What Does It Mean To Be Human?

For this week's post, I was able to view some art, but in a less intimidating environment... aka not a fancy museum. I was excited to hear about the student art show happening at GCC. It's always neat to see what your peers are up to outside of "normal" classes. I chose to review some photography by Jairo Alejandro Ramirez and Hugo Sanchez. The first photo entitled "High Perspective Home" is in black and white and it shows a photo of a house from an interesting angle. The photo could be his home, or just another house he saw that had an interesting roof, which I thought was pretty cool. The second photo is entitled "Soledad" which is a city in northern Columbia. The photographer used an exciting technique in my opinion. The photo displays a close up of a water droplet like figure, with a sunset in the background, and the reflection through the droplet is upside-down, which is an interesting way to view different perspectives of the scenery. Overall...

One of TIME Magazine's most influential images of all time,  Earthrise , evokes many feelings within me. As a long time space enthusiast, I can attest to this image being extremely impactful. It was Christmas Eve 1968 when Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William (Bill) Anders entered lunar orbit in the Apollo 8 spacecraft. Anders was the one who took the photo, as he rushed to get a color canister for the camera. I personally think that this photo is beautiful, and it really sheds light on how small we are in the universe. The past year had been brutal and war torn in America, so a sight like this one made people feel a little bit more peace. I think that since Bill was not a photographer, that he wasn't necessarily trying to evoke any feelings specifically by taking this photo. I do think that he wanted people on Earth to have the opportunity to see what our home looks like from space. I also think that it is important for humanity to know that we are not as much as we think we ...

Aaron Douglas was a prideful and creative man, who believed in his heritage and was motivated by it to create art. Douglas was easily the most celebrated artist of the Harlem Renaissance, and was sometimes referred to as "the Father of Black American Art." His piece "Aspirations" is a telling portrayal of the struggles that African American people faced. The piece has 3 figures, all holding some type of object, that all represent education in some way. One is holding a globe, another a math tool of some kind, and lastly a woman holding a book. Each one signifies how important it is to be educated and know how to read and write, because at this time education equaled success. Underneath the figures is dark, with hands held high with chains around their wrists, to represent the past of many African Americans in slavery. The highest and brightest point of the painting is the city on top of the hill. It represents what they are aspiring for, the "American Dream...