Sreaming COLOUR AND LIGHT!!

these are a couple of my own images that i feel scream colour n light....

screaming... COLOUR AND LIGHT!!

Initially i was to take my own photograph that 'screamed colour and light' but then came across this picture which i think fits the criteria. Although the picture is taken at night, i do think that it screams colour and light as the glow of the firework illuminates the scene completely. i feel the fact that its night time enhances the contrast of the vibrant colourful fireworks. The picture is also illuminated by the reflection of the bold red fireworks in the water. In my opinon, the reflection on the water enhances the glare of the fireworks- brightening the picture even more.

pink octy

My 2nd creation using 3D MAX!! ENJOY!...

MY IDENTITY

I have thought about the reasoning behind other key factors which i think should be taken into consideration when constructing my avatar.

My Horrendously loud laugh

From my much earlier years I adopted an uncontrollably loud laugh. Which nobody could stand!! In particular my Grandmother, who was disturbingly irritated by it- maybe because it was similar to her own!!.. Anyway, whenever I would laugh she would say that I “laugh like a dyam rowdy!”

‘Dyam’ is not a spelling error ( she was born in Jamaica, and that is how she pronounces ‘damn’) As a consequence to this I adopted the name ‘LAUGH ROWDY!’

My Childish Behaviour/Nature

Like my father, i have a very childlike nature at times. I love to play practical jokes on people. Taking things to make people think that they are going mad, and replacing it secretly, and hiding behind doors, and other such objects and jumping out at people shouting ‘RAAAAAAAAH!!!!’ in a loud voice is quite entertaining, and are two of my favourites!... very immature, I know.

But it is a big part of my personality, and should be taken into consideration when constructing my avatar.

Fashion & Style!... Or lack of?..

I would not say that was ‘fashionable’ at all really. I wear what I ‘think’ looks good, and what is comfortable. I love anything BRIGHT COLOURED!!!! Which means sometimes I clash!.. but I like it! Hot pink and yellow particularly! I also find Nike trainers irresistible!! I just think that my loud personality seems to seep it’s way into my wardrobe maybe?... so this should also be considered when creating my avatar I think!!

Being Black British

This is an important one! As I talked about my ancestry before, although I hold a lot if it in my heart, I am living in England!!! So there is an amalgamation of cultures and identity within me. This is sometimes good, and sometimes bad. Like eating plantain and breadfruit- with ketchup! (good thing) However there are a lot of negatives as well. Although born in England, there has never really been a sense of this being ‘home’, not like Jamaica- Africa would probably feel even better but I have not yet had the opportunity to go there.

Beging Born in the eighties!!!!

The 80's and early 90’s were fantastic!!! There are so many iconic things which just sumarrise my childhood;

Michael Jackson
Lucky charms (cereal)
My little Pony
Care Bears
Those Kellogg’s bike wheel clips!!(reflectors)
Shag bands
Street fighter

Happy Shoper

I feel that it would be hard to capture the fantasy element of my child hood, but would love to expreiment with it for the environment of my avatar. I intend to look futher into the work of artist Slavador Dali, and surrealism, i feel that his paintings in some convey the surrealism of childhood/ and dreams that i have- i sleep alot and feel that my dreams have meanings. Thinking about fantasy, i feel that this Micheal Jackson video is fantastic and is my favorite of all time!!...

Identities!!!!....

So after my intensive brainstorm i worked with and a few ideas and gathered my thoughts and explanations of why i decided i might want to take these ideas further...

My ancestry

I wanted my ancestry to be part of my Avatar as it is an integral part of my identity. My family are originally from Jamaica, and my earlier ancestors (my great grand mother’s generation) were maroons (a selection of Jamaicans that rebelled against their slave masters, and ran away from plantations to start new lives in small villages away from the community). My family originate from Clarendon, which s said to be the ‘spiritual’ part of Jamaica. I feel that I have inherited their rebellious nature, and also their spirituality. This is why I feel that my ancestry is an extremely important aspect of my identity, and is something that I value very much.

A leader of one maroon village was Queen Nanny (pitured above), who to me is the epitome of a strong black woman, which in essence is how I view myself. Which i guess sort of ties in with me being strong and independent...?

Slavery is also a big part of my ancestry/identity. The film ROOTS, is an iconic film based on the side of black history which seems to be 'conveniently forgotten' by the media. This film cannot help but evoke emotion, from anybody that watches it, including myself…..

Identities

i-Denties!!!

When I first discovered that the next two terms were based on identity, I was somewhat excited. Mainly because I find the topic interesting, as it encourages you to look at yourself from a perspective that you would not normally.

I found the concept of creating an avatar also quite exciting- NOT THE ASPECT OF USING 3D STUDIO MAX THOUGH!... as on first glance it didn’t really look that friendly. I do not have any experience in such software so was somewhat apprehensive.

I got into trying to visualise what my avatar would look like straight away. Although the avatar did not have to assume human form, I wanted mine to.

Getting across my identity in my avatar I found taxing so decided to draw up a quick brainstorm of things/object/people/places etc that I thought represented my ‘identity’ in a bid to try to represent them within my avatar.

I found from constructing my brainstorm that a lot of aspects associated with my identity were associated with my appearance and the fact that I was black. I presumed that this was because this is the most ‘apparent’ aspect of my physical appearance, as I did try to look at myself in third person. I felt that a lot of my personality is also based upon this factor and felt that this is definitely something I must incorporate, represent or symbolise within my avatar.



From my brainstorm I highlighted the some aspects of my identity which I thought I might like to work with representing through my avatar. These were-


My ancestry
Strong/Independence
Being Black British
My horrendously loud laugh... "HA HAHAHAHAHAH!!!"
My somewhat eccentric imagination
My love for bright colours
My childlike nature

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