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Okay so I have decided to post the video since I believe it was pretty cool. The more I watch it, the more it get better.

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Video

I have decided to do a zoom in to zoom out video on my mosaic portrait. To show how some of the images were used. I am contemplating if I want to post it or not but I think it will be a good feature to see. 

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Okay here is the final outcome. 

I really like the use of the lighter pictures as highlights on her skin. 

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Here are some of the pictures that I will be using to create the Mosaic Portrait of Lupita Nyong'o. 

I wanted to get pictures that showed Lupita interacting with African elephants and fortunately there was a lot. It is nice to see that her dedication to saving and protecting these elephants is raw and real.

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Lupita Picture #1

I have decided to do the first picture of Lupita that I presented. It is very elegant and I feel that the pictures that I have for the background will outline it in pleasing way.

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Lupita Nyong’o, Global Elephant Ambassador

“Brave and dedicated people are giving their lives to protect our elephants. They need all of our support, from people in the United States and Asia by not buying ivory, and from Kenyans in supporting anti-poaching by reporting wildlife crime.”

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What is Ivory? and What does it have to do with Elephants?

According to Wiki, Ivory is a hard, white material from the tusks and teeth of animals, that consists mainly of dentine.

A single pound of ivory can sell for $1,500 and tusks can weigh 250 pounds.

Those white horns you often see sticking out of an elephant’s mouth/trunk? Filled with Ivory.

With that knowledge, many individuals seek elephants to provide them with ivory leaving over 20,000 elephants dead because of a human’s greed.

Believe it or not, taking/killing a elephants for their ivory is actually illegal. But it is hard to believe that knowing 20,000 elephants die per year, at least to me.

With the elephant’s tusks, people would illegally sell them intentionally, preferably Asia since they curve art out of them to sell.

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#5

While this picture deals with Lupita’s hair, it is different than the others because she is speaking out on a Photographer’s decision on altering her natural hair in a photo.

"I am disappointed that graziauk invited me to be on their cover and then edited out and smoothed my hair to fit their notion of what beautiful hair looks like."

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#4

This is another picture to represent Lupita, her hair, and her career.

“Now I love my hair. I love it because I’ve also been able to really embrace the stuff it can do. It’s like clay in the right hands. Clay can be dirt in the wrong hands, but clay can be art in the right hands. Being able to have that kind of playtime with Vernon to create different things has inspired me.”

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#3

This photo was taken when Lupita presented six (6) career lessons:

1. Doubt is part of the path

2. Speak up for things that matter

3. Be aware of things that make you happy

4. Support your environment

5. Drastic change can make for growth and opportunity

6. Value your surroundings

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#2

In this photo, Lupita Nyong’o was speaking about her natural hair and how it is usually shamed upon since she cannot have the demanded natural straight hair.  She states how the dark, kinky-haired people that they are beautiful as they are.

“Natural, African, kinky hair – it’s often been painted as uncivilised or wild. Being featured on the cover of a magazine fulfills me as it is an opportunity to show other dark, kinky-haired people, and particularly our children, that they are beautiful just the way they are.”

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#1

This photo was used in a article that Lupita featured in, speaking on diversity in film.

“I’m very grateful to have come into the industry at the time that I have because I am benefiting from the efforts of a lot of other women who have come before me, other Black women who have had it a lot rougher than I have. This is a time where there is a concerted effort to consider diversity and inclusion.”

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Choosing a photo of Lupita

I currently have 5 pictures of Lupita Nyong’o that represents different meanings.  When searching for the photos I am going to post, I didn’t want just an ordinary photo that fans/paparazzi took. I wanted something professional that showed her fierce power.

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Lupia Nyong’o

I have decided to choose Lupita Nyong’o as my inspiration. She is an activist on elephant ivory especially in South Africa so I will be doing more research on her impact on that as well represent that well in my artwork.

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Project 4

We are told to do a digital mosaic portoirt of an environmental injustice activists. 

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Remodeled. The consistency should be better now.

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Just a reminder that you do not need validation from someone who does not and will not ever walk within your skin.