped in the realm of smartphones. For example, a study from www.childinthecity.org shows that the average hour a child spends outside is four hours a week. In comparison, they spend at least six to seven hours a day on their smartphones. If you convince a child to go for a short walk at the park; more likely than not, they would say no. Is this behaviour not significant enough to be a problem for the generations to come?

Not only does a mobile phone detach us from being active socially, but it also makes it impossible for most to get through a day without their mobile phone. A person who has been brought up with smartphones has a greater chance of struggle to get through the day without worrying about their device. Try to take a glance at any public place - it shows us the dominance of our beloved electronic devices over the surrounding people. 

We can not only get disengaged from the social world by our mobile phones; it also makes us go off the task we are supposed to be doing. We can see this a lot of times at school where students don’t listen to their teachers and just interact with their mobile device. Try to examine a school. It would show you how much a pupil’s learning gets intervened by their temptation to take a glance at their gadget. 

Besides being a distraction, smartphones also manipulate people into using it whenever they have free time. This would be a beginning for many of the sicknesses a person will encounter because of the excessive use of a mobile device. If you are a parent/guardian, try to scrutinize the behaviour of your children. As soon as they finish the task they are supposed to do, it would be very likely that they would go to their smartphones and get stranded to the world of mobile phones. Because of this, it would endanger children to the atmospheric layer of radiation produced by their electronic devices. Overexposure to radiation could trigger cardiovascular diseases and even cancer.

These realities notify us that our mobile phones are governing our lives. It disconnects us from the social world; it makes us unable to survive without a mobile phone; it causes us to go off task, and we always go on our phones in our free time. This is why one million people die each year because of the distraction from a mobile device.

Defining Pathos, Logos and Ethos

 Pathos is an appeal to emotion. It is used for attempting to evoke an emotional response on people. For example on mattress ads, they show a picture of a person having back pain to simulate the pain of buying a "wrong" mattress.

Logos is an appeal to logic or reason. It is used to give you evidence and statistics you need to understand what the product does. For instance in juice advertisements, they say that their juice contains 75% of vitamin C your body needs every day.

Ethos is an appeal to credibility or character. It is used to make the company appeal more credible, reliable and honest. For instance, "Nine out of ten dentists agree that Crest is better than any other brand".