ART 211: Art And Technology

Raul Cuero - who came from a life of poverty and limited opportunities - made the most of what was given to him. He used his athleticism to gain a scholarship to play basketball in college; however it is when he was given the opportunity to study, he made the most of it by exhibiting and manifesting his creativity and intelligence in a tangible manner. One of Cuero’s concepts concerning creativity that stuck out the most to me was that of observing and taking everyday life and implementing it in your passions and goals. He used this as an example to when he was talking about his curiosity of science arose when he saw cockroaches in his childhood home and was curious about their movements and behaviors. Something as simple as seeing what’s in front of you and using it as a launchpad to what you really want to achieve in life is pretty solid advice. I tend to apply the same methodology to my writing and graphics design work by at the very minimum using the emotions and feelings from li

My name is Kenny Najarro. I am a senior majoring in Advertising/Public Relations at the University of Tampa. Originally from Long Island, New York, I come from a family that hails from Guatemala making me a first-generation American and first-generation college student as it concerns my immediate family. Since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated by film and I would go as far as to say that is one of my true passions as it is something I can not live without. I can sit down and watch movies for hours on end without getting bored because of the immersive nature of the medium and its ability to make use of sound, image, and motion in an impactful and interesting manner. This passion has allowed me to branch out into writing and creating screenplays in the hopes of one day creating a feature length film. In other miscellaneous things I happen to have an intense fondness of span happen to be sports and music - hip-hop specifically as they are staples in my life. As far as this class is conc