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I chose to learn more about the artist Ai Weiwei. I found him to be appealing because

from a young age, Ai was surrounded by art. Ai grew up knowing the power of art and how real art is viewed differently by each person. By growing up with a father as a poet, Ai was more conscious of the creative world around him. His modest personality makes his art work that much more capturing, and made me more curious about his work. Ai came from a background that gave him the potential to become the unique and bright artist he is today.

        One of my favorite pieces by Ai Weiwei is the descending light fixture. I find it to

be intriguing because his main focus he puts into his art is to make the viewer have an open mind and learn something, as well as appreciate the work artists put into their work. He uses “useless objects” to form art into something appealing, and mind capturing. What I like most about this piece is that because of its odd shape, and lack of purpose, there are numerous ways to view its deeper meaning.

        There wasn’t a piece from this artist that I didn’t like, however I did find another

piece of art I came across and found interesting. Ai Weiwei sculpted and painted numerous vases, in no certain order with various different colors. After viewing the work, the artist once again expresses that although the art may come across as useless, the amount of time and effort put into the piece is what can be admired about it. What I like most about Ai is that he has an open mind, and all his pieces vary from one another. Yet, he continues to communicate the same message throughout his work.

        I believe that Ai’s main point in his art is to communicate to all people around the

world that the idea of art is to understand its background, and to have an open mind. I also feel that Ai Weiwei is a unique artist, and is an importance to the art industry in the sense that he stays true to his beliefs, and can comfortably express himself through his work. Viewing Ai Weiwei’s art will always be a learning and eye opening experience.

Quiz Make Up.

John Baldessari in “systems”  was born in National City, California, in 1931.

            The artist presented the pieces “Three Red Paintings” 1988 I liked this particular painting the most because of the way he used three paintings instead of one. The coloring in the paintings are very nice and what left me questing myself was why he would cover the peoples faces with a color such as blue, yellow, or green.  What I disliked a little not too much was the covered faces but at the same time he leaves the audience thinking about what he actually wants to present to them. From the painting I think that his trying to tell a story of a young lady who met a guy and was trying to make a relationship but I might be wrong art is so hard to analyze. The work reminds me of a little of how mysterious life can be and how people can tell a story with a just a simple painting. "Portrait: (Self) #1 as Control + 11 Alterations," this portrait of John shows of how different he can present him self to anyone and maybe the different types of personality’s he has. This can be one of his good work just showing people how can transformer to entertain people. What I disliked was that he could have used some self-paintings in it and some digital something most people don’t do instead of photos. But I’m not an artist so I couldn’t say my opinion on it. The work reminds me of the mona lisa I really couldn’t tell you why but it just did.