Superbowl and Research

It's Superbowl week here in Indianapolis and instead of having to wade through the crowds to get to class, I get the week off! It is also ~55 degrees this week so I get to enjoy it.

Unfortunately, I still have 2 online classes and have some homework to do....

Currently while writing my capstone paper I have run into several issues. Let's make a list:

• There is little information on the art movement of Synchromism.
• I have had to change my thesis several times because a thesis like, "Was Synchromism a successful art movement? " can easily be answered with a resounding, "no." So, that's not happening.
• Several of the books I HAVE found have references to reference information I do not have access to so I am working with mostly secondary sources.
• I wish I had picked a different paper...or just went with the headache of writing an entire new paper...

Oh, well. May can't come soon enough!

Happy SUPERBOWL! Back to researching...

I learned that my final paper gets to stem from an old paper we want to expand which is absolutely perfect and much less scary to me. The only problem is finding more sources as there doesn't seem to be much information about it so my new task is finding good books/articles to fill it up.

On an unrelated note, I have really been interested in Pinterest! (just like everyone else...) There are so many fun art projects and inspirational sources on there that I highly recommend it!

That's all for now!

Last Semester...

I am gearing up to start my last semester of college next week (FINALLY). This will also be my semester that I am required to write my Art History capstone assignment that I have to complete in order to get my degree. I have been racking my brain and sorting through old notes to see if I could find some inspiration. So far, I have come up with a few topics that interest me such as Gothic architecture, impressionism, the ideas of synchromisms and synasthesia (which I have written about in the past) and a new topic surrounding the ideas of simulation in art and life and general (photoshop/illustrator created works etc.)

I am hoping to continue to update about it as I continue with the process as the semester goes on!!

I do have a few notes about art "simulation" though. I have noticed the over abuse of photoshop in ads, as we all have, but I also have started to notice (well not started...this is a continuous notice) the disturbing trend of girls who feel the need to edit their photos to place them on Facebook. A little filter here and there is fine as is removing a blemish you don't like but what is disturbing is the desire to change their entire body. Extreme shifts in body size and shape are so interesting to me because I wonder that if these are placed on Facebook, where you make social connections with your friends, wouldn't they know that your photo has been greatly altered? However, I am sure many people make friends with people they have never met so I suppose it works in that case!

Automat - Edward Hopper

Something to think about if you are ever pondering life over a cup of coffee...