Week 8: I didn't go to class this week because I left early for Thanksgiving break, but I guess that the discussion focused on surf art. It was interesting to compare the artistic interpretations of Drew Brophy and Aaron Chang. After looking at Chang's photos online, I came to the conclusion that he was pretty interested in capturing the barrels of waves. I've actually seen photos similar to his on Tumblr. As for Drew Brophy, I actually came across his name when I was looking up art for the final project proposition, a few weeks before the readings/links were sent out for Week 8. His art super intense and colorful, in a good way. I really like how he paints on skateboards and surfboards, among other things.
Week 9:
As you all know, I did my final project on researching ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs and painting imitations of them. The pictures I attached were also in my PowerPoint presentation...they're my favorite out of all of them. It was really cool to see everyone's creativity and talent through their projects. Overall I'm glad that I took this class because it gave me a lot of valuable insight into the culture of surfing, most of which I was not previously aware of. I have a higher regard for surfers/surf culture in general because of all the things I learned this past quarter.
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