tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34975670523800328502024-03-13T13:53:05.487-07:00J.Marincevich Art BlogArt by J. Marin Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03722509648353852825noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497567052380032850.post-18721308677010516852010-08-20T00:33:00.001-07:002010-08-20T00:36:12.951-07:00hello blogI suck at blogging. right now though I'm sorting through a ton of stuff in my life , kind of literally. Some serious late summer cleaning going on in preparation to moving into my school address. here's hoping the up coming school year helps me out with cool stuff to blog about :DArt by J. Marin Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03722509648353852825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497567052380032850.post-35117966100227909782010-07-16T20:35:00.001-07:002010-07-16T20:48:42.132-07:00Book on Sale!!I was at Barns and Noble the other day just browsing when I stumbled upon some fantastic books that were right up my ally. It was apparently my lucky day as well because one was 50% off the the other down to ten bucks. The latter is a book on the basics of quilt making which I have been wanting to get into for a while now. My grandmother used to make quilts, sadly she's passed away before she could pass any of her know how onto me. However, her spirit lives on in my new found interest. The first book I mentioned is this amazing book of quilts made by contemporary artists. I'm not crazy about all of them but others are just amazing. <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I can't believe my luck in finding these books the perfect balance of the basics and inspiration to take it to the next level. So far I have tentative plans for three quilts. In my basement I found a kit for making a quilt, with all precut shapes that my grandmother must have given to my mother years and years ago. Next I was thinking of making a blanket out of some old t-shirts. These two quilts are practice for my ultimate goal. That is to take my fathers clothes and turn them into a quilt. My father passed away a few months ago now. My dad was a taxidermist/artist and hunter. I thought it would be a beautiful way to remember him. Taking the colors and textures of his wardrobe and combining them into a blanket that can be used for comfort as well as remembrance. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I say these are my plans but who knows when it will actually be accomplished it may not be for a while. So far this summer I've been busy working my butt off at summer camp coming up with lesson plans for boys and a few girls ages 5 to 9. It's been a challenge, but good one. I might try to put together some of the projects me and my mom have come up with into a book. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Maybe I'm biting off more than I can chew but it's better than being board. :)</div>Art by J. Marin Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03722509648353852825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497567052380032850.post-48447335815593963222010-07-05T20:02:00.000-07:002010-07-05T20:05:14.493-07:00Plans for the FutureSo this blog started as an assignment for my computers class. That class has since ended and I'm thinking of transforming this blog, possibly starting a new one which I will use to display my artwork. I'm hoping this will also give me further incentive to get my work from the past year of college documented before summer is over. We'll see how it goes.Art by J. Marin Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03722509648353852825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497567052380032850.post-47350979305453099462010-04-17T23:33:00.000-07:002010-04-17T23:36:13.289-07:00Cats on LOVE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S8qn38jndGI/AAAAAAAAAUg/_xDhJuK0PqE/s1600/Cats+on+LOVE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S8qn38jndGI/AAAAAAAAAUg/_xDhJuK0PqE/s320/Cats+on+LOVE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461362077730305122" /></a>Here is my image for the second to last Computers project this semester. I am really happy with the way it turned out. I was really surprised by what I was able to accomplish by working in and out of the computer and by using my scanner. It was a bit frustrating but I good experience I may just do this again sometime.Art by J. Marin Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03722509648353852825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497567052380032850.post-2671955571855222892010-04-17T21:31:00.001-07:002010-04-17T21:41:39.037-07:00Composite Image II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S8qLO-wOtgI/AAAAAAAAAUU/G2X7eYYy2rQ/s1600/Marin_Composite+image.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S8qLO-wOtgI/AAAAAAAAAUU/G2X7eYYy2rQ/s320/Marin_Composite+image.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461330587619866114" /></a>This is my composite image using my own images that was done for class. There wasn't any particular theme to this. I was more going for formal qualities such as the colors and shapes in the images and how they worked together. As with most things in photoshop I struggled with this is little but I'm relatively happy with how it turned out. I hope you enjoy it :)Art by J. Marin Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03722509648353852825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497567052380032850.post-13972137650743454102010-03-24T17:14:00.000-07:002010-03-24T17:46:46.636-07:00Lynda Barry<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S6qybS8IkGI/AAAAAAAAATU/RWtStAgU_es/s1600/lynda+barry.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S6qybS8IkGI/AAAAAAAAATU/RWtStAgU_es/s320/lynda+barry.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452366480895676514" /></a><br />Lynda Barry was a guest speaker at Tyler this past tuesday. She draws comics and writes, they were handing out copies of her book "What It Is"at the library the previous week. Along with the lecture by Superflex last semester it was my favorite lecture and I think everyone else would agree. She was comical and had a lot of great stories as well as interesting information or points of view on art that she shared with us. She talked a lot about children and the way they can come up with stories their mind set as they play. She mentions her own childhood experiences trying to figure out how to get an imaginary friend as well as her interaction with children. She talks about how she lures children over by starting to draw so that she can talk to them which is pretty creepy but when you hear her stories and the more you get to know her the less it weirds you out. One of my favorite stories was the one where she watches a kid at a restaurant as he begins to play with his bacon as his mom talks on her cell phone. The kid is doing that thing where he tells the bacon he's going to eat it and it pleas for him not to. When his mother interrupts and he doesn't know what he was doing she points out the fact that children don't know when play hits them all the time. That with play there is always an element of anxiety. She was constantly makes jokes and acting thing out she was so funny and she had great things to say. She also talked about images and how much they affect us. Jokes for example are a series of images. Lynda Barry believes that images are part of our biological function, and that art is as important as our immune system. One of her final comments is on using art to make a living. She compares it to having a baby your suppose to take care of it, it's not suppose to "buy you shit". As the final part of her speech she showed us images from her book "What It Is" and read it to us. It was a lot like an overview of what she had just talked to us about. It was especially neat to hear her read the book herself especially after hearing a little about her mother before hand and then seeing part of her life translated into a comic. All in all it was a great lecture and I really enjoyed what she had to say. <div><br /></div>Art by J. Marin Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03722509648353852825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497567052380032850.post-59329041196371005212010-03-02T11:58:00.000-08:002010-03-02T12:04:13.473-08:00Composite Image<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S41vLC_YqwI/AAAAAAAAASY/ZSd5Ln0PmNw/s1600-h/Marin+Background.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S41vLC_YqwI/AAAAAAAAASY/ZSd5Ln0PmNw/s320/Marin+Background.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444129760132770562" border="0" /></a><br />This is my composite image from class today. I combined a picture of Kim Jong Il and Lady Gaga with a nuclear explosion in the background. It was difficult trying to find pictures that would really work together. In the end it was trial and error and luckily it worked out pretty well. I'm relatively happy with this but I could have cropped out Lady Gaga a little more I don't think it's too obvious though.Art by J. Marin Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03722509648353852825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497567052380032850.post-35729868438646812472010-02-16T09:00:00.000-08:002010-02-16T09:03:37.422-08:00Scanner Face Vector<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S3rP0C7icWI/AAAAAAAAARs/0LfeFP8Azt4/s1600-h/Marin_Scanner+face-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S3rP0C7icWI/AAAAAAAAARs/0LfeFP8Azt4/s320/Marin_Scanner+face-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438887993050034530" border="0" /></a>Fun project took a while I am happy.Art by J. Marin Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03722509648353852825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497567052380032850.post-59639732751584598242010-02-09T11:00:00.000-08:002010-02-09T11:10:33.689-08:00Illustrator Text<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S3GzGVwGpWI/AAAAAAAAAQw/pQKi9LIVloI/s1600-h/warning+lable-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S3GzGVwGpWI/AAAAAAAAAQw/pQKi9LIVloI/s320/warning+lable-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436323146712393058" border="0" /></a><br />These are images of our first project in computers where we used text in illustrator. We had to made three images exclusively in text. One representational, one nonrepresentational and one which does what it says. I ended up with two of the last one. Last, we made a warning label for ourselves. The image of the dog has "bird dog" written all around it encase it's difficult to read.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S3GyUeXmczI/AAAAAAAAAQc/UkBjoEPEQHQ/s1600-h/Representational-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S3GyUeXmczI/AAAAAAAAAQc/UkBjoEPEQHQ/s320/Representational-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436322290032079666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S3GyPyO5yxI/AAAAAAAAAQU/yht4OWamcU0/s1600-h/Design-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S3GyPyO5yxI/AAAAAAAAAQU/yht4OWamcU0/s320/Design-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436322209464961810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S3GyMPePemI/AAAAAAAAAQM/_4b7a1SXYB4/s1600-h/away+-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S3GyMPePemI/AAAAAAAAAQM/_4b7a1SXYB4/s320/away+-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436322148594448994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S3GyGAo1VoI/AAAAAAAAAQE/UF0dqEt5Cs4/s1600-h/around-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S3GyGAo1VoI/AAAAAAAAAQE/UF0dqEt5Cs4/s320/around-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436322041533126274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><img src="file:///Users/tuc07513/Desktop/around-01.jpg" alt="" />Art by J. Marin Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03722509648353852825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497567052380032850.post-21170541683795742632010-02-01T18:25:00.000-08:002010-02-01T18:48:42.708-08:00Grit of the City<div style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div>The grittiness of the city seems to be enhanced lately by the remnants of the snow fall Philadelphia experienced just this past weekend. On one of my frequent journey's to Blick this week I took some pictures of all the city soiled things. It only took a few minutes but I was surprised by how much I found. Bikes, poles, pay phones, the sidewalks alone had a lot to them. Relatively new to the city I am always eager to see and learn about more of it. It was interesting to see that despite the countless times I take the same route to Blick I still haven't seen it all.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fjanicelmarin%2Falbumid%2F5433449224792222945%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></span>Art by J. Marin Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03722509648353852825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497567052380032850.post-23929137066230279312010-01-26T10:58:00.000-08:002010-02-01T18:49:32.868-08:00Excursion to 19th StreetAs my first documented excursion into the city I took a trip to Ritten House Square. I've never taken public transportation there so I had to ask directions and so. Turns out when you get to City Hall you follow the green steps to where you can wait for a trolly. The first stop on any trolly heading west is 19th Street. Get of there and follow the signs to Ritten House Square. I explored a little on my way to Ritten House and came across a cool building and an old theatre. As well as a dollar store packed full of all sorts of stuff. When I go to Ritten house I found some interesting graffiti on as well as some adorable squirrels and birds. I took pictures of some of the fountain statues and so on. It was a great trip and an even better start to my morning. As long as I can stay on top of my work load I think I will really start looking forward to these trips. Til next time. To see my excursion<div><br /> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fjanicelmarin%2Falbumid%2F5431121026911350017%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></span></span></span></span></span></div></div>Art by J. Marin Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03722509648353852825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497567052380032850.post-83449023114794423562010-01-20T17:36:00.000-08:002010-01-20T18:07:52.125-08:00Ted TV assignment: Ravin Agrawal: 10 Young Indian Artists to Watch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S1e15VEKBxI/AAAAAAAAAAk/zl3sht7OraQ/s1600-h/Picture+18.png" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S1e15VEKBxI/AAAAAAAAAAk/zl3sht7OraQ/s320/Picture+18.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429007872330172178" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S1e02xA_YxI/AAAAAAAAAAc/_UvOLamiQ80/s1600-h/Picture+14.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KFhK1ct0hCE/S1e02xA_YxI/AAAAAAAAAAc/_UvOLamiQ80/s320/Picture+14.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429006728781849362" /></a><br />This was a really cool video about contemporary Indian artists. The video gave a brief description of each artists work and what it was about. All of them had something to do with their own culture and many used materials and gathered information from the more impoverished areas regions of India. For example one artist weaved scrap metal she salvaged from junks yards to create organic basket like objects/shapes. It was interesting to see how some of the themes which the artists focused/incorporated in their work were very similar to themes I've seen in art all over the world. For example the environment and the reinterpretation of traditional objects and images. Bharit Kher took the dots women put on their foreheads they're called Bindi, and used them to create images and even covered sculptures of animals commonly associated with India with Bindi (for example the Elephant). The art was very compelling I really recommend watching the video. <div><br /></div><div>The artists in the video were</div><div><ol><li>Bharti Kher (second image)</li><li>A. Balasubramaniam</li><li>Chitra Ganesh</li><li>Jitish Kallat</li><li>N.S. Harasha</li><li>Dhruvi Acharya</li><li>Raqib Shaw</li><li>Raqs Media Collective</li><li>Subodh Gupta</li><li>Ranjani Shettar (first image)</li></ol><div><div>If you're interested in watching the video here's the link: http://www.ted.com/talks/ravin_agrawal_10_young_indian_artists_to_watch.html</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div></div>Art by J. Marin Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03722509648353852825noreply@blogger.com0