Week 15 self portrait

Self portrait
Vincent VanGogh
The art institute of Chicago

Self Portrait Drawing at a Window
Rembrandt
The art institute of Chicago

Frederick Douglas
Samuel Miller
The art institute of Chicago

I selected these influential pieces because they were all portraits of people who directly influenced history. Though Rembrandt and VanGogh were strictly influential in art Frederick Douglas was a leader of the abolitionist movement.

I selected my media because I thought it created a cool effect on my picture. This specific time was a memorable night and I think the media I used highlight and embodied the emotions into the art work.

I think my hardest challenge with this project was choosing a media I liked, I knew that drawing was not an option for me from the beginning so it seemed digital was my best choice.

This piece represents me because it's vibrant and it's full of life in a way which perfectly embodies my personality.

I did enjoy working on this though it was a bit time consuming I liked creating my own portrait.

Week 15 video

The first video I chose was Greenburg on art criticism: An interview by TJ Clark. This was an interview with Clement Greenburg, he expressed his art through abstract expressionism. This interview discussed the critique of art as well as the different interpretations of art. The second video The Critics discusses the ways that the public perceives art and the types of criticisms received. It talks about the weight of the publics perceptions on art. This video also speaks on how criticism and explanations of art go hand in hand. Both videos helped to better understand the importance of criticisms of art. They give knowledge on how critiquing art is properly executed. These videos also helped to understand how to give better feedback regarding art. I think both films were helpful on better understanding the idea of critiquing art. They add depth to understanding art criticism and public perceptions of art.

Project 4

I think definitely the hardest part for me was staying within the realms of my topic. There were so many pieces of art I liked and wanted to include that didn't exactly fit my title and halfway through the project I didn't like my title anymore and wanted to change it. Other than that I thought It was kind of fun, I got to see a lot of interesting art while looking for pieces to add to my project. The first thing I did was collect all of the pieces and information for my project then I decided how I wanted to organize it. I completed the project in one day, as soon as I got moving I found it very easy to complete.

Mod 13

The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art - Some of the key concepts for this video were pop music and it’s correlation to art, Art historians call it “pop surrealism “while practitioners call it “lowbrow”. Within lowbrow art, there is a lot of humor, sexuality, and action. Everyone even the misfits were welcome in Lowbrow art. Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach- This video talks a lot about modernist and their that helped shape modernized museums. It discussed the concepts on deciding the displayed sense of art. Many different types of pieces also may come together to make up a collection. Majority of the Art is Western European, and North American. Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology- This video talked about archeological sites all over the US, and showed the remains of Native Americans. it talks about Native Americans and artwork they created before the genocide. Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan Museum of Art- This video talked about Philippe de Montebello, who was the Director of the Metropolitan Museum of art. This video showed the inner workings of the Museum of modern art and what it takes to run a successful museum. These videos don't really relate to my exhibit. Although interesting my exhibit explores dark paintings depicting the devil and spirits, gruesome morbid works of art. The videos are helpful in providing background on these subjects.

Mod 12

The first video I chose was Hockney on photography, of all art sub categories photography would be the one most interesting to me. The second video I chose was Andy Warhol: images of an image because I've heard of him but don't know too much about him and would like to know more.

Hockney on photography talks a bit about the origin of photography. The theory around it and putting images on to flat surfaces. It talks about perspective and how we look at art. The Andy Warhol video talks about his creation of a new image type utilizing negative and positive contrasts.

Both films were interesting and I definitely learned more information. It went deeper into certain parts of the texts and explored the themes in the book we studied.

Mod 11

I didn't exactly choose the videos for any specific reason, but allowed myself to learn more on subjects that I wasn't as sure on.

Matisse and Picasso

The film documents the relationship between two personae: Matisse and Picasso. Matisse put most of his time and energy into his art; he did not socialize much.Picasso paints objects he may have seen years ago or his perception of everyday things such as fruit or a table.During the wars they both continued to create pieces. Picasso painted some of the darkness whereas Matisse had not. Matisse continued to paint bright pieces containing fruit and other non-harmful objects.

DADA

The Dada movement was a reaction to World War l. Artist Kurt Schwitters realized the unlimited possibilities of collage, used rural objects in his art, and light dances off of his objects. DADA was a subversive and revolutionary state of being that embodied the idea of organized chaos. It is a public execution of false morality.

These videos relate to the text because they elaborate more into the artists specifically.

I think the films helped me grasp more the concepts of each movement. It gave me a deeper look into the historically events that were occurring. It helped me gauge a better perspective on each artist.

Mod 10 video blog

Buddhism I chose the video Buddhism because the life a findings behind the religion interesting. The idea of time being cyclical and in sending lives.This video talks about the beginning of Buddhism, as well as the use of architecture and art. Some key concepts from the Buddhism movie were torana, the door to understanding the gateway to the temple. Sanchi which was the center of the art and architecture for Buddhism. People must rid themselves of all desires. The chapter relates to this video because it tells the history of Buddha himself as well as the history surrounding the religion. African art The second video I chose was African art. Some of the key concepts from this video were Aesthetic sense is shown in dress, hair styles, forms of ornamentation, rituals and performance art. African art influence Picasso and Modernist painters. This video related to the book as well because we read about the influence of African arts and culture.