Friday, July 30, 2010
Project 4 Reflection
This project was one of the most in-depth and time consuming ones we had to do. It was also one of the most interesting. At first, it seemed overwhelming. The hardest part was figuring out a theme to make the exhibition about. After I decided on Surrealism, the hard part was done. It was then just time consuming in finding pieces that fit your theme and choosing the ones you liked. I thought it was a good project to do that shows how difficult at times it can be to create an art exhibition. It was a very informative project.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Week Nine - Video Review
1.) The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art: Pop and car culture as well as folk art all have had major influences in Lowbrow art. The Laguna Art Museum put on a Lowbrow art show when no other galleries were willing to display it.
Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach: Modern art in the Museum of Modern Art was displayed in chronological order from 1929 onwards. This showed every art movement that took place during these times. In the Tate Museum the opposite of this is used. The art often has abrupt transitions between each display room.
Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology: David Van Horn was charged with criminal possession of Native American bone fragments. Samuel Morton did a study to show the relationship between brain size and intelligence.
George Eastman House: Picture Perfect: George Eastman invented the first affordable, user-friendly camera and became the father of photography. The technology collection at George Eastman House contains about 16,000 objects, including about 5,000 cameras and holds the largest Daguerreotype collection outside of France.
2.) Yes I think the videos relate to my art exhibition project. The video on that talked about the Museum of Modern Art and the Tate was especially helpful to me. It was interesting to see how each place presents their pieces to the public. This video especially gave me some good ideas to use in my project.
3.) The videos were ok at best in my opinion. Like I noted above the Tate video was very helpful to me but my personal feelings are that that video was the only one that helped me out. The other videos had some interesting points to them but left me feeling no different after watching them.
Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach: Modern art in the Museum of Modern Art was displayed in chronological order from 1929 onwards. This showed every art movement that took place during these times. In the Tate Museum the opposite of this is used. The art often has abrupt transitions between each display room.
Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology: David Van Horn was charged with criminal possession of Native American bone fragments. Samuel Morton did a study to show the relationship between brain size and intelligence.
George Eastman House: Picture Perfect: George Eastman invented the first affordable, user-friendly camera and became the father of photography. The technology collection at George Eastman House contains about 16,000 objects, including about 5,000 cameras and holds the largest Daguerreotype collection outside of France.
2.) Yes I think the videos relate to my art exhibition project. The video on that talked about the Museum of Modern Art and the Tate was especially helpful to me. It was interesting to see how each place presents their pieces to the public. This video especially gave me some good ideas to use in my project.
3.) The videos were ok at best in my opinion. Like I noted above the Tate video was very helpful to me but my personal feelings are that that video was the only one that helped me out. The other videos had some interesting points to them but left me feeling no different after watching them.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Video Review
1.) - The Impact of Cubism: I chose this video because I was fascinated by it when they talked about it in the book and I wanted to know more about it.
- Matisse and Picasso: I chose this video because these two artists are some of the most famous of all time and I wanted to see their works.
- Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the ’50s and ’60s: The title of this video caught my eye and I wanted to watch it to learn more about the art of the 50's and 60's.
- Uncertainty: Modernity and Art: I remember reading about Modern Art in the book so I wanted to watch this video to learn more about it.
2.) - The Impact of Cubism: Cubism was the most influential style of art in the 20th century and was influenced by African tribal art and art from the Iberian peninsula. It was used as a way for artists to represent form and space.
- Matisse and Picasso: Matisse was a family man and father figure while Picasso was an eternal adolescent and fiery figure. Both artists broke away from tradition and establishment.
- Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the ’50s and ’60s: Abstract expressionism combined attitudes in American art and European art but was later rejected by a new form of art called Pop Art. The most famous artists in the Pop Art world is Andy Warhol.
- Uncertainty: Modernity and Art: Modern art communicates chaos, anxiety, and uncertainty. When Hitler came to power and the Nazi regime was created the modern art in Germany was seen as degenerate and no one in the regime should be uncertain.
3.) The videos relate to the readings in the text because they both cover the same themes and content. The readings covered The modern world of art between 1800-1945 which covered Fauvism and Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism. The readings also covered Pop Art and talked about Matisse and Picasso.
4.) Overall I enjoyed the films I think they added more content on top of what we had already covered in the readings to help give a better understanding of the topics.
- Matisse and Picasso: I chose this video because these two artists are some of the most famous of all time and I wanted to see their works.
- Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the ’50s and ’60s: The title of this video caught my eye and I wanted to watch it to learn more about the art of the 50's and 60's.
- Uncertainty: Modernity and Art: I remember reading about Modern Art in the book so I wanted to watch this video to learn more about it.
2.) - The Impact of Cubism: Cubism was the most influential style of art in the 20th century and was influenced by African tribal art and art from the Iberian peninsula. It was used as a way for artists to represent form and space.
- Matisse and Picasso: Matisse was a family man and father figure while Picasso was an eternal adolescent and fiery figure. Both artists broke away from tradition and establishment.
- Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the ’50s and ’60s: Abstract expressionism combined attitudes in American art and European art but was later rejected by a new form of art called Pop Art. The most famous artists in the Pop Art world is Andy Warhol.
- Uncertainty: Modernity and Art: Modern art communicates chaos, anxiety, and uncertainty. When Hitler came to power and the Nazi regime was created the modern art in Germany was seen as degenerate and no one in the regime should be uncertain.
3.) The videos relate to the readings in the text because they both cover the same themes and content. The readings covered The modern world of art between 1800-1945 which covered Fauvism and Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism. The readings also covered Pop Art and talked about Matisse and Picasso.
4.) Overall I enjoyed the films I think they added more content on top of what we had already covered in the readings to help give a better understanding of the topics.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Mask Making
I selected this mask because I liked the way an animal could be depicted in a mask. I looked at the mask and it gave me some ideas of how to implement some stuff into my mask.
Description: This mask is overall square in shape. It's main color is brown and has ears at the top of it. The mask is symbolizing a rodent of some sort and likes like a mix between a rat and a fox.
Analysis: The artists did a good job using a mask to portray the face of an animal. The mouth eyes and whiskers are all implemented nicely and it is easy to understand the direction they were going.
I chose this masks because I thought the colors used on it, when all combined, looked amazing. This mask gave me inspiration in the color scheme I was going to use on my mask.
Description: This mask is round in shape and has eyes that are closely similar to regular human eyes. The artist used black, yellow, white, and some red paint on the mask. A nose and mouth are both visible on the mask.
Analysis: The artists used this mask to help symbolize a regular human face and it is easy to tell from looking at it. They color scheme they used really helps to draw attention to the piece in a good way. They were all used to deliver a pleasing feeling on the eyes.
I chose this mask because I liked the way African masks used the horns on the top of their pieces. It gave me the idea to implement horns on the top of my mask.
Description: This mask is round in shape and has a unique set of horns on the top of it. It is overall grey in color and looks like it was made using clay.
Analysis: The artist made the round shape and horns of the mask to symbolize a spirit that were usually talked about in African cultures. The eyes, mouth and horns symbolize that this mask is made to represent something that is not human.
I believe my finished mask came out the way I wanted it to and I was pleased with it. I used the proper colors I wanted to use and I thought the colors came out just the way I wanted them to. I used pieces from the three masks I chose and implemented them into my own mask and I hope they they are easy to see the pieces I used. Overall this was a fun project to make a mask. Maybe sometime I can use my finished sketch of my mask to make a full 3-D mask.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Video Reviews
1. Explain why you selected each of the FOUR videos you choose from the selection listed above.
- African Art: I chose this video because I like the old African brush paintings on the rocks they showed. It was very fascinating.
- Buddhism: This video helped me to better understand the overall history and meaning of the Buddhist religion and its art and architecture background.
- Islamic Art: India and the Middle East: I chose this video because it talked about the Taj Mahal and I think that it is one of the most unique architectural pieces in the world.
- Hinduism: This video helped me learn about Hinduism. I never really had any understanding of this religion before watching the video.
2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
- African Art: I learned the importance of art work in the African culture and learned about some of their sculptures, masks, architecture, ornaments, clothing, and utensils.
- Buddhism: Buddhism started in India and spread to other lands. It also talked about the Borobudur Temple, the biggest temple in the world.
- Islamic Art: India and the Middle East: Islamic mosques all have a relationship between them and Muhammad's house in Medina in both design and function.
- Hinduism: The River Ganges in Hindu believe symbolizes life, death, and rebirth. Hindu Gods and Goddesses provide access to Brahma.
3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
The videos relate to the readings because they all follow the same concepts that were in the book. The book talked about Islam and African art, the arts of East Asia, and the arts of the Pacific and the Americas just like what you can learn about by watching the videos.
4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?
I liked these videos better than the ones we watched last week. I felt like these videos were more informative and a better learning experience. They added depth to the topics we already learned about in the chapters of the book and helped show new concepts that weren't talked about either.
- African Art: I chose this video because I like the old African brush paintings on the rocks they showed. It was very fascinating.
- Buddhism: This video helped me to better understand the overall history and meaning of the Buddhist religion and its art and architecture background.
- Islamic Art: India and the Middle East: I chose this video because it talked about the Taj Mahal and I think that it is one of the most unique architectural pieces in the world.
- Hinduism: This video helped me learn about Hinduism. I never really had any understanding of this religion before watching the video.
2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
- African Art: I learned the importance of art work in the African culture and learned about some of their sculptures, masks, architecture, ornaments, clothing, and utensils.
- Buddhism: Buddhism started in India and spread to other lands. It also talked about the Borobudur Temple, the biggest temple in the world.
- Islamic Art: India and the Middle East: Islamic mosques all have a relationship between them and Muhammad's house in Medina in both design and function.
- Hinduism: The River Ganges in Hindu believe symbolizes life, death, and rebirth. Hindu Gods and Goddesses provide access to Brahma.
3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
The videos relate to the readings because they all follow the same concepts that were in the book. The book talked about Islam and African art, the arts of East Asia, and the arts of the Pacific and the Americas just like what you can learn about by watching the videos.
4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?
I liked these videos better than the ones we watched last week. I felt like these videos were more informative and a better learning experience. They added depth to the topics we already learned about in the chapters of the book and helped show new concepts that weren't talked about either.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Art Visit #2
For my second art visit I chose to go to the Burchfield Penney Art Center.
The Exhibit
1.) Their was a couple exhibits going on at the time of my visit which included Celebrating James Litz, Moxie and Mayhem: Acquisitions for a New Museum, Camaraderie: Burchfield, Cleveland & New York 1912-1950, and Charles E. Burchfield: Pine Trees and Oriental Poppies to name a few.
2.) The theme of the James Litz exhibit was remembering James Litz for he recently passed away and looking at his characters and scenes we remember him by. The Moxie and Mayhem exhibit is about the cultural diversity of the area that we live in. The Camaraderie exhibit was about Burchfield's connection with his two colleagues and the Pine Tree and Oriental Poppies collection was about Burchfield's sense of the simply things in nature.
The Physical Space
1.) All the exhibits had dim lighting in them but had lighting focused on the pictures so you could better see and focus on them.
2.) Most of the walls were all painted white. I believe this is so you wouldn't focus on a color of the wall and you would focus on the art work.
4.) The viewer can walk through each gallery along the walls in the same path and look at every piece of art work in the gallery.
The Art Work
1.) The art works were organized by each different exhibit and for the permanent exhibits they were organized by which type of medium was used to create them.
2.) The art works are similar because they were either done by the same artist or they were created by the same medium.
3.) The art works are different because two could be right next to each other because they were both oil paintings, however they could have completely different themes to them.
4.) The art works were framed in a way that you would not be distracted by the frame work of them. In most of them a frame could not be seen by the person looking at the piece.
5.) The art work is identified and labeled by a little white box next to each piece that would list the artist name, the name of the piece, the medium used to create it, and the size of the piece.
6.) The art work is spread out between each piece enough so that you can clearly look at one piece without having to see the next piece out of the corner of your eye.
What did you think of visiting the Gallery and purposefully looking at the exhibition from a different perspective - the physical space, the architecture, theme, etc.?
When you look at the actual physical space and how the gallery is set up it definitely bring a different prospective out. For me I did notice that the lighting was very dim but was used perfectly to do its job. I also noticed that there was a lot of empty wall space used. In my own opinion they could fit more pieces of work in the gallery without making it look to cluttered. It was a much different perspective than going and just focusing on the art work.
The Exhibit
1.) Their was a couple exhibits going on at the time of my visit which included Celebrating James Litz, Moxie and Mayhem: Acquisitions for a New Museum, Camaraderie: Burchfield, Cleveland & New York 1912-1950, and Charles E. Burchfield: Pine Trees and Oriental Poppies to name a few.
2.) The theme of the James Litz exhibit was remembering James Litz for he recently passed away and looking at his characters and scenes we remember him by. The Moxie and Mayhem exhibit is about the cultural diversity of the area that we live in. The Camaraderie exhibit was about Burchfield's connection with his two colleagues and the Pine Tree and Oriental Poppies collection was about Burchfield's sense of the simply things in nature.
The Physical Space
1.) All the exhibits had dim lighting in them but had lighting focused on the pictures so you could better see and focus on them.
2.) Most of the walls were all painted white. I believe this is so you wouldn't focus on a color of the wall and you would focus on the art work.
4.) The viewer can walk through each gallery along the walls in the same path and look at every piece of art work in the gallery.
The Art Work
1.) The art works were organized by each different exhibit and for the permanent exhibits they were organized by which type of medium was used to create them.
2.) The art works are similar because they were either done by the same artist or they were created by the same medium.
3.) The art works are different because two could be right next to each other because they were both oil paintings, however they could have completely different themes to them.
4.) The art works were framed in a way that you would not be distracted by the frame work of them. In most of them a frame could not be seen by the person looking at the piece.
5.) The art work is identified and labeled by a little white box next to each piece that would list the artist name, the name of the piece, the medium used to create it, and the size of the piece.
6.) The art work is spread out between each piece enough so that you can clearly look at one piece without having to see the next piece out of the corner of your eye.
What did you think of visiting the Gallery and purposefully looking at the exhibition from a different perspective - the physical space, the architecture, theme, etc.?
When you look at the actual physical space and how the gallery is set up it definitely bring a different prospective out. For me I did notice that the lighting was very dim but was used perfectly to do its job. I also noticed that there was a lot of empty wall space used. In my own opinion they could fit more pieces of work in the gallery without making it look to cluttered. It was a much different perspective than going and just focusing on the art work.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Video Reviews
1. Explain why you selected each of the FOUR videos you choose from the selection listed above.
- The Drawings of Michelangelo. I chose this video because Michelangelo is one of the most famous artists and common names among the art world. He was always one of the artists who work always appealed to me.
- Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance. Just like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci is another famous person in the art world. I Chose this because I knew he was a very well known inventor but his art background was unknown to me.
- Cataclysm: The Black Death Visits Tuscany. I chose this video solely based on the name of it. I believe it just sounded like it was going to be very interesting.
- A World Inscribed: The Illuminated Manuscript. I chose this video because I was curious to learn more about book production and scribes.
2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
- The Drawings of Michelangelo. I learned that it is almost impossible to view all of Michelangelo's work all together in a museum setting so the purpose of the video was to be able to show art students just that. Michelangelo has unique techniques when he did his drawings and always was a perfectionist.
- Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance. He was known as the "Renaissance man" because he was a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and student. He drew pictures of weapons and machinery that had military purposes.
- Cataclysm: The Black Death Visits Tuscany. This video shows what happened to two cities that were hit by the bubonic plague. It was interesting to see how things changed in the art world during and after the plague hit. Architecture went unfinished and people started focusing more on the after life.
3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
The videos relate to the readings in the text because they have similar topics to the ones that were discussed in the readings. The videos dealt with different time periods just like the different chapters in the book did, from ancient Mediterranean worlds to the 17th and 18th centuries.
4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?
I thought that the videos were very good and were a very good way to further understand the topics that were covered in the readings. Sometimes it takes more than just reading a chapter in the book to fully understand the concepts involved. Plus it is always better to watch something than to read it in a book, but that's just my opinion.
- The Drawings of Michelangelo. I chose this video because Michelangelo is one of the most famous artists and common names among the art world. He was always one of the artists who work always appealed to me.
- Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance. Just like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci is another famous person in the art world. I Chose this because I knew he was a very well known inventor but his art background was unknown to me.
- Cataclysm: The Black Death Visits Tuscany. I chose this video solely based on the name of it. I believe it just sounded like it was going to be very interesting.
- A World Inscribed: The Illuminated Manuscript. I chose this video because I was curious to learn more about book production and scribes.
2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
- The Drawings of Michelangelo. I learned that it is almost impossible to view all of Michelangelo's work all together in a museum setting so the purpose of the video was to be able to show art students just that. Michelangelo has unique techniques when he did his drawings and always was a perfectionist.
- Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance. He was known as the "Renaissance man" because he was a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and student. He drew pictures of weapons and machinery that had military purposes.
- Cataclysm: The Black Death Visits Tuscany. This video shows what happened to two cities that were hit by the bubonic plague. It was interesting to see how things changed in the art world during and after the plague hit. Architecture went unfinished and people started focusing more on the after life.
3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
The videos relate to the readings in the text because they have similar topics to the ones that were discussed in the readings. The videos dealt with different time periods just like the different chapters in the book did, from ancient Mediterranean worlds to the 17th and 18th centuries.
4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?
I thought that the videos were very good and were a very good way to further understand the topics that were covered in the readings. Sometimes it takes more than just reading a chapter in the book to fully understand the concepts involved. Plus it is always better to watch something than to read it in a book, but that's just my opinion.
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