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Week 15

Reading

Reading this article about sound started off interesting to me because I didn’t that it was a complicated process. As described in the reading, “particles moving, objects moving, air moving, and sometimes liquids moving” is how sound is produced. The way they are talking about sound is a totally different view than how I see it on a daily basis. It is cool to think that sound is only a memory because obviously, it doesn’t stay. I thought it was interesting to think that sound doesn’t have a sound, it’s only the things that make sound and that is how we refer to sound. The process of hearing is fascinating and it goes through this trail of things to get through the ear to get to the brain yet we don’t know it’s all happening because it is happening so quickly. I can tell that when I really listen and hear what is going on around me or if someone is talking to me that I create meaning with it. While I was reading, I learned that there are many questions to ask once we hear a sound and having answers to them help us have a better understanding of the sound. It is cool to think that listening is a form of art and is called sound art as described in the article. Sound benefits us in so many ways, better hearing, better listening, sharpens the ears and our imagination.

Video/Meida/Comparison

There are so many sounds around us that make us who we are. Sometimes we take for granted some of the sounds we hear every day because we are used to them. Because we may hear the sounds all day every day they draw a connection to us, the way we hear things, have perspectives, interpret other sounds, they affect us all around. Like Susan Philipsz was drawn to the sounds of a train which is why she lives in Berlin, people get drawn and drawn away from sounds every day. As I watched the video it brought to my attention that a lot of people get tuned into orchestra music. She uses sound testing to see how space reacts with her sounds that she is projecting. Things around you, when you make a sound, they bounce off the objects all around giving different sounds everytime. I think it is awesome how Susan is recording instruments that have been damaged in the war to still make sound and have a purpose other than just sitting around not being able to perform. She put them off into a room so people could listen to the sounds and soak in all the feelings and emotions. By projecting these sounds she is giving those who’ve died in the Holocaust a voice and it also reminds people of what happened.

I enjoy listening to nature and the surroundings that I am in. I do take for granted and don’t fully listen. Listening to this clip picturing myself in a rainforest or at a park where they have exhibits of rainforest life. I think it is a very cool and calming thing to listen to while stressed, working on homework, trying to fall asleep, or plainly wanting to be an in a better mood. To me, it is cleansing my emotions and making me breathe in and out slowly relieving all my stress and worries.

Relevant Artist

Burke Jam is many things but more importantly, he is composer, artist, and educator. He completed his MFA at the Universty of Montana. He earned received a Fulbright Grant to Iceland to research more on the sounds of the surroundings and the ways of listening. He does his work all over the place all the time. He works as the Director of Digital Facilities as well as a college instructor of the Arts at Portland State University for Music and Art. He likes to listen to settle sounds because then they go out when your mind is in tune to what is to come next and then that makes your mind listen to the whole environment. The way he makes sound is so cool by using a wooden box outline with a rectangle cutout on the inside so that way the wind blows through it making a noise.

“Kids’ Games & Activities.” Rainforest Alliance, Rainforest Alliance, www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids.

“Burke Jam.” PICA, pica.org/artists/burke-jam/.

“An Introduction To Sound Art.” Robert Worby - Writer – Composer – Sound Artist – Broadcaster, www.robertworby.com/writing/an-introduction-to-sound-art/.

Noise, Motion. “Burke Jam - ‘Generative Music Series : 12’ - Out of the Studio S1.Ep6.” YouTube, YouTube, 15 Apr. 2013, www.youtube.com/watch?v=00xCxP-y4W0.

One Square Inch of Silence

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I can also say, that I don't listen fully, but kinda just mute things out. I thought this section really broadened my thought process of sounds. You never really notice how a sound becomes a way it is. I also thought that listening to the “One Square Inch of Silence” had a rainforest feel. I am thankful for taking this class as it has put a whole new perspective into my life. 

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week 15: blog post

Reading:

In the article by Robert Worby, he discusses how sound isn’t a thing we can touch or hold. Things that make sounds, sound the way they are; is air moving, liquids moving, and objects and particles. Robert also discusses how sound does not leave any physical residue to be easily remembered, but only memories in one’s mind, which can fade quickly. To help the mind remember, people focus on the things that create the sound. Things such as a piano, a vehicle, or an animal.  There are typically no words for the sound which the thing creates. Listening and hearing things are two total different concepts. Worby defines hearing as a physiological, biological process. Every day there are sounds flowing into our ears; lots of it goes without realizing what you are hearing. People tend to ask themselves; what is the pitch? Is the sound changing? And many other questions you may not realize. Listening is considered an art, you have to take part in it to understand it.

Video/Audio:

Listening to the “One Square Inch of Silence” was something very unusual, I enjoyed it because it has sounds that you do not hear in everyday life. My family owns some acres in a valley near where I live. I have witnessed these sounds firsthand in nature. I think this is something that a lot of people take for granted.

Susan Pilipaz discusses why she likes sound and the meaning it has in her life. She made sound art using instruments from WWI. The instruments are old, damaged and do not have good sound quality, but the sounds she makes focuses on the breathiness, and unusual scratchy sounds.

Connections:

Both the video/audio and the reading discuss the ranges of sounds. They use things you would not expect to create. As usual, the reading and media had lots in common. I feel as they both reflected each other in great ways. In the media, Susan created sounds unexplainable, like what RoberT Worby describes.

Thoughts:

I really enjoyed reading the article this week. Especially Robert Worby’s Introduction to Sound Art. This put a whole new perspective of sound into my thought process. I have always been involved in music since I was little, my mom taught me how to play many instruments. I listen to music all of the time. When I’m driving, doing homework, hanging out with my friends and when I’m working out. I think music makes time go by so much faster, but after this week’s content, I think that I will have a much greater appreciation for sounds that make the music I enjoy listening to.

Relevant Artist:

For my relevant artist this week, I chose Carsten Nicolai. Carsten is a German artist that lives in Berlin. His work is mainly focused on the area that brings music, science, and art all together. He likes to show the sensory perceptions the connection between light and sound.  Nicolai has performed all around the world, showing his art to thousands of people. In Carsten Nicolai’s “ unidisplay” he exhibits amazing sounds along with visual stimulation to go along with it. I really enjoy this piece as this is things  you would not expect. The sound is like a subway and brisk air. I have linked below some of Carsten’s pieces of work.

http://www.carstennicolai.de/?c=works&w=unidisplay

http://www.carstennicolai.de/?c=works&w=reflektor_distortion

Citations:

-      Nibo. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.carstennicolai.de/?c=biography

-      Nibo. (n.d.). Unidisplay. Retrieved from http://www.carstennicolai.de/?c=works&w=unidisplay

-      Nibo. (n.d.). Reflektor distortion. Retrieved from http://www.carstennicolai.de/?c=works&w=reflektor_distortion

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Week 13

Relational aesthetic and social practice is a type of art that is new to the art world. I had no clue abut this type of art. The reading talks about how a pile of candy is a piece of art that the public can take home with them and watching a person cook Asia food in front of a consumer. I feel like these are everyday things that are becoming art. This week`s reading was sure out of my thinking of what art is, talking about it being a performance for the public. These two articles talk about what we think of as everyday things or seeing a job as a type of art.

The video talks about things that seem like little parts of life. She made a difference with IDs for people and giving bar codes out for people to buy lower priced foods. This was a way to help and become part of history and art. I like how she wanted to make a difference with her art work to make people look at the world in a new way. The dripping of chocolate represents a person that dies from hunger with every drop. This is scary to see but through her art she opens our eyes to what is going on and taking something from our everyday life and using it as a tool of knowledge.

           I feel like there is a connection both in the articles and the video about how these types of art are opening the public eyes to everyday things and using them to get a message across in different ways to make us see what is not being seen. These artists are making history by creating these types of work. But their massage is getting across to people in away that is new.

           My relevant artist is Vanessa Beecroft. She is an Italian contemporary performance artist. She works in the United States. Most of her work is made up of professional models that are sometimes naked or mostly naked. She was born in April 25, 1969 in Genoa, Italy. The type of art work she is known for is performance, photography and drawing, paintings and sculpture art. Vanessa got her education from Brera Academy.

           This week I was surprised by the information part of this week because once again, something I didn’t think was or could be art is a type of art. This is used not only to make a change but to better the message of what is really going on in the world by using everyday items that have become part of the art world.

           My opinion keeps changing because it seems to be an endless option of what art can be and new ways to make art everyday. I have never looked at the world as a person being interested in what art is or could be. I can’t say this enough—art, along with artists just keep surprising me.

           I really enjoy the artist this week from Art 21. She talks a lot about Mexican history and the culture that really hits home for me I have always wanted to go there to visit because my daughter is part Hispanic. I would like to take her to show her the art and part of her family history. Listening to the artist talk about how things are and the way art is becoming part of everyday life and having meaning is something amazing, not only for history but for part of the world.

Jeriah. An Introduction to Relational Aesthetic and Social Practice. (2014). Retrieved from badatsports.com

Minerva Cuevas in “Mexico City.” (16 Sept. 2016) Video. Retrieved from art21.org

Relational Aesthetics: The Art of Sociability. (2011). Retrieved from nbmaa.wordpress.com

Minerva Cuevas (n.d.)goggle images

Vanessa Beecroft (n.d.)goggle images

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I also agree with you that art is ever so changing. I liked Vanessa Beecrofts work because she isn’t afraid to show the form of the human body. It was very interesting to learn about the different kinds of art that are right there in the public eye. And how one reacts to this style of art. I really want to learn more about this art that is indeed available to the public, I find it as a comfort level in being able to be more comfortable with my own body in public.

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I have also noticed that my views on art continue to change, there are so many styles of art that I never even new existed. I am glad that I decided to take this class as I feel as my outlook on art has broadened widely. I also chose Vanessa Beecroft for my relevant artist this week and I really understood her art to make people aware of things going on around them. The connections between the videos and reading are very similar, I am glad artists are doing this to bring attention to the public eye.

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week 13: blog post

Readings: The articles I read were Relational Aesthetics: The Art of Sociability and Introduction to Relational Aesthetics and Social Practice. In today’s world, many artists are using age to practice new relations of power in the world by creating art pieces that inspired by society. Relational aesthetics, social practice, and relational art are becoming very common, in order to understand these styles of art, one needs to be able to understand what one is explaining. Relational art is based on social interactions, it can be a moment that has happened in an artist’s life, or in someone else’s. This can be made through sculpture, paintings, performance art, photography and many other styles of art. Social interaction can take place in many forms, making someone’s day by giving them a compliment or a gift. Global art came after a revision of the worlds relations.

Video: In the video this week, Minerva Cuevas creates social practice art. Minerva Cuevas was born in Mexico City, she has strong connections to Mexico City and is very socially engaged in creating installations, sculptures and paintings. Her art is based around politically-charged events. Cuevas describes Mexico City as “rich”, I think she means rich with culture and poverty, not with money.  Her projects draw attention to starvation and capitalistic excess. She exercises her rights by protesting peacefully by shining light on topics not talked about. Minerva made fake ID’s to give to people of poverty to help them buy food for a cheaper price.

Connections: In the video, Minerva Cuevas creates her art to bring attention to social problems such as poverty, starvation, and social injustices. Both the readings and the video bring attention to issues and try to get messages across. All of these artists are creating history as we speak, they may not know it at the time, but they are advocating for things they believe in.

Thoughts: I was very saddened by Minerva Cuevas artwork. One of her pieces was chocolate dripping down, and every time the chocolate dripped, one person died of starvation. Which is approximately 3.6 seconds apart. At the beginning of this course, I was unsure of how to view art from different perspectives, but now I feel as if I can see art from the point of view of others. I feel as if I am a large advocator for Social Practice, I think everyone should know about the harsh effects of starvation, poverty, immigration and many other topics. I also think that at the beginning of this class, that I would not have thought that this was art. I really like how artists are trying so hard to make these issues known throughout the world.

Relevant Artist: For my relevant artist this week, I chose Vanessa Beecroft. Vanessa is an Italian performance artist. Her art typically consisted of naked or nearly naked models occasionally in large numbers. One of her first projects features one hundred women standing naked for three hours, oiled and in nothing but pantyhose. Vanessa has made art for Kanye West’s clothing line. 

Citations:

Vanessa Beecroft. (2018, May 22). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Beecroft

Neuendorf, H. (2016, February 09). Vanessa Beecroft to Present Kanye's Fashion and Album Launch. Retrieved from https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kanye-west-vanessa-beecroft-collaboration-422693

(n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.heikejung.de/AssumeNothing.html

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Week 12

Week 12 Performance

Reading- Most of performance artists are women to fight social injustice that women face. Performance art focuses a lot on dance and sport. It said in the reading that during the 1980’s paintings were very popular because people wanted something they can buy. Even though paintings were very popular they continued to keep performance art alive. They produced an exhibition in New Orleans. I thought it was fascinating that a guy named Klien painted women blue and had them create movements on the floor. Not only did that then create paintings but they also then performed for an audience. The second reading was about how a woman climbed and took down a confederate flag in South Carolina. It said in the reading that it was an artistic statement I think because she tried to bring awareness why it was wrong to have a confederate flag up. Sonya Clark made a video of herself unraveling a confederate flag to show racism unraveling. I think that that was a good interpretation of what that meant because the confederate flag itself is full of racism. After reading that I learned there can be many different styles of performance art.

Nick Cave- He has created many sound suits out of antique objects and fur to create a sculpture type piece. Some of the pieces he has people wear them and dance to songs in them to perform. He also has other sculptures that are in museums for everyone to admire. He made one piece named Trayvon of an African American boy with wire wrapped around him showing he is trapped. I think that piece was important because it shows all the innocent African Americans who are getting killed by police when they weren’t armed. When I first started this video, I was confused what the point of the pieces were but now I understand.

Connections/Comparisons- The reading and video tied together perfectly. I like how in each they had something to do with racism and how it can effect people. I think the reading and video really brought awareness to those subjects. I learned a lot of things I never knew about performance art; this chapter was fascinating.

Relevant Artist- I chose to research about Tehching Hsieh he grew up in Taiwan and moved to New York as an illegal immigrant until he got citizenship about eight years later. The first think I saw when I looked him up was a picture of him with rope around his waist tied to a woman. I was really confused and then I read that he does performance art like that that last for a year. He even slept outside on the streets and in a caged room. I would not be able to do something like that for a whole year that would be awful. Another thing I learned was that he jumped out of a building when he was younger and photographed himself jumping. He does things like this for people to notice him. I also read that it wasn’t until he wasn’t an artist anymore that he became famous.

Sources: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-performance-artist-tied-woman-year

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-performance-artist-tied-woman-year

https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/nick-cave-trayvon-martin-tribute-310854

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It was very interesting to read about your relevant artist. I would also not be able to sleep outside in a cage, I suppose it just depends how dedicated a person may be to their performance art. I am glad that women are using the opportunity to fight social injustice using their art! Personally, I would not like to do performance art of fear that I would mess up what I was trying to accomplish. I think that this type of art takes a certain dedication and creativeness to not have a plan on what you are going to do and just “wing it.” 

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week 12: blog post

Readings: In the readings this week, performance art is discussed in many different ways. Performance art has dated back to as early as 1960. It has been found all over the work. In the early period of performance art, it was typically based on the body. This period is often referred to as “Body Art.” Performance art has illustrated many things, from wars, feminism, politics, and many other topics. This specific style of art is very broad, it takes styles from dance, rituals, or even sports. Post-war performance art was very common. Artists created performances based on World War II. One of the earliest styles of performance art is Action, this highlights aspect of the performers viewed activities. Happenings were common in the 1960’s, this was influenced by Dada, some of the aspects of this performance were planned. Endurance is when artists involve themselves in performance that border abuse or torture, the artist showing he can endure such pain. Finally, ritual is when artist make performances about religion. In Bree Newsome’s climb of the confederate flag, she climbs a flag pole holding a controversial Confederate flag. Bree then continues to cut it down, which it had been flying there since 1961. The two types of socially engages art are: symbolic practice, and actual practice.

Video: In the video of Nick Cave, he as a performance artist. He creates costumes made of materials. Performance art is when the artist is involved in the art its self.

Connections: Nick Cave’s performance art demonstrates events that have happened. Like the post-war performance art. The readings discussed the different styles of performace art. I think if I were to like one style the most it would be the Post-war performance art. It can demonstrate times of sorrow, need, and sadness. The effects of the war can also be explained through performance art.

Thoughts: I was very surprised when Nick said that he did not like to “plan” out his projects, he just goes to flea markets or antique shops and picks out random objects to create his piece around. I never thought that what Nick Cave does is performance art, I always considered that kind of art to be street art. I do not think that Bree Newsome really had to climb that flag pole to take down the confederate flag. She could have protested peacefully rather than trespassing and vandalizing government property, which I’m sure she was aware that she was going to get arrested. I really didn’t enjoy the content. I found it interesting, but pointless. I really tried to understand performance art, but I couldn’t,  

Relevant Artist: For my relevant artist this week, I choose Yoko Ono. Yoko is a Japanese artist. She is known for performance, singing, songwriting, and film making. Yoko was married to John Lennon, where they both expressed their views about the Vietnam War. Ono released a collaboration album with John Lennon.

Citations: Yoko Ono. (2018, November 06). Retrieved November 7, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoko_Ono

Rehearsal 5. (2009, December 14). Retrieved from https://aapaa.org/artists/saya-woolfalk/no-place-exhibition/rehearsal-5/

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Week 11

Reading

Reading chapter 13 about Architecture I learned that a lot of stone buildings can be carved to 10- to 15-ton rocks. Even the stones don’t look like that are super close together, they truly are. Just like a lot of the topics we have already read, I didn’t know that architecture deals with the same amount of principles like form, texture, line, space, color, repetition, variety, and emphasis. It was interesting to me that even though it’s the same building, the insides, and outsides are both different. I like how big architecture building can get, how detailed, and how unique they are all from other buildings. Designers are artists because they are creating “art” like pieces, however, they are designing buildings, homes, to fulfill others, happiness and comfort like the book said so that makes them social servants and artists. I like how detailed some of the examples of architecture buildings are given in the book, especially the St. Basil’s Cathedral. There is so many designs, textures, detail, color, patterns, and feeling involved in this architecture. I look at the image and my eyes keep wandering all over because there is so much. I this building makes me feel original, creative, and colorful. It has its own unique look. A lot of architecture needs to have a compressive strength, as stated in the book it means for the structure to have the ‘ability to support pressure without breaking’.  Building architecture deals with so many options and important details to every piece, to me that would be very overwhelming and hard to be an architect. It’s simply amazing to me that people actually come up with these designs and really build all the buildings we have. Ones with different shapes, unique, colorful, huge, and a ton of detail are my favorite kinds.

Video/Comparison

Maya Lin in “Identity" 

Listening to Maya, she really puts out that art is how you make it and what you want. I agree with her because it’s all up to that one person. She was offered this little corner of a park to display her artwork. With objects surrounding her area, she was given to work with meant that she had to think about those, be an architect. Her piece she likes to think of it as liquid gas and solid and her overall piece is an ice rink. It relates to the chapter because there are more than one object and more than one thing going on at one time. I like how she put lights on top and then layered with a sheet of ice over it so that it gave it detail and color. To her, it’s more than just a piece of art. It’s about nature and looking back in time with landscapes and things that actually happened. I love how she resued her atlas books to make craters in them, it looks really cool! Just like most architecture, it is outside and large scale like a lot of her work. She loved building buildings and being an artist which is why she didn’t choose between the two but she likes to keep them separate, which I like that about her. 

Relevant Artist 

Frank Gehry

Frank Gehry was born February 28, 1929, in Owen Goldberg in Toronto, Canada. He is a huge well-known architect for the 20th century. His buildings mostly include bold, postmodern shapes and unique inventions. Examples are the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Guggenheim Museum. He grew up in a Polish and Jewish family. While he was growing up he spent his time building little homes and cities being a creative little kid. He was married and then divorced with two kids, got remarried and had two more kids. He attended and graduated from the University of Southern California and dropped out of Harvard. He began making his move and building buildings. He became known for his uniqueness and the way he viewed architecture. With his work, he was professional and was attached to budgets. He realized his work wasn’t meant for urban space. After he had his years of being an architect he took interest in being a professor at Columbia University, Yale, and the University of Southern California, (where he graduated). He was awarded the Pritzker Prize for how well done his work was. 

Zelanski, Paul, and Mary Pat Fisher. The Art of Seeing. Prentice Hall, 2011.

“Maya Lin In.” Art21, art21.org/watch/art-in-the-twenty-first-century/s1/maya-lin-in-identity-segment/.

Frank Gehry.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 18 Nov. 2016, www.biography.com/people/frank-gehry-9308278.

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I also really liked the Cathedral in the book! Your relevant artist sounds like he has known he's wanted to do architecture all his life!

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blog post: 11

Reading: In the reading this week, it focuses on architecture. Architecture deals with the same styles of art such as line, texture, color, space, form, emphasis, repetition, and variety. I don’t enjoy the “modern” look of architecture today. I really like the old styles of art placed into the making of the building such as cathedrals and old courthouses. Architects need to be very creative, and work with the space they have to create an amazing building the right size. I did not know that temples in India were created so tall to be closer to heaven. I think religion comes into the building of lots of cathedrals and churches. A church in my hometown has sculptures of the disciples on the inside.

Video: I really enjoyed the video this week. Maya Lin uses water as the main line of her “park.” She uses solid, liquid, and gas into her theme. I was very surprised that Maya Lin designed the  Vietnam Memorial. Like she mentioned in the book, she is much more than an artist, or a memorial maker. The meaning behind her art still has lots of meaning behind the shapes, levels and textures rather than other buildings today.

Connections: The book mentions the things that go into making architecture, texture, color, repetition. I think that Maya Lin uses all of these techniques or styles in her art making. She puts lot of effort into her designs, and models. Maya Lin considers herself as an artist. I think she is because she uses the same principles as a sculptor or designer would.

Thoughts: There are lots of things I did not know about architecture reading the beginning of this chapter, I always pictured them to be sitting at a desk sketching and using ruler to create basic buildings with no history, or story behind them. I feel as if I were to do architecture, because I wouldn’t have the patience to draw the plans, create a model, then wait for the building to be built to see how it actually looks. I’ve really notices different styles of architecture while travelling. I’ve been to Ireland, England, Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands. The different looks of the buildings in all of these countries is astounding. When I was in Sweden, we went to the old village and all of the houses were bright colors and lots of detail to the doors.

Relevant Artist: For my relevant artist this week, I chose Zaha Hadid. Zaha was a British- Iraqi architect.  She received the UK’s most prestigious architectural award. Zaha created lots and lots of different buildings, from art museums, to sky scrapers, to opera houses, to ski jumps. Hadid passed away in 2016 in Florida. She is world renowned for her amazing building designs. Pictured below is the London Aquatics Center she designed for the Olympics in 2012.  I like the flow of the buildings she designed, I think the Aquatic center she created looks like a small wave coming in on a beach.

Citations:

-      Zaha Hadid. (2018, October 24). Retrieved October 31, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaha_Hadid

 - Gordon, M. (2017, September 07). The Curiously Unique Architecture of Valencia, Spain. Retrieved October 31, 2018, from https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/the-curiously-unique-architecture-of-valencia-spain

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week 10: blog post

Reading: In chapter 11, the key topics are: clay, metal, wood, glass, and fibers. When I think of art using these materials, I think of sculptures. As I read on in the chapter, Craft Media is art like pottery, porcelain, many other things. Craft media artists that use clay can create a large variety of things such as bowls and fine porcelain. Artists who use metals use malleable metals to shape and bend them into the desired shape. The artists can use heat to make the metal more malleable to shape easier. They typically use precious metals such as gold, silver or copper, nickel, and brass. Wood is also used in Craft Media. Artists, chisel, file, and sand the wood to desired shape, then they are usually dyed or polished when finished. A fragile, transparent material is glass, When I think of glass in art, I think of glass blowing, which is the most standard way of using glass. Fiber is a very large variety of materials labeled into one category. Quilting is a style of craft media, as is making tapestries. This chapter of the book is very broad. There are many different ways to create craft media.

Video: In the video, artist Brian Jungen creates crafts out of different types of shoes. Some of his creations relate to his Native culture. Brian used to create art as a way to hide his emotion. I found it odd that he created native American work using Nike shoes.

Connections: There are many comparisons between the video and the reading for this week. Brian Jungen uses fiber for his artwork, although he technically uses shoes as his material, I consider them to be a fiber. I found it hard to see the “native American” side of his art, I mostly saw it as cut up pieces of shoes. The uniqueness of Jungen’s art is very different from the chapter, as “shoes” is not a type of material used.

Thoughts: I really enjoyed this week’s content, being able to see the different types of Craft Media was very interesting. It is a very broad category with many things to make and choose from. I think I enjoyed my relevant artist’s work the most. Brian Jungen’s work was very interesting yet very weird and confusing. I can’t understand why he would spend so much money on Nike shoes just to chop and rip them apart, but I guess since is a famous artist he is making enough money to do so.

Relevant artist: For my relevant artist this week, I chose Piper Shephard. She creates art out of cloth. She cuts cloth into lace-like patterns. When I first saw her art, I thought it was actual lace that she used. The cuts she makes into the cloth is very unique and time consuming.  I enjoy Pipers art because it is very unique. When I see her art, I think of when I was younger making snowflakes out of cut paper, but she’s very talented with her work.

Citations:

-      About. (n.d.). Retrieved October 24, 2018, from http://www.pipershepard.com/about/

-      (n.d.). Retrieved October 24, 2018, from https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cultur/kimonos/kimo3eng.shtml

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Week 9

Reflections on the reading

In this reading we learned that installation art can be temporary or permanent for public or private spaces. Installation art work came along in 1969 where inside art was built in a space that is made for that art piece. In the 1980s Immersive virtual reality became very popular because the audience was involved. The spectators could visit what the artist made and make a situation come alive rather than just watch. Installation art is not limited to on object; it can be a painting, sculpture, photograph or film.

Qireshi at the Metropolitan does a garden every year that does splatter art which gives the public a chance to walk through the art work to experience the feeling of a crime scene. Life is death; people seem to be afraid to walk through the landscape perhaps because they were scared to mess up the art work or because they may not know what will come next in the landscape.

Rain room is made up of water that is made by cameras that can track your every movement. When moving through the space it is said to feel like there is an emotional connection with the water. Only a few people at a time are allowed to walk through this exhibit; the wait time is up to almost two hours, rain or shine.

The Gallery of the Lost Arc didn’t seem to stand a chance to be an exhibit; it was not introduced to the pubic. The arc seemed like it was a big eye sore to the people who worked in the offices surrounding the area; they went to court to get it taken down. It was broken down in three sections that now is in a warehouse nowhere to be seen.

Your reflections on the videos/Media: Do Ho Suh in” Stories”

We hear Do Ho Suh talk about his life growing up in Korea  as a young boy into a man and how their customs come out in his everyday life from when he was in the army to the other children in his class. Do Ho Suh wanted to be out of his father’s shadow to be his own artist. His mother helped him to become his own artist. Do Ho Suh was part of the military, which is a big part of a Korean man’s life. He spent two years in the forces and became a good sharp shooter. He felt that this experience dehumanized him and that made him think. His art work today shows a lot of what he went through and felt as a young man in the army.

Connections/comparisons you find between the two:

I find the connection of the art work that is sized and designed for the space of the object or objects that will appear in that space. In both the reading and video it was talked about how a space was made to fit the exhibit and how that piece of art works within that space. The public can walk around the object or through the art work to see a three dimensional work and have a better perception of the exhibit.

Relevant Artists:

I have chosen Nancy Holt for my relevant artist because her background caught my eye I enjoyed reading about what she has done and what she has become in the art world. Nancy is most known for her sculpture, installation art, and land art. she started to work with film and photography. She also started writing books and articles that talked about her own art work. Nancy is an American artist that was an only child who spent most of her time in New Jersey with her mother and father. After college she married a fellow artist. Both she and Robert her husband started a foundation to expand the limits of  artistic practice through public service. This foundation changed the awareness of both artists’ creative legacies that continue to transform the art world today.

I would have to say I am surprised about how they choose a place to have a certain exhibit by the layout of how big a place is so the art work exhibit can be built in a special size. I really liked the dog tag armor exhibit that was shown in this week’s video and how things can look different than what we may think they should look.

My opinion has changed tremendously toward concerning my expectation of art and who an artist can be. I feel I have gained the information of all the different types of art that is out in the world. I have a better understanding of the artists’ process of creating their work.

I strongly liked the rain room exhibit because with all the technology becoming such a big part of today’s world it is really interesting how they can put cameras in a room to detect movement and have water fall down and not get a drop of water on anyone. It astounded me to see what technology is doing and has done in the past; this project is only one example.

I feel it is my life lesson to keep an open mind along with all the possibilities of what can come next in life with having a great appreciation for art and what it takes to be an artist. It is never one sided as well as there is no one thing that should or shouldn’t be part of art. This new world is full of possibility of color and shapes and is willing to push what art is at the end of the day.

References

Art21years (producer). (2003,September 9).”Do Ho Suh in Stories.” Retrieved from https://art 21 org/watch/art-in-the twenty-century/s5

Brenson, M.(1989).Artview: The messy Saga of Tilted Arc is far from over. Retrieved http://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/02

Installation art.(n.d) Retrieved from www.wikipedia .org

Mundy, J(2012,October 25) Lost art: Ricard Serra. Retrieved from https//www.late.org.ukcontext-comment/articles/gallarey

Selz, Gabrielle.(2003,July). Installation art-five wonders in new York. Retrieved from www.Hamptons art hub.com

Nancy Holt land art(n.d.) Google images

Rain Room (n.d.) Google images

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I love the photos you chose! I really like how you said that you need to keep an open mind! I think that’s something we all need to do in taking this class! 

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blog post: week 9

Reading: The two websites we read from were Wikipedia and Hamptons Art Hub. Installation Art is a three-dimensional piece that are usually created to be displayed in one specific area. Installation Art is usually either temporary or permanent to the site. This style of art is usually created from everyday objects or natural materials. Installation art became prominent in the early 1970’s but signs of this technique have been dated earlier. Typically, installation art is large enough to be encompassed by our own bodies, such as walking through them or getting to be a part of the art itself.

Video: I enjoyed the video this week, Do Ho Suh’s art was confusing and wonderful all at the same time. Do Ho Suh felt that his father’s artistry fame overtook him, and he felt useless compared to his dad. His house that he created is very artistic and is an exact replica of his home back in Korea that he left. Ho Suh uses sewing techniques to create his replica. I found his “house” that he created very unique, because he described that he could fold it up and put it in a suitcase. I do not think that many pieces of art are very transportable like Do Ho Suh’s house. Personally, my favorite project he showed was the floor he created using little army men by gluing them very closely to each other. I think that the monument he created resembles the people holding the society up, using the small people figures, all of them working together.  

Connections: The connections between the readings and the video this week were that they both consist of random, everyday objects. Do Ho Suh makes art that is also typically set up to fill a space, as in the readings. Do Ho Suh also uses things such as sewing to create his art. I think that these types of installation art, is somewhat like sculptures.

Thoughts: I really enjoyed the content covered this week. I was unsure what I would think of because I had never heard of this style of art before. Installation art is now one of my more favorite types of art that we’ve covered. I really enjoy this class because I am beginning to understand all the types of art that were before unknown to me.

Relative artist:For this week’s class, I chose Karla Black as my relevant artist. Karla is a Scottish artist who makes abstract sculptures. She studied at The Glasgow School of Art for Sculpture. She takes everyday common objects such as toothpaste, soap, and wool. I enjoy the pastel colors she uses in some of her art. In one photo, it seems as if it is saranwrap with crumpled up paper, and dyed Easter eggs. When I went to go read about the photo, I saw that it was all made with different unique things such as thread, bath bombs, petroleum jelly, chalk and many other things. Black has art in the Tate Modern Museum in London, England. I cannot recall if I saw her art there when I visited Tate, as there were many different things to see.

Citations:

-      Karla Black. (n.d.). Retrieved October 17, 2018, from https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/karla-black

-      Do Ho Suh. (1970, October 12). Retrieved October 17, 2018, from http://www.saic.edu/visiting-artists-program/events/do-ho-suh

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week 8: blog post

Reading:  In the reading of chapter ten, there are six key topics. Carving, modeling, casting, assembling, earthworks, and installations, performances, and multimedia. Carving consists of the artist cutting away pieces of the material used. Michelangelo, a famous sculptor believed that the piece of art was already inside the material and carving it away released the piece. Modeling is another extreme type of carving, this consists of hand-shaping malleable materials. They typically have to be formed over a “skeleton” to support the material. Casting is when a molten material is shaped then allowed to harden. Most widely used materials are bronze or plastic. Assembling is a very interesting form of sculpture. Assembling uses different or random materials by attaching them to each other, these are typically called “found objects.” Earthworks is a type of sculpture consisting of sculpting earthly materials such as rock, stone, wood, and many other things. Finally, Installations, Performances, and Multimedia. Installations are 3D works of art that completely fill a space. Performance art is when the artists is the center of attention, engaging with the audience.

Video: This week, in the art21 video, we watched Kara Walker as she attempted to build a sculpture she’s never done before. Kara uses sugar, corn syrup and water to create what she calls a “Sugar Baby.” Her ending sculpture will be five feet tall. She uses computers to scan, digitize then create the model into an actual piece of art. The file can be read and then the computer can create the sculpture.

Interview: Kara Walker’s very first silhouette piece was referring to the novel, Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell. Before even reading the book, Kara had a preconceived stigma towards the book. The very first time she read the book was in college, which she ended up loving the book. Kara defines her art as “giddy humor.” Her artwork is kinds of things that you wouldn’t expect to see at an art gallery. Walker defines herself as a “negress” because she believes that “it is a title with a certain set of expectations that come from living in a culture that is not accustomed to a great majority of African American women.”

Connections/ Comparisons: The book talks about “Planning Sculptures,” Kara Walker plans her sculpture by creating a model, using a computer to scan it, then the computer helps her sculpt the piece. Walker uses the sculpting method of “carving” while creating her piece, “ A Subtely”

Thoughts: I was very intrigued by Kara Walkers type of art, I have never heard of anyone using sugar on sculptures. I really enjoyed the content this week as it was easy to understand and some content that I have learned about before. I was surprised that there were so many methods for sculpting.My understanding of art has broadened throughout this course.

Relevant artists: For my relevant artist this week, I chose Rachel Whiteread. She is an English sculptor. Rachel usually uses casts to create her sculptures and was the first woman to win the Turner Prize in 1993. Her first solo exhibition opened in 1988 in London. Whiteread’s art typically resembles casts made around pieces of furniture.

Citations:

-      The Melodrama of "Gone with the Wind". (n.d.). Retrieved October 10, 2018, from https://art21.org/read/kara-walker-the-melodrama-of-gone-with-the-wind/

-      Rachel Whiteread. (2018, August 24). Retrieved October 10, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Whiteread

- Tate. (n.d.). Five Things to Know: Rachel Whiteread – List. Retrieved October 10, 2018, from https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/rachel-whiteread-2319/five-things-know-rachel-whiteread

- (n.d.). Retrieved October 10, 2018, from https://www.michelangelo-gallery.com/sculptures.aspx

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week 7: blog post

Reading: Ever since I was little, I’ve always liked photography and films. The chapter talks about photography, the history of photography, digital photography, creative use of digital imaging, film, television, video, and multimedia. Photography is the Greek word for “writing with light.” Photography is my all-time favorite style of art. When I’ve travelled to Europe, I enjoyed taking photos of the things I’ve seen. I love going through my picture books of the places and things I’ve seen. I love watching the video at the end of Disney where they show the artists drawing the animations step by step.

Videos: Watching this weeks’ videos made me very confused. I’ve always liked watching movies and trying to figure out what happens before it does. The animated video we watched was very confusing. I could not understand what was going on. I understood that an elephant and some other animal were brothers and the older brother would not let the little brother go swimming. But after that I couldn’t follow the story line.

Connections: Between the video and the chapter reading, there were lots of connections between the two. We watched two videos about film making. They were both very unique in different ways, confusing, yet intriguing. The book talked about different styles and types of photography and filmmaking that artists can use.  

Relevant Artists: For this week’s class, I choose Wolfgang Tillman as my relevant artist. He is a German photographer. Tillman was the first non-British artist to be awarded the Tate annual Turner Prize. He photographs contemporary art. I enjoy his photographs because they illustrate beauty and uniqueness. Wolfgang began taking snapshots of his friends. There was lots of controversy that his photography was staged, such as outfits and location.

Thoughts: I really enjoyed the content this week. This was by far the most diverse chapter and video(s) that I’ve read. Photography and Filmmaking can be about anything, of anyone, and anywhere. Although with art in general, anything can be made. I love photography because it is real life things, people, and places. Some people don’t consider photographers, artists because they do not create the work. I consider photographers as artists because they capture the beauty of things that people do not realize.

Citations:

-      Tillmans.co.uk. (n.d.). Retrieved October 3, 2018, from http://tillmans.co.uk/component/jcgtillmans/buchholzcologne2018

-      Ten Questions for Wolfgang Tillmans | Art | Agenda. (n.d.). Retrieved October 3, 2018, from http://www.phaidon.com/agenda/art/articles/2014/may/08/ten-questions-for-wolfgang-tillmans/

-      Out of Storage. (2018, October 04). Retrieved October 3, 2018, from http://www.outofstorage.nl/en/tentoonstelling_out_of_storage/kunstenaars/b/beshty_walead/24/

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Week 6

Reading Reflection

The reading this week was over chapters 6 and 7. Chapter 6 was about “printmaking, relief, intaglio, stencil, Photocopy and Fax Art.”(Book) Chapter 7 was about “graphic designs, typography, and illustration.’’(Book) Before reading these two chapters I really didn’t know anything about those topics. I read something in Chapter 7 that caught my eye it was how “graphic designers have their fingers on everything the public is doing and changing.” (Book) They have to be so distinctive that people will be drawn to only them among a variety of competing products. Graphic design is all about “visual relationships.” A few key ingredients in graphic design is “illustration, letters, and images.” (Book) In Chapter 6 I read a lot about intaglio and that is is the “second major category of the printmaking method.”  “An intaglio print is an image that is cut into the surface of a plate, then thin ink is applied to the plate with dabbers that force the ink into all the grooves.” (Book)  That kind of reminded me of what a tattoo needle does when putting the ink into your skin. Below I included what an image looks like when they use the Intaglio engraving method.  

Media Reflection

   The artist in this weeks video was John Baldessari. John Baldessari is known for “Synthesizing photomontage, painting, and language.”(John) Baldessari can “equate images with words and illuminate, confound, and challenge the meaning of his art.”(John) He draws his viewers “attention to minor details, absences.”(John)  The thing I found most fascinating about the video is how John Baldessari can make multiple pieces of artwork all with the same two things on it (furrowed foreheads/eyebrows) but has so many different ways of doing it. I’m surprised he doesn’t get tired of doing kinda like the same thing every day. I’m personally not a big fan of his artwork. I like to think its kinda simple in a way. I think he should make some of his artwork have bigger lips or ears like changing the focus from the same two things and give it some flare.

Connections/comparisons

I only found one connection between the video and the reading. It was over the processing of printing. It’s called the “four-color press: yellow, magenta, blue, and black.” (Book) The way this passage in the book connects with the video is when they are hanging up all of John Baldessari’s paintings. It’s not because they made the photos all in those colors. It is because he placed them in a row with 4 photos going horizontal or vertical. It was as if the paintings were all different colors and went together as one. That was the only connection I could find between the two. I just think the reading and the video were just very opposite from each other this week.

Relevant Artists

The relevant artist I chose this week is Cindy Sherman. She was born January 19, 1954, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. She is an American photographer and film director. Cindy is best known for her “ Complete Untitled Film Stills,” (Cindy) which is just a series of “69 black-and-white photographs that show all the stereotypes of women in the media.” (Cindy) Below I have included one of her photos from her untitled film.

Works Cited

“John Baldessari: ‘Raised Eyebrows/ Furrowed Foreheads’ (SHORT).” Art21, art21.org/watch/extended-play/john-baldessari-raised-eyebrows-furrowed-foreheads-short/.

Wanczura, Dieter. “Intaglio Printmaking.” Artelino, Artelino GmbH, 29 June 2018, www.artelino.com/articles/intaglio_printmaking.asp.

“Cindy Sherman Overview and Analysis.” The Art Story, www.theartstory.org/artist-sherman-cindy.htm.

The Book

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I agree about not knowing the topics before reading the chapters so I learned quite a bit this week! That is such a great connection with the tattoo and ink being put onto your skin, I see the resemblance. I too enjoyed how John Baldessari only changed one detail at a time but made the image totally different and unique from all the others. I liked your suggestions on other details he could develop and as I was reading your paragraph I thought of enlarging the eyes or making the smaller, that would be different to see.

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I didn’t known anything about these chapters either. I love the pictures you chose!

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week 6: blog post

reading: The reading for this week was about Printmaking and Graphic Design. Print making originated in China and Korea, while graphic design is commonly used in Latin America as art work or inexpensive advertising. I took an art class a few years ago in high school, where we carved a design or picture into rubber chunks. We then had to create 3 different designs into the one piece of rubber, trying not to take much out each time but making the designs different. After each caring, we stamped these designs on top of each other in different colors.

media: This week we watched a video about John Baldessari, an American artist known for his photography. I did not enjoy this video because I was very confused about his style of art. I believe that taking a picture from a movie or a person then putting color over the body parts is not very unique or talented. I like to look at art with the idea of finding a story behind it or some meaning to it. I just could not understand how his style of artwork is very original.

connections: John Baldessari uses styles from both printmaking and graphic design, the two chapters we covered this week. John typically has lots of different shades and colors in his art work, just like the chapters describe in print making and graphic design. I think I learned more from the chapter rather than the video this week, being that I saw more and different styles of these types of art in the chapters. The book chapters better describes how the different types of print making and design are used and evaluated. John’s art uses lots or variations of colors just like Yinka Shonibare’s sculptures and pictures.

relevant artist: For my relevant artist this week I chose Yinka Shonibare, a British Nigerian Artist known for his work of colonisms, race and cultural identity. He uses a dutch wax fabric that is most widely considered to be “African” that he gets in London. While Yinka lives with a physical disability of paralyzation on one half of his body, he has assistants who help him put his ideas into play. He can describe what he would like to be done, that his is not capable of doing himself, and his assistants help him.

thoughts: I am reconsidering what I said in the first week of this class. I said that anyone can define good art, and anything is art. Personally, this weeks media I really did not enjoy, I just cannot understand how putting color over body parts and changing the color of things is very talented. When I view art, I try to analyze the piece and figure out why the artist created it the way they did. I also try to see if the piece has a historical significance or is from a story. I really liked seeing Yinka’s art because culture is very important to me, I have travelled to many different countries in Europe, Latin America and South America. I have always loved to see the variations of cultures in art. I have been to the Tate Modern art museum in London and they had exhibits of different artists from different countries. Seeing that Shonibare’s art portrays his views of cultures is  one of my favorite types of art.

citations: 

- Wind Sculpture II, Yinka Shonibare MBE. (n.d.). Retrieved September 26, 2018, from https://www.artspace.com/yinka_shonibare_mbe/wind-sculpture-ii

- Yinka Shonibare MBE (RA). (n.d.). Retrieved September 26, 2018, from http://www.yinkashonibarembe.com/

- ARTCENTRON. (2017, June 02). Goodman Gallery Looks Ahead With Yinka Shonibare MBE. Retrieved September 26, 2018, from http://artcentron.com/2017/06/01/goodman-gallery-yinka-shonibare/

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Week 5

Your reflections on the reading

  My favorite form of art is paintings. While reading the chapter in the book I was completely fascinated by the different ways there were to paint, everything thing from different techniques, to different methods and ideas of how it should be done. Learning about how the paint was made was probably my favorite part of this chapter. The paint, originally called “colored pigments”, started out by adding these colored pigments to a liquid, usually oil or water and a binder. The binder helps the pigments stick to the surface they are being put on. I didn’t realize that oil was used so often to create the paint. I mean I knew there was “oil based” paints out there but I didn’t realize they were some of the original paints of the world. I feel like as time has pasted artists have made some major improvements on the quality of the paint and potency of the colors in the paints. Now there are many different ways to apply paint to a piece, besides using your hand or a brush.

  Your reflections on the videos/media

  The artist in the video does large-scale canvas paintings. She was born in the U.S., lived in New York for a while and then began traveling the world to do art. In the video she is in Berlin and works with a team of assistants to complete different art pieces. I am very confused as to how having assistants works. How can someone else do some of your work and you still sign the piece as your own? Wouldn’t the piece also be partially theirs? Also how can they know what you want to a piece to look like? They aren’t you and they probably don’t think like you. It looks like it takes a long time to explain to the assistants how she wants her pieces to look and she could save time by doing it herself, right? I mean don’t get me wrong I really like her work and the map she gives it all portrays the idea of her worldly travels. The map look also makes me think of all of the different cultures she has to have encountered along her travels. I think by doing her work so large scale she gives painting a new meaning and I really liked her work.

  Connections/comparisons you find between the two

  The artist in the video used different methods of painting on the same piece, sometimes she painted with a brush but other time she was spray painting the paint on. Just like the book discussed, there are many different methods of applying paint to a piece.

  Connections to another artist’s work from the “Relevant Artists” section of the course content

Frank Stella was born on May 12, 1936, in Malden, Massachusetts. At first glance his work appears colorful and loud, but after looking at it for a while the audience notices that it looks loud because it is three-dimensional. Frank’s work goes against all of the art that we see that has some kind of meaning or hidden message and instead Frank sticks to the “principles of color, lines, shapes, plane, volume, point, and being within space.” I think that his work mirrors the work of the artist in the video. Her work had a lot of lines and shapes and, to me, gave the illusion that it was three-dimensional. This was a very interesting chapter and I want to look into more art like this as it is the most intriguing to me.

https://www.theartstory.org/artist-stella-frank.htm

This picture is an example of Frank’s 3-D paintings.

This one ^ is an example of Frank’s 2-D paintings. 

This piece is one from the video to show how Julie also used the use of lines to hint at a 3-D illusion.

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I understand that you don’t get why the assistances don’t get the credit while Julie does. I didn’t even think about that! I thought it would help them work as a team instead of seeing that they don’t get the credit or sign their name on the painting. I think in end though, it’s the artist’s idea of what the painting should be; therefore the artist gets the credit. Julie told her team her idea and since it was simple tracing and they didn’t put a meaning in it while she did.

I can see how Frank’s paintings look loud and don’t necessarily have a meaning to them. What’re other artists that intrigue you with painting? Do you have a favorite? Great post, Emma!

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I also really enjoy painting, there are so many forms of it and it is hard not to capture a story when you do a painting. I also chose Frank Phillip Stella as my relevant artist and he is quite an interesting character.  I like how you said his work appears colorful and loud at first, I couldn’t have put it better myself. I agree that both Julie and Frank have similar qualities in their work. They are both very colorful and have a lot of movement. 

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I felt the same way about her having assistants do the work for her. She has to take time, hiring and managing them. Wouldn’t it just be simpler for Julie to just do it herself? She is having them spend all of this time, drawing for her, just for her to erase it. She could have said no to some of these projects or said that she couldn’t do the time frame because of another project. It is really weird to me as well.

[cassyelisecarson-blog]

My favorite style of art is also painting. I like looking at the variety of colors and textures. I completely agree about Julie not doing the paintings herself. I do not believe she should get all of the credit. 

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week 5: blog post

reading: The key topics of this chapter are encaustic, mixed media, mosaic, fresco, tempera. collage, oil, gouache, synthetics, and watercolor. I really enjoyed this chapter because viewing paintings is one of my favorite types of art. I like seeing all the pigments and different colors and how they react with one another. All of these techniques differ from each other, yet they are all in common. I liked this chapter because I can relate to some of the styles of painting, in the past I have used a few of these techniques in previous art classes.

media: Julie Mehretu is a painter who currently lives in Berlin, Germany. She has a team of people helping her work on her enormous paintings. Typically her art is 25 feet by 85 feet. I liked seeing her art, although I don’t understand how she gets all the credit for her art when her “team” paints the canvas so she can draw on top of it. Julie typically draws city scapes over abstract lines, curves, colors and many other things. In my opinion I do not think Julie should get all the credit when her team puts so much hard work and effort just so she can draw on top. 

connections: The connections in this weeks content is the Julie uses different techniques of painting in her artwork that is described in the book. She uses watercolor and oil. The chapter is all about the multiple types of painting, so i believe that the video this week relates a lot to the chapter. Probably more than any other video and chapter that we’ve discussed so far. 

relevant artist:  This week for my relevant artist, I chose Hiroshi Senju. He is a Japanese painter mainly known for his waterfall paintings. Senju bases his paintings on traditional Japanese paintings. He has received many rewards for his artwork. I chose Hiroshi this week because of his nature based paintings. really liked Hiroshi’s paintings, although many of them are very similar, he takes time to make them all detailed in different ways. 

relevant artist connections: My relevant artist, Hiroshi Senju also uses the styles of paintings in the book. Julie and Hiroshi both are painters; Hiroshi paints nature while Julie paints abstract and city-scapes. In conclusion, all of the content this week, all relate to one another.

thoughts: I enjoyed this weeks video a lot more than last weeks. I liked the content we read. I felt as if I understood it more because I took an art class last semester and we used different types of paintings like in the chapter. I think I liked watching Julies video more than the chapter this week, I feel as if I got more from the video since I knew some of the basic types of paintings. I chose the painting “ Spirit Like the Wind II” by Joseph Raffael because I like the varieties of color and detail. 

citations:

-  Hiroshi Senju. (n.d.). Retrieved September 19, 2018, from http://www.artnet.com/artists/hiroshi-senju/ 

- E. (n.d.). Waterfall - Gallery. Retrieved September 19, 2018, from http://www.hiroshisenju.com/gallery/waterfall/4

- Moores, M., & Gallery, N. H. (n.d.). Joseph Raffael. Retrieved September 19, 2018, from http://www.nancyhoffmangallery.com/artist/work_page/1347/Joseph-Raffael_Spirit-Like-the-Wind-II