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.