Final Blog Reflection

1. What were you expectations for this course and where they met?
My expectations of this course was to learn about art and art history, and to create art as well. These expectations were met 100% with all of the projects and reading assignments that we have completed over the semester.
2. Now that you've been through this course, What is art? How would you define it now compared to your initial posting?
Art is a visual representation of something created by an artist who wants the viewer to interpret the meaning of it. Art is also the product or process of deliberately arranging symbolic elements in a way that influences and affects one or more of thesenses, emotions, and intellect. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music, literature, film, photography, sculpture, and paintings. The definition is similar to the one i had in the beginning of the class but now there is more understanding behind the words.
3. Who was your favorite artist in your original posting and who is your favorite visual artist now? If there is a difference, why do you think so? If you have the same favorite artist, why do you think so?
I believe my favorite artist in my first posting was Leonardo Da Vinci. At the conclusion of the course, though i do still have an appreciation for his work he is no longer my favorite artist. However i don't know that i have a favorite artist, but an appreciation for art as a whole now.
4. Now that you've completed this course, how do you feel about taking an online course? Is your answer the same as it was in your first posting? How is it the same or different?

I feel that taking an online course can be challenging at times, but also very convenient. I feel that it allows for a lot of freedom but requires you to stay on task so you don't fall behind. This view is similar to my original post and hasn't changed much.

Week Fifteen- Art Gallery Visit #3: Self-Portraits Art Making/Material Exploration Blog

To find my inspiration for my self-portrait I visited the Burchfield Penny Art Center. I chose these three self-portraits because they were all different in my eyes. Each portrait uses different mediums and are all completely different. George William Eggers' self-portrait interested me the most because I knew I wanted to use pencil for my portrait. His self-portrait is much more skilled than mine of course but I liked how realistic it looked. Charles E. Burchfield conveys his mood by painting an expression on his face. He looks angry. I did not want to depict myself in a bad mood but I wanted to show expression on my face so I chose a photograph of me smiling. His painting also looks "cartoonish" and I think mines does too. I tried to make it as realistic as possible. Alice O Malley's self-photograph is interesting because it is taken in black and white. This inspired me not to use colored pencil and to shade in dark and light grays. It is a powerful photo because the background is dark and she is light and there is no use on color. I am not a good artist but I tried to use hatching and cross hatching to demonstrate light and dark areas of the picture. I could not shade very well so I tried shading as little as possible. I enjoyed this project the most. The only thing I wish is that my drawing skills were better. This project opened my mind up to abilities to what I could create.

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George William Eggers (1893-1958) self portrait
April 14, 1905 Graphite on paper
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Charles E. Burchfield (1893- 1967) self portrait January 1916
watercolors graphite and conte crayon on paper
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Alice O Malley (1962- ) self portrait New York 2002
Gelatin silver print on paper
Photograph of Moii:)
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Drawing of Moii
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Article Reflection

1.      Which projects did you review?
The projects that I reviewed are love finds you happiness, arts highs and lows

2.      Why did you select the Exhibit you critiqued?
I selected love finds happiness because it was the one that interested me the most. The way he defines love and happiness was completely different. He took works of art that wasn’t his own and represented them in a form so art critic such as I can get a better understand of the exhibit.

3.      What challenges did you face in writing the critique article and how did you overcome them? The only challenge that I faced when writing this article was deciding who exhibit to critic. I stuck to the exhibit that had more detail and caught my eye with the beautiful art works that were being shown.

4.      How do you feel about critiquing your peers work?
I feel that by critiquing your peers work it helps them to gain insight on things that may help them in future projects. They can take your opinions and use them to create a better project in the future.

5.       Would you like to read the critique your peers wrote about your Art Curation Project?
Yes. I would like to know what other people thought about my exhibit.

6.       On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your finished article and why?
I would rate my project as a 9-10, because though I think it is a well thought out article,

7.      Did you enjoy working on this project? Yes I enjoyed doing this project. It was better for me to see what the art world has to offer. I knew some Information about art but not so much. Overall I got to experience by using my own inspiration and working on that to come up with my exhibit.

Week Fifteen - Video Review Blog:

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

Greenberg on Art Criticism: An Interview by T. J. Clark: The main concept of this video is an interview by T.J Clark of one of Abstract Expressionisms principle artists, Clement Greenburg. In this interview they discuss the evolution of art criticism and issues surrounding modernist painting. The conversation spotlights Greenberg’s reflections on his career and its place in art theory, journalism, and philosophy of aesthetics. Greenberg also shares a number of insights on the relationship between art and history, the nature of value judgments in criticism, and what he calls America’s post-WWII “culture boom”.

Greenberg on Pollock: An Interview by T. J. Clark: The main concept of this video is an interview by T.J Clark of one of Abstract Expressionisms principle artists, Clement Greenburg. In this interview they discuss career, working method, and legacy of Jackson Pollock. This video focuses on Pollock’s work from the mid-1940s onward and highlights Greenberg’s firsthand observations of the artist in his studio. Greenburg states that Pollock was an outsider but practical and pretentious. He also reflects on a supposed transition from easel to mural painting.

An Introduction to the Italian Renaissance: Giorgio Vasari’s Lives of the Artists has been the basis of art criticism since the 16th century. This program illustrates how each master of art developed their techniques by building upon the work of their predecessors. The discussion between Master Vasari and his apprentice reveals the innovations of artists such as Giotto, Ghiberti, Donatello, Uccello, Masaccio, Della Francesca, Botticelli, Leonardo, Raffaello, and Michelangelo. Images of selected in this video illustrate the Roman influence on Renaissance art and reinforce the concepts of perspective, balance, chiaroscuro, composition, and realism.

The Critics: Stories from the Inside Pages: This film is about the journey of Dr. Dwight DeWerth-Pallmeyer to answer the question, “How do critics serve the public and the artistic community. Pallmeyer interviews people such as Good Morning America film reviewer Joel Siegel, Time magazine film critic Richard Schickel, Nashville Scene music critic Bill Friskics-Warren, and Fresh Air book critic Maureen Corrigan. The result is an in-depth look at criticism as an art form, the social value of a critic’s work, and the various ways that critics began their careers.

The Colonial Encounter: Views of Non-Western Art and Culture: The film is about the 1900 World’s Fair which in its time was promoted as a celebration of foreign ethnicities, but is seen now as a spectacle of Eurocentric myopia. Using photographs, film clips, and posters from the fair with commentary from renowned art historians the program lays bare the conceit. Offerings from collections and museums across the world are also featured. The result is a look at the ways in which western prejudice, ethnography, and art consumption have counteracted authentic intercultural dialog.

Jackson Pollock: Michael Fried and T. J. Clark in Conversation: This video is about a discussion between two critics, T.J. Clark and Michael Fried. Clark is concerned primarily with the sociopolitical history of art, whereas, Fried is a proponent of aesthetically based views of painting and sculpture. The video shows how the two artists try to obtain common ground. The two critics study two works of Jackson Pollack; these pieces are Lavender Mist and Autumn Rhythm.

2. Do the videos relate to the creation of your Art Criticism project? If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not.

yes the videos do relate to the creation of my art criticism project. These videos relate because the videos cover the views of critics and show the process of how real critics critique works. By watching these videos it helped me to complete my project.

3. What is your opinion of the films? Do they add depth to understanding of art criticism?

The films are interesting and well made. They add depth to understanding of art criticism by showing how the process works, and how the process has evolved through history. They also elaborate on the careers or critiques and show how they do their job

Blog Reflection Process Journal

The process of creating my art exhibition was a fun and interesting experience. I chose my theme because I felt that finding paintings and images of watercolors would be pretty easy to do. The first thing I did in the process of creating my project was to look through the projects that were completed in past semesters. By using these I got an idea of the format I wanted to use for my power point. After this was done I used the Google search engine to find images of artist who were well known watercolor painters. From there everything self explanatory picking out the perfect work of art that defines color. Overall I think this was a fun, but tedious project that I found interesting to complete.

Week Thirteen and Fourteen - Blog: Video Review

1.      For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art: 

The main concept of this film is Artist Anthony Amussin stating that 'Lowbrow Art' is essentially reactionary to highbrow culture. The dictionary definition is, "a person regarded as uncultivated and lacking in taste." The film focuses on this type of lowbrow art. Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach:

The main concept of this film is the Modern art in the Museum of Modern Art. The film states that from 1929 onwards the art was displayed primarily in chronological order, representing each art movement. Art is displayed on white walls with flexible lighting. Another main point the film makes is that critics argue that Tate Modern's thematic presentation of art requires that viewers have no knowledge of art.

Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology:

The main idea of this film is that Native Americans' bones were collected as a scientific curiosity during the U.S. genocide against Indians. There is a debate on whether or not the remains should be returned to their ancestors. Native Americans have ceremonies to discover whether the bones are of their ancestors or not. The Indians past is conveyed through an oral tradition. Native Americans do not believe in the scientists' history.
George Eastman House: Picture Perfect:

The main idea of this film is that by creating the first affordable, user-friendly camera George Eastman became the father of popular photography. The film shows the museum established at his home that celebrates the contributions he and his company have made to advance the art, science, and phenomenon of photography. The photography collection at George Eastman House is a visual history of photography that represent’s the work of 14,000 amateur and professional photographers. The collection is enormous and contains many different types of photography.

 2. Do the videos relate to the creation of your Art Exhibition project? If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not.
Yes, the videos relate to the creation of my Art Exhibition project because the videos discuss different exhibitions and the arrangement of said exhibits. There are different ways of arranging artwork and these videos show examples of these. Chronology is one example. Artworks can also be arranged with no set pattern as well.

3. What is your opinion of the films? Do they add depth to understanding of the art concepts you practiced while creating your curation project?
The films were well put together and very interesting. They will definitely be of help in the creation of my project. Before watching the films i didn’t have a clear idea of how i was going to do the project, but by the end of the films i had some insight in to how i would complete the project. Overall the films were helpf

Week Twelve - Blog: Video Review

1. Explain why you selected each of the FOUR videos you choose from the selection listed above.
 

The films I picked were Isamu Noguchi: The Sculpture of Spaces, Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the '50s and '60s, Hockey on Photography, and Andy Warhol: Images of an Image. I picked the Andy Warhol video because i really enjoy his work. I picked the Hockney video because I like photography. I picked Abstract Expressionism and Pop because i thought this was an area of art that would interest me. Lastly, I picked the Isamu Noguchi video because the title caught my eye.

2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.


Abstract Expressionism and Pop: The key concepts in the film are that Abstract Expressionism was born from a joining of attitudes in American art and European avant-garde art, but was later rejected for its nonfigurative and seemingly egocentric character in favor of the ultra-objective phenomenon known as Pop Art. By using Franz Kline's painting "C&O," abstract art is compared to figurative art. T

Isamu Noguchi: The key concept of this film is the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. He creates sculpture gardens to "humanize space and sculpture." Noguchi's childhood holds many clues to his interest in sculpture gardens and to his feelings of isolation.

Andy Warhol: The key concept of this film is the artist Andy Warhol. He worked as a commercial artist until 1960 when he began experimenting with advertising images. He worked until his untimely death in 1987. One process he used for his artwork was Silk Screening. Silk Screening is when photographs are blown up and developed onto silk screens; they are transferred to paper and canvas, using ink and paint. 

Hockney on Photography:  The key concept of this film is the artist David Hockney. He discusses the void between the person behind the camera and the subject. He aims to take away the void. Hockney uses photographic images to create something pertaining more to the condition of painting. Hockney experiments with photography over a five-year period in the 1980s.
 

3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

These videos relate to the readings in the text because they discuss artists and topics that we read in the book this chapter, and also in previous chapters. They help to elaborate on the topics we've learned and show more about these topics.
 

4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?

I thought that these films were very interesting and helpful. They were well put together and covered the information they discussed well. The films added depth to understanding by elaborating on topics discussed in the text. They showed more examples and explained in more depth and this added depth to understanding