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This piece is related to the community in the sense that we created a replica of the Maya Calendar to relate that we all have a different culture in this community. I wanted the background culture of most Latinos to be shown at our school to symbolize that there is more than one type of culture that we all share at KCAA. I got my inspiration after watching the film The Barefoot Artist, it impressed me how she changed the community and impacted the people around there. Our piece is related to the culture of our population because we all share the same background due to our ancestors. The maya calendar was the calendar they followed to determine when the world was going to end, so we based that information to remind the community of where they got that estimation of the world ending.
This piece will engage non-KCAA viewers because we didn't direct our project towards just the KCAA students but everyone in general to remind them where they came from and what their ancestors did. We will also want our piece to show non-KCAA viewers of what we can create if we put time, effort, and a touch of your own story to change the community for something better. We are hoping that it catches the viewers attention and to have them learn a little bit about what symbols and numbers the Maya's used. Putting the time,effort, and touch of your own story into an art work changes the way you and others view that it, some people might relate to it and other might not understand it but they still see how much detail is out into it.
We decided to make our project permanent but also moveable to put it in different spots around the school to show everyone that there is diversity in this school when it comes to culture. I related each symbol as one person to show how we all need each other to be complete and without a piece the artwork won't make sense. In 25 years I would want my piece to be viewed as a symbol of unity because at KCAA we are all united as one and we achieve so many things with each other's help. As people viewed our art work and critiqued it, I noticed how they didn't really know what each circle was and how it's not just drawings and dots but numbers and days. I wanted to do an art piece that isn't seen everyday and that it is from another culture.
After all this project was the most special project to me. I put all my effort to make it look the way I imagined it in my head. It took some struggles and it doesn't look very professional or perfect but it come out good and it makes me happy how people spend their time looking at it and giving me advice on what to do next time. It helps me become a better artist and learn from others that have different perspective. I want to come back to KCAA and see my artwork be an inspiration to others.
