I do believe that my expectations for this course were met in the sense that I did learn a lot of new things when it came to different time periods, artists, and some as to why they do the things that they do. There were several artists that I had no idea about and really enjoyed their work. There were time periods in which I thought I wouldn't have that much interest in, but actually like a lot for example African art.
I still believe that art is a way for people to express themselves and to show people what they think some aspects mean over other view points. Its a great way to show how you see one piece of work compared to another.
In my original posting I didn't choose and artist that I liked most, after all the projects that we completed I would say that I would choose Vincent Van Gogh, I love the use of all his colors and the brush strokes.
I originally said that I loved taking online courses, and it hasn't changed. The freedom you get to complete the work at your own pace is great. Online course can teach you about time management and help you better other aspects of your life. Online courses are great and I would suggest them to anyone.
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Article Critism
1. Which projects did you review? There were four project that I looked at; Seasons, Andy Warhol, Natural Beauty and the one I choose which had the theme of love
2. Why did you select the Exhibit you critiqued? I chose the love theme because there are so many ways that this specific emotion can be interpreted by someone that it was interesting to see someone else's take on it
3. What challenges did you face in writing the critique article and how did you overcome them? One challenge I found was finding aspects that I felt could use improvement, they were just little things that could have been corrected that could make it better in the end.
4. How do you feel about critiquing your peers work? I like to critique others work, just as I like to get mine critiqued because I know that there is always something that can change to make it better. I don't think i'm the appropriate one to critique something like this but it was something different that I enjoyed doing.
5. Would you like to read the critique your peers wrote about your Art Curation Project? Yes, I would think that it would be a great learning experience to see how they would have done things to make my presentation better.
6. On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your finished article and why? I would rate my article an 9 or 10 just for the fact that im sure there would be things that others would point out that could be done different to make it better, or even less harsh than I may have been. (which I don't think that I was at all) I think that I did do the best I could with the knowledge that I had at the time.
7. Did you enjoy working on this project? I wouldn't say that I enjoyed this part of the project per-say, but I did like that we could look at each others work and see how it would have been different if I were to choose that theme or something of that sort.
2. Why did you select the Exhibit you critiqued? I chose the love theme because there are so many ways that this specific emotion can be interpreted by someone that it was interesting to see someone else's take on it
3. What challenges did you face in writing the critique article and how did you overcome them? One challenge I found was finding aspects that I felt could use improvement, they were just little things that could have been corrected that could make it better in the end.
4. How do you feel about critiquing your peers work? I like to critique others work, just as I like to get mine critiqued because I know that there is always something that can change to make it better. I don't think i'm the appropriate one to critique something like this but it was something different that I enjoyed doing.
5. Would you like to read the critique your peers wrote about your Art Curation Project? Yes, I would think that it would be a great learning experience to see how they would have done things to make my presentation better.
6. On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your finished article and why? I would rate my article an 9 or 10 just for the fact that im sure there would be things that others would point out that could be done different to make it better, or even less harsh than I may have been. (which I don't think that I was at all) I think that I did do the best I could with the knowledge that I had at the time.
7. Did you enjoy working on this project? I wouldn't say that I enjoyed this part of the project per-say, but I did like that we could look at each others work and see how it would have been different if I were to choose that theme or something of that sort.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Video Reviews
Greenberg on Pollock: An Interview by T. J. Clark
-Jackson Pollock has a disdain for easel paintings, yet his own paintings remained easel paintings until the end
-The element of size was not critical to the historical placement of Pollock's paintings. More important was Pollock's departure from the contained, boxed characteristic of modern paintings.
-Pollock choose his particular way of applying paint to canvas because of the way the paint broke the plane, or how the paint "cut." The technique was a way to release the requirements of his wrist, elbow, and shoulder.
-At the end of his life, Pollock said that he didn't take enough time looking at the Impressionists
An Introduction to the Italian Renaissance
-The Renaissance is marked by a renewed enthusiasm in the arts and many Italian artists contribute to its development. Giorgio Vasari writes the "Lives of the Artists."
-Ancient Romans create art from natural beauty until Barbarians conquer the empire. Artistic endeavors travel east to the Byzantine Empire who focus on religious themes.
-Da Vinci applies science and math to art. In "The Last Supper" the figures appear naturally in their surroundings
The videos did relate to the project in some ways for the reason that they all talked and stuck with a particular theme and went on with that more in depth though. The videos went into more details about why things were the way they were back then and why the belonged with one aspect rather than another. Like all the other videos that we have watched throughout the semester, I think that they are good for the purpose of relaying information about specific artist and their time periods. But at the same time they can be drawn out and dry, but at the same time informational for what I needed out of them.
-Jackson Pollock has a disdain for easel paintings, yet his own paintings remained easel paintings until the end
-The element of size was not critical to the historical placement of Pollock's paintings. More important was Pollock's departure from the contained, boxed characteristic of modern paintings.
-Pollock choose his particular way of applying paint to canvas because of the way the paint broke the plane, or how the paint "cut." The technique was a way to release the requirements of his wrist, elbow, and shoulder.
-At the end of his life, Pollock said that he didn't take enough time looking at the Impressionists
An Introduction to the Italian Renaissance
-The Renaissance is marked by a renewed enthusiasm in the arts and many Italian artists contribute to its development. Giorgio Vasari writes the "Lives of the Artists."
-Ancient Romans create art from natural beauty until Barbarians conquer the empire. Artistic endeavors travel east to the Byzantine Empire who focus on religious themes.
-Da Vinci applies science and math to art. In "The Last Supper" the figures appear naturally in their surroundings
The videos did relate to the project in some ways for the reason that they all talked and stuck with a particular theme and went on with that more in depth though. The videos went into more details about why things were the way they were back then and why the belonged with one aspect rather than another. Like all the other videos that we have watched throughout the semester, I think that they are good for the purpose of relaying information about specific artist and their time periods. But at the same time they can be drawn out and dry, but at the same time informational for what I needed out of them.
reflection
I thought that this project was very interesting in the sense that you could put what you thought was best for your theme. Everyone interprets pictures or paintings their own way, and to see what some people think about one while someone else might see it another way is awesome to see. Once I had the theme that I wanted I knew that finding the right pictures wouldn't be easier, but it would be what I wanted there and my interpretation of them theme. I chose the font and background that went with the theme in my opinion. Overall, I thought that this was a good project.
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