Second week, part uno.

Well, today I began my second week. I had Art History again today, and most of the lecture was about Rennaissance and Baroque artwork. It is very interesting to me to see how art evolves through the centuries. I love Rennaissance portraiture and the dramatic style of Baroque artists. But I think that my favourite thing so far has been seeing the amazing naturalism of the Classical and Helenistic sculptures from Greece. In particular, I LOVE the Barberini Fawn (which can be seen at this link: http://www.utexas.edu/courses/introtogreece/lect34/hBarberiniFaun.jpg). It is simply stunning, and very typical of Hellenistic pieces.

I have my Art History mid-term exam on Thursday. Yes, already. I"ve only had three classes, but I only have eight classes at all, so it stands to reason that my fourth class should have the mid-term. Then, in two weeks I will have my final exam. I'm pretty confident about this upcoming test. It shouldn't be too difficult- we just have to identify the styles of some pieces, compare and contrast different pieces, and use analysis skills. I think I'll do alright. I've been taking notes and reading so I'm not worried.

As far as English goes, I've just finished my memoir, which I centered around my lifelong struggle with sickness and my recent fight with anxiety. My first draft didn't seem to flow together very well, but then I revised it and it makes much more sense now. I'm pretty proud of it. Perhaps I will post it as its own blog post sometime. But for now, you'll just have to imagine its awesomeness.

Tomorrow we will begin our second major English project, which is a print-ad analysis. Basically, I have taken an advertisement from a magazine and now must analyze its effectiveness in selling its product by means of its colour, lighting, line, form, balance, typography, etc. I chose an advert for Tropicana's new fruit-infused water product, Fruit Squeeze. It's really interesting to learn the makeup of what attracts and retains the human eye. For example, I noticed that all lines in the ad lead to the product picture. It's clever and subtle advertising tricks that really sell.

I went grocery shopping today, woohoo! I was craving some peaches so I got four cans of sliced peaches. Haha. I promise I'm eating more than just fruit! For lunch I had a chicken sandwich on whole wheat bread, I swear! I am exercising moderation in my diet, thank you very much. I got new bumper stickers for my car. Exciting stuff. Um... I took a shower? Haha. I really have nothing else that's very interesting. So I'll sign off for now.

Oh, wait. Sis wanted to know what the top ten famous artworks were from my last week's Art History lesson. So here they are.

1. The Mona Lisa {Leonardo Da Vinci}
2. The Starry Night {Vincent Van Gogh}
3. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon {Pablo Picasso}
4. The Creation of Adam, from the Sistine Chapel {Micaelangelo}
5. The Japanese Footbridge {Claude Monet}
6. Nighthawks {Edward Hopper}
7. Autumn Rhythm {Jackson Pollack}
8. The Persistence of Memory {Salvador Dali}
9. The Scream {Edward Munsch}
10. Marilyn {Andy Warhol}