Modern to Contemporary

Here are some pieces of art ranging from modern to contemporary, starting at the bottom with the rainbow swirl twirl never ending black hole like funnel like tunnel. The simple idea is taken to a whole new level just becuase of the addition of bright colors versus dark and plain white and black. Moving on up to immortatlity or at least what I saw when copying the art to my blog seems like a mix of night and day with it all twisted together. In the middle it looks like grass with a sunny day and blue clouds but the black adds the night at the same time with the the moon. The circular object in my head acts as both the sun and moon and the circles at the bottom of the right corner are the whole art piece just each in smaller circular representations which could mean one life after the next. Next i put some architecture up which is more of a contempoary design similar to Donalds Judd's sculpture of 10 rectangle boxes or at least that's what it reminded me of. Oddly enough the building is a museum of contemporary art in New York. Lastly I specifically found and put up a copy of Eminem's album cover which is a picture of his face so a physical person made up of pills upon pills because its telling a story about his life.

Unit 12 - Photographic Images

For this post I decided to just find the most interesting photo I could find that could be describe the word photography and the amazing things you can do with it. Of course I had to put a sports picture up because I'm a sports managment major, but this is exactly the picture I thought of and wanted to use for this post. Through the use of multiple shots from advances with camera technology we are able to capture every second of action. In the second picture you have a man who is eating himself who is eating himself and eating himself again with a swirl thrown in. The picture is dark and maintains this effect through the mans facial hair/beard. The imagery in the picture is crazy and what they can do nowadays is incredible taking the mind to new levels of creativity.

Unit 11 - Direct Observation vs. Principles of Optics

Here I have posted two drawing I found under direct observations. The first one I specifically searched for and is of Rose in the Titanic when she is getting drawn in a portrait of herself. Since it is a drawing the use of color is not really necessary compared to the painting I have posted which would have no life or energy if not for the blue sky and water. The detail in the portrait features definition in the hands, fingers, face, nose, hair and arms in comparison to the beach painting which i'd consider more of an abstract. The main aspect for this difference would go hand in hand with the title of the unit Direct Observation because the drawing deals literally with directly observing Rose while in the process of creating the work, while the painting came from memory so the deatil is less seen. This also deals with each individual artists' style.

Unit 10 - Architecture & landscape Design

The pictures I decided on can be found in NY at Prospect park in Brookyln that were also designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and said to be his masterpiece even with great desgin of Central park. You can see that Olmsted designed the part to be of great use to the people with precise architectural and landscape design from an enormous man made lake in the middle of Brooklyn, NY to baseball fields to a mile long meadow and preservation of trees to get away from the city life right in the middle of the city. You also have one of the entrances to the park which has a triumphal arch with statues resting on the top and on both sides above the column designs. A great architectural feature to add to a public space for people walking in the area to see everyday

Unit 9 - Landscape in Paint and Perspective Systems

The art pieces I have chosen can show you that landscape adds show much more to the picture. It opens the mind up for more creation and imagination. The are many stories people can create just by looking at the art works above. This is ultimately one of my favorite chapters because we have gotten to explore the mind a little bit with more attention and focus to everything going on with our own in depth anaylsis needed to truly understand the beauty of the art. I wish I could've put the picture I have hanging at home that my grandfather painted of a ship out at sea during a storm because the water adds for great landscape.

Q: For the artist and for the observer, what is the value or importance of creating space in a landscape?

A: The value and importance of creating space in a landscape is to let both the observer and artist use their imagination and memory to place figures in space. The space allows for a story to develop and unveil more than just one outcome. The potential of what is developing is greater when there is more space in the landscape for both the artist to work with and the observer to interpret and think about.

Q: What does a perspective system add to a painted landscape? How does a perspective system achieve the addition?

A: A perspective system depending on the specific type in general adds more detail and makes the painting stand out and different from any other because it’s not just a flat surface painting. You have a three-dimensional feel that has more elements because of all the potential space and landscape. The perspective systems achieve these additions through the use of  space because ultimately it is the artist who decides how much landscape they want/need and through the use of lines as well. The orthogonals or the lines that indicate the top edge or bottom edge of the volume of an object as it moves away from the observer travel to the horizon line.

Q: Compare the visual dynamics, the elements that keep the viewer interested in looking at the work, between the painting by Matisse Joy of Life and the Lorenzetti painting Allegory of Good Government in the City.

A: The visual dynamics that keep the viewer interested in looking at the work in Joy of Life are the colors because the combination of them is unreal and it opens a new world from the start. The landscape goes way back and the clarity is lost when trying to fully understand the painting and story behind it. The loss of definition in the landscape as well as the space allows for many interpretations because there is so much to observe. In Allegory of Good Government in the City we can see that the colors are normal and there is so much more detail and definition to make it realistic and three-dimensional with the use of lines and linear perspective. There is so much going on an even in the background the beautiful architecture in the landscape with people on the rooftops as well. Right in the middle you have a path leading back into the town which I believe to be the most interesting part of the painting because it sets itself apart from everything else in space.

Unit 8 - Sculpture and Earthworks

Here are two art works the top being an earthwork and the bottom being a sculpture. Even though the sculpture is made of legos I still consider it to be art and interesting. The art work makes me think about the human body differently, like "what if?" Even though it is a very simple sculture there is still a rough texture that can been seen as well a a body chest hands finger head and face definitons all from a simple piece of lego. The Earthwork with the soda cans just looked cool and was something I could identify with. The earthworks really sparked my interest when searching for earth art because it just simply is phenomenal i find it so amazing and interesting. Some of the works blow my mind and make me wonder how it got to be that way which enables me to search for its history and learn about it more. Someone once told me "the more interested you become the more interesting you become."

Unit 7 - Narration

Through this piece of art you can see that a women is willing to give her heart to the moon. I don't know what the reason for this is besides the fact that she must love the night time due to some occurence or series of occurences at night that could possibly involve the moon as a light/guide or something that is always there for her at the same time every day. This art work tells a story and depicts night time with a dark sky, the moon, and stars.

This picture is great and I don't even need to explain it or shouldn't have to explain it because everyone in this country I suppose should be able to tell you that this is America's Glorious History at its best right here. You have a sketch paitning of every single president of the United States of America to ever live. It tells a great story of from past to present and tells a story of change.  

Q: Why do artists use stories along with the purely visual information in their art work?

A: Artists use stories with purely visual information in their art work because it adds more to their work. It adds another way for people to really connect with the piece and grasp what the artist is portraying. It keeps the viewer attentive and interested in the piece. Stories are also used to keep record and remember history in order to be able to verbally express the scenario.

Q: Talk about how visual artists who use paint and sculpture can add a specific element of time to their work.

A: Through the use of paintings an sculptures artists can portray the element of time in many different facets. One can portray a sun, moon, stars or colors that represent day light or night time. Time can also be seen in paintings that display a diagram of people in a hierarchal to show that the people on top have the most experience and have been there longer than those at the bottom.

Q: Describe what you might find in an art work that would fall under the term: visual dynamics.

A: In an art work that would be classified as a visual dynamic one would find a lot of detail color, shapes, sizes, contour, translucency all come together forming a multifaceted piece of art that represents some sort of motion/movement