Ryan

"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious" - Albert Einstein

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All Photos:

Yellow:

I selected these photos for my yellow abstraction series because each one uniquely captures the interplay of light, shadow, and form, aligning perfectly with my theme of abstraction in architecture. The images showcase a variety of textures and shapes, inviting viewers to engage with the structures in a deeper, more contemplative way. The contrast between the organic forms of the sculptures and the geometric lines of the buildings emphasizes the beauty found in both natural and man-made environments. Additionally, the use of shadows creates a dynamic visual narrative, transforming ordinary scenes into abstract compositions. Each photograph contributes to a cohesive exploration of how light can alter perception, making the series a compelling reflection on the complexities of architectural space.

Green:

Light and Shadow:

    • You wanted to show how light interacts with shapes, creating interesting contrasts that add depth to the photos.

Variety of Subjects:

    • By including different types of structures, like sculptures and buildings, you aimed to highlight various forms of abstraction.

Emotional Impact:

    • Each image is meant to evoke feelings, encouraging viewers to think about their connection to these spaces.

Contrast:

    • The mix of organic shapes and geometric lines was intentional to show the beauty in both nature and architecture.

Storytelling:

    • Each photo tells a visual story through its composition and shadows, transforming everyday scenes into something more abstract.

Red:

 

I Remember Beirut

The author of the book is Zeina Abriched. The main character is Zeina when she was a child about the book is telling a story about her childhood experience in the muslim and christian civil war. Life was really hard for their family, they had to deal with food shortages, water shortages, electricity shortages and all kinds of problems. The school bus wouldn’t even pick the children’s up because they live in a war zone. So everyday 6:30 in the morning parents need to send the kids to the ice cream shop to board the bus to school.  On day Zeina had to sleep in a near by gym because a gun fight broke out.

Summary: The story begun by describing her mother’s car which is the R12 which was constantly being hit by bullets. When the author wrote about the Renault R12 it probably symbolizes that Zeina’s family isn’t that poor, They even have a car and they family members like her dad smokes cigarettes everyday. Especially during war time I thought that a lot of items will go out of stock but they always have a platter of cigarettes on the table.

Brief information: The book is mainly about the civil war that happend in Lebanon which is a war about the Christians and Muslims it lasted for 15 years from 1975-1990.  Which was Zeina’s childhood.

I really recommend this book because people could understand how hard and complicated refugee’s life is, also they could see the world and the war in a refugee’s perspective and also a child’s perspective about the war.

Main Idea: In my opinion the main idea is sympathy for refugees. Because Zeina’s family is a refuge and they travel everywhere but couldn’t find a city or country to settle down.  Zeina’s family looks pretty happy most of the time in the book maybe because Zeina is too small and dosen’t really understand the pain of war and the damage it can do until they went downtown.  When they looked at the buildings that were broken, burned and bombed into pieces they felt kind of sad especially when they saw grandpa’s shop.

Another main idea is war is bad for everyone, everyone gets affected by the war for example the loss of life, environmental damage to the one and only earth, destruction of cities and people’s homes and humans suffering. Another big impact is on economics, war can lead to inflation and lots pf small businesses and shops will close down due to the loss of people’s savings, thus that will also lead to less money so that means that people would not have enough money to buy food everyday and life will get harder and harder for people.

Key Words: War, War zone, refugee, life.

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Ryan’s Found Poem

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My Project

 

 

My Biggest success is hot glueing the transparent plastic wrap. My biggest obstacle is to glue the plastic wrap with the cardboard. with the cardboard together.  Something I learned bout myself during the invention is that I didn’t give up. My invention is to keep food warm when you don’t want to eat it or else you have to heat it up again.  it looks like a transparent cylinder but it keeps the warmth inside. My project is made of transparent plastic wrap, foam tubes, cardboard.

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