Grid with Skittles

We did a small project to try and imitate grid art that normally uses pixels, but we used skittles instead.  I chose an emoji with sunglasses on


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Broadway: Bea Arthur

We began watching this video in class, I honestly thought it was interesting that Bea Arthur was telling a story through singing.  It was truly beautiful to hear her sing, she spoke about how if people were to tell her in her past that she would be where she was at today, she wouldn’t have believed them.  This is amazing because it was such a simple performance yet so beautiful and meaningful.  Nowadays, it seems like Broadway shown are all about production and special effects with many actors/ actresses.  An example of two Broadway shows I have seen that did this was Wicked and Lion King.  They all had costumes, it was fast pace, and they had props and special effects to try and make the story more exciting.  There may be some shows that are similar and simple like Bea Arthur, however it seems that most of them are more focused on big entertainment that is fast pace and intricate rather than simple.

Madame Butterfly Claymation

This video was very interesting and different to watch, I have only ever seen a claymation movie once in my life and I was very young so I don’t remember it too well.  What I gathered from this video was that the puppet butterfly was lonely and then a sailor came to the island she was on and they were romantic with each other.  After he left, she seemed to be sad and was waiting for him to return.  She had also gotten pregnant and gave birth to what looked like an animal that then grew into a young child.  This was very odd to me because it was not a typical childbirth.  The scene seemed to have gotten darker and darker throughout the video and caused a mood change.  The sailor had eventually come back and taken the child from the woman which was when the scene really changed and got dark and sad, you could almost feel the pain of the woman for her losing her two loves.  A beautiful moment in the video was when the women turns into a butterfly flying away which seems to represent her finally having the ability to be free of pain and leave the island.

Multimedia: Cuero Interview Video

The interview was very interesting and inspiring to watch.  Cuero talked about how he first encountered prejudice when he moved away from home to play basketball and how he never really overreacted to it.  He goes into a discussion that even though the discrimination against him was shocking to him, that he would never overreact.  He said the reason he was able to stay so calm was that when he was young, his grandmother would always tell him to be good and respect others and he applied that lesson throughout his life and used it as a protective shield of good to prevent himself from overreacting.  He has used the discrimination as motivation to do better and use his creativity to succeed.  I love that he talks about creativity as a step by step process that doesn’t just spontaneously start, but it is a process that is important to enjoy every step of the way.  He had said that creativity was based on innovation and it is not obvious, you need to shock someone because they wouldn’t have expected you to do it.  With him being out of his element, he was fueled by the prejudice, culture differences, low expectations, and transcended into someone greater than anyone expected him to be, and he said that universality had an important role.  Those who are universal have the ability to go above and beyond society and culture norms and expectations. 

Overall, I found this interview to be very inspiring, I enjoyed Cuero’s positive outlook on everything he has been through and how he was able to stay positive through it all.  Nowadays, it seems as though many people look for pity over small simple things, and not many people would leave their home away from your family into a place of discrimination to pursue their athletic career and education.