Blog 1 - Artist Statement

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Ever since I was little, animation has always amazed me. The different art styles of various cartoons and the smooth movements and realistic setting in video games has captured my attention even till this very day. When I joined Hunter college I did not know that Emerging Media was an option until I spoke with my advisor early junior year. I started with Computer Science since learning to program and how a computer works interested me when I saw the list of majors. However, the lack of creative freedom has made my college adventure turn dull. Once my advisor told me about Emerging Media, I knew that I had to double major in it. All the interesting topics such as 3D animation, Web Design, and Motion Graphics sounded like classes which I would not end up sleeping in. My goal in taking this course is to further improve and learn the theoretical and practical fundamentals of visual design and digital imaging to aid me in building my skills to become a web and game designer/developer.

My favorite type of images is scenery. They affect people thoughts and feeling differently changing how they feel before and after they saw the picture. Usually with scenery pictures they give off a very relaxed and stress-free mood due to the natural beauty of nature. These images are used to promote the idea of “natural” and “fresh” as seen on many food products such as eggs and milk. They are placed in food products to build trust between the producer and the consumer by letting them know that what they are buying is natural and fresh. Most of these products have a picture of a farm or country side landscape which are brightly colored to catch the eye of the consumer.


Yamatocho, Kyoto, Japan

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