Fate

I believe fate is present in our lives. Events and occurrences in our daily lives may seem as though they are just chance and coincidences but they are all leading to the same predetermined fate. Many people do not like this conclusion because humans like to feel as though they are in control of their lives and life decisions. Fate gives us the facade of control while still guiding us to an ultimate ending. This can be a harsh reality that every decision is leading to a immovable conclusion.

Shakespeare feels the same way I do. In Macbeth the characters know their Fate, "Stay, you imperfect... thane of cawdor lives." (Act 1 Scene 3, Lines 73-75). They try to avoid the prophecy from coming true. However in the end of the play all of the characters cannot avoid their fate coming true. Macbeth specifically tries to change the predicted fate by attempting to kill Banquo and his son. However this is unsuccessful because Banquo's son escapes as the murderer describes, "Fleance is 'scaped" (Act 3 Scene 4, line 22). This is one way in which Shakespeare demonstrates how he believes fate is unavoidable despite any one's interference.

Eye see you

The Artist is Israel Meza Moreno. The title is Miradas I. It was created in 2012. It is roughly three weasel lengths by two weasel lengths. This work of art was created in Mexico by a Mexican artist around two years ago. The work presented is decently abstract. It does not allow the audience to know the fully intended meaning or significance of this piece of art. It is combining two different mediums of art: photography and painting. This gives a fresh take on two traditional artistic methods. The artist uses acrylic paint to cover up almost all of the base picture. Only the eyes of the people in the photo can be seen. However, there is still an outline of their bodies that shows through the paint. Without the artist's inventiveness this piece of art would not have as strong of an effect on the audience. This helps to increase the meaning of his work because it emphasizes how much Moreno values eyes. I think the meaning of this piece of art is an individuals eyes represent their true self and emotions. The rest of the bodies of the characters are shown but painted over. One theme presented by this art piece is that although an individual may be expressing one viewpoint or way of living their eyes tell how they truly feel. This was included into the exhibit because it is the absence of the rest of context of the photo and only a minute piece of the original photograph is still visible.