Jabriya's Visual Studies

  There was an old building in my city that got taken down semi-recently. Once everything was cleared, all that was left was this ominously curious alcove and this very rough set of steps. I hadn't even noticed they had this religious graffiti on them until I got up close. I think the symbolism changes when steps are in ruins or the rest of the structure is lost and they don't really lead anywhere. I think they reflect longer journeys and the times when we don't really know where we're going. I thought about climbing them, but I didn't. I should probably be careful if I do change my mind. That 7th step down looks like a tricky one.

Bill Voila - Ascension I watched the video for before I read the description. Even without any background information I did notice the religious symbolism. I thought using water to represent that idea was pretty neat. The float back up was a little slow, but there were videos by some other artists that were much slower. I watched one of Ryan Trecartin's videos and literally said "How is this as long as it is? I'm never going to get this time back." Marilyn Minter -  I'm Not Much But I'm All I Think About I found the this video pacifying. The concept was cool, but I really just enjoyed watching the forms swirl and morph and splash. Nam June Paik -  Electronic Superhighway I feel like this piece would work more efficiently just as an installation. It seems like a really cool work of art, but I don't think the multiple visually stimulating parts of the work lend itself well to the video art form. It captures the flashing of the screens, but I'm sure we...

If perhaps you've never been, this is a photo from The Philadelphia Museum of Art. The sculpture at the top of the steps is Diana . As the label reads, since her adoption, " Diana has  reigned as the goddess of the Museum’s Great Stair Hall". I'm much more partial to these stairs than the Rocky steps outside. I've been to this museum a half dozen times at least. Diana is always there, shining and strong. And every time I walk these steps, I leave the museum with new drawings and artists to reference in my sketchbook. The stairs in this building have taken me to spaces that have helped me grow as an artist ever since my first time visiting them in high school.

1. Composing movement - This is so neat. I love when paintings, drawings, and photography has interesting compositions, but it's really evident in these film clips. I've definitely seen part in movies where's I've said "Wow, that's an interesting shot".  I don't think I though about it as often in terms of movement, though. One of my favorite clips in looking at the movement was the one where the river was flowing in one direction and the leaves were blowing the other way. I thought the movement at the beginning and end of cuts was interesting. 2. Editing Space and Time - I've seen Paprika ! It's been a while. I should watch it again. I like match cuts they talked about a lot. It's obvious that things like movement and how the story progresses through time have to be thought of with each scene in relation to the next one. 3. Composing a Video Essay - Having more than one thing going on in film or television is something I think most of us u...

If you happen to be a classic horror movie fan, you might recognize these steps from The Exorcist. Last summer my family and I went to Maryland to visit my cousin for a cookout. On the way home from the trip, we stopped in Georgetown to see these iconic stairs. If for some reason you've never seen this film, I won't spoil anything for you. My mother has always loved horror so I fell into the genre at a young age. This is one of her favorite movies and having seen it a few times because of her, I didn't mind the stop at all. My little sister didn't quite "get it", claiming that they were just stairs, but she's not quite as amused by scary things as we are. There's something about descending steeps steps you've seen multiple times, thinking about the scene in the movie, with the person who introduced it to you years ago. It was a fun experience. I hope we end up at other peculiar places this summer.

The overall idea of my video is going to be doodles coming to life. Beginning - I want to draw things that come alive Middle - I sketch some little drawings until I get frustrated End - While I'm away, the pictures begin animate and I am pleased at the end. This is my original order I tried to edit these so they were a little easier to read, but this is an order one of my group partners came up with.

  Originally for this project, I was planning in my brainstorming to have less variation of arguments and more variation in poster designs, but in my sketching, I ended up experimenting with 5 different argument ideas. It's not a huge issue necessarily, it just didn't align with what my normal art making process would be like. I liked the idea of the project itself. I thought it was challenging for us to think about in a good way. I considered my audience's potential interpretation a bit more than I have with my other work. I am satisfied enough with the outcome of this project. I don't really have the technical issues I had with the other projects. My main issue was just that the printing did not turn out as I had expected it. It was a bit darker and my text didn't stand out quite as much as I thought it did. Though, it seems like a lot of people also experienced something similar. I'm still very fond of the critiques. The support from my peers helps m...