Art Gallery #5 Reflection

Creating my self portraits my influence came from pinterest gallery looking at all three portraits I choose for some reason I felt a emotional connection to the. In my self portrait I wanted it to look like a black and white drawing with pencil. I found it hard to pick how I wanted my self portrait to look but I later realized simplifying it would be the right way to go. The piece represents me in a sense that too much emotion is not shown but there is a slight happiness feeling to the portrait.  I enjoyed kind of comparing my portrait to others an end all making it stand out more by adding the black and white, I belive it gives a good representation of myself.

Pinterest Gallery self portrait

Project #4 Reflection

1. My process of making my project #4 began with me thinking like a curator. I  had to think of what pieces of work would go with my theme. With Yasou Kuniyoshi he uses alot of different colors to make his artwork. looking through his gallery I noticed throughout time his paintings began to change a bit this is where my theme was created.

13 and 14 video review

1. I've learned that lowbrow is considered a person regarded as uncultivated and lacking in taste. I've learned in the new tate building  some art may make nu question weather or not it is art.In the last video I learned that before a work of art is put into the museum curators pick apart the art to see if it belongs in the museum.

2. The video do relate to the art curation project, they ave me an insight on how otter art curators look at art and determine if its a good piece or not.

3.All three video added depth to my understanding of how art is looked at ,and gives me a understanding on the worth of a piece of art.

Module 12 questions

1.I selected uncertainty:Modernity and art because I began to think of how modern art is today and I wanted to know how it got to be. I also selected andy warhol :images of an image because he name sounded familiar to me.

2.Some key concepts I learned from the modern art video is that nazis tried to eradicate moderns arts uncertainty with their own.And also how pop art became a more common thing in art.In andy warhol video I learned that Any warhols work commented on the ubiquity of mass media in Modern America. Also how he has infuence on the rise of pop art.

3.The videos relate to the readings in the text due to the talk of pop art rising was introduced in the text and how it affecte some artist work. It also goes into how modern art is different from past art.

4.Both videos gave me an insight on modern art and how pop art has affected the art culture.

Art Gallery visit #2

1.)1. Picasso:The artist and his models
   2.Picasso artwork

2.)1. Mid tone lighting is used in the gallery.
    2.Darker tone colors are used on the walls.
    3.Stone wood brick and concrete are a few materials used in the architecture of the gallery.
    4.The viewer is guided by art in the gallery.

3.)1.The artworks are organized from most understandable to least.
    2. The artworks are similar due to the form of human shapes.
    3. They are different do to how the human shapes are formed,
    4. They are hung up on walls with lighting spotting them.
    5. The names of the artworks are posted under the paintings.
    6.Some are a couple steps away from each other.

4.)1.Pablo Picasso The women of algiers is a colorful piece of work that shows a lot of emotion and craziness.
    2. Pablo Picasso Oil La toilette is a depiction of a women looking herself in a mirror the light tone colors he uses gives the piece of art a simplistic feeling.
    3.Pablo Picasso Bather winter is a grey tone portrait of a human figure posing in an emotional state.

Module 11: Video Review

1. I chose my first video about expressionism because I was interested in seeing if expression was connected to it. I chose my second video the impact of cubism because I thought of Cuba.

2. Some key concepts learned in the first video is that expressionism emphasizes emotional properties of a piece of work.Also that expressionism led to contemporary Neo-expressionism.In the second video some key concepts are that cubism  was influenced by African Tribal art.Also that cubism is the most influential style of the early 20th century.

3.The readings in the text support these videos to which i goes into detail of how colors present of form of expression if applied the correct way. Also the text shows different African tribal art that is relatable to Cubism.

4. Both video I found interesting to look at different forms of art and get an understanding to where expressionism and Cubism gets its influence.

Module 9 Video

1.I decided to choose the Leonardo Davinci  video because I found reading about him he shows expression in his work. I also choose the power of art video because it sounded like an interesting title.

2. Some key concepts that I have learned is that Leonardo was the first to make a landscape portrait. He says when a painters mind is alive,his hands create the harmony of correct proportions at that moment.Some key concepts in the power of art video is that Michelangelo was known for being a bit of a trouble maker and he used his paintings to try and get away from getting caught.

3.Both Michelangelo and Leonardo Davinci were mention in the text the text explained how Leonardo would take current events and put it into his artwork. Michangelo in the text is relatable in the videos because he brings realistic human body art to a higher level.

4. I found these video to be informative on these two mens backroungd and what caused them to be as big as they are today.

Module 10 Video Review

1. I choose African Art: Legacy of oppression because I was interested to see how oppression effects their form of art.I also choose Chinese art because I have always been fascinated by Chinese artwork.

2.A key concept in the African art video is that central African artist glorified their mothers,and chiefs in their work.They also had magical art objects and the most common one of them were mask.
Chinese artist are known for their bright colors and use of simple things like trees goldfish and dragons.

3.  The readings i the text relate to the videos because in the text it shows how different cultures incorporate art and how their culture effects how it is made.

4. The films gave me a different view on each cultures art and why they were made the way they were.

Module 8 Video Review

1. I choose the measure of all things video because in the first video I  found the Human figure to be widely used in the art world so I wanted to loo more into that.

2.In the video more human than human a key concept I have learned is that when sculptures of the human body is created some features are brought out while others are ignored. So usually sculptures of the body are in some ways unrealistic.
In the measure of all things video Greeks are obsessed with the body, they are widely known for expressing emotion throughout their sculptures.

3. The text talks about the inspiration made behind creating sculptures and how they became popular like the videos.

4. I found the videos to be very informative on how the human body is one of the biggest influences on art,and how that influence changes our perspective of art.

Module 6

1. A. Some key concepts that I learned from the eyes of the sculpture video is that sculptures have 3 phases " A sculpture comes alive in clay, dies in plaster and is reborn in marble." I never knew of how big of a team it takes to successfully create a sculpture.
B. Some key concepts I've learned in the glass and ceramics video is that heat at a certain temperature makes glass malleable without breaking. I've also learned that ceramics can be used for hip prosthesis in the medical world.

2. The text explains the methods he video which included molding, casting, and carving. In chapter 12 a section speaks on glass and how unlike clay glass never changes chemically as it moves from a soft workable state to a hard rigid one.

3. I was interested in both of the videos I found them both to give me an insight look on how sculptures and ceramics are created and the different processes need to turn them into forms of art.

Art Galley Visit

Tara Donovan untitled (Mylar) 2007


James Rosenquist Nomad 1963


Emst Barlach Der Racher (The avenger)1914


Marc Chagall Le Vie paysame ( Peasant life 1925)


Joan Miro Carnaval d Arlequin (Harlequins carnival)


Jacob Lawrence Seams belt 1945

A) Looking at Tara Donavans art structure from all angles was cool to me. Using her techniques to form a bubbles structure that looked like it was coming from the ground was impressive. That illusion showed her artist ability. I also found Jamaes Rosenquist painting quit interesting as it almost reminded me of a collage the way he put in different pictures to form one piece of art.

B) I felt a connection with Emst Barlachs sculpture that seemed to show someone pulling their own weight but doing that seems to be ripping them apart. I found this very relatable  and creative of Emst to think something like this out. I also felt a connection with Mark Chagall painting it looks like someone painting whats in their imagination. It made me think of how my own painting would look if I was to create something like his.

C) I would like to know more about Joan Miro because we share some of he same interest which is batman. I like her painting of Harley quins carnival there are plenty of different aspects and techniques I could see throughout the painting. Another person I would like to know more about is Jacob Lawrence I would like to know what was his inspiration behind what he painted.

Logo

1. While creating my logo I thought of what was important to me and that is creating music. My producer name is Slick Beats so i thought of incorporating that in my logo .

2. While thinking of the design I wanted to make for my logo I thought of something simple but legible that someone can read easily.

3.The most important thing I learned while creating my logo is how adding little more details can make something pop out.

4. From the video I learned how to create something that expresses yourself as a person. Taking something you do and express it through drawing.

Value scale, Color wheel

 








1.I thought the Value scale and color wheel were both interesting to draw they both gave me an interesting technique on drawing art.

2.I enjoyed making the value scale more because it taught me a technique on how to get the correct shading I would like in a piece of art.

3. The most important discovery to me is finding out how much pressure you need to put into the pencil to get the correct shading.

4. The most important information I learned from the videos is that there are primary colors and there are secondary colors turn into intermediate colors.

Principles and elements slideshow

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Colors

1. Different colors can connect with different emotions. Colors in the red area of the spectrum can be considered "warm colors"red,orange,yellow. These colors evoke emotions ranging from warmth and comfort to the feelings of anger and hostility. Colors on the blue side of the spectrum are known as "cool colors"blue,purple,and green,These colors often give calm feelings.

2. What fascinates me most about color is that color is only seen due to the reflection, or absorption of light. This is interesting to me because that means objects have no appearance apart from light.

3. In the color video there was a point where Jane the artist felt that her paintings colors where not fitting to the right emotions. She later on in the video got frustrating and angry at her painting this made be think back to "warm colors". I felt this made the biggest impact because that shows that colors really do give off emotions, and artist use these emotions to create.

4.In the feeling video the biggest impact was made to me when explaining how Giotto the painter and architect intensified the story's of the bible by creating colorful pictures which emotionally identified with people. His paintings became very popular and are still looked upon today.

Video review

1 .Some of the key concepts that I have learned while watching the videos and reading the articles and text are equal Luminance which is when our brain recognizes a color contrast but no light contrast.

Neural Darwinism which is the developing brain adapting to new space time relations as neurons and neural networks complete new information.

Aesthetic  which  is the nature of art and the nature of beauty.

 

2.  I feel as if Immanuel Kant’s theory on aesthetic in the height of enlightenment is the most important because,  his theory concluded that there is almost nothing that you can’t beautify, the only thing you can’t beautify is the disgusting. I took this as something ugly can be made beautiful,  but something that creates pain can’t. Hearing that I thought of what if someone was to paint a picture of 9/11, it would not be seen as beautiful because of how much pain that day has caused to people around the world.

3.I found Changeux view of aesthetics and art to be interesting. His view was that the developing brain adapts to new space time relations as neurons and neural networks complete new information in a process called neural Darwinism. I find it interesting that the brain may find something aesthetically pleasing due to what we see. I find Ramachandran view with the eight laws of artistic experience and how our pro frontal cortex is linked to what we find aesthetic.

4. The videos and articles relate to the text by giving a deeper meaning into art and why things are aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Kant explains that an artist is not a skilled craftsman, but that nature sets the rules for art. In the text (pg. 26) It explains how during the past several decades there has been a great deal of interest in what called "outside art" art created by self taught artist with little to no art training Kant noted that artist is not a skilled craftsman, but rather nature sets rules for art. The outside artist often lived away from the cultural areas so there inspiration comes from nature.

5. I feel as if the films and the articles gave me a deeper understanding of how and why art is appealing to the eye. It adds depth because you can find connections in the article,video,and text. With scientific explanations, to techniques used to make something look beautiful it altogether shinned a light on the process of making something look aesthetically pleasing.

1. The process of creating a gmail account and a blog account I found to be very simple since being pretty tech. handy already.
2.For this course I expect to be able to get a little more clarity on to why some art pieces were created, and how.
3.This is my first year taking any online coarse and im starting it off with 3 of them but I believe that I will do  well in all of them.
4.In the growth mindset video a few things sticked with me including learning how to push your brain,never giving up, and how sacrifices will pay off in the future.