Briefly remind us what MoLAA is and tell us how the knowledge you learned this semester enhance your understanding of the artwork found at the MoLAA?
This semester I have learned a lot about the how much the culture influences that the artist make their art so relative to what is going on in that time period. We have learned about a few different eras in Latin America in each one we were able to view the differences in cultures and how the history of a certain group of people was being expressed through art. We were able to observe and study that art and get a better understanding of how people lived during that time. The MoLAA has a variety of pieces of art from different eras but there goal is just to let people see the amazing art that Latin America has to offer. Their art represents more than just the artist themselves but it also exemplifies their identity, history, and culture. The best way I can describe our learning this semester is that as we studied another artist, art piece, piece of history, or culture we were able to more puzzle pieces together in the large understanding of latin america culture. We did not finish the puzzle but we definitely finished the border.
Revisit any one item of art found at the MoLAA past or present. Do a search on that artist and tell us how his/her work relates to the topics we studied this semester.
I researched the “El hombre elemento agua” by Laura Hernandez. Her art relates to our class because she does pieces that are inspired by the past, this is best described in this article that I found on her: “Her passion for ancient civilizations has taken her to explore in depth the Pre Hispanic world, whose cosmogony, based on the concept of duality, has been a constant source of inspiration”.
(http://www.laurahernandez.com/expos/the_eternal_femenine/Female_cosmos.html)
Find an example of his/her work. Include the following elements:
Contains a title:
El Cristo Mudo
Contains a web link to the actual piece (art, photo, architecture, pottery, etc.):
http://www.laurahernandez.com/galeria/cristo_mudo_a/index.php#
Contains a brief paragraph of reference to components A and B, how you came across this piece, how it connects to your study of humanities:
Well when I was looking through the video from assignment 2b I stopped at Laura’s piece of art because it was so strange and it really stuck out to me. I researched her art further and found a ton of photos of her work, this one that I chose was really interesting to me. I thought the colors were just absolutely stunning and that peeked my curiosity. This piece of art connects to our studies because Laura’s work is inspired by ancient civilizations in latin america and that is exactly what we have been studying.
Contains the following analytical elements:
Observation: What do you see in the artwork? What is the subject of the work? What is the work made of? What techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the artist use? This painting is showing the person who had taken Jesus down after his crucification. I am not sure if that person is female or male but it is obvious that they are in emotional pain. The subject of the piece is Jesus I think, they show him laying on top of the person and in the back a huge cross with a latter going up to the top to tell the viewer that that person had just got Jesus and brought him down. They are in a position that looks like the person just took him down and laid with him in disbelief because they are very close to the latter. This piece of art is watercolor on paper. The colors in this painting is absolutely amazing, it was what drew me to this piece. The artist uses color to distinguish very boldly between different subjects. For example; Jesus’s body is blue, the sky is red, the latter is blue, and the other person all brown except for the hair. I don’t think there is very much texture in this because it is just watercolor but the lines of separation between subjects I think are important. I’m not really sure though about any of this because I don’t know very much about critiquing art but this is just what it looked like to me.
Interpretation: In one sentence, what is the artwork about? Give specific examples to support this statement.
This painting shows the person who had taken Jesus down after his crucification and their remorse for his death.
Judgment: What led you to choose this work of art? What do you think or feel about this work? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations.
As I said before I chose this piece of art because when I was going through photos of Laura’s art this one practically screamed out at me with its color. I’m not a very religious person and do not know very much about what happened to christ after the crucification. In saying that I don’t know if this is a painting of something that the artist believed happened she just believes in a theory that it did. I am not very sure about much of anything when it comes to the meaning of this painting but what I feel like when I look at it is just a rush of emotions. The colors grab me in some weird way and makes me feel every emotion almost. I feel upset in that he had to just go through so much pain, so with that I feel sad, angry, and remorseful. Then with knowing that that man went up the latter and got him down and has such pain in its face I feel thankful that he wasn’t just left there. Its hard to explain but this painting just brings out a lot of emotions in me.
Questioning: What would you like to know about this work? What would you like to know about its history, its subject, or about the artist?
What strange about this assignment is that I usually get to learn a lot about the meaning of the piece and not a lot about the artist but in this one it was reverse. I got to learn a lot about Laura Heranandez and her life and inspirations but what I didn’t get to see was anything explaining this painting. I would like to know what the meaning was behind her painting it and if it was actually something that happened. I have a lot of questions about the meaning of this piece and my research didn’t really explain very much but I guess I can do more on my free time. Overall I enjoyed all of Laura’s work and am glad I get to go through some of MoLAA’s exhibits again in that video.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Assignment 5B
Contains a title:
La Virgen de Guadalupe
Contains a web link to the actual piece:
http://www.utpa.edu/dept/lrgvarchive/virgen.html
Contains a brief paragraph of reference to components A and B, how you came across this piece, how it connects to your study of humanities:
Well I said before in the last assignment I actually chose to do “The Virgin Guadalupe” first but after researching for a while and just coming up with all this other information on Juan Diego I decided to switch my research towards him. Although I did come across a lot of different kinds of paintings and different interpretations of the virgin, that wasn’t enough to do my last assignment on. This one in particular that stuck out to me because it was very forward and simple and actually talked about the painting itself and not just the story the Virgin Guadalupe is the one I am going to talk to you about. This painting relates to our studies because it is symbolic of a story that took place during the independence era of Latin America.
Contains the following analytical elements:
Observation: What do you see in the artwork? What is the subject of the work? What is the work made of? What techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the artist use?
The simplest way to describe what you see in this piece of art is just the Virgin Guadalupe. To go into more detail though you see the virgin in very specific and symbolic pieces of clothes and around her she has the golden rays of the sun pointing towards her and she is stepping on the moon and beneath that there is an angel. The subject of this piece is obviously the Virgin Guadalupe. I am not sure what this piece is made of but I would guess that it would be paint because I think anything else would not have been able to be this detailed (Example: On the dress there is symbolic "writings" that tell a story to the Nahuatl people). The artist used different colors to make certain parts of the painting catch your eye. Also the artist use colors to symbolize things, for instance, the mantle is blue-green, the color reserved for Onecihuatl who are the divine couple considered the creator and unifying force of all creation. I am not sure about the texture of this piece but I do think that the shapes that the artist used were symbolic as well (Example: The mantle is covered with stars and these reflect the eras of this civilization and the relationship to Ometeotl the god of all duality).
Interpretation: In one sentence, what is the artwork about? Give specific examples to support this statement.
I think the article says it best “The Virgin of Guadalupe...is the symbolic mother of Mexicans everywhere, the symbol of Mexican identity, history, and culture”.
Judgement: What led you to choose this work of art? What do you think or feel about this work? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations.
The image of the virgin has been all around me my whole life but I have never known the meaning of why she was so important or what she symbolized. To now know and understand her undeniable significance in mexican history and culture I feel kind of stupid to not have researched it sooner. Knowing the story now I see her significance and appreciate the many different images that everyone has of her much more. This particular piece of art I like because it is more detailed than a lot of the others I have seen and also I liked reading about the particulars of this piece and what they symbolize.
Questioning: What would you like to know about this work? What would you like to know about its history, its subject, or about the artist?
Well as much as I did learn about the actual painting in this assignment and all of the symbols used by the artist I didn’t actually get to learn anything about the artist. I think if I would have been able to know why that person made this painting and how much they had researched before they did it because it is obvious that they knew a lot of stuff that is not just common knowledge. Also I would like to know how they were inspired to do this painting, I mean have they always looked up to the Virgin Guadalupe and finally decide that they wanted to make something great in her honor or what? I think just in general learning more about the artist and what the feelings were behind making this I would have a deeper appreciation for the piece as a whole.
La Virgen de Guadalupe
Contains a web link to the actual piece:
http://www.utpa.edu/dept/lrgvarchive/virgen.html
Contains a brief paragraph of reference to components A and B, how you came across this piece, how it connects to your study of humanities:
Well I said before in the last assignment I actually chose to do “The Virgin Guadalupe” first but after researching for a while and just coming up with all this other information on Juan Diego I decided to switch my research towards him. Although I did come across a lot of different kinds of paintings and different interpretations of the virgin, that wasn’t enough to do my last assignment on. This one in particular that stuck out to me because it was very forward and simple and actually talked about the painting itself and not just the story the Virgin Guadalupe is the one I am going to talk to you about. This painting relates to our studies because it is symbolic of a story that took place during the independence era of Latin America.
Contains the following analytical elements:
Observation: What do you see in the artwork? What is the subject of the work? What is the work made of? What techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the artist use?
The simplest way to describe what you see in this piece of art is just the Virgin Guadalupe. To go into more detail though you see the virgin in very specific and symbolic pieces of clothes and around her she has the golden rays of the sun pointing towards her and she is stepping on the moon and beneath that there is an angel. The subject of this piece is obviously the Virgin Guadalupe. I am not sure what this piece is made of but I would guess that it would be paint because I think anything else would not have been able to be this detailed (Example: On the dress there is symbolic "writings" that tell a story to the Nahuatl people). The artist used different colors to make certain parts of the painting catch your eye. Also the artist use colors to symbolize things, for instance, the mantle is blue-green, the color reserved for Onecihuatl who are the divine couple considered the creator and unifying force of all creation. I am not sure about the texture of this piece but I do think that the shapes that the artist used were symbolic as well (Example: The mantle is covered with stars and these reflect the eras of this civilization and the relationship to Ometeotl the god of all duality).
Interpretation: In one sentence, what is the artwork about? Give specific examples to support this statement.
I think the article says it best “The Virgin of Guadalupe...is the symbolic mother of Mexicans everywhere, the symbol of Mexican identity, history, and culture”.
Judgement: What led you to choose this work of art? What do you think or feel about this work? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations.
The image of the virgin has been all around me my whole life but I have never known the meaning of why she was so important or what she symbolized. To now know and understand her undeniable significance in mexican history and culture I feel kind of stupid to not have researched it sooner. Knowing the story now I see her significance and appreciate the many different images that everyone has of her much more. This particular piece of art I like because it is more detailed than a lot of the others I have seen and also I liked reading about the particulars of this piece and what they symbolize.
Questioning: What would you like to know about this work? What would you like to know about its history, its subject, or about the artist?
Well as much as I did learn about the actual painting in this assignment and all of the symbols used by the artist I didn’t actually get to learn anything about the artist. I think if I would have been able to know why that person made this painting and how much they had researched before they did it because it is obvious that they knew a lot of stuff that is not just common knowledge. Also I would like to know how they were inspired to do this painting, I mean have they always looked up to the Virgin Guadalupe and finally decide that they wanted to make something great in her honor or what? I think just in general learning more about the artist and what the feelings were behind making this I would have a deeper appreciation for the piece as a whole.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Assignment 5A
In a paragraph, tell us what "Independence Period' means.
The Independence Period is after the Colonial Era in Latin America and is around 1810-1830 for most countries. This was when the countries gained their independence from Spain. This time period was also known as the Latin American Revolutions. After the revolutions, Haiti, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil were recognized as independent countries in Latin American.
Tell us why you chose the topic:
I actually chose to do “The Virgin Guadalupe” first but after researching for a while and just coming up with all this other information on Juan Diego I decided to switch my research towards him. The reason why I chose the Lady was that I had always heard about her and know many people who were necklaces and bracelets that are dedicated to her. I thought it would be interesting to learn what she stood for and I think that I did accomplish that in my research.
Tell us 3 interesting facts about your topic in 3 separate paragraphs:
The reason why Juan Diego is known is because of one day in his life that changed his life forever. On every site that I look at this story is pretty much the only thing they talked about. The story starts out on December 9, 1531 when Juan was walking to mass he passed Tepeyac Hill and heard heard music and saw a glowing cloud encircled by a rainbow. A woman's voice called him to the top of the hill. She said she was the Virgin Mary and asked Juan to tell the bishop to build a church on that site. The bishop was kind but skeptical so he told him to bring some proof. When Juan met up with the Lady again she told him to climb to the place where they had first met. Juan did that and was amazed to find that there were flowers growing in the frozen soil. He gathered them in his cloak and took them to the bishop. Juan told the bishop what had happened and opened his cloak. The flowers that fell to the ground were Castilian roses (which were not grown in Mexico at that time). But the bishop's eyes were not looking at the specific flowers they were on the image of the Lady imprinted inside Juan's cloak. Soon after, a church was built on the site where our Lady appeared, and thousands converted to Christianity. Lady of Guadalupe was declared the patroness of the Americas.
Another interesting fact that I found was in the middle of the story that I talked about above but I left it out because I thought it was interesting by itself. After the Bishop had told Juan to go find proof Juan got distracted from going to meet up with the Lady because his father was very ill. The Lady cut him off in his path and told him that his father was cured and that he should go back up to the place where they had first met to find his proof.
There was also some interesting things that I found about what happened to Juan Diego after the church was built. He deeply loved the Holy Eucharist, and by special permission from the Bishop he received Holy Communion three times a week, a highly unusual occurrence in those times. Also Pope John Paul II praised Juan Diego for his simple faith nourished by catechesis and pictured him as a model of humility for all of there people.
Cite your sources used for this component and tell us why these sources are credible:
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=73
I thought that the source that I found on catholic.org was very credible. Just from looking at the website you could see it was very professional and with a link like that I couldn’t help but believe what they wrote they must believe to be true.
The Independence Period is after the Colonial Era in Latin America and is around 1810-1830 for most countries. This was when the countries gained their independence from Spain. This time period was also known as the Latin American Revolutions. After the revolutions, Haiti, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil were recognized as independent countries in Latin American.
Tell us why you chose the topic:
I actually chose to do “The Virgin Guadalupe” first but after researching for a while and just coming up with all this other information on Juan Diego I decided to switch my research towards him. The reason why I chose the Lady was that I had always heard about her and know many people who were necklaces and bracelets that are dedicated to her. I thought it would be interesting to learn what she stood for and I think that I did accomplish that in my research.
Tell us 3 interesting facts about your topic in 3 separate paragraphs:
The reason why Juan Diego is known is because of one day in his life that changed his life forever. On every site that I look at this story is pretty much the only thing they talked about. The story starts out on December 9, 1531 when Juan was walking to mass he passed Tepeyac Hill and heard heard music and saw a glowing cloud encircled by a rainbow. A woman's voice called him to the top of the hill. She said she was the Virgin Mary and asked Juan to tell the bishop to build a church on that site. The bishop was kind but skeptical so he told him to bring some proof. When Juan met up with the Lady again she told him to climb to the place where they had first met. Juan did that and was amazed to find that there were flowers growing in the frozen soil. He gathered them in his cloak and took them to the bishop. Juan told the bishop what had happened and opened his cloak. The flowers that fell to the ground were Castilian roses (which were not grown in Mexico at that time). But the bishop's eyes were not looking at the specific flowers they were on the image of the Lady imprinted inside Juan's cloak. Soon after, a church was built on the site where our Lady appeared, and thousands converted to Christianity. Lady of Guadalupe was declared the patroness of the Americas.
Another interesting fact that I found was in the middle of the story that I talked about above but I left it out because I thought it was interesting by itself. After the Bishop had told Juan to go find proof Juan got distracted from going to meet up with the Lady because his father was very ill. The Lady cut him off in his path and told him that his father was cured and that he should go back up to the place where they had first met to find his proof.
There was also some interesting things that I found about what happened to Juan Diego after the church was built. He deeply loved the Holy Eucharist, and by special permission from the Bishop he received Holy Communion three times a week, a highly unusual occurrence in those times. Also Pope John Paul II praised Juan Diego for his simple faith nourished by catechesis and pictured him as a model of humility for all of there people.
Cite your sources used for this component and tell us why these sources are credible:
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=73
I thought that the source that I found on catholic.org was very credible. Just from looking at the website you could see it was very professional and with a link like that I couldn’t help but believe what they wrote they must believe to be true.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Assignment 4C
I found a few definitions all on the same site and I think that if you put them all together you have a pretty good definition of culture as it relates to this class. Culture is defined as a particular society at a particular time and place, for example: "early Mayan civilization". It can also be defined as the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group or acculturation (all the knowledge and values shared by a society). This pertains to our class and these projects in particular because we have been looking at different eras of latin america and there society and art.
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
For assignment 3a I chose Gabriella Tessum’s writing because I liked the way she formatted it and the information was very interesting. I learned more about the Mayan history which was cool for me because I had done them for my assignment. I learned that the Mayans main sources of economy was agriculture and that they grew maize, cotton, beans, squash and cacao. This assignment is just another example of Freire’s theory because we are learning in different ways about our subjects. Also we get to chose our own topic out of a group so we were able to use or own minds and knowledge of the groups to decide what we wanted to learn more about. Gabriellas writing on the Mayans related to our studying of the Pre Columbian era in Latin America.
For assignment 4a I chose to review Melanie Hall’s work because she had a lot of interesting information on Junipero Serra that I had not found in my research. I learned that when the Spanish empire sought to control the indigenous people and use them as a workforce the priest's mission was to bring salvation to as many non-Christians as possible. Father Junipero Serra confirmed 5,309 people who were mostly Indians. As I said before in the last assessment I did of a similar assignment, our ability to chose our own topics to research as long as they pertain to the era we are studying is a good example of Freire’s theory. A student should want to learn about what they are studying and make their own choices when it comes to their education. Also it increases there learning the information when they are interested in their subject and with our assignments it is up to the students to chose what best suites them to learn about.
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
For assignment 3a I chose Gabriella Tessum’s writing because I liked the way she formatted it and the information was very interesting. I learned more about the Mayan history which was cool for me because I had done them for my assignment. I learned that the Mayans main sources of economy was agriculture and that they grew maize, cotton, beans, squash and cacao. This assignment is just another example of Freire’s theory because we are learning in different ways about our subjects. Also we get to chose our own topic out of a group so we were able to use or own minds and knowledge of the groups to decide what we wanted to learn more about. Gabriellas writing on the Mayans related to our studying of the Pre Columbian era in Latin America.
For assignment 4a I chose to review Melanie Hall’s work because she had a lot of interesting information on Junipero Serra that I had not found in my research. I learned that when the Spanish empire sought to control the indigenous people and use them as a workforce the priest's mission was to bring salvation to as many non-Christians as possible. Father Junipero Serra confirmed 5,309 people who were mostly Indians. As I said before in the last assessment I did of a similar assignment, our ability to chose our own topics to research as long as they pertain to the era we are studying is a good example of Freire’s theory. A student should want to learn about what they are studying and make their own choices when it comes to their education. Also it increases there learning the information when they are interested in their subject and with our assignments it is up to the students to chose what best suites them to learn about.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Assignment 4B
Contains a title
La Malinche by Rosario Marquardt
Contains a web link to the actual piece (art, photo, architecture, pottery, etc.)
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://projects.gsd.harvard.edu/appendx/dev/issue2/marquardt/5.jpg&imgrefurl=http://projects.gsd.harvard.edu/appendx/dev/issue2/marquardt/index5.htm&h=420&w=307&sz=21&hl=en&start=8&usg=__ytXUPvLA-h2dD_P8H4gdkJsVazs=&tbnid=JFduoTEJQ_E5DM:&tbnh=125&tbnw=91&prev=/images%3Fq%3DLa%2BMalinche%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
Contains a brief paragraph of reference to components A and B, how you came across this piece, how it connects to your study of humanities.
Well I didn’t come across this piece in my research of the the previous assignment but I went back and did some image searches for the subjects we were looking at last week and this image came up. This painting relates to our studies because it is a portrait of La Malinche who we learned about and some students chose to study more intently about last week.
Contains the following analytical elements:
Observation:
This piece is a portrait so you see just La Malinche from her chest up. The subject of this piece is La Malinche and the artist interprets her in his own way. This painting was made from oil pastels and it is on paper. The colors are earth tones and the artist uses red to boldly show the difference from her lips and shirt to her skin. All of the colors are realistic which makes the painting that much more interesting because her faced is not realistic, it is morphed.
Interpretation:
This painting is about the split of La Malinche and how she was the one person communicating and merging the divide between many cultures.
Judgement:
I just thought it was really strange looking and different than a lot of the other pieces I had seen. It really intrigued me and made me want to learn more about the story behind it. Also all of the other pieces of art were so complicated and this one was so simple but so bold at the same time. All it really is is the face and shoulders of a women with a lizard in her hands and her facial features a little screwed. It is just so simple but intriguing and strong at the same time.
Questioning:
I have learned that she mastered the Mayan and Aztec languages, and in only a few months she learned to speak perfect Castillian. Also that she was the figure in whom all communication between the opposed cultures was concentrated. But what I would like to know is if in the painting the small white clouds that appear to coming out of her mouth were to symbolize the languages she spoke and the communication she was known for or if there was some deeper meaning that I don’t know. La Malinche was a crucial figure in the conquest of New Spain and I don’t know if this is remotely relevant but she looks so average in this painting. It makes it more obvious to me that even though she was this great help to the cultures she was still just an average women. Another thing I would like to know about is why she has a lizard in her hand? What does that symbolize? Overall I enjoyed during this research and hopefully after a little more research I can find some of these answers.
La Malinche by Rosario Marquardt
Contains a web link to the actual piece (art, photo, architecture, pottery, etc.)
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://projects.gsd.harvard.edu/appendx/dev/issue2/marquardt/5.jpg&imgrefurl=http://projects.gsd.harvard.edu/appendx/dev/issue2/marquardt/index5.htm&h=420&w=307&sz=21&hl=en&start=8&usg=__ytXUPvLA-h2dD_P8H4gdkJsVazs=&tbnid=JFduoTEJQ_E5DM:&tbnh=125&tbnw=91&prev=/images%3Fq%3DLa%2BMalinche%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
Contains a brief paragraph of reference to components A and B, how you came across this piece, how it connects to your study of humanities.
Well I didn’t come across this piece in my research of the the previous assignment but I went back and did some image searches for the subjects we were looking at last week and this image came up. This painting relates to our studies because it is a portrait of La Malinche who we learned about and some students chose to study more intently about last week.
Contains the following analytical elements:
Observation:
This piece is a portrait so you see just La Malinche from her chest up. The subject of this piece is La Malinche and the artist interprets her in his own way. This painting was made from oil pastels and it is on paper. The colors are earth tones and the artist uses red to boldly show the difference from her lips and shirt to her skin. All of the colors are realistic which makes the painting that much more interesting because her faced is not realistic, it is morphed.
Interpretation:
This painting is about the split of La Malinche and how she was the one person communicating and merging the divide between many cultures.
Judgement:
I just thought it was really strange looking and different than a lot of the other pieces I had seen. It really intrigued me and made me want to learn more about the story behind it. Also all of the other pieces of art were so complicated and this one was so simple but so bold at the same time. All it really is is the face and shoulders of a women with a lizard in her hands and her facial features a little screwed. It is just so simple but intriguing and strong at the same time.
Questioning:
I have learned that she mastered the Mayan and Aztec languages, and in only a few months she learned to speak perfect Castillian. Also that she was the figure in whom all communication between the opposed cultures was concentrated. But what I would like to know is if in the painting the small white clouds that appear to coming out of her mouth were to symbolize the languages she spoke and the communication she was known for or if there was some deeper meaning that I don’t know. La Malinche was a crucial figure in the conquest of New Spain and I don’t know if this is remotely relevant but she looks so average in this painting. It makes it more obvious to me that even though she was this great help to the cultures she was still just an average women. Another thing I would like to know about is why she has a lizard in her hand? What does that symbolize? Overall I enjoyed during this research and hopefully after a little more research I can find some of these answers.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Assignment 4A
In a paragraph, tell us what "Conquest/Colonial' means.
The Colonial Period was from 1492-1810 and it stands out as being the era that did the most to shape what Latin America is today. From the source that I found there was six major points that should be known about this era. The native population was wiped out, native culture was forbidden, the Spanish system promoted exploitation, existing power structures were replaced, native history was rewritten, and the colonists were there to exploit, not develop. This era in their history has made their evolution as a country very hard and they are just now starting to see some change.
Tell us why you chose the topic, tell us about the sources you used (eg if video, what can you expect to see on the video clip you viewed)
I chose this topics because out of the 4 videos we watched this one was the most interesting to me. Nothing in particular stuck out to me but for some reason I like it in the best. This video’s speaker has a monotone voice that is not that intriguing but the information that he is giving is very interesting. The speaker talks about Junipero Serra of Mallorca and it gives the listener a very brief biography of his life. Mostly he talked about his work, and what he did before and after he founded the first mission in California. In my other sources, they pretty much just gave short biographies of his life and tell the reader what they think is most interesting or important to know about Junipero Serra.
Tell us 3 interesting facts about your topic in 3 separate paragraphs. (organize into 3 separate, delineated paragraphs for reader ease)
In the video I learned about Juniperos deeply reverent, persuasive, and dramatic speaking style and how that made him a sought after speaker. He had an oratorical style of speaking that was extremely dramatic and included chest beating, flaming torches to the bare skin, and hitting the back with whips. The endurance of pain and shedding of blood exemplified piety.
Another interesting fact I found was that it was Junipero’s second trip to California when he founded his first mission here. The first mission was in San Diego and then after he founded San Carlos Barromeo he remained there as president of Alta California missions. Over the years, under his presidency there were many missions founded by his people in California. Those missions were San Antonio de Padua, San Gabriel Arcángel, San Luis Obispo, San Juan Capistrano, San Francisco de Asís, Santa Clara de Asís, and San Buenaventura.
In the last source that I found I found some very random facts but I thought they were interesting to share. Junipero was widely recognized for his strong will. He suffered from severe asthma, yet he walked the entire distance from Vera Cruz to Mexico City when he first came to California. He later traveled up and down the California coast on foot or on the back of a donkey, and coming from a person who has severe asthma that is insane. I cannot imagine what he went through.
Use two sources for your work. Cite your sources used for this component and tell us why these sources are credible.
http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/coloniallatinamerica/p/colonialera.htm
Junipero Serra clip 2
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Serra-Ju.html
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h304.html
I know that the video that we saw in class was credible because our professor assigned it to us and for the other sources I typically go off whether they sound legitimate or not. Also if I find a lot of the same information in more than one source I tend to think it is true. All of my sources sound like very credible and legitimate websites and I did truly believe they were all factual.
The Colonial Period was from 1492-1810 and it stands out as being the era that did the most to shape what Latin America is today. From the source that I found there was six major points that should be known about this era. The native population was wiped out, native culture was forbidden, the Spanish system promoted exploitation, existing power structures were replaced, native history was rewritten, and the colonists were there to exploit, not develop. This era in their history has made their evolution as a country very hard and they are just now starting to see some change.
Tell us why you chose the topic, tell us about the sources you used (eg if video, what can you expect to see on the video clip you viewed)
I chose this topics because out of the 4 videos we watched this one was the most interesting to me. Nothing in particular stuck out to me but for some reason I like it in the best. This video’s speaker has a monotone voice that is not that intriguing but the information that he is giving is very interesting. The speaker talks about Junipero Serra of Mallorca and it gives the listener a very brief biography of his life. Mostly he talked about his work, and what he did before and after he founded the first mission in California. In my other sources, they pretty much just gave short biographies of his life and tell the reader what they think is most interesting or important to know about Junipero Serra.
Tell us 3 interesting facts about your topic in 3 separate paragraphs. (organize into 3 separate, delineated paragraphs for reader ease)
In the video I learned about Juniperos deeply reverent, persuasive, and dramatic speaking style and how that made him a sought after speaker. He had an oratorical style of speaking that was extremely dramatic and included chest beating, flaming torches to the bare skin, and hitting the back with whips. The endurance of pain and shedding of blood exemplified piety.
Another interesting fact I found was that it was Junipero’s second trip to California when he founded his first mission here. The first mission was in San Diego and then after he founded San Carlos Barromeo he remained there as president of Alta California missions. Over the years, under his presidency there were many missions founded by his people in California. Those missions were San Antonio de Padua, San Gabriel Arcángel, San Luis Obispo, San Juan Capistrano, San Francisco de Asís, Santa Clara de Asís, and San Buenaventura.
In the last source that I found I found some very random facts but I thought they were interesting to share. Junipero was widely recognized for his strong will. He suffered from severe asthma, yet he walked the entire distance from Vera Cruz to Mexico City when he first came to California. He later traveled up and down the California coast on foot or on the back of a donkey, and coming from a person who has severe asthma that is insane. I cannot imagine what he went through.
Use two sources for your work. Cite your sources used for this component and tell us why these sources are credible.
http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/coloniallatinamerica/p/colonialera.htm
Junipero Serra clip 2
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Serra-Ju.html
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h304.html
I know that the video that we saw in class was credible because our professor assigned it to us and for the other sources I typically go off whether they sound legitimate or not. Also if I find a lot of the same information in more than one source I tend to think it is true. All of my sources sound like very credible and legitimate websites and I did truly believe they were all factual.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Assignment 3C
When reading Matthews first assignment I couldn’t help but think how clear and concise his writing was. I thought he did a great job of explaining his points without going into too much detail which I tend to do. Mrs. Guerrini’s comments as do mine are extremely positive for Matthew’s writing. I thought that the first paragraph was a perfect example of who Freire was. I think that if that paragraph was on its own it would give people the exact right perception of who he was. As Guerrini said that first paragraph was very crucial in explaining Freire’s life philosophy. That through a domino affect of having people be educated is key to having them vote effectively which is the only way that you can create change. Also I thought Matthew did a good job of explaining in his second paragraph how Paulo exile helped him get a broader sense of how the things he saw in his home country were happening other places too. Overall I think Matthew did a great job on this assignment!
I also read Tara Gibson’s assignment and I thought she did a great job in organizing her paper. That was the one thing that stuck out to me most and then when I read Mrs. Guerrini’s comment and it was clear it had to her as well. Tara did a great job of giving her information to the reader very clearly. It had a very good flow and it was easy to follow. Guerrini also commented on Taras last paragraph where she talks about all the lives Freire has influenced and how many people he has inspired. That was a perfect conclusion to her writing because it gave the reader the bigger picture of Freires work and how it effects people today and in a subtle gives reason to why us students are learning about him.
Freire’s ideas relate to this class because he had a strong influence on Latin America and are studying Latin America. We are being educated by using his technique of interdisciplinary studies and not just reading and writing but using different sources and ways of thinking about what we are learning and how we learn. Also one of Paulo’s main points was the more people are educated the more they can ultimately make a change and who better to learn from than a strong willed and minded man like Paulo Freire.
I also read Tara Gibson’s assignment and I thought she did a great job in organizing her paper. That was the one thing that stuck out to me most and then when I read Mrs. Guerrini’s comment and it was clear it had to her as well. Tara did a great job of giving her information to the reader very clearly. It had a very good flow and it was easy to follow. Guerrini also commented on Taras last paragraph where she talks about all the lives Freire has influenced and how many people he has inspired. That was a perfect conclusion to her writing because it gave the reader the bigger picture of Freires work and how it effects people today and in a subtle gives reason to why us students are learning about him.
Freire’s ideas relate to this class because he had a strong influence on Latin America and are studying Latin America. We are being educated by using his technique of interdisciplinary studies and not just reading and writing but using different sources and ways of thinking about what we are learning and how we learn. Also one of Paulo’s main points was the more people are educated the more they can ultimately make a change and who better to learn from than a strong willed and minded man like Paulo Freire.
Assignment 3B
Mayan Pyramids of Chichen Itza
http://www.dreamwonder.org/images/italy.jpg
I came across this photograph when I was looking for information about the Mayans. I researched some photos of the Mayan Pyramids of Chichen Itza because it is such a famous link to the people and I wanted to see it from different angles. This photo is not famous that I know I just thought it was a great photo taken of this amazing piece of architecture.
Observation: What do you see in the artwork? What is the subject of the work? What is the work made of? What techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the artist use? Be specific in your description
In this photo you see the El Castillo Pyramid of Chichen Itza. That is the main subject of this piece of work, I think this photo is probably used for a postcard or something because it is spectacular. I am not sure what the pyramid is made of but I am guessing a stone of some sort. The color is a grey color but I am sure is different in person. The texture is probably really rough and there are lines everywhere in this piece of art. Its a pyramid so there are the lines of the steps and the carved line patterns on the parts that don’t have steps. Everything on this pyramid are rectangular except for the pyramid as a whole.
Interpretation: In one sentence, what is the artwork about? Give specific examples to support this statement.
This photographs sole purpose is to entice people to come visit it. I think this is true because when I was doing my research I found it on many tourist sites that use it because it is such a gorgeous photo that a person would be crazy not to be intrigued by it. The photograph was taken of the pyramid from a good angle so that you can the beauty in its stature, there are people climbing the stairs so you can see its how enormous it is compared to a human. Also the clouds are perfect and puffy so people looking at the photo are under the notion that the weather is absolutely perfect there.
Judgement: What led you to choose this work of art? What do you think or feel about this work? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations.
This photo and many like it came up a lot in my research of the Mayans and I really liked the different views of the pyramid. I would love to visit El Castillo and this photo makes it look so whimsical and so easy to imagine climbing up those steps and looking all over Chichen Itza. Like I said before I thought the clouds were a great touch, it makes the photo so intriguing and truly inspiring.
Questioning: What would you like to know about this work? What would you like to know about its history, its subject, or about the artist?
When learning about the Mayans building Chichen Itza, I found out some information that made me really interested in this cite and the people who created it. Chichen Itza has often been said to be their biggest accomplishment and after learning about El Castillo I couldn’t think of anything else that could possibly top that. El Castillo was a great example of the peoples intelligence in math and astronomy. The pyramid that there are most known for is amazing in that each year on the spring and fall equinoxes a shadow falls on the pyramid in the shape of a serpent. The snake appears to slither down the steps and joins the serpents head at the base of the staircase. I think this is absolutely amazing but I do wonder how they came up with that. I mean I know I couldn’t possibly follow all of the math and technical stuff like that but I would just like to hear more about it in detail. Also I am curious how many people it took to build this and for how long. This pyramid is just an incredible piece of art and there is so many questions I have about it, I guess I will just have to continue my research and wait until I visit it to find out.
http://www.dreamwonder.org/images/italy.jpg
I came across this photograph when I was looking for information about the Mayans. I researched some photos of the Mayan Pyramids of Chichen Itza because it is such a famous link to the people and I wanted to see it from different angles. This photo is not famous that I know I just thought it was a great photo taken of this amazing piece of architecture.
Observation: What do you see in the artwork? What is the subject of the work? What is the work made of? What techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the artist use? Be specific in your description
In this photo you see the El Castillo Pyramid of Chichen Itza. That is the main subject of this piece of work, I think this photo is probably used for a postcard or something because it is spectacular. I am not sure what the pyramid is made of but I am guessing a stone of some sort. The color is a grey color but I am sure is different in person. The texture is probably really rough and there are lines everywhere in this piece of art. Its a pyramid so there are the lines of the steps and the carved line patterns on the parts that don’t have steps. Everything on this pyramid are rectangular except for the pyramid as a whole.
Interpretation: In one sentence, what is the artwork about? Give specific examples to support this statement.
This photographs sole purpose is to entice people to come visit it. I think this is true because when I was doing my research I found it on many tourist sites that use it because it is such a gorgeous photo that a person would be crazy not to be intrigued by it. The photograph was taken of the pyramid from a good angle so that you can the beauty in its stature, there are people climbing the stairs so you can see its how enormous it is compared to a human. Also the clouds are perfect and puffy so people looking at the photo are under the notion that the weather is absolutely perfect there.
Judgement: What led you to choose this work of art? What do you think or feel about this work? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations.
This photo and many like it came up a lot in my research of the Mayans and I really liked the different views of the pyramid. I would love to visit El Castillo and this photo makes it look so whimsical and so easy to imagine climbing up those steps and looking all over Chichen Itza. Like I said before I thought the clouds were a great touch, it makes the photo so intriguing and truly inspiring.
Questioning: What would you like to know about this work? What would you like to know about its history, its subject, or about the artist?
When learning about the Mayans building Chichen Itza, I found out some information that made me really interested in this cite and the people who created it. Chichen Itza has often been said to be their biggest accomplishment and after learning about El Castillo I couldn’t think of anything else that could possibly top that. El Castillo was a great example of the peoples intelligence in math and astronomy. The pyramid that there are most known for is amazing in that each year on the spring and fall equinoxes a shadow falls on the pyramid in the shape of a serpent. The snake appears to slither down the steps and joins the serpents head at the base of the staircase. I think this is absolutely amazing but I do wonder how they came up with that. I mean I know I couldn’t possibly follow all of the math and technical stuff like that but I would just like to hear more about it in detail. Also I am curious how many people it took to build this and for how long. This pyramid is just an incredible piece of art and there is so many questions I have about it, I guess I will just have to continue my research and wait until I visit it to find out.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Assignment 3A
>In a brief paragraph, tell us what "Pre-Colombian' means.
The pre-Columbian era includes all period subdivisions in the history of the Americas before the appearance of European influences on the continent. While technically referring to the era before Christopher Columbus, in practice the term usually includes the history of American indigenous cultures until they were conquered or greatly influenced by Europeans, even if this happened decades or even centuries after original landing of Columbus.
>Tell us why you chose the topic, tell us about the sources you used (eg if video, what can you expect to see on the video clip you viewed)
I chose this topic because I thought the video was really well made. I thought that the Mayans were very interesting and intelligent and they were part of something that I wanted to learn more about. The video clip I chose talked about a few things but I think that what it basically covered was the legacy that the Mayans have passed down. In the website I used, you can find a lot of facts about the Mayans, I feel like it is more for tourist and seems to be just a basic outline of a tour. It includes photographs, facts, and some commentary at the end for people to comment on what it actually is like when you are there.
>Tell us 3 interesting facts about your topic in 3 separate paragraphs. (organize into 3 separate, delineated paragraphs for reader ease)
The mayans were great astronomers, and I was surprised to find out that they made a 365 day calendar and could even predict solar eclipses. I didn’t know who discovered this or at least who had taken it to a level of making a calendar (I know not a typical calendar like the ones we are used to).
Also the mayans showed there great intelligence in math and astronomy by building “El Castillo”. The pyramid that there are most known for is amazing in that each year on the spring and fall equinoxes a shadow falls on the pyramid in the shape of a serpent. The snake appears to slither down the steps and joins the serpents head at the base of the staircase.
When I was researching I came across this information on the Ball Court Temple and thought it was very interesting. Each end of the ball court has a raised "temple" area. A whisper from one end can be heard clearly at the other end (500 feet away) and through the length and breath of the court. The sound waves are unaffected by wind direction or time of day or night. Many archeologist and other scientist have tried to figure out the strange acoustics of this temple but to this day it has not been explained.
>Cite your sources used for this component and tell us why these sources are credible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Columbian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyvw6G9Max0
http://www.lost-civilizations.net/mayan-pyramids-chichen-itza.html
Wikipedia isn’t always the most credible source but I think that there are a ton of people out there that would correct it if it were wrong. Also I had found all the information they gave me just spread out in different places so I used this one because it incapsulated all the other research I had found. The youtube video I used was one that you supplied us with so I assumed that you thought it was credible. The third source I used seemed to credible because it looked like a tourist site that a lot of people have used and the URL was very professional looking.
The pre-Columbian era includes all period subdivisions in the history of the Americas before the appearance of European influences on the continent. While technically referring to the era before Christopher Columbus, in practice the term usually includes the history of American indigenous cultures until they were conquered or greatly influenced by Europeans, even if this happened decades or even centuries after original landing of Columbus.
>Tell us why you chose the topic, tell us about the sources you used (eg if video, what can you expect to see on the video clip you viewed)
I chose this topic because I thought the video was really well made. I thought that the Mayans were very interesting and intelligent and they were part of something that I wanted to learn more about. The video clip I chose talked about a few things but I think that what it basically covered was the legacy that the Mayans have passed down. In the website I used, you can find a lot of facts about the Mayans, I feel like it is more for tourist and seems to be just a basic outline of a tour. It includes photographs, facts, and some commentary at the end for people to comment on what it actually is like when you are there.
>Tell us 3 interesting facts about your topic in 3 separate paragraphs. (organize into 3 separate, delineated paragraphs for reader ease)
The mayans were great astronomers, and I was surprised to find out that they made a 365 day calendar and could even predict solar eclipses. I didn’t know who discovered this or at least who had taken it to a level of making a calendar (I know not a typical calendar like the ones we are used to).
Also the mayans showed there great intelligence in math and astronomy by building “El Castillo”. The pyramid that there are most known for is amazing in that each year on the spring and fall equinoxes a shadow falls on the pyramid in the shape of a serpent. The snake appears to slither down the steps and joins the serpents head at the base of the staircase.
When I was researching I came across this information on the Ball Court Temple and thought it was very interesting. Each end of the ball court has a raised "temple" area. A whisper from one end can be heard clearly at the other end (500 feet away) and through the length and breath of the court. The sound waves are unaffected by wind direction or time of day or night. Many archeologist and other scientist have tried to figure out the strange acoustics of this temple but to this day it has not been explained.
>Cite your sources used for this component and tell us why these sources are credible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Columbian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyvw6G9Max0
http://www.lost-civilizations.net/mayan-pyramids-chichen-itza.html
Wikipedia isn’t always the most credible source but I think that there are a ton of people out there that would correct it if it were wrong. Also I had found all the information they gave me just spread out in different places so I used this one because it incapsulated all the other research I had found. The youtube video I used was one that you supplied us with so I assumed that you thought it was credible. The third source I used seemed to credible because it looked like a tourist site that a lot of people have used and the URL was very professional looking.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Assignment 2b Art Answers
Choose any 5 questions posted by classmates (can come from one student or different students; it's up to you).
List the question and your classmate name (link to their work if you can).
Answer the question they posed. Be specific. Write in a way that students who have not used your classmate visits will understand.
Shawn Tutt:
http://shawnt8888.blogspot.com/2008/09/assignment-2b.html
Q1:When will the exhibition "A Bridge to the Americas" take place?
(http://www.molaa.com/n_exhibitions_upcoming_exhibitions.html)
A1:The exhibit "A Bridge to the Americas" take place this January, 2009.
Q2:In what year was the museum founded?
(http://www.molaa.com/n_about_mission_history.html)
A2: The museum was founded in November 1996.
Matthew McPherson:
http://mattintdis4.blogspot.com/2008/09/assignment-2b-molaa.html
Q3:Who is the museum director? (MoLAA part 1)
A3: The founder of the museum is Gregorio Luke.
Maria Nye:
http://mariagn.blogspot.com/2008/09/assignment-2b-art.html
Q4:What was the name the sculpture and artist if you can see it that created a large green sculpture that resembles a pair? (Clip #2)
A4:Maria Babi created the “DIssection of a Pear”.
Q5:What is the name of the founder of the Museum of Latin American Art? (molaa website)
A5:The museum was founded by Dr. Robert Gumbiner.
List the question and your classmate name (link to their work if you can).
Answer the question they posed. Be specific. Write in a way that students who have not used your classmate visits will understand.
Shawn Tutt:
http://shawnt8888.blogspot.com/2008/09/assignment-2b.html
Q1:When will the exhibition "A Bridge to the Americas" take place?
(http://www.molaa.com/n_exhibitions_upcoming_exhibitions.html)
A1:The exhibit "A Bridge to the Americas" take place this January, 2009.
Q2:In what year was the museum founded?
(http://www.molaa.com/n_about_mission_history.html)
A2: The museum was founded in November 1996.
Matthew McPherson:
http://mattintdis4.blogspot.com/2008/09/assignment-2b-molaa.html
Q3:Who is the museum director? (MoLAA part 1)
A3: The founder of the museum is Gregorio Luke.
Maria Nye:
http://mariagn.blogspot.com/2008/09/assignment-2b-art.html
Q4:What was the name the sculpture and artist if you can see it that created a large green sculpture that resembles a pair? (Clip #2)
A4:Maria Babi created the “DIssection of a Pear”.
Q5:What is the name of the founder of the Museum of Latin American Art? (molaa website)
A5:The museum was founded by Dr. Robert Gumbiner.
Assignment 2B
What does MoLAA stand for? .25 percent
Museum of Latin American Art
What are the video clips about (be specific)? .25 percent
The first one is about what the museum is, what there goal are and where they are heading specifically. This is a video to get donations. The second video was just a virtual tour of the current or maybe the permanent exhibition. They showed the information of a piece and then the piece of art itself, usually from different angles. The third video I watched was just an advertisement for MoLAA so it was just about getting people to come to the museum and knowing what activities to look for.
What did you learn from the video clips (3 facts per clip; total 9 facts)?1.5 percent
Video1-
First thing that I learned is that this museum is not just for latin americans but that many people from very different backgrounds visit this museum and learn a lot from it.
Also one of the main goals of the museum is not to be just a museum to be more than that to teach people of the history and spirit of latin america, the art is a main portion of that but not all of it.
Also I learned that they have a permanent collection that represents culture from all over the continent. Most of the artist are alive today and lived in latin america and are contemporary artist. Some are very well known and some are only known to their region.
Lastly I learned about the artist Jorge Martin. He makes mexican sculptures. He is not well known in the United States but is in Mexico. Having his exhibit at MoLAA allowed him to get popular and the exhibit did so well that they had to extend it three extra months.
Video 2-
Well from what I read in this video I learned that Diego Linares oil painting called Perfil was made in Argentina in 1965. I also really liked “The Big Hand” from Fernanado Botero that is from Colombia in 1932. And last but not least I really liked “THe Yellow Bath Tub” from Gonzalo Cienfuegos made in 1949 in Chile.
Video 3-
I was not able to access the regular video so I did the LAX Magazines video on MoLAA. I learned that it is the only contemporary art museum in the entire western U.S. solely dedicated to the art and culture latin america.
Also I learned that they have different workshops for a variety of different ages and types of art every sunday from 1-3 p.m. and then they have musical guests usually playing from 3-5 p.m. in the gallery.
The third thing that I learned from this video is that they are open 6 days a week and its free on fridays.
Create 3 questions for your classmates based on the clips or websites (tell them which specific link to visit to find the answer) 1.5 percent
In video two who was the artist who made the Vendidora de Ayote?
In my video three, it tells the exact location of where MoLAA is. Where is it?
Also in my third video, how often do they have dance performances?
List any 3 things you learned from the MoLAA website (be specific; give concrete answers for which your classmates can follow-up in upcoming assignments) 1.5 percent
1. The Museum of Latin American Art (molaa) in Long Beach was founded by Dr. Robert Gumbiner in November 1996.
2. Between 1913 and 1918 the site that the museum now occupies was the home of Balboa Amusement Producing Company, then the world’s most productive and innovative silent film studio.
3. Before there was a Hollywood, Balboa was the king of the silver screen, producing as much as 20,000 feet of negative film a week.
This is my third video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu5geLH1Q9A
Museum of Latin American Art
What are the video clips about (be specific)? .25 percent
The first one is about what the museum is, what there goal are and where they are heading specifically. This is a video to get donations. The second video was just a virtual tour of the current or maybe the permanent exhibition. They showed the information of a piece and then the piece of art itself, usually from different angles. The third video I watched was just an advertisement for MoLAA so it was just about getting people to come to the museum and knowing what activities to look for.
What did you learn from the video clips (3 facts per clip; total 9 facts)?1.5 percent
Video1-
First thing that I learned is that this museum is not just for latin americans but that many people from very different backgrounds visit this museum and learn a lot from it.
Also one of the main goals of the museum is not to be just a museum to be more than that to teach people of the history and spirit of latin america, the art is a main portion of that but not all of it.
Also I learned that they have a permanent collection that represents culture from all over the continent. Most of the artist are alive today and lived in latin america and are contemporary artist. Some are very well known and some are only known to their region.
Lastly I learned about the artist Jorge Martin. He makes mexican sculptures. He is not well known in the United States but is in Mexico. Having his exhibit at MoLAA allowed him to get popular and the exhibit did so well that they had to extend it three extra months.
Video 2-
Well from what I read in this video I learned that Diego Linares oil painting called Perfil was made in Argentina in 1965. I also really liked “The Big Hand” from Fernanado Botero that is from Colombia in 1932. And last but not least I really liked “THe Yellow Bath Tub” from Gonzalo Cienfuegos made in 1949 in Chile.
Video 3-
I was not able to access the regular video so I did the LAX Magazines video on MoLAA. I learned that it is the only contemporary art museum in the entire western U.S. solely dedicated to the art and culture latin america.
Also I learned that they have different workshops for a variety of different ages and types of art every sunday from 1-3 p.m. and then they have musical guests usually playing from 3-5 p.m. in the gallery.
The third thing that I learned from this video is that they are open 6 days a week and its free on fridays.
Create 3 questions for your classmates based on the clips or websites (tell them which specific link to visit to find the answer) 1.5 percent
In video two who was the artist who made the Vendidora de Ayote?
In my video three, it tells the exact location of where MoLAA is. Where is it?
Also in my third video, how often do they have dance performances?
List any 3 things you learned from the MoLAA website (be specific; give concrete answers for which your classmates can follow-up in upcoming assignments) 1.5 percent
1. The Museum of Latin American Art (molaa) in Long Beach was founded by Dr. Robert Gumbiner in November 1996.
2. Between 1913 and 1918 the site that the museum now occupies was the home of Balboa Amusement Producing Company, then the world’s most productive and innovative silent film studio.
3. Before there was a Hollywood, Balboa was the king of the silver screen, producing as much as 20,000 feet of negative film a week.
This is my third video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu5geLH1Q9A
Monday, September 22, 2008
Assignment 2A
a. Using 2 distinct websites, find the definition of "Interdisciplinary Studies"
1. Adjective; involving more than one branch of learning in ones studies
2. Adjective; drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study; "interdisciplinary studies"; "an interdisciplinary conference
b. Using 2 distinct websites, find the defintion of "Latin America"
1. Parts of North America (Mexico), Central America (except Belize), and South America (except French Guyana, Guyana, and Suriname) where mainly Spanish or Portuguese is spoken.
2. The countries of the Western Hemisphere south of the United States, especially those speaking Spanish, Portuguese, or French.
c. Find a list of countries that make up "Latin America"
Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Cuba, Uruguay, El Salvador, Paraguay, Bolivia, Panama, Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago, Nicaragua, Haiti, Jamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Suriname, Netherlands Antilles, Belize, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
d. Find a list of countries that make up the "Caribbean"
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, and U. S. Virgin Islands
e. Cool fact: use any website (eg any you found, or www.google.com videos,
www.youtube.com using the keywords Latin America or Caribbean), tell us something you didn't know
I found this really cool fact, in the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees.
f. Cite your sources used above, and tell us your opinion as to why or why not the sources you used are reputable ones. Be specific. An 8th grader, for example, should understand the reason that you, the college student and authority, give.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/interdisciplinary
http://www.wordreference.com/definition/interdisciplinary
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/Latin-America.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/latin-america
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_countries_of_Latin_America
http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/01-08-2006What-countries-make-up-the-Caribbean.htm
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Random-Facts
I think that these sites are reputable because of the titles of there sites, yes I know that any person can make there own website but these ones that I have chosen seem serious and informed. I think that titles make me believe whether or not it is legitimate or not. When looking at any website though I think that there is a pretty high chance that it could all be false but then again I think that there are a lot of smart people out there that would call that person on the lies on the website.
g. Using last week's assignments (When you login to class to submit your work, it can be found at the very top of the page, Assignments link), review Project 1 work submitted by your classmates. Browse through your classmates web pages.
What do you notice in general. Choose any two classmates and tell us what you have in common with that classmate, worth 1 percent of total semester grade.
I noticed that there were a lot of students who were older than the average college student and quite a few have children. I think that our class has a pretty broad range of ages in our students so that hopefully will make our discussions much more interesting and effective.
I found that Blair E. and me have a favorite movie in common! I did not put down my long list of favorites but Dirty Dancing is definitely pretty high on my list. I wonder Blair, would did you think of the second one, Havana Nights? A lot of people I know thought it was absolutely horrendous, especially because it they brought back Patrick Swayze.
Also I liked reading about Renee S. because we have a lot of the same favorite movies, Hitch it seriously on my top 5 favorite movies ever! Also I liked reading about her favorite because my best friend is obsessed with Nicholas Sparks and has read pretty much everything by him and now is making me read everything! I’m surprised that Renee didn’t say that she liked “The Notebook” or “Walk to Remember” because those are both movies that were made out of books that Nicholas wrote.
1. Adjective; involving more than one branch of learning in ones studies
2. Adjective; drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study; "interdisciplinary studies"; "an interdisciplinary conference
b. Using 2 distinct websites, find the defintion of "Latin America"
1. Parts of North America (Mexico), Central America (except Belize), and South America (except French Guyana, Guyana, and Suriname) where mainly Spanish or Portuguese is spoken.
2. The countries of the Western Hemisphere south of the United States, especially those speaking Spanish, Portuguese, or French.
c. Find a list of countries that make up "Latin America"
Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Cuba, Uruguay, El Salvador, Paraguay, Bolivia, Panama, Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago, Nicaragua, Haiti, Jamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Suriname, Netherlands Antilles, Belize, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
d. Find a list of countries that make up the "Caribbean"
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, and U. S. Virgin Islands
e. Cool fact: use any website (eg any you found, or www.google.com videos,
www.youtube.com using the keywords Latin America or Caribbean), tell us something you didn't know
I found this really cool fact, in the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees.
f. Cite your sources used above, and tell us your opinion as to why or why not the sources you used are reputable ones. Be specific. An 8th grader, for example, should understand the reason that you, the college student and authority, give.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/interdisciplinary
http://www.wordreference.com/definition/interdisciplinary
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/Latin-America.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/latin-america
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_countries_of_Latin_America
http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/01-08-2006What-countries-make-up-the-Caribbean.htm
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Random-Facts
I think that these sites are reputable because of the titles of there sites, yes I know that any person can make there own website but these ones that I have chosen seem serious and informed. I think that titles make me believe whether or not it is legitimate or not. When looking at any website though I think that there is a pretty high chance that it could all be false but then again I think that there are a lot of smart people out there that would call that person on the lies on the website.
g. Using last week's assignments (When you login to class to submit your work, it can be found at the very top of the page, Assignments link), review Project 1 work submitted by your classmates. Browse through your classmates web pages.
What do you notice in general. Choose any two classmates and tell us what you have in common with that classmate, worth 1 percent of total semester grade.
I noticed that there were a lot of students who were older than the average college student and quite a few have children. I think that our class has a pretty broad range of ages in our students so that hopefully will make our discussions much more interesting and effective.
I found that Blair E. and me have a favorite movie in common! I did not put down my long list of favorites but Dirty Dancing is definitely pretty high on my list. I wonder Blair, would did you think of the second one, Havana Nights? A lot of people I know thought it was absolutely horrendous, especially because it they brought back Patrick Swayze.
Also I liked reading about Renee S. because we have a lot of the same favorite movies, Hitch it seriously on my top 5 favorite movies ever! Also I liked reading about her favorite because my best friend is obsessed with Nicholas Sparks and has read pretty much everything by him and now is making me read everything! I’m surprised that Renee didn’t say that she liked “The Notebook” or “Walk to Remember” because those are both movies that were made out of books that Nicholas wrote.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Assignment 1C
The first profile I looked at was Kims and I learned that she like me loves the movie wedding crashers and has an I’m sure adorable pit-bull who she loves to play with. From reading her assignment about Paulo Freire I learned more on how specifically he believed that education should be taught. She talked about how everyone should relate to what they are learning about on a personal level and not just be lectured and taught things just so they can regurgitate them on test and essays. A student really needs to understand what they are learning and why it is important. Also as I was reading her last paragraph I learned that I hadn’t really thought about the world as she did. I agreed with her theory of the world always changing and that the way people are educated needs to be changing along with the times as technology and people evolve and progress.
The next profile I looked at was Renee’s and I learned that she has three children and is fascinated by old coins. From reading her assignment I learned that Paulo Freire taught 300 sugarcane workers to read and write in only 45 days! That is absolutely amazing! That was all while he was imprisoned for being a traitor. Also I learned that, as random as this sounds, that Paulo’s wife Elza also helped him in all of his endeavors. That part of this history was very vague from the sources that I looked at but I’m glad to know it now.
The next profile I looked at was Renee’s and I learned that she has three children and is fascinated by old coins. From reading her assignment I learned that Paulo Freire taught 300 sugarcane workers to read and write in only 45 days! That is absolutely amazing! That was all while he was imprisoned for being a traitor. Also I learned that, as random as this sounds, that Paulo’s wife Elza also helped him in all of his endeavors. That part of this history was very vague from the sources that I looked at but I’m glad to know it now.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Assignment 1B
Paulo and his work:
Before this assignment I had no idea who Paulo Freire was but now that I have learned more about him I can see why is such a truly inspirational man. Paulo spent his 75 years on earth helping people in need. He was exiled from his home country of Brazil for 15 of those years because of his work among the rural poor. As a young boy his family was affected by the depression and he experienced what it was like to go hungry, that is the point in his life when he decided that he was going to dedicate his life to the struggle against hunger. Paulo spent his whole life with determination, he spent time in jail for doing what he believed in, and worked in Chile for five years as an adult educator. He was also a professor at Harvard University and then shortly after that he became Assistant Secretary of Education for the World Council of Churches in Switzerland and traveled across Asia and Africa lecturing.
Paulo’s Inspirations:
Paulo had many inspirations but as a young man studying law, philosophy and psychology he was reading works of Marx and Catholic intellectuals Maritain, Bernanos, and Mounier. These men were the foundation of influences in his educational philosophy. Also in his later years when he was working in the United States, there was unrest with our country and its involvement in Southeast Asia. Minority spokespersons and war protesters were publishing and teaching and this strongly influenced Paulo. This was an epiphany for him because he realized that the oppression of the less powerful economically and politically were suffering right here in America not just in third world countries.
Paulo’s Legacies:
Paulo was a great inspiration to many people and thats why I think that his biggest legacy is the many lives he touched just with his pure determination to make this world a better place. His books also will teach others now that he is gone, his first one “Education as the Practice of Freedom” and his most famous piece of writing “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” are still read today. Pedagogy of the Oppressed is about how education is a path to permanent liberation and involves to stages. The first stage is that people become aware of their oppression and through praxis transform that state. The second stage builds upon the first and is a permanent process of liberating cultural action. Overall Paulo was a very interesting man to learn about and I am glad we did because he had such an affect on so many people it would be a shame not to appreciate all of his great work.
My Sources:
Lyons, John.Paulo Freire's Educational Theory.
[http://www.newfoundations.com/GALLERY/Freire.html Last update: January 04, 2008]
National-Louis University. Paulo Freire.
[http://www3.nl.edu/academics/cas/ace/resources/paulofreire.cfm Last update: May, 01 2005]
Smith, M. K. (1997, 2002) 'Paulo Freire and informal education', the encyclopaedia of informal education. [www.infed.org/thinkers/et-freir.htm. Last update: July 02, 2008]
Before this assignment I had no idea who Paulo Freire was but now that I have learned more about him I can see why is such a truly inspirational man. Paulo spent his 75 years on earth helping people in need. He was exiled from his home country of Brazil for 15 of those years because of his work among the rural poor. As a young boy his family was affected by the depression and he experienced what it was like to go hungry, that is the point in his life when he decided that he was going to dedicate his life to the struggle against hunger. Paulo spent his whole life with determination, he spent time in jail for doing what he believed in, and worked in Chile for five years as an adult educator. He was also a professor at Harvard University and then shortly after that he became Assistant Secretary of Education for the World Council of Churches in Switzerland and traveled across Asia and Africa lecturing.
Paulo’s Inspirations:
Paulo had many inspirations but as a young man studying law, philosophy and psychology he was reading works of Marx and Catholic intellectuals Maritain, Bernanos, and Mounier. These men were the foundation of influences in his educational philosophy. Also in his later years when he was working in the United States, there was unrest with our country and its involvement in Southeast Asia. Minority spokespersons and war protesters were publishing and teaching and this strongly influenced Paulo. This was an epiphany for him because he realized that the oppression of the less powerful economically and politically were suffering right here in America not just in third world countries.
Paulo’s Legacies:
Paulo was a great inspiration to many people and thats why I think that his biggest legacy is the many lives he touched just with his pure determination to make this world a better place. His books also will teach others now that he is gone, his first one “Education as the Practice of Freedom” and his most famous piece of writing “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” are still read today. Pedagogy of the Oppressed is about how education is a path to permanent liberation and involves to stages. The first stage is that people become aware of their oppression and through praxis transform that state. The second stage builds upon the first and is a permanent process of liberating cultural action. Overall Paulo was a very interesting man to learn about and I am glad we did because he had such an affect on so many people it would be a shame not to appreciate all of his great work.
My Sources:
Lyons, John.Paulo Freire's Educational Theory.
[http://www.newfoundations.com/GALLERY/Freire.html Last update: January 04, 2008]
National-Louis University. Paulo Freire.
[http://www3.nl.edu/academics/cas/ace/resources/paulofreire.cfm Last update: May, 01 2005]
Smith, M. K. (1997, 2002) 'Paulo Freire and informal education', the encyclopaedia of informal education. [www.infed.org/thinkers/et-freir.htm. Last update: July 02, 2008]
Monday, September 8, 2008
Assignment 1A
1. What is your first name only(NOT last name)
Sierra
2. Why are you taking this class and what do you hope to learn
I am taking this class because it is flexible enough to fit in my schedule and I don't have anything in particular I want to learn.
3. How far do you live from the SRJC campus
18.98
4. What do you think of when you think"Latin America and the Caribbean"?
Honestly when I think of the Caribbean I think of a vacation location for rich people to go and relax but for some reason I don't seem to think that anybody actually lives there(I know they do but just off the top of my head I don't think about it). When I think about Latin America though I just think of pretty much every country in South America(Its a very broad thought).
5. Have you ever created a blog or webpage in the past?
Other than Myspace, Facebook, or Photobucket... No I have not.
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