Semester 4

Arts TRYathlon #1: Choose Your Own Adventure

Event Logistics 02/15/25, National History Museum

#museum #history #education

I went to the Natural History Museum in DC with my friend to look around. Walking around, I got to see the story of different animals that went extinct and I also got to see the history of dinosaurs and animals that lived in the Jurassic era. Although the Natural History Museum didn’t have much “direct” art, I found art within the museum. I realised how there’s so much art in just life itself. Seeing how different species formed and evolved and how their features fit together perfectly all uniquely, made specifically for them and their environment was cool to see. I also saw how art was also integrated to create what these fossils and animals looked like. The museum also showed me how art not only is used for aesthetic purposes, but like we are learning right now with our Capstone projects, art is also used for educational purposes as well. One example of art I found in the museum was this metal bronzy sculpture model of a Morganucodon oehleri. It was an enlarged scultupre of an extinct antimal that was one of the first mammals on Earth. Seeing this kind of made me sad but also happy, it was a bittersweet moment because this small creature made an impact in this world by being one of the first mammals and their DNA was passed onto billions of descendants, including us. It was only sad because this animal no longer exists but its also nice that they are being recognized today with their own sculpture and research.

Arts TRYathlon #2: Choose Your Own Adventure

Event Logistics 03/15/25, National Aquarium

#Aquarium #art #fish

For my second tryathlon I went to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. I went to see all the different fish and animals and walked around the entire place. My favorite place was where I got to touch the jelly fish. It was really cool to be able to actually feel them. The museums colors were very pretty and I felt it attracted the tourists more. The lighting was very dim or even very dark. This made the fish and sea animals pop out even more. The tanks were all lit with blue lights or just light in general and it made them the main focus. This aquarium, although not traditionally art, still represented art. The thought-out colors, the way the lights worked to highlight the main attraction (sealife), and the different interactive parts. Art attracts people and I believe the aquarium used art to strategically attract their audience and highlight the things they wanted the audience to focus on. This relates to what we learned about curating our capstones and how the way we curate an exhibition or anything in general, changes the way the audience experiences it. The aquarium curated their place to attract the audience by color, related sea animals, and an interaction place. The aquarium gave me more insight on how to curate my own capstone project and how to get the attention of my audience by using specific colors, having certain themes, and choosing placement wisely.

Arts TRYathlon #3: Arts Scholars Event

Event Logistics (03/26/25, Bel Air Lounge, Paperclip Jewelry)

#jewelrymaking #art #paperclipart #jewelry

I attended the paperclip jewelry making event in the bel air lounge. I picked a few silver paper clips and earring hook things. I found some inspo on pinterest of these star dangly earrings on pinterest and started. I had a lot of difficulty being able to move the paperclip and to shape it the way I wanted. I had trouble making a spiral and the paperclip wire would go in the direction I didnt mean for it to go. I had to restart twice becasue I broke the paperclip for the first one, and the second paperclip I used was too short. For my final attempt, I was able to learn from the past two attempts and I created a perfect center spiral for my star. As I was getting the hang of it, the event ended and I had to leave. With more time I could've finished it though. With this event, I learned how art takes a lot of patience and time. At first, I thought paperclip art would be simple. I thought the wires would bend easily and I would finish the earrings before the event ended but I was proven wrong. This was way more difficult than anticipated. I learned to persevere and that practice makes perfect. Art isn't just easy no matter the kind of art. This event also taught me that no art is "simple".

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