Art and the Human Behavior

Human Behavior is influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, persuasion, coercion, and genetics. Many neopagans hold a monthly ritual called an Esbat at each full moon, but some traditional Chinese religions prepare their ritual offerings to ancestors and deities on every full and new moon. This painting is from the Ghost Ship Series: Full Moon Rising. As you see in this picture it is getting close to a full moon and the ship appears to be rising out of the dark ocean waters. The ship is representing the different human cultures that are getting closer to their religious rituals as the moon rises..

Art and the Human Condition

Artists have used various techniques over the years to show how they depict and interpret the human figure. Victor Safonkin created this creepy yet excellent painting to show us how he has interpreted the human figure throughout his life. Victor confronts human nature with powerful mythic images which reach back into an ancient past.

Art and the Human Struggle

Zlatko Vasic was the very talented artist that created this painting. I chose this painting to represent the human struggle because it is a portrait of different bodies being entangled together. Many people in the world can be influenced by others and end up loosing sight of their own individuality. This represents a human struggling to come back in touch with their own lost identity.

Free Post- UNC 2009 National Champions

I chose to do my free blog post on the North Carolina Tarheels because of the national championship that they just won. I have been a big UNC fan for my whole life so this was a very exciting event for me and the family. This has been one of the most talented teams that they have ever had in the history of the program and not a single game has been boring to watch this year. It was really great to see all that they accomplished this year as a team after what happened to them last year in the final four. They came back this year with some unfinished business and a very big goal, and that was to win the national championship. Even with a few bumps in the road early in the season you could tell they were not going to let anyone or anything get in the way of them accomplishing this goal. This was very inspirational because it shows that when you work very hard and together as a team you can accomplish all of your goals.

Fashion as Art

Ralph Lauren is one of the most well known American Fashion Designers and Business Executives around. His Polo collection has been worn by many guys and girls all over the country. His unique designs and flashy looks on all of his pieces of clothing has kept the interests of teens as well as adults for many years.

Right Brain Vs. Left Brain

Experiments have shown that the two different sides of the brain are responsible for different manners of thinking and suggests that each of us prefer one of them over the other. I would have to say that my thinking process favors the right side of my brain, although I have worked on using my left side much more. I believe that if I work on using my left side just as well as my right side I will become a more well rounded scholar.

Left Brain		Right Brain
Logical Sequential Rational Analytical Objective Looks at parts		Random Intuitive Holistic Synthesizing Subjective Looks at wholes

Poetry Slam

I stand here

walking along the moonlit beach,
thinking of reasons aplenty
beneath the twinkling stars,
dancing to the waves of melodies;

traveling in two different directions,
we came together at an unexpected stop;
as the silence of the night,
became unbearable, it was meant to be;

left speechless, without any inspiration
searching the shoreline and the waves
for a reason, that I must have missed
to kill this silence and enjoy the moment;

salt watered eyes soak
falling into poetic blindness
my heart plays a tune I cannot verbalize
the mouth runs dry at the thought of singing

dreams haunt my sleep
with traces of a past I never lived
walking blindly towards a mirage
of everything desired by my heart;

in silence, I stand here
questions running through my mind,
with the truth I cannot deny anymore,
as the moon weaves a ring of hope
in the darkened sky, I stand here
cherishing the moments,
as I embrace a new day!