a) In this picture I see a homeless man on a sidewalk with people walking past him. he looks like he's unhappy, but used to being that way. The people passing don't pay any attention to him, as if they don't notice him there.                                                                                                                                  

b) The message I was portraying through this piece of art is that there are people in this world who are just as talented as everyone else, yet are under appreciated. The homeless man in this picture could be a wonderful artist-whether it be visual or musical etc. but daily people would walk by and pass him off as unworthy of recognition. Generally when people see a homeless person they move to the other side of the sidewalk instead of offering help. the movement each person does, creates a rhythm. 

c) I like this piece because I believe its message is an important one. I also like that the words don't take over because of the man's facial expression draws my eye. I dislike the amount of 'noise' on the picture; I think its a little too much.

Barbara Kruger Assignment
a) This picture has a face split in two, one half dark and one half light. The face is symmetrical except that the highlights and darks are inversed in the sides. The words are written in white, surrounded by a red box. They say "Your body is a battleground".
b) I think the artist is trying to say that there are two sides to a person and the two sides fight against eachother to make the personality of the person. if one side is stronger than the other that determines the way the person will act- if the dark or 'more violent' side of a person is stronger than the light they in turn will be 'darker' or act violently; the opposite for the light side.
c) I like Barbara Kruger's work because each piece seems to tell a story or portray a message but that message isn't blatantly obvious. The viewer has to take time and think about what the piece is suggesting which is what I believe is the most important part of art. I like that the image is in black and white but the words are in red because it makes the words or message seem like the focal point of the piece.