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    My name is Garrett Pyke and I am a junior here at UAF majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in finance. I am originally from Toronto, Ontario, and chose to study here since they had a business program that intrigued me as well as the hockey team which I play for here at UAF. Outside of hockey, my hobbies include fashion, health, cooking, and quality time with family and friends. In regards to art, I have always shown a passion for art pieces and enjoy reviewing art pieces. I am excited to go into this class since the last art class that I was enrolled in was in high school which was a few years back. I hope to get a deeper understanding of how artworks and be able to understand different art pieces better after this course. 


    The art piece shown above is a great representation of my childhood since hockey was my first true love. As a young kid growing up in Toronto where the winters were very cold my friends and I would often play on backyard rinks made by our parents. It was here where I fell in love with the game and would imagine myself one day becoming a professional. Similar to the kid shown in the art piece I would also pretend that I had a large crowd watching over me when in reality there was no one. 

    I have a love for art and this past summer I found myself walking through art displays at Grandville Island. I found a sculpture of a lion with which I created a connection instantly. The lion was sculpted in Kenya and was later transported to the art gallery where it has been on display for over 2 years now. I now associate this ion with good luck and have told myself that if I ever encounter great wealth hat this would be my first purchase. In the future I see myself attending art workshops and art shows. 

Hockey Art


Comments

  1. The Ukulele FoolSeptember 1, 2021 at 1:57 PM

    That video gives you an appreciation of the time and skill required to create such a detailed photorealistic work. I would love to visit Toronto. I have a music student there, and I have several who join me on my Friday night events that I do on my ukulele. They have had some wicked hot weather this summer.

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  2. Filip Fornåå SvenssonSeptember 6, 2021 at 11:52 AM

    Hello Garrett,

    We have a common interest in our hobby cooking and I can see similarities in plating a dish with art and that is something I have focused more on recently, because you eat with your eye as well.

    I am interested in learning more from each other this semester and I like what you said about the lion. Personally, I see lion as my spirit animal and it was really cool that you found this instant connection with this piece of art work.

    Good luck this semester Garrett.

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  3. Markuss KomulsSeptember 6, 2021 at 7:42 PM

    Hi Garrett,

    Just like you, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. I also have not taken any arts classes since high school and this is my first arts class that I am taking in a while, but I am excited to learn more. I enjoy the art piece you posted because just like you when growing up I was dreaming of having a big crowd watching me play sports. Great post!

    -Markuss Komuls

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  4. Roberts KalkisSeptember 7, 2021 at 11:22 PM

    Hi Garrett,

    It is awesome that you can find an instant connection with an arts piece of as a majestic creature as a lion. It seems like a really prestigious art piece. I too like attending certain art events and hope someday I will be able to purchase high class art myself.

    Hope this will be a great semester for you!

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