Blog Entry 1

When I first heard that we had to take an Arts Seminar class at Macaulay, my first thought was, “I am now back in my comfort zone.” Being that I came from a high school in Manhattan, surrounded by artists and Lincoln Center, music and art have become a major part of my life. To this day, I still do not understand how I would survive without some form of art in my life. So, I had very high expectations with how this class would be run and how it would go on the first day. The first class was wonderful. We talked about what art meant to us, and nobody’s opinion was objected or argumentative. We all developed our own thoughts of what we thought art was and everybody had a completely different perception. I, personally, think of art as being a way to communicate emotions, feelings, thoughts, and other ideas to the viewer. I try to express myself through different types of music, whether it be reggae, rock n’ roll, blues, jazz, etc. I love to express myself and I understand art because I consider myself to be an artist. I can understand what art is trying to communicate. Do I truly know what the artist is trying to say? No, I do not. But, I try and understand what they are trying to say through their art and what they’re trying to communicate to the viewer. But, the first class of Arts Seminar lived up to my expectations and I hope that the other classes will go as well as this one.

Blog Entry 2

When I first heard we had a “Macaulay Night At the Museum,” my first thought was, “Why do we have a Night at the Museum?” I was not so optimistic about it, and for that matter, none of us were completely optimistic about it. There were some people who thought otherwise, but for the most part, we all thought that it would be an enjoyable experience. Once we arrived, I took one look at the museum and was astonished by its beauty and more specifically, the art in the marble up near the peak of the building was astonishing. Once the activities of the night started, things started to pick up and it was a lot of fun. The people I was working with were all friends of mine from CSI Macaulay, so we were not strangers to each other. The art we chose to look at was phenomenal and we had a lot to talk about, more specifically with the more definitive drawing than with the more abstract drawing. As we were talking about the art, I realized that I was not the only artistic one of the group and we all had an amazing output of ideas and thoughts that contributed a lot to the discussion. The “Night at The Museum” was a lot of fun and I hope that all of the other common events that will come up soon will be as fun as this one.