Sunday, October 27, 2013
video review Module 10
I choose the Buddhism video because that is something that I have always been interested in. Their way of doing things, and looking into things really makes me want to know more. I choose the African art because I know little to nothing about this culture and its art. There are so many aspects that can be learned just from the African art alone.
Buddhism
-After the Golden Age of Buddha, Buddhist art and architecture flowered across India.
-The key to Buddhist teaching is "tanha," the extinguishing of all desires and all things that feed the ego the ego and obstruct enlightenment
African Art
-African art influences the early masters of the twentieth century. The shocking expressions and body positions leads to abstract art
- African masks with contorted features frighten enemies
-Their art explores the nature of existence.
The readings and the text seem to go hand in hand except you are able to visualize with the videos more with the examples shown and there thoughts about them. The readings are dry to mean and seem to be ever lasting, where as the videos can pull me in and make me want to watch more as the time goes on. The videos give you more details as to why they are creating things the way they are. To me the videos always help with the lesson because I am able to understand more clearly.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Video Review- Module 9
I chose the two videos listed below because they were two names that I heard throughout middle school as well high school. These two names are very popular among the artistic world, and I fell that I can learn something new each time I see or hear more.
Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance
-Leonardo masters perspective and proportion of man and animals, becomes a good architect, and draws from life. He indulges in the "exploration of the true."
-At the age of twenty, Leonardo is accepted into the painters' guild, and his creative imagination serves the pomp of the Medici court which helped him build towards more in his career
-Leonardo spends many hours, sometimes days, thinking about his painting without picking up a brush
The Drawings of Michelangelo
-Michelangelo taught himself to sculpt
-"David" is the first colossal marble sculpture to be carved in Italy since antiquity
- Many surviving drawings show the artist's preparation work for his greatest, but most difficult work.
The videos and the text relate in the sense that the videos go more in depth where you can actually see the artist and their life in a glimpse. You are in no way getting into grave details, but you can at least see what it is that they are most known for.
I thought the films were ok. I mean they get the point across of what they want their audience to know. In my opinion there is no way in which someone can talk for an hour about these gentlemen and make the whole thing interesting and great to watch. I found myself having to take a break here and there to get through the videos.
Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance
-Leonardo masters perspective and proportion of man and animals, becomes a good architect, and draws from life. He indulges in the "exploration of the true."
-At the age of twenty, Leonardo is accepted into the painters' guild, and his creative imagination serves the pomp of the Medici court which helped him build towards more in his career
-Leonardo spends many hours, sometimes days, thinking about his painting without picking up a brush
The Drawings of Michelangelo
-Michelangelo taught himself to sculpt
-"David" is the first colossal marble sculpture to be carved in Italy since antiquity
- Many surviving drawings show the artist's preparation work for his greatest, but most difficult work.
The videos and the text relate in the sense that the videos go more in depth where you can actually see the artist and their life in a glimpse. You are in no way getting into grave details, but you can at least see what it is that they are most known for.
I thought the films were ok. I mean they get the point across of what they want their audience to know. In my opinion there is no way in which someone can talk for an hour about these gentlemen and make the whole thing interesting and great to watch. I found myself having to take a break here and there to get through the videos.
Dominant vs Non-Dominate Hand
My original thoughts was that using my hand would be easier than other things that we have had to sketch, but in actuality it was a bit more difficult to look at and sketch and have it their and not really use it. The media that I choose was a pencil, because I thought that it would be easier to erase mistakes over the charcoal. And I knew that I would make quite a few until I was happy. Drawing with my left hand was a process. It felt very wrong, and difficult to do. I had to think about what I was doing and then do it, it wasn't something that came natural like my right hand. I found that the pictures were similar in a sense but also differed. The drawing with my left hand was fatter than the right and the finger nails were very sloppy. (which I am sorry for) I am not an artist but, it was a lot easier to draw using my right hand for sure. If I wanted to experiment with more colors and materials I would like to use my non-dominate hand because I feel like it could make something that was a lot more interesting and creative.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Video Review
The video that I choose was Cataclysm: The Black Death Visits Tuscany because this title seemed to stand out the most. The fact that it said The Black Death really made me think that this would be very interesting to watch with some crazy things.
The Plaque spared no one when it hit Tuscany and lasted 7 months. Painting changed in significant ways after the Plague. Figures emerge flatter than in the previous century. Post-Plague art is less realistic than the earlier masters such as Giotto. When watching More Human than Human they said that the world's most popular images of the human body share one common feature and that is that none of the images actually resembles a real human being. The Greek and Egyptian artist are similar as well as different, Greek artists studied every aspect of the human form, striving to reproduce the form perfectly.
The videos related in the sense that they went into detail about what each culture, religion liked about the material that they use, or the ,mediums. They also went into detail about the times before and the things that each city state and culture went though. The readings you might not have been able to see these images, which is where the videos helped. The films although they seem dry, are very informal and tell a lot about why we do the things that we do, or what has happened to make people change.
The Plaque spared no one when it hit Tuscany and lasted 7 months. Painting changed in significant ways after the Plague. Figures emerge flatter than in the previous century. Post-Plague art is less realistic than the earlier masters such as Giotto. When watching More Human than Human they said that the world's most popular images of the human body share one common feature and that is that none of the images actually resembles a real human being. The Greek and Egyptian artist are similar as well as different, Greek artists studied every aspect of the human form, striving to reproduce the form perfectly.
The videos related in the sense that they went into detail about what each culture, religion liked about the material that they use, or the ,mediums. They also went into detail about the times before and the things that each city state and culture went though. The readings you might not have been able to see these images, which is where the videos helped. The films although they seem dry, are very informal and tell a lot about why we do the things that we do, or what has happened to make people change.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Video Review
There were two videos that I watched that stood out the most, Architecture the science of design as well as Frank Gehry- Architecture as art. I liked when they talked about the structure of a sky scrapper and how there are several levels that need to be thought out. The substructure will have to support the dead and living weight. ( when it is empty, and full with furniture) Wind is a key factor when making a building very high, because even though winds might not be that rough it can still make a building sway that is a 100 stories high almost a full meter. When making a larger building there are many factors that need to be considered even if it doesn't happen all the time. These aspects can be a make or break for a large building.
The second video had more information about architecture as well that I did not know. Gehry liked to experiment on buildings like apartments, shopping malls, and unconventional materials. He made houses in many cities, and took influences from many other countries that caught his attention. I liked both the videos, but I thought that the first one was a lot more interesting and up tp date to watch. I like learning about how things are built and the structures that support them, and factors that I never would have made an affect. The videos put the readings to life, it made them more understandable seeing and actually hearing how they were butyl and the difficulty that comes into play when going level by level. I chose these two because them seemed to be very different but yet similar in a way. The one went into more depth about the structure while one went into the materials and what was made. Overall I like watching the videos and being able to see the architecture made and explained.
The second video had more information about architecture as well that I did not know. Gehry liked to experiment on buildings like apartments, shopping malls, and unconventional materials. He made houses in many cities, and took influences from many other countries that caught his attention. I liked both the videos, but I thought that the first one was a lot more interesting and up tp date to watch. I like learning about how things are built and the structures that support them, and factors that I never would have made an affect. The videos put the readings to life, it made them more understandable seeing and actually hearing how they were butyl and the difficulty that comes into play when going level by level. I chose these two because them seemed to be very different but yet similar in a way. The one went into more depth about the structure while one went into the materials and what was made. Overall I like watching the videos and being able to see the architecture made and explained.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Peer Reviews
There were two blogs that I looked at and really enjoyed. I loved the slideshows, seeing other opinions on elements and principles and what they make them as is interesting. The leaf picture that I looked at in the first blog to me could have been other things as well, for example contrast or even color. When looking at the second there were things that were pinned as contrast that I thought had many points where it could have been line, shapes, and more. When looking at the second blog I loved the picture of the dog, he just looked so cute and innocent that how could you not love the picture. I liked that when I read their reflections that a lot sounded like what I went through when creating these pictures/projects. The brainstorming was the hardest part and I think it is the most important as well. I like that others had a difficult time, but found success at the end. The peer reviews of my personal blog were great, and very inspirational. I'm glad that others enjoyed looking at the pictures, and that they liked my logo and the concept behind it. I really did enjoy to logo project the most so far.
Video Reviews
Through the Eyes of a
Sculptor
Glass and Ceramics
Glass and Ceramics
There were a few key items that stood out to me when listening to the videos. For the first one that I watched which was "Through the eyes of a sculptor." The thing that I didn't know was that there were so many steps involved in the process that I would have never even thought of! The attention to detail that the sculptor puts in his pieces is amazing. There are so many things on his pieces that would need plenty of time and effort to create. Artists that work with sand make the most beautiful pieces in my opinion. The time and effort that the have to put into their pieces is amazing. Being made from sand is something that I would have never known if I didn't learn it earlier in school. The right temperature is needed, with the correct amount of fluids and sand which can make the process long and tedious but worth it at the end. The two videos put the book into a video. The book went over the steps and how these ideas were created to begin with, the videos show the artist in action and making the real life pieces for all to enjoy. They were very informational videos to say the least.
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