Artist Statement (2)

My initial intention when I became involved in this final assignment was to expand off of the previous presentation I constructed on Escuela Vieau. Instead of using the similar 4 aspects though, I planned on illustrating through various portraits what success meant to me. While utilizing this strategy, my presentation began to seem too identical to its’ prior, therefore I encouraged myself again into thinking more creatively. This persuasion led me into doing a thorough research on the school of Escuela Vieau. Upon research, I began to understand the chief goal Escuela Vieau wanted to accomplish by occupying a Boys and Girls Club. This goal was asserted by Eduardo Galvan, in which he also details the steps they were taking to succeed it. Because of his lengthy statement I decided to paraphrase it and somehow make it the focus of my presentation.

While rephrasing the lengthy statement, I came to a conclusion that “Escuela Vieau provides their students with a positive attitude, by teaching them to think creatively and critically. They do this by preparing their students to appreciate the arts, the different cultures, and the advancements in technology within their community.” When I came to this conclusion I began to take my audience concerns under consideration. By doing this, I anticipated that they would wonder “why are all these preparations necessary?” To address this concern, I decided to find a quote proclaimed by Eduardo Galvan to remedy it. This is when I came across the quotation “These preparations will help our students develop skills necessary to achieve a high quality of life.”

After discovering Escuela Vieau’s goal, rephrasing it, and addressing my audience concerns, I felt I had enough information to begin my photo tour. I’ve learned while using the camera as an investigation tool that the lighting and angle of photographs gives photographs meaning. Taking angle under consideration, I took close up shots to focus my audience attention on a specific subject. I also took lighting under consideration by taking most of my pictures under mellow lighting to give my presentation a calm feel.

After taking a series of snapshots, I decided to choose all the photos that were relevant to the interpretation I gained from Escuela Vieau. After selecting these photos, I began to organize them so that it complemented my interpretation. When this was done, I utilized Movie Maker to convey my message and incorporated sounds from Free Play Music to set an additional tone to my piece. Because my previous presentation had sounds from Beethoven, I decided to choose sounds from Mozart. I ran across a minor problem while deciding to use sounds from Mozart. The piece I was interested in didn’t complement the feel I was trying to give my overall presentation. To overcome this barrier I decided to loop the sounds. After interpreting Escuela Vieaus goals, taking pictures and organizing them, choosing a Mozart piece that satisfied my message, and utilizing Movie Maker, my presentation was ready to be viewed in class.