1.) I was a little worried about taking an art class online, but it turned out to be a lot better than I expected. I loved that we got opportunities to do so much. Between museum visits, my own artwork, and videos about different artists, and different media, and art through out the years. I expected to learn about the different art media, and elements that it takes to create a piece of artwork. I expected to learn how to interpret different medias and what they truly meant when the artist was creating them. I think a lot of my expectations were met, and I am very happy with the way this online course turned out.
2.) In the beginning of the semester I didn't quite know a lot about art and what it meant. I wasn't too involved in art other than what I've learned throughout the years in high school. I believe art is a great way to express so much through a type of media. I think artists show so much symbolism to represent what their artwork means. I think art is a way of showing elements and expressing themselves in a way most people may or may not understand. Art is everywhere and a lot of people don't realize that art affects everyday life. It shows up in so many different places, in so many different forms. Art is truly incredible.
3.) In the beginning of the semester, I chose Damien Hirst as favorite artist at the time. I loved his color and I think he had a very interesting taste in artwork. Now finishing up with this class, I honestly can say I don't have a favorite artist. There are so many good artists out there that I enjoy now. I've seen so many different pieces that I have fallen in love with. Each artist has their own style and I like so many now. I still love Damien, but I think it is too hard to choose a favorite now.
4.) I think taking this class made it easier to take an online class. I still think it depends on what class it is but I think this class was very reasonable and I liked that you did not have to be on the computer everyday for this class. I think I will still be nervous to take an online class especially because I am a bad test taker but I definitely feel a lot better about it than I did in the beginning of the semester. This teacher was very helpful with an problems I had during this online process.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Self portrait Week 15
Vincent Van Gough self portrait 1889 438.2 x 571.5 cm painting. This particular picture gave me inspiration mainly because he is such an amazing artist in my eyes. I love his technique because the painting is so different. The different colors of the brush strokes is amazing. This inspires me to try something different with my artwork. (National gallery of Art, Washington D.C)
Self Portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle painting ( Arnold Bocklin) 1872 National Museum in Berlin 600X743
I chose this as my second inspirational piece for my self portrait because It is so detailed in the self portrait. I think it symbolizes more than we can interpret ourselves. The fact that there is death behind him must mean something based on what he is feeling. I think the detail in his own face is so incredible and must have been very hard to do especially when it is his own face.
Gerhard Richter self Portrait "The Desperate Man" 1843-1845 Oil painting.
This piece inspired me because of the incredible detail in the artwork. I think the look on his face says it all with the title. I think my self portrait should look like this because a lot of the time that I the expression on my face. It looks as if he took a photograph of himself. It would be nice to be able to be as talented as this artist but for now he is a great inspiration.
2.) I chose pencil and charcoal for my self portrait because for me it is the easiest to work with and easy for my to fix my mistakes. I am not the greatest artist so this was the easiest media to use. I also used a little bit of colored pencil for a different look and to add a bit of color. I also love colored pencil to make the artwork pop a little.
3.)The greatest challenge was the small detail because actually seeing myself is a lot different than how I imagine myself. Sometimes it is hard to recognize myself, so actually drawing a self portrait is extremely hard. I am not good with human features such as eyes, nose, and mouth. To overcome this I had to redo a few details over and over, but I kept my photograph right next to me to help over come this issue.
4) My picture of myself represents me because I don't like to smile. I honestly don't know why, I just never really do. I like to hide behind my glasses because I am a shy girl. I think this picture represents me and I happened to capture the perfect picture of myself as a person, and created into artwork.
5.) In this artwork I used balance. Not only in the type of media, colored pencils and pencil, but also balance to make sure everything was even. I used proportion when it came to making sure my features were proportion to my whole face. I don't want to give myself a huge nose that I actually don't have! I also used a bit of color. Natural color to make it more realistic.
6.) I did enjoy this project because it gave me a sense of my own features and my own self portrait. It was different and difficult to draw myself but I enjoyed it and had a good time working on it. I am not the best artist but this helped me help myself improve on my artwork.
7.) I think my final work is okay for me. I worked hard on it and it may not be as good as I hoped, but for the long amount of time and effort I put into this, I think it turned out alright. I think sitting down and throwing some music on and drawing makes the time go by quickly and before I knew it I got so into the drawing and was finished. I think it was a satisfying project.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
video review. Week 13 and 14
1.) The key concepts in the first video lowdown of lowbrow is mainly the idea of the word lowbrow. lowbrow was basically pop culture with people using nudity and provocative artwork. A lot of artists don't know if they are considered lowbrow or highbrow. A lot of the lowbrow artist had a different type of humor. Over the past years, artists who never got recognized are now famous around the world and more popular for their lowbrow work.
In the second video, BBC culture show, Tate Modern, is a modern look on everything. It was contemporary art that so many people went to visit on opening day, even the queen. It was a very successful exhibit. Even after 10 years the museum is still so incredibly crowded but a lot of the workers are concerned about the lack of seriousness with many people visiting. They don't look into the artwork as serious as they should, and it is more of a social gathering for most. Even thought they want people to take what the want and see from this museum.
In the last video the key concept is that a museum is never fully finished. There is constantly things being changed. The Metropolitan museum of art is considered to be the encyclopedia museum. Different Curators took the time to explain different artworks and pieces to people in different exhibits. They allowed people to ask them questions and explain the role of their jobs and being in the museum. They show the job of treating a lot of the artwork in the museum.
2.) I think the last video helped the most because it helped explain more of what a curator does and different exhibits they do, and themes, and how their role is important in the museum. The second video also help because seeing the process of the exhibits and the museum opening up gave me an idea of how to process my own exhibit for my project. The first video did not seem to help too much just because it seemed to be a little too much off topic.
3.) I think when I first read about what our project was going to be on I was a little confused on what to expect. After watching these videos it gave me a better idea of what it mean to be a curator and the different exhibits in museums and how they are created and how the curator is so important to have.
In the second video, BBC culture show, Tate Modern, is a modern look on everything. It was contemporary art that so many people went to visit on opening day, even the queen. It was a very successful exhibit. Even after 10 years the museum is still so incredibly crowded but a lot of the workers are concerned about the lack of seriousness with many people visiting. They don't look into the artwork as serious as they should, and it is more of a social gathering for most. Even thought they want people to take what the want and see from this museum.
In the last video the key concept is that a museum is never fully finished. There is constantly things being changed. The Metropolitan museum of art is considered to be the encyclopedia museum. Different Curators took the time to explain different artworks and pieces to people in different exhibits. They allowed people to ask them questions and explain the role of their jobs and being in the museum. They show the job of treating a lot of the artwork in the museum.
2.) I think the last video helped the most because it helped explain more of what a curator does and different exhibits they do, and themes, and how their role is important in the museum. The second video also help because seeing the process of the exhibits and the museum opening up gave me an idea of how to process my own exhibit for my project. The first video did not seem to help too much just because it seemed to be a little too much off topic.
3.) I think when I first read about what our project was going to be on I was a little confused on what to expect. After watching these videos it gave me a better idea of what it mean to be a curator and the different exhibits in museums and how they are created and how the curator is so important to have.
Reflection Journal
Project 4 was an interesting project. I like having projects that involve power point. Gives me a chance to be a little creative. For my theme I chose landscape. I think nature and the earth is an amazing thing and the artwork people create based off of the landscape is amazing. After choosing a theme I did a lot of searching based off of famous artist who were famous for their landscape. This would make it easier for me to create my slides. After picking all my artists I found a piece of artwork for each and wrote about it. Using a powerpoint gave me the opportunity to look at nature and things I love, and have a little fun with the effects on powerpoint. Overall it was a fun project and I wouldn't mind doing it again.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Module 12 video review
I chose the video Andy Warhol: Images of an Image, because I recognized his name on the title. I have hear a lot about him so I figured why not learn more about him. He always seemed to be very interesting. I also chose Hockney on Photography. I chose this video because photography really fascinates me so I decided this video would most likely interest me the most out of all of them. I have a big interest in photography.
There are many key concepts in both of these videos. In the first one I watched, Andy Warhol it is mostly based on his work of art. He liked to collect magazines and photos of famous people especially Marilyn Monroe, and Elizabeth Taylor. He had a big interest in silk screen imagery which became very famous and he created many with these famous actresses. Many of his images repeat many times, and sometimes even overlap and have different colors. In this video we also learn how silk screen is created, which is a very interesting process. He has a repetition of his photos to actually create a sort of dizziness. Warhol also used polaroid images as his starter image. He sometimes would add paint to his portraits. He became very well known in his middle ages. Death was a major theme for Andy. Car accidents, suicides, Plane crashes, and even worked on Liz when he thought she was dying.
In the second video there are also a lot of key concepts learned. It talks a lot about whether or not photography is an art or not. Hockney has a way of making his photography look like a collage or painting. He doesn't care whether people believe his photography is art or not. He started off as using a polaroid camera. He calls his collaged photography, "drawing with a camera". He continues to show and describe each of his photography artworks. He describes how with his photography it is as if you are closer to the image because each picture is just a portion of the image and created into one big image.
In both the book and the videos, Andy Warhol's way of creating a silk screen is described. His artwork is shown and is explained on why it is so well known and interesting. Also photography is also talked about and Hockneys way of creating one big photograph with smaller puzzle like photographs. It is interesting to read and watch these videos
I thought these videos were interesting because I have heard of Andy Warhol before, and I also love photography. I honestly learned a new way to create images from these videos and readings. I actually want to try what Hockney did with his photography. It is a great way of capturing and image and making is seem like it is so up close and big.
There are many key concepts in both of these videos. In the first one I watched, Andy Warhol it is mostly based on his work of art. He liked to collect magazines and photos of famous people especially Marilyn Monroe, and Elizabeth Taylor. He had a big interest in silk screen imagery which became very famous and he created many with these famous actresses. Many of his images repeat many times, and sometimes even overlap and have different colors. In this video we also learn how silk screen is created, which is a very interesting process. He has a repetition of his photos to actually create a sort of dizziness. Warhol also used polaroid images as his starter image. He sometimes would add paint to his portraits. He became very well known in his middle ages. Death was a major theme for Andy. Car accidents, suicides, Plane crashes, and even worked on Liz when he thought she was dying.
In the second video there are also a lot of key concepts learned. It talks a lot about whether or not photography is an art or not. Hockney has a way of making his photography look like a collage or painting. He doesn't care whether people believe his photography is art or not. He started off as using a polaroid camera. He calls his collaged photography, "drawing with a camera". He continues to show and describe each of his photography artworks. He describes how with his photography it is as if you are closer to the image because each picture is just a portion of the image and created into one big image.
In both the book and the videos, Andy Warhol's way of creating a silk screen is described. His artwork is shown and is explained on why it is so well known and interesting. Also photography is also talked about and Hockneys way of creating one big photograph with smaller puzzle like photographs. It is interesting to read and watch these videos
I thought these videos were interesting because I have heard of Andy Warhol before, and I also love photography. I honestly learned a new way to create images from these videos and readings. I actually want to try what Hockney did with his photography. It is a great way of capturing and image and making is seem like it is so up close and big.
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Museum visit 2
While visiting this time at the museum, there was a lot going on their. They were moving a lot of the exhibits around and I happen to be a day early to a very interesting exhibit I saw the workers putting together. Only the upstairs was open at the time, but I did happen to see this exhibit which was called Looking at Tomorrow. This exhibit had a lot to do with different life adventures and day by day artwork from some of the artists.
In this space the lighting was more bright than the rest of the museum that I experienced. The walls were all very bright too with mostly white paint. A lot of the work I saw was paints and photography. There was also colored pencils and even just random objects involved. As I walked the museum, there was a lot of space. Honestly not much to look at and a lot of room to move around. I think the day I went was a very bad day to experience but with my work schedule and school it was very hard for me to even go when I did. Either way, there was still a lot of interesting pieces to look at. It was wide open and I felt very little walking around.
There were a few different artists in this are. Each had their own room which was really interesting and cool to me. I liked moving from room to room to see how similar and different the rooms were. Some artists had their art actually on the wall. Not in frames but straight on the wall. Some artists were different though and had picture frames of their art on the walls. The lighting really helped while looking through some of the photography. Each work of art has a an information sign next to it and I read a lot that had interesting stories, with the artists reasoning on the artwork and the title and date of the created artwork. It is good to know the facts that is put on those signs.
This artwork was interesting to me. It looks like a very young child did this artwork. I think it is showing the tree falling and collapsing into a different image. There were a few artworks like this. Each drawing is the tree falling more and more and the blue one seems to look like the tree turned into a bird. The green really stands out against the white. It shows emphasis.
This artwork was most interesting to me. It showed each day that the artist traveled on the mountainous rage in Scotland. I wish it was in color to see the actual landscape better but it was interesting reading and looking at. These pictures showed the mountain everyday. Different views of each day. I think it looks like a hard mountain to climb especially with the snow involved. There was great value in these pictures.
For this project I really enjoyed going back to the museum. I wish I could have seen an actual exhibit that they seemed to be setting up for. I think I came on a bad day. I did not get to see or experience much while I was there. From what I did see, it was interesting. Even seeing some things they were setting up were cool. I think seeing this exhibit in person and experiencing the space it is in was interesting. Walking into these separate rooms with different artists was my favorite part. The theme of looking at things Day by Day was so relevant to me. I loved that the artists in this was showing day by day artwork and the difference one day can make.
Module 11 Video review
The two videos I chose were the Mystical North, and The Impact of Cubism. I chose the first one because I think learning about Spanish Art would be interesting. From the past to the present. Different Art around the world is so fascinating. I've always had an interest in Spain so I thought this would interest me the most. I chose the second video because the idea of Cubism got my attention. I wanted to learn more about it. I don't know very much about Cubism. Seeing the different artwork involving cubism is very different to me so I thought this video would catch my attention.
In the first video, the Mystical North: Spanish art from the 19th century to the present, had a few key concepts. It introduced some Spanish Artists like Picasso, Goya, and Dali. Ideas of each of their artwork and their lives in Northern Spain. A lot of there lives they knew war, and fighting so a lot of their artwork had a lot to do with tragedy and war. After Goya's terrible death, artwork became boring and uninteresting for over 50 years. The artist Gaudi, was the next big artist but he was a lot different than Goya. His artwork brought light to Barcelona. It was happy and based a lot of artwork on catholic religion. Gaudi's architectural work was actually amazing, and was so inspiring during the 20th century. Picasso was also a great artist in the 20th century. He was very involved in cubism. He too based a lot of artwork on catholic religion, and a lot of the cubism faces was based on African masks. Dali had a way of being comedic with his art and surrealism. His artwork definitely gets my attention the most. It is so much more different than anyone else's. A lot of war sights in Northern Spain are kind of considered artwork.
The second video The Impact of Cubism also has a lot of key concepts. Picasso was a very famous cubism artist. This video shows the different concepts of different artwork. Including the famous "coffee table". There are different colors and values, and different things our eyes tend to see and what different things each mean. Some things mean exactly what they are but others have different meanings and it is explained in this video. Different artists used real life objects as their main artwork. Like the painting with the Eiffle Tower, was based on the artists memory and imagination but had so much going on that it was kind of hard to tell it was the Eiffel Tower that he was completely focusing on. In this video there was a lot of artwork that I could not really imagine what it was until it was explained. Cubism is a hard but interesting artwork to follow and understand.
Both the text from the book and the videos relate in many ways. They both explain the understandings of cubism and different artists who used it in artwork. Also talked about the Spanish artists and artwork over time and how it was changed.
In my opinion I don't really like the cubism, but it is still interesting. I think the Spanish artwork is very interesting and I like learning about that a lot. The different artists have such different ways of creating great artwork.
In the first video, the Mystical North: Spanish art from the 19th century to the present, had a few key concepts. It introduced some Spanish Artists like Picasso, Goya, and Dali. Ideas of each of their artwork and their lives in Northern Spain. A lot of there lives they knew war, and fighting so a lot of their artwork had a lot to do with tragedy and war. After Goya's terrible death, artwork became boring and uninteresting for over 50 years. The artist Gaudi, was the next big artist but he was a lot different than Goya. His artwork brought light to Barcelona. It was happy and based a lot of artwork on catholic religion. Gaudi's architectural work was actually amazing, and was so inspiring during the 20th century. Picasso was also a great artist in the 20th century. He was very involved in cubism. He too based a lot of artwork on catholic religion, and a lot of the cubism faces was based on African masks. Dali had a way of being comedic with his art and surrealism. His artwork definitely gets my attention the most. It is so much more different than anyone else's. A lot of war sights in Northern Spain are kind of considered artwork.
The second video The Impact of Cubism also has a lot of key concepts. Picasso was a very famous cubism artist. This video shows the different concepts of different artwork. Including the famous "coffee table". There are different colors and values, and different things our eyes tend to see and what different things each mean. Some things mean exactly what they are but others have different meanings and it is explained in this video. Different artists used real life objects as their main artwork. Like the painting with the Eiffle Tower, was based on the artists memory and imagination but had so much going on that it was kind of hard to tell it was the Eiffel Tower that he was completely focusing on. In this video there was a lot of artwork that I could not really imagine what it was until it was explained. Cubism is a hard but interesting artwork to follow and understand.
Both the text from the book and the videos relate in many ways. They both explain the understandings of cubism and different artists who used it in artwork. Also talked about the Spanish artists and artwork over time and how it was changed.
In my opinion I don't really like the cubism, but it is still interesting. I think the Spanish artwork is very interesting and I like learning about that a lot. The different artists have such different ways of creating great artwork.
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