First Blog ART F200

This piece above was done by a contemporary artist named Ajarb Bernard Ategwa. There are silhouettes of two women, who do not have any facial features but are encapsulated by vibrant colors. When I first looked at this piece of art, I felt confused; why do they have no face? What is the deeper meaning behind this painting? But I think the way this artist makes art is based on the fact of the viewer's self-representation. To me, this takes the skin tone out of the person but shows these vibrant colors to which the person is made. They show strength in their pose and professionalism in their outfit. I would own a copy of this piece, and I would be interested in how different people view it. There is not really much backstory to this work, but the artist's different pieces deal with portrait formats and he draws on subjects from neighborhood photographic studios. Source: Miami Art Guide. “Fredric Snitzer Gallery PRESENTS Ajarb Bernard Ategwa: Sweet Flowers of Douala.”   Miami Art

     Hello! My name is Mistelle Titus, I am a second-year student here at UAF. Although this is my second year, this is my first year here on campus. I am currently majoring in Elementary Education with no minor, yet! I am from Healy Alaska, which is twenty miles outside of Denali National Park, and about two hours away from here. It is a very small town with about 1,000 people and I grew up there the majority of my life.  My relationship with art is limited nowadays, but when I was in high school I took art class my freshman and sophomore year of school. I really enjoyed doing it and I would always finish my art projects too fast for the pace of the class and my teacher had to give me some side art projects to do. I think my favorite projects were either watercolor painting or mosaics. Now, I have kind of drifted away from art, but I try to have paint nights here and there. The artwork I own and have hanging up in my room is just art I’ve done, but my dad likes to collect different