Module 16 Reflection

Module 1

Questions

1.  Very simple with no problems at all.

2.  By keeping up to dates with readings and various assignments.  All and all always checking in with blackboard updates and announcements.

3.  I feel good.  I feel that I will be able to stay organized and on track.

4.  -  I know that to learn you must explore with the intentions that I do not know the topic.  It is important to break past the fear factor and get involved in the topic.
-  It important to get involved with campus activities and to meet new people in your school environment.
-  Micheal Jordan.  He was constantly shot down like I was in many aspects of life.  But here I am attending school an striving to keep learning with many goals in mind and many accomplished as I look back.  NEVER GIVE UP!

1. What were you expectations for this course and where they met?

All of my expectations were met.

2. Now that you've been through this course, What is art? How would you define it now compared to your initial posting?

Art is what you find pleasurable to the eye, it can tell a story or make you mind make a story of itself.  You may love it or you may hate it for it comes in all shapes and sizes from portraits to full buildings.

3. Who was your favorite artist in your original posting and who is your favorite visual artist now? If there is a difference, why do you think so? If you have the same favorite artist, why do you think so?

Still the same artist.

4. Now that you've completed this course, how do you feel about taking an online course? Is your answer the same as it was in your first posting? How is it the same or different?

I thought that this online course was very easy to navigate and get my work done.  Not to much confusion but all and all it went smoothly.  Yes.

Module 15 Gallery Visit #3

name = Frida Kahlo

 title = Self Portrait with Monkey

media = Oil

size = 16 x 12

year = 1938

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name = Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes 

 title = Se mueren (They are dying)

media = Black paint

size = 18 x 14

year = 1826

name = Matthew Johnson

 title = none

media = Photography

size = 6 x6

year = 2019

name = Matthew Johnson

 title = Climbing the Volume

media = Photography

size = 6 x6

year = 2019

1. Why did you select the inspiration pieces?

I selected them because they are all done in canvas and oil painting and I wanted to photo shop a photo and make it look alike to the other inspirations.  I wanted a challenge as well as a way to explore photo shop.

2. Why did you select the media to create your self-portrait?

Because I've always loved photography and wanted to experiment with photo shop in efforts to learn more about the media platform of making my piece.


3. What challenges did you face in creating your self-portrait and how did you overcome them?

The challenges that I faced was trying to pick an angle on the wall in which to take the portrait from.  


4. How does this piece represent you?

It represents me because I am really into rock climbing and incorporating that element into my art really represents me.


5. What elements and principles of art did you apply in this work?

I applied a blue over cast o block most color out minus the illuminating blue that surrounds and presents the image.


6. Did you enjoy working on this project?

Yes!


7. What do you think of your final artwork?

I'm really proud of it!

Project 4 Art Review

Tim Cantor

Huma Bhabha

Eric Timothy Carlson

1.    Be receptive:  This means keep an open mind.  Assume that the art has value and set out to discover it.  Don’t judge the work based on your feelings or preferences. 

2.    Description:  Look at the work carefully and describe what you see and/or what is happening in detail.  Get as much background information as possible, such as the title, date, artist, country of origin, medium etc.  Ask yourself: what is already known about the time period, style, artist, etc.?  Is the work representational, non-representational or realistic?  Does it make use of modified images?  And so on. 

3.    Formal Analysis:  Pick apart the composition or design.  Ask yourself:  What elements are emphasized?  How are they used?  What principles? How?  What design type?

4.    Bracketing:  Artists often refer to things from everyday life in their art.  Sometimes when we look at a work of art we are reminded of another artist or style of art.  Sometimes we notice iconography we are familiar with.  Think of what you are reminded of when you look at the work.

5.    Interpretation:  Stop and look at what you wrote down in steps two through four.  Put all the information together to determine the meaning of the art.  What strategy is the artist using?  Are there any symbols, metaphors or allegories that tell you anything about what the artist intended?  Do you have an emotional reaction that you think the artist wanted you to have?  Make your conclusions from the previous steps support your interpretation.

Tim Cantor

-  All of Tim Cantor's work really appeals to me because it is that all the pieces that he made for Imagine Dragons was constructed to each represent a story/song that was a part of the Smoke and Mirrors album.  I like how he connected a song to a work of art that further explained a story.  I actually attended an Imagine Dragons concert in which they had an art gallery to display all of his art which was very interesting to see as well.  All of the art is very real but always seems to have something placed in a weird environment like the girl falling through the sky and the very different looking tree figure.  They all represent something with a story.

Huma Bhabha

-  Like Tim Cantor Huma takes a very unreal perspective when it comes to art creation.  All of her pieces are said to be alien and si-fi inspired.  In various paintings she draws the image of a alien like person or figure and it is distorted with all different kinds of colors that in result finish with a very different but interesting looking piece

Eric Timothy Carlson

-  It is that right off the bat Eric comes off like someone who is symbolic and expressive in different ways and for Bon Iver ( American spiritual singer) to ask him to do his album art seemed like a guarantee to happen.  Hid various symbols and pieces like Tim Cantor are related to the songs in which Bon Ive created.  I really like the symbols that he creates because not only are they basic but they are also impactful and really seem to represent the song in which they are paired with.  

13/14 Module Video Review

1a The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art

2bTate Modern

3cAn Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

3c.  Gathered art that was different and more. rare.  Purchased paintings to showcase and increase popularity.  Its amazing to see the transformation of popularity around the museum.

2b.  The environment of the exhibit should showcase/tell the story of the work of art.  Lots of new ideas begin to arise and new pieces are created.  They combined similar art pieces near one another.

1a.  They developed a new form of art that was more cartoon than real.  Throughout the 60's there was an art last in America creating pop. culture art forms.  

2. Do the videos relate to the creation of your Art Exhibition project? If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not.

Yes, because through out all videos new frames of art began to shape and people wanted areas in which they could display all different art forms.  

3. What is your opinion of the films? Do they add depth to understanding of the art concepts you practiced while creating your curation project?

 Yes because they showed many eras of time in which art was impacting.  And in times when art display museums were becoming more and more popular.