South Park's take on "The Last Supper"

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Well, my blog on the Baroque isn't quite finished yet... but I just had to post this video from the South Park episode I saw last night. My teenage brothers love the show (of course), and I was sort of forced to watch... it turned out to be quite funny!-- and I understood many of the jokes/references because of this class and all of our reading.

In a nutshell, the episode correlates Kyle and our current economic situation to the story of Jesus. The episode is entitled "Margaritaville"-- and, as I mentioned, is quite funny. =)

I can't figure out how to post the video directly, so here is the link:

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/222637/?tab=featured

Be advised: **True to South Park form, there is a bit of foul language in this clip.**

Renaissance Perspective

Well, my blogs are a bit out of order...! As I explained in my Trompe l'oeil blog-- about all the drawing classes I recently took at UCLA-- I was very intrigued by the reading of the origins of one-point perspective. Between the one-point perspective and the solving of "the problem of the dome," it would seem Brunneleschi was a serious architectural genius.

As someone who doesn't draw... never had before anyway... learning how to set up a one-point grid, and understanding what I was doing, was an immense challenge. It looked so simple when others did it!

For one of the classes I created a museum space as a tribute to the Sydney Harbor Bridge. For the final project, we had to create a one-point perspective drawing. I wanted the main thruway to have a concrete floor... and large columns that mimic the feel of the arch of the bridge and the natural division of the traffic.

Below is the model I created of the building... and my very sad attempt at a one-point perspective. The drawing is VERY unfinished... but I do like that it shows the contrast of the floor with the columns... an element that is lost on the model as I have yet to create the concrete floor there.

Trompe l'oeil

I transferred into West Valley's interior design program from UCLA Extension's, where I completed several studio courses. These classes were my first introduction to drawing/designing/painting anything of my own. It was fascinating to read about the history of trompe l'oeil and one point perspective after having worked with them so extensively in those classes.I do not have the means to show the one point perspective drawings that I did, but I do have some photos of my experience with trompe l'oeil.

One of my first projects was a "trompe l'oeil" piece... in a non-traditional sense?... We were to choose two paintings, with at least one color in common in the two. We could chose any pieces... a daunting task when you think about how much art is in the world! Then we had to reproduce the paintings, and cut them up (!) to create the effect that the image was changing as you walked by.

I chose two pieces that struck me by Edward Hopper-- House by the Railroad, and Railroad Sunset. I liked the idea that you were potentially seeing both sides of this railroad when you looked at my final piece.







Another time I was exposed to trompe l'oeil was in one of the history courses. We were to go around Los Angeles and find modern day examples of a variety of architectural things, and one was an example of trompe l'oeil. I took this photograph at the HSBC building in the downtown area. As you come up the stairs (from the subway?), you are met with a wonderfully painted ceiling! My photo is bit dark... I've included one of the closer/detailed shots as well... although the close up is placed pretty much above where I am standing.

15th Century Europe

I came across this birthday card at the supermarket yesterday:

The inside of the card is blank. =)

If it weren't for our reading, the joke would have been lost on me!
I was surprised to find a modern-day reference to the 15th Century/Iberian Peninsula so easily.