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

1. Why did you select the inspiration pieces?

* I was impressed by artwork of the piece, one with color and the other two non colored with pencil.

2. Why did you select the media to create your self-portrait?

* i used pencil because i didn't want to add color to my portrait.

3. What challenges did you face in creating your self-portrait and how did you overcome them?

* the challenge of making my portrait look exactly like me, i overcame that by copying the exact picture of my original.

4. How does this piece represent you?

* It represent how humble, and peaceful i am.

5. What elements and principles of art did you apply in this work?
* line, shape, and pencil was used in this work.

6. Did you enjoy working on this project?

* I enjoyed making my own portrait.

7. What do you think of your final artwork?

* I think it came out good but i could have done better if i had added colors.

ROCKWELL KENT

                                  (AMERICAN, 1882–1971)

SELF-PORTRAIT ("DAS DING AN SICH", "IT'S ME O LORD"), 1934

Lithograph edtion 150
unframed: 22 3/4 x 15 7/8" (57.78 x 40.32 cm.)
Gift of Frederic P. Norton, 1999 

PAUL CÉZANNE

                                 (FRENCH, 1839–1906)

SELF PORTRAIT, CA. 1898-1900

lithograph

sheet: 16 7/8 x 12 7/8" (42.86 x 32.70 cm.)       

Gift of A. Conger Goodyear, by exchange, 1949 

EDGAR DEGAS

(FRENCH, 1834–1917)

SELF-PORTRAIT, CA. 1854-1855

oil on canvas

framed: 25 3/4 x 23 x 3" (65.405 x 58.42 x 7.6 cm); support: 16 1/4 x 13 1/4" (41.27 x 33.65 cm.)    

George B. and Jenny R. Mathews Fund, 1964

reflection journal Project #4

I began by picking a title that will relate to my theme since the theme was relaxation i chose to have my title as relaxation as a cure. I was thinking of how people can escape the reality of life and to release stress. The best way to release anxiety and depression is by relaxing, and i tried to show in my exhibition various way people can release stress. I began to collect my art pieces making sure they relate to relaxation. Once i had all my art pieces it wasn't hard to create my exhibition.

Project #5 Art Criticism Article

1. Which projects did you review?

Exhibit critiquing “The Beauty of a City” by Brandon Martens

2. Why did you select the Exhibit you critiqued?

I selected this exhibit because the title was interesting.

3. What challenges did you face in writing the critique article and how did you overcome them?

I did not know if i should only focus on the good side of the exhibit or the bad side, and i overcame that by focusing on both

4. How do you feel about critiquing your peers work?

I really don't like the idea of critiquing my peers work, but i like looking at my peers work and to compare with my work.

5. Would you like to read the critique your peers wrote about your Art Curation Project?

Yes i will like to read critiques my peers wrote about my art curation project.

6. On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your finished article and why?

I will give myself 6 because i tried to follow the steps to make sure am being fair.

7. Did you enjoy working on this project?

It was a great project i did enjoy it.

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; writing about visual art is much tougher than writing about literature or music.

Greenberg on Pollock: An Interview by T. J. Clark; (1) The element of size was not critical to the historical placement of Pollock's paintings. (2) Pollock moved away from containment and orderliness.

The Critics: Stories from the Inside Pages;  Criticism of media arts improves the media in general, Critics can keep artists on their toes," and sometimes critics' remarks give artists the big breaks they hope for. Also, Criticism is generally delivered by someone willing to take a stand and make an argument.

2. Do the videos relate to the creation of your Art Criticism project? If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not.
* The videos does relate to art criticism project in a way that it gave me the idea of what critics look at when criticizing an art work. 

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

* Great video explaining the term criticism and the work of critics.

Week Sixteen - Blog: Reflections of AED 200

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

* I was expecting discussion on Angels and we sure did. Also to gain more knowledge on art education.

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 expressing ones mood, idea, knowledge through drawing, painting, and sculptures. Also, art can be a culture, and shows existence of human on earth.

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?

* Picasso was my favorite artist in my original posting, and still is Picasso this is so because of the influence his pieces have on arts across the world and still is today.

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?

Online class are great way avoid going to class but it requires self discipline and great time management.

Week Thirteen and Fourteen

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

The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art: Explains the meaning of lowbrow and how the term originated. The term originated from an author in his book, and its meaning is a person regarded as uncultivated and lacking in taste. Also, how it has something to do with pop culture showing the style of people and a social thing.

Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach: Modern art in the MOMA from 1929 onwards was displayed primarily in chronological order, representing each art movement. Art is displayed on white walls with flexible lighting. Also, displaying serves as a representation of history from centuries. In addition, beside MOMA style of display there is the thematic approach of art display. Moreover, the video shows how critics argue that Tate Modern's thematic presentation of art requires that viewers have no knowledge of art they believe art should be more than entertainment.

Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology:  the video talked about Native Americans' bones were collected as a scientific curiosity during the U.S. genocide against Indians. Native American skulls are collected and stored in museums. Also, Native Americans have ceremonies to discover whether the bones are their ancestors or not. Their past is conveyed through an oral tradition. One Native American tells a story about how Americans were digging out dead Native American remains for scientific research.

An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan: Knowledge is the engineer that makes museum work, museum is never finished there will always be changes, Mr. de Montebello guided the acquisition of more than 84,000 works of art, and before every at is acquired and displayed it goes through the director.

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

The videos relate to the creation of art exhibition because all the videos show how arts are collected and displayed, and styles of displaying art such as the MOMA style and the thematic approach of art.

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 video do add depth to understanding of art concepts which helped in the creation of my project.