Ari Felsen ART211 blog

Introducing the Baroque Bic Lamp! This lamp was inspired by the beautiful and elegant designs of the Baroque era. Hundreds of years ago back in the Baroque Era, the people still lived without electricity, so they would use candles or other old-fashion methods of bringing light into their homes and architecture. This is how I became inspired to conjoin a lighter to the lamp. Because of their lack of light bulbs, I added the Bic to the lamp because they would each run on a flame. Although there were also no such thing as Bic lighters back in this time period, I chose to add the lighter because it symbolizes both the old traditional traits of the Baroque era, but it also adds the sense of modern age.

The interview with Raul Cuero, a successful inventor, scientist, philospher, and author from Colombia was very interesting. Cuero opened my mind to a much broader and healthier outlook on life. In the interview, he explains how he became so successful, and gives great insight from his experiences he's faced and learned along the way. From his biography to his advice on creativity and living your best life, his words were very moving. There was so much he talked about that seemed very helpful to take into consideration and implement into my own life. There were even instances he brought up that directly involve and influence me in my daily life. For example, his response when asked about the problem with the school system in America; Raul believes the education system in the US is struggling because of our attitudes towards school. Most schools nowadays use many electronics in the classroom as way of learning; however, Cuero believes that people are reading much less now and tryin

What's up Professor Roundtree and anyone who has discovered my blog. My name is Ari Felsen, and I am a sophomore Digital Arts major at the University of Tampa. First off, I'd like to make it clear in advance, that I am by no means a writer. Not only have I always lacked the talent to write well, but writing is just something that I have always found to be painfully boring and difficult. This is a large reason as to why I have planned to take my life and career in a much different direction. Growing up, I had always found it much more effective to absorb new information through visual or hands-on learning as opposed to learning by jotting down notes or reading. I knew from the beginning that I would never want a career that involves much writing or intense reading; after evaluating my own interests, personal experiences, skills, etc., I came to the realization that I really wanted to learn more and get into the technology/digital arts industry. Ultimately, my goal is to work