Leo's Blog

I liked the concept of the mystery box because it keeps people wanting to know more. I also agreed with J.J. that infinite possibility as well as mystery is the key to imagination. I agree that most or if not, all things can be perceived as a "mystery box" and there can be infinite possible outcomes that can happen in any scenario. When J.J. Abrams showed the video of the amateurs making a stunningly visual movie, it had potential to inspire anybody to go and create their own thing despite not having the best technology. J.J. Abrams' existential outlook on his career was also interesting, and how most of the things or if not all of the things he does now was all because of his grandfather.

The Star Wars posters are my personal favorite because they are very organized. Everything you need to know about the movie is condensed into the center of the poster. All the different characters and events going on in each poster are in the middle so you know who to look for while watching the movie. I also like how most of the time the antagonist is looming in the background of the poster. The good thing about these posters is the human eye tends to look at the center of an object, and putting everything in the center makes it a lot easier to take the info in.

The artist in the article talks about what inspires him, what he looks for in art, and how he gets started on art pieces. I liked how he also pointed out in the end of the interview that it is good to be inspired but it is very important to branch off and create original pieces of art. i liked how the artist was partially self taught and learned to develop and hone his skills in school. I also liked how the artist talks about who his favorite artists were, and that he was inspired by work from the 50's and 60's.