AN ARTIST'S LIFE

What is Art?

Well or me, art is the most creative expression of an idea that shows a lot of quality, production, realm of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance. It speaks so many things of what a person has to say, a story or a nostalgia perhaps, or may it be a flamboyant description of a person, thing, etc. But if we dig deeply to what we can all understand not by what it is defined, we all would find out is that it doesn't matter how beautiful it is or how aesthetically perfect it was designed or amazing it was delivered, but how we will all appreciate it, and that is all that matters.

The best part about art is that it's all around us. Try looking at your back or at your right, art is probably present in your vision. Just like sitting here and making this discourse, i suddenly noticed the mouse i'm using is art because i appreciate how unique the design of my mouse is and of course the purpose of it in my work, and in my life. Art is in my everyday routine. I wake up every morning trying to find ways to make my outfit unique and true enough to be appreciated by my friends. I come home and turn and plug my iPod to the speakers and listen to songs that really eases and relaxes my mind from all those stress from school. And do I appreciate it, oh you bet I do. I love music because it is one of the most expressive arts next to theater and dance because you can not only hear it's beautiful rhythm but you can also relate to it's embracing lyrics and way you sing it really puts your heart into it being connected with want it has to say. Then comes dinner time and I help my mom cook and serve the table. Trying to find the right ingredients and blend satisfy the taste buds of my family and dishing out those scrumptious food is art. Even setting up the table is art for me, i make sure that the table setting is tremendous and I know that my family appreciates how I prepare it for them. What's a perfect dinner without a perfect atmosphere?

Having art deal with my everyday routine makes it very important and relevant in my life and I know that almost everyone, especially of my age, agrees with me. If not, then by all means discover and explore your inner creativity and find the art in you.

The Philippines is developing and progressing each year and looking at our country we can see and distinguish alot of development in the society and that for me is beauty and art because having places urbanized and look extravagant says alot. Also in the lifestyle of people, it may vary according to the economy. In businesses, Publicity is one way to attract a lot of buyers may it be billboards and fliers or commercial and these are all forms of modern art such as multimedia arts. We do not only appreciate it but it also help make the economy better in terms of sales and marketing.

When it comes to Social people may say that there are no arts present in certain situations but I strongly disagree. Having alot of people communicate, debate, deliberate or whatsoever is art already, it's literature . We talk in different ways, some of us speak in a different manner or maybe some of us have this unique accent or one of us have a way with words and how he delivers it. Even a person not talking supplies art by his expression, he may not speak but it's beautifully painted in his face what he has to say or react. Social doesn't only pertain to how people talk but with how they move and act. Photographs often capture people doing something very interesting may it be skating, sleeping, hugging, etc. that is a big art especially when it comes to fashion photography. There's always a story behind a photoshoot and sometimes you wouldn't know what they are trying to portray you have to look deeper into it and extract piece by piece how these shots interact with you and with the society.

As my previous design philosophy goes, MIX AND MATCH, is trying to get the right blend of art especially in fashion and clothing. We can never have too many nor too little art in our lives. There is no wrong art only misjudgment but we shouldn't worry to much on that because we decide how our lives go and change and how it can be appreciated by other people. We make our own art.

MY MANIFESTO

I am a Huge Fan of Fashion.

I mean i love everything about it.

The Styles, the Trends, the Glamour and everything there is beyond it's limelight.

And that it is why I loved Architecture.

Architecture is somehow different kind of criteria which also falls into the category of styles and trends, only it is applies within limitations to a building, a house, or a structure.

As most of you know I wanted to become a Fashion Designer when I grow up. Fashion Design was actually my first choice of course when I decided to pursue my mom's dreams of becoming an Architect.

Now for me, Architecture is one of the greatest subject that complies with design matter and our industry.

Next to fashion, Architecture is the next big deal that also speaks the language of GLAM and STYLE. Well just seeing all the beautifully constructed buildings from then upto now is like opening a wardrobe of the most vintage Louis Vuitton to the latest there is. There's also history in it's beauty that evolves from something new to something extraordinary, or from something old to something modern.

So being an architecture student i like to apply fashion in my designs. I want people to see a new generation of Architecture, or another era, perhaps. It's time for me to make a stand to all those fashion designer/architects who wanted to make a change in the continuous change of our generation. THE FASHION OF ARCHITECTURE the best there is to come. Just like Louis Vuitton, being an Architect and a Fashion Designer at the same time wasn't impossible for him.

For the next few years in college i'll be sticking to my own category of design. I'll design structures, builings, houses, etc that has a resemblance to fashion may it be, the style, the look, etc. And some may look like clothes, or dresses.

So that's my goal, to implement new design to new structure in a new generation. :)




my 1st sketch that inspired me to pursue my dream of becoming a fashion architect. :)
(doesn't it look like a lady gaga dress minus the huge epaulets?)

INTERNATIONAL. ART NOUVEAU. BAUHAUS. MODERNISM.

So there we are at the second batch of modern architecture.

We discussed 4 more eras that really gave us a hard time figuring out the differences.

There's the Art Nouveau, the Bauhaus, the International and the Modernism in Architecture.

Art Nouveau expounded the and introduced the plant design, adding a mixture of green and modern to the structure giving it unique features that is really both helpful and pleasant in the environment. It also indicates the explosion of details. More on Random curves that gives it a more artistic and flowing look. The difference of Art Nouveau with Art Deco is that Deco reveals edgy geometric shapes while Nouveau exerts it's inner most curves. So it's more like dealing with the gender differences, edgy like guys and curvy like girls but it doesn't mean that both is distinctive by gender, I'm just giving a great example of it's classification.

Bauhaus started the blank designs. Like, No Ornamentation of any kind. It's bland bold and basic in design but styles emerges with uniqueness and vitality. Also it started from the school named Bauhaus. In other terms it can be noted as the "Absence of Decoration". They used glass, steel and wood to build their structures.

International Style.
International style is like the generic version of the Bauhaus and other prominent and distinctive styles. Giving the characteristics the same as the Bauhaus, with No Ornamentation of any kind but the hint is that it's best applied to any location, any site, and any climate. The term "International Architecture" had it's origin from the name of a book by Henry-Russel Hitchcock and Philip Johnson giving it a classification of a Major Architectural Style. It is also notified as an eclectic mix of past traditions.

Modernism is the real deal of today's generation because in this era is where we are aspired to be because it's where we are right now. it shares the same characteristics as the international architecture but is more prominent in design and really shows modernism in terms of structures, styles, and details.

I love the modern age because this is where we are right now and it connotes the development of architecture as well as our culture. Although there are times when Eras tend to merge styles, or should I say being eclectic in design. for me, I don't want to tolerate such mannerism of design because it leads to inappropriation and it doesnt signify the uniqueness of the the eras it mix.

I want to enhance more the technology and architecture nowadays. I want to start create a new era that the Philippines would be renowned of and with that I can say it will change people's lives. :)

INTRODUCTION TO MODERN CIVILIZATION

We're getting closer and closer to the Present and Pre-Future Age of Architecture.

Last Friday we discussed some of the early modern civilization which were the Industrial Revolution and the Art Deco.

In this eras, machinery and modern engineering were born. Its origins in Paris in the first decades of the 20th century. It evolved in Europe during the 1st world war until late 1930s
Characterized by lavish ornamentaion, superlative craftsmanship and fine materials.
Also characterized by sleek, streamlined forms; geometric patterns; and experiments with industrial materials such as metals, plastics, and glass.

People in these eras, were the ones who exposed the use of metal and introduced plastic and glass in the architecture and engineering society. I love seeing houses, buildings and structures made entirely in glass. It makes me feel like I'm living inside a diamond. And of course the ever reliable metal which is one of the strongest and sturdiest material there is for construction.

They did a very great start for the modern architecture era and I'm waiting for more for the next generations. :)

OLD ENGLISH FASHION

We did a Photoshoot on the three (3) Old English Eras of Architecture, namely; Renaissance, Gothic, and Baroque-Rococo. This is to be exhibited this Friday, November 19, 2010 at the DLS-CSB SDA 12th floor Ampitheater. The exhibit was made to showcase all our talents and knowledge about Architecture, Photography, Arts, and Fashion. Everybody is invited to come and see our exhibit to get a glimpse of the aura of Old English Architecture.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Nadine Seballos & Patrick Almera

STYLIST: Patrick Almera

MAKE-UP ARTIST: Hazel Irlandez

EDITS & EFFECTS: Patrick Almera

PATRICK ALMERA (ME)

JOICE VELASCO

MIGUEL ORTIZ

NADINE SEBALLOS

WARLO SANDOVAL




HAZEL IRLANDEZ

MAR UY

Here are some of the group pictures we did.

Hope you could visit our exhibit. Thank You. :)

--Peejay A

THE COLONIAL AMERICA

I was surprised when 2 of my classmates presented this topic in our HSTARCH2 (History of Architecture 2). I never thought that the Colonial America Period had conquered alot of cities and countries. They spread their distinctive styles in different part of the world ike in Netherlands, America, French, German, etc.

Most of the styles cathegorized by the Colonial America and is very prominent from then on was the brick layering and especially the use of brick. We discussed different ways how to layer bricks there are the shiner, sailor and header. It's difficult to identify the different layerings at first but somehow we managed to get a solution for this problem. We actually made hand gestures that looked like the Macarena dance, hopefully we could remember all the gestures.

So there are also the implication of the past styles just like the gothic, renaissance, etc. but is now a bit modernized or the "Revival" as we call it. This is where the NEOCLASSICAL comes in. They are fond of reviving original styles from the past and adding something new to it giving it a new term.

Though this period doesn't have much originality still I liked how the outcomes and outputs turned out to be having constructed perfectly and amazingly. This is not my favorite Period but I learned and got alot from it. It was Overwhelming.

(PICTURES SOON TO COME) :)

INSIGHTS OF MEDITERRANEAN

Mediterranean is a huge word when it comes to Architecture because this style conquered a lot of countries and started spreading it's wonderful designs.

Mediterranean, as my teacher have said, is known for its three (3) main distinctive designs:
1) It is very colorful. They use mostly vibrant and vivid colors giving at festive look and vibe.
2) Floral in design. It is very common for them to engage in floral designs from the Rococo period's Boudoirs.
3) Windows. Their windows have wooden shutters that is very attractive to the eyes at the same time helpful to block the very warm rays of sun.

We watched a movie last week, entitled " LETTERS TO JULIET".


When a young American travels to the city of Verona, home of the star-crossed lover Juliet Capulet of Romeo and Juliet fame, she joins a group of volunteers who respond to letters to Juliet seeking advice about love. After answering one letter dated 1951, she inspires its author to travel to Italy in search of her long-lost love and sets off a chain of events that will bring a love into both their lives unlike anything they ever imagined.

Here are some pics from the movie.


The movie is very nice, down-to-earth, and touching. It shows the value of LOVE and how it goes throughout one's life may we be young or old, true love never dies.

Also in the movie, it showed a lot of Architectural styles in the Mediterranean period like the window shutters, brick walls, festive colors, vintage lamps, fresco dining, floral designs, etc.

Watch it and you'll be teary with its story at the same time amazed by the beauty of the setting.