LOGO

1.) I thought that creating this logo was a great way of expressing myself. I thought it was fun to do, better that reading straight out of a text book.
2.) My creative thinking process for the project was pretty simple if you ask me. At first I had no idea what I was going to do. Then I thought about what I like to doodle all the time, hearts. I wanted to make it a regular shape so I put the heart in the middle of the circled. Then I wasn't sure what to do next, but after giving it some thought I came up with the cliché saying live laugh love. However, I wanted it to be original and more myself so I used my three most important values love, passion, and dedication. While creating the logo, I had decided to use my favorite color; purple.
3.) The most important discover I made while creating this logo, was how easy it was. I didn't think that I could be this creative. I also used the element's of color and value throughout my logo. 
4.) The most important information I got out of watching the videos, PowerPoint, and the text was how easy it is to express yourself through a simple design. I had liked the video Repackaging the Brand better, because I liked how it had showed the process of changing the packaging, shape and design of the bottle, and how much it can change sales.

Project # 2 ! Art Gallery Visit # 1

A.) 1.) Yaacov Agam’s Free Standing Painting, 1971 created with painted aluminum, wood, and stainless steel made an impression on me. I thought that this work of art was super fascinating and pulled my attention. I think that Agam did an awesome job using the effect of art and it played with your eyes.

A.) 2.) Jack Youngerman’s acrylic on canvas, Roundabout, 1970 had both made and impact and an impression on me. It impacted me because it looked simple enough like I could create a painting similar. It made an impression on me because even though the shaped made it look simple, the colors created a complexity.

B.) 1.) I had felt a connection with, Thomas Hart Benton’s lithograph, Old Man Reading, 1941 because the man reading looks depressed. I had mad the connection of the time the work of art was created and what was occurring, the world wars. I had found this lithograph really impressive because it displayed what most people were experiencing during this rough time.

B.) 2.) I had also felt a connection with Karin Davie’s oil on canvas, Pushed, Pulled, Depleted, & Duplicated # 7, 2002-2003. This was a series of paintings, all similar with the lines and curves that had added the effects to the work of art. I had liked this particular one out of the painting because it had represented to me the confusion of being tugged in all different directions.

C.) 1.) I would like to know more about Francesco Clemente’s, oil on linen, Son 1984. I had stared at this painting for awhile because of the contrast throughout the painting. I can not figure out what the big yellow circles were supposed to represent. By being titled Son, I had thought that it was maybe representative of his children.

C.) 2.) I would also like to know more about Lisa Stefanelli’s oil on board,Boldwood 1966. This work of art also intrigued me because I cannot quite figure out what she is trying to represent. I would like to understand what she was trying to create or whether was simply just a design that means nothing.

Module 4

1.) I actually found creating the Value Scale and Color Wheel alot of fun. I could not find the exact color cyan in the store so I just bought a blue and you can definatley see the difference. While creating these projects I learned alot about value and mixing colors.

2.) I enjoyed working with the paint better. I found it more fun to mix paint than to just shade with a pencil. It is not everyday I play around with paint for homework.
3.) The most important discovery that I learned while creating these projects was how differently the colors can turn out just by using a different shade. Instead of using blue, red, and yellow, using the real primary colors made a huge difference in the colors than appear.

4.) I had always thought that the primary colors were red, blue, and yellow. I may have heard it before that the true colors were magenta, cyan, and yelow but that fact never stuck with me. While watching the video and seeing the difference I had a true ohh moment that struck me. I found the colors video to be extremely helpful while making my own colorwheel.

Project 1: Elements & Principles

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For this project I first read the chapters to become familiar with the different elements and principles that create art. It was still a little difficult for me to come up with all of the pictures because some of the principles incorporate others but in the end I think I did a great job.
At first, I didn’t know what pictures I was going to use; the text demonstrates the elements and principals with works of art that you don’t usually find around me. So after previewing the student sample which helped me a lot. I found that these elements and principals are in things that I look at every day, without really thinking about it. I then looked through my camera at pictures I just took while I was on vacation, and walked around and took pictures of the other elements and principals I still needed.
However, the creative part ended up being the easiest part. Photo bucket was difficult and didn’t want to upload most of my photos. I had an easy time creating the account and once I figured out what I was doing it was relatively easy.

Module 3

1.) Color is the reflection of light and is generally determined visually by the measurement of hues, saturation, and brightness. These colors can effect our emotions, although not the same way for everyone. For example the color red is typically associated with food, and makes you hungry. Blue tends to represent sadness, while black and yellow together tell you to be cautious.
2.) Persoanlly, I feel that knowing that color is simply the reflection of light is amazing. When I look at a colorful picture, I dont think about the light thats being reflected. But, in reality what your seeing is the light that is being reflected not the light that is being absorbed. That part to me is the most intriguing because I would expect it to be the exact opposite.
3.) In the color video, I thought that it was interesting how people can choose colors based of their emotions like when June was creating her painting. I also thought that June's favorite painting, Assumption of the Virgin, was beautiful through the painters ability to use the color red and his use of light to create reflections.
4.) In the feelings video, I find that fact that art was created to express reason interesting. Art in the 18th century was used to describe human feeling. Artisits like Goya and David displayed emotions of anger, resentment, and nobility through principles of space and color. Without art, our society would have developed in a completely different way.

Module 2

1.) a.) Aesthetics: Philosophy of the Arts: - Key concepts: There are many different theories or views on aesthetics. Everyone may have different reasonings as to why people view art as beautiful and what excites our senses. Philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Addison, Hutchenson, and Kant all define aesthetics differently. Throughout the centuries their theories have affected the way the world looks at art. The two theories that stuck out to me the most are Plato and Kant. Plato recognized beauty in all things, not just physical and Kant believed it was through genius nature set rules to art.
b.) CNN Article: - Key concepts: Certain aspects of art have become universally appealing, such as symmetry. Artists have created ways to create elements and princibles like, depth and brightness, that create illusions that our brain is wired to make sense of. However, while art may be universally intrepreted, every individual has their own perceptions. Such perceptions can be influences through age, religoin, and culture.
c.) Carta: - Key Concepts: Symmetry, symbolism, and compostion. Art is a form of communication and is constantly changing to adjust to our conscious and unconscious needs. Changeux and Ramachandran, do a great job explaining the experiences that evolve from aesthetics. Ramachandran explains how works of art can make your brain work.
2.) I feel that Immanuel Kant’s theory on aesthetics is most important. Kant was from the 18th century during the enlightenment period. I feel that his theory was significant because it led to drastic changes of the views of aesthetics. Kant’s theory of genius, “through genius nature set rules to art,” describes how our judgment and moral reason is what allows us to experience beauty. Although I dislike his use of the word rules, I like to think of this as the structure that creates the commanalites amongst art. This theory is what led us to the period of romanticism.
3.) Ramachandran and Changeux's scientific view on art is very direct in terms of relating art to science and evolution. Although I think that science and evolution have a significant role in art, I do not feel that it is where art comes from entirely. Ramachandran admits to contradicting himself, but makes good points on how works of art can cause powerful reactions from the brain. I find this to be the most interesting point he makes as well as his display of "aesthetic jolt" where he uses images to demonstrate how the brain works to create form out of objects. (The smiley face out of a bunch of dots) From Changeux I found the most interesting point to be the difference of how the brain words consciously vs nonconsciously and how you pick up on different information while in different states of consciousness.
4.) The videos and articles related to the readings in the text by further explaining the concepts in the book, such as aesthetics and how the brain forms perceptions. Also, they explained why perceptions of art have changed over time through cultural differences, evolution, and indivualistic expression.
5.) In my opinion, the article added to my understanding of the topics in the text the most because it was easy to understand and explained how the brain recognized art not only through reasoning but through examples. The videos were tough to get through because they were long, and generally boring, however, I liked the aesthetics video because it helped me to come up with a good understanding of aesthetics thought the many different view points on the topic.