Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts

March 9, 2016

The Unsolved

By: Bersano, Jazmen Rascyl




Ever since I was little, I have been interested in things that were out of this world. The extraordinary makes it even more appealing to me that one can't help but be attracted and illuminated by the aura and delicacy it presents. Not just I, but many are greatly interested with the thought of something yet to be discovered and seen either face to face or just through a mere broadcast (Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, etc.). It is through this that superstitions and even movies such as "The Walking Dead" exists and captivated the attention and the likes of both the media and the people. 



The imagination of humankind has been piercing through artefacts, pictures, architectures, and even the mere sight of a human being or animal; looking for a better explanation on why such thing existed. Overthinking, one must say, but this is what drives humankind to what we are today, this is what stirs us up and keeps us going until we find satisfaction. One great example of such would be the mystery behind the famous artwork called 'Mona Lisa' by the well known artist and architect, Leonardo Da Vinci. According to the video provided, scientists and even mere critics found their way to "discover" a hidden message through looking past the different layers used in developing the canvas. Other critics were able to highlight that the hidden message behind this portrait was an alien seen, once mirrored to itself, which drove the internet into concluding that even Leonardo Da Vinci, himself could be an alien of some sort. For there were many different types of sources stating that he qualified every suspicion they had of being an extraterrestrial life proof on Earth. 



The thought of traveling in and out of space or into another dimension in time is just the dream. I have been going through several youtube videos and articles based on mysterious traveler's from other dimensions and came upon this short video that got me interested into knowing how these people (mentioned in the video) even existed. dumbfounded, i found myself. It is somewhat hard to believe but at the same time believable and caught me off guard. I've been wondering on whether or not these mentioned "time traveler's/dimension traveler's" are even real and not just misinterpreted by the citizens during the period they were in. Ever since I was a child, I have been wondering how it would feel like to be able to time travel and meet the old and new me which means that I wanted to see how I would look like in the future and how I looked like way before I even got here. 


There were many instances wherein I would just look far across the distance and daydream about having to be able to travel in between time while contemplating on whether or not it is even possible to do so. For just the thought of someone finally being able to build or construct a portal to another dimension or even a time machine makes me even more motivated to live up to the life that, that day would come. The fact that there are many other creatures we are yet to discover is just giving me and many others out there hope of living through life with a new and bright "discovery".



How cool would it be to time travel? Not just cool, but AWESOME! But to think of it, it would be a bit confusing for the people around you to find you in their streets walking around as though you were one of them when you aren't. What got me interested about this John Titor was the fact that he did everything to get noticed even if he knows that he really does not fit in. He even publicly announced it to the world (2001) that he does come from the year 2036, which is 20 more years from now and was not afraid to have declared so. Along with it was his way of stating to the world some of his prominent and yet possible predictions including the 2008 olympics being cancelled (which did not happen but nearly occurred if it was not nudged by the Chinese), and many other predictions that got the citizens of today, alarmed and amazed to have had this revelation. He was even bold enough to share how the sketch of his time machine and stated why he was able to even travel back in time. 


When you do look at it or further investigate on his existence, you can indeed put the puzzle pieces together and say that he does look as though he did not belong in the period he was in the picture. The way he brought himself was as though he was a traveler or a citizen of the current generation, year 2016, when in fact that photo was taken during the re-opening of the South Fork Bridge located in British Columbia, 1941. It was even stated that he had with him a modern Nikon camera, which can only be purchased from this generation and not of 1941. What makes it more obvious that he clearly doesn't belong there was the fact that he wore a t-shirt, jacket that was zipped half way and a new wave sunglasses that was indeed unlikely to be possible at that time. I guess somethings are just better off unanswered. 




Source:
  1. Schwarz, R. (February 23, 2012). A Look At John Tator's Most Popular Predictions. Retrieved from: http://www.strangerdimensions.com/2012/02/23/a-look-at-john-titors-most-popular-predictions/
  2. Ep:012 John Titor and Other Time Travelers. Retrieved from: http://www.astonishinglegends.com/portfolio/john-titor-and-other-time-travelers/

December 22, 2015

The Great Michelangelo Buonarroti

by: Bersano, Jazmen Rascyl






I was going through various artworks by many talented and well known artists, and completely got captivated, or shall i call it "starstruck" by the way he, Michelangelo Buonarroti expressed himself through his master pieces. Truly a man gifted with an abundant amount of talent such as he is the type of person to look up to. A great artist, architect, poet and sculptor. Clearly anything related to art and literature was his passion, and through these talents he showcased his love, devotion and his creativity by portraying the likes of Gods and Goddesses, along with the creation of man, and even the likes of Heaven; from painting large scaled paintings to creating pristine statues (David and Piata was one of them) to painting the heavenly ceiling paintings of Rome's Sistine Chapel (one of his well known art work). It is for sure a great honour for a man such as he to have been well recognised as the: "Father and Master of All the Arts", and through this I can say that he indeed deserves such achievement after all the hard work he put into his career as an Artist, Architect, Poet and Sculptor.




As one of my favourite sculptures of Michelangelo, the "Piata" got me laid back and had me mesmerised by its utterly beauty. The way Mother Mary looked dreadfully hurt to see her son, Jesus Christ suffer such tremendous tortures from the people he came to save and renew, I can't help but just find myself in the verge of tears. I would most definitely not know the struggle and the pain Mother Mary has experienced as of that moment, for I have not even experienced having a child of my own... but this I can say that with just merely looking at this master piece, it doesn't seem as though she was angered by the crowed for having her son go through such criticism's but instead remained silent and just cried for the loss of her beloved son. In my opinion, if I were to go through the same circumstance as she had gone through, the moment she had lost her son, I would definitely have grown hatred towards them, and no single mercy shall I even show upon them, I might even condemn them for the preposterous whim and decision they had for him. This I know is a sin, to have hatred captivate you, but for me, I would not be surprised if I would have to deal with that kind of situation in a violent way, for I know how hard it is to lose a loved one, but what more for a mother who conceived her child in her womb for 9 months; what more for a mother that could not even go through a day without knowing that her son/daughter is okay; what more for a mother that cries everyday just praying for her child to be in the right and not in the wrong. I find it heartbreaking to see my mother cry for me, and i definitely feel shattered to see Mother Mary carrying her son and just grieving for her loss. But what also caught my attention was the fact that she looked as though she grieved for her son with great pried and joy, not with shame, but with pried and joy. 
It's finally the Christmas season, the season where The Lord, Our Saviour, Jesus Christ was born unto this world to show us the path to light, to renew us from our dreadful sins and to convert us back to him, Our Father, Our God. This captivated me, for I found the means of Christmas all over again, though it was a different scenario the sculpture presented, it reminded me the ultimate joy Mother Mary along with St. Joseph (the father figure of Our Lord Jesus) felt when the Messiah, Jesus Christ was born unto this world. Nothing can compare to the way they both loved him instantly and to how they felt when he was born. And because of this, Christmas always reminds me that I am not just born unto this world for nothing, I was born and raised in this world for a reason, and one of them is to be a gift to my parents, to give them that ultimate joy that both Mother Mary and St. Joseph felt when baby Jesus was born. 


Source:

  1. Bibliography.com Editors (N/A). The Bibliography.com Website: Michelangelo   Bibliography. Retrieved from: http://www.biography.com/people/michelangelo 9407628#related-video-gallery