Blog 5

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Print Project

Joshua Thomes Print Project and Insipiration

when I looked at this peciluar picture done by the spanish artist Francisco Goya, I knew right away that this would insipire for the artwork that I had in mind. This print art that I have done draws the ideals from Francisco since both the newspaper and monsters symbolize the stress and fears that people experience and also draws them towards the edge of despair. In Francisco's work, the person has lost their will to get up due to the constant owls and bats that flutter around and harass them, in a very dark room. The picture that I made draws on the same spirit due to the man who has withdrawn from society for his own reasons, and then surfs on the internet to dwindle away the hours. But due to the constant negative news that our news sites and channels always seem to leash out, this man slowly goes into madness and finds even more reasons to turn away from the world, until he traps himself with his own chains. The only way out of this madness is to take the risk, go out once more, and to free yourself. "The sleep of reason produces monsters" is made by Francisco Goya and I give credit of the artwork to him. Feel free to critique or comment on my project.

Collage - "Be the change you wish to see in the world"

I spent half a year living in South Africa as a student and volunteer. Being that all of the photographs used for this project are my own, I think that this collage is a good representation of my time spent abroad. Through my piece, I hope that viewers get a good sense of what I did while in South Africa and can feel the love that I have for the amazing children I got to work with.

Collage -Print Project

Collage: Print Project 1

Because there is no dropbox... here we go!