Hands

1. What was it like using your hand as subject matter for a drawing?

 I thought drawing my hands was interesting I have never looked at my hand and drew it. I have always traced the outside of my hand palm down. 

2. What media did you select - pencil or charcoal? Why?

       I chose a pencil because using charcoal is extremely messy and I felt more comfortable using a pencil.

3. How did it feel to create a drawing with your non-dominant hand?

  Creating a drawing with my non-dominant hand was extremely hard for me because I hardly ever use my left hand for anything, when it comes to writing, drawing, or even brushing my teeth.

4. Compare and contrast your final drawings. Do you think they are successful studies?

      I think my right hand looks successful but the drawing of my right hand looks abnormal. I think I need some practice drawing more and more to become good at it.

5. Would you consider using your non-dominant hand to create artwork in the future?

      As much as I want to say yes, I know by habit for the past twenty years using my right hand I would need a lot of work with drawing with my non-dominant hand. I feel once you get use to something that has been a habit for so many years it is hard to change that habit unless you practice and try to change it everyday. So most likely I will not use my non-dominant hand.

Video Blog

1. Explain why you selected each of the three videos you choose from the selection listed above.

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

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?

Watching More human and human  I have learned that looking at art has been exaggerated. The Venus of Willendorf was a sculpture that has been exaggerated through a women body. The breast and stomach have been enlarged maybe representing being pregnant. The body has no arms and the face is not seen. Through these exaggerations the way sculptures were presented were like this for many years. These figures were extremely unrealistic. Italian vacationer went diving one day while discovering two statues that now affect the way our sculptures are done.

This relates to the readings in the book because it talks about the Ancient Greece and how they are fixated on the human body . Greeks designed their sculptures with muscles and real faces.

I thought this video was extremely interesting because I did not know that the humans had anything to do with the way we look at things. The Greeks cared about physical perfection like Michelangelo had sculptures that were based on the way the human body was. Also I found it interesting to read about the catlike images that are also exaggerated because as all women know not everything such as tall and thin.

The Measure of All Things: Greek Art and the Human Figure video talks about how Greeks were obsessed with the realistic way and perfection of the body. They also looked at the beauty of the art. The Olympic Games idealized the human body, both the strength and beauty of it. Everything that Greeks have done was all about the human body.

Throughout the text I read about the Greeks and everything in the video related to the text about Greeks influences of the human body were all about strength and beauty.

I find it interesting that they focused on all the strengths and beauty because to me this is unrealistic because not all bodies have the perfect shape or beauty to them. I agree that looking at a human body that is beautiful is more pleasant but to me and to someone else beautiful can me a completely different thing.

Cairo Museum, is a museum that people from all over the world visit. It has some of the world’s most precious artifacts. The Egyptian Museum has rare objects that are hidden beneath the floors. Some of the stuff has not been seen for over hundreds of years.

This video relates to the book because the book gives background information on the Egyptians and how the mummy tomb each have their own stories

I found it interesting that without the discovery of the goat herder looking for a lost goat, the valley of the Kings. They may have not discovered the secrets. The ancient temple atmosphere is full of statues, packed with people and full of life.

Video Blog 2

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

Architecture: The Science of Design-  Most works of architecture are made of steel forms and concrete. While building a  tall building they have to pound beams in to the ground that can reach to be 60 meters. While making the concrete they finish the material with something called clinkers.  I found it extremely interesting that they have to worry about wind speed for the buildings and a building could move up to 1 meter swaying.

Prairie Style-- Frank Lloyd designed his house all horizontal, he did not put his front door in the middle of the house. He wanted to have people step upstairs and having living pace in front of person. The houses were for reflecting time, place, and landscape.  Planning the house to have sun room when the where the sun rises.

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

Architecture: The Science of Design- This is related to the readings because it talks about how architects have gotten their ideas from the Greeks and Romans.

Prairie Style – Houses have a way of being built with different typed of architecture.  Different types of architects follow Franks house. He used the “green architecture” , Frank used organic materials.

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of Architecture?

Architecture: The Science of Design-  By understanding the materials that are needed for all types of architecture I already knew that all buildings, bridges, and streets were all made out of concrete. I did not know that they mix different materials to get a material called the clinker to use to build these pieces of architecture.  Franks houses remind me of my house everything is open.

Prairie Style-I thought it was interesting to understand how Frank Lloyd designed his homes.

4. From the group of four that you had a choice: Why did you choose that film?

Architecture: The Science of Design I chose this film because I wanted to understand on what types of materials used.

Prairie Style- I chose this film because I wanted to see a different way of how houses were designed. I want to learn different ways because I plan to have my own house built one day. I would love to take ideas from Frank Lloyd.

Installation

A.      What is installation art?

 Installation art is a sculpture around you that is three dimensional and it interacts with the environment as a whole.

B.      What materials are used installation art?

Materials that are used for installation art are natural materials, new media videos, and sound performance.

C.      Why make installation art? 

Installation are is made to help the understanding of the world from being outside that is brought inside. It gives meaning to the art work and more of a feeling of what something is. It makes a person looking at the art feel as if they are inside the art work.

D. Which artist/installation did I find most interesting?

                The installation art that I found most interesting was Tracey Emin. I like how she took her bedroom. If I was to visit that art gallery I would feel as if I was in that room just like any ordinary bedroom.

 A. From the material reviewed, is there a inspiration piece that I feel a connection with?

                The inspiration piece that I feel a connection with is the bedroom by Tracey Emin. Not that my room looks like that but my room with my desk and books looks exactly like that every day.

B. What theme do I want to explore in my installation? Refer to your textbook if you need to review Themes of Art. (chapter 3 in text)

(Nature, Environment, Self, Mass Media, Consumerism, etc.)

The theme that I would like to explore in my installation would be “The Here and Now”. I believe that I look around and notice that this is my life here, now, in this place, at this time.

C. What materials will I use?

               

                Materials that will be used will be my desk, lamp, books, computer, chair, book bag, sweater, picture frame of me and my grandmother, and angel statue on my desk.

D. Where will this installation be located and why?

                My installation will be located in my house in my room that I call my office. The reason that my installation will be here because this is where I am most of the time.

I have chosen this installation because I used "The Here and Now" theme. The reason I used this theme was because I feel as if I am usually in this room and it defines me. I spend most of my hours during the school year in an office doing homework and studying. As I was reviewing the installation video I realized that this is a three dimensional area that by looking about there are a lot of different shapes, curves, and I even have a porcelain sculpture of an angel on my desk. By looking at the angel its shows all of the very neatly feathers of the wings just like Emmanuel had in his sculpture with the ladies bones and even muscles. 

My thoughts on planning where I was going to have my installation took me a little while because I did not think I could take a room and call it installation but then I saw Tracey Emins' work and realized she took her bed and but it into a gallery and had everything as is, as I do. I enjoyed learning about installation and would like to go back to the gallery now that I know what it means and see if they have any at the Albert Knox Gallery.

Video

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

In the sculpture video some key concepts to creating a sculpture is planning and sketching the piece of work exactly how you see it in your head. Artisan is a word described as crafts person and is a term to any craft.  Creating a sculpture there are specialist that work on certain areas of it. The different specialist have jobs such as the hairstyles, draping, face, hands, or shape of the sculpture.  There are various stages to sculpting from measuring to filing.

Glassblowing is the oldest man-made material. It is sand that is turned into a liquid and then put onto a stick and blowing occurs in the stick as they roll is on either wet newspaper or a metal plate.  Glass has functions to them such as reflection for keeping the warm air out and at night it prevents the heat from escaping the building. Sandwiching air between two pieces of glass helps with the reflection.

Installation defines space and has the sculpture around you. It is three dimensional that interacts with the environment as a whole.

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

            Sculpting related to the reading is that there is an ambiguous, porous relationship to life. The art pieces are wholly to our world. Also it is close to life itself.

Glassblowing is known as a craft, it is hand-made and created to the persons liking.

Looking at the pictures and watching the video shows a connection to how installation can bring the outside world in. I think installation should be done in every building. I would like to be in a building with the outside world in.

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics: Sculpture, Installation, and Crafts

Watching the sculpting video I could not keep my eyes off of Emmanuel sculpting. I thought the most interesting part was the finishing touches. I like how he made the body look exactly like a body from the shape of muscles even the skin on the body looked so smooth.

Watching the glass blowing makes me want to go try it. I never knew that it started off as sand. I always knew that it was put in to fire but I did not realize that they put it back in the fire at the end to make sure that stability is good. I would love to try glass blowing. I wonder if there is a place around here to do it. I am going to have to look in to that.

I never realized what installation was, when I look around my environment I see installation everywhere. Knowing these definitions really help put a connection to things. Watching the videos helps understand the material a lot more effectively. 

Peer Reflection

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While looking at my classmates slide show it as easy for me to find a the different element. She clearly had pictures that indicated which element went with the right picture. If she did not have her pictures labelled I would have been able to clearly see what element fit which picture. I think her work was done accurately and efficiently.




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 Looking at all of Jennifer's pictures reminded me that everyday life we can connect different elements that are associated with art. I enjoyed looking at her pictures and liked how she connected day to day things with art.



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Looking at all the art works from Vullo makes me want to look more in to his work.  I really enjoyed looking at the different art he has created and want to learn more about his art work.

An image that interested me was the work of are by Vullo that was of on the corner of Elmwood. I would like to connect this photo with thinking about being on Elmwood and looking at the building in the picture and comparing the differences.

I think that it is interesting reading my peers reflections because I feel that we kind of have the same sense on things and this is helpful because it makes me think that well if at least one or two people are thinking the same way that I do then I must be understanding the material.

As of right now I do not have any comments I would like for someone to comment so I can get some feed back on my work from one of my peers. I will check my comments daily to check to see if anyone does. I would like to get some feed back and I will update how I feel with their comments.