I chose this image of Muhammed Ali underwater because this image captures more than just what is happening in the actual picture. It shows Ali's true dedication to the sport and all the hard work and effort that he puts in. I find this image to be very insperational as well because it shows if a person puts in the effort they can too possibly be the greatest in the world just like Ali was, but you really have to go the extra mile if you want it. o capture this all in one single image is truly a masterpiece by the photographer.

These two images are good examples of ordinary objects being turned into extraordinary versions of art.  Kevin Van Aelst was able to take an apple and turn it into a map. He also took a roll of tape and turned it into two ships sailing at sea.  Its amazing what a creative mind can create with such simple objects.

-Lex

I chose this really cool Mona Lisa collage because it is actually made with filled coffee cups. The ordinary coffee cups most of us have everyday, were turned into this masterpiece. The cups have different amounts of coffee and milk and so creating this beautiful collage. Mona Lisa is so important because it helped us learn and symbolize a bit of history during its time. This work helps us realize that really anything can be turned into art.

The category I choose for "The Need for Art" was to refresh our vision and see the world in a new way. I chose this piece of street art for several reasons. Because the artist is in this case anonymous, it leaves the focus on the very clear message being sent. By taking a seemingly harmless "addiction" that so many people have to Facebook and placing it alongside the very real addiction many have to cigarettes, the artist makes the audience question their activity and thus see our habits in a new light.

-Michelle

This dress shows how “artists create extraordinary versions of ordinary objects”.  The haute couture dress, made by Versace, has an elaborate design with a very different form then most dresses take.  The dress could have taken the form of a straight piece of up and down fabric for the sole purpose of clothing, but this dress is a piece of art.   

Creating extraordinary versions of ordinary objects

I chose to select a piece of art in the category Creating extraordinary versions of ordinary objects. This piece of art is made out of an everyday object that most people use to maybe create art but don't see it as a piece of art itself, pencils. Artist Jennifer Maestre puts a group of scraped, carved pencils together to create a small picture as you see here. Its a different way to not only use ordinary pencils to create art but show that pencils can be used as a form of art as well.

Extraordinary Versions of Ordinary Objects: Hand Paintings

    The works of art I am using in this post are ones of creating extraordinary versions of ordinary objects. As you can see, the objects being used in these pictures are just your ordinary, regular, everyday hands human beings. Now what makes these ordinary hands so extraordinary is their appearance of very common, realistic looking birds. Both so extremely detailed and magnificent, but the one that catches my attention the most is the American Bald Eagle (top picture). The way that both hands are used in combination to create such an intricate and beautiful result of an eagle spanning out it's wings is just truly an amazing sight to the eye.                          


                        - Alfonso                  

I chose to represent extraordinary versions of ordinary objects. These are people and objects made out of only paper. As you can see by the hand in the lower right picture, the paper is extremely small so it takes a lot of hard work, patience and time to create such intricate objects. The details that are put into the chess pieces and table are amazing. They even curled the hair of the man and woman. Paper is so simple and can be overlooked because it is used everyday, but it can also be used to create magnificent displays like this one.

-Allison Towle