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Blog 4: Art

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I always liked painting when I was little, but I never wanted to dedicate myself to art, however, I quite like to see paintings and analyze them, I think the good thing about this expression is that interpretation can take different forms. I remember that once I participated in a painting contest in primary school, I did not win but I learned a lot. Currently I like photography, I hope I can learn a lot from photojournalism, thanks to my film studies I learned a lot about visual composition and how to assemble or capture the designs of the photos well. I really like to see photo exhibitions, paintings or artistic works, my favorite Chilean artists are, Camilo Yáñez and Natalia Babarovic. The most interesting exhibition I saw of Yáñez was, "Post Populi" (Figure 1) , at the AFA Gallery in Santiago last year and Natalia, his exhibition that I like the most is “La Caverna” (Figure 2) , which he did with four more artists and exploring clarity, the humor, the lack of ...

MY FAVOURITE PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY

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The cell phone has been one of the most used technological devices in recent times. Even my little brother knows how to use them and is under 3 years old. I think it is what I use the most during the day because it is practical and very interactive. the possibilty of communicating regardless of distance is the thing I like most about the cell phone. I had my first cell phone when I was 6 years old, it was the Nokia 3310. I remember playing Space Impact, it was very entertaining, I think it was my favorite game. I use it to talk to my friends and family, watch videos on Youtube, upload posts to Instagram, watch series on Netflix and listen to a lot of music on Spotify. In this last application I can listen to my favorite artists, such as Myke Towers, Bruno Mars, 2pac, Rels B and Amy Winehouse. I also use it to see my classes at the University, including English, a great class. I am on the cell phone 10 hours a day approximately. I think my life without it would be very sad and I wou...