Author Archives: johnmorago

I chose this idea because I was thinking of things that were shocking to me and this popped into my head and I knew it was very controversial which makes it really fun to talk about. Also I’m pretty passionate about this topic because I’d like the world to be equal and I have manyContinue reading “Shocking Art!”

A shocking truth that I wanted to explore the idea has to do with the acceptance of race per country and the acceptance of countries per people. My girlfriend Linda and I are an interracial couple with her skin color being brown and her mostly being Mexican and my skin color being white and I’mContinue reading “Idea #6: Art can be Shocking!”

I chose this story because Escape from Tarkov has been one of the most fun video games to play recently and I am having so much fun playing the game that it was the first thing that came to mind when telling a story. I think I did very good and I’m actually very proudContinue reading “Story Telling With Photography”

Photographs can be both true, fiction, or both at the same time. It depends on a lot of things including it’s intention, result of the photo, and if editing was done to the photo. You can take a picture with good intention but then the photo may still portray a story that isn’t necessarily true,Continue reading “Idea #5: Cameras Tell Stories”

Artist: Chanmealea Huy Exhibition: Glass Eyes Media: Wood Panels, Acrylic Gallery: LBSU School of Art Website: chanmealeahuy.com Instagram: pichhuy Chanmealea Huy is an artist / grad student at CSULB who’s in the pre-production program. Her art is very unique in that it’s background is really noticeably her work. She seems to make the background blendContinue reading “Artist Conversation #1”

Yes, it was very fun sitting around with friends enjoying food and drinks while laughing at how bad my art was. Frustrating at first but once I realized I wasn’t an artist and didn’t need to make them perfect, I had fun with it. I don’t really like to draw, i’d rather do something else.Continue reading “Drinking and Drawing”

Yes, I enjoy drawing even though my ideas are better than the results that end up on the page. No, I find special ways to appreciate what I make. Even though it may be objectively worse than someone else’s, I find an excuse to like it. My girlfriend Linda speaks more than one language. SheContinue reading “Idea #4 Drawing is Language”

Form: This object is sleek, smooth, shiny, black, and happens to be bolted into solid concrete. The piece is missing bolts near the bottom and has a tall, curvy shape. Aesthetics: This piece gives very peaceful vibes. Although the color may suggest darkness, the shape and texture represent something quite silly and liquid / interesting.Continue reading “Finding Art Anywhere Activity!”

I find art anywhere I try to look for it. As long as you are setting out to find it, you can find “art” within anything. You’re supposed to look for anything that has significant meaning to you that may have been hidden at first but jumps to your mind. You know something is artContinue reading “Idea #3: You can find art anywhere!”

The experience was relaxing and fun, I enjoyed just doing silly things all over the canvas and not worrying if it was going to turn out good or bad because it was only meant to look abstract. It was easier than I expected. I already expected it would be easy just to scribble my fingerContinue reading “Finger Painting”