Beauty is.....

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" is what some people say, but I honestly believe that beauty can be anything. Any person, place, or object can be defined as beauty. A beautiful subject can only be conceived at a given moment. Beauty can never be duplicated or imitated by anthing else. In my personal opinion this picture of the sun setting upon a shore is beauty.

I believe that this picture is beauty because it shows elements of the earth at its most sensitive moment. This moment can only be captured one time a day, everyday at the same exact time. The picture shows how peaceful and serene the shore can be at the latter part of a day. Whenever that time of day presents itself, the water glides against the shore calmly. The waves turn the color of white at the ends and the sun is reflected off the water. Also, the clouds are full, fluffy, and dark which constrast off the sun. This is beauty.

To me, beauty actually defines itself within itself. Natural elements being captured are beautiful.

Can a baby have some privacy?

My Manifesto by Ms Mittie

What is beauty? It can be whatever you want it to be. It is something that can transcend time and can be ever evolving. It never stays in one place. Take for instance an new article of clothing you may think it the most beautiful thing in the world at that time and then a year later you buy something new and now you think the new clothing is the most beautiful thing. In this case beauty had changed and it did not stay the same. Thus proving that beauty is relative. It actually is in the eye of the beholder corny as that may sound.

The value of beauty is immeasurable. People at art exhibits may set a price but that's just it they set a price in accordance to their specifications. Something of beauty does not have to have monetary value. Beauty to me is the sun rising in the east and setting in the west. Beauty is that picture of me with grandma before she died. Those precious moments spent with friends and family held as memories in my mind. That is beauty to me. Everything beautiful does not have to be tangible.

Beauty is the many colors that occur in nature. To me nature is beauty also. I believe it is where us humans get our inspiration to create the beautiful things that we do. Rather its paintings, photos, sculptures, architecture, clothing etc; It is truly the foundation of what we call beauty. Beauty is whatever you think it is no format to follow here. Remember ugly doesn't exist since everything we see around us is considered to be a thing of beauty to someone else.

"Talking Behind One's Back"

I chose this piece of art from a coloring book for an assignment for a drafting class when I was in the 7th grade. At that time I was very much so feeling theme being in junior high at that time. Those words reminded me of what was going on inside those 4 walls. Students and also staff believe it or not would talk about each other behind the others back. Sometimes it would be something positive or sometimes it would be negative. It is a theme that can follow you into adult because some people never change still doing the same things from when they were younger. For the visuals of the poster I chose bright fun attention grabbing colors because I was into those colors at the time. When I look at them I can feel those colors giving off energy as if the objects on poster could come to life and fly or walk off the poster.

Picasso

This is a painting of the famous Spanish painter, Picasso. This artwork was done with acrylic paints and the use of different tones of grey. This painting was done by Riccardo Wilson in 1996. When the painting was done Riccardo was and art major in night class. When he first started this painting is goal and purpose was to pass the class. But as class time went by, he got really interested in Picasso and then his goal turned into finishing a great painting. When the painting was finally finished, the artist was very pleased his painting turned out that good.

In my opinion, I think this is a very good painting. The artist did a very good job with the details in Picasso face. I think the artist really focused on the eyes. He made the eyes look very mysterious and dark. Overall i like this painting and i would display it in my house.

''WHO I AM.''

It is certain that almost all art works are preconceived.However, this particular piece was crafted under spontaneous circumstances. even years ago, i took part in an art and craft workshop and part of this workshop included my making of a souvenir. Given a piece of wood (Odom),chisel, sand paper, carpenters glue and a mallet, i was instructed to carve the first object that came to mind. At this point, the first thing that came to mind was a pen (probably because i was looking at one). So i decided to make a stationery holder.

With no experience in this field, I had no idea of what i was doing. My work did not come out as perfect as i imagined it would. Rather, it came out looking more like a wooden trophy or ''A BONG'' as some of my colleagues have expressed, but not a stationery holder. Nonetheless, it served and still serves its original purpose. Though i was not quite impressed with how my work turned out, i still took great pride in it because it was my very first experience.

The outcome of what may have seemed to be a meaningless task at that time, holds a great deal of sentimental value today. As of today, i keep this piece amongst my most valuable possessions. Not only does it prove to me i can achieve what i put my mind to but also, reminds me on a day to day basis of who i am and where i came from.

MR. ARYEE

"Me" The Olive-Harvey Artist

This is a caricature created by myself but altered by a gentlemen named Lester Angel.The project was done in 8th grade; the media used in the drawing was very simple. We used a sheet of high glossed photo paper and ballpoint Sharpie markers. I was a cheerleader and dancer in elementary school; with these activities came my passion for music and dance. I also was an interpretive dancer for a youth center. This caricature represents my outgoing and spontaneous character. During my childhood I was very active and was known to be a very busy body. The drawing also conveys this talent that i do not acknowledge. I now dance to cater to my health; it's the most exercise I do. Being a college student the measures taken can have a dreadful impact on your studies. While drawing I thought about what else would people see besides the dancer and the dance moves. I chose to convey my facial features because they are very distinct. My overall appearance has changed but my facial features remained the same while growing into a young lady. when the drawing was completed I was amazed at what I had done. Every feature from my nose to my chin to my ponytail, who couldn't tell this drawing of me, Antischa Smith....