Response to Wallace “This is Water”

Personally speaking, I like Wallace’s commencement speech “This is Water” a lot because it teaches us a lot. Wallace points out the fact that everyone is self-centered so that is the way we consider the belief, the facts, and the world. Therefore, it is difficult for a person to change other’s viewpoint because they have totally different experience, they form different belief that determine their attitude. I totally agree the author’s statement. In fact, we should not merely think about how to persuade others, how to let your audiences totally agree with your notion, or how to change others’ mind. Everyone is an independent individual that grow in different environment with different background and education. Therefore, exactly same idea is impossible. We should learn to accept different views and respect them. In addition, it is the different ideas that motivate the development of science and society.

I think the article is great and do not have any problem of it.

Wexner Center

My experience at the Wexner Center was wonderful. In fact, this was my second time visit the Wexner Center. I know nothing about Annie Leibovitz before I went so after the exhibition, I came to realize how famous she is because of the amazing photos. In the exhibit, I am very impressed by a photo named Hunter S Thompson and Jann Webber, taken in New York City in 1976. The woman sat on the right side of the photo held knife seemed like crazy. On the opposite of the woman, a man sat on the chair calmly just looking at her. Behind them, a chair was fired but none of them cared about it. The author blurred the background and only left one picture of devil, who wore mask and hat, starring at the man and woman. I thought devil is the theme of the photo because it was his magic that confused people.

In addition, I also went THE BOX and watched Mary Reid Kelley’s “The Syphilis of Sisyphus”. I came in the box in the middle of the show so I am not really caught the theme of the short movie. I thought the movie was a little weird. The author used strange characters and set to show the theme. Overall, I prefer Annie Leibovitz’s exhibit better because there are lots of awesome photos.

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My iphone: My phone is one thing that I take with me everyday and everywhere. Since today is a so called information age, I could not live without my phone. It seems have been one part of my life because I have to use it to keep in touch with my friends, search the Internet and sometimes play games like Temple Run. (necessary)

My ipod: I take my ipod everyday because I love listening to music. When I feel depressed, classic music can calm me down; when I feel tired, some pop music can help me re-energize myself. (adjust emotion)

My ipad: Ipad is necessary for my study. I downloaded lots of e-Books in my ipad because it is a more convenient and lighter way to carry than hard books. Besides, I could also login Carmen and buckeyelink anytime at every place to check the study materials and important event. (convenient)

My Notebook: It is a notebook with calendar so I always use it as a combination of diary and reminder. I do not like to share my secrets and concerns with others so my notebook is a good place to pour out my heart. (secret)

My Cookies: Since the class starts so early and I am a sleepy girl, I seldom wake up on time so I never have time to eat breakfast. However, I have whole day courses on Tuesday and Thursday till 4 p.m. so I always take some cookies or cake with me as the breakfast. (late) 

I love bright color and chic pictures so I choose yellow and white cubes as the background. As a person who loves modern technology, I really enjoy the changes they bring to my life. For example, without ipad, I have to take lots of hard books every day. Therefore, ipad is a more convenient and lighter way for a lazy person such as me. These five projects show some of my identity at some degree. Even though some people believe it is better to share your concerns and some bad news with friends, I still like to keep them on my own because I do not want to bother others and let them worry about me. However, on the other hand, the things I carry every day are just some materials I need to take with me for better study. I never carry one thing because it reflects my identity.

Response to Kaprow “Blurring of art and life”

Even though in most of people’s view, the artworks are those stuffs that should only be put in library or museum, the author questioning this statement by providing the example of blushing tooth, an art because of the movement of elbow. According to the author, people always ignore the art in our daily lives. In fact, we could not only simply separate art from life because art occurs everywhere at any time. Everything in our lives can be considered as an art.

This kind of statement reminds me my life and begins to rethink which part of my life can be considered as an art. Then I come to realize the answer is everything. The photo of the people who are waiting for the bus is an art; the birds on the tree can be an art; the rotational movement of wheel of bus is an art… Art is just around us.

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In fact, it is really a big problem for me to find the classroom on the first day because I have no idea that there are classrooms in stadium. I always go to school by bus No.2 because I live in Olentangy Village which is not near campus. I get off at high and 19th then take CLS or CC and get off at the next stop at mason hall every Tuesday and Thursday. Therefore, most of the pictures on my map were taken in high street. During the route to campus, Giant Eagle is a land mark near my apartment. Because I am terrible with directions, I have to take photos of the road sign to remember the road name. I also take pictures of some frequented restaurants such as Sushi Bar and Buffalo Wide Wings. I feel so hungry when I took these pictures because I never have time to eat before class. I also take three pictures of Fisher College of Business since I am a student of Fisher. I took all the pictures by my Canon camera. My personal favorite picture is the brand said 2301 to 2317 because on that photo, only 2317 is clear and that emphasize the most important thing.

Response to “Cardiff, Miller and the Power of Sound”

Cardiff and Miller is a couple of artists who are famous of their work of sound. They use sound to record lives and create several project. For example, they use the sound of station to create one project. When the author was on the iPod walking through the train station, he got so involved and focused on what he was hearing in the iPod speakers and what he was seeing on the screen he thought it was actually real life. Therefore, he even tried to avoid the approaching things on unconscious. That reminds me the world’s first film screening in 1985. When Auguste and Louis Lumière played their shot film of train, most of the audience tried to avoid the coming train. Both of the examples reflect the magic of art.

I really like this article and did not find anything problematic to me.

Response to Hornby “Nipple Jesus”

When Dave first looks the picture of Nipple Jesus, he loves it. However, when he gets closer to it and finds the artwork is made by lots of small nipple pictures, he thinks it is rude for Jesus and totally hates the artwork. But finally, after the whole day, he changes his mind again and considers it is an intelligent way to make the artwork brilliant. He even disappointed when the artwork is destroyed because he seems have fallen in love with the artwork. This kind of change reminds me how one’s opinion can change during the time. Most of the time, we people’s opinion will change because the change of time, emotion, environment and others’ opinion. It is often that we see someone have one hobby but as time goes on, he becomes crazy about another thing and totally forgets his love about the original ones.

One thing that confused me a little bit is people’s strong emotion towards the artwork. A Christian even throws eggs to the picture! All in all, it is only a piece of artwork. No matter what it consist of, the whole picture is still Jesus.