Mending walls or Building bridges

The Great Wall of China is sequence of fortifications that were built across the northern parts of CHina as protection against invading nomandic groups from Eurasia.

It has a span of 13,171 miles or 21, 196km and is the longest man - made structure in the world. 

Northern side of the Great Wall of China

This structure is also one of the seven wonders of the world and is a symbol of ancient civilization that still stands to this day.

This wall have contributed a lot to China and human relationships as it protects it from invaders for more than a century. It is something that our ancestors came up for that in order to protect the future generation they must build this megastructure through hand tools alone.

If I were to pick between mending walls or building bridges I would pick building bridges. Why? Because since the dawn of time us humans have always been living in tribes or groups. We dont have strong scales to protect us nor sharp claws to help us defend, but what we do have is numbers and our big brains. This has led us to evolve into the most dominant race in the planet. Now imagine if we didn't cooperate back then. What if we were just solo hunters and gatherers. We wouldn't even know how to use tools let alone make them. This is the importance of human communication. And which is why I would choose to build bridges instead of mending walls and keeping what I know for myself.

Homo Sapien tribes

Lifeline ng aking buhay

 

Lahat tayo ay may mga pangarap sa ating buhay, at marami sa atin ay gustong ito ay mairating. Ito ang layunin ng ang plano para sa aking buhay. Gayunpaman ang buhay ay may maraming mga hindi inaasahang pangyayari at maaaring baguhin nito ang takbo ng iyong buhay, subalit ang patutunguhan ay dapat na pareho.

Ituon ang aking pag-aaral, magtapos ng highschool at simulang mangalap ng kaunting halaga ng pera para sa kapital sa mga gastos sa hinaharap sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng aking allowance o paggawa ng trabaho, sa oras na ito ay dapat na ako 18.

Makalipas ang 5 taon mula ngayon, dapat na akong magtapos sa senior highschool at nakalap ng ilang pera mula sa paggawa ng mga kakaibang trabaho. Magtutuon ako sa kolehiyo habang natututo tungkol sa negosyo at stock trading nang sabay. Ang papasok na kolehiyo ay ang Aeronautics o Aviation.

Pagkalipas ng 10 taon dapat ay nagtapos na ako sa kolehiyo, at kumita ng marami mula sa mga part time job, sa oras na ito na dapat ay nakatuon ako sa pagkuha ng mga oras ng paglipad at makahanap ng trabaho sa isang airline o pribadong kumpanya.

Pagkalipas ng 20 taon, magiging malapit na ako ng 36 taong gulang, marahil ay mayroon akong bahay at tumira nang mag-isa. Gagamitin ko ang lahat ng aking pera para sa aking sarili at sa aking pamilya at sa lahat ng mga tao na may utang ako. Sa panahong ito ay gusto kong magtayo nang isang maliit na negosyo upang makagawa ng passive income.

Pagkalipas ng 25 taon, kung saan ako ay 41 taong gulang, marahil ay nais kong makaipon ng maraming pera sa ngayon, ginugugol ko ang karamihan sa aking oras sa paglalakbay sa buong mundo at nakakaranas ng maraming bagay.

Family Portrait

       A family is very special and important to me and something that can never be taken for granted. A part of my life would be lost without my family. Without my family by my side, I would not be able to live my life. In this world of doubt, insecurity, and fear, my family is always there for me, holding their arms open to me with love. When the whole world doubts you, the only people willing to be by your side and believe you is your family.

Program Music

                 This activity is quite challenging to make as I had to pick which part of the music I should use and what type of action I should do. This activity is fun though as it sparks your creativity. 

Rococo art

 Rococo's art is a style that is simple and bright yet elegant and sophisticating. In this project I will be restyling a vase to fit "Rococo" style art.

I do not know how to decorate or restyle the vase that I am doing hence I will be doing it digitally as that is what I am at least confident at.

How I did it

In this video I explain as how I turned reality into a painting and recolored it to fit rococo style art.

The result

Before

After

As you can see in this digital artwork I did not simply just brighten the image in order to make it rococo style instead I turned it into a painting-like image and made it into a brighter image by getting rid of the "complex" colors as that is what rococo art style is about; clean and bright, simple and elegant.

British accent journal

Understanding and speaking British accent is by no means an easy task, but it can be fun in the process.

My British accent is far from perfect but it should be alright - at least in my standards as so.

Your turn drills

Paragraph reading

Realization

What I have realized in this assignment is that learning British accent is not at all easy, I thought at first that it was quick and simple as I just had to speak in a manner that is different from what I usually do, like in movies, however to much my surprise that this is not an easy task and you have to keep your fluentness and be careful not to stutter. My British accent is far from perfect but I have learned a lot and have applied what I have learned.

Pagtulong sa kapwa

 

Ang aking ina ay isang tao na tumulong sa akin ng marami sa aking buhay. Mula sa pagtatrabaho hanggang sa pag-aalaga sa akin at sa aking kapatid na babae nang wala pa ang aking yaya. Napakabait niyang tao at mapagkakatiwalaan siya. Tinutulungan niya ako sa mga takdang-aralin at binibigyan ako ng payo. Nagsasama kami habang nagbabakasyon siya sa ibang lugar. Talagang tinulungan niya ako ng husto.

Marami akong utang sa aking ina mula sa pagsisilang sa akin hanggang sa pagtatrabaho nang husto para sa aming pamilya at sa pangangalaga sa amin. Ang aking tatay ay nagtatrabaho din tulad ng aking ina. Marami akong mga hindi malilimutang sitwasyon kung saan tinulungan ako ng aking ina. Isa sa mga ito ay kapag kailangan ko ng cash upang makapunta sa manila para sa isang klase sa matematika na nakuha ko. Ibinigay niya sa akin ang halagang kailangan ko at binayaran para sa aking airline ticket at masaya ako tungkol doon.

Sa madaling salita ang aking ina ay isang taong tumulong sa akin sa aking buhay at isang taong maaasahan ko, sa hinaharap ay nag-iisip ako ng mga paraan upang bayaran ang aking ina sa pamamagitan ng pag-aalaga sa kanya at pagbili sa kanya ng isang bahay sa mga bundok tulad ng hiniling niya. ako sa paglaki ko.

Day Off

Ayon sa aking personal na karanasan, malalaman mo talaga kung gaano kahirap ang isang tao sa iyong posisyon. Madali mong sabihin lamang na "Naku talagang madali itong gawin" subalit kapag ikaw ang talagang gumagawa nito malalaman mo na ang paggawa ng mga gawaing bahay ay talagang nakakapagod at nakakapagod.

Sa video at mga larawan sa ibaba nagawa ko ang ilan sa mga bagay na ginagawa sa akin ng aking nakatatandang kapatid.

Sa video na ito ginawa ko ang mga gawaing paglilinis sa buong paligid ng aming bahay. Ang aming bahay ay may isang malawak na malawak na lugar at talagang nakakapagod gawin ito.

Pagkaraan ay nilagyan ko ulit ng maingat ang buong lugar upang hindi magkamali.

Sa larawang ito gumawa ako ng lemonade dahil isa ito sa kanyang mga gawain at medyo magaspang na subukang gupitin ang mga lemonada dahil isang maling paggalaw at masusugatan ang kamay ko.

Naisip ko talaga na madaling gawin ang mga gawain sa bahay, subalit ang ginagawa ng aking kapatid na babae araw-araw ay talagang nakakapagod. Hindi lamang niya ito kailangang gawin halos araw-araw ay binabalanse din niya ito sa kanyang pag-aaral at nakakakuha ng magagandang marka. 

The Four Painting Modes of Renaissance

Sfumato

It is a technique of using colors in a way to blur the clear hard lines and create a smooth painting.

What I did over here is overlap the red color with orange in order to smoothen the red lines and to 

deliver a smooth texture.

Unione

It emphasizes the smooth transformation of colors without leaving a trace of hard lines.

What I did in this painting is lightly apply the color blue over the center, although it got a bit dirty as 

the blue oil pastel I had was used frequently.

Chiaroscuro

Chiaroscuro is all about lights and shadows. It is the representation of light and dark parts.

What I did in this painting is darken the outer parts and made the inner area white in order to create a 

contrast between dark and light as that is what this technique is all about.

Cangiante

Cangiante is all about replacing colors with another color.

What I did in this painting is overlap the brown with orange in order to produce a mixed effect as 

cangiante is all about replacing colors with another color

Diego Velazquez

 

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez is a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV and of the Spanish Golden Age. 

Sources:

Images:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez


Content:


https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diego-Velazquez


https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/vela/hd_vela.htm


https://www.wikiart.org/en/diego-velazquez


https://www.artble.com/artists/diego_velazquez

 

Planting rice by Fernando Armolso

"Planting Rice" is a painting by Fernando Armolso. The painter Fernando Amorsolo was a presiding figure in the visual arts of the Philippines during the years before the Second World War and into the post-war period. His body of work is characterized by scenes of the Filipino countryside, richly composed and harmoniously colored, with bright sunlight and populated by beautiful, happy people: it is an art of beauty, fulfillment, peace and prosperity, which perhaps explains its undying popularity in the Philippines to this day. 

The painting reveals the knowledge of the artist as he etched the canvas with the presence of his passion. This shows Armolso's love for the Filipinos. If you look closely at the painting carefully you will notice the Filipino's unity or their bayanihan. Bayanihan is the spirit of civic unity and cooperation among the Filipinos. Bayanihan is derived from the word Bayan, which means community or country. Bayanihan means literally "being one with the community". Bayanihan culture is derived from the meaning: "being helpful in the community, being one of the people who are working together to achieve one goal.

Looking at this painting, I see glimpses of the hard work that the people used to do. From planting rice to milling them. Nowadays it is a a lot more easier to farm rice because of modern machines, that's why it makes me grateful to be born on a timeline that has the convenience of technology which unfortunately our ancestors did not have. 

Amorsolo’s forte was the backlighting technique and the Filipino tradition themes. In this painting, the backlighting technique manifested wherein figures are outlined against a characteristic glow, and intense light on one part of the canvas highlights nearby details. Sunlight is a prevailing element in Amorsolo’s works. Brush strokes were smooth which emphasizes the feel intended by the artist.

It was an ideal picture of provincial life like most of his paintings. The particular genre that was used is realism. He painted the details as to how it might look like in real life. However, faces of the farmers were not detailed because their Buri hats covered them. Supposedly the sun was on its peak in that picture.

Fernando Cuerto Amorsolo is the very first painter to be given the recognition as the country’s national artist. His work titled “Rice Planting” which was made in 1922 was one of his most famous works. This was when the Philippines was under the American colonial rule and it is impressive that Amorsolo consistently painted pictures reflecting the true Filipino soul despite the colonization.

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Amorsolo#:~:text=Fernando%20Amorsolo%20y%20Cueto%20(May,in%20the%20use%20of%20light.

https://biography.yourdictionary.com/fernando-amorsolo

https://vovworld.vn/en-US/cultural-rendezvous/bayanihan-housemoving-tradition-of-the-philippines-559494.vov

https://httppinoyartshub.wordpress.com/2017/12/31/planting-rice-by-fernando-amorsolo/