Nadine Water tank reflection

Nadine Norales                                                                                                       BHSVA

Design                                                                                                                               04-25-12

Water tank project-the final essay

    Our assignment was to design a water tank sketch to represent the damage/pollution the water of its negative effect that people has done. We were told to make any design o symbolize the effects of negative water pollution that has an effect on people who doesn’t use water the proper way of use. I completed this task by the help from my teacher and my classmates.

   I drew the representation of Gods hands holding out while two girls are healing the earth as it was melting was melting away with the engraved title called “Heal the world”. I use the term “Heal the world” as a message for help protect the earth and god will reward you or god sends down his angels from above to help you heal back the planet and to send guidance. It has a purple background to represent the outer space and the shape of a half spherical earth melting while the two angelic girls hold out pieces of it to put it back.

    The water issue on my project is based o the fact that thousands of people per day is polluting our planet by filling garbage in our ocean, factory smoke filing in the atmosphere, producing toxic waste, and carbon dioxide effect health in the human population. The effects of water pollution is less use of water usage, no shower of bath water, no water to drink, the negative effect on growth spurt on planting food on farming and produce waste on the planet and it can also kill sea life.

   This project will increase public awareness by advertising them to save water as a note from god to show he is watching us and that he wants us to help clean the earth and to save the population.

    My greatest challenge was finding the right message board and design for the project. I actually didn’t want to use religious messaging on the project but I realized that some people are followers of gods (such as Christian of catholic) so I thought that maybe I should use a religious message.

I learned that its important o save an enormous amount of water as much as you could. People should save the environment, and that religion does have its share on the human world. All these three lessons are important to me because it shows that water is as important to me than anything else in the world without water-I couldn’t drink, brush my teeth, take a shower etc. water is the most important main issue of all.

Elisea's Water Tank Reflection

Elisea x. Rivera                                                                                               

                        The assignment was to draw a picture using either words or symbols. The picture has to resemble or represent the sustainable water issue we have. The task that was given was to first research + brainstorm (team blog). Then we typography (use type creatively to tell a story. Next we drew a thumbnail and final artwork. Last we painted using paintbrushes. We used paint, paper, pencil, water, and paintbrushes. My artwork has a blue woman on the lower middle right. The woman has multiple colors of blue in her hair flowing towards the right corner twirling into waves. Around Her is a bright sky blue, and on the left there are large bubbles getting smaller as it gets further away from the blue girl. In The Bubble it states “forever alone” in bold letters. The Background is all shades of purples, green, and the color black. These colors show the chemical waste in the water. There are imagines of objects on the left hand corner. The blue girl represents the small amount of “fresh water” we have. The background shows the large amount of pollution we have.                        

                        The awareness my artwork messaging is that we have this small amount of fresh water but this large amount of polluted water with all these chemicals being left there. It has a creature in it that represents that the polluted water does not only affect us it affects other things as well. With all these chemicals being poured, dumped, or tossed into the rivers, oceans, and lakes it increases the percentage of pollution and decrease the amount of fresh water.

                        My Artwork help increase awareness of sustainable water issues by showing this small amount of fresh water and this large amount of dirty water killing other things. It shows that nothing is being done, and the water is affecting other things other than human. Its shows in the words “forever alone” that the fresh water (girl) feels that she will be alone as the only fresh clean water that is not contaminated with filth and chemicals.

                        The greatest challenge in making this artwork was painting it. For Some one who is great at drawing I can’t say the same for painting. I found this quite difficult. Overcame this challenge by taking my time and not rushing through it. Three valuable lessons I learned from this is 1) Not to litter or dirty my or other environment. 2) To Recycle and Reduce More. 3) To Conserve Water.

Christian Liranzo Water Tank Reflection

Christian Liranzo                                                                                                   BHSVA

4/25/12                                                                                                            Ms. Sun

                                                Water tank Reflection

            The project assignment was to create an original painting that will help increase public awareness of sustainable water issues. To do this was to make something that had to do with water being shown in a symbolic form that water is being wasted and is not something that can be renewable. To complete the assignment you were to paint the form of water being wasted or how to prevent the waste of water.

            I showed the form of water being pure on one side while the other side is contaminated with dirty objects in the water. There is a frog on top of a Lilli pad on the pure side of water. The left side of the water being nice and clear and the other side being very disgusting with objects. The facial expression of the frog was sad and it looks like the frog wanted to get away from the dirty water. This shows a form of peril, the frog was in danger of the disgusting water.

            Peril was shown as the message of my artwork. Not only are we suffering from wasted water or dirty water, other important life forms are too. Natural habitats are in danger of its system to be disrupted by human way of throwing things away, or how we play around with water. Animals are too in danger of the water being nasty, they not only need water, but they need it to survive. Water is a serious matter of issue too mankind and nature, we don’t want to waste water or make it nasty, we need water to survive.

            The water will help increase public awareness by seeing the fact that the little frog wants to get away from dirty water. The water issues are a serious matter, and we can’t ignore it. If we do nothing about helping to save water, then more animals and more humans will die.

            Making up the idea was a bit rough for me, to see how to get symbolic meanings of water to be in danger of this idea, to show awareness for people to actually look at my painting and see what was meant to be shown. I think I pushed through with the idea but it wasn’t easy for me. Painting the assignment was okay, but it took a while to figure out what to paint.

            Not only was this an assignment, I actually agree with this statement of saving water. Water is a life need, not a want. We need water to survive, and my assignment showed me that this is true. I learned that natural habitats are effected by pollution in water, animals are too, and us humans to survive. These are important aspects of life that we need to view and a serious matter to not be ignored. Maybe when we really need it, mankind will actually push through together too save water, hopefully when its not too late. It was not only a project or an assignment, we have to see or get awareness of having to know that this will help us.

Cheyenne's Water Tank Reflection

Cheyenne Ubiera

4/25/12

Water Tank Reflection

            Our project assignment was to make designs for water tanks based on water pollution and conservation. The tasks were to research on water pollution, then sketch out our ideas. Finally, we painted them. I went about this task by doing a rough sketch of bathroom objects to represent how people waste water when they take a bath or shower.

            My art piece has a yellow claw foot bathtub filled to the brim with water and a showerhead sprinkling even more water. The background is painted a metallic gold and has purple and red letters saying, “How much do you REALLY need?” With really written in light green letters. I also drew a green shower cap with red polka dots.

            The message in my artwork shows how people waste water when they take a bath. It shows that people need to ration their water more diligently.

            The water issue in my art piece is how water gets wasted because people use excess water when they shouldn’t. This artwork could increase public awareness to show people how easily it is for all their water to be used up.

            I feel that my greatest challenge was the actual painting of the project and maneuvering a paintbrush. I don’t usually paint my art because it’s out of my comfort zone, but I’m glad I decided to take the challenge and the end result actually came up looking presentable.

I don’t feel like I learned any valuable lesson from this project other than my risk to paint. I get it helped me get out of the comfort zone that I’m always in. I also didn’t “overcome” anything, really. It’s nothing spectacular. I am happy that I decided to paint it though. If I did something different I doubt it would’ve came out as cool as it did.

Source Of Information

http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/ASK/waterpol3.html
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/drinking_water/maplevels_wide.shtml
http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Environmental_Problems/water_pollution_-_effects.html
http://tc.icwc-aral.uz/links/pollution.htm

Picture On Water Pollution

Do you think they are successful or not ? How Would You Improve /prevention of water pollution in NYC?

              The New York city watershed protection program will be advance through funding from the federal safe drinking water act grant program. For federal fiscal year 2005.$1 million will be available for non-point  source abatement,assessment,planning and research; and outreach and education project in New York City watershed 
              To Improve Water Pollution protection we would create more reservoirs and have a fund raise programs where if people were to donate enough money for these reservoirs and actually care for it then they would produce these reservoirs and it  would improve the water in NYC.