Week 13 and 14 Video Review

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

West Coast-  Mainly influence comics, rock n' roll, surfing, etc.. Uses many icons and symbols , very expressive. A fact I learned was that at one point, galleries were not interested in showing Lowbrow, however Laguna art Museum gave it a chance at a custom culture show.

Tate Approach-  This video discussed a certain way that Modern Art has been displayed through intellectual and aesthetic issues questioning. A key part of the video is discussed when artist, Richard Long's artworks were grouped together brought about controversy, however a clear theme and connection are present in the artwork.

Native American- a very interesting video about Archaeological finds of more than 10,000 Native Americans from all around the U.S. and the tensions it brought upon between scientists, historians, and museum curators and N.American groups. One of the most interesting finds I found was that scientist, Samuel Morton had concluded from the finds that cranium size is directly related to their level of intelligence.

Acquiring Mind- This video reflected many different Museums are of which are similar however, extremely unique in their own ways. I loved the many different pieces of art from all different museums that were shown and learned much from them. 

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

Theses videos can defiantly relate to the Art Exhibition project. For example, the videos all contribute in some unique way. Some providing the basic idea of how themed art came about, and different themes and how they are expressed by artists. Also learned, and related to the project is how things are displayed and grouped together in exhibits.  

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 very informative as I mentioned above, it brought about the previous ideas I have learned about an Art Exhibition and provided videos for examples so I could follow along a lot more easily and have some examples of new ideas!

Mod 12 Video Review

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

Andy Warhol video: I've always been interested in Andy Warhol due to the whole Campbell soup ordeal so I figured I would learn more about him

 Henry Moore video: I have heard of Henry Moore, however do not know any information on him so I figured I would learn more.

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

Andy Warhol video- the video talks about the Pop Art movement and life of Andy Warhol.  I was interested in finding out how he began simply by photographing his friends and then later filmed them. Then Andy had added paint to his silk screening. Also the many different faces of Liz Taylor were interesting to me how they were all different, however they all have the face preserve the identity of Liz.

 Henry Moore video- this video obviously talked about the works of Henry Moore. I was interested in the sculptures of wounded warriors that he had done from a pebble he had found. "One must try to find a synthesis, to come to terms with opposite qualities" was a quote from Moore himself during the video and really stuck out to me. It really explained some of his art work and his influence on other artists.

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

Watching these two videos I learned much more about these two artists and they were very helpful in providing examples of their artwork. They were relating to the text by discussing artwork from the time period post WWII and how the artists were changed by it.

Art Gallery Visit #2

Step 1: The Exhibition

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

"War On Going Project"

2. What is the theme of the exhibition?   

The main idea and theme behind the exhibition is that you really have to look at it. You can see an inverted pyramid and temple which portray a tribute to the servicemen and women who died serving in Iraq in a sad/depressed themed environment set by background music.


Step 2: The Gallery

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

 The surrounding light of the exhibition was dark and dimly lit. However, the light focusing on the object itself had bright light shining from the base facing up as well as light from the projectors.

2. What colors are used on the walls?
 
The walls were a dull grayish/white in color.

3. What materials are used in the interior architecture of the space?
 
Simple wooden flooring with a wall of black bags at the entrance and a couple chairs in the middle.

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

To enter the exhibition, the viewer must work their way through black bags, each representing a lost life. Working through the bags you then get to the screen listing each persons name, and then the actual object. Upon arrival of the chairs, the viewer is also able to listen to past war stories.

Step 3: The Artwork

 

Questions about the artwork: 

1. How are the artworks organized? 

 For this section I was not able to choose three artworks from the exhibit as there wasn't three... So I researched the artists passed artworks and remembered certain things from other exhibits to answer the following questions.

 

2. How are the artrworks similar?

 Much of the Ben Perrone's artwork is on the darker side and creates dark emotions.

3. How are the artworks different?
 

 The artworks are different in how they are made. For example, the first picture from the exhibit is a sculpture, the next picture being a collage of artwork and the final picture being a painting.

4. How are the artworks framed?
 

The artworks are not framed

5. How are the artworks identified and labeled?
 

 The Exhibit was clearly labeled before walking in.

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

The artworks were not located in the same location, however the black bags at the exhibit were dangling from the ceiling on separate strings for each.

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.?

This was a lot different for me. Usually I walk in look at things that catch my attention and move on. However, purposefully looking all around the exhibition I learned a lot more. For example, looking at how all the bags were hung, the physical space all around me made me appreciate the time and effort of the artist and made me think about why things were the way the were including the music to set the mood. Everything simply had a purpose for the way it was. 

Mod 11 Video Reviews

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

Matisse and Picasso I have chosen simply because I always enjoy learning more about Picasso. I then chose the video on Expressionism for a better understanding of the topic.

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

 Matisse and Picasso- the video goes in depth of the relationship between the two artists through use of photos and short film clips as well as other artworks from the artists. An interesting fact I learned was that Picasso did not travel nearly as much as Matisse did.

Expressionism- the video provides much more detail about the art movement of early Germany in the early 20th century. The video also describes and shows examples of how expressionism emphasizes color's emotial properties while demonstrating less concern other art movements.


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

The videos provide much more detail and examples from different areas of art than that of the book. For example, much more was explained about Matisse and Picasso in the hour video than anything that I have read in the text. The videos are much more informational to me as the examples shown have vivid documentation about the art work and artists.

Mask Making

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2. These three masks I have chosen come from different backgrounds. The first mask is a replica of a old grandpa. I chose this because my friends and I all bought them and went out one day as old men, pretty funny day. The second mask and third masks are much more popular. The second one being described as "happy and sad" masks and the third one being from one of my favorite movies, both of which contain mass amounts of symbolism. The two masks use a lot of black and white shades to add value and contrast. Then finally during my research I came across an old mask I used to love from old movies. Again following the black and white theme. The final mask sticks out to me with the curvature of the eyes and mouth.

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4. With the creation of my mask I tried to combine all the ideas and traits of the masks I researched. I stuck with the black and white to emphasize the differences and used line with pattern for the eyes. I shaped the eyes in a way similar to the final mask.

5. I enjoyed creating my mask more than I thought I would have. It it clear I'm not the best artist but so far doing projects like this I instantly think of everything I have learned throughout this course to better understand everything and I feel like creating things such as this mask and using techniques I have learned, that I really get some things out of this course!