Module 6 Video Reflections!

In the video "Through the eyes of a sculptor" I learned that sculptors rarely work in the same place for a long time. I learned that sculptors are usually created in pieces, rather than all at once in one sitting. I also learned that they use a model to help them with their final piece. The artist checks there artwork by hitting it gently with a hammer. They can tell if if there are any cracks in the sculpt by the sound it makes. In the video "Glass and Ceramics" I learned that glass is actually made from sand. I was so shocked! I had no idea. Ceramics are made from clay. That one I knew! I once took a ceramic making class, and it was extremely fun! The clay is very easy to shape and mold. The videos relate to our textbook in that they both discuss techniques used to make sculptors and ceramics and glass. Personally, I enjoyed these films. I found them to be intruiging. I have always been interested in ceramics and sculptors, so to actually see a video of the different techniques used was amazing. Although I learned a lot from the textbook on these chapters, I feel as though I obtain more knowledge from the videos! Maybe I am more of a visual learner!

ART GALLERY VISIT #1

When I went the Albright Knox gallery, they wouldn't let me take pictures on some of the works. Which was strange to me because usually I am good on taking sneaky pictures!





 Millie Chen's: The Miseries and Vengeance Wallpapers. Installation view of Miseries & Vengeance, 2011 (paint and ink.

This artwork truly made an impact on me. The tone of this artwork was dark, and subtle. But I loved it. I felt calm looking at it.










 Anselm Kiefer: Beyond Lanscape. Der Morgenthau Plan (The Morgenthau Plan), 2012. Emulsion and acrylic on photograph on canvas, 110 x 224 inches (279.4 x 569 cm).

I feel a connection with this artist. In high school I was always drawn to painting or drawing the environment or landscapes. In a way I relate to this artist. They were trying to capture the beauty of the world.







 Edgar Degas: Monuments Men.
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Mlle. Fiocre dans le ballet La Source (Mademioselle Fiocre in the Ballet Le Source), 1866–68. Oil on canvas, 43 1/2 x 36 inches (110.5 x 91.4 cm). Gift of Paul Rosenberg and Co., 1958.

In high school, we learned about Edgar Degas. I would still like to know more about his artwork. This piece puzzled me.

















 Francais Clemtano, Gamma, 1970. Acrylics on canvas.

This artwork made a impact on me. It looks like it would be used as a symbol, a sign, or even a logo. I loved the colors used in it!

















 Julio Le Parc, Serie 14 No. 2, 1970. Acrylic on canvas.

I feel a connection with this artist. This art made me feel relaxed. I can see the flow of the brush strokes. It was beautiful.
















 Lee Bontecou, Untitles, 1960. Welded, steel, canvas, wire.

I would like to know more about this artist. His artwork was unique and I haven't seen anything like it before. I would like to know his technique.

LOGO

Creating my first logo was surprisingly fun! I love to do creative activities like this one. In creating my logo, I had to think of things that represented me, or my personality. I drew a cat, I love cats and in a way I am similar to them in that I am independent and sometimes can be really shy, but if I know you well, I will remain loyal to you. I drew a graduation cat on the head of the cat. I take my schooling very seriously. I am going for childhood education and some of my professors use the expression "put your teaching hat on," so in a way that is what I essentially wanted to portray. During this project, I discovered my "artsy" side. I honestly thought that this project was going to be difficult because I didn't know what to do to portray me. But when I put my pencil to the paper, it came easy. The videos were truly a great help in helping me create my logo. They showed and explained the process that a company or business has to go through to create the logo.

I thought that creating this color wheel and the value scale was quite fun! I enjoyed working with the color wheel the most. I love to work with acrylic paints and mix them to see the different colors that they make. The most important discovery in the creation of this color wheel and the value scale was that this is easy to make, and in order to understand art, I think it is important for everyone to make them at the least one time in their childhood. The mixing of colors, and shading can help you understand art more clearly. I think the videos were a great help for helping me create my color wheel and value scale. The color wheel was struggling for me in that I wasn't truly sure how to display it on paper. The video helped to clarify.

Creating my photobucket was actually intimidating at first. But as I browsed through the site, I started to really like this project! I was able to grasp a full understand of the elements and principles of art.
The one thing that I struggled with is embedding my album into this posting. I tried to highlight and copy the links, which are provided below. I don't know if they will work until I submit my blog because  they are not showing up on the preview of my blog posting.




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MODULE THREE: COLOR AND VIDEOS!

1. Color has five properties: hue, intensity, value, HVI (hue, value, intensity), and schemes. Specific colors can have cultural or individual associations that trigger our emotions. Color is the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light. Color has be used to portray different emotions. For example, if you are in a sad mood and you are going to paint a picture, you might use more pale colors. You may use blues, black, grey. Color in artwork can set the mood for the entire piece of artwork. 

Colors can also be described in multiple settings. For example, they are used for traffic lights and temperature. Temperature being; warm, cool. 

2. A theoretical aspect of color that is most interesting to me is the color wheel. The color wheel can be used in multiple ways. Color adds excitement and liveliness into the world. Color can set the mood for a piece of artwork, it can express your emotions. I have a friend who is color blind  and when we were in high school together, he struggled in art class. It was sad, but he just saw the world a different way. For example, the color blue, appeared green to him. He worked through this colorblindness and surprisingly succeeded in our art class. His artwork was actually more abstract than the rest of ours because he added colors to a painting that many of us didn't even think of putting there. Although he did this intentionally, it turned out to be his breakthrough. 

3. In the color video, what fascinated me the most was that paints actually contain three elements. These elements are pigment, oil, and beeswax. This helps the paint appear more bold, and intense. Personally, I love to paint. Throughout high school I was in an IB art class for two years. So I knew that paint contained these three elements, but this video really showed how it can intensify the color to set the mood for the artwork. 

4. The Feelings video discussed how color has a strong, positive impact on its effects on emotions. The two artists that were discussed in this film were Leonardo Da Vinci and Giotto. It was interesting to me that how you display the art can have an effect on the emotion. Using space, and not having cluttered artwork can effect the mood on the artwork. I feel as though if a piece of art has more space, it leads more room for reflection. Whereas, if you are looking at an artwork that is cluttered it may appear chaotic or confusing. 

Videos and CNN Article Reviews!

1.         The video, “Aesthetics: Philosophy of the Arts” spoke strongly about the idea of beauty of art, and how it is shown through many senses. Aesthetics is the study of beauty and art. One of the man philosophers spoken of was Plato. He didn’t hold a strong opinion on art itself.

            The video Carta addresses many different concepts. One being that art is a constant evolution. The video also talks about how culture plays a significant role in universal art. Works of art can be defined as artifacts, or human productions specialized for inter subjective communication that uses symbolic forms. Consensus Partum is the universal search for harmony. Exemplum is the artists’ attempt to share his conception of the world.

            The CNN article discussed different ways that our brain perceives artwork. The human brain is wired in such a way that we can make sense of lines, colors and patterns on a flat canvas. Artists throughout human history have figured out ways to create illusions such as depth and brightness that aren't actually there but make works of art seem somehow more real.

2.         Francis Hutcheson is a philosopher’s idea that I enjoy most! He was from the late 1600’s and early 1700’s. Hutcheson helped move aesthetics from theories about Beauty and Harmony, as characteristics of the world, to theories about the experience of the viewer. This eighteenth century shift is the source of all the theories about "the aesthetic sense" that have developed since the beginning of the eighteenth century. The idea of Beauty, according to Hutcheson, is actually the idea of a certain experience of pleasure that we have when we look at or listen to certain things. The sense of beauty Hutcheson and his contemporaries called “taste”. That which arouses the pleasurable experience we call Beauty, according to Hutcheson, is the perception of "unity in difference".

3.  Changeux and Ramachandran scientific view of aesthetics and art are both different and comparative. Changeux breaks his presentation up into two parts, the processing of the visual image and the rules of art. Whereas, Ramachandran’s point of art is to deliberately alter the image to produce pleasing effects of the human brain. He also uses the eight laws of aesthetics. These were quite interesting to me. The eight laws being; grouping or binding, peak shift principle, contrast, isolating of a single cue to optimally excite cortical visual areas, perceptual problem solving, symmetry, abhorrence of unique vantage points and suspicious coincidences and art acting as a metaphor.

4.         The videos, and the article all relate back to the textbook. The first three chapters discuss why artists do art; they discuss different themes of art, and most importantly, aesthetics. The beauty and harmony of art is discussed in all three of these sources.

5.         After reading the three chapters, I gained a lot of knowledge of art. I also learned what aesthetics was. Although I took an IB art class in high school, I have never heard of this term. The two videos and the CNN article only added to that knowledge. It is always important to learn knowledge in multiple ways. Besides reading, visuals, and audios help to grasp a full understanding of the material.