Process

My first idea for this assignment was to create a mash-up of songs because that would be something made from another’s work that I personally would want to buy. However, I soon discovered that I had no clue how to make a mash-up, so I began to think of other ideas.

However, thinking of something someone else would buy was difficult because something that had personal significance might mean nothing to someone else. I finally thought of the idea to combine Carnegie Mellon with Disney characters because it was something I think almost all, if not all, of my peers here would recognize and connect with. We are here on campus everyday, so I was hoping that artwork that incorporates such a familiar setting would be attractive to a good majority of us here. I tried to use aspects of Carnegie Mellon that are important and unique to the school including painting the fence and Walking to the Sky. I chose Disney characters because they are so recognizable and their stories are so well known.