Author Archives: TONY ZHENG

Machinery and Large Scale Industry 46 was a lithograph created by Hugo Gellert in 1933. It showed what life was like during the Great Depression, when people didn’t have a lot of job or money. His work supported Karl’s Marx idea of Communism. He was a communist who oppose capitalism as he thinks that it leads to social and economic inequality. The painting shows the effect of capitalism and its effect on people and show how machines were used to show how people were being treated unfairly in an capitalist system. It reflect the association with modernism on how the artist use his art to talk about social and political issues in society in which he did this by showing the inequality capitalism had. I was pretty interested in the fact why the artwork show people being tied to those machines like they are restricted from freedom. It caught my attention based on wanting to know more about it. I’ve learned how the machines depicted in his artworks show how businesses were using people just like machines. He uses important shape to signify the importance of it and what it represents through his painting. Some questions I would consider asking are how might different viewer interpret the painting differently and why would the artist use certain light and shadow in the painting and is there anything else he want us the viewers to know.

Hello everyone, my name is Tony Zheng and I’m a sophomore at Baruch and majoring in Accounting. I’m from New York and currently living in the Upper West Side.  I have always love problem solving because I get to challenge myself and thinking outside the box. I love playing games, working out, basketball, skateboarding, hanging out with friends, and listening to music. Whenever I have time, I would always love to play basketball with friends because it helps me get my mind off things especially when I’m stressed or feeling down. As for skateboarding, I got inspired from a friend of mine. It was hard at the beginning, but many of my friends help me along the way. It took me a while to get used to it and learn some tricks I have been attempting for months.  Now, I’ve realized how fun it is just being able to skate with friends and going to the skatepark. Every time I land a new trick, it would be the best feeling ever. It taught me a lot of things like perseverance and improving my confidence. 

  I like listening to different type of music like rap, K-pop, and pop music. Some of my favorite artists include The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran, and New Jeans. I always love listening to them because they make me feel happy. It motivates me to stay focus on what I’m doing especially when I’m studying and working out.  I also try to listen to discover new artist and get different recommendations.

I would describe myself as someone who is always trying to learn new things and improving who I am as a person. I also used to procrastinate a lot but I have been working on managing my time efficiently. It has improved a lot ever since my first year of college. Even though, I didn’t really do as good as I thought I would first semester, I promised myself I’ll do better going forward. Lastly, I love meeting new people and getting to know them. I hope to make more friends during my time at Baruch and create great memories. Hope to have a great semester with you all