Art Regents
Tatiana Mora
Art Regents Essay
Throughout the course of my junior year, I have been challenged to be the best artist of my ability. As a graphic designer, I have learned to view things in a different light and learned to express my creativity. Although I am still learning new things everyday about how to become a better artist, I have improved tremendously in every way ranging from the thought process all the way to finalizing each project, and I think that as the days go by I will continue to do well in my high school graphic design career, but in continuing my education in this major and working in a field closely related to it. I have produced at least 5 projects that reflect my passion for graphic design including the New York World’s Fair, currency recreation, and the handmade film poster from the first semester of my junior year and from the second half up until my most recent project, a book jacket, and an organic drink package design. I had to create a handmade documentary film poster within the limited color palette: red, black and white to compare to inspirations like Olly Moss and Saul Bass. For this project, I used the movie Vito starring Vito Russo and his continuing inspiration for the LGBT community. In his journey, he was prosecuted for being openly gay and for a public disturbance during rallies for the gay community, which is where I got the idea of handcuffs for my main design. Incorporated into the handcuffs are male symbols, which are actually derived from the astrological symbol for Mars (masculine) to represent gay relationships. I used only construction paper and an exacto knife to achieve the look that I wanted. This was by far the most challenging project in the beginning of the year because it was the first composition that had to be completed by hand. Cutting out the text was the most challenging part but I was very satisfied with my project outcome because I learned in this particular project how to zone out, focus completely and
Art Regents Essay
Throughout the course of my junior year, I have been challenged to be the best artist of my ability. As a graphic designer, I have learned to view things in a different light and learned to express my creativity. Although I am still learning new things everyday about how to become a better artist, I have improved tremendously in every way ranging from the thought process all the way to finalizing each project, and I think that as the days go by I will continue to do well in my high school graphic design career, but in continuing my education in this major and working in a field closely related to it. I have produced at least 5 projects that reflect my passion for graphic design including the New York World’s Fair, currency recreation, and the handmade film poster from the first semester of my junior year and from the second half up until my most recent project, a book jacket, and an organic drink package design. I had to create a handmade documentary film poster within the limited color palette: red, black and white to compare to inspirations like Olly Moss and Saul Bass. For this project, I used the movie Vito starring Vito Russo and his continuing inspiration for the LGBT community. In his journey, he was prosecuted for being openly gay and for a public disturbance during rallies for the gay community, which is where I got the idea of handcuffs for my main design. Incorporated into the handcuffs are male symbols, which are actually derived from the astrological symbol for Mars (masculine) to represent gay relationships. I used only construction paper and an exacto knife to achieve the look that I wanted. This was by far the most challenging project in the beginning of the year because it was the first composition that had to be completed by hand. Cutting out the text was the most challenging part but I was very satisfied with my project outcome because I learned in this particular project how to zone out, focus completely and