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The Tower Bridge

   Landmarks are a fascinating part of a city that the locals know of and where tourists want to visit when staying in that particular city. One of The United Kingdom’s monumental landmarks is the Tower Bridge and with an architectural art history minor creating the Tower Bridge in Adobe Illustrator was inspiring and of my interest to create. The bridge is created in Adobe Illustrator and purely consisted out of text. Each word or phrase was carefully placed with different font type and size to create the façade and structure of the bridge. The bridge consists of bands, designers, stores, street names, and everything else that originates within The United Kingdom. Each section of the bridge was created in different shades of brown, black, and grey because they consist of different categories that make up the United Kingdom, for example, the piers are street names and the roadway are designers. The United Kingdom is an interesting country because of how many bands and designers originate from this region that most people are unaware of unless they do research on that particular brand or designer. Typography is fascinating especially for this piece because it helps create and outline the details of The Tower Bridge. 

The Sydney Bridge

   Being an architectural art history minor, you learn about the history of the city and the importance of the landmark, but not the actual country and what it has to offer. You study the mechanics and historical content of the structure but not about the city itself. Sydney is known for two of the greatest architectural structures is rarely ever mentioned in history. Therefore, the Sydney Harbor Bridge was the inspiration behind this piece because it is a country I would love to visit and it's a place I know the least about. Creating a bridge out of typography would be a great start to learning what the country has to offer. This bridge is different from the Tower Bridge because it is color coded with multiple types of typography based on the numerous regions Australia has to offer. This bridge is created solely out of regions in Australia because they make up the country and offer the different aspects that make the country unique. Although each region has a different type of typography they are all simple typography. Simple typography was chosen because the region is different but unified under one country.  The water under the bridge is also created in typography in order to tie to the bridge and the water together. The best aspect of this piece is that from afar you can see that it is the Sydney Harbor Bridge but when looked at closely the audience is able to see the finer details that make up the bridge. 

Salteras Magazine 

   While studying abroad I had to chance to do an internship with a public relations and advertisement company called Euromedia Comuncación Grupo who focus on advertisement and public relations for small companies throughout Europe.  During my time at Euromedia, I worked a lot with the magazine called Salteras which was created to keep citizens up to date on events going on in the city. There were two big projects that I worked on with the Salteras magazine. One included looking at the old magazines and suggesting changes to help make improvements to the magazine. The main suggestion was to change the layout of the pictures for their monthly events and the color scheme. My primary focus during my time at Euromedia was helping to create and design an advertisement for the Salteras nursery. My task was to create an advertisement in Adobe Illustrator around the pictures of the nursery given but had the opportunity to design the layout, the color scheme, and the text that was researched about the nursery. Every aspect was chosen and based around the main picture in order to create a uniformed advertisement.  

 

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Passion over Intelligence​

   Everyone has a passion for something whether it is for sports, knitting, or computer coding. When someone has a passion it makes the event or objects more beautiful because they have a strong emotion and enthusiasm for it. Although intelligence is somewhat taught through attending schools and university, passion is an acquired characteristic that everyone has, but is different for each person. New York is a place where people go to pursue their passion and dreams, so an outline of Central Park is a perfect icon to place on a trading card saying “It’s not about intelligence but how much passion a person has” because it sums up the attitude and mentality of New York citizens. Anyone can be intelligence in certain subjects but you can never be taught to have a passion for a manner or subject. Today we live in a society where intelligence is stressed on and competition but without passion, our world would not exist. People without passion would not fight for their rights and as a society, our world would not have some certain laws because people fought that manner to get the law passed. Without passion, intelligence is just knowledge of facts and information people retain in their brains. Passion is a word that describes New York perfectly because it gives the whole meaning of the city that never sleeps. 

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Los Alimentos Gastronómicos de España

 

   Spain is known for great food and consists of several provinces that make up the country, each of which has its own unique food specialty.  The map is a food map of Spain printed on parchment paper. The map itself was digitally created in Adobe Illustrator. In order for it to be printed on the press, it was made into a plastic base template and then printed onto the parchment paper. The map was created in Adobe Illustrator by tracing Spain and putting each food specialty within the correct providence. The drawing was printed on acrylic paper and then it was put into a machine to make it into a plastic stamp. This process consisted of the drawing being transferred by light and rubbed by bristles to create an imprint on the plastic. The map is folded and the cover is decorated to be the flag of Spain, which consists of the crest in a yellow and yellow strip on the bottom of the cover. The crest was created the same way as the map and then printed on red paper with the title Los Alimentos Gastronomía de España which means the food cuisine of Spain in Spanish.

Printmaking

Places

   Every city has great architecture consisting of infrastructures or bridges that make the city unique.  Architectural art history is one of my minors and I wanted to artistically express my interest in architecture with this piece. These particular monuments represent my interest in different cities and my backyard. There are two different processes being used within this piece because the background was created through monoprint while the foreground was used through screen printing. A monoprint is created by painting different colors and using cardstock to create the skyline through a printmaking machine. The background gives the piece density and color but does not entirely take away from the main focus of the screen printed monuments. The infrastructures were carefully sketched out and connected together on an acrylic sheet in order to create the foreground. After it was put into a light machine to transfer the drawing onto the screen print screen. Finally, once the screen had the print it was carefully placed and printed on top of the monotype.  

Self-Portrait

   Fashion and architecture are two main focal points within my work because they are both used for different purposes, but also seen as artwork. Bridges and landmarks are an amazing piece of architectural structure because of the composition and structural content that is used to make it aesthetically pleasing yet functional to connect cities together.  The fashion industry produces clothing for women through craftsmanship that is also considered beautiful works of art. The houses make fashion interesting through the different styles they each have and how to produce unique looks for each season. Each house has an exceptional sense of style with delicate details that are diverse to create stunning couture and ready-to-wear pieces. This piece is a self-portrait incorporating my passion for architecture and fashion produced through etching. It includes the major bridges and landmarks of my favorite cities, numerous designer bags, a coffee cup, a tea bag, and the beach. I chose these articles to represent me because they can be portrayed through multiple meanings. The purses could demonstrate my love for fashion but they also are interpreted as suitcases, while the bridges and landmarks could also represent places I have travel so far in my life. This piece can be interpreted in multiple ways with the items that are incorporated within the piece. Although this process was lengthy it was interesting and fascinating to work through because it was a medium it allows artists to create depth and texture that no other medium allows an artist to create.  

New York City Skyline

 

   New York is a fascinating place where people go to chase their dreams. It is a place where it can make some people's dreams become a reality or it can break them. New York is the fashion capital of the United States, it is where fashion week is held every year and is the location of most American designers have their fashion houses. It is also a city that has a business, sports, fashion and everything in between. New York City is a beautiful place from afar and does not know how busy it is until you live there. From afar it is a beautiful city where people have to work hard continuously. After learning about Woodcut, a New York City skyline was perfect to create from woodcut because it is a beautiful city that has a lot of offer, but the people who work/live there have to work hard continuously. This also represents the level of craftsmanship and the skills needed for woodcut. One important aspect woodcut is that once you make a decision to carve into the wood there is no turning back. Woodcut is one of the oldest techniques and an artist, you are able to interpret and go deeper into the meaning of the print. Once the woodcut is finished it is then inked and pressed using a printmaking machine.

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The Unrealistic of High School Fashion

 

   There are numerous television shows that take place during one’s high school education, some examples are Gossip Girl, 90210, Mean Girls, and The O.C. The actors of these shows take place during one’s years in high school, although they are not high school age and the clothes they wear are not what typical high schoolers wear to school. The clothing that these actors wore were interesting to me because they wore high fashion during their high school career which is unrealistic. With this in mind for my remix project, I focused on the idea of unrealistic high school fashion in television shows. One example is the famous scene in Mean Girls when Gretchen, Cady, Regina, and Karen are walking down the hall like it is part of a runway show. Each girl is wearing a pair of heels and carrying a small designer handbag. Realistically or at least at my high school, girls never dressed in heels or had tiny designer handbags because heels were not realistic and uncomfortable to be in all day. Although girls did have Longchamp bags or fancy backpacks no one carried tiny designer handbags because we had books and binders to carry for each class. Each clip demonstrates how the actresses dressed in high fashion outfits at some point throughout the show. This short film demonstrates unrealistic ideas of high school fashion in television shows. It includes clips from The Bling Ring, 90210, Clueless, Gossip Girl, and The O.C. 

The Unattainable Perfection

   Many citizens are critical and self-conscious of their bodies because in our society today skinny is the only body type to be known as beautiful. The fashion industry is to some degree is at fault because nowadays runway models are usually sample sizes and magazines use Photoshop to create an unrealistic healthy figure for a woman. Some models in the fashion industry are genetically graced with a thin, lean, and lengthy figure but some also abuse an unhealthy diet plan in order to fit into this glamorous industry. This has been a concern throughout the fashion industry and an issue that I thoroughly disagree with because size should not matter. Therefore, for my performance piece was inspired by my interest in the fashion industry but also disgusted by how it makes a woman feel because they do not have a certain body type.  I had eight of my sorority sisters draw what was wrong with my body and what it should look like according to the fashion industry. At the beginning of the film, there is a statistic of how many women are ashamed of their bodies followed by photos of models. For the remainder of the film each, a member of the cast is seen drawing what is wrong with my body and what I should have if I was a model. The audience sees a short clip of each cast member drawing what is wrong with my body while the soundtrack consists of quotes from Jennifer Lawrence, Demi Lovato, and Emma Watson talking about their bodies and how they are not ashamed of them. In between each clip of the is a picture of women who have curves and a bust but are not ashamed of them. Finally, the clip ends with each of the cast members pictures while quoting Jennifer Lawrance saying, “We need to stop treating each other like that, stop calling each other fat and stop with these unrealistic expectations for woman, it’s disappointing that the media keeps it alive and fuels the fire.” This particular piece demonstrates that even celebrities are humans and do not fit a certain size.   

Stop Motion 

   Everyone has that one pair of shoes that they always depend on when they do not know what else to wear with their outfit. Shoes can definitely make or break an outfit, and sometimes they are the first article of clothing another person notices. Shoes create the adventure on life and protect your feet during the winter months and cool in the summer.  Shoes make the outfit complete and determine what style your outfit is for the day. Therefore for my stop motion project, I decided to do create a short film on shoes that find each other and fall in love. Every frame is shot with a Nikon camera and then put into Adobe Premiere Pro to be created into a short stop motion film. It starts with a shoe in bed and goes through its regular daily routine by brushing its teeth, going to the bathroom, making breakfast, and ect. After its morning routine one shoe starts watching a basketball game and mocks what it sees on television. While one shoe is watching television the other one is outside arriving at the other one’s apartment once the doorbell rings and the shoes meet they both end up on the couch together falling in love with each other. Shoes are the type of clothing that needs to be together because without one you are not able to wear the other. 

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The Tube 

 

   Underground transportation systems are fascinating and amazing creations because they are a piece of art but also a means of transportation for many citizens. People rely on underground transportation daily to get to work, home, run some errands or just even downtown to meet up with friends. One transportation system that is exceptional is The Tube in the United Kingdom because it has a unique design.  It is a mesmerizing transportation system that is an intriguing and unique representation of connecting a wide range of the city. This piece was originally a three-piece installation but better represented by itself. It was created on a cork board with ribbon and pins. The ribbon represents a transit line while each pin is the stops that the train will make throughout its route. The middle section of The Tube is the most interesting because it is the most unique part. The yellow line is essentially one line that makes a complete shape, while the others are somewhat straight lines that only run up/down or side to side. Most other transportation systems do not make a complete shape, therefore, making it unique. For most people, underground transportation systems are a means of getting places but could also be known as a work of art. 

Cara Delevingne

   Typography is a fascinating and interesting subject that plays a part in everyone’s lives. We are constantly looking at typography, whether it is on our phone, computer, television or ect. Typography is relevant in our daily lives without us even noticing. Typography was the inspiration behind re-creating a photographed 2013 British Vogue cover of the IT girl, Cara Delevingne. The typography consists of designers and high fashion houses. While the colored typography is where fashion week takes place every year. Each text is carefully planned and placed on a clear acrylic sheet to make the outline of Cara. All of the fashion houses and designers are in black ink because they are all in the same industry and similar to each other. Today, the fashion industry is continuously growing and changing, but continuously the same with designers moving around to different fashion houses. Therefore having all the fashion houses in black ink demonstrates the changes but also represents the designers moving around within the industry. Today, there are not many designers who have made their own label and who have been successful. The designers nowadays are not the original designer. For example, Christopher Bailey is the creative director at Burberry. The color black represents power, elegance, and mystery which describes this industry in a color. While the colored typography is the places where fashion week takes place.   

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Formal Event Dress​

    This piece was inspired by the interest of the design process within the fashion industry and the need for a formal dress but not liking what the stores were providing before the time of the event. This gave me the opportunity to create something for myself that I would enjoy wearing and provide an introduction of what fashion designers go through to produce their seasonal wear.  For a formal event, a dress should be simple yet eliquate, which explains why the dress is a simple sweetheart neckline with a two pleated skirt and a low cut back with crisscrossing straps. Piecing each pattern combination together and making the mock-up were the most difficult tasks of the dress because they did not line up and adjustments needed to be made in order to make the mock-up. This dress is composed of three different patterns combined to make a new pattern. Silk was the best material to make the dress from because of its form fit and eliquate design. Jewels around the sweetheart neckline and low cut back add the extra touch to give the dress it’s extra glow. The whole dress was sown on a sewing machine but the jewels were sown with a needle and thread. 

Family

   Photography has been a passion of mine ever since my parents gifted me my first camera in high school. Another factor that fuels this passion is having a big family because of the family vacations and events that you want to capture for a lifetime. This picture was shot with a Canon PowerShot camera with a prime length lens. The child in the picture is my younger cousin playing in the sand on a beach in Southern California during sunset. The picture was originally captured but then altered with an old film filter applied in Photoshop once the picture was captured. The filter gives the image a vintage and antique look which is the complete opposite of what is happening in the picture captured. It also captures the innocence and playful aspect of the child that is captured in the photo but then also transferred within the filter.       

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American Girl Do Make-Over Outfit

   When I was younger, American girl dolls were the toy for every little girl. Samantha was the American girl doll everyone had but my mother decided to create a doll that had the same features as me. The majority of the doll’s wardrobe consisted of clothes that were not in style and needed a new outfit to fit my interest in the fashion and the designing process in general. The shirt is a sheer red chiffon shirt with red buttons going down the back to create the form-fitting look. The shirt was created by three pieces of the chiffon and then sewn together. The breastplate has two layers of chiffon while the sleeves only have one. The double breastplate gives the outfit more texture and composition and also gives the shirt more depth to put the buttons going down the back. For the bottom, I chose to design the skirt with a black matte spandex material with the sheer chiffon because they are complement materials and colors. The black matte also gives the outfit an edgy yet classic look with the red chiffon shirt. The skirt has two buttons on the back with red stitching in order to create the same form-fitting physique to match the shirt.  

Studying Abroad​

   Studying Abroad in college is a great opportunity for students to explore the world, learn about a different country's customs, and learn about yourself. Depending on where you study, some are able to go to many different countries within their period of studying abroad. A good friend of mine did a semester at sea and visited seven different countries throughout Asia. Since she has little tokens from every country she had visited, I thought a good gift would be something that reminds her of studying abroad in one look and that combines all of her travels. Each flag is where she studied and visited shaped into a block letter N to make it personal. After designing the block letter with the flags inside sharpies were used to transfer the design onto the mug. Once the design was drawn it was baked twice for 30 mins at 350 degrees to set the design on the mug.   

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