Architecture today

          I read an article on arcpaper.com today. It talked about remodeling an old artifacts museum. To be honest it needs a new look and what they plan on doing is amazing. This area could use a revamping. Newport beach is a happening place and this plan would really help the area.

And who doesn't love a ferris wheel.

Architecture: New website

           Lately I've been looking at colleges. Most of them that I've been looking at have architecture programs. Dalhousie University has a website where you can go and look at there students portfolios. Obviously there are many talented students at this school and is definitely in the running come the end of my senior year. One of my favorite portfolios I stumbled upon is on a whole other level of architecture. Architecture has come a long way in the past 100 years. It's more artistic. Buildings today have more meaning then function in some cases. This is why I want to get into this field.

Dalhousie University's website: (http://architectureandplanning.dal.ca/architecture/visitors/student_portfolios.shtml)

What makes art art

       Obviously people have changed since we learned about putting pin on paper or blush on canvas. People's view on things in the world today have changed since da Vinci and Dali. It shows. Art today is crazy. Some may say things people do today may not even be considered art. But who are they to say what art is and what it isn't.

What's the difference in these painting. Both done by famous artists of their time. So what makes one more meaning. What makes one painting art, and the other not. To me, they're both beautiful pieces. They both have meaning to someone, maybe not myself but they do represent a purpose. Both artist were expressing their selves in different ways, and to me, that's what makes it art.

Response: Historical artwork

Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci

       This is a portrait of a woman named Mona Lisa done in the 1400s. It's an oil painting on wood. For some reason this simple portrait of a woman, that, without da Vinci's portrait, would mean nothing to the world today, has made such a big impact on the world. Why? Why does this simple yet breathtaking portrait mean so much to the art community today?

        Lets start with her clothes. Nothing special about them. Plain, nothing eccentric. Her hair. It's down. Obviously hasn't tried to impress anyone. Her innocence is perfectly preserved in da Vinci's brushstrokes. Exactly how he wants her to be seen. Her olive colored skin isn't alarming, nothing out of the ordinary. The mountains and trees in the background servers no purpose but to only make you focus on the girl even more. Her face as bright as the moon. Da Vinci does a wonderful job capturing her true beauty. So how did this painting get to be one of the most well known paintings in the world? To some people it's just another portrait of a woman. But to some, this painting is a symbol of peace, a symbol of hope.