http://i.imgur.com/WSFUgVe.png

This is my favorite comic of all time.  It's called "We Go Forward" by a person named Shenanigansen.  It shows of a story of someone that can't go forward, so they go on with their lives and make a family, but in the next generation, he teaches his child to do what he couldn't do himself, only for the child to learn the same thing.  This resonates to me because it symbolizes the cycle of life.  There is a limit on what everyone can do, and if anything, you would want your children to go beyond what you could have imagined you could do.  It makes you think about your own life and mistakes, and what you've done to surpass your parents, and what you can do to have your children surpass you.  It's a very simple, but powerful comic and I read it everyday to put my mind in a calm state.  It's weird, but it works.

Art and Tech collide.

This picture I like because it shows the capabilities of art when it goes with technology.  This is digital art, which is drawn with a computer and various touch technology that is used as a canvas.  Since computers can let you have as big of a canvas as you want, the level of detail you can do it astounding, and you can do it with less effort.  As a computer science major, I would love to see more artists strive for stuff like this using our inevitable advancement of technology.

Splash Art

This is a pic that caught my eye while I was browsing the internet.  It's pretty much a hummingbird with splash effects near the wings.  This is a very beautiful picture and just a pleasure to look at.  There isn't much to say about this one as it's just more of an eye pleaser than anything deep, but I can't help that the lighting on this must've been more of a pain than anything to get right, as hummingbirds have a habit of flapping very fast.  This is one of the rare pieces of art that I don't really have words for.

3d Megaman boss statue in Minecraft.

Minecraft art has been a marvel to see.  Since it's a building game, people have been taking it to do their own bidding in terms of what to build.  Even though it was meant for houses and other slice of life luxuries, people will use them for statues, drawings, and the like.  There has been a couple of Youtubers that actually make an upwards of 50,000 a year just doing Minecraft art, that appeals to little kids and young teenagers.  My cousin watches them alot and enjoys it very much, so I don't really mind them babysitting him when I'm busy myself.  It's amazing for someone to take the time to build miles worth of blocks as the picture above shows to put together something massively beautiful.

Covers of music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAUNie6r354
cover of Tokyo Ghoul by pellek, a famous cover artist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aMOurgDB-o
The actual opening

Covers of songs have always been a controversial issue.  Covers are when someone takes another artist song and puts their own spin on it.  There is a big demand for it on Youtube and other media places, and even, but another side of the story accuses cover artists of blatantly stealing their content without permission, and sometimes even going as far as monetizing it.

In my opinion it takes a lot of effort to memorize and make a complete spin on music, and it's very creative for people to use it as such.  Music needs to be more flexible to survive, or else it will be snuffed out under it's own weight.

Creepypastas

http://creepypasta.com/sniff

This is a creepypasta.  Creepypastas are stories that are not too scary, but leave a feeling of dread, or teaches dark lessons.  They can range from folktales to fanfiction told by other fans.  The diversity of stories that people can use is mind boggling, having over 200,000 stories a year.

Creepypastas are a form of art in my opinion because it takes a creative side to come up with a story that only draws out creepiness and not fear.

Banksy

For the namesake of the class, i'm showing graffiti art by Banksy, an anonymous figure that goes  around and does political art on streets, walls and bridges around the world.  The art depends on the current events going on, and they are usually very creative and symbolic.  I really think it's more of a group than an individual since I see a lot of different styles and signatures on the work.  The legality of it is controversial in itself because some of the work could be called priceless, but they have to cover it up sometimes.  it's still up for discussion, but Banksy will still be an enigma regardless.