1.) I would say that my expectations of this course were met. Although, I did not expect this course to have much homework. I expected to learn so much about art because I barely knew anything before, and I am grateful to say that I have learned a lot. I know a lot about the elements and principles, the many categories art can be classified as, famous artists, and plenty more.
2.) The definition of art is going to be different from everybody you ask. Art is truly anything. Like I said in week one, art is the great form of expression and I still believe that after learning so much. Art takes skill and creativity and is truly the expression of feelings and emotion. At can be expressed through paintings, drawings, sculpting, molding, building's, architecture, etc. It is all about the creativeness and what people or the audience perceive it as.
3.) In the beginning of the semester, I selected Picasso to be my favorite artist. But, since I have completed the Art Curator project, Edwin Henry Landseer is now my new favorite. The way he expressed so much emotions in his paintings of dogs and animals, it really made me feel emotional. I loved almost all of his paintings and the stories he would represent. His paintings showed incredible detail and held tons of emotion within them.
4.) This was my first online course. Although, this course was difficult and challenging at times, I did enjoy it. This course saved me from having to go to school everyday out of the week and I was able to handle the stress of it, even with my job and the other four course I have taken. I have truly learned so much about art and its several meanings. The question I asked in my first post was, who determines the popularity of art? I still haven't gotten the answer. This is because, simply, there is no answer. I also wanted to learn about which art was most popular in certain time periods and I for sure know this now. Throughout the readings and watching the videos, I have learned all I wanted to know.
Thank you for such a fun experience with art and all of the crazy projects I had to complete. My favorite projects were the mask making and the art curator project, I enjoyed completing both of them.
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Module 15 Self Portrait
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC was the art gallery that I visited virtually. I found this art gallery the most interesting out of all of the rest.
The first Self Portrait chosen:
Second self portrait chosen:
Third self portrait chosen:
The picture I took for my self portrait: The self portrait I drew:
The first Self Portrait chosen:
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| Louis Guillaume Paul Cezanne 1882 22" x 18" 3/8 oil on canvas |
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| Rubens Peale With a Geranium Rembrandt Peale 1801 28.1" x 24" oil on canvas |
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| Portrait of a Youth Fillippino Lippi 1485 20" 1/2 x 14" 3/8 Oil and tempura on panel |
1.) I selected these three inspiration pieces because they are all different, but unique in their own way. The first one does not look as realistic as the other two, but I really liked the dark colors used. The second one, I found funny. It was odd to me that he was holding a plant but I still really liked how it turned out. The colors of the plant really accent the dull, brown colors used on him. The third painting, however, contains many solid colors which stuck out to me. It is a very realistic painting. All three of the portraits do not have smiles on their faces, which is why I chose not to smile.
2.) I chose to use pencil on paper because this is the media I know how to draw with best. I did not want this project to be too much of a challenge because the end of the semester is going fast and I am already turning this project in later than I should have. I wish I would have taken the time to experience with something new, but I think it is okay because I have already gone out of my usual comfort zone a few times with this class, like the mask making.
3.) The most difficult challenges I faced while completing this project was trying to find a virtual art gallery online that I enjoyed and then drawing my hair. I never knew how difficult it would be to draw simple hair. I really like the art that was at the Washington DC art gallery, so after about 30 minutes of looking, I chose that one. And as you can see, I would say that I did not directly overcome the challenge with my hair. It looks pretty bad, but I did the best I could.
4.) In my opinion, this piece does not really represent me. My best feature I would say is my eyes and I did not do a very good job on them, but that is my artistic abilities to blame. I would say that I did a good job on the outline/structure of my face, I also did good with the shading in my opinion. I feel like this is a project that would look better with tons and tons of practice, something I simply do not have.
5.) I tried to use the elements of value and line for this project. I tried my best to do the shading so it would look like black, gray and white were used. I used line for my hair, face structure, and nose mostly. I also wanted to make this self portrait as symmetrical as possible, I think I did a good job. It looks pretty even.
6.) I did enjoy working on this project for the most part. I got frustrated at times when trying to draw the hair and lips, but it was nothing too serious. This art project was something I have never done before but I thought it was fun. The advice that I would give myself for next time would be to take my time, focus on details (especially in the eyes), and just have fun with it.
7.) My final piece is mediocre at best. I really like the way my face structure, nose, and shading turned out but the rest is not my favorite. I wish I knew more techniques that would have worked to help create the hair but once again, nothing too serious. It is not my best artwork but I would say that I did the best I could and i'm happy with it.
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Module 13 and 14 video review
Key Concepts Learned:
The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art:
- This is art that know one knows how to categorize. It is a reaction against Highbrow culture. Also meaning, uncultivated and lack of taste. Very graphic art. This type of artwork gets to the point. It is all inclusive, does not let anybody out. This type of art boomed after World War II. It was very constant in portraying families, building nuke shelters, surfing, movies, etc. Basically anything could have been used as an idea for this type of art. Robert Williams was mentioned frequently in this video. Big Daddy Roth was another big contribute to Lowbrow art. Someone I have never heard of before. A lot of the art portrayed different comics and comic books, but with a twist. During this time period, drug use was at an all time high. Drugs were very common in this art as well. This art is very narrative, all art has a story and that story wanted to be told. Lots of people mentioned how this art was full of humor, dark humor. Tiki culture and Disneyland were also mentioned quite frequently. Lowbrow art has never had its own museum or anything, this shows that people do not find it important and think of this art as a joke. The good thing about this art though, it included women.
BBC Culture show: Tate Modern is 10:
- This is story teller art, it tells a different story every-time to different people. It gets re-arranged all of the time and art is added frequently. This art opens your eyes to structure. It was for sure different. From my point a view, some of this art just looks like a big mess of colors and shapes. I do not see a story or meaning to some of these paintings. But, paintings mean different things to different people. Some of this art was very simple, in my opinion, kind of boring and no point or story behind it.
An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and Metropolitan Museum of Art:
- The art chosen for museums is picked very precisely. This museum has a goal to represent all cultures and eras. It is very hard to get the directed interested in art for the Metropolitan. It was really cool seeing a lot of the art that is showcased at this museum. Like the director wants, there is a lot of different cultures portrayed. All curators of this museum are very careful with their decisions. It was very interesting to learn how the art is made and kept in good condition. Then framed, presented and shown in the museum.
Video relation to my art project:
The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art:
- None of the artwork that I have chosen was considered Lowbrow art in my opinion. I wanted to keep my project classy and respectable.
BBC Culture show: Tate Modern is 10:
- This art did not really correlate to my project, besides the use of color. I tried to use some colorful paintings in my project to make it more fun and aesthetic.
An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and Metropolitan Museum of Art:
The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art:
- I have never heard of the term Lowbrow art. From what I have learned it is very different. Lowbrow art reminds me of graffiti, freedom of expression. The examples of lowbrow art shown in this video were very graphic, sometimes vulgar. The colors used in this art was incredible, very cool to look at. On the other hand, this video could have been more informative, it was mostly made up of opinions. There were a lot of people/artists that talked about this topic in this video. It was confusing at times and hard to follow. I write the concepts learned paragraph while watching the video, as you can see, it is kind of all over the place. And thats what this video was, kind of messy and out of order of events and facts.
BBC Culture show: Tate Modern is 10:
- This video was a bit cleaner and classier than the first one. For sure taken more seriously. This video was also made up of opinions. I would have liked to seen more background information.
An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and Metropolitan Museum of Art:
The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art:
- This is art that know one knows how to categorize. It is a reaction against Highbrow culture. Also meaning, uncultivated and lack of taste. Very graphic art. This type of artwork gets to the point. It is all inclusive, does not let anybody out. This type of art boomed after World War II. It was very constant in portraying families, building nuke shelters, surfing, movies, etc. Basically anything could have been used as an idea for this type of art. Robert Williams was mentioned frequently in this video. Big Daddy Roth was another big contribute to Lowbrow art. Someone I have never heard of before. A lot of the art portrayed different comics and comic books, but with a twist. During this time period, drug use was at an all time high. Drugs were very common in this art as well. This art is very narrative, all art has a story and that story wanted to be told. Lots of people mentioned how this art was full of humor, dark humor. Tiki culture and Disneyland were also mentioned quite frequently. Lowbrow art has never had its own museum or anything, this shows that people do not find it important and think of this art as a joke. The good thing about this art though, it included women.
BBC Culture show: Tate Modern is 10:
- This is story teller art, it tells a different story every-time to different people. It gets re-arranged all of the time and art is added frequently. This art opens your eyes to structure. It was for sure different. From my point a view, some of this art just looks like a big mess of colors and shapes. I do not see a story or meaning to some of these paintings. But, paintings mean different things to different people. Some of this art was very simple, in my opinion, kind of boring and no point or story behind it.
An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and Metropolitan Museum of Art:
- The art chosen for museums is picked very precisely. This museum has a goal to represent all cultures and eras. It is very hard to get the directed interested in art for the Metropolitan. It was really cool seeing a lot of the art that is showcased at this museum. Like the director wants, there is a lot of different cultures portrayed. All curators of this museum are very careful with their decisions. It was very interesting to learn how the art is made and kept in good condition. Then framed, presented and shown in the museum.
Video relation to my art project:
The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art:
- None of the artwork that I have chosen was considered Lowbrow art in my opinion. I wanted to keep my project classy and respectable.
BBC Culture show: Tate Modern is 10:
- This art did not really correlate to my project, besides the use of color. I tried to use some colorful paintings in my project to make it more fun and aesthetic.
An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and Metropolitan Museum of Art:
- This video gave a lot of information on how to be a curator. I wish I would have watched this video before completing most of my project. I may have picked a different topic. Like I expected, there are probably not many dogs in art in this museum so it does not really relate to my theme of dogs in art.
Opinion on the films:
The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art:
- I have never heard of the term Lowbrow art. From what I have learned it is very different. Lowbrow art reminds me of graffiti, freedom of expression. The examples of lowbrow art shown in this video were very graphic, sometimes vulgar. The colors used in this art was incredible, very cool to look at. On the other hand, this video could have been more informative, it was mostly made up of opinions. There were a lot of people/artists that talked about this topic in this video. It was confusing at times and hard to follow. I write the concepts learned paragraph while watching the video, as you can see, it is kind of all over the place. And thats what this video was, kind of messy and out of order of events and facts.
BBC Culture show: Tate Modern is 10:
- This video was a bit cleaner and classier than the first one. For sure taken more seriously. This video was also made up of opinions. I would have liked to seen more background information.
An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and Metropolitan Museum of Art:
- I learned more about being a curator means in this video. This video is very clean and informative on the Metropolitan Museum. The information got quite dry and boring at times though, but nothing major.
Monday, May 6, 2019
Project 4 reflection journal
DOGS IN ART
When first glancing at this project and viewing the student samples, my first thought was that I would love to create a slideshow about one of my favorite things in life: dogs. Dogs have brought so much joy into my life, ranging from my own dogs or just walking by them on the street. I knew dogs would be common in art since they are common pets and have been for centuries. Dogs have served many purposes throughout time ranging from hunting to bringing love to families.
I truly learned a lot from this project. A common artist, Edwin Henry Landseer, had plenty of different artworks containing dogs and other animals. His dog of choice was the Newfoundland. I included many paintings from him to bring different emotions to my theme.
It was a bit difficult to find different artworks containing dogs to represent different emotions. I visited many websites, some were very helpful and I was able to get a lot of information. In the end, I believe I chose the best paintings to fit my theme. The paintings I chose had their own individual stories and represented meaning. All of the paintings I chose came together and represented the importance of dogs through history.
I used my knowledge of art criticism to my best ability and I hope it pays off in the end. This project took me about 4 hours total. Picking an artwork and learning about the background was a key part to my selections. I wanted to make sure that I chose the best paintings to represent my theme.
In conclusion, I had lots of fun creating this power point. I loved researching dogs and seeing them represented in art.
When first glancing at this project and viewing the student samples, my first thought was that I would love to create a slideshow about one of my favorite things in life: dogs. Dogs have brought so much joy into my life, ranging from my own dogs or just walking by them on the street. I knew dogs would be common in art since they are common pets and have been for centuries. Dogs have served many purposes throughout time ranging from hunting to bringing love to families.
I truly learned a lot from this project. A common artist, Edwin Henry Landseer, had plenty of different artworks containing dogs and other animals. His dog of choice was the Newfoundland. I included many paintings from him to bring different emotions to my theme.
It was a bit difficult to find different artworks containing dogs to represent different emotions. I visited many websites, some were very helpful and I was able to get a lot of information. In the end, I believe I chose the best paintings to fit my theme. The paintings I chose had their own individual stories and represented meaning. All of the paintings I chose came together and represented the importance of dogs through history.
I used my knowledge of art criticism to my best ability and I hope it pays off in the end. This project took me about 4 hours total. Picking an artwork and learning about the background was a key part to my selections. I wanted to make sure that I chose the best paintings to represent my theme.
In conclusion, I had lots of fun creating this power point. I loved researching dogs and seeing them represented in art.
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