Olivia's Blog??

Diary Entries, This is the day my work is published in a magazine. In Juxtapoz , there is an entire article about my social justice artwork, because they found it creatively-forward and insightful on the issues I discuss. Sincerely, this is extremely important to my artistic career, because it justifies my work as a political figure and as a professional artist. I owe it to my schooling that brought me here, because they disciplined me into strengthening my creative eye and social views, which has helped me become more socially aware of my position in society.

Dear Diary, Today marks my first solo art exhibition. My show, debuted in Philadelphia, has attracted numerous young artists to my works. Additionally, so many students from Tyler decided to come and see alumni art, which I sincerely appreciated. I had about 20 pieces, using acrylic, charcoal, and printmaking, and a lot of talented art collectors came. I am monumentally thankful that I am able to showcase my works in the city that granted me so much.

Dear Diary: I was offered a position to work for Obey today. Like, OBEY. Holy shit????? Never in my life did I believe I could actually have the opportunity to work alongside SHEPARD FUCKIN FAIREY. I finally feel like I can sincerely make it in the creative world, and I feel invigorated. I can start to make an ample amount of money to support Danielle and Charlie. . . my family will not have to rely on minute paychecks anymore, because I can finally begin working for a political purpose, while making enough money to properly support them. Truly, I am extremely fortunate to have been offered this position.

Within five years from now, I am graduated from Temple with a Visual Studies major and a Political Science minor with a certificate in Community Development. At this point in my life, I am new to the jobs that are set before me in my life. Right now, I will be living in an apartment in Philadelphia or just outside of the city, with a special someone or friends, because of specific job opportunities that have been set before me. In reality, I am working for a Philadelphia firm that aids social betterment through art: possibly a mural paining program for kids, becoming an artistic director of a building, or even starting my path to becoming a lobbyist for an artistic cause. I am on the way to becoming successful, but I am happy being the person I want to be. Overall, I know that I can not have everything planned out and set within five years from now, but I want to have an idea of what I'm planning on doing and where I want to go. By this point, the person who is Olivia Hailey Smith

I relate to this article, because I have always felt that the rapidly-expanding technological world is too much for the human race to truly handle. Underneath the presidency of Trump, the human race is becoming more divisional, and is seemingly much more numb to basic decency. A book that was written in the 1960's is still monumentally relevant in today's standards. It makes me wonder, how far have we truly come? Ethics are no longer a priority underneath Trump, or almost anyone that holds an office position, for the matter. I do not believe that I am "addicted" to hearing what that ass of a president has to say, because I feel sickened and disgusted that we must live underneath such an influential figure. As worse events keep taking place, will we ever bounce back?

I sincerely enjoyed what the class had to say about my composite. Everyone was monumentally respectful and insightful, and I learned a great amount upon experiencing it. One of the best comments was that I should work on my lighting in my picture. Even though I did not intend for my project to be "realistic" in any way, I still had some prevalent lighting issues that I need to pay attention to for the upcoming projects. These critiques are a lot different from mine in high school, and it bothers me that I can not speak out to say my intention right off the bat. Yet, I will learn from it, and I have to get used to it. I AM in art school after all!