1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
Sculptor video- I learned that you have to make molds before you can make a sculpture, and the molds capture every little detail. I kind of thought you just made it with one piece, I never knew it was such a process.
Ceramics video- Sand is burned and made into glass (when other things are added). Glass is blown (creating a "bubble" and shapes the hot glass while it is in a giant oven) into the shapes that it is sold in like bowls or cups.
Installation video- Installation art has many different pieces of art all together as one giant piece. I had never heard of 20:50, and I didn't know that installations were interactive and you could walk through them.
2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
The videos bring new light to the text and give other examples and show these examples. The videos also define these categories in depth.
3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics: Sculpture, Installation, and Craft?
I enjoyed the films, especially the glass making film. I have been to Corning and I find glass blowing very interesting, and have done it myself.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
Logo
1. Discuss what you thought about creating your logo.
I was thinking about this assignment when I was at work today, and they have a swim team called The Titans. Their name is plastered everywhere so I wanted to give them a logo that would express their team without the name.
2. Describe the process: creative thinking skills and ideas you used in the logo creation.
I thought about the water, and using a triton type object in my design. I also wanted it to look easy and somewhat childlike, since 1. it is a child's team, and 2. i'm not too good with art anymore.
3. What was the most important discovery you made in the creation of your logo?
How much fun it is creating something. You can have so much meaning behind such a small drawing.
4. What is the most important information you learned from watching the videos, powerpoint, and reading material for this project? What is your opinion of the videos?
I enjoyed the videos but I thought the websites and the powerpoints were more helpful. It was helpful to know that simple geometric shapes can make a big impact.
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All various shots of my "rough draft" sheet in my sketchpad of different ideas I might want to incorporate. After I got back from work I started working on my final piece and that last picture is what I came up with.
I was thinking about this assignment when I was at work today, and they have a swim team called The Titans. Their name is plastered everywhere so I wanted to give them a logo that would express their team without the name.
2. Describe the process: creative thinking skills and ideas you used in the logo creation.
I thought about the water, and using a triton type object in my design. I also wanted it to look easy and somewhat childlike, since 1. it is a child's team, and 2. i'm not too good with art anymore.
3. What was the most important discovery you made in the creation of your logo?
How much fun it is creating something. You can have so much meaning behind such a small drawing.
4. What is the most important information you learned from watching the videos, powerpoint, and reading material for this project? What is your opinion of the videos?
I enjoyed the videos but I thought the websites and the powerpoints were more helpful. It was helpful to know that simple geometric shapes can make a big impact.
Art Gallery
A.) Which artworks make an impact or impression on me? Why?
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Niki de Saint Phalle, Nana 1965, mixed media.
This piece of art made an impact on me because I had never seen anything like it before. It has many different images on it, almost like a collage. It was very interesting and everyone that walked by it had to take a closer look.
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Marisol, Baby Doll, 1963, wood and mixed media.
I found this piece very interesting because the baby is so large and what appears to be the mother is so tiny in comparison. That is showing, at least to me, that the child is much more important than the caregiver.
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Wayne Thiebaud, Yo-Yos, 1963, oil on canvas.
This painting used to hang up in the art room of my elementary school. Everytime I see it anywhere else I always go back to that art class. It made a positive impression of childhood fun on me then, and I still think of it now.
B.) Which artworks do I feel a connection with? Why?
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Joan Miro, The Sun Eater, 1955, lithograph edition 11/50.
I feel a connection with this because I am going to school to become a teacher, and I am a camp counselor and this reminds me of something some of the campers would paint.
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Byron Kim, Commission for Synecdoche, 2008, oil and wax on wood.
I enjoy this piece because it reminds me of foundation colors. The little squares are all human skin tones, and it looks like you are matching yourself to your make-up.
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Roy Lichtenstein, Head- Red and Yellow, 1962, oil on canvas.
This is a piece done by my favorite artist, and it is crazy to think that this is a painting. Although it is cartoon-ish it is so clean and accurate.
C.) Which artworks would I like to know more about? Why?
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Joan Miro, Women and Birds in the Night, 1945, oil on canvas.
I find this painting very interesting and would like to know more about it. I find in interesting that there are bery thin lines along with filled in objects, which don't seem like they would be used in the same piece of work but they work together.
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Tom Wesselmann, Still Life #20, 1962, mixed media.
I find this very interesting, and I would like to see the other still life works of art in this collection. It seems like they would be fun pieces.
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John Storrs, Abstract Figure, 1932, bronze.
I would like to see some of Storrs' other pieces because this one is very interesting. It looks like some type of animal eating another, but every time I look at it I think of something else. That is very rare for a piece of art to do that.
Niki de Saint Phalle, Nana 1965, mixed media.
This piece of art made an impact on me because I had never seen anything like it before. It has many different images on it, almost like a collage. It was very interesting and everyone that walked by it had to take a closer look.
I found this piece very interesting because the baby is so large and what appears to be the mother is so tiny in comparison. That is showing, at least to me, that the child is much more important than the caregiver.
Wayne Thiebaud, Yo-Yos, 1963, oil on canvas.
This painting used to hang up in the art room of my elementary school. Everytime I see it anywhere else I always go back to that art class. It made a positive impression of childhood fun on me then, and I still think of it now.
B.) Which artworks do I feel a connection with? Why?
I feel a connection with this because I am going to school to become a teacher, and I am a camp counselor and this reminds me of something some of the campers would paint.
I enjoy this piece because it reminds me of foundation colors. The little squares are all human skin tones, and it looks like you are matching yourself to your make-up.
This is a piece done by my favorite artist, and it is crazy to think that this is a painting. Although it is cartoon-ish it is so clean and accurate.
C.) Which artworks would I like to know more about? Why?
I find this painting very interesting and would like to know more about it. I find in interesting that there are bery thin lines along with filled in objects, which don't seem like they would be used in the same piece of work but they work together.
I find this very interesting, and I would like to see the other still life works of art in this collection. It seems like they would be fun pieces.
John Storrs, Abstract Figure, 1932, bronze.
I would like to see some of Storrs' other pieces because this one is very interesting. It looks like some type of animal eating another, but every time I look at it I think of something else. That is very rare for a piece of art to do that.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Creating the color wheel
1. Discuss what you thought about creating the Value Scale and Color Wheel.
I thought creating the value scale and color wheel made it make sense a lot more and kind of took the stress away from the assignments and was fun.
2. Which media did you enjoy working with the best and why?
I like the paint the best because it spreads quicker and it almost moves on it's own.
3. What was the most important discovery in the creation of these studies?
I think that no matter what medium you use, you can always get your point of view across if you try hard enough and put enough thought and effort into it.
4. What is the most important information you learned from watching the videos for this project? What is your opinion of the videos?
I thought the videos were very helpful and I thought it was very interesting that you can make things on raised and depressed surfaces and you can still somewhat control the outcome.
I thought creating the value scale and color wheel made it make sense a lot more and kind of took the stress away from the assignments and was fun.
2. Which media did you enjoy working with the best and why?
I like the paint the best because it spreads quicker and it almost moves on it's own.
3. What was the most important discovery in the creation of these studies?
I think that no matter what medium you use, you can always get your point of view across if you try hard enough and put enough thought and effort into it.
4. What is the most important information you learned from watching the videos for this project? What is your opinion of the videos?
I thought the videos were very helpful and I thought it was very interesting that you can make things on raised and depressed surfaces and you can still somewhat control the outcome.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Slideshow
I found that if I looked at some pictures I had already taken, that they would match up with the categories that we were given. I had some trouble with the slide show posting, so hopefully the link i post will work. I really enjoyed this project.
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Color Theory
1. Describe Color and it's effects on emotions. Use the appropriate vocabulary of color in your posting.
Bright colors can be used to celebrate and to make you forget about whatever negative thing you may be going through. An example would be the bright stain glass windows at one end of the hospice that dying people would live. Monks would take care of them their last days when they were only able to lay in their beds.
2. What is a theoretical aspect of color that most intrigues/fascinates you? Why?
I am interested to know if certain colors really do have anything to do with mood or feelings. I think that would be able to help a lot of people and possibly answer questions that could never have been answered before.
3. In the Color video, what made the biggest impact on you in regards to color and it's effects on emotions?
The artist that went to Venice was so inspired by the bright colors, that she had to visit to take pictures and paint. The vibrance clearly spoke to her. Her favorite paintings are also there, which also contain vibrant colors.
4. In the Feelings video, what made the biggest impact on you in regards to color and it's effects on emotions?
Art can show both the best of us and the worst of us. They can protray our feelings of what we wish we could be, or what we hope we never turn out to be.
The website was undercontruction and it said it wouldn't be back up until the 12th, so I just answered after watching the videos and using my own opinion.
Bright colors can be used to celebrate and to make you forget about whatever negative thing you may be going through. An example would be the bright stain glass windows at one end of the hospice that dying people would live. Monks would take care of them their last days when they were only able to lay in their beds.
2. What is a theoretical aspect of color that most intrigues/fascinates you? Why?
I am interested to know if certain colors really do have anything to do with mood or feelings. I think that would be able to help a lot of people and possibly answer questions that could never have been answered before.
3. In the Color video, what made the biggest impact on you in regards to color and it's effects on emotions?
The artist that went to Venice was so inspired by the bright colors, that she had to visit to take pictures and paint. The vibrance clearly spoke to her. Her favorite paintings are also there, which also contain vibrant colors.
4. In the Feelings video, what made the biggest impact on you in regards to color and it's effects on emotions?
Art can show both the best of us and the worst of us. They can protray our feelings of what we wish we could be, or what we hope we never turn out to be.
The website was undercontruction and it said it wouldn't be back up until the 12th, so I just answered after watching the videos and using my own opinion.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Video Review
1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
The ket concept of the first film was different interpretations of beauty in art.
The key concepts and steps to creating art that is aesthetically pleasing from the second film are tools, symmetry, symbolism and artistic composition.
2. Which philosopher's theroy on aesthetics do you feel is most important? Be sure to mention the philosphers name, era (time in history), and contribtion to the aesthetic theory in your response.
I feel Plato's theory on aesthetics is the most important. The example given is he said when you draw a triangle in the sand it is an unperfect drawing of a perfect idea of a triangle the way you see it. The root of this is 5th Century Athens and Plato was the first philosopher on this subject and taught Aristotle. He also wrote the very influential "The Republic". I agree with this because everyone sees things differently and has different ideas of the way things should look. Although he held a low opinion of artists and poets, I agree that everyone has different ideas of perfect. I do disagree with Plato thinking that poets write about things that they do not know. I don't believe that is always 100% true and shouldn't be placed on every poet.
3. What do you think about Changeux and Ramachandran scientific view of aesthetics and art? What was the most interesting fact you discovered from each speakers lecture?
From Changeux- I found interesting that he called art artificats, and he said that they are a form of non-verbal communication. I also found it interesting that it takes 15 years for the human brain to develop and much of understanding art has to do directly with the brain.
From Ramachandran- Art and science meet in the brain; visual aesthetics. He is saying that the goal of art is to distort an everyday image that people see to make it aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Things that may be realistic can be changed to be made into art and be pleasing to the brain. Says "visual aesthetics" instead of "art".
4. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
The videos emphasize that art and aesthetics are always up for interpretation. In the videos we get to hear background on other philosophers and hear experts talk about their opinions and theories on the matter.
5. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics in your reading?
Although the films were long, and Changeux was slightly difficult to understand, I found them very helpful. They all flowed together and made the subjects in the readings easier to understand because you are hearing it in different words.
The ket concept of the first film was different interpretations of beauty in art.
The key concepts and steps to creating art that is aesthetically pleasing from the second film are tools, symmetry, symbolism and artistic composition.
2. Which philosopher's theroy on aesthetics do you feel is most important? Be sure to mention the philosphers name, era (time in history), and contribtion to the aesthetic theory in your response.
I feel Plato's theory on aesthetics is the most important. The example given is he said when you draw a triangle in the sand it is an unperfect drawing of a perfect idea of a triangle the way you see it. The root of this is 5th Century Athens and Plato was the first philosopher on this subject and taught Aristotle. He also wrote the very influential "The Republic". I agree with this because everyone sees things differently and has different ideas of the way things should look. Although he held a low opinion of artists and poets, I agree that everyone has different ideas of perfect. I do disagree with Plato thinking that poets write about things that they do not know. I don't believe that is always 100% true and shouldn't be placed on every poet.
3. What do you think about Changeux and Ramachandran scientific view of aesthetics and art? What was the most interesting fact you discovered from each speakers lecture?
From Changeux- I found interesting that he called art artificats, and he said that they are a form of non-verbal communication. I also found it interesting that it takes 15 years for the human brain to develop and much of understanding art has to do directly with the brain.
From Ramachandran- Art and science meet in the brain; visual aesthetics. He is saying that the goal of art is to distort an everyday image that people see to make it aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Things that may be realistic can be changed to be made into art and be pleasing to the brain. Says "visual aesthetics" instead of "art".
4. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
The videos emphasize that art and aesthetics are always up for interpretation. In the videos we get to hear background on other philosophers and hear experts talk about their opinions and theories on the matter.
5. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics in your reading?
Although the films were long, and Changeux was slightly difficult to understand, I found them very helpful. They all flowed together and made the subjects in the readings easier to understand because you are hearing it in different words.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
First entry.
1. How was the process of creating the GMail account and setting up the Blog? Everything has been pretty easy so far, and there were directions that helped if I had any questions.
2. What do you expect to learn in this course? I expect to have a new appriciation for art, and learned things that I never knew about artists and what goes in to art itself.
3. How do you feel about taking an online course? I'm glad I am taking this class. It's a lot of work but there is enough time to do it and it can be done when I have time in my schedule.
2. What do you expect to learn in this course? I expect to have a new appriciation for art, and learned things that I never knew about artists and what goes in to art itself.
3. How do you feel about taking an online course? I'm glad I am taking this class. It's a lot of work but there is enough time to do it and it can be done when I have time in my schedule.
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