Dialectics: Modern Art and Post Modern Art

I learned more about art after watching the film Exit Through the Gift Shop. I came to realize that there is a lot more to street art then people think. Some is graffiti but most of it is art. The artists choose to do street art to both make a point and to put their name out there. Banksy became famous because his street art was unique and unlike any of the other artists' work. Bansky's street art was very post modern.


In the film there was both modern and post modern art. Banksy's work was post modern because his art represented the individual and his interpretations of things in real life. His art was unique because he wanted his own style and in order to do that he had to see things in a different way than others. And through his art he was able to do that.

Theirry on the other hand, his art was very modern. His art consisted of fragmentation and was presented in ways that it wouldn't usually be seen in. He tried to choose art for his show that made a statement. He chose over 200 pieces of art and most had similar styles. The style of Andy Warhol's painting of Marilyn Monroe was used in several of his pieces but each had different faces. These pieces are modern because they are abstract and don't reflect the individual. Theirry's art doesn't reflect who he is as an artist, he chooses art that he believes makes a statement.

By having both modern and post modern in the film, it illustrated the fact that there is more to street art then just spraying paint at a wall. Each artist has their own style and as a result there is a lot of diversification for the public to see on the streets.

Metacognition: Mashup

I had never done a mashup before so there were times when I had a difficult time coming up with ideas to create it. I chose patience as my topic and after I knew what my topic was it was easy to pick out quotes that went along with it but it was hard to find ones that went along with each other. After I finished choosing quotes and other sources I had a difficult time deciding what quote or reflection I wanted to start with. After about ten minutes or so I decided to start it with a quote from Letters to a Young Poet.

Starting with a quote made the project really start to come together.There came a time in the middle of the project where I couldn't think of how to continue. I struggled with coming up with ideas on how to relate my topic with the other quotes I chose. I finally figured out a way and I hope it turned out okay.

I never thought that the project would take a ton of time to complete but there came a time where I needed to take a break because it got kind of overwhelming and I struggled with generating new ideas. If I were to do this proejct again I would definitely spread out the work over a longer period of time. I should have limited the amount of distractions because it took time away from working on my project. I had music playing, I was texting, and Facebook was open. So if I were to tell someone who is also working on the project, to eliminate or keep their distractions to a minimum.

In some ways I enjoyed working on this project because it definitely expanded my thinking. I never thought I could think in the ways that made this project possible. I have never done a project like a mashup that would me think more "out of the box." I like that my mind can think in these ways because now I believe I can do more projects like this one and be more successful. My thinking isn't at the level that I want it to be at. I wish my thinking will get even better in the future.

Despite the difficulties I faced when completing this project there were times that I enjoyed it. Doing this mashup will help me with similar projects I might have to do in the future.