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.