Week 15 Art Analysis Project

1. Use the vocabulary you have learned in class to describe this artwork or performance in detail.

Looking at this work of art is just so powerful to look at and its just so beautiful. This illustration is showing so much work just in one design, there's so many different sades of grey and black in this and going to white colors. It kind of feel like its a charcoal drawing, but at the same time I don't know if this is the real color of the drawing. The drawing is showing pain, hurt, war, sadness, and death. This drawing is all over the place but it's so beautiful at the same time because he was showing what was going on in the world at that time. 

2. What processes were used to create this work? What social influences might the artist be responding to and why?

His influence was what was going on in the world at the same time he started to create this. Spain was his influence because that's where he is from and he showed him that he had something to look to for his works of art. 

3. What is the relationship of this work to the time and society in which it was created? Describe the symbols used to express this relationship.

He made this during the time of the civil war going on and it showed how the people were taking the hurt going on in their world and they didn't know how to act any other way. They had to show that they were hurt and sad because of all the death happening there. He wanted to show the death and sadness in this painting and changed his whole painting when he found out this actually happened in a little town in Spain called Guernica. 

4. Identify elements in the work that evoke a persuasive or emotional response. Be specific about what those responses are and why.

It showed am emotional response because when I looked at the painting and drawing of these things happening in Guernica and felt hurt and sadness because of what happened to these people in the town. I felt like I needed to know more about what was happening to the people in the town, and needed to search the information on it. 

5. Evaluate what you perceive to be the strengths and weaknesses of the work.  Apply discipline specific vocabulary and concepts when describing your point of view.

It has showed so much power now that it was made because it shows what happened in the war and what was happening to the individuals that lived there. It shows a huge political statement that was left in our world, it was the reaction to the bombing happening in the town. People were dying and their families were full of sadness because their relatives were dying one by one. 

Self Portrait reflection

1. Why did you select the inspiration pieces?
I believe I picked these because they looked more like the picture I have of myself, they all were related to each other which was nice.  
2. Why did you select the media to create your self-portrait?
Because I thought it was different to do this and show that you can just not have the picture there and you can actually do something with it. 
3. What challenges did you face in creating your self-portrait and how did you overcome them?
I don't believe I had any problems in creating mine I thought it was really to do this. 
4. How does this piece represent you?
It represents me as a whole because its me and describes me when you look at it, I'm so happy in this photo and makes me happy when I look at it. 
5. What elements and principles of art did you apply in this work?
I used movement in my picture and showed that I could use this, I should unity in my picture, and I showed it as a whole. 
6. Did you enjoy working on this project?
I did enjoy doing this because it was something different to do.

7. What do you think of your final artwork?
I believe it came out great and I really love how it turned out. 

Week Fifteen Self Portrait

The three inspirational pictures I used was these three :

https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/la-gordita-del-barrio/lAHUmfEgxN8o9w?projectId=art-project

https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/se%C3%B1or-de-los-espejos-quito-ecuador/lwH-o1kGDZLU3Q?projectId=art-project

https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/self-portrait-with-newsboy/AgEeYlUCGz4tqQ?projectId=art-project

This is the photo I will be using of myself for my self-portrait. 

I will be blowing up the photo and posting it on a big black piece of paper and cutting the picture a certain way to show my portrait a different way. 

Project 4 Reflection

My reflection on doing this project is that I thought this was really amazing to do because it was something different to do. Making an exhibit was very different and actually finding things to do it on was kind of hard to find though. Pictures/Artworks of happy dogs were really hard to find and trying to find who actually did the picture/artwork was so hard to find because some of the ones I actually wanted to use I couldn't find who actually did it and I was kinda mad about that.

Module 13 &14

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

Tate Modern showed me you can make something look bigger than it actually is and smaller than it is.
In an acquiring mind, I learned how to set up my exhibit pretty much, it showed how the museum was set up and showed how the colors worked together and showed many works of art. And in the third video showed me like old types of pictures and video, and also showed many colors and really old works of art which I really liked.

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

Yes they do because they are giving me ideas on how to do it and showed me how to set mine up and what colors to use and how to set it all up pretty much which is really nice. 

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 videos showed me a lot which was good because I didn't really know where to start with this project but now I do which is good. It added dept to the steps I have to follow. 

Module 12

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

Hockney on photography looked like Hockey to me, and that's my life and then I was like why not choose this, and the second one Andy Warhol sounded cool to learn about. 

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

Hockney was a very important contributor to pop art, he made a lot of prints, and his background colors and lightening were very different than others.
The second video I learned that Andy made the Campbell's soup artwork, and he was very big in pop art also. 

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

We're reading about pop art and the art works with it. 

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

I thought they were good films and showed good information. 

Module 11 : Art Gallery Visit #2

Step 1: The Exhibition

Questions about the exhibit:
1. What is the title of the exhibit?

The title is Artists seen: Photographs of Artists in the 21st century a project by David Moog. 

2. What is the theme of the exhibition?

Photos of Artists from the 21st Century in Western New York. 

Step 2: The Gallery

Questions about the physical space:1. What type of lighting is used?

Black and white and its of the artists so its a bright black and white and making sure their faces are shown perfectly. 

2. What colors are used on the walls?

White backgrounds of the photos hanging there. 

3. What materials are used in the interior artchitecture of the space?

Just the photos are there being shown. 

4. How is the movement of the viewer through the gallery space?

Showing all the artists and making sure they are all there to be seen. 

Step 3: The Artwork

Questions about the artwork:

1. How are the artworks organized?

Straight up and down. 

2. How are the artrworks similar?

There showing just people being themselves and laughing sometimes and being the artist they are. 

3. How are the artworks different?

They aren't really that much different, they are doing different poses and some of them are up close and some from a far. 

4. How are the artworks framed?

Not much framing he was making sure the pictures were on the walls. 

5. How are the artworks identified and labeled?

Who the artists is and the framing of it and how big it is. 

6. What is the proximity of the artwork to each other?

Mostly all the same size. Next to each other. 

Step 4: Art Criticism Exercise

Select three of the artworks from the show and use the Art Criticism worksheet to desribe, analyze, bracket and interpret the work using the 5-step Art Criticism Process described. (see the sheet in the module folder)

Take pictures of the images you are interpreting. If this is not allowed, make quick sketches of the pieces.

 1.    Be receptive - Keep an open mind.  Look for what is good.  No put-downs allowed.

2.    Description – Describe what you see.  (subject matter)?

3.    Formal analysis – (form)  What principles and elements were used and how are they used?

4.  Bracketing - Is there anything in or about this work that reminds you of anything else? Do you see any symbols, metaphors, or allegories?  (iconography)

5.  Interpretation - (content)  What do you think the artist was trying to say?

David Moog (b. 1944), Joseph P Butera, 2015; Archival inkjet print, 20 x 15 inches; Gift of the artist, copyright David Moog, 2015

David Moog (b. 1944), Allie Brady, 2015; Archival inkjet print, 20 x 15 inches; Gift of the artist, copyright David Moog, 2015

David Moog (b. 1944), Nancy Belfer, 2015; Archival inkjet print, 20 x 15 inches; Gift of the artist, copyright David Moog, 2015

These are the three artworks I picked from the exhibit. I see three people from all different ages, their happy, their all different from each other. The others in the exhibit are all so different and they all look so happy as I can see.  They are made all the same by the black and white color of the photos, they are grouped in the same categorize because they all do the same things. it just reminds me of someone posting their own photos somewhere online for us to see.  The artist was trying to show that these artists are all the same to each other and we can look at them the same way as he sees them. 

Step 5: Document Your Visit

1. Make sure all questions/answers from Step 1-3 are posting to your Blog.

2. Make sure you upload images of the 3 pieces of artwork you are interpreting to your Blog or Photobucket account. (If in Photobucket, be sure to hyperlink to Photobucket from your Blog posting).

3. Make sure you upload images that document your visit and experience of the physical space. If you cannot take pictures, upload your pictures, scan in the brochure images, or hyperlink to the Gallery website from your Blog.

4. Answer this question:What did you think of visiting the Gallery and purposefully looking at the exhibition from a different perspective - the physical space, the architecture, theme, etc.?

I really like going and going at all of the artworks there and seeing that half of the artists there are from this area which is really nice, I also like that we get a discount on the price because we are students at buffalo state. I also like how the Gallery is set up inside because of how normal and its not much color but all the color comes from the works of art there which is really amazing. 

Module 11

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

I've never heard of these artists before, only when they came up to pick. I chose Matisse and Picasso and the second one was the mystical north: Spanish art from the 19th century to the present. 

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

The first one I learned that their artworks are so beautiful and they used Paris for most of their works and what they wanted it to look like but then it started changing. 

The second video I learned that most of the artworks were very violent and showed the war to the people. People are ruining the building that used to be so beautiful and now its turning into Disney land for tourists. 

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

Were learning about these artists in the book and the techniques they used back then. 

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

 I liked them because they show a lot of information but I wished they were just a little shorter. 

Extra Credit Final Chance

COURSE CONTENT
1. Which assignment did you ENJOY working on the best? Why?
I think I enjoyed working on the logo making one the best because I thought that was a really cool idea to do for this class and it helped showed who I am with a couple pictures together. 

2. Which assignment did you ENJOY working on the least? Why?
The least one I would say would have been was the mask making project. I didn't really like making that at all and I don't really have a reason behind it. 

3. How did you like using BLACKBOARD?
I love using blackboard.

4. What is your opinion of the Discussion Groups in this course?
I liked them and then I didn't like them I would have rather have done a blog post because I thought this was a good idea to do something and have everything we are doing on.

5. Did you participate in any of the extra credit projects in previous modules? If so, what was your opinion of them? (mandala, elgin marbles, culture, art critics)

I did all of the extra credits and I thought they were all quite good and they helped us get some extra points when we didn't really need them but I still wanted them.

6. If you had the opportunity to change this course:

What would you keep? I liked mostly everything. 

What would you remove? The mask making project. 

What would you add? Some more blogs other than discussions.

7. Would you recommend this course to your peers?
I did recommend this course to my friend and he is trying to take it next semester because I liked it so much.

8. Please list any other comments you would like to share.

Thank you for teaching us the history of art, I hope to have you as my teacher again some day. also thank you again.
-Jamie Wheeler 

Week 16 Reflections of Course

1. What were you expectations for this course and where they met?

I believe my expectations were met and I'm so glad I took this online class, and I am now taking two online classes next fall because of this one. 

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 everything to me and it still is, since my first post art is still everything to me and stayed the same I just learned new things about art. 

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?

My favorite artist is anyone that is located in buffalo mostly and people who are creating things here because this is my home town and theirs and all their works of art are amazing. 

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 was unsure at first but I'm glad I did it and now I'm taking more because of this. 

Mask creating.

1. Upload the three (3) inspiration images to your Blog (or link to your Photobucket account). Explain why you selected the inspiration pieces.

I picked these three because I really like the look of these and wanted mine to based off these. 

2. Include the analysis and description (art criticism steps) of the three (3) inspiration pieces.

In the first one I used the shape I wanted to go off of, the second one I used the ribbon on the outside of the whole thing and third I used the little circles of jewels on mine. 

3. Upload images of your sketchs and finished piece.

This is my mask, Don't mind me in the pictures I probably look crazy. 

4. Explain how you used the Elements and Principles in your finished mask.

I went off them to finish my mask and it helped me figure out how I wanted it to come out to be. 

5. Share your opinion of your finished mask and what you thought about creating the mask.

I like it but it could have been better if I went out and brought some things for it. I thought it was fun but a little weird. 

Module 10 - Video Review

Questions and Topics for Your Blog Posting:

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

I didn't know about either of them so I decided to pick these. The ones I picked were African art and African art: legacy of oppression.

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

In the first video I learned that it is in everyday life and everything we use and I didn't know that at all. It also is in rituals that they have. 

The second video I learned the scream painting is telling a great story and it has reality behind it.

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

It is all the same. We are reading all about these things or like things like it in our book. 

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

The videos were quite good and they gave a good example for each. They actually showed us what the book was talking about. 

module 9 - exploring line

1. What was it like using your hand as subject matter for a drawing?

it was very weird because I dont like my hands personally and I dont know how to draw them at all. 

2. What media did you select - pencil or charcoal? Why?

I used a colored pen because that describes me personally. 

3. How did it feel to create a drawing with your non-dominant hand?

It was horrible it looks like a little kid did my right hand. 

4. Compare and contrast your final drawings. Do you think they are successful studies?

Yes because it shows a different look on the world kinda. 

5. Would you consider using your non-dominant hand to create artwork in the future?

No because I dont like using my left hand to write or draw anything. 

Module 9

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

I chose Velazquez and Albrecht Durer: Image of a Master because they were two names I've never heard of before and the others I have so I wanted to learn about these ones. 

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

In the first video I learned that most of his work is based on an earlier age and that he really liked drawing people and landscapes. 

The second video I learned that it is located in Germany which I thought that was cool and he was born there too. He did the process of aging in paintings which was very good. 

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

Because we are reading about the same things that were talked about in the videos and we talked about these men. 

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

 I liked the films and they did go in enough depth about the lives of these men which was really nice to learn about their lives. I also liked the landscape they showed in the videos when talking. 

Video Review Module #8

1. Explain why you selected the video you choose from the selection listed above.

The Measure of All Things: Greek Art and the Human Figure

I picked this video because I thought this was going to be interesting to learn about. I've never watched a video about this before so I thought it would be a good idea to. 

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

For More Human Than Human I learned that people create images in their minds every time they think of something. This video was very powerful and enlightening to learn about. It made you think of things you have never thought about before and that was very interesting. 

In the Greek Art and The Human Figure I learned that it was so long ago that a human figure was born and artists starting to actually use the human figure in a different way and it was way more realistic for people to see. Many people started looking at themselves a different way also. The human mind and body was changed to believe in emotion put into there work. 

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

They were mostly talking about the same things that are in the book and why they work together and why we use them. It was also about our world and how it became our world today in history. They also talked about being more realistic too. 

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

 I thought the first video was amazing and that everyone should be able to watch it to learn more about humans. and I believe both of them went into depth about there subjects because it gave me good answers on why they started doing what they were doing back then. 

Video Review M7

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

First video I watched was Prairie Style.

http://fod.infobase.com/p_ViewPlaylist.aspx?AssignmentID=L6XZ2B

That he changed the face of modern architecture. The things he made were so perfect the way they came out. The buildings were his own designs and some were inspired but still amazing. They were groundbreaking and so amazing. 

Second video I watched was 

http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2155/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=5546

It was very scientific which I didn't know it was going to be all about science. I couldn't believe skyscrapers were made really by science and materials can be the symbol of modern architecture. 

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

In the readings its mostly all about these things and how these things work together with one another. 

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of Architecture?

I thought the videos I watched really taught a good sense of the topics and showed a good examples of them too in the video. They did add a depth to the understanding of architecture because most of the things I had no idea about them till I watched both of these videos. 

4. Why did you choose the films that you watched?

I feel like I picked these just because I didn't know about the first one at all and I mostly didn't know about the science of design either so I decided to go and watch them. 

Video Reviews

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

For the first video I learned any sculpture is just made out of clay and turned into marble and I didn't know that at all. Because I always thought of clay being brown and not turning into something white like marble. I never learned about sculptures of Pont Neuf, the Parisian Bridge either. Everything is centuries old and so valuable now. 

The second video I learned that these things cold be even older than the things talked about in the first video. I also wanted to go to a show to see how glass is made in those big fire pits and I've always liked watching videos on those kind of things.

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

Mostly all the chapters in the texts about these two things this week. And it ties them all together because its all about the same exact thing. 

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics: Sculpture, Installation, and Craft?

I liked the second one better than the first. But I also wish the videos could be a little bit shorter on time, I know we are suppose to use 6 hours for this class but sometimes I can only fit 2-3 hours in with my busy school, work, and ice hockey schedules. They do add depth into understand each of these topics because we needed to learn about them by watching them and understanding where they are coming from other than just reading about them. I'd rather watch a video on things being made by one of these topics than reading about it in a book.. 

Module 6 - Reviewing art works

1.  First blog I looked at and commented on was Ryan's.

http://ryjsartblog.blogspot.com/


The second blog I looked at was on Emily's. 

http://emilysartfundemental.blogspot.com/

Tried to find her Project #2 but it wasn't posted on her blog. 

2. I agreed with both of them with what pictures they picked, they picked what felt right to them and we have the same view point I believe.

3. Ryan and I did not have any of the same pictures chosen. 

4. Where there any images that your Peers selected that pique your interest now? If yes, what are they and what is your connection with them? What would you want to know about them?

On Emily's blog I would really like to know what her color photo was really of and how she took that.

On Ryan's blog I would like to know more about his shape picture and what it really was a picture of so close.

5. What do you think about the process of reading your peers reflection? Do you find this to be a valuable in your learning?

I really liked doing this actually, I liked getting to see what people would say about my pictures, and also it helped me learned a little about the other people in this class because we never see each other because it being on line and I liked that very much. Yes I do I would like to do this again.

6. Check your Blog and read comments posted by your Peers. Do you find their comments helpful?

They were really helpful from Emily and it helped me understand why I also choose those pictures and I hoped other people thought that way also.

Logo

1. Discuss what you thought about creating your logo.

My thought was to do about my life and what is mostly its apart of and what I do. Creating it was so easy for me to do also. Everything I love is in this logo, it might not look to great but I believe that it does. 

2. Describe the process: creative thinking skills and ideas you used in the logo creation.

So I started with the Best Western logo because that's my job and what I wanna do for the rest of my life, I then put hockey sticks and a puck because that's my passion and has been for a long time, I then thought of my puppy Riley shes a golden retriever and I love her, and finally I thought of where I spend most of my time going to school at Buffalo State. 

3. What was the most important discovery you made in the creation of your logo?

That I made it about my life and that I really care about the things I put into it, and it made me realize some of things I wanna keep doing in my life. 

4. What is the most important information you learned from watching the videos, power point, and reading material  for this project? What is your opinion of the videos?

 The most important thing I learned about making logos was that it takes so much time and planning to make one logo and all the logos in the world and they all go through this process and that's pretty cool to know about. I also didn't know what navy blue was till now. The videos were really good and well because they explained things so well.