Class 5 HW

     The skill that I pride myself in knowing can be confused as just pure talent rather than a skill. That skill is body control. Without body control, Michelangelo would not have been able to create the sculpture David. Using too much power in any sculpture and you break off too much of the medium. Athletes especially have great body control. One can not simply perform a crossover move between the legs if that person doesn't have body control. It takes practice to develop body control. The reason I pride myself in this skill is because I nearly have complete body control. Just by looking at an action I can immediately be able to duplicate that action nearly identical. This is the reason why I excel in physical activities. People say its natural talent but I believe it is a skill one can learn. One just needs to know the mechanics to a certain action and just apply it when performing it. Easier said than done. If I'm watching somebody perform a textbook style jump shot, I look at every movement that person takes, how he/she bends their needs, elbows, etc.., the sequence of movements, the release point of the basketball, everything. I look at every single detail then I just grab a basketball and do it myself. That is how I learn physical movements, by observing first then performing it. My skill of body control is what allows me to be able to perform that physical movement nearly perfect.
      I would adapt this skill into creating an artwork that communicates something about me. I would make a sculpture of a man wearing sports gears pertaining to different sports. A soccer ball under a foot to represent soccer, a basketball on one hand to represent basketball, a hockey stick in the other to represent Hockey, etc... I would have so many different sports into this one sculpture as to representing that this person is good at sports. I would display this artwork in front of my building replacing the tree that is there. I would place it there because this is an artwork that I made and represents me, so I would love to see it everyday when I leave and return home. It will definitely bring joy to me every time I look at it.