Project #2: Art Gallery Visit #1

A.      The scale of this picture is 222X360.  This digital color print by Janine Antoni, “Inhabit” 2009, made an impression on me because I felt like there was so much going on.  To me it represented a girl growing into a woman.  It represented her outgrowing her childhood room.  Which to me represents something we all go through which is the transition into becoming an adult.

B.      This painting is oil on canvas.  The scale is 575X620.  This artwork by Henry Matisse, “La Musique”1939, makes me feel connected to it.  I grew up with music all around me.  Many people in my family play instruments especially the guitar.  Therefore when I saw this piece I instantly felt connected to it.  It reminds me of my upbringing.

 

C. This work is a painting; the medium is oil on canvas. The scale is 500X437. This painting by Wassily Kandinsky, “Fragment 2 for Composition VII” 1913, makes me want to know more about it.  I really love the colors in this work and the craziness of it.  I feel as though I don’t fully understand it yet which left me wanted to know more about it and the background of it.  I found myself looking at this particular work for a long time.

A.      This work is a sculpture. The scale of this work is 225X300. This work by Lee Bontecou, “The Composition”1960, made an impression on me because I felt like I was sucked into it.  The lines and spirals made my eyes feel like the black hole was getting bigger and feel like it was pulling me in.  I actually continued to think about this work after leaving the gallery.

 

B.  This paintings medium is Oil on Canvas.  The scale is 35 ¼ X 51 1/4.  I felt a connection with this work by Oskar Kokoschka, “London”1926, immediately upon running into this painting.  This painting reminded me of the water front in buffalo along with the small boat harbor.  Growing up my grandparents always took me to the Marina and the Small boat harbor.  This painting connected me back to that point and time.  The colors are how I remember that point in time.  I felt very strongly connected to that time and the painting.

 



C. This paintings medium is Oil on Canvas.  The scale of this painting is 1120X727. 1120 × 727 This painting by Juan Gris, “Le Canigou”1921, was very intriguing while also making me want to know more about it.  I was unsure if the door was open to throw the music out or what exactly.  I was definitely intrigued but still would like to know more about it.

Art Making/Material Exploration #2: Logo Design

Sketches

 

 

 

Final Logo

1.  I thought creating the blog was fun.  I had fun messing around with my initials and finding colors I like to represent my logo.

2.  I spent a great deal of time trying to think of a logo that represents me.  I chose my initials because growing up that was always one of my nicknames.  A few people still call me G.G. therefore I thought it would be fun to make it my logo.

3.  The most important discovery through making the logo is that it is a distinctive mark that respresents a distinct characteristic.  A good logo sticks out in your mind and is easily related to a specific product.  Therefore I think it is important to make the logo memorable and easily related to something or a product.

4. The most important thing I learned from the powerpoint was to analyze and define what it is exactly you are trying to represent.  You should then proceed to think, write, and sketch.  I think it is important to know what it is exactly you are trying to represent.  Especially when there is a product involved, a good logo sticks out in your mind and is easily associated with a product.  I find the videos to be tedious at times but also interesting at others.  It was interesting to see what goes behind making a logo and seeing the process.



1. I thought it was very useful to create the value scale and color wheel.  It was very insightful creating the color wheel and mixing the paints.

2. I enjoyed creating the color wheel over the value scale.  Using charcoal to create the value scale was quite messy.

3. The most important discovery was how to blend the charcoal in to create lighter values.  I learned it is easier to start with the lighter shades and then proceed on to the darker shades.

4. The most important information I learned from watching the videos was which colors to mix to create certain colors.  At points I needed a little help on the color wheel so the videos were helpful.  I liked the videos they helped me with the projects so they were useful.

Elements and Principles Slideshow

http://s1171.photobucket.com/albums/r557/giardigm01/?albumview=slideshow

Creating the photobucket slideshow was a great experience.  It taught me more about photobucket.  It also helped me to better understand the elements and principles of art.  I also learned a lot about dropbox and uploading my digital photos.  I had a few problems with photobucket freezing on me which became a bit annoying.  Overall though the project taught me a lot.

Color Theory and Emotional Effects

1.  Color is powerful and unpredictable on our emotions.  Certain colors can bring joy and happiness.  While other colors can give you a chilling and uneasy feeling.  Color is an artistic element and it maybe the most powerful element.  Color may also be the hardest element to control.

2.  What fascinates me is the fact that three primary colors can make so many beautiful and meaningful colors just by being mixed with each other.  This fascinates me because at times it's hard to believe that the most beautiful colors come from mixing just red, yellow, and blue.

3.  The biggest impact from the color video was June Redfern's painting.  It was amazing to watch the painting come together.  I was intrigued by June's emotions throughout the painting such as at times she would become mad and throw things at her painting and other times she would like the painting.  Her love/hate relationship with the painting fascinated me.  The painting and the colors turned out to be beautiful in the end.

4.  What made the biggest impact was the way artists can bring so much emotion to a painting.  Goya really sticks out to me and the way he makes you feel the impact of a more evil side to man kind.  This was shown through his works of witches and serial killers.  You can feel the darkness of the works by Goya's use of darker colors.

Video Review

1.  The key concepts from the video CARTA: Neurobiology Neurology and Art and Aesthetics are the human brain and feelings.  It discusses how the human brain reacts when seeing different types of art.  It also talks about how a person feels and responds emotionally when looking at certain kinds of artwork.  In the second video Aesthetics: Philosophy of the Arts the key concepts are what certain philosophers view beauty as.  Some of the Philosophers add on to what other Philosophers have deemed as beautiful.  Most of them had different ideas on the topic.  All the Philosophers had good ideas and points on what beautiful means.  The video also touched upon expression theory which has to do with feelings and how they relate to a theory.

2.  I feel like Plato's theory on aesthetics is most important. He lived during the 4th century b.c. Plato looked at aesthetics as the manifestation of something that is beautiful. People who see it become attracted to it. They remember the beautiful image they saw. Plato also stated, "What is beautiful in itself is not this object or that one, but that which conveys their own nature." I agree with this statement because i think the nature of objects is where the beauty comes in. To me things that are natural are beautiful. Although Plato thought low of artists and poets which I think the opposite but he had good ideas on what beauty is. That is why he is the most important philosopher.

3. I found Changeux's view to be interesting he explains in great detail just how the human brain develops.  He showed many slides of the brain that included a slide of the brain when it is surprised.  He ties this into evolution along with art evolution.  The most interesting fact was when he compared the brain vs. symmetry it was interesting to see.  I also liked the brain scan during surprise.
Ramachandran was much easier to understand and was pretty funny.  He compared a painting by Picasso which was distorted and not very pretty and they called him a genius, but an Indian artist who painted a beautiful picture of a realistic woman was greatly criticized.  He talks about how science and art meet in the brain.  I found it interesting when he was going over the 8 rules of art.  I never knew they existed so it was interesting to watch him going over them.  I liked the rule of symmetry how it is appealing to look at.

4.  I think the videos relate to the text by elaborating a little bit more on the philosophers and their theories.  They also added many visuals and explanations that helped me to understand what i read in the text better.  I think the videos basically expanding on the text in a visual way that made it more stimulating and easier to understand.

5. I enjoyed watching the videos although they were a little long and at times tedious, but gave a lot of information.  They gave greater insight into different philosophers.  I enjoyed learning about the different philosophers and how their theories were so different but all made such great points.  The videos really elaborated on the topic of aesthetics and gave many great examples and theories which made me think more in depth of what I believe aesthetics to be.  It also helped me understand the relationship of art and science to the brain.  I enjoyed seeing the brain scans and their relationships to different events.