Extra Credit

1. I enjoyed the color wheel and shading project because it was simple and fun. I mostly liked it because I am not a good artist or drawer.

2. The video assignments because they took a lot of time and did not really help me learn much.

3. I enjoyed the Blackboard site it was very helpful and useful during this course.

4. The discussion groups I thought were pretty useless. Looking through the comments of my work I could tell people could care less about it.

5. No I did not.

6. I would remove the discussion forums and video watching blogs. 

7. Yes, it is a lot of work but easy if you manage it right.

Reflections of AED 200

 What do you expect to learn in this course?
          I hope to learn more about the basics of art and to learn some important facts about art.
1. From looking at my first blog posting, my expectations were met by learning about the basics of art and important facts of artist. 

2. I still believe that art to me is defined as painting, drawing, sculptures, and museums. I also think of it as a process and time consuming process especially for actual artists. It is a very special in different ways to different people. It can be very emotional or very straight forward to some people. It is also seen as story telling.

3. I did not have a favorite artist for the start of this course. But now looking back at all of the artwork I had looked through I would say Andy Warhol is now a favorite of mine because of the way he presented his art.

4. My first thought of taking an online class was pretty excited to experience something so different than what I was used to. It is still the same, I really like the idea of an online class so next semester and on I will try to take online classes. 

Art Gallery Visit #3/ Self-Portrait

Madonna 

Self-Portrait

Cindy Shermand

Gelatin Silver Print

1975

Jean-François Millet

The J. Paul Getty Museum

Painting

1841

Marie-Gabrielle Capet

The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

Painting

1783

All these paintings are from the Google Art Project website.

#1. I picked these portraits of these women mostly because I will be creating a self-portrait and since I am a women also I wanted to share something between these portraits. I picked these because I like looking at older photos and seeing how different they are from these days. 

#2. I chose to use pencil and colored pencils because they are very easy to work with and I have many of these around the house.

#3. My biggest problem was making myself look like my picture, I did not overcome it because the only thing I can easily draw is a stick figure but I tried my best.

#4. It represents me in everyday life, with a smile on my face.

#5. The elements I used was shape for creating my face, eyes and nose. Color to make it look better and to show what my eyes, skin, and hair color are.

#6. I liked it because it is way different than any of my other classes instead of studying and reading I got to color and draw. 

#7. My final is not that good as I thought it would be but then again I am the opposite of an artist so it is kind of what I should have expected. 

Project #4 Reflection

During this process of looking for artworks and a theme, I wanted a theme that was either about nature and flowers or beach themes. But looking through the sites I could not find enough artworks that supported the themes I wanted so instead a theme that easily stood out to me was love/ curiosity. It is a mixture of both because they tie into each other. With these there was a lot of color, almost explosive color because it gives off the impression of how love makes you feel, also the way it can make your mind question some things, hence my title "The Beauty of Street Art". For the background of my slides, I used the same for all of them, it was like a a graffiti on the top with a yellow-mustard for the color. Even though my theme is love and curiosity I used the graffiti slide to contradict with the love but it also was similar because it is also street art just not the kind I picked. Throughout the entire project I did not find the websites helpful, they gave minimal information to complete the required elements of each artwork. I did figure it out by taking a huge amount of time to search every site to find the artwork to get as much information as possible. I also had a little difficulty on the description of the artwork because it was hard to not make the descriptions sound too much alike. After I found the theme I wanted it was not hard to incorporate other artworks that were similar.

Week #13 & #14

#1. Key Concepts:

The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art
-Pop culture, folk art, and car culture have had major influences in the genre
-Lowbrow art is a kind of art that is not categorized or recognized with any other type of art
-Lowbrow had consumer and pop culture references
-Some galleries would not display the Lowbrow art
-Emergence of the female artists
-Lowbrow had a difficult time being recognized or noticed with the mainstream art
-The punk rock generation propelled the Lowbrow art

Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology
-More than 10,000 Native Americans remains are unearthed at the archaeological sites across the United States in museums like Smithsonian
-Anthropologists differ in the fact whether or not the remains should be returned to their fellow ancestors
-Currently the Native Americans design the exhibits in New York's Native American Museum
-To this day some ancestors' bones are brought home

Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach
-Art was displayed in chronological order that represented each of the art movements
-Aesthetic and intellectual issues associated with the display of art
-Art was displayed on white walls
-Used flexible lighting
-1970, the traditional way was questioned
-The art came off the walls
-The Tate Modern display approach
-Tate provided striking and abrupt transitions from the individual displaying rooms

An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan
-Philippee de Montebello had served for 31 years as the Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
-Guided the acquisition of more than 84,000 works of art
-Demanded innovation in conservation techniques

#2. I found these videos relating to the my Art Exhibition project. It showed what kind of art should be in an exhibit and then how it should be displayed. It showed what the influences of art displays.

#3. The video that caught my eye the most was the Lowdown on Lowbrow mainly because the it did not have a specific theme and I have not heard of this before so I thought it would be interesting to learn more.

Module #12 Video Review

#1. I chose Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the 50's and 60's because I always liked the 60's decade it was a crazy decade. I also chose the Andy Warhol video because I have heard of his name before but do not know much of him and I would like to know more about him.

#2. Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the 50's and 60's
Key Concepts:
-The attitudes of European avant-grande art and American art came together to make Abstract Expressionism.
-But it was soon rejected because it was seen as an egocentric character and nonfigurative which was then replaced by ultra-objective: Pop Art.
-Frankenthaler was known as mystical and feminine and likes to make the observer want to feel a warming and exhilarating sense of expressionism.
-Andy Warhol was known as the most famous artist of the Pop Art movement.

Andy Warhol: Images of an Image
Key Concepts:
-Known as a commercial artist and used advertising images in his work.
-Used Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor as his inspiration.
-Liked to use silk screening.
-His photographs were blown up and put onto silk screens then transferred to paper and canvas using ink and paint.
-Used consumer products as silk screen images.
-Shot around 100 films.
-Made dozens of self portraits.
-Used his world to address race rioted, the cultural revolution in China, the conquest of the moon, and the universal reign of the dollar.

#3. The text and videos relate to each other because they both talk about the starting of the Expressionism and Pop Art, art works and artists during these movements, and the inspiration of Andy Warhol's art.

#4. I liked the films because it helped me to learn about the leaders of the art movements and the characteristics involved with the works of art that were used to define Expressionism and Pop Art.

Art Gallery #2

https://www.burchfieldpenney.org/exhibitions/exhibition:07-12-2013-09-15-2013-ben-perrone-illusion-dellusion/

Step 1:
#1. Ben Perrone: Illusion/Delusion

#2. A tribute made to service men and women.

Step 2:
#1. Track lighting to focus on the piece mainly.

#2. Just plain white.

#3. Regular dry wall, not much else I think so that the art catches the eye first

#4. It is kind of all over but it leads you to making a decision of where you want to go and it is like little surprises each time.

Step 3:
#1. Very organized, easy viewing access.

#2. After seeing the tribute to service men and women I noticed many other things pertaining to service men.

#3. The way that some were represented through objects like bags displayed to show the lives lost then there were actual photos.

#4. Inside a glass case.

#5. It gave a description on a piece of paper saying name, title, dates, and media.

#6. Spaced a great amount away from each other. I think to ensure that the viewer actually can study the artwork and try to understand the meaning behind it, symbolizing the importance.

Artwork #1:
Phillip Burke
Neil Young
Oil on canvas
1956
48x60 inches
 

This painting shows a man that looks like a rockstar. It is very colorful and catches the eye easily with the vibrant colors. This is a old man, smoking a cigarette, and playing the guitar, it seems very 80's to me. The principles used include rhythm in the use of the color in the entire painting and emphasis on the entire man himself in the way of the colors. The elements used include color used within himself, the guitar, and shirt. Shape in the way it resembles the man himself and the guitar. I think the artist tries to represent the way a musician can bring so much life and happiness in their music.

Artwork #2: 

Emil Schult

Robert Moog

Reverse Glass Painting

This picture looks like it could be very old with the old style man and what looks like a machine with a splash of color to give it a little life. The principles used in this painting include movement in the way the painting looks like it is being pulled in the middle to one side. Pattern in the colors used and the proportion of orange and yellow. Elements used include color in the way orange and yellow are incorporated. Line and shape both in the way the painting seems to be getting pulled to one side. 

Artwork #3:

Ben Perrone

Illusion/Delusion

Black paper bags

2009

At first looking at this artwork it gets my mind thinking of what could this artwork represent? Then after reading the description it seems dark and sad. The paper bags looking small to a huge amount on the top looking like an upside down pyramid. The principles used include proportion with the way the bags are aligned. Emphasis with light to create an importance on the black bags. Elements used include shape how it looks like an upside down pyramid. I think this artist is trying to show the significance of the people lost during war. 

Question:

It was cool to go see how the artists are different from each other and how they are incorporated with each other. 

Module #11 Video Review

#1. I chose these videos merely because of the titles, Dada and Surrealism and The Impact of Cubism.  It is interesting to see the differences of art movements discussed.

#2. The Impact of Cubism: Key Concepts:
- "The Breakfast Table": Juan Gris, used the spiritual elements, abstraction, imagination, and real objects.
-Unfamiliar ways to represent space and form.
-"The Violin" used the musical composition to layer elements of sound.
-Spirals forms direction, focus attention and symbolizes electric lights.
-Kazimir Malevich, Mysticism
-"Nude on a Staircase": Duchamp, controlled motion is balanced in a  fixed setting.
-Mystical experiences shown in religious icons.
-"Farewells":Umberto Boccioni

Dada and Surrealism: Key Concepts:
-Dada movement was a reaction to WWI.
-German artist Kurt Schwitters
-Surrealism opened a new avenue for artistic creation by ignoring the reasoning process and tap directly into the unconscious mind.
-Realization of the unlimited possibilities of collage, used rural objects in his art
-Light dances off of his objects
-Hannah Hoch, Dadaist
-Used art to attack society that she detested
-The 1919 "Cut With the Kitchen Knife" used chaotic figures to make a monumental political statement
-"The Saddest Man in Europe": George Grosz
-Nazis burned his art
-"Pillars of Society": bitter attack on his enemies
-Joan Miro: Spanish Surrealist
-Despairs that WWI did not end the wicked ways of government
-"Dutch InteriorII": paintings one experiences two different ways of looking at the world
-"La Fortune": Man Ray

#3. Both the readings videos and text relate talking about Surrealism, Dada, and Cubism and how it effected the viewers feelings when looking at art like paintings from the movement. Explained the main artists and their works that best represent the movement.

#4. I enjoyed learning from these videos and especially the artist Sonia Delaunay. The basic concepts of Cubism in her work line of fashion designer and interior decorating. She also contributed to the Avant Garde trend in fashion.

Module #10 Video Review

Video Review:

#1. I chose the two videos of African Art because I never really learned anything about the African background of art.

#2. Key Concepts: African Art: Legacy of Oppression 

-Magical pieces of art

-Some artwork is realistic

-While others are abstract

-The masks were made for many reasons and occasions

African Art:

-Used to decorate homes

-Used clothing, hairstyles, and singing to express themselves

-Ceremonies were held with color, sound and movement

-The rock art represented animals

#3. The text and videos relate because they both go deep into the culture of African art. African art is very unique and different from any other region's art culture. The african art is very spiritual. Their ceremonies and rituals are also seen as forms of art.

#4. I enjoyed watching these films because it gave me information of how African art was. Their ceremonies were uplifting and happy. They made masks to use to teach and represent different things.

Art Making/Material Exploration

#2. I chose these masks because looking through each, these stood out the most. Seeing these, the features stood out and put an idea of pictures of masks in mind. The hair on the wooden mask, the black eyes and yellow strip, and the ears(feathers), nose and circular eyes made me interested in using them for my mask.

#4. For my mask, elements I used was texture for the ears by using feathers. Color for the eyes, feathers, hair, and yellow streak on the forehead. Line for the eyes, nose, and shape of the mask. For the principles, I used variety for the amount of different things like the feathers, string hair, and markers to add color. I used emphasis for the hair, ears, and nose making them stand out the most. 

#5. Sketching the mask out was a lot easier than actually completing it. I expected it to come out way better but with my materials I had available did not cooperate like I expected. I did think it was cool to create something completely random though.

Module #9 Hand Drawing

#1. Using my hand as a subject matter was not very new, since we use our hands for everyday use. Although the focus I had to use to look at the lines in my hands made it interesting since I never really knew how the lines looked.

#2. For this I used pencil because it was the only thing I had at the time. Even if I did have charcoal to use I still would have picked the pencil because charcoal is very messy and you cannot erase it that easily. 

#3. I first drew my left hand with my dominant hand, and it was super easy and only look me about the seconds. On the other hand using my non-dominant was pretty strange, it took my double the time because I had to carefully position the pencil in my hand.

#4. I tried to draw my hand without tracing but it was too difficult with my non-dominant. I ended up tracing both of my hands but obviously free handed the lines and nails. The difference I found is that doing the drawing/tracing with my dominant hand I barely put effort into it but with my non-dominant I had to concentrate and take my time. Free drawing with my non-dominant the shade of the pencil mark is darker than my dominant hand.

#5. If it was free drawing like making random shapes and no real sense of line I would intentionally use my left non-dominant hand to create different things than using my right hand. I think it would add more to the painting or drawing.

Module #9 Video Blog

#1. I chose the videos, The Power of Art: Caravaggio and El Greco: Rediscovering a Master because in elementary and middle school I learned about Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci. I have not learned about the two videos I chose before so I decided to learn something new.

#2. Key Concepts
The Power of Art: Caravaggio:
-He was considered the great predecessor of modernism
-He had an interest in controversial counter(reformation in pictorial art)
-One of Spain's greatest painters
-Other artists were inspired by his work

El Greco: Rediscovering a Master:
-Painted "The Calling of St. Matthew"
-Used people off the street as models in the Here and Now
-To society his paintings were indecent
-"The Death of the Virgin Mary"
-1608 he was announced the greatest painter out of all
-"The Beheading of John the Baptist"

#3. The videos and the text talked about religion during the Renaissance. How some of the artists portrayed their views on religion in an evil way and some portrayed it as a holy way. The text also talks about how many other artists viewed religion.

#4. I liked the films because two of the artists I knew about, and the other two I had no idea about and probably would never if I hadn't watched the videos. The video talked about their life and what they accomplished during their time.

Module #8

#1. I chose the video The Measure of All Things: Greek Art and the Human Figure because after watching the required video, this video was the only one that the title related to the required video. It also sounded more interesting to learn more about the human body.

#2. More Human Than Human: Key Concepts
- August 7th, 1908 three archeologists found the first figure of a woman made out of limestone
- She turned out to be 25,000 years old and is worth 60 million dollars
- People have rarely created images of the body that are realistic
- Old figures all have something in common: exaggerated breasts, genitalia, hips, and ignoring other things like the face and arms.
- It is thought that the human ancestor's brain must have been programmed to make those sexual organs bigger than the other parts because of the importance they played
- Exaggeration of sexual organs did not stay for the Egyptian era
- The Greeks made realistic version of the body and worried about creating the perfect image

The Measure of All Things: Greek Art and the Human Figure: Key Concepts
- The history of statues in the fifth and sixth century
- Greek pottery
- The Olympic Games
- Everyday life
- The Gods
- Idealized strength, beauty, and the human body
- The love with the ideal beauty and the body is still very important today

#3. More Human Than Human and The Measure of All Things: Greek Art and the Human Figure relate the the text because both focus on how artist see the human body. Also how the artists can interpret the body realistically or unrealistically like in statues. Both also talks about the Greeks influence on the statues.

#4. I liked films because they both add depth how others saw the human body. Like the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians. The videos also explained how and why the body was interpreted ideally or realistically.

Module #7

#1. Video One: Imperial Rome, Ostia, and Portus: Ancient Architecture and Technology

Key Concepts:
-Architecture of Rome
-Mosaics
-Water and sanitation systems
-Domes
-Roman technology
-Greek columns
-Natural resources

Video Two: Last Call for Planet Earth: Sustainable Development and Architecture

Key Concepts:
-Building designs changing to protect
-Architects are becoming more friendly with eco-friendly materials
-Like bamboo, geothermal solar energy use, and green roofs
-Environment awareness

#2. Imperial Rome, Ostia, and Portus: Ancient Architecture and Technology relates to the text because both talk about many of the contributions made by the Romans and Greeks in architecture. Both using examples of the Parthenon. Last Call for Planet Earth: Sustainable Development and Architecture relates to the text because both talk about the overall concept of green architecture. By using examples of eco-friendly materials that could be used to help the environment. That goal can be reached by using roof top insulators and how to incorporate fresh air, natural light, and gardens.

#3. The films are useful to understand the different technologies used in building designs and how they have evolved throughout history and ways other countries use them. Through the second video I learned how different forms of architecture can help the environment. Showing how any kind of idea can and will contribute to the goal of protecting the planet.

#4. I chose these videos because the titles caught my eye. I chose the first video because I thought it would be interesting to watch the architecture and technology of Rome. Also I chose the second video because the Last Call for Planet Earth sounds very interesting to watch.

Peer Review

http://inquirethearts.blogspot.com and http://lilymac334.blogspot.com

#2. When looking through Sara's pictures I enjoyed the theme she had going on with outdoors. I agreed with all of her elements/ principles she assigned with her pictures. I enjoyed her picture of shape with the flowers in an unusual shape and that picture could also be used to describe color. When looking through Lily's blog I also agreed with all of her elements/ principles she assigned to her pictures. The pictures that stood out to me and really expressed their elements/ principles were the elephant tattoo describing balance and her picture of face painting for emphasis. 

#3. When looking through Sara's, I noticed she had went to a different art gallery, but definitely an art gallery I would like to visit. When looking through Lily's, I noticed we did go to the same art gallery by recognizing The Body and Soul artwork that I also used in my blog. I used The Body and Soul for an artwork that made and impression on me and Lily had used it for an artwork she felt a connection with. I think Lily and I had the same thought process when finding this artwork but just chose different sections to put it into. 

#4. On Sara's blog, the one artwork that stood out way more than the others was Phillip Stearn's exhibit. Just the video of the flashing lights without a description was enough to catch my eye but after reading her description I was really amazed. I would love to know where this artist came up with such a unique idea and how he incorporated it. On Lily's blog I really enjoyed the Mirrored Room exhibit, it looks amazing. We went to the same art gallery but sadly I could not find this exhibit. I would have loved to be able to stand in there myself and feel isolated. The picture she took really emphasis what it would look like. I would like to know if the artist used the Mirrored Room to represent isolation?

#5. Looking through both of their blogs, I find it helpful what they thought of the pictures they found at the art gallery. It gives me an idea how other minds look at an artwork different than I would. Even on Lily's blog we had the same picture and she used it in a different section than I had so she felt something different than I did when looking at the artwork. Also the elements/ principles project I find helpful to know what other people might incorporate with color, shape, emphasis. It gives a whole new way to look at things. 

#6. Looking through the comments on my blog of project one and two I find it helpful to know other people's opinion on my work. It gives an idea how to look at it in their perspective also. 

Module #6

Through the Eyes of the Sculptor

#1. From this video I learned that clay, bronze, limestone, and marble is needed to make a sculpture. The sculptor must use feelings to carve life back into the sculpture. To recreate a sculpture, artists make a mold of the old one, get a new stone and recreate the sculpture looking at the old one, using their feelings to bring life to the sculpture. 

#2. Through the Eyes of the Sculptor relates to the text because they both go into depth about the different methods that go into sculpting. Both describe modeling, casting, carving, and assembling.

#3. I liked this film because how it started off with Fillion and how he started his career in sculpting. Also how it moves into the history of sculpting and incorporates other sculptors. It explained how aggressive and difficult but awarding it can be.

Glass and Ceramics

#1. I learned that glass and ceramic are the oldest man-made materials. Glass is made from sand, that is a viscus liquid that hardens when cool. Sedimentation allows paint to adhere to the glass definitively. 

#2. The video relates to the text because both describe how to create both of these materials. Such as blowing and staining of glass, coiling, glazing for ceramics, using potter's wheel, and slab construction. 

#3. I liked this film because it gave instructions of staining glass, and glass blowing. I liked the glass blowing the most; it was interesting to see him shape it the way he wanted and cutting off unwanted pieces. 

Art Gallery Visit #1

Artworks that made an impression:

Warren Isensee

Body and Soul, 2007

Oil on canvas

This is the first picture that caught my eye as soon as I stepped into the room, the colors incorporated into the shapes make it look like a maze. It definitely made an impression on me by all the colors ranging from bright to dark. 

Sam Francis

Blue-black, 1952

Oil on canvas

Like the first painting, this artwork made an impression due to the color. I have said that I love bright colors that catch my eye but I also love the dark, dreary colors. The dark middle wight the blue, red, and yellow fade in the background remind me of the sea, and I love the brightness on the edges of the dark middle.

Artworks I feel connection with:

Olivier Mosset

Untitled, 2002

Acrylic on canvas

I felt a connection with this because as soon as I saw it I thought of my childhood and playing tic-tac-toe with my friends. It brought back funny memories and made a positive impact on me. 

Fred Tomaselli

Echo, Wow and Flutter, 2000

This one always makes a connection with me because it goes back to my childhood. I had a game that had different color tacks and a black board with a light underneath and you could create shapes and lines with different colors.

Artworks I would like to know more about:

Marisol

Baby Girl, 1963

This made me question why is there a baby's face put onto something that looks like a pumpkin shaped object. Also where the idea of a baby's face came in mind in creating with this kind of object.

Nancy Dwyer

Kill Yourself, 1989

This caught my eye in a negative way, it made me question why this artist would put something so harsh and put it around bubbles and in cartoon lettering. What made this artist take the happy things from a childhood and mix it with very hurting words. 

Module #5

http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/kaylafalter22/slideshow/Module%20Number%20Five

#1. I didn't really put too much thought into it, I thought about what was always an important saying I  go by or like the best and it is Stay Positive. The sunflower to me represents happiness and gives off many good vibes.

#2. I first knew I wanted to write Stay Positive but added a little design into it to make it stand out more, and writing the T's in Stay Positive I made them red to catch a viewer's eye. I wanted to put a sunflower into the logo so I used it as the 'O'. I wanted more color so on the edges of the paper I did something like tie-dye.

#3. I learned that making a logo for myself was very easy, I just thought about the things that I live by. I also realized I like a lot of different colors or else I think it looks too boring.

#4. Watching the videos and going through the power points I learned that an effective logo should be simple but stand out so it makes and impression on the viewer. The videos explained ways to begin a logo, to thinking of ideas then getting the logo into the public.

Module #4

http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/kaylafalter22/slideshow/Module%20Number%20Four

#1. I thought it was interesting to create the color wheel and value scale because I have not done either one of them since elementary school. I found it somewhat relaxing.

#2. I enjoyed working with the acrylic paint since I have not painted in awhile. Plus mixing the colors together was interesting to watch the color change.

#3. How much the amount of paint can effect the outcome of the entire color wheel, or even too little of paint can make it very dull.

#4. The most important thing I learned was the actual names of the colors we were taught to be primary in elementary school and how mixing different colors will result in many different shades. 

Project #1

http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/kaylafalter22/library/Project%20Number%20One 

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The elements and principles of art are evident in all aspects of life. As I went through photos I had taken over the summer on my vacations, it was impossible to not be able to instantly identify at least one element or principle. Like the texture of my friend's puppy, almost as if you know what his fur feels like. Also like the movement of the orca jumping out of the water. Others were not so easy to identify such as, balance. Balance was shown through the landscape being divided between the water and the trees. The element of value was my favorite picture in the slideshow because it dramatically showed to difference between light and dark.