1. I selected the inspiration pieces that i did because they are all very unique and caught my eye in one way or another . For instance , I chose the portrait of Amirila Sher-qil because she looks very elegant and I admire the fashion pieces she decided to paint herself in . I chose the Edward Munch self portrait because he decided to paint himself in a serious and stern manner. I chose the David Alfaro Siquieres portrait because I feel like he painted himself in a way that most people do not .
2. I chose to do a simple sketch with pencil because i didnt have colors mainly and i though it would show better.
3. Some challenges I faced in creating my self portrait were actually trying to draw/paint every detail that is in the original photo , for instance , my chains .
4. I feel like this piece represents my Personality
5. Some elements and principals that I applied to this project were contrast and I would like to say unity as well especially among the 3 self portraits of the artist .
6. I enjoyed this project , mainly because I was able to browse through photos of various people , especially my own.
7.I think I should I actually may need a few lessons in drawing , But i did it to the best of my ability .
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Art Curator Project 4
This project was actually interesting i love the idea of putting things together to create this one beautiful product. My exhibit was called a paradise exhibit so i chose different variations of paintings and pieces that represented paradise or what the artist illustrated to be paradise . My paradise exhibit has a variation of colors and I believe it gives a view a different viewer seeing each piece.
Friday, November 20, 2015
Module 12 , Blog Review
1. The two videos I chose were " Abstract Expressionism and pop : Art of the 50's and 60's " and " The Power of Art : Rothko " i chose these videos because based on their titles i thought they would be videos that were total opposites from one another and based of the readings from the text i assumed they would relate more to the ideas .
2. In the first video Abstract Expressionism they discussed mainly about an artist Franz Klein who spoke a lot through his art work . The narrator explained how a lot of abstract art piece titles may not look like its related to what was drawn/pained but it is more about what you feel when looking at an art piece rather than what you see. The narrator focused on a specific painting of Klein that supported the previous statement . He said , " it is almost as if the color was changing in response to our reactions ." In the second video , The power of art , they spoke a lot about an artist , Rothko, and his development as an artist . Rothko believed strongly in art and the power of art . He believed that art could change the world . Rothko had many beliefs about art and how it should be followed and looked at , " A picture lives by companionship expanding and quickening in the eyes of the sensitive observer ." To me this means the judgement and meaning of a piece is up to the observer at the end of the day .
3. The videos relate to the readings in the text in that they both speak about the emotion of the artist and art . How the things and environment that an artist may be facing at the time can effect the product that they put out .
4. I think the feels were very influential and opened my eyes to a lot of insight about artist . I think they supported the text in full details . it gave the text more understanding .
2. In the first video Abstract Expressionism they discussed mainly about an artist Franz Klein who spoke a lot through his art work . The narrator explained how a lot of abstract art piece titles may not look like its related to what was drawn/pained but it is more about what you feel when looking at an art piece rather than what you see. The narrator focused on a specific painting of Klein that supported the previous statement . He said , " it is almost as if the color was changing in response to our reactions ." In the second video , The power of art , they spoke a lot about an artist , Rothko, and his development as an artist . Rothko believed strongly in art and the power of art . He believed that art could change the world . Rothko had many beliefs about art and how it should be followed and looked at , " A picture lives by companionship expanding and quickening in the eyes of the sensitive observer ." To me this means the judgement and meaning of a piece is up to the observer at the end of the day .
3. The videos relate to the readings in the text in that they both speak about the emotion of the artist and art . How the things and environment that an artist may be facing at the time can effect the product that they put out .
4. I think the feels were very influential and opened my eyes to a lot of insight about artist . I think they supported the text in full details . it gave the text more understanding .
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Art Gallery Visit #2
For this Art Gallery Visit i attended the Burchfield penny art center Museum
1. The name of the exhibit is called Art in Craft media exhibit
2. The theme of the exhibition is to celebrate uniqueness with a focus on wood, fiber, glass , metal and ceramic.
1. The Art in craft media exhibit had a sense of strong lighting but it also had lightly shined spot light on each of the art pieces so that they stand out from one another and the surroundings.
2. The colors of the walls were painted white .
3. Materials used in the interior architecture of the space were just stand s for the art pieces some art pieces required shelves .
4. The movement of the viewer through the gallery space was very unparalleled and i say this because of the way the exhibit is set up . One piece is not set right next to or behind another which gives the viewer opportunity to observe all the pieces no matter the order.
1. The artworks were organized in a way where the viewer can ;look at the pieces in various orders and still be able to intake the message and the beauty of each piece.
2. The artworks were similar in ways that they are all unique and have many dimensions of color weather it is just a splash or very colorful .
3. The artworks are different in ways that they all have a different meaning and story to portray.
4. Some art pieces are framed in wood , while others are large pieces that stand on their own .
5. The artworks are identified by artist, title, year and materials used to make the piece.
6. The proximity of the art is very equally based. The art pieces compliment one another but yet stand as individual pieces .
1. The name of the exhibit is called Art in Craft media exhibit
2. The theme of the exhibition is to celebrate uniqueness with a focus on wood, fiber, glass , metal and ceramic.
1. The Art in craft media exhibit had a sense of strong lighting but it also had lightly shined spot light on each of the art pieces so that they stand out from one another and the surroundings.
2. The colors of the walls were painted white .
3. Materials used in the interior architecture of the space were just stand s for the art pieces some art pieces required shelves .
4. The movement of the viewer through the gallery space was very unparalleled and i say this because of the way the exhibit is set up . One piece is not set right next to or behind another which gives the viewer opportunity to observe all the pieces no matter the order.
1. The artworks were organized in a way where the viewer can ;look at the pieces in various orders and still be able to intake the message and the beauty of each piece.
2. The artworks were similar in ways that they are all unique and have many dimensions of color weather it is just a splash or very colorful .
3. The artworks are different in ways that they all have a different meaning and story to portray.
4. Some art pieces are framed in wood , while others are large pieces that stand on their own .
5. The artworks are identified by artist, title, year and materials used to make the piece.
6. The proximity of the art is very equally based. The art pieces compliment one another but yet stand as individual pieces .
1. Artist - Ani Hoover
2. Year - 2000
3. Title - Ball
4. Media - Found Yarn
5. Size - 3 feet diameter
1. Artist - William Keysor
2. year- 1936
3. Title - Walking Before running
4. Media - Acrylic on wood
5. Size - 15 x 15 x 6 inches
1. Artist- Victor Trabucco
2. Year-2013
3. Title-inclusion
4. Media- glass
5. Size - 10 x 10 x 5 inches
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Module 11 Blog Review
1. The videos i chose were " Expressionism " and " They Mystical North : Spanish Art from the 19th Century to the present " i chose these videos because after reading the assigned chapters in the text , it spoke a lot about artist expressing themselves through their work and i thought that these two videos would help give deeper meaning and give more illustration to what it means to express through ones work .
2. The first video " Expressionism " They spoke a lot about how various used their feelings and experiences and applied them to their art pieces . For instance , the artist munch and his work piece " Ashes " it was explained to have burning passion because of the red hair and flames and how it also hinted into having a " sexual relationship " between the man and women painted in the art piece . In the art piece " Scream " which is one of the most famous among the art pieces , the artist explained that he was walking and felt a " scream " through the night and that is what inspired him to paint it .
The second video " The Mystical North : Spanish Art from the 19th century to the present " it touched a lot on the evolution and inspiration of Spanish art and how Spanish art has influenced other artist . This video touched on a few artist like Goya, Picasso and Dolly . Picasso was one of the artist who was greatly inspired by Spanish Art. According to the video Picasso had his first sexual encounter in Barcelona and it inspired many of his later works . The narrator spoke of how the art museum that was created by Picasso was to be his " Confession Chamber. "
3. The videos definitely relate to the text because both the reading and the videos show how artist express themselves through their artwork how various emotions and life experiences can affect the way an art piece can come out or even make others feel .
4. I think the films added great depth to the videos and it gave me a chance to understand more art pieces and how to possibly look at piece and try to feel and determine what the artist was feeling .
2. The first video " Expressionism " They spoke a lot about how various used their feelings and experiences and applied them to their art pieces . For instance , the artist munch and his work piece " Ashes " it was explained to have burning passion because of the red hair and flames and how it also hinted into having a " sexual relationship " between the man and women painted in the art piece . In the art piece " Scream " which is one of the most famous among the art pieces , the artist explained that he was walking and felt a " scream " through the night and that is what inspired him to paint it .
The second video " The Mystical North : Spanish Art from the 19th century to the present " it touched a lot on the evolution and inspiration of Spanish art and how Spanish art has influenced other artist . This video touched on a few artist like Goya, Picasso and Dolly . Picasso was one of the artist who was greatly inspired by Spanish Art. According to the video Picasso had his first sexual encounter in Barcelona and it inspired many of his later works . The narrator spoke of how the art museum that was created by Picasso was to be his " Confession Chamber. "
3. The videos definitely relate to the text because both the reading and the videos show how artist express themselves through their artwork how various emotions and life experiences can affect the way an art piece can come out or even make others feel .
4. I think the films added great depth to the videos and it gave me a chance to understand more art pieces and how to possibly look at piece and try to feel and determine what the artist was feeling .
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Module 10 blog review
1. The videos that I watched for this assignment were 1. African art and secondly African art: legacy of oppression. I selected these two videos because I am a child of African decent , I am a first generation Nigerian and I felt like these videos would give me some type of deeper insight to what African art is and how it started and things like that .
2. For the first video " African art " I learned a lot about the representation of African art and where it comes from and mainly what it is for . Ain't this video it was explained that African art is not just art or not just a craft but it it is expressed as and is used for so much more , like everyday tools . Though there are art pieces that have grown fond to the public and are in museums around the world , most art is used to go about everyday life. In the second video I learned more about about the glorification and forms of African art. For instance the fact that in Central African most Africa glorified their mothers and sometimes their Chiefs. A lot of artist made masks for countries that believed in magic , for example the bosh culture believed in masks that were created to intimidate their enemies but stopped using them once they realized the " magic " was not worki in their favor .
3. The videos that I watched illustrate the text in great depth because it really demonstrates how people or a country within itself can take art to a different level of representation and meaning for themselves.
4. I ink the films add a great depth of meaning to the reading and gives it more understanding . It shows more of how different cultures of art can express themselves and see themselves and how they express themselves through art .
2. For the first video " African art " I learned a lot about the representation of African art and where it comes from and mainly what it is for . Ain't this video it was explained that African art is not just art or not just a craft but it it is expressed as and is used for so much more , like everyday tools . Though there are art pieces that have grown fond to the public and are in museums around the world , most art is used to go about everyday life. In the second video I learned more about about the glorification and forms of African art. For instance the fact that in Central African most Africa glorified their mothers and sometimes their Chiefs. A lot of artist made masks for countries that believed in magic , for example the bosh culture believed in masks that were created to intimidate their enemies but stopped using them once they realized the " magic " was not worki in their favor .
3. The videos that I watched illustrate the text in great depth because it really demonstrates how people or a country within itself can take art to a different level of representation and meaning for themselves.
4. I ink the films add a great depth of meaning to the reading and gives it more understanding . It shows more of how different cultures of art can express themselves and see themselves and how they express themselves through art .
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Module 8 , Video Reviews
1. I selected the video " The measure of All Things : Greek Art and the Human Figure" because the first video that we were assigned to watch was about the sculpture and detailed depictions and positions of the human body as a sculpture so i thought that in one way or another they would coincide based of their titles.
2. The Key concepts that I learned in the first video , " More Human than Human " was that in most cases in ancient times , when sculptures of the human body were created they had unrealistic and exaggerated body features that didn't match the features of an actual person . For instance , the nomadic way of depicting the body was 2 dimensional and show each part of the body from, whatever angle it is drawn from .
The key concepts that i learned from the second video " The measure of all things : Greek art and the human figure " was how far sculpting the human body has come along from ancient times . In this video they spoke about how Greek sculptures inspired people in Greece to do things like work out to try to match these sculptures because it was thought that the sculptures are how people are suppose to be seen .
3. The videos relate to the readings in the text in ways that they both illustrate the influences sculptors had to create sculptures of the body. For instance , Athletes , kings , and queens . They both explain how some sculptures are sometimes based off culture and personal preference. Also , they explain how sculptures influence other people .
4. I think the films did a great deal of explaining the evolution of sculptures of the human body. For instance , illustrating how sculptures went from unrealistic and exaggerated to trying to or i should say actually creating sculptures that depict movement .
2. The Key concepts that I learned in the first video , " More Human than Human " was that in most cases in ancient times , when sculptures of the human body were created they had unrealistic and exaggerated body features that didn't match the features of an actual person . For instance , the nomadic way of depicting the body was 2 dimensional and show each part of the body from, whatever angle it is drawn from .
The key concepts that i learned from the second video " The measure of all things : Greek art and the human figure " was how far sculpting the human body has come along from ancient times . In this video they spoke about how Greek sculptures inspired people in Greece to do things like work out to try to match these sculptures because it was thought that the sculptures are how people are suppose to be seen .
3. The videos relate to the readings in the text in ways that they both illustrate the influences sculptors had to create sculptures of the body. For instance , Athletes , kings , and queens . They both explain how some sculptures are sometimes based off culture and personal preference. Also , they explain how sculptures influence other people .
4. I think the films did a great deal of explaining the evolution of sculptures of the human body. For instance , illustrating how sculptures went from unrealistic and exaggerated to trying to or i should say actually creating sculptures that depict movement .
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Architecture
The two videos i watched for this assignment were " Last call for planet earth: sustainable development and Architecture " and " Frank Gnery: Architecture as Art."
1. The key concepts that i learned from the first video was how architecture is really dependent on many aspects, such as climate and the atmosphere. Also, how the architects try to avoid many things such as trying not to pollute air, trying to use as little energy as they can and avoid materials that can use an lot of water.
They Key concepts that i learned from the second video was how beautiful architecture takes growth and more depth than people would think. For instance, the geometry . One of the artist in the video that were friends with the artist " The deconstruction of architecture and breaking down of its parts is the most important part of making a building successful ."
2. The videos relate to the readings in the text in ways that both the readings and the videos talk about the roots and the developments of architecture .
3. I think the films really added to the depth and understanding of what architecture really is. I think that the videos give viewers more insight to what an architect actually does and the tools needed to make the beautiful buildings we see around us today .
4. I chose the films that i watched simply because of the titles they had , for instance, i chose " Frank Gnery : Architecture as art " because i knew it would express architecture more from the standpoint of an artistg. The titles interested me , especially after reading the texts .
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Videos and Reading Review , Sculpture , installation and Craft .
1.The key concepts learned in " Through the eyes of the sculptor " was mainly the beauty and the patience in the process of actually making a sculpture. For instance, the fact that the sculptor in the video , Emmanuel , had so many elements associated with his art piece. He had to draw, then clay , then mold with silicone then plaster. Its just so wow . So detailed
The key concepts that i learned from the " Glass and Ceramics " video was the process of reheating the bulb so many times just to receive the right hardness and shape pf the glass that was wanted . I am also intrigued by the fact that so much energy and chemistry goes into glass , though chemistry is everywhere , its interesting to know .
2. The videos Related to the readings in the text in that both explained in detail the process it takes to take art to the next level . To take art off the walls and off paper and to create Sculptures , items , art pieces that because could possibly connect more with .
3. I think the videos add a great sufficient amount of detail to the topics of Sculpture, installation , and Craft because reading the textbook you get an idea of what is being talked about but with the videos you really see how much work goes into it . You realize how attentive to detail the artist has to be for any of the projects learned about .
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Albright Knox Gallery Visit
For this assignment we had the privilege to visit the Albright knox museum and find 6 beautiful paintings , 2 that impacted us , 2 that connected with us and another two that we wanted to know more about .
The two Paintings that impacted me were
A. Robert Morta Chilean , 1911-2002
Oil On Canvas
B. James Rosequist's American , 1933
Nomad, 1963
To begin with , The Robert Morta Painting impacted me because it was just so outstanding , just so different. It was wild but it was as if every " wildness" had a connection .Each board bounced of the other . Nomad , James Rosequist's painting also impacted because of its uniqueness , it was very unique and i feel like Rosequist may have been expressing himself in some way and i cant put my finger on the exact emotion but that is one of the main reasons it impacts me .
The two paintings what connected with me were Robert Arthur Goodnough's The struggle which was created in 1957. Hes an american artist who was born in 1917 and deceased in 2010. This piece connected with me because the title is so different from what i saw in the painting , I didn't see struggle but beauty because of what it took to get there. This connects with me for many reasons but, mainly because i feel like that's how people look at me in real life. They can call me one thing but if you look at me and my personality they are truly different. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's Frauenbidnis ( portrait of a women } also connected with me . He is a German artist . I connect with this painting mainly because of the fashion he chose for this women its really pretty and it inspires me to dress so elegantly because i've been wanting to for so long. i express myself through fashion.
The two paintings or pieces of work i should say that i wanted to know more about were Julian Obie's Julian and Suzanne walking . I wanted to know more about this art piece because i wanted to know the relationship that was between suzanne and Julian , and what inspired him to make such a piece. George Wesley Bellow's Ellinor, Jean , and Anna is a very interesting painting to me . I wanted to know more about this painting because of the expression that was on the little girls face . She looked so sad , like she did not want to be in the predicament she was in , between those two ladies and a book in her hand . I was really interested in knowing how she was feeling or why the author gave her that expression .
The two Paintings that impacted me were
A. Robert Morta Chilean , 1911-2002
Oil On Canvas
B. James Rosequist's American , 1933
Nomad, 1963
To begin with , The Robert Morta Painting impacted me because it was just so outstanding , just so different. It was wild but it was as if every " wildness" had a connection .Each board bounced of the other . Nomad , James Rosequist's painting also impacted because of its uniqueness , it was very unique and i feel like Rosequist may have been expressing himself in some way and i cant put my finger on the exact emotion but that is one of the main reasons it impacts me .
The two paintings what connected with me were Robert Arthur Goodnough's The struggle which was created in 1957. Hes an american artist who was born in 1917 and deceased in 2010. This piece connected with me because the title is so different from what i saw in the painting , I didn't see struggle but beauty because of what it took to get there. This connects with me for many reasons but, mainly because i feel like that's how people look at me in real life. They can call me one thing but if you look at me and my personality they are truly different. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's Frauenbidnis ( portrait of a women } also connected with me . He is a German artist . I connect with this painting mainly because of the fashion he chose for this women its really pretty and it inspires me to dress so elegantly because i've been wanting to for so long. i express myself through fashion.
The two paintings or pieces of work i should say that i wanted to know more about were Julian Obie's Julian and Suzanne walking . I wanted to know more about this art piece because i wanted to know the relationship that was between suzanne and Julian , and what inspired him to make such a piece. George Wesley Bellow's Ellinor, Jean , and Anna is a very interesting painting to me . I wanted to know more about this painting because of the expression that was on the little girls face . She looked so sad , like she did not want to be in the predicament she was in , between those two ladies and a book in her hand . I was really interested in knowing how she was feeling or why the author gave her that expression .
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Logo Project
1. I created this logo first and foremost because " Tutu " is the nickname to my African name " Motunrayo " which means in my language " I have found joy again." so I wanted something that would be personal to me and truly represent me .
2. When I first read the outline of this project i already knew i wanted to use " tutu " to represent in some way , but i wanted to create an acronym that would represent and show my personality.
3. The most important discovery i made while creating this logo was that most people see me as different so i had to create patterns, and colors that would represent the difference between me and most people,
4. The most important thing i learned from the power points and video is to have a logo hat is presentable and highly represents you and whatever your trying to promote to observers.
" To Unique, To Unaffected "
I strive to be the most independent woman i can be , being he only girl that my parents have i have t
o make them and myself proud , I refuse to let anything get in the way of the goals i have set for myself.
2. When I first read the outline of this project i already knew i wanted to use " tutu " to represent in some way , but i wanted to create an acronym that would represent and show my personality.
3. The most important discovery i made while creating this logo was that most people see me as different so i had to create patterns, and colors that would represent the difference between me and most people,
4. The most important thing i learned from the power points and video is to have a logo hat is presentable and highly represents you and whatever your trying to promote to observers.
" To Unique, To Unaffected "
I strive to be the most independent woman i can be , being he only girl that my parents have i have t
o make them and myself proud , I refuse to let anything get in the way of the goals i have set for myself.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Elements and principles project
For this project we were asked to find photos that represented various Elements and principles for instance , Texture , Value and Lines some of the various categories we had. This here is what i have come up with , photos that I believe represent these categories in the best possible way .
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This to e was a very fun and exciting project for the simple fact that I struggled with it in the beginning . I learned a lot especially about proportions and finding the differences between them . For Lines i chose a door surrounded by a brick wall which were also created by lines in an essence. Lines taught me that they are made up of everything . The most difficult portion of this project was movement because though almost everything and everyone are moving at all times it is hard to prove so in a photo. The picture i chose for movement was a girl running , anyone looking at it can tell that she is running just by looking at the position she was caught in the picture. All aspects , For balance i chose the door nob in my dorm simply because for a door whatever is on one side is necessarily not on the other but there is always another knob on the other side. All aspects of this project were truly interesting , Texture , shapes, forms,values, emphasis, unity, movement, lines, contrast, and pattern . All , very impotant factors that play in almost any photo that make up almost every photo.
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This to e was a very fun and exciting project for the simple fact that I struggled with it in the beginning . I learned a lot especially about proportions and finding the differences between them . For Lines i chose a door surrounded by a brick wall which were also created by lines in an essence. Lines taught me that they are made up of everything . The most difficult portion of this project was movement because though almost everything and everyone are moving at all times it is hard to prove so in a photo. The picture i chose for movement was a girl running , anyone looking at it can tell that she is running just by looking at the position she was caught in the picture. All aspects , For balance i chose the door nob in my dorm simply because for a door whatever is on one side is necessarily not on the other but there is always another knob on the other side. All aspects of this project were truly interesting , Texture , shapes, forms,values, emphasis, unity, movement, lines, contrast, and pattern . All , very impotant factors that play in almost any photo that make up almost every photo.
Monday, September 21, 2015
Colors , Feelings and Emotions.
Color is define as light that is reflected off the aspect of things and objects that we see. Objects also absorb the light reflected on them. Color is definitely used to represent emotions. If an artist used darker colors for instance , black , gray , navy blue, or dark blue most people would get the impression of sadness, anger, or maybe loneliness because that is the kind of emotions that those colors usually bring out of people.
A theoretical aspect of color that most intrigues me is the way in which it was used to make emotions derive out of an artist. For instance, June Redrem , an artist from east London who went all the way to Venice to find inspiration for her next painting being that she received inspiration from them before. When she got back home to paint the things she saw. It took her 2 weeks+ for her to find the right colors she wanted to use , so that she would have that feel of Venice by looking at it .
What made the biggest impact on me in regards to color and its effects on emotion was the length to which artist extended to get their paintings the way they wanted it . For instance, in ancient times certain colors like " ultra marine " and " cor-line red " were imported from various parts of the world.Cora-line red was made from crushed beetles which really fascinated me. Again going back to Ms. Redrem who repeatedly repainted her painting until she felt it was the right colors. If the painting did not give her that feel or emotion that reminded her of Venice she would have done it over.
What made the biggest impact on me in regards to color and its effects on emotion was the artist Goya. How rugged and mean and in my opinion disturbing his paintings were showed that emotions can speak through a painter and to thew observer. Matthew collings the narrator of the video mentioned that Goya used to paint relatively nice picture that were more pleasing to the eye. Until Goya's 40's where he became ill and that's when he began to paint the paintings that he painted.I feel like Goya's paintings truly reflect on how a persons emotions can reflect through their painting , because though he painted about politics and revolution he did so in a way where a person had to think twice.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
My Art Video an Article Review.
The two videos that we were assigned to watch were , Aesthetics: Philosophy of the Arts and CARTA: Neurology neurology and Art and Aesthetics. The Article that we were also assigned to read was entitled what the brain draws from : Art and neuroscience by Elizabeth Landou, CNN.
1. For the first video, Aesthetics: Philosophy of the Arts , I learned many valuable interesting things about the connection between Art & Philosophy. For instance, I learned that in the early 20th century Art was more focused on what was considered to fit under the category of " Beauty ." Also, i acquired information about many philosophers like Plateo, Aristotle, Kant, Shopinhover and many more. They all had different approaches , principles and theories to what they thought can explain the concept of art. The main concept that i got from this video was the discovery in the late 20th century that art is basically whatever is considered art in the eye of the beholder.
For the second video, Two speakers spoke on Neurobiology neurology and Art and Aesthetics. The two speakers were Jean-pierre Changeux and Vilayanur S. Ramachandran. The speakers spoke on the discovery tools, symmetry,symbolism and Artistic Composition in the life of art. Both speakers went into detailed explanation of the connection between art and our brains. One thing i took from this video is that art is in constant evolution . Meaning that art will constantly continue to grow , change and expand.
The article was also very intriguing because it spoke about how the brain connects with art and the possibility of art having the ability to be a " lie" according to Picasso. That stood out to me because it made me think to myself " How can something that people use to express themselves be a lie ? " I learned that our brain also has the ability to trick us into thinking a work of art may have a deeper meaning than what is really there. " 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 that seem somewhat real."
2. The philosophers theory that I feel was the most important on aesthetics was Nichem . He believed in two principles of art, Apollonian and Dianesian. Apollonian refers to Apollo the god of the clear images. It is associated with the visual, associative and imaginary. It is the principle of happiness and purification through the image. Dianesian on the other hand revives from dianisis the god of wine and rivalry. It conjures the impulse to dissolve the ego. I feel like this was important because it kind of set a light way into showing the difference between light and dark in art. Giving artist the opportunity to distinguish in between the two in their art work.
3. I think changeux and Ramachandran scientific view on aesthetics and art were very detailed and pin pointed on the relationship between science and art . The most important fact I discovered from the speakers were that artist all have two things in common. Which were , Censorious Patrium , Meaning the universal search for harmony in art and secondly, they all have the attempt to share their conception of the world through their work.
4. The videos and articles relate to the readings in the text in which that they both thoroughly strain the philosophical and scientific importance that adds to art from then and now. They all explain where all the ideas, theories , and views of art have been drawn from .
5. I think the films and article were a great way for someone without any type of understanding of art to receive some. The pieces provided covered many angles in the world of art and the deep thinking and connections that are meant to be made.
Monday, August 31, 2015
AED Genisis
To kick things off i believe that blogging is the best creative interest for one to express ones self . Weather or not they are given the topic something is always being discussed. The process of creating the Gmail account and setting up the blog wasn't as difficult as i intended it to be , it was actually quite simple i just had to take my time and follow the directions given through the professor in blackboard. In this course I expect to learn a lot about Art that i may not have noticed before , being that i am a Forensic Chemistry major I am so use to the facts and the numbers that i don't really do much deep thinking that something like art may require , so i am really looking into this class to take me out my comfort zone and i hope for nothing but beautiful knowledge to take hold . My feelings for this course are in really high hopes , everyone tends to bash and have negative comments about online classes in general because you do not have the " physical " i would say professor to assist you but i hope that i don't have the same experiences that others may have had , i look forward to learning and the new doors that something like art can possibly open for me .
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