Kehinde Wiley

1. These pieces are very interesting to me because the artist takes a background that you would find in artwork from the renaissance period and adds a contemporary person to them, like an athlete.

2. I don’t think this is my favorite type of artwork but it is very interesting to analyze.  I think this shows that people now a days take sports so seriously that it’s almost a religion for them.  That instead of putting a picture in their house of their god or something representing their religion they have athletes instead.

Lyrics as Poetry?

The Chariot  By: The Cat Empire

This is a song that came upon me
One night
When the news it had been telling me
About one more war and one more fight
And ‘aeh’ I sighed but then
I thought about my friends
Then I wrote this declaration
Just in case the world end

Our guns
We shot them in the things we said
Ah we didn’t need no bullets
Cos we rely on some words instead
Kill someone in argument
Outwit them with our brains
And we’d kill ourselves laughing
At the funny things we’d say

And bombs
We had them saved for special times
When the crew would call a shakedown
We break down a party landmine
Women that so sexy
They explode us with their looks
Ah we blowing up some speakers
Jumping round till the ground shook

And missiles
They were the roadtrips that we launched
T-t-tripping across this island
Starting missions at the break of dawn
Yawn and smile say
‘what direction shall we take?’

‘Somewhere where it warm and wet’
This be the route we’d always take and

Our weapons were our instruments
Made from timber and steel
We never yielded to conformity
But stood like kings
In a chariot that’s riding on a
Record wheel

And our airforce flying
When the frisbee in the sky
Have a session while we’re smoking
Now we’re feeling extra high
And we’d sneak into a carpark
With the skaties on our back
And we’re flying down the levels howling
‘on the attack now on the attack’

And battles
They happened in these dancehalls
See we’d rather fight with music
Choosing when the rhythm warms
Battle at these shakedowns
And we battle at these gigs
We do battle in our bedrooms
Made some sweet love to the beat

Then our allies grew
Wherever we would roam
See whenever we’re together
Any stranger feel at home
In a way we are an army
But this army not destruct
No instead we’re doing simple things
Good loving find it run amuck

This be a declaration
Written about my friends
It’s engraved into this song
So they know I’m not forgetting them
See maybe if the world contained
More people like these
Then the news would not be telling me
About all that warfare endlessly and

Our weapons were our instruments
Made from timber and steel
We never yielded to conformity
But stood like kings
In a chariot that’s riding on
A record wheel

 

1. “Our guns, we shot them in the things we said, oh we didn’t need no bullets cos we rely on some words instead.  Kill someone in argument, outwit them with our brains, and we’d kill ourselves laughing at the funny things we’d say.”  I think this is poetic because it conveys a good message to the audience.  It talks about defeating someone in a non-violent way.  That instead of using guns to literally kill someone you have the power to beat them with your mind.

2. “We never yielded to conformity but stood like kings, in a chariot that’s riding on a record wheel.”  This is poetic because it shows individuality.  Instead of just being like everybody else you can see yourself as being truly unique (like a king).

3. “Then our allies grew wherever we would roam, see whenever we’re together any stranger feel at home.”  This is poetic because it rhymes and it also tells about a sense of unity and togetherness.  It shows how if you have a good time and treat others good then they will enjoy being around you and become your “ally”.  

 

I love these lyrics because they are so peaceful and have a strong sense against war and weapons. 

 

Banksy

1. I love this form of art.  As long as it’s in good taste.  I think Banksy really expresses himself through it.  Even when some people have the same opinions as him he takes the risk of “publishing” his opinions for others to see.  I agree with most of his works and especially like the one done on the Isreali/Palestinian Separation wall.  It show how people don’t have the freedom to come and go as they please because of the wall.

2. I think that graffiti is art because my definition of art is how someone expresses their thoughts and feelings and for some people, graffiti is the only way they know how to express themselves.  I think people sometimes have to go with alternate names as some kind of a safety net because there are always people that disagree with others views and how they express themselves.

3. I think that if you want to put your work in the public you should be able to as long as it doesn’t offend anyone.  People have the right to express their feelings.  As long as it’s thought out and and something you very much believe in, not just some bad words that someone put up because they were angry.

note-worthy image

 

 

the lovely arboretum

This is an image i took while at the arboretum with my sister.  I like this picture because it’s a really cool view of nature and my sister added some sort of accent to make it look a little more dramatic.  This shows that nature can be interesting if you look at it from the right angle and in the right light.  This picture is personally meaningful for me because it brings back the fun memories of my sister and i at the arboretum.