Elvia gonzalez creative final
- 1. Elvia Gonzalez Professor Medina CREATIVE PROJECT FINAL ARTS APPRECIATION 1301-61006
- 2. MY PHOTOGRAPH The photograph I chose, for comparison is the picture of the Quinceañera tiara. I chose this picture because of the strong symbolism behind Sweet Fifteen tiaras. The whole subject matter of a traditional Quinceañera is to celebrate the transition for girls from puberty to women. A Quinceañera traditionally starts with a religious ceremony, and is followed by a banquet reception at a ballroom. After the banquet, Quinceañera get presented to society as women and is given special gifts on a pillow. However, the most important gift is the tiara because it allows the Quinceañera to be considered the queen/princess of the night. After all, the whole purpose of the Quinceañera is to celebrate her transformation to being classified as women by society.
- 3. THE ARTIST WORK Basket, 1890-1910. 7” diameter. Promo Tribe. The photograph of the Quinceañera can be compared to Promo tribe, Basket, dated 1890-1910. There is a strong symbolism behind the Basket's as well as in the Quinceañera tiara. However, the subject matter of the Promo tribe is slightly different than that of a Quinceañera. The difference is that the Basket celebrates the transition in the girls' life, like from birth or puberty. The Basket is elaborated by the Promo tribe girl's mother and is given to them in special ceremonial gifts (Schlesier). The Promo tribe girls are supposed to treasure the basket through the rest of their lives and are supposed to be buried with the basket (Schlesier). Hence, this practice is still celebrated by Promo tribe's mothers in California (Schlesier).
- 4. THE ELEMENTS OF DESIGN SIMILARITIES Basket, 1890-1910. 7” diameter. Promo Tribe. Moreover, considering the art elements and the principles of design, there are many similarities in both of the art work and the photograph. For example, in the photograph value of the area around the tiara and the pillow is very dull which emphasis the viewer to focus on the tiara. Consequently, picture has a one point focus which is the tiara. Just like the photograph the main focus of the Basket, is the area outside which is often decorated with a value of bright intensity. The dullness area inside the Basket allows it to be emphasized on the outside allowing it to have one main focus.
- 5. THE MEDIA DIFFERENCES Basket, 1890-1910. 7” diameter. Promo Tribe. However, there are several differences in my photograph and the Basket. For instance, the media used in the Basket is physical real material like feathers, paint, weaving, vessels, and beads. The media used in the photograph was a camera and this doesn't allow the three dimensional view as the Basket because it is a photograph. Considering the manufactures of the art work and the content of the photograph there is a big difference in the media as well. The mothers of the girls whom own the basket made it physically for them and the photograph was taken by someone who did not make the tiara. The tiara manufacture doesn't have any sentimental connections with the girl owning it.
- 6. THE CULTURAL LIVING TRADITIONS TODAY Basket, 1890-1910. 7” diameter. Promo Tribe. The historical periods of both the photograph and the Basket are the same because both where originated by cultural traditions that have passed down from generation to generation till the present day. Today, there are still some Promo tribes mothers in California that still practice this tradition. There are still today some Tejano people that still continue the Mexican tradition and celebrate Quinceañeras. However, the geographically location is different Promo tribes are located in California and the photograph was taken in Texas where Tejanos are located.
- 7. WORKS CITED Lazzari, Margaret and Dona Schlesier. Exploring Art- A Global, Thematic Approach. Boston, MA: Wadsworth, 2012. Print.