Reflections of AED

1.)    For this course I expected to learn a lot about the different forms of art and how they were composed. I also expected to learn a lot about different artists and how or why they created such works of art. My expectations throughout this course were met.

2.)    Now that I have taken this course my definition on art wouldn’t change too much. I would define art as a way that people can express themselves and that there are many different styles and forms of art all that appeal to different audiences.

3.)    In my original posting I said that my favorite artist was Pablo Picasso, and I would say that he still is my favorite artists. Throughout the course I learned a lot more about Picasso from watching the videos and seeing more of his art work. In the beginning I just kind of picked him because he was a popular artist that I knew, but I liked learning about him and find his life to be very interesting.

4.)    I have taken many online courses; truthfully, they are usually easy, throughout this course although the content was not difficult it was too time consuming. The amount of work I had to produce for this course this semester was more than my other five classes together, especially with having to watch hour long videos. If I had to make a suggestion I would say limit the work and not just create busy work.

Art Gallery Visit 3 & Reflection Journal


  



1.) John Lefebre- I selected this photograph because in this self portrait he looks intelligent, and I believe that is the way he wants to be seen, this is the way that I would like to be seen as well.

Ken Heyman: In his two self-portraits he does a very good job using shadows to represent his features.

Chuck Close- I love this self-portrait because of the way he just doesn’t simply show himself, he recreates himself in hundreds of squares all displaying who he is.

2.) I chose to use pencil because I am familiar with it and that is all I had near me at the time I was creating the portrait.

3.) When creating the self-portrait I found it difficult to shape my nose and accurately draw my face. In order to overcome this I left the details very vague and kind of simple.

4.) I am not an artist and I think that my self-portrait defiantly represents that about myself because of the way that I drew it you can see that I don’t have talent.

5.) In creating the self-portrait I applied elements of line, shape, shading, and color.

6.) I enjoyed looking at other people’s self-portraits but I did not find it fun re creating myself I found it challenging.

7.) I think of my self portrait was very simple because I would never be able to accurately draw myself in a picture.







Chuck Close: Self Portrait: 2004-05. Oil on Canvas 102 x 86 in



John Lefebre: Self Portrait: Photograph 1986 27x22

Ken Heyman: Pop Self; Portratits 1964. Silver gelatin print 16 x 20"



Reflection Journal for Project 5

1.) The project I reviewed was Jenna Letteri’s Looking for Love?
2.) I had selected this project because opening many other power points it looks the most put together and appealing, as well as, a theme that I could relate to.
3.) When writing the critique I found it most challenging to find more stuff to talk about to meet the page limit.
4.) I am not sure that I like critiquing my peers, but it provides me with a chance to see others work and reflect on mine to give me a few ideas on what I could have done differently.
5.) Yes, I would like to read the critique the peers wrote about my Art Curation Project to see if I actually did a good job.
6.) On a scale of 1 – 10 I would give my self a 8 on the finished article because in the begging I had a lot to say but in the end I found myself rethinking the same things about her creation.
7.) I enjoyed doing the project, but I did not enjoy doing the peer review.

Video Review Article Week 15

1.) Greenberg on Art Criticism: An interview by T.J. Clark: concepts: Interview by T.J. Clark in 1981. Greenberg believed that writing about visual arts was much harder than writing about music or literature. Art critics Ruskin, and Degaro used their prejudices to describe art. Greenberg feels that the best art in the last 50 years is predominately abstract. Art critics must involve some sort of argument about the basis of their critics judgment.
An Introduction to the Italian Renaissance (Giorgio Vasari): concepts: the late 1560’s Florence, Italy nearing end of Renaissance was marked by a renewed enthusiasm. George Vasari wrote the Lives of the Artists, a important biography of artists such as Michelangelo. Ancient Romans create art from natural beauty and after years of stability the barbarians ran over the city destroying art. Vasari believes that Giotto’s discovered revived the realistic style of the Romans through his perspective and ways of creating art. Nudes reflect the beauty of human form. David created by Michelangelo represents a powerful symbol for the republic.
2.) Yes, these films related to the creation of my Art Criticism project, because you cant critique art based off of personal preferences. It is important to discuses and try to interpret the different works of art rather than simply calling it beautiful because you think it is pretty.
3.) I liked the films, the two films that I watched were short and straight to the point. The interview was sort of hard to understand but I liked the second film, and thought Vasari explained his thoughts very well.

Reflection Journal for project 4

While creating art project four, I first gave a lot of thought to what theme I wanted to use. I went back and forth for a while and then decided on Nature. I used nature because throughout the course I have noticed so many different works of art that would fit into this theme. I love to picture myself standing in the painting and just relaxing. I had gone through the book, and also went through many of the images on online art museums such as the Albright Knox Center. I found many of my paintings on these websites. I liked creating this project and picking out works of art that fit into my theme because it made you think about what the artists was thinking or looking at while creating the works.

Video Review for Art Project 4

1.) A.) The lowdown on lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art: Lowbrow can be defined as a person regarded as uncultivated and lacking in taste. The guy who originated the term does not like the dictionaries definition. Such artwork often displays naked people. Certain galleries would refuse to display this lowbrow artwork in their buildings. After the lowbrow artists were shut out the decided to create their own art scene.
B.) Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach: In the Museum of Modern Art, the artwork is displayed in chronological order, representing each art movement. Tate Modern displays its modern art in four sections, representing four different themes. Critics say that the Tate Approach requires that viewers have no knowledge of art and do not know how to classify it.
C.) Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology: A discussion about whether or not the bones of Native Americans that were collected during the U.S. genocide against Indians should be returned. Studies show that the size of one’s brain is relative to their intelligence. Also Native Americans would have ceremonies to discover whether or not the bones truly belonged to their ancestors.
D.) An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan: Philippe de Montebello served 31 years as director of the Metropolitan Museum of art, the longest anyone has ever served as a director. He believed that a museum could never be finished and guided the acquisition of over 84,000 works of art. He also never wanted to represent a theme or artist unless they could get one truly exceptional piece. Also he expanded the euro centric collection to represent all cultures.
2.) Yes I believe that the videos related to the created of my art exhibition project. I think that the third video, Bones of Contention, had less to do about my project but still related in discussing the same topic and how its effected art history. The other three videos all shown how they had come to create themes whether it be lowbrow, the tate approach of developing themes or a curator picking each and every piece of art work that is displayed in a museum.
3.) I liked all the films but the one on Native American bones, I feel that this one related the least to what we have discussed in class and could have been left our of this video review. All the other videos added depth to my understanding of developing a theme for the art curator project. I liked how strongly people felt about what can go into a theme and how they demonstrated how a single piece of art can be categorized into more than one theme.

Video Review Module 12

1.) The videos I selected were The Power of Art: Rothko, and Uncertainty: Modernity and Art. I had selected these videos because I thought that their titles were interesting and powerful enough to grab my attention.
2.) Rothko, was an American abstract painter who dabbled in Expressionism. He had killed himself shortly after 9 of his paintings arrived in the Tate of London in 1970. Rothko’s art was liked by many, and he was commissioned to provide paintings for the Four Seasons Restaurant. In the 1920’s his paintings demonstrated the “knotted imagination”. Many had perceived his art as restful pictures, but Rothko himself viewed his work as tragic performances. In the Uncertainty: Modernity and Art video, it discussed contemporary art as societies version of the Delphic Oracles. Throughout the 19th century the industrial revolution separated man from nature. Science had greatly changed the way people of that time viewed religion. During the 20th century modern art was focused on speed and mass production. Picassos art was an antidote to the mass culture, his Guernica was an icon to the political importance to be anti-German.
3.) These videos related to the text because they discuss artwork that was shown in the book, and expands of the history of why the art was created and the artists who had created the works.
4.) I actually liked both of these videos, I thought it was interesting to learn about Rothko’s life and I liked how it the video showed how strongly art can impact the world.