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GRAVITY: JOHN MAYER


Gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down

Oh I'll never know what makes this man
With all the love that his heart can stand
Dream of ways to throw it all away

Oh Gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down

Oh twice as much ain't twice as good
And can't sustain like a one half could
It's wanting more
That's gonna send me to my knees
[repeat]

Oh gravity, stay the hell away from me
And gravity has taken better men than me (now how can that be?)

Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
C'mon keep me where the light is
C'mon keep me where the light is
Oh... where the light is!


This song perfectly describes a person longing to never settle down. Always looking for an easy fix for a difficult issue. Gravity is the reality no one wants to let sink in, but gravity will always find you because you can't escape it. Referring to the light- it acts as a safe haven to the troubled one always looking for something more than is there at the time. Not wanting to accept gravity is equivalent to not accepting reality for what it is.

Post numero Cuatro

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/13/133494858/freedom

The story Freedom, really stuck out to me. My family was put through the Holocaust, so my heart softens to stories told by survivors. These stories are all non-fictional and have such depth to them. Anyone who can share their story with others, really has a strong mind and soul. The terror which runs through them still, even after many years of being out of the horror, leaks out once and a while. It is really commendable to read someone's story of the personal nightmare they had to live through.

Post numero tres

Although I enjoy Kehinde Wileys artwork, in my eyes it is a bit absurd. It is odd to be how is portraying gangster looking guys in a "trippy" sense. I do respect how he is incorporating what he knows and feels into art though. I can't quite grasp why he has decided to base all of his work off the same basic look though. All of his work is the same except different patterns and people. Maybe he is trying to create a balance? Who knows.

Post numero dos

1. What is your reaction to Bansky’s pieces? What are they saying? Do you agree or disagree with them? Why?

I believe he is trying to warp reality. Represented on the left is a rather crude piece that shows a rat trying to make its way to hollywood. I think it is a very different approach to art because some of his pieces demonstrate taking a twist to what the eye really sees. The others show ways to interpret what normally someone thinks of, and then how Banksy would put it down in art.

2. Is graffiti art? Is tagging a building? Why do you think writers and artists often use pen names and go by alternate personas?

I think any way you can put down your ideas other than speaking is art. Although many people interpret art differently, I think if something can speak to you and can make you find a deeper meaning then it is classified as art. I think they use different names because people tend to judge and no one wants to be put down. Someone can think they have just produced the most magnificent piece and another could view it as trash. Everyone is constantly interpreting everything differently.

3. To what extent do you think it is important to put your work in the public?

I think it is somewhat important, but the most important is satisfying your own internal need that the art you have produced has meaning. If a person can have passion about something to the point that others' opinions no longer matter, then they have achieved euphoria.

Six Word Description

Do I look like a Taxi?


These words have nothing to hide in them and are as bold as can be. The reason why I use this question is because I have become the driver among my friends. I constantly am cruising around in my car wasting away the gas and money my parents filter to me. People don't seem to think twice if I care or not because once an action is repeated over and over again, it becomes habitual. Sometimes I wish that others would step up to the plate, but it is not in my nature to ask this of others because I am content with myself. I wish people would respect me a little bit more, but I do not expect anything out of anyone because I know that I will always be able to count on myself no matter what.

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This painting is by Alex Grey. He has an amazing eye for creativity and I thought this painting would demonstrate real creativity at it's finest. It shows how everything is simultaneously connected. Energy is constantly flowing through everyone all the time, but if an individual can learn how to harness it and turn it into passion then they have won. Art comes in many forms but this one expresses fully how the mind really operates. The key in this painting is letting your energy flow in and then out to anything and everything with passion and a clear mind.