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.

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 used with red black and yellow pencil. He is well known for his lines in his work of art. There is definitely line in this specific artwork. I think this artwork would take a long time and patience. It is right on the wall at the museum and uses color and balance too. It's hard to interpret what this means or what the idea was, but I think the artist wanted more with it. I think originally he wanted to continue and create something else but finished it with satisfaction before doing so.  I think coloring in the squares would be interesting to do with this artwork.

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.

Module 10 video

I chose African Art because it was the most simple one. It was just one topic of African art in general. I thought it would probably have the most variety of art in the video. I also chose Chinese art, because I thought it would also be interesting and different to watch.
In the first video, African art it mostly talks about the different art work back in history from the ancient African works. Different places and regions in Africa have different works of art and different architectural artwork created. They have different meanings to each and every piece of art made. A lot of the artwork was carved from the landform. Most African art was conceptual artwork, which was mostly from the imagination and not so much realistic. A lot of their artwork had certain tradition and ritual meanings to them. Design elements also had different meaning to each artwork.
In the second video, Chinese Art, Hokosai, creates his artwork according to travels through out Asia. Different landforms were shown as they traveled. Artwork was created of patterns of humans. The artwork the "wave" was a very influential piece of work. Many artists used it and the technique in their own artwork. The cool part was watching the different printings of "The Wave". It was interesting watching the steps of each print work and the different colors.
The videos and the text relate because they both talk about the different traditions in African art and the different sculptures and artwork used to describe different things. They used masks, and tree carvings, and buildings for different traditions. Also shows the different affects on the printing work. Also the different steps of the great wave. Shows how it was created and how it was planned so well on the paper.
I think these videos were interesting. It is weird to think such small detail can mean so many different things in different cultures. How artwork takes so much time for certain things. I think the hardest thing to understand was how African art can mean so many different things. How a sculpture is carved or the way it is facing can mean something. There traditions through art is amazing. The Chinese artwork took so much planning and time into each step. It is incredible the way the finished product is made.

Module 10 Mask

 

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These are the 3 images I chose for this project. I chose these because I think they are very interesting. I liked the colors of them and the different shape of each. They each have their own pattern and the fact that they each have a unique to them.
In the first one It is very detailed. Their looks to be design at the top to maybe represent feathers. The actual face is very detailed and has many dots. It looks like it would be used for a happy event. The color of this mask is what stands out to me, and the details of it.
The second mask also has great detail. It has less color than the other inspirations I chose but it still shows the African history behind it. This mask seems to be more traditional than the others. Maybe for a more serious gathering or event. This mask has emphasis to me because I am automatically drawn to the forehead and the design on the top. It has a little more detail than the rest of the mask.
The last mask uses a lot of color. There is symmetry also on this mask. Very detailed, and by the look of it, it looks like there might be some noticeable texture on this mask. The colors seem to be happy cheerful colors.
In my finished mask, I wanted to try and use some sort of symmetry, and of course color because I always love using some sort of color. As I made my sketches and reached the final product I wasn't satisfied with it. Not only am I not a very good artist but I was enjoying creating something different. So, I decided it needed more 3-D, and also texture. I cut it out and threw it on a ruler for a more realistic look. I also added some jewels that I happened to have. It gave it a little more texture and more of a 3-D look to it. I enjoyed looking through the African Masks for ideas and I enjoyed creating this project. I wish I could actually draw and create the images I have in my head, but practice makes perfect right? I think my mask is funny looking but honestly, I just am a funny kind of person so I think it is a perfect fit. I did have a fun time creating it.

Exploring Line Module 9

1.) It was actually kind of different using my own hands as a subject matter for this project. I am not the best at drawing so when I do draw I need to look at the subject every second while drawing it. It was hard using my hands while trying to look at them in detail while drawing them.
2.) I used pencil for this project. The reason why I used pencil was because I erase a lot while drawing and for me it is easier to use pencil. I do however tend to like the look of charcoal better.
3.) Creating this project with my non dominant hand was extremely hard. I am not used to trying to draw with my left hand. I do not do well with it and you can certainly see the difference. It was hard to get used to and I honestly will probably never get used to drawing with my non dominant hand.
4.) I think my project was successful. I think it shows the difference between my dominant and non dominant hand and how hard it was for me to draw with my left hand.
6.) I don't think I would consider creating an artwork with my non dominant hand. I did not like the feel of it and I don't think it turned out well either. Maybe with a little more practice in the future I can make it a lot easier for me to use my non dominant hands and create some artwork.