Eminem - Mosh

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Mosh, the video was created by Dr. Dre, Mark, and written by Eminem and a few others. Mosh was made in 2004 prior to the reelection of George Bush. Eminem who is a vectorized angry character in this video tried to covey a message that would spark a fire in young people to vote; to vote bush out of office that is. Not only did i choose this video for its connotative meaning, but also for its quality in general.

When i first saw this video i was so amazed because it was a cartoon, which portrayed a rapper that i very much fancied at the time. This post is in reference to our project 3 assignment because it depicts a make-shift vectorized world. What stood out for me the most was the motion of the picture and the well done vectorized streets, houses, characters, and the night and day changes. I admire the balance between the cartoon quality while also keeping it sort of realistic.

This video spparked an interest in me because not only was this my first time seeing a video done like this by a rapper before, but because Eminem spoke the truth of how he felt about george bus, and how others felt as well. The images and the attitude of the video conveyed his message clearly, but was not well heard because George Bush was again elected as president of the U.S....which sucks. I would not change anything about this video because it is well put together; it shows the struggles of many people, and portrays George Bush as a stand-byer letting it all happen.

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Portraits of self and others

Artist Post Jennifer Bartlett

An ordinary Evening in New Haven, 1989

Review on works of Jennifer Bartlett including her 1989 piece above



This particular work of Bartlett's caught my eye because not only were the color pattern extroardinary, but the movement of the image was nice to look at. It is very chaotic, which is the type of work i love to create. This picture gives me the idea that she is depicting a market going up in flames, and everything in it being destroyed. What i first noticed was the orange-red swirrling intense fire that surrounds mostly the entire image. I thought it was a fish market because of the flying fish, and the chain lining behind them (maybe used to hoist the big fish up vertically. The table and cones could have been from a neighboring store, which also caught on fire. I also can make out pots, flowers, and birds from this image.

This image was googled and i found a powerpoint presentation on all of her works. An Ordinary Day in New Haven was titled this so because Bartlett used to live in New Haven, CT. Maybe she remembered this tragic event from her past. This may have been important for her because maybe some of her life history was made at this particular image being represented.

Looking at the review article, the denotative of this image was described. This image depicts how nature (a horrific fire) overturns the orders of nature (animals, man-made buildings) etc. The fish are not being ingulfed in flames, but are being drawn toward the havens. The birds are not flying away from the fire, but are diving down towards the heat. I have no clue what this image is portraying anymore; nothing seems as it should seem i would say.