Mint Museum Reflections

In the Arts of Africa section I personally enjoyed many of the masks, one that stood out to me as interesting was a "Fantasy Bird Mask". It was somewhat simple yet I enjoyed the turquoise details done for the eyes and patterns on the mask. It was simple wood and paints and possibly some animal hair and hemp. I found some of the Ancient American art a bit more interesting mostly because of the age they had. I was excited to see an actual Khipu up close after studying them in one of my Incan Archaeology classes last semester. There was one that was a bottle  that had incorporated a Drummer Wearing a Fox Mask that I found quite nice and intricate for a sculpture over 1500 years ago. The pottery of some of the Carolinas were particularly interesting, one I really enjoyed was one piece called Bulldog Pottery. The faded blue color and texture were like nothing I've seen on pottery let alone a tea pot. The artist Bruce Gholson lives in NC so I found it interesting too see art produced within my state. 

Fantasy Movement's Project reflections

I think a lot of my classmates did amazing jobs with their costumes and movements. I wish I could of at least gotten with my group a bit before the presentation and been able to discuss what our movements or outfits were so we could better mesh out ideas. I wonder if the project could also be done as a group project that way people would have more time to think of a cohesive idea to enact. I enjoyed the experience, mostly because of the high level of energy it let me have, but I don't know if this art form is one I would choose again. I'm excited to see how the photos came out because the photographer had a great set up and some of the test shots I saw of some people looked really good. What I don't want to see is the recorded video of my scene, I'd rather remember it from my point of view rather than seeing how derpy I may of looked bopping around.