I have already decorated my room at home with my own artwork, as I used to draw and paint growing up. For this assignment, I will provide a layout of how I would place art in my apartment bedroom. Below is a basic layout of my room I designed in Microsoft Paint.
The key designates the locations for each of the major objects in my room, along with the locations of each painting I would choose to place in my room.
Painting 1 consists of a snowy mountain, as I particularly like snowboarding, snow, mountains, and cold weather in general. This particular painting is not one I specifically prefer, I simply desire a painting similar to this one. I chose to place this directly across from my bed and next to my desk because it is one of my motivations to succeed. As I study and before I go to sleep, I will be reminded that I am working to succeed in school so that when I have a vacation, I can reward myself by going snowboarding. The painting is called "Mountain Snow" by Neal and Judy Stratton.
Painting 2 is a painting I saw at the Da gallery during the first Art-Walk assignment. It is called "Epiphany" by Joy McAllister. I have posted information on this work of art in one of my previous blogs. It is a visual representation of the act of discovering a new idea, using colors of fog. I chose to place this near my guitar, as I sometimes play my guitar when I am stressed or pondering something. This is painting is a motivational tool for two reasons. The first, being a visual representation of the fact that I am trying to create a tune to write a song. The second, being a reminder of how creativity and imagery can lead to amazing pieces of art, which is one of my goals as a songwriter.
Painting 3 is a new painting I saw today at the Pomona Art Walk. I could not find the title nor illustrator for it, but it caught my eye. It consists of nothing but light blue scribbles covering a black canvas. It is a painting in which one can stare at, and become deep in thought for no apparent reason. Often times, before I go to sleep I lay in my bed thinking about current or past events, which is why I chose to place it where I would normally stare from my bed. I enjoy the design and it is a pleasure to look at whether admiring, or simply using it to let one's mind wander.
Painting 4 is one of my favorite paintings of all time. It is one of Vincent Van Gogh's most famous paintings, "Starry Night". I enjoy this painting because it reminds me of my childhood, when I learned about it during art class in elementary school. I chose to place it right above my bed because it is coherent with the fact that I will be sleeping during the night.
Painting 5 is a painting I made in high school. In my art class, we had a project assignment to design a picture in which most of it was black and white, yet part of it consisted of the colors of the rainbow in order. Few of the projects were selected by the teacher to submit to a contest and post online. In grade school, I used to draw pictures on my free time. I was working on a drawing of a sports car that I liked at the time, and I decided to use it for my project. I decided to leave the car black and white, while creating a city landscape in which the buildings utilized the colors of the rainbow. Later, I ordered a coffee mug from the website with my painting on it. This is one of the many paintings I have currently at home, however this is one of my favorites. I have a passion for cars and I hope to someday own a few cars similar to to this one. I chose to place this one directly above my desk because this is my ultimate motivation. I am currently going to Cal Poly Pomona to study Mechanical Engineering because I want to design and work on cars similar to this one. This is my reminder of my dream and why I am here at Cal Poly Pomona.
Painting 6 consists of a sunset landscape. I have always thought sunsets are beautiful, and I love looking at paintings and pictures of them. Each sunset is unique in my opinion, yet they are all beautiful. I do not have a particular sunset painting I enjoy, but this is one of the better ones I found online. It is called "Seascape at Sunset", however the artist was not stated on the website. I decided to place this painting directly above my dresser so I am reminded of the beauty of life as I wake up each morning and get dressed.
There is one other painting I would like to add to my room, however I can not post it, as it is one of my paintings, which I can not access at the moment. I cannot access it because I gave it to an old friend of mine. It consists of a distant island landscape, with a freeway running across the ocean, heading directly toward the island. It reminds me of the fact that one's imagination is very important, and that I must be careful to never become so consumed with work that I lose my imagination.
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