i thought it was very interesting when the book pointed out that the most popular forms of creativity in Americans are innovation and self-expression while others value the recreation of old forms. Something that the instructor pointed out in class really stood out to me. And that was the point that we need to erase the idea that artists are some hierarchy gods. The artwork itself is considered a masterpiece if the setting of the time period and social background is appropriately suitable. Futhermore, anybody can become artists/designers including mathematicians, scientists, health care professionals, social workers, teachers, parents, gardeners, etc. Accodingly, there is a wide range of people with different occupation that can still practice the arts. The artwork, Genesis, is done by Juane Quick-To-See Smith. I specifically like this piece a lot because of the different aspects he included: innovation, self-expressional, and all the while of recreating old forms. Esther Ro
The most important thing that I feel people today do not reconize is that everything around us is art. From the way a house is designed and built to the something as beautiful as a blooming flower. I understand that everyone has a different point of view to describing art but what is important is that we respect each others opinions. One thing I would like to know more about is how to understand what each piece of art work is representing. I would also like a better understanding of surralism. Art opens our minds to a different world and should always be respected and appreciated even if it not accepted. Art gives us the passion to be creative and the one artist I would like to learn more about is Dali. *Bobbi Solanto
What is Art? Art is anything that the eye can perceive, paintings, structures, temples, nature etc…All artworks vary from one culture to another. For example the masks from the Africans are represented with specific colors such as browns, reds, oranges, while other cultures represent their art differently. As the professor aforementioned, always art is tight to a historical content, for example: the photograph of the Migrant Mother by Dorothea Lange. This photograph expresses a mother’s anguish during the Great Depression of the United States. She clearly demonstrates what the role of a mother should be: protect their children. This first chapter was very interesting because the book explained the introduction to art, the elements, how other cultures use art, and some styles. Some artists use popular art, others contemporary art and fine art. An artist has to be creative and by nature all human beings are creative so that means that everybody can be an artist just with a little bit of inspiration. The quote “Art is whatever a society or culture says is art” is totally true because the society is the one that has to accept or deny the artwork, not the artist.
Juan Hernandez Art is any work done with the creativity of colors,shapes,textures, and designs from raw material; such as rock, marble, paint, wood etc. Art usually stands out and captures people attention. In many cases art can be described when having a personal detail from ones person. Art provides people with different variety of styles for everybodies taste. For example: there's contemporary art, popular art, and fine art.
In the reading, it said that there are various components that are important in the process of creating an art object such as perception, response, creativity & expression. As naive as it sounds, I honestly never even considered all those things to be important in an art piece until we started talking about The Raft of the Medusa. When we evaluated the formal components such as the lighting and the pyramid, I thought to myself "DANG. I NEVER even thought of that!" It totally change my perspective in the way I looked at the painting. I never knew that light could have such a strong effect on what the artist is trying to portray in his/her work. If we didn't analyze the picture in class, I would have never realized a lot of other things such as the ambiguity of the picture. I mean, I realized that the people were trying to get someone's attention, but I didn't even see the ship & most importantly, I didn't notice how the waves on the left side looked like it was going to hit them. I'm really glad we took the time to really take a closer look at that picture.
In regards to "what art is?", I would like to elaborate on the discussion during lecture of how certain prejudices effect one's perception of what can actually constituete "art". A perfect example of such would be Marcel Duchamp's installation piece entitled "Fountain". (For some reason this blog won't allow me to post a link of the picture...sorry) This objet d'art caused much an uproar during it's exhibition or as stated by critics, causing "visual indifference." This piece was a movement, a blunt statement towards a society who insisted on only giving a title of "art" to the eloquent and visually pleasing, in other words tidealistic and cliche. As much of an appreciation I have of classical art, I find it an injustice to overlook works of avant-garde and other modernist pieces. If only given the chance, such pieces are a revelation of truths surrounding our world, opening eyes to such ideas never before fathomed. Duchamp was able to find honest bold meaning in an inatimate object defied by fecal matter everyday by thousands passers by. Why chouldn't revelation in such tan ideal object be considered art? My point being having prejudices of what art should be, places a barrier and blocks one off from what art could be.
The work of art that caught my eye the most was the painting ,Tan Tan Bo, by Japanese artiest Takashi Murakami. The painting is full of wild shapes and vivid colors. At first glance, the painting looks like an alien world full of life. The bigger object being the planet and the smaller objects beeing the moons orbiting the planet. In the distance there seems to be a star spreading its warmth and light to the alien world. After looking at the painting as a whole it looks like a type of panda with a huge smile. The painting can be classified as popular art and/or fine art as it occupies the space in between. The painting was painted in a very abstract manner and could be considered to be a surrealistic piece of art. I hope to see more paintings of this caliber in this class.
I was astonished by how rushed Van goghs brushstrokes were in his last painting" Crows in Wheatfield." Van Goghs Crows in Wheatfield compared to Starry nights looks unfinshed like he meant to do more however couldn't. " Crows in Wheatfield," seems disturbing because of the crows and the weird looking wheat, compared to "Starry Night," which is peaceful and serene. Not to mention crows signify death as if he was planning his last painting like the crows of death were waiting for him. Posted by veronicamars at 4:47 PM 0 comments
Art to me is a expression, a state of ideality of what the painting or model is portraying at that time of the painting. Let's say the Pablo Picasso Demoiselles d' Avignon, Spain/France, 1907. From what I saw in that oil painting was the expression on the womens face, the color of the different faces portraying expressions, in sitting and standing. Maybe the painting of the background was illustrating that they were in between curtains expressing feelings for a man with a bowl of fruit on the table, expressing feeling towards him, I also noticed the mask they were wearing in different colors an expressions. Showing the mood in the women wearing them...
Class #4 I saw a piece of art that caught my eye. It was a image of Jesus Christ called “ Crucifixion” by Salvador Dali, 1954. I liked the 3D perspective. I also saw that Dali didn’t use negative space he had ever object in its place. The lady looking up at Christ just looked so real, I felt that I also was looking up at him when I was looking toward the image. I feel that Dali made the lining so we can see the lady's point of view. Although the picture was unrealistic I still like the imagination that he created.
What is Art? That's like asking what is music? It's artistic freedom combined. Yes, we learned formal elements, shape, line, etc., but the point is that it is art is art because we didn't do it. But in all serious art can be anything. It can be destroying something beautiful or making something beautiful. -Stocum
The "Raft of Medusa" by Gericault caught my attention.The way that the artist depiticed the story by making the characters at the top of the seen in a pryamid look heroic and alsmost human like, while having the older man seclueded and restless like the women. The implied lines and motion allows for the observer to put them self in the mist of the action that is taking place with these people who are struggling to survive.
Meredith Bacani What is art? Art is a form of expression that can be produced through different medias such as paintings, sketches, drawings, speeches, music, etc. In class, one of the more compelling paintings that was shown was the "Child Watching the Birth of a Man" by Salvador Dali. This painting is a style of Formal Art that can be perceived as either Expressionism or Representation(ism). Through the vibrant colors and symbols, he takes the "birth of a man" to a literal view, by having the image of a man coming out of a world or Earth, rather than the womb of a woman. Also, the world is in a shape of an egg, representing the introduction to life.
Jessica Bahnan, I enjoyed the Dance Class at the Opera, by Edgar Degas painting. This painting is a very realistic it shows a form of movement. The coloring is bright and joyful it brings out this energetic vibe. The way Degas had painted this image shows a two way perspective. By two doors that is in the picture shows two point perspective. The lining in the image is very organized in the way he lined everyone up and the floor and the back round in a smooth position. Everyone in the image looked like they we’re connected with the whole story he was trying to make. As you look around in the image you can see everyone focusing on the three young lady’s in the center and the way their soft body’s dancing in the middle. The first object that catches your eye is the stable chair then it takes your eye off the chair and around the room, making you see the whole story behind the image.
The introduction to the course has taught me more about art then I've ever known. Just in the first day of class I learned a lot about art. I had never examined a painting or picture as thoroughly as we did in class. So I never realized how many different interpretations there can be on 1 picture. Everyone in the class shared different views on what they thought the pictures meant. Our professor also told us his view of pieces of art we examined. As I listened to everyone talk about paintings they kept pointing out things in the paintings that I didn't even notice. I never thought about or interpreted art the way I do now. I have a new appreciation for artwork because of this class.
i thought it was very interesting when the book pointed out that the most popular forms of creativity in Americans are innovation and self-expression while others value the recreation of old forms. Something that the instructor pointed out in class really stood out to me. And that was the point that we need to erase the idea that artists are some hierarchy gods. The artwork itself is considered a masterpiece if the setting of the time period and social background is appropriately suitable. Futhermore, anybody can become artists/designers including mathematicians, scientists, health care professionals, social workers, teachers, parents, gardeners, etc. Accodingly, there is a wide range of people with different occupation that can still practice the arts. The artwork, Genesis, is done by Juane Quick-To-See Smith. I specifically like this piece a lot because of the different aspects he included: innovation, self-expressional, and all the while of recreating old forms.
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The most important thing that I feel people today do not reconize is that everything around us is art. From the way a house is designed and built to the something as beautiful as a blooming flower. I understand that everyone has a different point of view to describing art but what is important is that we respect each others opinions. One thing I would like to know more about is how to understand what each piece of art work is representing. I would also like a better understanding of surralism. Art opens our minds to a different world and should always be respected and appreciated even if it not accepted. Art gives us the passion to be creative and the one artist I would like to learn more about is Dali.
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What is Art? Art is anything that the eye can perceive, paintings, structures, temples, nature etc…All artworks vary from one culture to another. For example the masks from the Africans are represented with specific colors such as browns, reds, oranges, while other cultures represent their art differently. As the professor aforementioned, always art is tight to a historical content, for example: the photograph of the Migrant Mother by Dorothea Lange. This photograph expresses a mother’s anguish during the Great Depression of the United States. She clearly demonstrates what the role of a mother should be: protect their children. This first chapter was very interesting because the book explained the introduction to art, the elements, how other cultures use art, and some styles. Some artists use popular art, others contemporary art and fine art. An artist has to be creative and by nature all human beings are creative so that means that everybody can be an artist just with a little bit of inspiration. The quote “Art is whatever a society or culture says is art” is totally true because the society is the one that has to accept or deny the artwork, not the artist.
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ReplyDeleteArt is any work done with the creativity of colors,shapes,textures, and designs from raw material; such as rock, marble, paint, wood etc. Art usually stands out and captures people attention. In many cases art can be described when having a personal detail from ones person. Art provides people with different variety of styles for everybodies taste. For example: there's contemporary art, popular art, and fine art.
In the reading, it said that there are various components that are important in the process of creating an art object such as perception, response, creativity & expression. As naive as it sounds, I honestly never even considered all those things to be important in an art piece until we started talking about The Raft of the Medusa. When we evaluated the formal components such as the lighting and the pyramid, I thought to myself "DANG. I NEVER even thought of that!" It totally change my perspective in the way I looked at the painting. I never knew that light could have such a strong effect on what the artist is trying to portray in his/her work. If we didn't analyze the picture in class, I would have never realized a lot of other things such as the ambiguity of the picture. I mean, I realized that the people were trying to get someone's attention, but I didn't even see the ship & most importantly, I didn't notice how the waves on the left side looked like it was going to hit them. I'm really glad we took the time to really take a closer look at that picture.
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In regards to "what art is?", I would like to elaborate on the discussion during lecture of how certain prejudices effect one's perception of what can actually constituete "art". A perfect example of such would be Marcel Duchamp's installation piece entitled "Fountain". (For some reason this blog won't allow me to post a link of the picture...sorry) This objet d'art caused much an uproar during it's exhibition or as stated by critics, causing "visual indifference." This piece was a movement, a blunt statement towards a society who insisted on only giving a title of "art" to the eloquent and visually pleasing, in other words tidealistic and cliche. As much of an appreciation I have of classical art, I find it an injustice to overlook works of avant-garde and other modernist pieces. If only given the chance, such pieces are a revelation of truths surrounding our world, opening eyes to such ideas never before fathomed. Duchamp was able to find honest bold meaning in an inatimate object defied by fecal matter everyday by thousands passers by. Why chouldn't revelation in such tan ideal object be considered art? My point being having prejudices of what art should be, places a barrier and blocks one off from what art could be.
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The work of art that caught my eye the most was the painting ,Tan Tan Bo, by Japanese artiest Takashi Murakami. The painting is full of wild shapes and vivid colors. At first glance, the painting looks like an alien world full of life. The bigger object being the planet and the smaller objects beeing the moons orbiting the planet. In the distance there seems to be a star spreading its warmth and light to the alien world. After looking at the painting as a whole it looks like a type of panda with a huge smile. The painting can be classified as popular art and/or fine art as it occupies the space in between. The painting was painted in a very abstract manner and could be considered to be a surrealistic piece of art. I hope to see more paintings of this caliber in this class.
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I was astonished by how rushed Van goghs brushstrokes were in his last painting" Crows in Wheatfield." Van Goghs Crows in Wheatfield compared to Starry nights looks unfinshed like he meant to do more however couldn't. " Crows in Wheatfield," seems disturbing because of the crows and the weird looking wheat, compared to "Starry Night," which is peaceful and serene. Not to mention crows signify death as if he was planning his last painting like the crows of death were waiting for him.
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Art to me is a expression, a state of ideality of what the painting or model is portraying at that time of the painting. Let's say the Pablo Picasso Demoiselles d' Avignon, Spain/France, 1907. From what I saw in that oil painting was the expression on the womens face, the color of the different faces portraying expressions, in sitting and standing. Maybe the painting of the background was illustrating that they were in between curtains expressing feelings for a man with a bowl of fruit on the table, expressing feeling towards him, I also noticed the mask they were wearing in different colors an expressions. Showing the mood in the women wearing them...
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ReplyDeleteClass #4 I saw a piece of art that caught my eye. It was a image of Jesus Christ called “ Crucifixion” by Salvador Dali, 1954. I liked the 3D perspective. I also saw that Dali didn’t use negative space he had ever object in its place. The lady looking up at Christ just looked so real, I felt that I also was looking up at him when I was looking toward the image. I feel that Dali made the lining so we can see the lady's point of view. Although the picture was unrealistic I still like the imagination that he created.
What is Art?
ReplyDeleteThat's like asking what is music?
It's artistic freedom combined.
Yes, we learned formal elements, shape, line, etc., but the point is that it is art is art because we didn't do it.
But in all serious art can be anything. It can be destroying something beautiful or making something beautiful.
-Stocum
The "Raft of Medusa" by Gericault caught my attention.The way that the artist depiticed the story by making the characters at the top of the seen in a pryamid look heroic and alsmost human like, while having the older man seclueded and restless like the women. The implied lines and motion allows for the observer to put them self in the mist of the action that is taking place with these people who are struggling to survive.
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ReplyDeleteWhat is art? Art is a form of expression that can be produced through different medias such as paintings, sketches, drawings, speeches, music, etc. In class, one of the more compelling paintings that was shown was the "Child Watching the Birth of a Man" by Salvador Dali. This painting is a style of Formal Art that can be perceived as either Expressionism or Representation(ism). Through the vibrant colors and symbols, he takes the "birth of a man" to a literal view, by having the image of a man coming out of a world or Earth, rather than the womb of a woman. Also, the world is in a shape of an egg, representing the introduction to life.
Jessica Bahnan,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the Dance Class at the Opera, by Edgar Degas painting. This painting is a very realistic it shows a form of movement. The coloring is bright and joyful it brings out this energetic vibe. The way Degas had painted this image shows a two way perspective. By two doors that is in the picture shows two point perspective. The lining in the image is very organized in the way he lined everyone up and the floor and the back round in a smooth position. Everyone in the image looked like they we’re connected with the whole story he was trying to make. As you look around in the image you can see everyone focusing on the three young lady’s in the center and the way their soft body’s dancing in the middle. The first object that catches your eye is the stable chair then it takes your eye off the chair and around the room, making you see the whole story behind the image.
The introduction to the course has taught me more about art then I've ever known. Just in the first day of class I learned a lot about art. I had never examined a painting or picture as thoroughly as we did in class. So I never realized how many different interpretations there can be on 1 picture. Everyone in the class shared different views on what they thought the pictures meant. Our professor also told us his view of pieces of art we examined. As I listened to everyone talk about paintings they kept pointing out things in the paintings that I didn't even notice. I never thought about or interpreted art the way I do now. I have a new appreciation for artwork because of this class.
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