So, the semester has almost come to an end, and with that, the end of my freshmen year.
what a year..
Anyways, we looked at the rest of the classes site specific projects. Joey's was really cool...and funny initially. But artistically speaking, it was pretty awesome, the concept behind the photo was really well thought out.
I also presented mine which I was dreading. I had an extremely hard time coming up with a project and it was very last minute and spontaneous. So I already new my project was not up to par, it was very straightfoward and obvious, not a lot of planning went into it, I wish I had thought out the project more but I was on such a time crunch that I just randomly did it on the spot. I think it could have been worse though. Thinking back now I probably would have used trash to put around the trees instead of recycling arrows just so it wouldnt be as obvious.
But oh well, too late now. I did obtain a lot of information from this class. I now know of a lot more different variety of artists and I have their artwork bookmarked on my computer just for future resources. I plan on continuing searching and looking at more artists work to broaden my art knowledge.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
artists Artists ARTISTS!
Will Schade
1. Does he purposely spell incorrectly?
2. Why does he choose to tell stories in his artwork?
3. Has art history had an effect on his style of work because it all looks very aged?
I personally love how all of his pieces look aged. The first piece shown is of St. Seabastion's Ravin. It's smart how the raven is supposed to represent the Devil feeding on corruption, opposite of the dove and it's innocence which in turn represents God. His symoblism is uncanny. Furthermore, his subject matter is interesting, for someone who is borderline illiterate he sure does know his sacred texts and noble themes.
Aaah, he is severly dyslexic. For someone who has such a handicap and still want to make art, that's perseverance. Also, most artists dont use text in their work, but Schade, even with his handicap wants to incorporate his misspellings into his work. I guess it gives his work character and makes it easy to distinguish from others. His misspellings are more noticable then the actual subject matter of his work itself. I mean, a lot of it has vulgar scenes being enacted, such as vomitting and masturbation and putting these noble figures up on a negative pedastle are overlooked by his spelling. I find that interesting. Admittedly, that was the first think I noticed about his work, it is very eyecatching.
What I also find neat is that his handwriting looks very childlike and scratchy, like he has trouble keeping his hand still. But then you notice the drawing itself and it is very controlled and precise. It's like his skill ocntradicts itself. This itself causes audiences, me included, to find his work funny instead of respecting his honesty or ridiculing his limitations. Unique, indeed.
Obviously he spells incorrectly because he is severely dyslexic. He chooses to tell stories in his artwork becauase he has a fascination with the sacred texts and noble themes and I dont' think art history has any effect on his style, if anything its what I mentioned before.
1. Why does he choose to use text in his artwork when he knows he cant spell correctly?
2. Why started his interest with sacred texts and noble themes?
3. Does he sometimes secretly wish that he wasnt severly dyslexic?
1. Does he purposely spell incorrectly?
2. Why does he choose to tell stories in his artwork?
3. Has art history had an effect on his style of work because it all looks very aged?
I personally love how all of his pieces look aged. The first piece shown is of St. Seabastion's Ravin. It's smart how the raven is supposed to represent the Devil feeding on corruption, opposite of the dove and it's innocence which in turn represents God. His symoblism is uncanny. Furthermore, his subject matter is interesting, for someone who is borderline illiterate he sure does know his sacred texts and noble themes.
Aaah, he is severly dyslexic. For someone who has such a handicap and still want to make art, that's perseverance. Also, most artists dont use text in their work, but Schade, even with his handicap wants to incorporate his misspellings into his work. I guess it gives his work character and makes it easy to distinguish from others. His misspellings are more noticable then the actual subject matter of his work itself. I mean, a lot of it has vulgar scenes being enacted, such as vomitting and masturbation and putting these noble figures up on a negative pedastle are overlooked by his spelling. I find that interesting. Admittedly, that was the first think I noticed about his work, it is very eyecatching.
What I also find neat is that his handwriting looks very childlike and scratchy, like he has trouble keeping his hand still. But then you notice the drawing itself and it is very controlled and precise. It's like his skill ocntradicts itself. This itself causes audiences, me included, to find his work funny instead of respecting his honesty or ridiculing his limitations. Unique, indeed.
Obviously he spells incorrectly because he is severely dyslexic. He chooses to tell stories in his artwork becauase he has a fascination with the sacred texts and noble themes and I dont' think art history has any effect on his style, if anything its what I mentioned before.
1. Why does he choose to use text in his artwork when he knows he cant spell correctly?
2. Why started his interest with sacred texts and noble themes?
3. Does he sometimes secretly wish that he wasnt severly dyslexic?
Matthew Ritchie
1. Does he prefer doing installations or paintings?
2. Are his pieces abstract?
3. What is your relationships with the galleries?
I like how his artwork has different functions, as in to teach and entice us to participate. It's also very complex that is usually overwhelms the viewers, he showcases and extends his audience with so much information we cant soak it all in. It's fascinating. Here's a guy who has ambition. He will stop at nothing to get and learn and do what he wants. "He wants everything." I like how he incorporates this idea of "everything" into his artwork. He starts with the time before the big bang and then works from there. How exactly does one do that with out their head exploding. Where do you begin to make such artwork, thats a lot of research.
I also think it's fascinating that he presents a key to each of his pieces. It's almost like a game, its how to unlock the meaning behind his work and for work so complex and intertwined with information, a key isnt such a bad idea. I would love to sit in front of one of his works and try to decode it and break it down, discover the meanind behind the artwork. I also like how he uses characters to narrate the universe's evolution since the birth of time.
I like he he creates "epic tales" through his artwork. And also how it takes place no where, there are no boundaries of limits holding it down, it is what it wants and needs to be. It's all very deep and well thought out stuff. He loves puzzles and games. One artwork consisted solely of equations and clues to what his next piece would be. How awesome is that!! I would love to view his work in a gallery and be confused and then sit down and work it out like a math problem, it's as if his artwork is playing the role of the teacher, and we are it's students, waiting to learn.
Obviously he prefers doing pieces that confuse and overwhelm the heck out of his viewers, whether it be paintints installations or what not. And they may seem abstract from a distance but upon closer inspection you notice a set of instructions/rules/keys to decode his pieces. And, he describes his relationships with the galleries as a partner who brings complementary strengths and creative differences to the relationship.
1. What got you started into such complex pieces that require a key to understand it?
2. Are you ocncerned about the longetivity of your work?
3. Has anyone ever complained to you about how complex and hard your artwork it to understand?
1. Does he prefer doing installations or paintings?
2. Are his pieces abstract?
3. What is your relationships with the galleries?
I like how his artwork has different functions, as in to teach and entice us to participate. It's also very complex that is usually overwhelms the viewers, he showcases and extends his audience with so much information we cant soak it all in. It's fascinating. Here's a guy who has ambition. He will stop at nothing to get and learn and do what he wants. "He wants everything." I like how he incorporates this idea of "everything" into his artwork. He starts with the time before the big bang and then works from there. How exactly does one do that with out their head exploding. Where do you begin to make such artwork, thats a lot of research.
I also think it's fascinating that he presents a key to each of his pieces. It's almost like a game, its how to unlock the meaning behind his work and for work so complex and intertwined with information, a key isnt such a bad idea. I would love to sit in front of one of his works and try to decode it and break it down, discover the meanind behind the artwork. I also like how he uses characters to narrate the universe's evolution since the birth of time.
I like he he creates "epic tales" through his artwork. And also how it takes place no where, there are no boundaries of limits holding it down, it is what it wants and needs to be. It's all very deep and well thought out stuff. He loves puzzles and games. One artwork consisted solely of equations and clues to what his next piece would be. How awesome is that!! I would love to view his work in a gallery and be confused and then sit down and work it out like a math problem, it's as if his artwork is playing the role of the teacher, and we are it's students, waiting to learn.
Obviously he prefers doing pieces that confuse and overwhelm the heck out of his viewers, whether it be paintints installations or what not. And they may seem abstract from a distance but upon closer inspection you notice a set of instructions/rules/keys to decode his pieces. And, he describes his relationships with the galleries as a partner who brings complementary strengths and creative differences to the relationship.
1. What got you started into such complex pieces that require a key to understand it?
2. Are you ocncerned about the longetivity of your work?
3. Has anyone ever complained to you about how complex and hard your artwork it to understand?
William Kentridge
1. Why did you choose to stick with the same media for most of you artwork?
2. Do you always use the same character in all of your pieces?
3. When did you first realize that you were probably going to become a recognized artist?
I like how his emotional inspiration isn't within himself, like most artists, but observed in the world. It shows selflessness which is a rare attribute to find in most people nowadays. He must be teeming with inspiration though because he lives in South Africa where he can witness abusement of government, people, rights, etc...it's all there.
"The main complaint is dealing with the distress that lingers even after the abuses have ceased." Obviously he has seen a lot in his life and it has affected him greatly. I like how his artwork has the quality of sketches but then certain parts of his drawings are so detailed it's creepy. As in the piece History of the Main Complaint, the eyes looking back in the rearview mirror look earily accurate and realistic. His pieces almost have a horro feel/look to them in part due to the media he uses.
The use of charcoal really adds to his artwork, especially when making movies. Because charcoal is never really permanent, when making movies, frame by frame, I would imagine that some parts would smudge, creativng texture and unintentionally adding more to his pieces, I think that's part of the process. People may be smudged and it will in turn look as if a memory is disappearing.
He doesnt always used the same character, it's just the same character, Soho, for one of his films. I think he chooses to stick with the same media, charcoal, because it works for him, it adds to his artwork, allowing his to constantly change his pieces and it in turn gives a nice texture and variety. And the point that made him realize that he was going to be an artist was when he realized that the one thing that he had ever been good at and that ever made him money was drawing.
1. Why do you choose to stay in South Africa, why not come to America? If you did, do you think the style of your artwork would change?
2. Have you ever considered using others forms of media for your artwork?
3. Are you happy with the way your life turned out, with being an artist?
1. Why did you choose to stick with the same media for most of you artwork?
2. Do you always use the same character in all of your pieces?
3. When did you first realize that you were probably going to become a recognized artist?
I like how his emotional inspiration isn't within himself, like most artists, but observed in the world. It shows selflessness which is a rare attribute to find in most people nowadays. He must be teeming with inspiration though because he lives in South Africa where he can witness abusement of government, people, rights, etc...it's all there.
"The main complaint is dealing with the distress that lingers even after the abuses have ceased." Obviously he has seen a lot in his life and it has affected him greatly. I like how his artwork has the quality of sketches but then certain parts of his drawings are so detailed it's creepy. As in the piece History of the Main Complaint, the eyes looking back in the rearview mirror look earily accurate and realistic. His pieces almost have a horro feel/look to them in part due to the media he uses.
The use of charcoal really adds to his artwork, especially when making movies. Because charcoal is never really permanent, when making movies, frame by frame, I would imagine that some parts would smudge, creativng texture and unintentionally adding more to his pieces, I think that's part of the process. People may be smudged and it will in turn look as if a memory is disappearing.
He doesnt always used the same character, it's just the same character, Soho, for one of his films. I think he chooses to stick with the same media, charcoal, because it works for him, it adds to his artwork, allowing his to constantly change his pieces and it in turn gives a nice texture and variety. And the point that made him realize that he was going to be an artist was when he realized that the one thing that he had ever been good at and that ever made him money was drawing.
1. Why do you choose to stay in South Africa, why not come to America? If you did, do you think the style of your artwork would change?
2. Have you ever considered using others forms of media for your artwork?
3. Are you happy with the way your life turned out, with being an artist?
Yukinori Yanagi
1. What is your fascination between humans and animals? Which do you pity more?
2. What gave you the idea to make an ant farm to demonstrate different countires powers?
3. How long have you been an artist?
An ant? Of all creatures. It really is fascinating learning about what modern artists are creating these days. I like how they talked about the artist being the only one that gets fatigued during the process and not the ant, who was the one who was kidnapped. Honestly, why would he ever choose an ant to incoporate into his work? But regardless, the pieces are astonishing and shows just how much effort and energy he puts into his work. I would love to see the finished piece of the Wandering Postion. I also wonder if he accumulated any back problems after doing the piece. Being hunched over for that many days can give any one a problem.
Another piece was the ant farm and this is one that will change and develop over time which I think is amazing. I would love to see this piece periodically and document it's changes, which Im sure the artist is doing. It's interesting how he choose flags and what more, why did he choose the countries he did. I think he's trying to symoblize how whether we choose to believe it or not, all countries are connected whether physically, socially or econically. We are all on the same planet so should all get along. But that will never happen.
I think that he chooses to pity humans more, we are worn down more easily because of our negatively ever growing society and are becoming more and more antisocial and lazy. Animals are strong and persistant and dont have their priorities blocked by other issues, they work as a team. I think he just likes the differences and similarities between humans and animals and likes to compare the two's lifestyle. I cant answer the other two questions.
1. Why did you choose an ant to incorporate into your work?
2. How many days did you follow the path of the ant?
3. What do you find most interesting about the ant?
1. What is your fascination between humans and animals? Which do you pity more?
2. What gave you the idea to make an ant farm to demonstrate different countires powers?
3. How long have you been an artist?
An ant? Of all creatures. It really is fascinating learning about what modern artists are creating these days. I like how they talked about the artist being the only one that gets fatigued during the process and not the ant, who was the one who was kidnapped. Honestly, why would he ever choose an ant to incoporate into his work? But regardless, the pieces are astonishing and shows just how much effort and energy he puts into his work. I would love to see the finished piece of the Wandering Postion. I also wonder if he accumulated any back problems after doing the piece. Being hunched over for that many days can give any one a problem.
Another piece was the ant farm and this is one that will change and develop over time which I think is amazing. I would love to see this piece periodically and document it's changes, which Im sure the artist is doing. It's interesting how he choose flags and what more, why did he choose the countries he did. I think he's trying to symoblize how whether we choose to believe it or not, all countries are connected whether physically, socially or econically. We are all on the same planet so should all get along. But that will never happen.
I think that he chooses to pity humans more, we are worn down more easily because of our negatively ever growing society and are becoming more and more antisocial and lazy. Animals are strong and persistant and dont have their priorities blocked by other issues, they work as a team. I think he just likes the differences and similarities between humans and animals and likes to compare the two's lifestyle. I cant answer the other two questions.
1. Why did you choose an ant to incorporate into your work?
2. How many days did you follow the path of the ant?
3. What do you find most interesting about the ant?
Handouts GALORE
How creativity is killing the culture
So, what a buzz kill. Way to put a stop to my future. I really wish that I had not read this article, I could have really done without it. I for one am one of those "impressionable young people" that fell victim to all this "be creative nonsense." It was always a nice feeling when your teacher said you were the best drawer in the class and when I got ribbons for my artwork and whatnot. What's wrong with wanting to be creative? I've had good grades all of my life and probably could have done anything besides art, but I decided to take the art route because I love and appreciate art. I could look at artwork all day and be content. I've always wanted to travel the world and study art. But why should I now since creativity is such a burden to our culture. I mean, I guess that I can see where he's coming from in some of his points. As in, that our culture is breeding so many "creative people" that the artists with the real talent are being overlooked. I mean, I get that. really, but that doesnt mean that every person sho chooses art as there career have no real talent that's worth bothering over.
If its anything that destroying our culutre, its technology. Technology is allowing people to be less community based and more individually based. It allows everyone to make those personal websites that most people dont care about and blogs and nonsense videos on youtube. But it doesnt hurt anyone. Who cares if people want to be creative every now and then? Technology allows them to in their free time, personally. If someone has a problem with all this talk about being creative, then just ignore it. Also, that's not even exactly true, our culture isn't even enforcing everyone to be creative in the sense to go out and make artwork. It's just giving people advice to make their life more interesting, to spice it up. Who cares if most of these people wont ever make artwork worth looking at, if it makes them feel better about themselves, to go ahead!
Furthermore, all that talk about not caring if it's wrong and blah blah, why is that so wrong? What's wrong with giving people some positive feedback and hope. Some of these young people that he talks about, some of them have had rough lifes and maybe their creative mindsets help them through the rough days. There are so many ways in which I dont agree with this article, so many.
So, what a buzz kill. Way to put a stop to my future. I really wish that I had not read this article, I could have really done without it. I for one am one of those "impressionable young people" that fell victim to all this "be creative nonsense." It was always a nice feeling when your teacher said you were the best drawer in the class and when I got ribbons for my artwork and whatnot. What's wrong with wanting to be creative? I've had good grades all of my life and probably could have done anything besides art, but I decided to take the art route because I love and appreciate art. I could look at artwork all day and be content. I've always wanted to travel the world and study art. But why should I now since creativity is such a burden to our culture. I mean, I guess that I can see where he's coming from in some of his points. As in, that our culture is breeding so many "creative people" that the artists with the real talent are being overlooked. I mean, I get that. really, but that doesnt mean that every person sho chooses art as there career have no real talent that's worth bothering over.
If its anything that destroying our culutre, its technology. Technology is allowing people to be less community based and more individually based. It allows everyone to make those personal websites that most people dont care about and blogs and nonsense videos on youtube. But it doesnt hurt anyone. Who cares if people want to be creative every now and then? Technology allows them to in their free time, personally. If someone has a problem with all this talk about being creative, then just ignore it. Also, that's not even exactly true, our culture isn't even enforcing everyone to be creative in the sense to go out and make artwork. It's just giving people advice to make their life more interesting, to spice it up. Who cares if most of these people wont ever make artwork worth looking at, if it makes them feel better about themselves, to go ahead!
Furthermore, all that talk about not caring if it's wrong and blah blah, why is that so wrong? What's wrong with giving people some positive feedback and hope. Some of these young people that he talks about, some of them have had rough lifes and maybe their creative mindsets help them through the rough days. There are so many ways in which I dont agree with this article, so many.
Garden of Stones
So, this whole project by Goldsworthy is a very interesting concept. So the dwarf oaks are supposed to grow from the hallowed out boulders filled with soil. I get it, but then you realize that in time the roots will die due to lack of space which will then kill the tree. But then, goldsworthy explained how the acorns will bring life back to the tree and it will be a neverending cycle of death and rebirth. So that's one way to look at it. As with this particular jury, that is exactly how they viewed it. They argued that this isnt exactly an appropriate memorial to the holocoaust victims, how it was more like cemetary. Granted, they agreed that after explanation of the piece that they understood its meaning but they then counterargued that a piece of such meaning should be self explanatory.
I however dont agree with them. I think that most will see this as an appropriate memorial. The artists use of 18 boulders, trees and soil creates a metaphor of the tenacity and fragility of life. The Garden of Stones reflects the tension between the ephemeral and the timeless, between young and old, and between the unyielding and the pliable. More importantly, it shows how elements of nature can survive in seemingly impossible places just as holocaust victims did. Even though stones are placed on graves as a sign of remembrance, this still does not make this a cemetary type setting. Here, Goldsworthy brings stone and trees together as a representation of life cycles intertwined. As a living memorial, the garden is a tribute to the hardship, struggle, tenacity, and survival experienced by those who endured the Holocaust. This specific space is meant to be revisited and experienced differently over time as the garden matures.
I think the garden of stones is a successful piece and I would love to visit it someday, and then visit it again, and again, watching it grow, then die, then grow, then die...
So, this whole project by Goldsworthy is a very interesting concept. So the dwarf oaks are supposed to grow from the hallowed out boulders filled with soil. I get it, but then you realize that in time the roots will die due to lack of space which will then kill the tree. But then, goldsworthy explained how the acorns will bring life back to the tree and it will be a neverending cycle of death and rebirth. So that's one way to look at it. As with this particular jury, that is exactly how they viewed it. They argued that this isnt exactly an appropriate memorial to the holocoaust victims, how it was more like cemetary. Granted, they agreed that after explanation of the piece that they understood its meaning but they then counterargued that a piece of such meaning should be self explanatory.
I however dont agree with them. I think that most will see this as an appropriate memorial. The artists use of 18 boulders, trees and soil creates a metaphor of the tenacity and fragility of life. The Garden of Stones reflects the tension between the ephemeral and the timeless, between young and old, and between the unyielding and the pliable. More importantly, it shows how elements of nature can survive in seemingly impossible places just as holocaust victims did. Even though stones are placed on graves as a sign of remembrance, this still does not make this a cemetary type setting. Here, Goldsworthy brings stone and trees together as a representation of life cycles intertwined. As a living memorial, the garden is a tribute to the hardship, struggle, tenacity, and survival experienced by those who endured the Holocaust. This specific space is meant to be revisited and experienced differently over time as the garden matures.
I think the garden of stones is a successful piece and I would love to visit it someday, and then visit it again, and again, watching it grow, then die, then grow, then die...
Unofficial Manifesto
After initially reading this document, the one statement that stuck with me the most was number 13. This is because of our most recent project: Site Specific. I had such a hard time with this piece. Anyways, the point is, the statement said that the piece and the place are mutually necessary to each other. Now, I get the concept, but to come up with such a piece is beyond me.
I also like how it says that art is present because it needs to be there. I've always loved/enjoyed/appreciated art. I like walking into a restaurant and looking at the murals that artists have painted there. I like going into a home and seeing artwork that the people that lives there have done in their free time. I dont necessarily like art that is made visible to the public. I like art that most of the world wont ever see, that was made just for the artists pleasure only. They just wanted to make art just for art.
I also like number 8, it made me laugh. Number 11 was pretty powerful too. I completely agree with that statement, that art is always worth worrying about. because it is. I dont understand how some people just cant see that side of it, how they cant appreciate its presence. The cloths they wear, thats artwork, the food they eat when they go into restaurants, thats artwork, the labels they see on their belongings, thats artwork. Art is part of everyones life.
After initially reading this document, the one statement that stuck with me the most was number 13. This is because of our most recent project: Site Specific. I had such a hard time with this piece. Anyways, the point is, the statement said that the piece and the place are mutually necessary to each other. Now, I get the concept, but to come up with such a piece is beyond me.
I also like how it says that art is present because it needs to be there. I've always loved/enjoyed/appreciated art. I like walking into a restaurant and looking at the murals that artists have painted there. I like going into a home and seeing artwork that the people that lives there have done in their free time. I dont necessarily like art that is made visible to the public. I like art that most of the world wont ever see, that was made just for the artists pleasure only. They just wanted to make art just for art.
I also like number 8, it made me laugh. Number 11 was pretty powerful too. I completely agree with that statement, that art is always worth worrying about. because it is. I dont understand how some people just cant see that side of it, how they cant appreciate its presence. The cloths they wear, thats artwork, the food they eat when they go into restaurants, thats artwork, the labels they see on their belongings, thats artwork. Art is part of everyones life.
accumulation: week 15
So this week is the last week that we were to collect our object. We are now given a choice to either build something or write a proposal. A proposal does sound like it would be easier and lesss time consuming but then again, all semester ive been collecting buttons and trying to think of something to make out of them. I feel like I have to make something, that and I kind of want to now after all this collecting. Im thinking about grouping them by color/shade and then making the different countries of the earth and then mixing all of the colors and then making the earth again. That way to symbolize equality and what not. The problem is, that is awfully time consuming.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
did and din't
so, we viewed some of the first projects of the site specifics. It got me a little frustrated seeing the other students projects because I had such a hard time coming up with an idea and theirs were so in depth and awesome. It made me decide to redo mine. I was already unhappy with mine so seeing their work didnt help. I wish I could think outside of the box like that. Oh well, I went home that evening and worked on my redo. I still dont even like how it turned out.
I really wish I could make a video too, I have no idea how to use those type of programs.
Anyways, I really liked the easter basket one that david did. I love photography so the concept of taking photos in a shed filled with hanging easter baskets was beautiful. Sheldon's was cool too...and funny. haha.
I dont know if I want to do a proposal or build something for our final/accumulation project. I kind of want to build something because I collected all of those buttons and I dont want it to be for nothing.
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I really wish I could make a video too, I have no idea how to use those type of programs.
Anyways, I really liked the easter basket one that david did. I love photography so the concept of taking photos in a shed filled with hanging easter baskets was beautiful. Sheldon's was cool too...and funny. haha.
I dont know if I want to do a proposal or build something for our final/accumulation project. I kind of want to build something because I collected all of those buttons and I dont want it to be for nothing.
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Monday, April 21, 2008
repetitive action minus action
site specific project
Duration: 2 minutes and 4 seconds
Materials: Recycled Newsprint, Wood, toilet paper, notebook paper
My audience will obviously be those individuals who push and celebrate Earth day regularly and those who are fighting to properly take care of the environment. The audience will be engaging in the work by looking at the photos since the format of the presentation will be in photos. I think that presenting this project in photos will present the clear "picture". The audience can take in the project at their own rate. It will make the concept of the project permanent in a way, solid.
So I kept seeing all of these references to Earth day while I was brainstorming for project ideas and I decided to do my project on it. I tried to look for a site that had a tree and a pretty plain areas surrounding the tree without any grass. I decided to make a recycling symbol around the tree. I made sure to keep the tree in the middle since it's the original source or paper (which we recycle) I then made the three arrows out of three different objects. I made the first arrow out of wood chips that I collected around the site. The wood chips represent a form of the wood before it is processed into paper. I then assembled then into an arrow shape. The second arrow is made up of layers of notebook paper because that is one form that a tree might eventually take. The second arrow is made up of toilet paper, because, like the notebook paper, that is another form. These arrows point to eachother to show how the circle/pattern repearts itself, in an effort to conserve/save trees which in turn helps to save earth. Hence earth day.
Sources:
-Goldsworthy, Andy. Thomas Riedelsheimer. Rivers and Tides. Skyline Productions Ltd. (2003)
- Donovan, Tara. Ace Gallery. Brooklyn, New York. <http://www.acegallery.net/artistmenu.php?Artist=8> April 18, 2008
- Earth Day
accumulation: week 14
I went out and bought a small bag of buttons this week and i plan on muying more for next week since I think thats the last week of collecting our object.
I'm still trying to decide how I want to connect the buttons, either by some form of glue or string. Or maybe even sewing, even though Im pretty sure I wouldnt be able to, im not that great at sewing.
It's interesting collecting buttons, there are millions of different types. All different sizes, colors, patterns, textures, weight. It's like people, without the organisms and personalities.
I'm still trying to decide how I want to connect the buttons, either by some form of glue or string. Or maybe even sewing, even though Im pretty sure I wouldnt be able to, im not that great at sewing.
It's interesting collecting buttons, there are millions of different types. All different sizes, colors, patterns, textures, weight. It's like people, without the organisms and personalities.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
visiting artist
First of all, she has amazing work!
I walked in late and she first started showing her work I didnt think it was all that special, but then after I realized the scale of the work....wow. That's so damn impressive. I don't have the patience or skill for something like that. And also, the fact that she doesnt use pens to outline her paintings, she uses tiny tinyyyyy brushes. THAT IS INSANE. I would go insane doing that. I wish I could though. And then you take into account the type of paper she uses and then her technique; layers upon layers of thin paint. It's truly increidble work.
I absolutely loved her alphabet. haha, k is for karma had to be my favorite...hands down.
We also looked as the juried art gallery. I had no idea that they had that competition. I wish that I had known because that would have been a good addition to my resume if I had made the cut. And their were cash prizes!! Aahahh, next year, next year.
I walked in late and she first started showing her work I didnt think it was all that special, but then after I realized the scale of the work....wow. That's so damn impressive. I don't have the patience or skill for something like that. And also, the fact that she doesnt use pens to outline her paintings, she uses tiny tinyyyyy brushes. THAT IS INSANE. I would go insane doing that. I wish I could though. And then you take into account the type of paper she uses and then her technique; layers upon layers of thin paint. It's truly increidble work.
I absolutely loved her alphabet. haha, k is for karma had to be my favorite...hands down.
We also looked as the juried art gallery. I had no idea that they had that competition. I wish that I had known because that would have been a good addition to my resume if I had made the cut. And their were cash prizes!! Aahahh, next year, next year.
site specific??
I honestly have no clue what to do this next project on. Everytime to drive somewhere I try and look for sites that have good project potential. I've found some but im pretty sure that it private property and there would be problems if I decided to create a project on the site.
Even if I did find a site that had potential, I wouldn't know how to go about creating a project that based it's meaning off of the area. That's just too hard for me to comprehend. I have no idea where to even start. I have no clue what to do my project on.....
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I need to brainstorm like all weekend.
Even if I did find a site that had potential, I wouldn't know how to go about creating a project that based it's meaning off of the area. That's just too hard for me to comprehend. I have no idea where to even start. I have no clue what to do my project on.....
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I need to brainstorm like all weekend.
accumulation: week 13
When I went home to Florida this weekend, my mom had two bags of buttons waiting for me! haha
she's so thoughtful, and a lot of help.
Im beginning to be satisfied on the amount of buttons that I am accumulating. I know that I want to make a sculpture out of buttons, but im not really sure what to make. As in, what could I make that would have a significant amount of meaning behind it. I'll come up with something when that time comes...
she's so thoughtful, and a lot of help.
Im beginning to be satisfied on the amount of buttons that I am accumulating. I know that I want to make a sculpture out of buttons, but im not really sure what to make. As in, what could I make that would have a significant amount of meaning behind it. I'll come up with something when that time comes...
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
the michaelangelo of noda: amazing!
First of all, his house was adorable, I wish that one day my house will somehow look similiar to that house. It was very colorful adn cozy and full of artwork. I could totally live in such an environment. And also, the area that he lived in was completely adorable as well, there were the coolest shops just around the corner, how convenient!
Anyways, concerning his artwork, I absolutely loved his style. It was very texturized and I loved how he blended all teh colors, he used such a wide variety. I also adored his home studio. It was such a nice atmosphere, with the paint scattered everywhere and unfinished paintings and cool music playing in the background. Very modern artist. I liked how he had a lot of his sketches hanging all over the walls. It was neat comparing his sketches to his finished product. His painting style is definitely good, I loved it. It was very van gogh-esque I thought. That was my initial thoughts after viewing his paintings.
Furthermore, his mural on the floors of Noda were phenomenal. I can't even imagine how long that must have taken and the labor and patience and talent! I was so impressed. I dont think I could ever do such a task, it'd be too overwhelming. I just can't picture working on the same project for a period of months!
Anyways, concerning his artwork, I absolutely loved his style. It was very texturized and I loved how he blended all teh colors, he used such a wide variety. I also adored his home studio. It was such a nice atmosphere, with the paint scattered everywhere and unfinished paintings and cool music playing in the background. Very modern artist. I liked how he had a lot of his sketches hanging all over the walls. It was neat comparing his sketches to his finished product. His painting style is definitely good, I loved it. It was very van gogh-esque I thought. That was my initial thoughts after viewing his paintings.
Furthermore, his mural on the floors of Noda were phenomenal. I can't even imagine how long that must have taken and the labor and patience and talent! I was so impressed. I dont think I could ever do such a task, it'd be too overwhelming. I just can't picture working on the same project for a period of months!
the rest of the projects
So we saw the rest of the classes projects last tuesday and once again, I enjoyed it. I always like listening to how the other students interpret eachothers work and then comparing their thoughts to the actual intended meaning of the artist. Interpretation varies amongst everyone, it shows individuality, personility. It's a good identifying factor.
anyways, i was glad to finally present my project and get it over with, im glad the sound accompaniment worked. I was afraid it wouldnt and then my project would be so different, mainly just boring without the sound. This is the first project that I presented that I felt somewhat confident about, I hated my other projects, they were far from what I had wanted. So overall, a success.
Im starting to brainstorm for out third project and im having a lot harder time with this project then the others, concerning coming up with ideas....
anyways, i was glad to finally present my project and get it over with, im glad the sound accompaniment worked. I was afraid it wouldnt and then my project would be so different, mainly just boring without the sound. This is the first project that I presented that I felt somewhat confident about, I hated my other projects, they were far from what I had wanted. So overall, a success.
Im starting to brainstorm for out third project and im having a lot harder time with this project then the others, concerning coming up with ideas....
Monday, April 7, 2008
accumulation: week 12
So I went out and bought buttons. As much as it killed me to spend my money on buying buttons, of all things, it was nice to add to my collection. I feel that I am beginning to have a decent amount for my project. My goal is to at least have 5 thousand by the end. Let's see if I can do it.
yay, projects!
So we got to view about half of our classes projects and once again, I enjoyed it. I wanted to present mine but I always chicken out. haha. And Im still unsure if my project will work on her computer, I really Really hope that the song plays!! Or else my project will be super lame and boring and borderline gay. Anyways, I liked the project that combined two music styles from different times. I thought that was very creative and simple yet had a lot of meaning behind it. Also, I thought the finished piece sounded cool, made me want to dance.
Another one I liked was the one that used fruit on canvas. I saw the movie across the universe and despite how most reacted to the movie, I loved it and I do remember the part where jude flipped out and made fruit art. It was a pretty cool scene and it made me want to go out and do the same thing!
Another one I liked was the one that used fruit on canvas. I saw the movie across the universe and despite how most reacted to the movie, I loved it and I do remember the part where jude flipped out and made fruit art. It was a pretty cool scene and it made me want to go out and do the same thing!
missed class
So I looked up artists in the magazine that MAlena gave us and found two artists that caught my attention.
One artist that I found was ELIZABETH MURRAY and specifically her piece called The sun and the Moon. The piece is very vibrant and bold, full of energy. It has a very comic book/cartoon feel to it and I like that about it. It uses a wide variety of bold lines and bright vivid colors. I LOVE all of the colors she used in this piece. I also enjoy how she cut into the shape of the original canvas and created this irregular shape of a canvas. It reminds me of a piece that I recently did in 2D-Design where we used only a variety of black and white media and cut into the original shape of the canvas to create this new shape.
Her gallery is very colorful and energized. It looks almost like graffiti art, cartoonish. It's so much fun to look at and I would LOVE to have some of her artwork in my home. I feel that it would give off a positive vibe to my visitors and myself. Her work intrigued me! I choose her because I absolutely love color, color makes objects, life more beautiful, whether it be black and white or all teh colors of the rainbow at once. Also, her incorporation of the use of abstract shapes and lines, very geometric was captivating. It made her work bold, stick out. It was very dynamic and had so much to look at. It wasnt borng at all. That's why I chose her.
I plan on looking up some more of her work and probably using her for inspiration for my next project. I now want to use a variety of lines and bold vibrant colors for it but Im not sure how to incorporate time into that with a use of bold shapes.
Another artist that caught my attention is WILL RYMAN who makes sculptures. Of course, they aren't the normal sculptures; they aren't really eye appealing and don't look as if they require that much skill but when you take into consideration the media that he uses: resin, PVS pipe acrylic pipe, wire mesh and papier mache then you realize that the sculptures he makes do in fact require a good amount of skill since the materials he used aren't really the normal materials used to make sculptures. They look a bit like the playdough things I used to make as a kid but a little bit more skill oriented.
You can tell that he paid attention to detail; not with the people particularly but more with the trash standing next to the lamp post. I choose him because I've always been fascinated by sculpture but i've always been timid to actually try making sculpture. It had a nostalgic feel to it when I looked at his work, the whole playdough resemblence. I think that's what initially caught my attention.
One artist that I found was ELIZABETH MURRAY and specifically her piece called The sun and the Moon. The piece is very vibrant and bold, full of energy. It has a very comic book/cartoon feel to it and I like that about it. It uses a wide variety of bold lines and bright vivid colors. I LOVE all of the colors she used in this piece. I also enjoy how she cut into the shape of the original canvas and created this irregular shape of a canvas. It reminds me of a piece that I recently did in 2D-Design where we used only a variety of black and white media and cut into the original shape of the canvas to create this new shape.
Her gallery is very colorful and energized. It looks almost like graffiti art, cartoonish. It's so much fun to look at and I would LOVE to have some of her artwork in my home. I feel that it would give off a positive vibe to my visitors and myself. Her work intrigued me! I choose her because I absolutely love color, color makes objects, life more beautiful, whether it be black and white or all teh colors of the rainbow at once. Also, her incorporation of the use of abstract shapes and lines, very geometric was captivating. It made her work bold, stick out. It was very dynamic and had so much to look at. It wasnt borng at all. That's why I chose her.
I plan on looking up some more of her work and probably using her for inspiration for my next project. I now want to use a variety of lines and bold vibrant colors for it but Im not sure how to incorporate time into that with a use of bold shapes.
Another artist that caught my attention is WILL RYMAN who makes sculptures. Of course, they aren't the normal sculptures; they aren't really eye appealing and don't look as if they require that much skill but when you take into consideration the media that he uses: resin, PVS pipe acrylic pipe, wire mesh and papier mache then you realize that the sculptures he makes do in fact require a good amount of skill since the materials he used aren't really the normal materials used to make sculptures. They look a bit like the playdough things I used to make as a kid but a little bit more skill oriented.
You can tell that he paid attention to detail; not with the people particularly but more with the trash standing next to the lamp post. I choose him because I've always been fascinated by sculpture but i've always been timid to actually try making sculpture. It had a nostalgic feel to it when I looked at his work, the whole playdough resemblence. I think that's what initially caught my attention.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
accumulation: Week 11
So, I just got all the buttons my mom collected for me in the mail! Im so excited, there are so many, she said at least a hundred! yaayyyyy! I love my family, im so glad they're helping me out. I've just got too many things going on to be able to collect as many buttons as I would like on my own.
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