Answers To Your Questions

1. Name: Tayci Wallace 

    e-mail: twallace15@leomail.tamuc.edu 

    Blog address: http://collegeart2017.blogspot.com/

         

    

2. What’s your major?

    Studio Art with a focus in Education

    What year will you graduate?

    2021

   

3. Why did you choose a photography class (or photography as a major), and what do you hope to learn from school in general and this class specifically? 

    I chose photography because I want to get as much experience as I possibly can in as many different types of art as possible. I want to do this to refine/strengthen my art skills, and also to become more informed on the different types of art, which will allow me to be a better art teacher in the future.

4. What are your goals after graduation? 

    Five years out: Owning my own pottery/art studio where I can teach classes

    Three years: Leaving Irving and moving out to a less populated area

    Two years: Taking business classes at North Lake 

    One year: Saving money and getting a apartment 

    Six months: Doing my student teaching or getting a teaching job in Irving

5. What artists, musicians, photographers, writers, movies, books have influenced you/your work? 

YouTube Artists:        

 

   Mary Doodles             Madeyewlook 

      TILLITH                     BlueRoseArkelle

Realism Artists:

 

  Heather Horton  

 

           Nikko Hurtado           

 

 

  Jim Daly

 

Movies:

 

           

 

Music:

 

     

 

 

6. Where do you get information about current national and international events?

     I usually get my info from social media, radio, or from whatever news station that I

     stumble upon in the morning.

      

7. Are there any important websites that you are referencing for art/photo competitions and/or information? What websites do you regularly visit? What TV programs?    

     I recently started looking at Jeremy Cowart (https://www.jeremycowart.com/) and Grant   

     Ordelheide (http://www.grantordelheide.com/) as reference for photography. For art, I just go to

     YouTube and deviant art.

8. What museums and/or galleries have you been to in the past year? 
     The Chicago Art Museum

9. Have you had any photo projects and/ or training in the past? 

    Nope

10. What is the value of art for the artist? 
       It is a piece of self expression and it is a part of the artist that he/she put out to for the world.

11. What is the value of art for the audience? 
       It is something that helps visualize human history, culture, emotions, and society. It is something to relate to and admire by using there senses.

12. Is photography a vocation or an avocation? 
       Many people consider it an avocation, but if you work hard enough it can definitely be a

       vocation. 

13. What is your passion? 

      Painting realism

14.What are you afraid of? What makes you uncomfortable? 

      Closed spaces/being trapped

15. Do you have a passport?

      Yes

16. Why did you sign up for this class? What do you hope to learn from it?

  I want to do this to expand my art skills, learn how photographers see the world, and develop the skills to become a good photographer.

17. Name three people who have influenced you and tell me how and why.

       My parents because they taught me to work hard and supported my passions in art.

My sister-in-law because she is a great artist and an awesome art teacher. She inspired me to go into the art field.

 

Mrs. Garza, my high school art teacher, because she is the one who introduced me to realism and she also helped me get into Commerce.

18. Name three books that have been important in your development. How have they influenced you?

  

1984 has influenced me by opening my eyes to the complexity of human interaction, and just how fragile someone's will power can be in hopeless scenarios. It also made me

 aware of the importance of privacy in a society.

Dorothy Must Die has influenced me because it has shown me that our actions can affect the world around us literally and figuratively. We can choose to be a positive influence on the world or bring it to its knees. This book also enlightened me to the gothic genre which I would like to incorporate more in my art, and possibly my photos. 

The Giver influenced me by making me think about the importance of diversity in a society compared to the conformity. Our differences make us strong and the world more interesting. The book also emphasizes the importance of memory and the past, as both allow to learn form our mistakes as well as give us something to live and fight for.