Final Project

1. I selected the inspiration peices because they were interesting to me and show different types of medias.
2. I selected pencil because it was the easiest for me to do during exam week.
3. I wanted to make my self portrait look good so I was always trying to make it look exactly like myself.
4. It shows who I am.
5. I applied lines and shapes in this peice.
6. It wasn't the best project, but it was ok.
7. I am happy with my overall outcome for this project.

These images are from the Albright Knox art gallery.

module 15 videos

1. In the Greenberg and Pollock video I learned about Jackson Pollock who was an abstract expressionist. In the video Greenberg and Clark go over the career of Pollock, they especially go over his works during the 1940's when he methods were considered freakish. In the Colonial Encounter video I learned about foreign ethnicity's and their different cultures. It was basically a brief over about foreign artwork and customs.

2. Both videos relate to the creation of the project. I was able to see both points of view from the video and they both showed how you should critique artwork especially the Clark video. I think that would have been helpful to see before the project.

3. I thought the films were somewhat informational but a little dry. I think that both videos added to my understanding of art criticism.

Journal for Project #4

I thought that this was a fun project to do. I really enjoyed the finding works of art part, it was a very interesting aspect. I was really happy with the fact that we were able to select our own theme for this project and I believe that this made the project more enjoyable than say just giving us a few themes to choose from. While looking for art work for exhibit I came across a bunch of different type of sports art. I was torn between choosing famous athletes and just random sports pieces so I decided to include a little bit of both. Overall I thought this by far was one of the more entertaining projects that I have done in collage and I think it is because I had control over the entire situation and was able to pick something fun. I choose the sports theme because I am an avid sports fan, I enjoy watching pretty much any sport either on TV or live. I had a really fun experience with this project and would recommend you do it again for future classes.

Module 13 and 14 videos

1. In the west coast pop art video I learned that it was influenced by comic books, B-movies, rock n roll, surfing, hot rods, and Cold War imagery. In the Tate Approach video I learned about the new method that utilized theme based museum sections. In the Native American video I learned about how more than 10,000 Native Americans have been unearthed throughout the US and there is a great debate over this being scientific research or desecration of their culture. In the Great Museum video I learned about the life of Philippe de Montebello and his impact of being the Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. He was able to acquire more than 84,000 works of art during his 31 years of service.

2. Yes these videos relate to the project because they are able to give you an idea of what the project wants you to do. The most helpful video was the Great Museum video because it shows you how hard it is to put on an exhibit.

3. I thought that all of the films were too long, but they did give me some ideas for my project so I think they were helpful in that way.

Module 12 videos

1. The reason I selected the Andy Warhol and photography videos is because they seemed the most interesting to me.

2. In the Warhol video I learned about the life of Andy Warhol and how he impacted the pop art movement with his style of painting. Something interesting that I learned in this video was that Warhol was also a journalist, and I thought that was very interesting. In the photography video I learned about David Hockney and his develpoment of using photos in his collages. This video goes through how Hockney first started doing photography and goes through his collection of art.

3. I thought the videos tied into the readings decently by giving more information about Andy Warhol.

4. I thought they Warhol video was interesting and it was to long, but I was bored with the Hockney because it was dry at sometimes and I found it was too long. The films gave more background information on the artists and gave more images of their work.

Art gallery visit #2

Exhibit Questions
1. The title of the exhibit is Iron Organisms.
2. The theme is cast iron.

Physical Space Questions
1. The lighting that is used is direct light and it looks like regular light.
2. The walls are white.
3. The architecture in the middle of the gallery is a 4 sided white wall on wheels.
4. The movement of this gallery is in a circular direction.

Artwork Questions
1. There is no real organization to the artwork it is just placed throughout the room.
2. They are all similar in that they all have cast iron involved in the making process.
3. They have different colors, sizes, and shapes.
4. The artwork is only framed from the wall. I don't really understand this question.
5. There is a plaque that explains what you are looking at.
6. A few feet is in between the artwork.
7. http://www.burchfieldpenney.org/
8. I thought it was kind of fun looking at the architecture and space of the gallery instead of just looking at only the artwork.

                                                                   Art Criticism #1
Artist Vaughan Randall, Title Seven Pack, Cast Iron media, created in 2011, size is 36in diameter

 

 

Art Criticism #2

Artist Aaran Schmidt, Title is untitled, cast iron and steel media, created in 2012, size is 70x43x24in

 

 

 

 

 

Art Criticism #3

Artist Kurt Dyrhaug, Title is Tonka Plow,cast iron and enamel media, created in 2010, size is 8.5x25x14in.

Module 11 videos

1. The reason that I selected Matisse and Picasso and the Expressionism films is because they seemed interesting to me.

2. In the Matisse and Picasso video I learned about the lives of the two artists and how they both used their creativity in their own unique way. The videos also interviewed the children of these two artist and they give some insight on how Picasso felt about Matisse and vice versa. In the Expressionism film it talked about the different types of expressionism and that color was the main driving force behind this new type of art. Expressionism broke the normal type of art by having art looking unusual and not the typical painting or sculpture.

3. The films added more depth to the reading but I felt overwhelmed with all of the information that I was given.

4. I thought that the films were way to long and most of the time they were very boring and I had a hard time staying focused. The films added depth to the readings by giving many examples of expressionism and going deeper into the lives of Matisse and Picasso.

Mask Project

 

 1. The reason that I picked these 3 masks as my inspiration for my own mask creation is because these masks looked the most interesting to me. The elements of art are used in all of these masks and they include many patterns and one includes many colors as well.

 

 

 

2. In my mask I also used color and various patterns. I based my mask on the multi colored one.

 

3. For my mask I used newspaper and layered them with glue to make the shape. I then used paint to color and design the patterns. I then put some yarn on top of the mask to try and recreate the flaps that were on the mask that I was using as my inspiration. I thought that this project was fun and I enjoyed doing it.

 

 

 





 

Module 10 videos

1. The reason I decided to watch The Great Wave and the Chinese Art videos was because they seemed the most interesting to me out of all the videos.

2. In the Chinese art video I saw and learned about 33 pieces of art that have rarely been seen by people outside of the National Palace Museum. The video covers all of the Chinese art periods, and my favorite would have to be the Ming cup because I find the history behind the Ming Dynasty very interesting. In the Great Wave video I learned about Japans most iconic image. The video talked about multiple meanings of the wood printing and it also tells how the artist lived and how this image impacted Pop Art of the 1960's.

3. I think the videos could have related a little bit better to the book, but overall the videos give you a decent idea of what the book is trying to explain. The videos also helped me visualize what the book was trying to illustrate.

4. I thought that the films were filled with information about the Chinese art culture but I think the Great Wave film should have talked about other Japanese art if it was going to be so long. As I said in number 3 the films helped me visualize what the book was trying to illustrate. 

Hand Drawing

1. I thought it was interesting having the hands be the subject of my drawing because you never think about your hands as being art, I only think of them as creating art.

2. I chose pencil as my media because it was the easiest for me to find.

3. It felt really weird using my left hand to draw with.

4. I think it is a start but not a succesful study.

5. No I wouldn't chose to use my left hand to do artwork in the future.

module 9 videos

1. The reason that I selected the Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci videos, is because I enjoyed learning about them in the previous chapters.

2. In the Michelangelo video I learned about his preparatory drawings and how they led to the sculptures and architecture that he would eventually create. I thought that it was kind of interesting to see how he progressed through his process of creativity that eventually led to so many famous finished products. In the da Vinci video I learned about the life a da Vinci and also all of the achievements that he had throughout his entire life time.

3. The videos related very well to the text and they added much more material than what is found in the book. These videos went into way more depth about the lives and works of these two men.

4. Overall like most of the videos I thought that these videos were long and at some points they were rather dry and boring but I did learn some useful information from them. As I said in my answer to question 3 I believe that these videos added more depth and knowledge than the book did, so now I have more information about what these 2 men did for not only art but for the entire human race for generations to come.

Module 8 videos

1. The reason I selected Late Gothic Art and Architecture and the Black death videos are because they sounded interesting plus I like architecture.

2. In the more human than human video I learned that throughout history whenever the human body is created by an artist in a sculpture it is usually created superficially, the human form is usually created to look perfect. In the Gothic Architecture video I learned about the change of styles of architecture from the middle ages to the Renaissance. I also learned about the different types of art that England produced during that period of time like jewelry, sculptures, manuscripts, and structures. In the Black death video I learned about the two cities of  Siena and Florence and how the bubonic plague literally destroyed the life and culture of those cities.

3. The videos related rather well to the reading from the book. Watching the videos added depth to the reading especially with the architecture video and the black death video. It gave you an idea of what really happened to people during the bubonic plague era.

4. I thought the films were very informative but they were also very long and dry at sometimes. Like I said before they added depth to the texts by giving you a sense of what people had to endure during the middle ages and how hard it was for a person to exist.

Module 7 videos

1. In the architecture The Science of Design video we learned how sky scrappers are built not only to withstand gravity but also withstand wind, earthquakes, weather and time. This video also talks about concrete and how it is made and the uses of it as a building material. In the Classical Architecture video it talked about the 3 types of styles of Greece (Doric, Ionic and Corinthian) and the two styles of Roman architecture (Tuscan and Composite). This video also talked about arches and how key they are to modern architecture.

2. The classical video basically reiterates the chapter and the science video introduces new material for the modern type of architecture.

3. I thought the films were very informative but a little boring and long. The films added depth by increasing the material that the book talked about.

4. I picked these two videos because they seemed interesting to me and the Frank Lloyd Wright video wasn't loading for me.

Installation Project

1. Installation art is 3-D art that is often site specific and is designed to take up space.
2. Many types of materials are used for installation art. You can used wood, steel, music, videos, clay basically anything that you can use to create 3-D art.
3. Installation art is made for your enjoyment, for people to make money and just for fun. It is just like why regular art is made.
4. I didn't find any of the artist or installation interesting in the book.
5. No there isn't a specific material that I felt connected with.
6. I am going to use the Invention and Fantasy theme.
7. Since I am going to design a house I will use building foam to create a model.
8. My installation is going to be a scale model of a house so if it were to be built to scale it would be located in a neighbor hood. But since it is a model it will be located in my kitchen.

Video Blog

1.  For the Through the Eyes of the Sculptor video I learned about the entire process of how a sculpture is made. In the video it says a sculpture comes alive in clay, dies in plaster and is reborn is marble For the Glass and Ceramics video I learned how glass is made and some of the techniques such as blowing glass which is actually very cool. Also the process of how the stain glass windows was kind of interesting to me. For the Installation Art video I learned all types of art. For example the video went from architecture to music and video. Basically this video covered the entire genre of art.

2. The videos go a little bit more in depth than the book did on some of the topics. But for the most part I thought they went hand in hand.

3. My over all thoughts of the videos were that they were more intersting than the book however they were a little long. They did cover the topics sculpture, installation and craft very well. The videos added some more depth to this topics than the book did I think.

Peer Review

1. Here are the blogs that I reviewed. http://schotzie-angie.blogspot.com/ and  http://vincesaed200.blogspot.com/2012_09_01_archive.html .

2. Yes I agreed with the images and the elements that were listed. But for some pictures you were able to see multiple elements such as line, shape and even color and texture.

3. No, none of the other blogs that I reviewed had the same images as my blog.

4. In Vince's blog the image of the stairs really caught my attention due to how detailed they were. The one thing that I would want to know about that artwork is why did the artist decide to create them, to me it doesn't make sense to create stairs just as a piece of art.

5. I thought it was seeing what other people put for their own projects, but on the subject of if looking at them helped me learn I would have to say no it did not.

6. No because I have no comments.

1. a)  Jim Hodges, Look and See, enamel on stainless steel which was created in 2005 made an impression on me because of how big it was (762x350.5x365.8 cm). This piece is a massive hunk of metal that has all sorts of designs cut into it. But I think the thing that stood out the most to me was the setting around the artwork, I mean how it was outside and how the light was hitting it, it just seemed very cool to me.

b) Another piece that made an impression on me was The Coming Storm by George Inness. Its an oil on canvas painting that was created in 1878. The reason it made an impression on me is that it reminded me of a thunderstorm that I was trapped in with my family.

2. a) I felt a connection to Vincent Van Gough's La Maison de la Crau which is an oil on canvas painting that was created in 1888. The reason I felt connected to this painting is because it reminded me of fall because of the landscape in the painting and it also reminded of Thanksgiving because of the two people in the foreground.

b) I also felt a connection to Andy Warhol's oil on canvas 100 Cans painting which was painted in 1962. I felt a connection to this painting because of the Campbell's soup cans in the painting. I felt like those cans have always been there for me when I am sick and I will have a bowl of chicken noodle soup.

3. a)  I would like to know more about Nancy Dwyer's Kill Yourself, vinyl paint on canvas which was painted in 1989. My reason for wanting to know more about this painting is because all that is really painted is the words " Kill Yourself" I really want to know why she painted that.

b) Another painting that I would like to know more about is Tim Bavington's Surprise, Surprise which is an acrylic on canvas that was painted in 2003. I want to know more about it because I don't understand how this painting is a surprise it is basically a bunch of lines then the color orange.

Logo design

1.  I thought it was rather fun to create my own logo. I decided to go with something that I love and that was football more specifically the bills, so I decided to create another logo for them.

2.  Well I wanted to make the logo something that mattered to me and that is why I decided to create a new logo for the Buffalo Bills. My little brother has a shirt with a similar looking imagine so I used that and made the buffalo look meaner.

3.  The most important thing that I discovered while doing this project was that I have some artistic ability.

4. I think the most interesting thing was learning about the Scottish 3-D company and how they are right on the cutting edge of 3-D technology. I thought the videos were a little bit boring but for the most part they were more interesting than most of the other videos we have watched.

Module 4



 

1. While I was creating the Value Scale and Color Wheel I thought about 2nd grade art class when I first made these items.

 

2. I really didn't enjoy either one because like I said before I had already done this and knew what it was.

 

3. The most important discovery I believe was the color wheel because you are able to make multiple colors from 3 primary colors.

 

4. The most important information that I learned was starting the color wheel off with Cyan, Magenta and yellow instead of blue yellow and red. I thought the videos were helpful with showing how to use a circle motion for drawing the gray scale.

 

 

 

 

 

Art Project

For this project I followed the Elements of Design and the Principles of Design. For this project I took some time visiting landmarks and neighboring areas around my house for some pictures. I wanted to give my project a real life feel so that is why my slide show has an outdoor theme and contains many different outside venues. I actually had fun with this project, I really enjoyed capturing some shots. I'm not usually the photographer type but this was a pretty fun assignment.



Slide show link    http://s1049.photobucket.com/albums/s400/JonSeaman18/Art%20Project/

1. There have been many studeies that have demonstrated that color affects a wide variety of psychological and physiological responses. The color red is believed to increase appetite. Blue surroundings will significantly lower a person's blood pressure, pulse and respiration.

2. The theoretical aspect of color that most intrigues me is the color blue. The reason blue fascinates me is because it can lower a person's blood pressure, pulse and breathing. The more I think about the color blue and the places that have blue in them such as doctor's offices I realize that blue really does have a calming effect. I think that is why doctor's scrubs are blue as well, they want to make sure you are calm before you have surgery.


3. In the color video, June was back in London trying to paint what she saw in Venice, and she had used alot of dark reds and oranges for the building on the left with the man outside of it on the boat. When this was first shown  I felt like the left side of the painting was in some sort of trouble. I didn't like it, I almost felt worried for the man on the boat in the painting. Right after that was shown, June herself said the exact same thing as what I was thinking.
 

4. In the feelings video, Goya's paintings jumped out at me the most. The paintings from when he was in his mid 40s and later were extremely dark. The people in the paintings looked like they were either zombies or were in some sort of hell. The people were trying to get to freedom but by the colors Goya used you were able to tell that they were trapped forever. His paintings just seemed very dark and filled with misery.