Ashley Haynes
collage all about me and everything i like!

Protrait

Its an eagle, and it describes me because is symbolizes my freedom.

Theme: Communication

The computer is one of the most common forms of communication today. It connects people all over the world for business, educational, as well as personal relations. I'm using it now to communicate!

Self-Portrait

I used my self-portrait to express the duality of my personality. The white suggests the clean, pure, polite, well-mannered side of me while the black represents my dirt, flaws, and the negative aspects of my life. Plus Scarface is my favorite movie so I had to do the black & white! I chose to use computer graphics to make the self-portrait because we are in the technology age and I spend a great deal of my time on the computer.

Self Portrait...

This is my self portrait, it is a collection of the Escada perfume. Even though they are a variety of scents they still belong to the brand Escada like me I have different qualites that come together to form the person I am.

Patricia Felder (Self-Portrait)

This is a picture of me when I was in New York City. My brother and I was walking and shopping in Manhattan and a guy offered to draw a picture of me and my brother. I used this picture because I always wondered how I look in the eyes of another person.

Self Portrait

This picture is a representation of me.

Form of Communication (letter)

Self Portrait

My self portrait has various shapes painted with the color blue to express my feeling of depression and sorrow.

~Inspired by Michael Parke

THEME: COMMUNICATION

Sign language is a form of communication.

Trapped

I photographed my pet guniea pig as my self portrait because she represents me better than anything else. She is a little ball of energy with lots of attitude and no one completely understands her or her purpose...just like me :)

Forms of Communication .... Newspaper

Self Portrait: Hair Care

My self portrait is of hair care products because I love my hair. I actually have a fetish for hair and can't stand for my hair or anyone else's hair to look bad. My favorite hair product is dark and lovely.

Form of Communication: Body Language

The form of communication that I did was distance.

Forms of Communication: Magazines

Creative Self Portrait: by Brittany Garber

This is my creative self portrait. I smashed my face down on a copier machine and then did a subtractive charcoal drawing of it. I titled the piece "Trapped in a Fishbowl" because well, ......it looks like I'm trapped in a fishbowl.

Ways of Communication: PHONES!! by Brittany Garber

Form of Comm. (billboards)

Patricia Felder

A form of Communication: Cd Player

Is Graffiti Art? - By Ricky Warren

Of course graffiti is art. It's a movement, just like all the other art movements (impressionism, cubism, art noveau, and modernism). Furthermore, I believe art is anything that expresses anything. Graffiti is used to express aspects of a life that many look down upon. The artist provides the wall with a piece of themselves. Alot of people may not want graffiti to be art or even may be afraid of it, but GRAFFITI IS ART!

GRAFFITI-art or not?

Art is a bundle of thoughts and emotions put together to make a visual extravaganza. Therefore graffiti is indeed art. Graffiti serves many purposes such as, advertisement and a communication instrument for social and political messages. The issues of location and representation are the most significant obstacles however graffiti can not be ignored simply because it is not presented in the conservative location framed in the matter of Picasso and placed in a museum. The daring location of it on a wall or subway without permission only makes it more exciting to me. Vandalism…if you must, but doesn’t exclude it as art.

Is Graffiti Art...

I do believe that graffiti is art, while it first began as a way to tag certain neighborhoods, graffiti has developed into an art form. Graffiti is art work that comes from the soul it generates new ideas as well as provides a way for others see the many problems within the world. Graffiti is considered art because it ranges from bright large pieces to small pieces. Graffiti represents a different kind of art work because of its uniqueness and beauty. Graffiti is art because it provides all the elements and principles of traditional art but with a certain twist that makes it interesting.

Is Graffiti Art? by Brittany Garber

Yes, I do think that graffiti can be art. I think when the principles and elements of design are present and the artist does it for the intention of being art and not just tagging or gang related slamming, it can be a very unique and beautiful piece of artwork. I think in many instances, it shows a person's creativeness and ability to excell in constructing a successful piece. I don't, however always agree of the location. I think most cities should have certain places designated to graffiti artists so they have a space to create a whole realm of different art works.

Diorama

This a diorama showing our troops fighting in Irag against no opponent.

Is Graffiti Art ?????

Yes, graffiti is art. There is not a difference between graffiti, paintings, and sculptures. In every situation the artist is trying to express a feeling that they are holding inside or an event that is taking place in the world.

Patricia's Graffiti

Is Graffiti art to me? Yes, I think it is art because it shows how creative people can be with their thoughts. Graffiti is not considered to be art to a lot of people because it symbolizes a form of expression from gangs. I think graffiti is unique and different but I do not think it is okay for people to create graffiti anywhere because it does not look good in certain areas, such as school buildings or any thing owned by the government.

Graffiti, without a doubt, is art. Art means any expression in the form of creativity. Art can be dance, music, poems, paintings, drawings, buildings, and even vandalizing a building with graffiti can be considered art. Like all art, just because one person doesn’t like graffiti, doesn’t mean it is not art. The person “tagging” their graffiti is definitely expressing themselves, if not in the graffiti itself then in the act of vandalizing. In the picture I took, whether the artist knew it or not, the colors complement each other. Next to the orange, you will find blue, next the green you will find yellow. This picture represents something to the artist, literally. If you look hard enough the design spells something. Graffiti will always be art and people need to learn to appreciate it even if they do not understand it. Just because graffiti is art, doesn’t give the artist a right to paint other people’s property. I think the solution to the nuisance art would be to have hired graffiti artists. These artists could graffiti park walls and make them colorful for children. They could graffiti day care centers or pre-schools and even art museums to make them a little more exciting on the outside. This art can be put to good use. People just have to learn to appreciate graffiti.

What is Graffiti?

Graffiti to me is a form of artwork that expresses the ideas and thoughts of the artist. Most people see graffiti as rebellious, but you have to really think about what that person put into their art. The different pictures that i took were all intriguing to me, but i actually thought that three of them really had feeling to it and showed an artistic side. These graffitis also made me think about what that artists wanted me to know. Yes, some graffiti may just be used to destroy property, but for others it is used to tell a story of the past. The way that the artist used huge letters was to get a point accross; huge, eye popping art makes it more interesting to look at as well as think about and make the graffiti seem real.