1. I am happy I had no expectations. This allowed me to challenge all of the assignments with an attitude of “I can do this.’’
2. Art is the application of elements and principles using multi-media. Art can also be a form of communication culturally. Viewing art is all in the eye of the beholder. I can still see the physiological side of art, but now I now what to look for in works of art.
3. I still like Louis Ickhardt.. His visual elements and principles are very appealing to me. If you study his artwork it tells a story.
4. I still feel that on-line courses can be a challenge. Students need to stay focused and on schedule.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
self portrait
Self Portrait, 2010
Kimberly Will
Colored Pencils
I had a hard time finding self-portraits. I went to the Burchfield Penny Art Museum and they only had three. I found the self portraits interesting because I created my self portrait first. I noticed my self portrait expressed my personality. I am very easy going and down to earth. I noticed the personalities in the art work. Burchfield himself was a pretty intense person. His artwork had lots of colors and bold dramatic lines. I used color pencils to create my self portrait. I found my self comfortable knowing that if I made a mistake I could erase it. Being new at all of this artwork, I still have to become adventurous and daring with media. I will try different media when I am not on such a timed scheduled.(NO time for mistakes). I really did not find this to challenging. I noticed how many times I had to keep looking at the photo. My eyes were constantly sifting back and forth. With more practice, I sure it will become easier.Very simple. That is me. I don't let to many things get me upset, I need to live in harmony and I love to smile and be happy.I used shapes, lines, color,my portrait has symmetrical balance. There is visual color in my hair to express my highlights. There is definitely unity in the portrait.I enjoyed creating my work of art. I have to say I enjoyed the creation of the artworks during the class. Learning the true principles and elements of art and then applying them was the best part.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Viewing Power Points.
I reviewed, Salvation, Nature is Art and Change. I choose the exhibit on Change because I liked the theme, and I could see where the artists wanted the viewer to be. I felt I could help to enhance the exhibit with a few ideas and a little more analyzing and describing of artworks. I sometimes have a hard time being critical because of peoples feelings and never wanting to hurt them. I know students work hard and I would never want them to be discouraged. It was difficult not to feel that just my vision was correct. I had to stay open minded and some times when someone creates a work of art I try to realize that it is a place and time for them also. Yes I would like to read what my peers had to say. I say I would want to until I read the critiquing and then I become defensive. Critiquing and criticizing is so touchy. It makes me nervous!!!!! I would rate my article at a nine, for I felt I touched on aspects that could improve the exhibit, not just stating my opinion. I enjoyed this project, but I have to say I am a little bit exhausted.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Six Video's
1. According to Clement Greenberg writing about visual art is much harder than writing about literature or music. He feels to be a critic you must learn how to be relevant. Greenberg feels that art over the last fifty years has been predominantly abstract. There is prejudices in art criticism. Great critics of the past were not philosophical, but knew the nature and the values of judgment. Greenberg feels there is strong personal taste and aesthetics in art criticism. He also feels there is intuition, reasoning and relevance in art criticism. Greenberg has to wonder if modern art has proven itself. His book explained his reasoning behind aesthetics and his lack of desire to discuss history.
2. In the summer of 1947 Jackson Pollock paints his first spatter-drip piece. Pollock received the Guggenheim Award, and explains that he will paint large, moveable pictures that will function between the easel and the mural. The element of size was not critical to the historical placement. More important was his departure from the contained, boxed characteristic of modern paintings. Pollock moved away from containment and orderliness. Pollock is associated with Dionysian Painting. Greenberg feels that the some of Pollock paintings failed not because of technique, but because they simply failed to the eye. Pollock choose his particular way of applying 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 f his wrist, elbow, and shoulder. Pollocks “drip” painting can be characterized as Apollonian rather than Dionysian. No one has determined what makes a painting succeed or fail. Most artist want fame and money. Pollock was a solitary figure and realized his work would not be accepted as painting. Pollock died and early death.
3. Pollock was used as a negative point of reference for modern art and was also known as the Modern Master. Michael Fried strongly dislikes the description of art in vulgar existentialist terms. After the discussion of Pollocks work being optical he modified his ideas and he believes this was not a constructive point of view. Michael Fords early modernism stemmed from a rejection of the existentialist concept of action painting. T. J. Clark is also concerned with existential melodramas. T.J . defines quality as the ability of a painting to articulate the conditions of human beings at a particular movement. Both Fried and Clark are both committed to a historical significance can’t be separated from the pictorial quality.
4. The Renaissance is marked by a renewed enthusiasm in the arts and many Italian artists contribute to its development. Ancient Romans create art from natural beauty until Barbarians conquer the empire. Byzantine Empire focused on religious themes. Giotto is one of the first artist to revive the realistic style of the Romans by using perspective found in architecture and landscape. Ghiberti creates beautiful door panels of Biblical scenes for the Book of Genesis with a realistic vision of the human body. Donatello’s sculpture, David is standing in contrapposto. Even thought the figure is standing on one leg, it appears balanced. Nudes reflect the beauty of the human body. Uccello creates new views of human and animal figures. Masaccio’s figures reveal physical and psychological depth. The Madonna and Child, Francesca experiments with contrasting light and dark to create depth. The Catholic Church conveys Christianity through art. In Adoration of the Magi, Botticelli incorporates his patron, the Medicis. The Birth of Venus celebrates the beauty of the human body and uses techniques from the preceding artist. da Vinci applies science and math to art. In the Last Supper the figures appear naturally in their surroundings. Applying sfumato the The Mona Lisa, da Vinci blurs the edges of the forms. Raffaello is influenced by da Vinci and paints The Transfiguration in a controlled balanced structure. Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel in Florence which represents mans relationship to God.
5. Media artists express negative opinions about art critics. Critics get us to think, the general public. Film critics help people get the most out of the film dollar. Criticisms can also be fun for readers and viewers. Criticism of media arts improves the media in general. Critics can also give artists the big breaks they’re looking and hoping for. Book critics are likely the most influential in their ability to benefit new writers. Critics who are successful enjoy their craft. Some critics develop their joy of reading and enjoy plays and shows as young children. A music critic wants the world to experience the same love for music. Professional critics often find themselves acting as reporters. They discuss objectively and subjectively. A review is an informed opinion and criticism is more analytical. Reviewers write for audiences who are unfamiliar with a certain piece of work. Where as critic experts expect their readers to be all ready familiar with their work. Criticism takes a wider view. Criticism is generally delivered by someone willing to take a stand and make an argument. Superior criticism is characterized by how well it makes its argument, how it touches the human experience, and how useful are its insights. It also involves critical thinking, good writing, and choosing the right material. Emotional impact is part of criticism is it helps make a persuasive argument either in favor or against the art or artist. Effective criticism requires logic, emotional support, and personal credibility of the critic. The best critics start with their depth and breadth of knowledge. Critical thinking; Critics understand the media artists they write about and help the readers come to the same understanding. Critics understand how to apply their critical tools appropriately. Critics must break down their particular media arts in components. Six skills of critical thinking: Knowledge: arrange, define, duplicate, label, list, memorize, name, order, recognize, relate, recall, repeat, reproduce state. Comprehension: classify, describe, discuss, explain, express, identify, indicate, locate, recognize, report, restate, review, select, translate, Application: apply, choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write. Analysis: analyze, appraise, calculate, categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test. Synthesis: arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, manage, organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up, write. Evaluation: appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose compare, defend estimate, judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value, evaluate. Good criticism must be well constricted and well written. Critics often change voices when they write and they usually have a specific audience in mind. Books, films, television, and music critics share their personal approach to criticism and specific techniques that each uses. Critics study their medium carefully, take notes, and work to get the reviews or criticism correct. The best criticism is more involved with media arts as their platform. This contains cultural issues. Media critics share the most challenging parts of their jobs. Boosterism is the act of "boosting," or promoting, one's town, city, or organization, with the goal of improving public perception of it. Critics also genres within a genre such as classical music, jazz, or country western. The internet provides new access. The key to becoming a critic is to write and to write and to then write more. Criticism is actually the practice of analyzing, classifying, interpreting, or even evaluating literary or other artistic works.
6. Dahome art is visually beautiful but is often treated as craft. The colonial factions exposed the underlying nationalism of the event known as the 1900 Paris World Fair which ran for 8 months. Half the area was devoted to French imperialism while the rest represented other nations’ colonies. The image of the colonies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was not coherent or consistent. While most countries were symbolized by famous monuments the Dahomian exhibit consisted of a group of thatched structures, suggesting that there was no civilized infrastructure. Images of African people showed violent behavior. Colonialism is justified by this behavior. Three figures from the 1900 Paris Worlds Fair represent the three aspects of African people. A symbolic image of Dahome is in the form of a stylized shark. It symbolizes Dahome’s determination to protect its shores. Algeria had much longer history on colonization than Dahome. The Algerian exhibit is symptomatic of a much larger transformation that took place at the end of the 19th century. This was the transformation of travel into tourism. Portraits of Algerian woman promote their familiarity to the broad public, conflation of dance with promiscuity in Arab woman. Insidious side to using indigenous people in colonial exhibits were the display of African men and women in caged enclosures along with exotic species of the animal kingdom. Europeans justify pornographic nature as scientific and artistic study. Women refuse to appear satisfied with their treatment. The Trocadero Museum is the French monument at the heart of the colonial exhibition and it displays are a pseudo-scientific discourse that emphasis racial differences. The French created a dichotomy between the Dahome and Algerian exhibits. Colonial material culture is elevated to the level of art and decode of information about cultural meaning. Material cultures are displayed throughout the West. They show no connection with cultural meaning and are evaluated the eyes of Western viewers who believe they are seeing art rather than material cultural objects. Contemporary displays as art in Western collections can be tied to appreciation by descendants of the original objects.
2. Wow!!!! What videos. I can’t believe how much I learned about being a critic. The video’s were a little bit all over the board meaning one end being a critic and on the other end still talking about African Art. All of the videos had tons of facts and were very informational. It will be interesting to see how I view the Power point Presentations after learning about being a critic.
3. All of the video’s will be helpful in viewing the Power Point Presentations.
2. In the summer of 1947 Jackson Pollock paints his first spatter-drip piece. Pollock received the Guggenheim Award, and explains that he will paint large, moveable pictures that will function between the easel and the mural. The element of size was not critical to the historical placement. More important was his departure from the contained, boxed characteristic of modern paintings. Pollock moved away from containment and orderliness. Pollock is associated with Dionysian Painting. Greenberg feels that the some of Pollock paintings failed not because of technique, but because they simply failed to the eye. Pollock choose his particular way of applying 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 f his wrist, elbow, and shoulder. Pollocks “drip” painting can be characterized as Apollonian rather than Dionysian. No one has determined what makes a painting succeed or fail. Most artist want fame and money. Pollock was a solitary figure and realized his work would not be accepted as painting. Pollock died and early death.
3. Pollock was used as a negative point of reference for modern art and was also known as the Modern Master. Michael Fried strongly dislikes the description of art in vulgar existentialist terms. After the discussion of Pollocks work being optical he modified his ideas and he believes this was not a constructive point of view. Michael Fords early modernism stemmed from a rejection of the existentialist concept of action painting. T. J. Clark is also concerned with existential melodramas. T.J . defines quality as the ability of a painting to articulate the conditions of human beings at a particular movement. Both Fried and Clark are both committed to a historical significance can’t be separated from the pictorial quality.
4. The Renaissance is marked by a renewed enthusiasm in the arts and many Italian artists contribute to its development. Ancient Romans create art from natural beauty until Barbarians conquer the empire. Byzantine Empire focused on religious themes. Giotto is one of the first artist to revive the realistic style of the Romans by using perspective found in architecture and landscape. Ghiberti creates beautiful door panels of Biblical scenes for the Book of Genesis with a realistic vision of the human body. Donatello’s sculpture, David is standing in contrapposto. Even thought the figure is standing on one leg, it appears balanced. Nudes reflect the beauty of the human body. Uccello creates new views of human and animal figures. Masaccio’s figures reveal physical and psychological depth. The Madonna and Child, Francesca experiments with contrasting light and dark to create depth. The Catholic Church conveys Christianity through art. In Adoration of the Magi, Botticelli incorporates his patron, the Medicis. The Birth of Venus celebrates the beauty of the human body and uses techniques from the preceding artist. da Vinci applies science and math to art. In the Last Supper the figures appear naturally in their surroundings. Applying sfumato the The Mona Lisa, da Vinci blurs the edges of the forms. Raffaello is influenced by da Vinci and paints The Transfiguration in a controlled balanced structure. Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel in Florence which represents mans relationship to God.
5. Media artists express negative opinions about art critics. Critics get us to think, the general public. Film critics help people get the most out of the film dollar. Criticisms can also be fun for readers and viewers. Criticism of media arts improves the media in general. Critics can also give artists the big breaks they’re looking and hoping for. Book critics are likely the most influential in their ability to benefit new writers. Critics who are successful enjoy their craft. Some critics develop their joy of reading and enjoy plays and shows as young children. A music critic wants the world to experience the same love for music. Professional critics often find themselves acting as reporters. They discuss objectively and subjectively. A review is an informed opinion and criticism is more analytical. Reviewers write for audiences who are unfamiliar with a certain piece of work. Where as critic experts expect their readers to be all ready familiar with their work. Criticism takes a wider view. Criticism is generally delivered by someone willing to take a stand and make an argument. Superior criticism is characterized by how well it makes its argument, how it touches the human experience, and how useful are its insights. It also involves critical thinking, good writing, and choosing the right material. Emotional impact is part of criticism is it helps make a persuasive argument either in favor or against the art or artist. Effective criticism requires logic, emotional support, and personal credibility of the critic. The best critics start with their depth and breadth of knowledge. Critical thinking; Critics understand the media artists they write about and help the readers come to the same understanding. Critics understand how to apply their critical tools appropriately. Critics must break down their particular media arts in components. Six skills of critical thinking: Knowledge: arrange, define, duplicate, label, list, memorize, name, order, recognize, relate, recall, repeat, reproduce state. Comprehension: classify, describe, discuss, explain, express, identify, indicate, locate, recognize, report, restate, review, select, translate, Application: apply, choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write. Analysis: analyze, appraise, calculate, categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test. Synthesis: arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, manage, organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up, write. Evaluation: appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose compare, defend estimate, judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value, evaluate. Good criticism must be well constricted and well written. Critics often change voices when they write and they usually have a specific audience in mind. Books, films, television, and music critics share their personal approach to criticism and specific techniques that each uses. Critics study their medium carefully, take notes, and work to get the reviews or criticism correct. The best criticism is more involved with media arts as their platform. This contains cultural issues. Media critics share the most challenging parts of their jobs. Boosterism is the act of "boosting," or promoting, one's town, city, or organization, with the goal of improving public perception of it. Critics also genres within a genre such as classical music, jazz, or country western. The internet provides new access. The key to becoming a critic is to write and to write and to then write more. Criticism is actually the practice of analyzing, classifying, interpreting, or even evaluating literary or other artistic works.
6. Dahome art is visually beautiful but is often treated as craft. The colonial factions exposed the underlying nationalism of the event known as the 1900 Paris World Fair which ran for 8 months. Half the area was devoted to French imperialism while the rest represented other nations’ colonies. The image of the colonies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was not coherent or consistent. While most countries were symbolized by famous monuments the Dahomian exhibit consisted of a group of thatched structures, suggesting that there was no civilized infrastructure. Images of African people showed violent behavior. Colonialism is justified by this behavior. Three figures from the 1900 Paris Worlds Fair represent the three aspects of African people. A symbolic image of Dahome is in the form of a stylized shark. It symbolizes Dahome’s determination to protect its shores. Algeria had much longer history on colonization than Dahome. The Algerian exhibit is symptomatic of a much larger transformation that took place at the end of the 19th century. This was the transformation of travel into tourism. Portraits of Algerian woman promote their familiarity to the broad public, conflation of dance with promiscuity in Arab woman. Insidious side to using indigenous people in colonial exhibits were the display of African men and women in caged enclosures along with exotic species of the animal kingdom. Europeans justify pornographic nature as scientific and artistic study. Women refuse to appear satisfied with their treatment. The Trocadero Museum is the French monument at the heart of the colonial exhibition and it displays are a pseudo-scientific discourse that emphasis racial differences. The French created a dichotomy between the Dahome and Algerian exhibits. Colonial material culture is elevated to the level of art and decode of information about cultural meaning. Material cultures are displayed throughout the West. They show no connection with cultural meaning and are evaluated the eyes of Western viewers who believe they are seeing art rather than material cultural objects. Contemporary displays as art in Western collections can be tied to appreciation by descendants of the original objects.
2. Wow!!!! What videos. I can’t believe how much I learned about being a critic. The video’s were a little bit all over the board meaning one end being a critic and on the other end still talking about African Art. All of the videos had tons of facts and were very informational. It will be interesting to see how I view the Power point Presentations after learning about being a critic.
3. All of the video’s will be helpful in viewing the Power Point Presentations.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Journal for Power Point Presentation
At first I had a difficult time coming up with an theme. My family did help me. We made an adventure out of the project. We went to Niagara Falls for the day and I started taking pictures. The waterfalls leading up to the falls is what gave me my theme and ideas for the project. The project did take lots of time. I found out when I started describing and analyzing how my waterfalls had a new meaning. I really felt some thing for each picture. Upon studying the artworks, I could recognize the elements and principles. I was very interested in all of the colors in the artwork. Visiting the NACC art museum was amazing. The art work there is tremendous. Everyone should visit there. I enjoy this project and I can believe how much I learned.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Lowbrow, Eastmant etc. Videos
Anthony Aussang says it is essentially reactionary to highbrow and upper class culture. Lowbrow definition is “a person regarded as uncultivated and lacking in taste. Robert Williams invented the term. Some believe Lowbrow Surrealism is a better term while others prefer Lowbrow. Lowbrow art appeals to the mass. Pop culture, car culture and folk art have had very important influences in the genre. Lisa Petrruci says the art is more relatable than esoteric art. The Atomic Age is also an important part of the genre. “Big Daddy” known as Ed Roth was popular in the 1960 with his psychedelic rock posters. Robert Crumb inspired rock poster artists to start doing underground comics. Laguna Art Museum put on a show featuring Ed Roth, Von Dutch, and Robert Williams at a time when galleries were not willing to display Lowbrow. MAD Magazine had a large impact on the art culture. Tiki themes were popular in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Lowbrow artist liked this theme and used it in their works or art. While conceptualism brought through to art it excluded viewers who were not trained in art history. Ausgang says Lowbrow blitzkriegs the idea that upper class culture requires a certain level of intelligence. Williams thinks the established art world is set up to recognize only certain types of art like minimalism and abstract. The mainstream art world and the fine art scenes in NY would not except Lowbrow. Artist created their own scene. The internet had an effect on art in general and on Lowbrow. Punk rock generation propelled Lowbrow art cultures. Artists were able to get their work on album covers and fliers.
Modern art in the MOMA from 1929 onward was displayed primarily in Chronological order representing each art movement. Art is displayed on white walls with flexible lighting. By 1970 art came off the walls and the artist began to explore the political and ideological context of the museum itself. The Tate’s thematic approach to displaying art prompts controversy and the viewers are provided with striking and often abrupt transitions between the individual display rooms. Critics believe that art should be more than entertainment. Abstract artist wanted to convey emotions, aesthetic effects or social vision.
Native American’s bones were collected as a scientific curiosity during the US genocide against Indians. Yankton fights for the bones of a Native American who is taken for study. Anglo bones are reburied but Native bones are studied. Van Horn was charged with criminal possession of Native bone. Burial mounds are thought to be too civilized to have been built by Native Americans. Native American skulls are collected and stored in museums. Harjo leads the fight for Native people’s objects of worship be returned. The Smithsonian’s reveals that 18,000 Native’s bones are stored there. Grave Protection and Repatriation Act prevent anthropologist Barnes from doing research. Lebeau rejects theories of evolution and migration and the Sioux people emerged from the Black Hills and did not migrate. Repatriation requires that scientist determine the bones tribal affiliation. Skull measurement helps to identify where the bones should be returned. Native Americans have ceremonies to discover whether the bones are the ancestors and their past is conveyed through an oral tradition. Native Americans do not want the scientist history Rothschild an arthritis researcher theorizes that arthritis is anew disease who trigger may come from the Tennessee River region. Omaha women die earlier due to small pox and their bones reveal hard work that wore them down which lead to a lower birthrate and life expectancy. Scientist and tribes have started analyzing bones prior to burial which gave the new knowledge. Native Americans design the exhibits in NY’s Native American Museum, thanks to Archaeology.
George Eastman created the first user friendly camera and Eastman Kodak Company. His home celebrates and contributes the company he founded and advances in art, science and the phenomenon of photography. His house has a visual history of 14,000 amateurs and professional photographers. The technology collection contains about 16,000 objects including 5,000 cameras. The house holds the largest Daguerreotype collection outside of France. The Brownie cameras changed photography and the motion picture film stock he invented with Thomas Edison became the industry standard. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made George Eastman a lifetime member to honor his contributions to the film industry. In 1966 East man’s House established the first school in North America to teach the restoration, preservation and archiving of motion pictures.
2. The video’s put me in perspective on lots of issues. The Lowbrow especially. I understand the fact that certain types of money and price tags mean a lot to certain people in this world, but art is art and not all artists become popular. Being an artist to me has no price tag. Every human being has some form of beauty inside that could become some form of art work. It is up to mankind weather they choose to display it or not and lets not get me going on the politics involved. I would have to write a 10 page paper on my political thoughts. I enjoyed seeing how art evolved from Native Americans to the MAD Magazine. In learning what a curator tries to achieve I am surprised that it does not create certain controversies.
3. I enjoyed the films and the points of interest. All of the videos we have viewed gave me more depth and understanding to all aspects of art.
Modern art in the MOMA from 1929 onward was displayed primarily in Chronological order representing each art movement. Art is displayed on white walls with flexible lighting. By 1970 art came off the walls and the artist began to explore the political and ideological context of the museum itself. The Tate’s thematic approach to displaying art prompts controversy and the viewers are provided with striking and often abrupt transitions between the individual display rooms. Critics believe that art should be more than entertainment. Abstract artist wanted to convey emotions, aesthetic effects or social vision.
Native American’s bones were collected as a scientific curiosity during the US genocide against Indians. Yankton fights for the bones of a Native American who is taken for study. Anglo bones are reburied but Native bones are studied. Van Horn was charged with criminal possession of Native bone. Burial mounds are thought to be too civilized to have been built by Native Americans. Native American skulls are collected and stored in museums. Harjo leads the fight for Native people’s objects of worship be returned. The Smithsonian’s reveals that 18,000 Native’s bones are stored there. Grave Protection and Repatriation Act prevent anthropologist Barnes from doing research. Lebeau rejects theories of evolution and migration and the Sioux people emerged from the Black Hills and did not migrate. Repatriation requires that scientist determine the bones tribal affiliation. Skull measurement helps to identify where the bones should be returned. Native Americans have ceremonies to discover whether the bones are the ancestors and their past is conveyed through an oral tradition. Native Americans do not want the scientist history Rothschild an arthritis researcher theorizes that arthritis is anew disease who trigger may come from the Tennessee River region. Omaha women die earlier due to small pox and their bones reveal hard work that wore them down which lead to a lower birthrate and life expectancy. Scientist and tribes have started analyzing bones prior to burial which gave the new knowledge. Native Americans design the exhibits in NY’s Native American Museum, thanks to Archaeology.
George Eastman created the first user friendly camera and Eastman Kodak Company. His home celebrates and contributes the company he founded and advances in art, science and the phenomenon of photography. His house has a visual history of 14,000 amateurs and professional photographers. The technology collection contains about 16,000 objects including 5,000 cameras. The house holds the largest Daguerreotype collection outside of France. The Brownie cameras changed photography and the motion picture film stock he invented with Thomas Edison became the industry standard. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made George Eastman a lifetime member to honor his contributions to the film industry. In 1966 East man’s House established the first school in North America to teach the restoration, preservation and archiving of motion pictures.
2. The video’s put me in perspective on lots of issues. The Lowbrow especially. I understand the fact that certain types of money and price tags mean a lot to certain people in this world, but art is art and not all artists become popular. Being an artist to me has no price tag. Every human being has some form of beauty inside that could become some form of art work. It is up to mankind weather they choose to display it or not and lets not get me going on the politics involved. I would have to write a 10 page paper on my political thoughts. I enjoyed seeing how art evolved from Native Americans to the MAD Magazine. In learning what a curator tries to achieve I am surprised that it does not create certain controversies.
3. I enjoyed the films and the points of interest. All of the videos we have viewed gave me more depth and understanding to all aspects of art.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Four Videos
1. I choose Dance at the Moulin do la Galette because I am fascinated by the cost the painting sold for and the passion there was for the artwork. Georges Seurat: Mysterious Man and Artist caught my imagination of extreme. The impact of Cubism was the era of art I felt reconnected with the art word. Studying and learning about the history of art was not very interesting to me. I enjoyed learning about art in the 20th century. The Mystical North: Spanish Art for the 19th Century to the Present : Goya was an indifferent artist.
2.
Dance at eh Moulin de al Galette stand for pleasure and takes the viewer back in time to Paris. This was a very controversial painting. In 1990 it sold for 78.1 million dollars, a record price. Renoir painted two copies, which became the major quality of Impressionism. Renoir used local people as models. The painting represented two worlds of bohemian and fashionable men and lower class women. Montmartre is a place where people socialize in classless harmony. Renoir was aware of the poverty and organized charity balls. This painting was conceived during a time of political oppression. Renoir turned to escapist and reactionary art. Zandomeneghi, Lautrec, Picasso and Vangoghfelt that the painting depicts sinister, somber and dark versions of Renoirs romantic vision of life. Renoirs technique included bright, separate colors and a variety of brushwork. There is still controversy on weather he actually painted at the dance hall or in his studio. Renoirs large version shows his mastery of painting a large number of people in a compact space. The gap in the lower left corner invites the viewer in and the cut off side figures give a sense of informality. The first showing had mixed responses. Renoir wanted to spread beauty and happiness. The marketing of his products included Rod Stewarts 1976 album cover.
Georges Seurat’s is described as unfathomable. His work with conte crayon on textured paper shoes contrasts of light and shadow. The island of la Grande Jatte was a place where prostitutes piled their trade. X rays of the painting reveal that the monkey was added later. Audiences wanted to know what the money symbolized. His paintings depict contrasting ideologies and social commentary and for the final painting he experimented with different characters, character placements and light. The artist believed that dots of pure pigment situated next to each other made the colors come alive and created luminosity. Seurat’s depiction of fashion emphasizes bustles and corsets and the figures resemble the rigid, cut out forms of Egyptian art in which figures are viewed only from the side. Influence of classical sculpture such as the Parthenon frieze. Impressionist artists did not want their artwork next to Seurat’s and his artwork was ignored. The art work is displayed in the Art Institute of Chicago. The painting was saved for destruction in NY. Sunday in the Park with George is a musical take off of the painting. In Ohio there is a topiary tribute to the painting covering an acre of land and including 12 feet high figures. The display takes the painting out of the context of high art and puts it in a pedestrian atmosphere. The painting is common lore and remains enigmatic and paradoxical.
The Impact of Cubism: Juan Gris, The Breakfast Table reveals his independence using spiritual elements and imagination. He starts with abstraction and ends with the real object in exciting contrasts and interesting side by side positions. The Violin he uses techniques of musical composition to layer elements of sound and incorporates collage as a tribute to the austerity of the Spanish tradition. Sad Young Man on a Train, Marcel Duchamp uses and experimental approach to represent movement of a figure evolving in space and time. The elasticity of the figure is achieved through small dark oblique angles. Nude on a Staircase controlled motion is balanced in a fixed setting which is compared to stop photography. Delaunay’s Champ de Mars combines several points of view, nontraditional laws of perspective, elements of time and memory to reveal the Eiffel Tower as a confused, exciting statement about life. He explores the inner laws of light and color in an abstract approach. In circular forms he used color as the subject of the painting to guide the viewers perception of the picture as a whole. Spiral forms establish direction, focus attentions and symbolize Paris electric lights. Embedded text represents the harmonious collaboration of the verbal and visual, the poet and the artist.Sonis Delaunay’s makes art a part of life. Her concept is represented as a fashion designer and interior decorator. Malevish’s An Englishman in Moscow invites the viewer to look for meaning in the painting separate from the world and he overturns conventional logic to find inner meaning. Kazimir Malevich’s Mysticism searches for mystical experiences represented in religions icons to order to find the essence of abstraction. White Cross is the purest presentation of forces, emotions and imagination. Umberto Boccioni’s Farewells is inspired by the cinema screen to paint a fractured vision of modern city life synthesized in many moods and Boccioni’s Cubism movement as a visual phenomenon, line and color connected figures and create an environment of powerful moods and settings to reveal personal values and visual complexity.
Goya was often referred to as the father of modern art and revealed his dark political consciousness. He was completely deaf and focused his art work on death, wrath of God and mans inhumanity to man. At the start of the 20th century Spain became a powerhouse of modern art. Park Guell is representation of Barcelona’s spirit. Gaudi belief was that he was Gods architect. A block of flats designed by Gaudi represents his play full experimentation with architectural form and the organic nature of his designs. An interior tour reveals the details and comfort of the quarters. Gaudi’s Casa Mila earned the name La Pedrers because its series of curvy, cave like balconies looked like a stone quarry. This movement towards the primitive is similar to Henry Moore’s abstract monumental bronzes. Surrealism emerged out of exploration of the unconscious and irrational. Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory reveals all life is subject to death and decay. He claimed that the museum itself was the world’s largest surreal object and he paints in the language of dreams. Franco’s tyranny against art forced artist into exile. Franks Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum Bilbabo is a Picasso-inspired monument to Spain’s past and future. Santiago Calatrava is at eh forefront of the new wave of Spanish architects.
3 The videos all along help to personalize the artwork and the artist. The videos help to visualize a time and place. They help to understand the cultural differences and why and artist creates his artwork. I found these videos to be more political driven. More art works of political and social issues.
4. I liked the videos. I need the personal aspects of the videos to help me understand the era and the new forms of art.
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Dance at eh Moulin de al Galette stand for pleasure and takes the viewer back in time to Paris. This was a very controversial painting. In 1990 it sold for 78.1 million dollars, a record price. Renoir painted two copies, which became the major quality of Impressionism. Renoir used local people as models. The painting represented two worlds of bohemian and fashionable men and lower class women. Montmartre is a place where people socialize in classless harmony. Renoir was aware of the poverty and organized charity balls. This painting was conceived during a time of political oppression. Renoir turned to escapist and reactionary art. Zandomeneghi, Lautrec, Picasso and Vangoghfelt that the painting depicts sinister, somber and dark versions of Renoirs romantic vision of life. Renoirs technique included bright, separate colors and a variety of brushwork. There is still controversy on weather he actually painted at the dance hall or in his studio. Renoirs large version shows his mastery of painting a large number of people in a compact space. The gap in the lower left corner invites the viewer in and the cut off side figures give a sense of informality. The first showing had mixed responses. Renoir wanted to spread beauty and happiness. The marketing of his products included Rod Stewarts 1976 album cover.
Georges Seurat’s is described as unfathomable. His work with conte crayon on textured paper shoes contrasts of light and shadow. The island of la Grande Jatte was a place where prostitutes piled their trade. X rays of the painting reveal that the monkey was added later. Audiences wanted to know what the money symbolized. His paintings depict contrasting ideologies and social commentary and for the final painting he experimented with different characters, character placements and light. The artist believed that dots of pure pigment situated next to each other made the colors come alive and created luminosity. Seurat’s depiction of fashion emphasizes bustles and corsets and the figures resemble the rigid, cut out forms of Egyptian art in which figures are viewed only from the side. Influence of classical sculpture such as the Parthenon frieze. Impressionist artists did not want their artwork next to Seurat’s and his artwork was ignored. The art work is displayed in the Art Institute of Chicago. The painting was saved for destruction in NY. Sunday in the Park with George is a musical take off of the painting. In Ohio there is a topiary tribute to the painting covering an acre of land and including 12 feet high figures. The display takes the painting out of the context of high art and puts it in a pedestrian atmosphere. The painting is common lore and remains enigmatic and paradoxical.
The Impact of Cubism: Juan Gris, The Breakfast Table reveals his independence using spiritual elements and imagination. He starts with abstraction and ends with the real object in exciting contrasts and interesting side by side positions. The Violin he uses techniques of musical composition to layer elements of sound and incorporates collage as a tribute to the austerity of the Spanish tradition. Sad Young Man on a Train, Marcel Duchamp uses and experimental approach to represent movement of a figure evolving in space and time. The elasticity of the figure is achieved through small dark oblique angles. Nude on a Staircase controlled motion is balanced in a fixed setting which is compared to stop photography. Delaunay’s Champ de Mars combines several points of view, nontraditional laws of perspective, elements of time and memory to reveal the Eiffel Tower as a confused, exciting statement about life. He explores the inner laws of light and color in an abstract approach. In circular forms he used color as the subject of the painting to guide the viewers perception of the picture as a whole. Spiral forms establish direction, focus attentions and symbolize Paris electric lights. Embedded text represents the harmonious collaboration of the verbal and visual, the poet and the artist.Sonis Delaunay’s makes art a part of life. Her concept is represented as a fashion designer and interior decorator. Malevish’s An Englishman in Moscow invites the viewer to look for meaning in the painting separate from the world and he overturns conventional logic to find inner meaning. Kazimir Malevich’s Mysticism searches for mystical experiences represented in religions icons to order to find the essence of abstraction. White Cross is the purest presentation of forces, emotions and imagination. Umberto Boccioni’s Farewells is inspired by the cinema screen to paint a fractured vision of modern city life synthesized in many moods and Boccioni’s Cubism movement as a visual phenomenon, line and color connected figures and create an environment of powerful moods and settings to reveal personal values and visual complexity.
Goya was often referred to as the father of modern art and revealed his dark political consciousness. He was completely deaf and focused his art work on death, wrath of God and mans inhumanity to man. At the start of the 20th century Spain became a powerhouse of modern art. Park Guell is representation of Barcelona’s spirit. Gaudi belief was that he was Gods architect. A block of flats designed by Gaudi represents his play full experimentation with architectural form and the organic nature of his designs. An interior tour reveals the details and comfort of the quarters. Gaudi’s Casa Mila earned the name La Pedrers because its series of curvy, cave like balconies looked like a stone quarry. This movement towards the primitive is similar to Henry Moore’s abstract monumental bronzes. Surrealism emerged out of exploration of the unconscious and irrational. Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory reveals all life is subject to death and decay. He claimed that the museum itself was the world’s largest surreal object and he paints in the language of dreams. Franco’s tyranny against art forced artist into exile. Franks Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum Bilbabo is a Picasso-inspired monument to Spain’s past and future. Santiago Calatrava is at eh forefront of the new wave of Spanish architects.
3 The videos all along help to personalize the artwork and the artist. The videos help to visualize a time and place. They help to understand the cultural differences and why and artist creates his artwork. I found these videos to be more political driven. More art works of political and social issues.
4. I liked the videos. I need the personal aspects of the videos to help me understand the era and the new forms of art.
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