#4 Artists you admire, and why.

Hi classmates.
 This is the first topic about art that we have to write every week.
 I like them for different reasons: for their techniques, beauty, and topic or because they are controversial.

Apolo y Dafne

Sirena

The first one is John William Waterhouse. I admire his technique; few paintings looks real, like Lady of Shalott. But especially I like it because with his artwork I learned to appreciate the art. I ever read Greeks myths, since fourth grade, and when I saw his art work I’m felt fascinating so I learned more about art and Greeks myths. Even he stimulated me to read about another myths and legends because he painted Literature topics. I think I love almost all his paintings because that reason.  

Lady of Shalott

Miranda y La Tempestad

 Other artists are Sandro Boticelli and Raphael Sanzio. I like them only for their beautiful paintings. They are so delicate to draw and coloring; meticulous with face and hair, they compose the beauty and perfection on women figures. 

           

The final artist is William-Adolphe Bouguereau. I admire his capacity to use simple colors to make beauty characters that looks alive in the picture.   
I realized that all of them are connected in a simple thing...  their pictures represents legends and mythological topics.

Topic

• Artists you admire, and why.
  
• Talk about some of your favorite art blogs.
  
• Do a review of a favorite book.
  
• Your favorite art galleries and museums.
  
• Write your opinion of controversial art and artists.
  
• Write about current art news. 

Post #3 Holidays

My Holidays… I didn’t have had holidays itself. I mean, in the tv you listen that 300 thousand cars go out Santiago, but mi family don’t. I stay here in Santiago doing not too much.

Or maybe not… In summer, almost every year, my mom spent money in our holidays. We were to San Antonio and El Quisco. And we ate fried fish. In 2009 we stop to do it because we don’t have enough money to keep this tradition. In 2011 and the last summer, I went with my boyfriend’s family to El Quisco. But we didn't go to the beach!!  Is very nice to go out to Santiago,  but go to the beach without swimming is …displeasing.

Anyway,the best holidays that I remember was when in 2009, my family and I were invited by a family’s old friend to stay a week in her home in Puerto Montt. We can see the sea and the cruise ship, walking down on the street in a rainy day, go to Puerto Varas and Frutillar; get loss in the railway with tábanos/gadfly following us… Was very funny! I always kept that moment in my memories.

Post # 2 Social media

The social media... I use them. I have Tumblr, Facebook. And a Twitter account without use.

I think the first social media was Fotolog. All have one.It was about pictures.

Since 2008, I use Facebook. I created that account because many of my classmates and friends have one. We usually share photos, activities or outlooks, and our feelings. A share comment was the point.  Now, I hardly ever share my feelings or what I'm thinking, because I don't see the point. I don't think in the same way like 5 years ago. Sometimes I share art news or outlooks but nothing else. But I continue to chatting with my old friends and I met new people too.

Since summer I use Tumblr. It is a different way to meet people (meet in the internet, not in the real life), and I usually upload and share cute pictures or funny pictures, gifs and videos. In this web you can see any picture about any topic, or information and literature. Is like a huge nest where if you are triying to find something, you get it at the moment.
I realized that Chilean people is very popular between the young people. But I do not know why...

I think Facebook is a good idea because is one way to keep contact with friends. But I don't like when the people use this platform for talk about what are they doing each 5 minutes. I repeat, I don't see the point to doing that. But is very successful when you need information about a institution for example because they have accounts too; or when you don't have money to call your friends... because, is strange but is true,  you always have money to pay internet xP...

#1 First term of the year 2012

Hi everyone.
The first term... Well, I learned a lot of new things: museology, documentation, other cultures, etc.

 I loved all my courses and they were a little easy I think, because all of them was introductions about another complex subjects. And I admit, I loved so much Teotihuacan Art. <3 Was complicated at the first but then , when I realized it was very interesting, began to be easy.
 In my personal life, was completely different. My sister was sick, then my mother and my father too, because they were really  worried about her. She was in the hospital for two or more weeks.
When she go out, she was sick again for another two weeks. I had to care to my nephew like a mom. I was exhausted but, thank God, my sister is ok for now, I hope for much longer.

I guess we should appreciate the new experiences even if are not pleasant.