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What questions can you formulate about your theme (at least 4)?

What can cause an individuals emotion to change?

How can ones surroundings effect the emotion of the individual?

What causes anxiety?

How can one overcome a negative emotion?

How does your theme connect to your life?

There are many different emotions that I have. Depending on the week, the day, the hour, the minute, my mood is constintly changing. Part of being a teenager is feeling a bunch of different emotions, and sometimes being unable to deal with certain feelings. Being able to put emotions into art is a way to put many different emotions in one area at the same time.

How does your theme connect to the world around you?

The world around me is connected to my emotions because the world triggers these emotions and is the reason I feel the way I do most of the time.

What kinds of images come to mind when you think about your theme?

I think of the most simple and popular images. A heart, a smiley face, a sad face, and angry face (etc).

What kinds of art or visual information (advertising, tv, film) have you seen that relates to your theme?

You see commercials on the TV for depression medication a lot of the time and that has to do with a chemical imbalance inside your body. There is also visual information on tv shows.

Why did you choose this theme and how can you envision exploring it through works of art over the course of the term?

I chose this theme because I can personally relate to many different emotions and I can picture making a wide variety of different kinds of art from this theme. I can use personal feelings and experiences throughout the term.

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How do artists develop content and ideas for their work?

Artists develop ideas for their work from either personal experiences or feelings/emotions. It is easiest to work off of these ideas because you are able to relate closely to your work if you have a connection with what you are creating. There is also time for brain storming your ideas so you can have a more concrete vision of what you want to.

What kinds of techniques, behaviors, and habits allow artists to turn their ideas into meaningful works of art that engage the viewer?

Techniques of changing the textures in the piece, vibrant colors or opposite colors, and different medias make a piece more eye catching to make the viewer engaged. If the piece of work allows the viewers to connect with the piece, it is more likely that people will stop to take a second glance at the art if they feel a connection.