Art Gallery Visit #2

Questions about the exhibit:

1. Decade Contemporary Collection 2002-2012

2. The theme was this decade.

Questions about the physical space:

1. Direct light but in two of the artworks they used fluorescent light in the actual works.

2. The walls were white.

3. Materials used where the fluorescent lights and one work of art was set inside a glass case.

4. The movement seemed to be in a circular movement around the space of the gallery.

Questions about the artwork:

1. They are put together neatly and almost in a symmetrical fashion.

2. Two of the artworks use light but all three have numerous colors in them.

3. They are all very different shapes or ideas. One is a set of fluorescent lights in a long row, one is six lights all in boxes, and one looks like a mash of things put together with what looks to be a lot like glue.

4.The ones in fluorescent lights are just mounted on the wall and set on the flood but the last in a glass case.

5. They all have a card or plaque mounted on the wall giving the title and all the information about the artwork on them.

6. They are all in the same area. If you stand in the middle of each you can see them all with out having to move closer to any of them. 

                                                                           








Robert Irwin

Niagara

Light, Shadow, Reflection, Color

2012

About 50 ft long by 6 ft high

                         














  Angela Bulloch 

Chain A 5:1:56:7

Waxed birch wood, printed aluminum panel, white glass, diffusion foil, glass, cables, RGB lighting system, five DMX boxes, and one black box

2001 ft high by 1 ft deep by 6 ft long

Petah Coyne

Untitled #1373

Silk flowers, specially formulated wax, candles, acrylic paint, white pigment, pearl-headed hat pins, statuary figure, fabric wire, plywood, drywall, plaster, glue, filament, CelluClay, rubber, metal sheeting, steel, wood and metal screws, maple, laminated Luxar, lace corset, human hair, antique Chinese bound shoes, letters, photographs, artist prints, drawings, and bound book

1998-2012

3 ft wide by 3 ft deep by 3 ft high

Video Review of Art Movements

1. Explain why you selected each of the TWO videos you choose from the selection listed.
I chose to watch the Matisse and Picasso video simply because I wanted to learn more about the two artists, especially Matisse who I am not as familiar with as I am more familiar with Picasso.  

I decided to watch the video based on Dada and Surrealism because I am not very familiar with the Dada movement and I felt that I wanted to learn more about it through video. I am more familiar with Surrealism, although I do not know very much about it, so I felt that the video would be a great way to learn more about it.

2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
From watching this video, I learned that the two artists are very different from one another in the ways that they created works of art, and also in their thoughts and thought processes. I also learned in this video that Picasso eventually became a part of the Cubism movement by creating the first collage work of art.

In this video, I have learned that Kurt Schwitters had began using various different materials to create works of art, using pieces of almost anything that he had found that had been discarded. The Dada movement came about as a reaction to World War I, and I feel that it explains the styles of the works of art that came from the artists who chose to create according to the movement. 

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?

  Even though the videos were very long, these videos had to be to talk about the important figures of each movement. After watching these videos I was better able to understand the readings because the videos added the detail I needed for the concepts. 

Mask Making

I chose these three masks because they caught my attention. They weren't just of one color, like many I had seen. They are colorful and all three look as if they are trying to tell a story. The design and craftsmen ship is amazing and very detailed.  

The first mask appears to be of a long face. The eyes are left open, for there is just a space without actual eyeballs. The mask appears to be all of one surface, there is not actual texture on the surface of the wood, but the designs all over the mask give visual texture.

The second mask has a lot going on. There are many different lines, designs, and textures. The shells towards the top of the mask are real, giving it a sort of rigid texture. It is full of color and different patterns, that all connect to one another. The eyebrows and flaps on either side towards the ear also have texture.

The third mask has texture all over it. There is texture at the top, where the fuzz and feathers are. There is texture at the bottom where it looks like it could be hay or straw fanning out from the chin. A ton of color is present, along with many lines, patterns, and designs.

All three of the masks are visually appealing.

In this mask I used the elements of Line in direction of horizontal. I also used the element of color and value. I believe this mask have the principle of proportion. Creating this mask was a bit of a challenge. While trying to utilize ideas from other masks that i researched along with ideas of my own. I had fun painting and stuffing the mask. My children tried to take over my project which i thought was hilarious. Overall I learned a lot about the African culture while creating the mask. I enjoyed this project.

Module Ten-Video Review

1) The two videos that I watch were African Art and Chinese Art: Treasures of the National Palace Museum. I choose these two videos because they both sounded most interesting to me.

2) In the African Art video I learned that art is a big part of there culture and very important. Also art in Africa is part of their everyday life. In the Chinese Art: Treasure of the National Palace Museum I learned that there is art in the museum that almost no one has ever seen outside of the museum.

3) The videos related to the text pretty well they were both mentioned in the text and the video just gave me more of visual perspective on what I read in the text.

4) The films were very informative and they helped me get more of a visual for what I read. Also the videos went a little bit more in depth because each video was a specific video on a specific type of art and had more of a luxury to go more in depth than the text.

Week 9: Hand Drawing

1) It wasn’t that bad. It was hard at times to keep my hand straight and not shake or move it all the time.

2) I decided to use pencil because knowing I wouldn’t be able to keep my hand steady I thought it would be a lot easier to use pencil over charcoal.

3) It was very hard. In my drawings I think you can clearly tell which one is my strong hand and with one is my dominant. Its very hard to use your non-dominant hand for something you are not use too.

4) My drawings aren’t great drawings but I think they are successful studies. My hands have a lot of similarities but in my drawings you can tell which hand is my strong hand. In the drawing of my right hand you can tell I pressed a little harder with the non-dominant hand and tried to compensate for that.

5) No I wouldn’t consider using my dominant hand. I feel like a new born trying to draw or write for the first time. I guess if I really tried I could get better at it but as of now I am pretty bad and I think I should stick to just using my dominant hand.

Module 9 Video Review

1.1 I chose the two videos The Drawings of Michelangelo, and El Greco: Rediscovering a Masterbecause the titles looked interesting.  I remember reading about Michelangelo and Greco in the textbook and I found them fascinating.  I wanted to learn a little bit more about them.  

    2.The Drawings of Michelangelo talks about the many different sketches that Michelangelo created.  All of the speakers considered him a creator when they looked at his sketches.  It also talked about why Michelangelo destroyed his own sketches.  However, current people within the art world are glad that he wasn’t able to destroy them all because they help them have an insight into his life.  El Greco: Rediscovering a Master talked about the rediscovery of El Greco.  Most people had forgotten about him until Picasso and Rusinol helped his work reemerge into the artistic world.  It continues to prove how El Greco’s work influenced that of Picasso and Rusinol.  You can see similar techniques and characteristics within all of their art.   

   

 3. The videos further the information that the textbook talks about.  For example, the textbook talks about the Sistine chapel and Michelangelo.  It also mentions El Greco within the textbook.  These videos take this information deeper and expand our knowledge of these artists.

    

4. I found these films interesting.  They helped me understand what life was like for El Greco and showed me that Michelangelo was ashamed of his sketches because they showed people that he second guessed himself.  They take the readings and art concepts to a new level because they show how the artists used each concept within their own work.  The videos also show how the concepts were interpreted by the artist in order to make it their own work.  

Blog #8

1.       I choose to watch Cataclysm: The Black Death Visits Tuscany because it looked interesting to me.  I like to choose videos that pop out at me when I go to choose one.  I have always found the Black Death fascinating so I really enjoyed the video.

2.       More Human Than Human talked about how images run every societies life, why do images have a huge impact and power over people, and different arts that were created in different cultures throughout time.  When they talked about Egypt, I was stunned at the differences that were made there between what was created before them.  Cataclysm: The Black Death Visits Tuscany is about Sienna and Florence and how they overcame the Black Death.  It talks about how the obsession with the higher power brought their world into the Higher Renaissance.

3.       The videos stress the importance of what we read in the textbook.  The textbook talked about the history of the world and how art had an impact on it.  These videos, More Human than Human, andCataclysm: The Black Death Visits talk more about the history of art as the world progressed into the present.  It shows how we got to where we are now. 

4.       I found the videos extremely fascinating.  They stress what happened throughout history.  As a History concentration, this was right up my alley.  I really enjoyed learning more about how art has progressed into what it is today.  It also shows how the art concepts and principals came about. Looking through the progression, you can tell which concepts and principals came about when.   

Week7 -video Review

Questions and Topics for Your Blog Posting:

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

Some of the key concepts I learned about were prairie, and the creation of this style of house. I also learned about classical architecture and how classical styles influenced other cultures, and the science of design.

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

The first video relates to the text because Frank Lloyd Wright's designs of the Prairie House reflect one of the most influential changes in architecture. The second video relates to the text as well because the text describes how different architectural styles used different building materials. Materials such as concrete and Portland cement. The third video because it described the bringing of classical architectural styles to England and other parts of Europe. This is discussed in good depth in the text.

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of Architecture?

I think the films for this section were excellent. I think SEEING the construction processes and actually “walking” through architecture gave me a much needed understanding of what I was reading. 

The films were pretty good in my opinion. It was informative and have a visual depiction of the construction of these architectural creations and I also enjoy the fact that the video had a walk-through of these creations as well. They helped create the depth to understanding it because the pictures and the text helped me imagine it, but the videos helped me see it in a three-dimensional form, giving me a better understanding.

4. Why did you choose the films that you watched?

 I chose these films simply because they were the first two options. I honestly did not have any specific reason as to why I chose these films.

Module Six - Blog: Reviewing Peer Responses to Artwork

http://joerweb.blogspot.com/2016/10/art-gallery-photos.html

http://darrenyoung21.blogspot.com/2016/09/project-1-elements-and-principles.html

1. When looking at Project #1: (Elements and Principles), did you agree with the element or principle the artist listed with the images? Did you see other elements and principles in the images?

I agree with all the elements and principles in the images that Darren Young posted. I believe that every image has a variety of element and principles so yes I did see other elements and principles in almost every image. For instance, when I would see images that represented Unity, I would also see Colors, Lines, and Space. 

2. When looking at Project #2: Where there any images in the Peer Blogs the same as your own? If yes, what were they? Where the reasons the image was selected the same or different as your own?

While observing Joe Webber's blog on his visit to the Art Gallery, I noticed that we did not have the same images at all and I don't believe that that was for any particular or specific reason, other than the fact that we had different artistic taste.

4. Where there any images that your Peers selected that pique your interest now? If yes, what are they and what is your connection with them? What would you want to know about them?

A picture that Joe Webber had on his blog, from his art gallery photos, that intrigued me the post was Philip Lorca Dicorcia's Heads or at least a photo from that series. This picture intrigued me because I personally feel as though it symbolizes the oppressive and the systematic racism that black people have endured for the past 400 years and counting and this photo resonates with me because I feel as though it is a well depicted visual of that.

5. What do you think about  the process of reading your peers reflection? Do you find this to be a valuable in your learning?

Yes, because this could expand my knowledge and comprehension of some of the concepts I learned in this course. It also gives me different perspective on these concepts as well and teaches me something new.

6. Check your Blog and read comments posted by your Peers. Do you find their comments helpful?

Yes, because sometimes they tell me what they agree with or disagree with when it comes to my answers to the questions on my blog. Sometimes there are critical of what I post and I accept that criticism and try to improve my answers or comprehension of some of the concepts we learn in this course. 

Module Six: Video Review

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

         One concept I learned from this video is that installation art is three-dimensional artwork that uses the space around it and within it.  It forces the viewer to interact with the whole environment around them. Another concept I learned was that a carver must use feelings to put life back in the shape and sculptors first draw out their ideas on paper and then use clay to sculpt out the figures. Models who pose feel like their soul is being dissected and that they aren't able to hide their inner most feelings. The last concept I learned was the fact that the organization of the crystalline structure determines the quality of the product.  Fine China and bricks and floor tiles are made from different types of clay using different temperatures to obtain their quality.  

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

          These videos relate with the readings from  Chapters 11 and 12 in the text because they are about about sculptural and craft art. They both explore three-dimensional art techniques and how they are made. The first video on stone sculpture relates to Chapter 11,  the artist in the video uses the casting and , carving and modeling techniques discussed in the reading. As in the video we see site specific installation art discussed in Ch. 11 as well, with Thomas Hirchehorn and Louis Bourgeois used as examples of artists who make this kind of work. Glass and ceramics are discussed in chapter 12 which describe them as art of daily life or craft art.

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics: Sculpture, Installation, and Craft?

             In my opinion, the felt the videos helped me understand the concepts easier than the text did because I am more of a visual learner. The videos broke the information down and made it easier for me to comprehend the information.

Logo Design

1. Discuss what you thought about creating your logo.

I was trying to think about what symbol meant the most to me or what logo can I make that is a representation of ideals that I believe in. I was not trying to use my own name or anything that had to do with myself. But rather something, that many people could relate to.

2. Describe the process: creative thinking skills and ideas you used in the logo creation.

I instantly knew what I was going to use to create my logo and I first drew a black woman. I drew her with a huge nappy afro and dark brown skin. I also wrote the word Eve on her neck. This logo means a lot to me because it is a symbol of the black woman's beauty that I believe, a majority of the world rejects. From the brown dark skin that covers her entire body to the course, thick, nappy hair that covers her scalp, she is beautiful. However, many people don't believe so. For centuries, it was orthodox to make people, especially black women, feel inferior for having these natural features. Over time, it made a majority of black women feel insecure and self conscious about their appearance, to the extent where they will reject their skin tone and bleach it and reject their hair texture and perm it or wear weaves to look less like herself. After years and years of scrutiny, the black woman would look in the mirror and look at the reflection in disgust. This logo represents the women who have gained a sense of self love and confidence in their appearance. Women who are proud of their natural features. Once a person gains a sense of self-love , any negative opinions about their appearance or character will be impermeable to their confidence. I wrote Eve on her neck , because the first human on this Earth was African. The black woman was Eve, the motherhood of humanity. Her descendants, share her features and resemblance with their "nappy" hair and the melanin in their skin. That is something to be proud of , and that is something to be grateful for. This logo is a representation of that and that is why it means the world to me. 

3. What was the most important discovery you made in the creation of your logo?

The most important discovery I made in the creation of my logo was the fact that it could empower and instill some form of courage and pride in black women who feel insecure about their natural appearance. I discovered that by just looking at it, perhaps some people would instantly understand he message behind it and it would  instill them some sense of self-love that they should have had in the first place.

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?

The most important thing that I have learned from reading the material was the fact that logo's actually have standards. That is something I didn't know. I thought a logo could just be created in any way. I believe all the videos were very informative and helpful.

Art Gallery Visit #1

All photos are of artwork at the Albright Knox Art Gallery

               

Self Portrait with Monkey, Frida Kahlo (1938)

Bust of a Young Woman Turned to the Left, Pietro da Corona (1637)

Janet, Chuck Close (1992)

Justine Kurland, Alice O'Malley (2005)

Portrait of the Landscape Painter, Frederik Sødring-Christen Købke (1832)

Bird, James Vullo (1940)

1) The artwork that made an impact on me was Self Portrait with Monkey. It is one of my favorite pieces because it captured the natural beauty of the woman in the portrait. It showed a sense of self-love and confidence in her appearance and I felt that is symbolizes confidence and courage in self-conscious women. The other piece that impacted me was Janet but Chuck Close. The texture of the piece is what captivated me the most and the uncertainty of exactly what expression the woman in the piece is making is what impacted me as well. I can't tell whether the woman was happy or not but I like that.

2) The piece that I connected with was definitely Justine Kurland and that is because I remember how self-conscious my aunt was about her body when she was pregnant with my baby cousin. I like how the piece is of a naked pregnant woman, who is apparently proud of her naked body, despite the fact that her belly is round from pregnancy. Just like the Self Portrait with Monkey, I feel as though it is another piece that symbolizes confidence and courage. Another piece I connected with was the Portrait of the Landscape Painter. I like how a painter, painted, a painter. I feel as though is symbolizes perspective or the point of view of a painter from the eyes of another.

3)The artwork that I would like to understand more is the one The Bird. I honestly do not understand what is going in the image, the background, or what the bird represents. It is sort of an enigma to me actually. Another piece I'd like to understand more as well is The Bust of the Young Woman Turned to the Left. I appreciate the meticulousness and beauty of the bust itself but I don't understand it. I don't understand why it is turned to the left and I wish I did.

Color Wheel and Value Scale

1. Discuss what you thought about creating the Value Scale and Color Wheel.

It felt good and fun because it reminded me of the art classes I took in elementary and middle school. Stuff like this is what makes me enjoy taking this art class. Because, it makes me take a break from regular academic activity and do something different.

2. Which media did you enjoy working with the best and why?

I'd say the Color Wheel, because I learned things that I never knew before. Also I like painting even though I don't do so on my own leisure. 

3. What was the most important discovery in the creation of these studies?

The fact that Magenta, Cyan, and Yellow are the TRUE primary colors. That was shocking to me but its very important because I believe the majority of people thinks that red, blue, and yellow are when indeed they're not. 

4. What is the most important information you learned from watching the videos for this project? What is your opinion of the videos?

The truth of the primary colors was perhaps the most important information I learned from watching the videos for this project. And the videos were very helpful and helped me combine certain colors and how to correctly do the color wheel.

Elements and Principles

     Taking pictures of these different objects was very fun for me. My girlfriend visited me for the Homecoming weekend and we went all over campus and Delaware State Park took pictures of different things in nature. It was a fun experience and I was happy to take time out of my day to actually appreciate the beauty in nature and art. I even made her participate and had uploaded some of her pictures as well. Honestly, I thought it was a tedious task to go around and take pictures of everything outside but I ended up enjoying it anyway.





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Module 3

1. Describe Color and it's effects on emotions. Use the appropriate vocabulary of color in your posting.

Color is the way objects absorb light and then is perceived by human emotions in various ways. Specific colors can have cultural or individual associations. The meanings of different colors can vary by different situations or individual ideas.

2. What is a theoretical aspect of color that most intrigues/fascinates you? Why?

The theoretical aspect of color that most intrigues me is the fact that color is about the various interpretations that people have for colors. Another thing being the fact that colors could affect one's mood or emotions. An example of this is the color red is known as the color of  hearts and love to someone who is feeling loved or it could be interpreted as danger, associated with blood or anything negative.

3. In the Color video, what made the biggest impact on you in regards to color and it's effects on emotions?

From the Colors video, what made the biggest impact on me was Jude Redfern's love/hate relationship of her colors. While observing her paint, it was easy to notice how her emotions would be expressed through the colors that she would use. Event though she was disappointed at times during the process, the end result of the artwork was truly a beautiful sight.

4. In the Feelings video, what made the biggest impact on you in regards to color and it's effects on emotions? 

What made the biggest impact on me from the Feelings video, was the fact that one could express his or her feelings through the colors that they would use. These expression of their emotions and feelings would be evident by observing the colors used. A great example of this would be the artwork of Goya, who would use dark colors and shades. 

Module Two

1. For each video and article list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

 I learned various key concepts from the video and articles. One of those concepts being aesthetics, which is the branch of philosophy concerned with the feelings aroused in us by sensory experiences such as seeing and hearing. Aesthetics examines, among other things, the nature of art and the nature of beauty. Another being Political and Social Order, which is a specific type of art theme. According to text, the Great Pyramids of Gaza are a great example of that type of artistic theme. Another thing I learned was a triptych, which is a painting in three sections. A great example of this is The Garden of Earthly Delights, which is the central and largest panel of a triptych.  I also learned that the human brain is wired in such a way that we can make sense of lines, colors and patterns on a flat canvas. These are only a few of the concepts I learned about from each video and article. 

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 contribution to the aesthetic theory in your response.

Plato, a philosopher in Classical Greece during the 4th century BC’s theory in aesthetics is most important to me. He felt as though that the true nature of the effeminate things we see in the world, was their idea and that ideas are beyond the senses and they can only be grasped by reason. However, there is one idea that perceives itself through our senses which is the idea of beauty. I feel as though Plato’s contribution to the aesthetic theory is important because he felt or believed that art is powerful, therefore dangerous. It has the ability to stir our emotions and move people powerfully and influence our behavior and even our character. These are effects of the feelings aroused in us when we encounter any form of art that  appeals to us.

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? 

Changeux believes there is a definite genetic envelope for the evolutionary origins of art. His scientific view on art focuses on the human brain and how art affects our emotions, feelings, thoughts, and consciousness, which I believed was a very profound and insightful theory. Ramachandran's scientific view of aesthetics is intrigued me mostly because of his proposal of the laws of art. Those eight laws of art enhanced my knowledge and understanding of art.  The most interesting fact I discovered from Changeux's lecture was that art is distinct from language and is a form of nonverbal communication. From Ramachandran, the most interesting fact was when he revealed that he believed that the Dada movement isn't considered art.

4. How do the videos and article relate to the readings in the text?

I believe the text reading corresponds with the videos and the articles because they both elaborate about the aesthetics of art, detailing different philosopher's and their beliefs and theories on this phenomenon. The book explains the basics of the topics while the video gives a more in-depth explanation. 

5. What is your opinion of the films and article? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics in your reading in the text?

The films and articles were interesting and were very helpful in enhancing my understanding of art. In my opinion, the most helpful was perhaps the Changuex and Ramachandran lectures and their scientific view of aesthetics and art. I never knew that art could coincide with neurology to the extent where some may consider "neusthethics" to be a a field of science. Also, the documentary about aesthetics were also very helpful in enlightening me about the philosophical theories from some of the most influential men in history. These videos and articles gave me a better understanding of aesthetics. 

Blog #1

1. How was the process of creating the Gmail account and setting up the Blog?

The process of creating and setting up the blog was relatively simple and fast. Since I already had a gmail account , it made it much easier. 

2. What do you expect to learn in this course?

I expect to learn the dynamics of art, art history, how to properly review pieces of artworks and how to differentiate between different types of art. 

3. How do you feel about taking an online course?

Initially, I was quite hesitant about the idea. Although it is sometimes difficult to know where to submit certain assignments, once I got the hang of it, it became much easier for me. Plus, the teacher is very helpful and helps in a timely fashion. Thus, so far I enjoy it.

4. What three things in the Growth Mindset videos do you believe most apply to you?

The first thing was that I believe that I work hard to achieve my goals and that I am the type to not quit when I face setbacks or any obstacles in the way. I also believe that my ability in anything can always be improved and that I shouldn't settle for the level I am at for anything. The last thing in the videos that applied to me was my belief that there are no shortcuts to success. I believe that in order to succeed in anything, you must have exceptional work ethic, extreme focus, and dedication.