Sunday, September 28, 2008

More Pictures


Confusion’s Temple

Mountain Tainan

Dinner!

The Classroom

Master Printer in Weifang

Pojects and Gallery Show

I felt my partner project was strong and would like to display it in the gallery show. I would need a projector for the display. I think this can work with the theme of the gallery. I also want to add on to the video by shoot people around the U of O campus to see their reaction to the object.
I also will be displaying my second individual project in the gallery. My second individual project is about the change from old to new. I will be show to image of an aspect of old china and one of new china. How the people, culture and landscape of china is changing. On each image I will write in Chinese “way in” for the new and “way out” for the old. I am planning between 4-8 images, so 2-4 set of images. I planning display them in rolling poster advisement like the ones I saw in Shanghai. It would also go along with the idea for the gallery theme.

Collage "Beijing In a Box"



This is the collage I made from the picture I took all around Beijing

Partner Project


This side symbolize China

This side symbolize U.S


Here is the video along with the object.

Here is Sylvan using the object

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Last day then Bye Bye China

Today a couple of us went to the MOCA, an art museum. It was set back into a park, had great architecture and great art inside. After looking around for a bit Steven and I went to a nearby mall and had lunch at a Japanese restaurant. It was pretty good. We walk half the way back to the hotel in the mall. It was an underground mall and air-conditioned too. Back at the hotel we had a review and from that we went to a vegetarian restaurant for dinner. The food was good. Back at the hotel a couple of was went to the hotel bar and hang out with the two bartenders. We ended up play a drinking game with them. Oh and we song a little KTV.
The next day we wake up and got all check out and left for the airport. The flight was sorter then on the way there. My parents meet me at the Portland airport.

Saturday on Nanjing Dong Road

Today was a free day so we wake up at 9 and round down to the western breakfast. After we hang out in the hotel room and work a little. Around 12 we went out to Nanjing Dong road which is kind of like Times Square. I was with Madelyn and Steven, we went walked the street and went into a mall. There was a store called “Easy Shop” and it was a girl underwear store. Man I love Chinese transfer to English. After walking around a bit more, we went to a subway then it started to pour down rain. We waited to the rain to lighten up and we run to catch a taxi. We ate the subway back at the hotel room. After working for a bit we went to eat at a western place which had pizza.

Gardens and Running Catching

Today we went to the city of Suzhou about 45km after from Shanghai. Suzhou is famous for their gardens and it’s the sister city to Portland. The first garden we went to as a group then back to the bus and to find another garden. But the bus drive didn’t know where he was going. We end up stop at a historic street and walk down it. The street run along a canal and was dot with old buildings. We got about 2 hours for lunch and to meet at another garden just up the road. Madelyn, Sam and I found nice place on the canal. It was a western place and we had pizza which was good. After finishing lunch we walk to the garden. This garden had a zoo in it with a panda. It was neat to see the animals. At the zoo we decided to break up the group, so people decided to go back to shanghai on the bus and the other decided to stay later and take the train back. And from the 8 who stayed 3 with off on they own. So the 5 of us (Christian, Matt, Edwin, Braeden), went to a Buddha Temple “Beisi tower”. We climbed all the way to the top. From there we went up with the group of 3 at the train. They got tickets for the 7:45 train but we could only get trains for the 8:45 in first class, ”damn” so the 5 of us decided to go out to eat. Went ate at nice place next to the first place we were going to eat at. The first place was to spendy. After eating we took a taxi to the train station but I took longer than we thought it would and Edwin had to change another taxi. At the train station we looked for Edwin. Braeden just happen to see Edwin across the square so we started running after him. We caught up to him and run into the train station. We got into line but something we funny because the line so not moving and we need to board the train in minutes. We were in the wrong line, the right line was next to us so we run down the line and hand the train people the tickets. Then run down the train platform to get to your car and we just made it. The train ride was nice and we got to shanghai in 45 minutes. After leaving the train station we walk to the subway and got on subway line 1. From the subway it was a sort walk to the hotel.

Day 1 and 2 in Shanghai

The train people wake us up at 5 in the morning. From the train, we checked into the Hew Harbour hotel. We ate lunch at McDonald and it was fun. At 2 we meet up and with to a garden place. It was pretty touristy. Sam and I wonder around for a bit then went back to the hotel for dinner. We ate at an ok place for dinner and from dinner went to the Jinmao Tower. The Jinmao Tower 88 stores and we went to the top. The view was awesome, shanghai is neat at night. To get back to the hotel we took a boat then walked along the bund. The bund is a street with a lot of old banking building.
Thursday, we leave the hotel at 8:50 and walked to the Shanghai Museum. Madelyn, Sam and I spend about 3 hours walking around the museum. The museum was full of ancient art, such as ceramics sculpture and coins. After that we all meet at the Shanghai Biennial. Sam, Madelyn and I went to an art district kind of like the ones in Beijing. After a nice taxi back to the hotel we went to a Chinese-Muslin restaurant that was tasty.

789 Art District

Forbidden City

Tiananmen square

Temple of Heaven

Great Wall

Tuesday Gallery and leaving SUDA

Tuesday was the gallery show. We went to the university in the morning to start setting up for the show which was a 2pm. There was a lot of running around before the show and we ate lunch in the gallery spaces. After and a little more setting, we went to meet the president of the university. After the meeting with the president of the university, we went back the gallery and had an opening. There was a couple of speak and a ribbon cut. The show should be up for 2 weeks. We only spent an hour at the gallery show before we had to leave to go back to the dorms and pack. Sadly we had to quickly leave but we still have time to say good bye to your partners. After packing up we boarded the bus to go to your lasted dinner in Jinan. The dinner was wonderful and we have tons to eat. From the restaurant we went to the train station and boarded your soft sleeper cabin. It was very nice and I had a good sleep.