First Week of My Blog

     This week was very ideal and everything that I wanted to get done was accomplished. First of all, I created my art blog, Be a Martyr. I informed many friends of the new blog and my intentions for it and they were all very interested. I made my first blog post introducing myself and what should be expected on the blog.
     I decided that on my first week I would learn about the art of music from one of my favorite rap artists, Demotus. I contacted Demotus on Twitter and he quickly responded showing interest in an interview. I was able to ask him some questions relating to his art and the music industry. Demotus was very short-spoken and direct, but the interview was very surreal and entertaining nonetheless.  It was extremely interesting to hear what artists he likes and what projects he is currently working on; it's pretty cool to get information before the other fans.
     The blog is being accepted extraordinarily well, much better than I expected. Within just about an hour of the interview being posted, I received 11 Tumblr notes (likes) and 3 comments. Multiple friends contacted me and told me how interesting the interview was and even that they were proud of me. This experience has made me very interested in doing more interviews and giving my new followers new content. Check out some of Demotus's music.

Beard, Logan. "INTERVIEW W/ DEMOTUS."MARTyrdom -. Web. 24 Feb. 2016.< http://beamartyr.tumblr.com/post/139947040127/interview-w-demotus >

20% Goal

Art is defined as an expression of human creation and imagination. There are many different mediums of this expression including painting, sculpting, photography, etc. When checking in on this blog, you will witness all that I have learned and observed from these mediums. Whether it be an interview with an up-and-coming artist or an overview of a popular style, the goal of these posts is to increase appreciation and interest in this field. The main goal of this project is to eventually create a mach-magazine, similar to what I would like to actually create in the future. Along the way, I will also be working to better my skills of one medium, painting. I plan to document my progress so I will be able to compare the quality of my work.

The vastness of art has always fascinated me. I have always loved the concept that anything you make can be art. Because of this fascination, I have grown up drawing, painting, and taking pictures. When I am interested in doing something, I want to know as much about it as possible, so I have been reading art, music, and photography magazines for many years. My favorite of these is JUXTAPOZ, a magazine based on art and culture, which my blog will be most similar to.

My intention is to appeal to teenagers and young adults, reason being that I want to increase appreciation and interest as much as possible, and if young people are educated they are most likely to retain interest for many years. Also, I relate with this age group the best, so it will be much easier to provide content that they would enjoy.