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Artist: Kiyomi Fukui Exhibition: 1000 Paper Crane Media: drawing, crafting, using intellectual applications to forms of art, paper Website: http://Kiyomifukui.com Instagram: kiyomimiz Kiyomi Fukui is a print maker and former student at CSULB. Some fun facts about her is that her favorite food is Japanese noodles. She is fascinated by spiritual connections that can beContinue reading “Artist Conversation #5”

This was my pencil sketch. It was pretty easy but since I knew it wouldn’t be the final product, I sometimes tend to not care what it looks like. This is the final result. I began with pink because I wanted it to be girly and pretty. The vibrant colors I used were to bringContinue reading “Graffiti Writing (w14)”

For this project my idea was honoring the good moments that are very temporary. Eating ice cream brings me so much joy and comfort but when viewed in a broader spectrum it is only a frozen liquid that vanishes on the tongue almost instantly. I used vanilla ice cream and scooped up 3 blobs andContinue reading “Ephemeral Art (w13)”

In this search, my main theme was fantasy. I know virtual worlds may already be categorized as that but I wanted to focus on concepts that were far from my reality. I chose 3 completely distinct types of artwork the first being a virtual female that’s Instagram is @jayaani_. This first artists seems to postContinue reading “Virtual Art Gallery (w12)”

I found this assignment so wholesome. I have been home with my family so much lately but oddly enough we’ve been doing our own thing, not really spending time together. I sat my sister down and hyped this activity up and demanded she have fun with me . Haha. She instantly gave in, we putContinue reading “Drawing and your brain (w10)”

Artist: Mahsa Soroudi Exhibition: Nature’s Cadence Media: Succulents Website: https://www.mahsasoroudi.com/ Instagram: Mahsasoroudi Mahsa Soroudi is an Iranian artist born into an open-minded and artistic family in Tehran, Iran. She lived in Malaysia for over a year shortly after marrying for exposure and better opportunities. Soon she moved to the states and according to an interviewContinue reading “Artist Conversation #4”

“Te Recuerdo” (English Translation: Remembering you) Te Recuerdo, viendo el azul del cielo (I remember you, gazing at the blue of the sky) Pienso en ti, y vuelo (I think of you, and I fly) Vuelo, y atravieso el tiempo, llego a ti (I fly, and surpass time, I arrive to you) (Interlude) Y siento,Continue reading “Romantic pop song (w8)”

In these two pictures I am showing what I usually wear which is baggy clothes that make me comfortable and confident and then my job uniform. I asked my cousins about their impression of me from how I normally dress and then seeing me in my uniform. They noticed that I actually looked like differentContinue reading “Counterfactual Identity”

Artists: Ana Alvarez, Kelsey Steurnagel, Eli Rodriguez, Ricardo Corona (undergrad for preproduction) Exhibition: Merlino Gallery “The Enchanted Borderlands” Media: Drawings This group was inspired by western concepts and fantasy characters. Although I only spoke to Ricardo, he mentioned that information to me about the main theme. The third picture on the top is of whatContinue reading “Artist Conversation (w6)”

Red light and demons WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS IDEA? I chose this idea because it is daring. I came across this sort of holographic image that was pitch black at a distance but contained this image at a closer angle in the Getty Museum. Immediately I thought of demons and horror films. Something aboutContinue reading “Art can be shocking”