Final reflection

1.) My expectations for the course were to learn about art through different ways and interpretations. I wanted to be able to look at art and appreciate it.  My expectations have been met.

2.)  Now, I think art is everything.  You can take anything you look at and see a form of art in it, similar to the one project we did where we took pictures of things around the house to represent the elements and principles of art.

3.) I do not really have a favorite artist.  I have learned to appreciate the different techniques of different artists.

4.) I enjoy online classes.  I have a busy schedule so it is nice to be able to do things at your own pace.  I had the same thoughts in the beginning as I have taken online classes before.

Art visit

Cincinatti Art Museum

1st picture: Richard Peers Symons, M.P., by Sir Joshua Reynolds, on canvas, 136x247 cm
2nd picture: Five-Faced Lingam (Pancamukhalinga), unknown, stone, 38 cm
3rd picture: Ann Ford (later Mrs. Philip Thicknesse), by Thomas Gainsborough, painting, 134x197 cm

 

 

1.) I selected the inspiration pieces because I liked how they looked, very poised and detailed.

2.) I selected the media to create my self portrait because I think pencil is easier to use for small deatils.

3.) Some challenges I faced creating the portrait was making my face and features proportioned.  I overcame this by making an even grid and setting my features in the grid.

4.) This piece represent me because it is a picture of me.

5.) In the picture I applied line, shape, value, and proportion.

6.) I did enjoy doing this project I learned a lot about myself.

7.) I think my final art work came out better than I expected.

Module 15 reflection

1.)  I reviewed "Being an Art Curator "Impressionism" ", "The Beauty in Darkness", and "True Beauty of Nature in Darkness". 
2.) I chose the exhibit I did because I was intrested in the pictures that were presented.
3.) Some of the challenges I faced writing the critque was how I could relate the exhibit to things in my life.  To overcome this I took some time viewing the image and thought about what came to my mind.
4.) I think critquing peer work is a good exercise and you can get some good feedback from someone who is in the same position you are.
5.) I would like to read my peer critiques because I would like some feedback and suggestions.
6.) On a scale from 1-10 I would rate my article an 8.  I did not meet the length requirement but I fulfilled the requirements of what needed to be included in the article.
7.) I did enjoy working on this project.

Module 15

1.) In the Greenberg on Art Criticism: An Interview by T. J. Clark video I learned about this particular artists experience with the evolution of art criticisms into mondern art.  He also talks about the "culture boom" which is when art began to evolve after WWII.  In the The Critics: Stories from the Inside Pages video I learned about what critics though of art through the findings of a man who traveled the world to discover the answers.  He learned how crtitics began their work and stuggles they faced.  In the video The Colonial Encounter: Views of Non-Western Art and Culture I learned about non western culture and its influence on art in ways through ethnography and art consumption.
2.)  The videos relate to the Art criticism project by adding depth to the insight of art critics and what they experience and how different places view things differently.
3.) I thought the films did a good job expanding my knowledge of the topic.  They added more real life understanding.

Project 4 Reflection

For my project I just thought about what love means.  Then I thought about what love is composed of.  I came up with passion, devotion, heartbreak, etc.  I found images that were mostly colorful because I relate color to happiness and happiness to love.  I found images that I could relate to.  I chose a standard format for the presentation and changed the backround color to flow with the image for the slide.

Module 13 & 14

1.) In the The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art video I learned about curator art and how it is done and from different artists perspectives.  In the Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach video I learned about different issues that occur and what goes into the displaying of artwork in art museums.  In the Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology video I learned about the different findings that are still occuring with Native American findings.  In the An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan Museum of Art video I learned about Philippe de Montebello and his contibutions to the artworld.

2.) The videos shed light a little for my project.  They were not a direct reflection or anything designed to my project but gave me some insight.

3.) I thought the films added depth to my knowledge and understading to the art concepts I came across while doing my project.

Modlue 11

I went to an art gallery in Miami, FL. The website is http://www.effusiongallery.com/. 

 

 

The sotry of my life

What color is love



Color Me

There wasn't really a title of the exihibiton but I Would title it Life, Love, and Happiness.  The theme of the exhibition is life and love. The type of lighting used was bright lighting. The color of the walls were black.  The materials used was acrylic on wood.  The movement of the viewer through the space was tight.  There is no organization to the artworks.  The gallery was small and everything was placed where it could fit.  The artworks are similar by the artist using the same themes and colors.  They are different because they are each representing different aspects of the themes.  The artworks were just on display they were not framed.  The artworks were defined and labled by having a label with the name of the artwork on it.  The artwork was relatively near eachother but not grouped together.

Art Criticism:

-The Story of My Life: 20"x20"x78"-material: acrylic on wood
        In this piece of art I see many symbols for what they artist is trying to depcit symbols to represent what the person went through in their life.  This piece of art uses a lot of color and shapes.  It also uses rhythm to pull the piece together and  make the idea flow throughout, this would also classify as unity as well.  I think this piece of art is very symbolic and describes things that people go through in life so the viewer an realate.

-What color is love: 17"x36"- materials used: acrylic paint of epoxy
      In this piece of art I see many symbols that represent things that people love.  This piece uses a lot of color to represent all the different things and to make it a happy piece because it is trying to depict love.  Like the other piece this one too uses a lot of color and shapes.  It is made to look like a person because people are what love things and are who can appreciate those things to love.  The artwork uses unity to make all the symbols relate and make sense.

-Color Me:14"x14"x80"- materials used: acrylic paint on epoxy
        In this piece the artist used a lot of color and I think it was to represent different emotions and things that people feel.  It represents different things that make up a person.  The artist also made the sculpture to look like a person because they were trying to depict how we can use color to represent things about a person.  Again the artisit is using a lot of color and unity to make the artwork and symbols flow.

*I thought it was interesting to look at an exhibit from this perspective to see into how the artist was thingking and why they make things or set things up in certain ways.  Normally when you go to an art museum you don't think to look at these aspects of it.