Tuesday, April 2, 2013

WHAT IS ART?

When I asked for the class to suggest topics for the blog, one of the topics mentioned a few times was art.  What comes to mind when you think of art?  Paintings?  Sculptures?  Drawings?  Sure, all of them are forms of art, but there is a lot more.  Then there are some forms which people don't agree as a form of art.  I'm talking about graffiti.  Many people see it as a form of vandalism.  What do you think?  What is art for you?

Here's a website that I found once while surfing on the web.  I think the guy is awesome!  Go to the website and click on his works of art.  Some of them have a video to show you how it was done.  Enjoy!

http://philinthecircle.com/shocking.html


Now watch the youtube video.....another form of art.  This was done by a graphic design student (Francisco Quinones).


Task:  Answer the following question.  Make sure to copy the question and then give your answer.  Leave a space between each response.

1.  What is art for you?
2.  Do you consider graffiti a form of art or vandalism?  Explain.
3.  What did you think about the artist Phil? 
4.  Which work(s) of art impressed you the most? Why?
5.  What did you think about the youtube video?
6.  Which transformation(s) did you like the most?  Why?

DATE DUE:  April 16, 2013
 

37 comments:

  1. 1. What is art for you?
    For me art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination.

    2. Do you consider graffiti a form of art or vandalism? Explain.
    I beleive graffiti is a form of art not vandalism itself the problem with modern day graffiti is that is performed on private properties and many of these so called “artist” vandalize the property its self, I think art can be expressed in many way’s and graffiti is one of them but it turns into vandalism when its done on private property.

    3. What did you think about the artist Phil?
    I think Phil is literally taking the definition of art itself in the making of the painting; he is putting all of the experiences that shocked people in the making of a picture of Van Gogh. The guy is pretty amazing and is turning the experiences into a work of art.

    4. Which work(s) of art impressed you the most? Why?
    For me the most shocking picture in Phil’s library was the Bible interpretation #2 made out of re-sized photocopied bible pages.

    5. What did you think about the youtube video?
    Well I though the composition of the video was pretty cool and the photos as well took me by surprise to see my professor modeling that’s something you don’t see every day! But the pictures were all very pretty.

    6. Which transformation(s) did you like the most? Why?
    Akua god was the transformation I liked the most, it seem more elemental that the others the blue deep background really came back I thought the picture was very well balanced it had a feeling like it was really painted underwater.

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    1. I would have liked to see your faces when you saw me on the video. LOL! Akua god is one of my favorites. I liked the details. I don't know if you noticed the fish scales on my legs. It was a great experience.

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  2. 1.Art is a way of creating something giving the picture some life and emotion.

    2. Graffiti is an art, but the people have lost that perspective since they are using it like vandalism to enter into private places, but for me is a way that a lot of teenagers express what they are feeling.

    3. Phili is a man with a lot of potential and in the painting he made of Van Gogh he is expressing what he feels and the story's that shock him the most. I think that sometimes bad things need to happen so people my explode there potential.

    4.The painting that impress me the most was value of blood 500ml my blood on over 6000 bandages. That is something amazing since it is relative to what I'm studying.

    5. I think the video was really pretty,but it impress me the most to see the professor in the video.

    6. The transformation I like the most was Myst, since the professor look very real.

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    1. Took you by surprise, didn't I? =D
      I was really surprised when I saw the finished product. I had no idea how the transformations would be.

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  3. 1.What is art for you?
    -Art it’s everything, a form of expression. Without art I think everyone would be kind of serious all the time. No movies, no music, no comic books, it would be a boring life without it.

    2.Do you consider graffiti a form of art or vandalism? Explain.
    -It depends, because there’s a lot of graffiti’s that look awesome, and are not meant to be a form of vandalism, it all depends the area the artist choose to make it, And if the artist have permissions to do it in that area or not.

    3.What did you think about the artist Phil?
    -I like his work, some of them look awesome.

    4.Which work(s) of art impressed you the most? Why?
    -My favorite one was the Jimi Hendrix image made with different color matches and then burned. I liked this one because I’ve never seen anything like that before.


    5.What did you think about the YouTube video?
    -Simple video but interesting. Loved all the transformations.

    6.Which transformation(s) did you like the most? Why?
    -I liked the one called Myst, it looks awesome, I like the colors, the background, I like the 6 arms; I like how it is edited.

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    1. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the transformation. The student described some of them, but I never imagined it would look so cool!

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  4. 1. What is art for you?
    -For me art is a form of expression and a way to let free your imagination. It doesn't have to always be about paintings. Music, poems and sculptures can also be considered as art.

    2. Do you consider graffiti a form of art or vandalism? Explain.
    - I think graffiti is art, but it depends on what you draw and where you draw it. In my opinion when people do graffiti on a private property I would consider it vandalism.

    3. What did you think about the artist Phil?
    - I think Phil is very talented, super creative and he is obviously very passionate about art.

    4. Which work(s) of art impressed you the most? Why?
    - I really liked the one named Facebook. It's impressive how he drew all his facebook friends and then using all the faces he drew he created a bigger drawing of a man.

    5. What did you think about the youtube video?
    -I was impressed to see that the photoshoot was of the professor.It's amazing how you can transform a photo and do cool and creative things with it.

    6. Which transformation(s) did you like the most? Why?
    -My favorite tranformation was the one called Myst. I loved everything about it. It'amazing how all the arm were integrated to the picture and all the details are really great.

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    1. You didn't expect to see your professor, did you? LOL!
      I also liked that one. I had no idea he was going to do that with the arms. He is really talented!

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  5. 1. What is art for you?
    For me art is a way to express what sometimes cannot be expressed in words. I have a brother who likes graphic art and make self portrait and they are nice. Being also a way of expression should be something like a profession because whoever uses the imagination and make these types of things is a job like any other.

    2. Do you consider graffiti a form of art or vandalism? Explain.
    Graffiti is art because is an expression of someone who sometimes is offensive if it should not do those things but when it comes to drawings and phrases, I think it is right and is an art like any other.

    3. What did you think about the artist Phil?
    Phil's art I found very peculiar because I had not seen before someone invented this so to make the art. It obviously out from the rule of art and I don’t know if are some but it is different and very creative.

    4. Which work(s) of art impressed you the most? Why?
    https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRJlQrXCy9cgpxYMPDyukCEQAlmmp9din6PnYKFPlDrTC8JXZYLGg
    This photo is one of the works that I like, the fact that it looks so real and have the 3D effect really catches my attention. This type of art is called artworks in the ground.


    5. What did you think about the youtube video?
    I picked surprise me to see my professor modeling, really did not expect it haha, but I really found a good job for that graphic art.

    6. Which transformation(s) did you like the most? Why?
    I liked the first, the angelic effect very well with the background trees with the pink. It's good work and the other works too but I liked more the angelic

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    1. Not all your professors model, do they? Hahahaa! This was the second time I did a photoshoot. The first time was like an Indian. Both experiences were great!

      I found that first transformation very pretty. I loved the color of the trees.

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  7. 1. What is art for you?
    For me art is the creation of images or objects following your own creativity and originality.

    2. Do you consider graffiti a form of art or vandalism? Explain.
    I consider graffiti mostly as an art, because the artist makes some imppresive portraits on walls and other surfaces, that are super awesome; but sometimes I considered graffiti a vandalism, because they paint on private spaces, or new buildings and they do not put any effort painting them. You can tell the difference between when the graffiti is made for vandalism or for the purpose of art.

    3. What did you think about the artist Phil?
    WOW! That was amazing. Art impresses me more and more. To see how art has developed through out the years. Modern art is awesome! (Old art too.)

    4. Which work(s) of art impressed you the most? Why?
    The Bruce Lee painting. I never imagine that by doing something that "simple" could develop an extraordinary painting. It was very realistic and 3-D looking.

    5. What did you think about the youtube video?
    I was very impressed when I saw the professor doing a photo shoot, but the transformation were cool and very diverse.
    Nice pictures!

    6. Which transformation(s) did you like the most? Why?
    I like the transformation called AKUA!GOD. I like the way every turned out. The colors, everything. You really looked like you were underwater and had superpowers!

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    1. Wish I could have seen the faces of my students when they saw me....LOL! I also liked Akua! God. I never imagined that from the pictures he took, it would end up like this. A lot of great details.

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  8. 1. What is art for you?
    Art is one awesome way to express the human creativity. The only limit to art is our mind.

    2. Do you consider graffiti a form of art or vandalism? Explain.
    Ofcourse graffiti is art. Like I said before art has no limit and it can be expresed in any form, shape or color. But I have to say that some people use it to expres bad messages.

    3. What did you think about the artist Phil?
    Phil is an amassing and very dedicated artist. I was very impresed with his work because I have never seen someting like that. It was somethig very special and diferent. He is very inspiring.

    4. Which work(s) of art impressed you the most? Why?
    The one that impreced me the most was Jimy Hendrix. The fire stile was impresive to watch. And is someting new.

    5. What did you think about the youtube video?
    I think it was very cool and creative too. I like the nature and it seems very foto realistic.

    6. Which transformation(s) did you like the most? Why?
    My favorite one was the Myst to AKUA!GOD. It whas the most cool because bouth of them are very oposite. And is a very radical change.

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    1. Those two were my favorite also. I think the student is very talented. He pays close attention to details.

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  9. 1.What is art for you?
    Art for me is a method of expression which may involve feelings, passions, dreams and others but always putting into practice the imagination.

    2.Do you consider graffiti a form of art or vandalism? Explain.
    Graffiti is a type of art. I don't consider it vandalism but sometimes people do their art in private places, and that is illegal.

    3.What did you think about the artist Phil?
    He is using his own imagination and creates his own type of art. I think is very awesome how with words he can do a paint of a person.

    4.Which work(s) of art impressed you the most? Why?
    One of the work of art that impressed me the most is the paints that are in the Sistine Chapel. The paint impressed me because it is a very old painting and contains many stories in it.

    5. What did you think about the youtube video?
    It’s a very nice video. The transformations are very beautiful.

    6.Which transformation(s) did you like the most? Why?
    I like the akua god transformations. They are very creative and have like a connection between the person and the soul.

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    1. I find Phil is an awesome artist. Very unique. The one he did with all the soldiers' names who had died in the war forming the face of President Bush was incredible as was the one with the victims' faces forming the face of the serial killer. Totally unexpected!

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  10. 1.What is art for you ?
    Art is a way to express a message or differents types emotions but allways being very creative.

    2.Do you consider graffti a form of art or vandalism ?
    I thinks is not a vandalism because people express in differents ways and if a person does a graffti expressing fredom or something positive is ok for me , that's my example.

    3.What did you think about the artis Phill?
    I thinks is pretty cool the way he envolves his type of art into Van Gogh and makes a masterpiece.

    4.Wich works of art impressed you the most ? Why ?
    Worms , because is something you dont expect to see and all of a sudden you see worms doing this shapes and strange shapes it was very unique never seen something like that

    What did you think about the youtube video ?
    It was very nice the way they take the pictures and put effects of backgrounds , and by the way very good models for it. Very simple but nice work i liked it alot

    Whic transformation did you like the most ?
    I really liked the last transformation where that student that i dont know she is walking like in fire or something , it really reminds me of that song of alicia keys ''This girl is on fire '' also the fairy version of Prof. Munos look very nice , with all those brilliant colors

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    1. In the last transformation he then added a tiger. It looked even better, but he did that after the video. Btw....the last model is my niece. =)

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  11. 1. What is art for you?
    Art is an expresion that not everyone see its with the same eyes. You can express a though by making art.
    2.Do you consider graffti a form of art or vandalism ?
    Graffitti is not a vandalism from my point of view is some kind of rt but sadly not everyone thinks the same of it. I love seen graffitti on the streets.
    3.What did you think about the artis Phill?
    I love Phill's work. I'm so impresed with his work of worms and the figures it makes.
    4.Wich works of art impressed you the most ? Why ?
    I like very much the statues and collage of pictures and colors. The statues are very impressive because you actually see a super similiarity of the person and the statue.
    5. What did you think about the youtube video?
    That graphic desing student made a great job. Is amazing what he can do with a simple picture and made a hole story of it. I think that you need alot of imagination to make art like this.
    6.Whic transformation did you like the most ?
    I love the transformation where you are like flying. It was awesome, i want pictures like this someday.

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    1. I totally agree with your opinion about the graphic design student. He is very creative and talented. I was surprised when I saw the final work. He had told me some of his ideas, but never did I imagine it would look like this. I loved it!

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  12. 1. What is art for you?
    Art is one of the many ways known for expressing your feelings, ideas, points of views from the eyes of the artist.

    2. Do you consider graffiti a form of art or vandalism? Explain.
    Graffiti is a form of art, it takes mayor skills to be able to do what that type of artist do. it is considered vandalism because of the mutilation of private property, but it doesn't make it a bad thing.

    3. What did you think about the artist Phil?
    I think Phil is a very talented artist. The way he can make art in different forms is pretty awesome. That shows real skills.

    4. Which work(s) of art impressed you the most? Why?
    I would have to say the Bruce Lee one, the way he was able to draw him by using karate chops and head butts was a very unique way to do it.

    5. What did you think about the youtube video?
    It was pretty cool, most people don't know this, but graphic design is not an easy form of art, it takes hours, maybe days to do it just right, not to mention you have to be sitting in front of a computer screen for countless hours.

    6. Which transformation(s) did you like the most? Why?
    I would say the Myst! transformation, how he took various hand placements and integrated them in to one image and added the dark and mist to blend in the effects.

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    1. You're right. I was one who didn't know how time-consuming graphic designing can be. I got a chance to see students working on their projects and you have to have lots of patience and an eye for detail.

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  13. 1. What is art for you?
    For me art is a way for humans to express their feelings, thinking, etc..

    2. Do you consider graffiti a form of art or vandalism? Explain.
    The graffiti can be considered both. Because if it is a modern art but it depends on where you choose to do your art can be vandalism or not, I mean for example, if you choose a place abandoned but that belongs to someone, that can be vandalism.

    3. What did you think about the artist Phil?
    I think Phil is a great artist with great potential and imagination. It is very creative when it comes to do his paintings.

    4. Which work (s) of art impressed you the most? Why?
    One that impressed me most was that of Bruce Lee because of the way he use to create it.

    5. What did you think about the youtube video?
    It is a simple but very nice video. All transformations are very creative. I did not expect to see the professor on the video.

    6. Which transformation (s) did you like the most? Why?
    The transformation that I liked most ist Mystic because the color and dressing used.

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    1. I also think Phil has a great imagination. I was really impressed the first time I saw him.

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  14. 1. What is art for you?
    In my opinion art is a way of expression in which feelings and thoughts become tangible and tells a story.

    2. Do you consider graffiti a form of art or vandalism? Explain.
    I consider graffiti as a form of art because it expresses the voice of the community. It is the explicit way to show whatever happened or the present. In my opinion people consider it as vandalism because they can't identify themselves with the graffiti, in other words they have never gone through whatever is portrayed.

    3. What did you think about the artist Phil?
    I think that the artist Phil is an extremely talented artist. I can see that he puts a lot of effort into each of his projects.

    4. Which work(s) of art impressed you the most? Why?
    The one that impressed me the most was the portrait of Van Gogh. This is because I'm impressed that inside the picture he wrote lots and lots of stories and when you zoom the picture you can actually read them.

    5. What did you think about the youtube video?
    LOL! Im impressed to see the professor in the video. Simple video but very creative.

    6. Which transformation(s) did you like the most? Why?
    It doesn't have a title but is the one that goes before the last one. I like that transformation because the before and after effect looks amazing and the reflection os the water looks cool.

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    1. I like your comment about graffiti expressing "the voice of the community". I think every town should have a place for graffiti artists to express themselves and that way avoid vandalism.

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  15. 1.What is art for you?
    For me art is a way to express feelings, thoughts and other things in a very creative way using anything you have.

    2.Do you consider graffiti a form of art or vandalism? Explain.
    I consider graffiti a form of art because not everyone has that talent, to plant in a wall what they feel or want other people to know. But, some people use graffiti to vandalize and damage things just for fun.

    3.What did you think about the artist Phil?
    WOW. Phil is one of the best artists I’ve seen. He has the patience to put many things together to create a single one and that’s amazing.

    4.Which work(s) of art impressed you the most? Why?
    The work that impressed me the most was the one with the name of the soldiers that died. With the name of the ones that gave their lives he made the face of the responsible of their deaths.

    5.What did you think about the youtube video?
    The video was very cool. Very good graphic designs and effects. I didn’t imagine the professor modeling… hahaha

    6.Which transformation(s) did you like the most? Why?
    All the transformations are really pretty but I liked the most Akua and the last one. The backgrounds are very colorful and beautiful.

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    1. I imagine you're referring to Phil's "As of April..." work of art....the one with former President Bush's face. It impressed me too. I can't imagine how he comes up with these ideas and actually does them. Extremely creative this guy!!

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  16. 1. What is art for you?
    Art for me is a different way of expressing yourself. It can be via drawings, dance, fashion or pieces of writtings. It's also a way of showing people what you think, feel or like without having to speak. Art is to be unique.


    2. Do you consider graffiti a form of art or vandalism? Explain.
    It depends where and what is drawn. For example: a painting of the president with a quote on a side of a building in New York can be considered art but the same drawing on the side of a church can be considered vandalism. It all depends on the drawing, the message and where it is placed but to me it's art.


    3. What did you think about the artist Phil?
    Phil is a very talented artist and he used a different method of conveying a message via a drawing. It was a very unique way of making a piece of art and also a very thoughfull one. It made me look at drawings differently.


    4. Which work(s) of art impressed you the most? Why?
    Sculptures impress me the most being that most of the times the material used is in the form of a blob. It amazed me to know that people can make real looking sculptures with their bare hands and make them have a great amount of detail. Although all kinds of art start from nothing, I find this one to be much harder.


    5. What did you think about the youtube video?
    I found it very creative and eye catching. The backgrounds were very beautiful and unexpected. I really enjoyed it.


    6. Which transformation(s) did you like the most? Why?
    Akua!God was my favorite because you really looked like you were underwater and I really liked your hair, it looked cool and looked like you were floating to the bottom of the ocean.

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    1. I also liked Akua! It was my favorite one. I liked the details he added like the scales on my legs. The hair did look cool, didn't it? =)

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  17. 1. What is art for you?
    I believe art is anything created from a creative mind. Art comes in all forms not just from a painting or a drawing.Art is what you find beautiful and everyone has different taste.As far as Picasso and any five year old i believe in my mind they are the same because they both were expressing them selves creatively.

    4. Which work(s) of art impressed you the most? Why?
    2-Do you consider graffiti a form of art or vandalism? Explain.
    if it's on property, like a person's house, car, so on... then it's vandalism. but if it's on public property i'd say that's more of art. of course that's considered as vandalism but graffiti is still art. the best thing is when you start out writing graffiti and that turns into doing graffitti as a job. alot of famous graffiti writers get paid for doing graffiti (not what society counts as vandalim) and they sell it. but alot still do illegal painting too.

    3. What did you think about the artist Phil?
    Is a multimedia artist who works at the intersection of traditional visual art,
    pointillism, and offbeat techniques, using Media That connect. one is a million never seen an art does is very particular.

    4. Which work(s) of art impressed you the most? Why?
    The legs of baby dolls i thinks is crazy no for me for the other people I'm not so sure that people hate her, but they're just frustrated with her utter lack of responsibility and terrible judgment. She was in no financial position to take care of her six children, I still don't know where she got the money for artificial impregnation and then I simply have a problem with the physician who went ahead with this procedure knowing the woman's financial situation and probable need for psychiatric consult. I think it was really poor judgment because if one chooses to have children, the children deserve a good quality of life and I'm not sure that she can provide this for them.

    5. What did you think about the youtube video?
    At least I would imagine that shooting our teacher is not all semesters see photos and video Arabic song I really liked were spectacular.

    6. Which transformation(s) did you like the most? Why?
    The best were the aqua and mist but the extra arms was the best I'm beautiful background colors

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    1. You're right. I don't do this every semester. Actually I have only done 2 shootings. One was as an Indian and then this one. It was a great experience!

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  18. 1. What is art for you?
    For me art is a view of our imagine or nature by drawing, graffitti, etc. and sometimes us express ourselves by that way.


    2. Do you consider graffiti a form of art or vandalism? Explain.
    Depending becuase if it is a graffitti saying bad words sure it's vandalism but if it is a drawing that is very nice I don't think so.


    3. What did you think about the artist Phil?
    That was a good artist and her multimedia was awesome.


    4. Which work(s) of art impressed you the most? Why?
    I think when he change the women to make up her photos becuase the passage that he change when the photo was ready and he don't go far away or Paris or another place to took the photo.


    5. What did you think about the youtube video?
    That was really amazing. If it was a student that do that and have creativity I don't imagine when he became more in ages.


    6. Which transformation(s) did you like the most? Why?
    Myst becuase it was very creative and original.


    Sorry for answer late.

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    1. Yes, it was a student. He already graduated. And yes, he is very talented. I think he has a lot of potential to do great things. As a graphic designer, I think he will be very succesful.

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  19. 1. Art for me is a way to express my feelings to other people.

    2. Graffiti for me is art its a way for us young people to express what we feel to others.

    3. I think she is a very good artist she has a lot of talent.

    4. The art that impressed me the most was the stand by, it shocked me in a way i cant explain, its just amazing.

    5. Great video i think its awesome.

    6.For me the aqua is the best because i totally love the theme and the transformation was incredible.

    PD: sorry for posting late i am having trouble.

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    1. Aqua! was also one of my favorites. You can't imagine how impressed I was when I saw the finished work. I never imagined anything like this. He is very talented and creative.

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