Color Theory

1. Different colors are associated with different feelings or emotions. Warm colors on the red-orange side of the color wheel are associated with the more agressive feelings such as anger or hunger. Cool colors on the blue-green side of the wheel are associated with emotions such as calmness or sadness.

2. The fact that black is not a color at all. It has always seemes that it would be a combination of all colos, it is weird to think that it is acutally devoid of all color.

RESUBMIT- Project #1, Slideshow

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I used my camera to take pictures to demonstrate the elements and principles of art and design out in the real world. I found examples from everyday objects to help show what each one is about. I had a lot of fun finding things to represent each element/principle, it was like a very creative scavanger hunt!

Gallery Visit #1

Artworks that made an impact/impression on  me:

1) Charles Burchfield, “Mid-June” 1917-1944, Watercolor

            This piece made an impression on me because I like the effects of the technique of watercolor and how in this piece there are so many lines of movement and variations of color. It is like a dream world.

2) Steina, “Tokyo 4” 1991, 4 Video Projections

            This piece was particularily intriguing. It is made of 4 video screens playing videos to compose a visual symphony. There is some sound supporting the videos, and the overall effect is relaxing and beautiful. I can really see music through the videos.

3) Katherine Sehr, “Untitled” 2009, Ink on Paper

            I love this work because it is simple at first from far away, but then up close it is made up of thousands of tiny ink lines. I cannot even imagine how much time this took to create and I appreciate it for that reason.

Artworks I felt a connection with:

1) Steina, “The West” 1983, 14 Video Monitors

            I feel oddly connected with this piece because I love nature and have recently traveled out west so the images are familiar to me. Some images were overlapping which became mesmerizing, like a child in a crib watching a mobile trying to fall asleep.

2) John Tracey, “Untitled” 2007, Fired stoneware clay, oil based paint, and graphite.

            I feel a connecton with this work because I enjoy working with ceramics, and appreciate all the hard work that has gone into this piece. I also love the ocean, so seeing the coral and shells is pleasing to me. I love the effect of the coral, it must have taken a lot of concentration to create this piece.

3) Jozef Bajus “Object MC-(-)9” 2008, Paper, cotton and thread.

            I feel a connection to this poece because I enjoy crafting and have woven papers like this before. I enjoy seeing more complicated works like this to inspire me.

Artworks I would like to know more about:

1) Steina, “Pyrogylphs” 199, 3 video projections

            I would like to know more about this work because fire has always been an interest of man’s, and I think this demonstrates that. It is mesmerizing staring at fire or coals, and I would like to know more about the psychology and hear some insight from the artist.

2) Stephen Saracino, “Cavatappi dei Saracino” 2009, Sterling silver, lapis lazuli, mokume gane, and onyx

            I would like to know more about this piece because it is so complex. I would like to know the meaning behind the title, and all the animals on the piece- armadillos, warthogs, centaurs…etc.

3) Fotini Renzoni, “Weakness” 2011, Graphite on Clayboard

            I love this piece because it has great fluidity, value, and motion. It is pleasing to the mind, and I would like to know more about the inspiration for the piece.

Logo Design

1. Discuss what you thought about creating your logo.

I had fun creating my logo, I like to doodle so that helped me. I like shading and working with colors too and I had a great time making this and I think my final logo reflects that.

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

I made a list of everything that I liked and characteristics about me, and then just let my mind flow onto the paper. I tried to use a color scheme that describes me.

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

That logo making is not easy! It requires a lot of thinking and planning.

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

I learned all the work that goes into logo making, and that it is not as easy as it looks. My logo is surely not professional, so I can't imagine how long the process for making a professional logo would be. I just had fun and made something to show my playful side.

Art Making/Material Exploration #1: Exploring Value and The Subtractive Color Theory

1. I enjoyed doing this project, I like working with my hands so this was fun for me.
2. I liked working with paint better than pencil because it is easier to mix and blend. Althought it is hard to mix the right colors sometimes, I find it easier than pencil.
3. The most important discovery for me was mixing all the primaries together and getting black, I didn't know that before.
4. Again the most important thing for me was that all the colors make black, I knew how to get secondary colors before, but not black.

Week 1 Video Review

1. list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
-asthetics- philisopical study of music and art. study began in athens
-art can be in mant ways by different people
aristotle- "the poetics", stron emotions- tradgidies, unity of action time and location.
plato- the idea of beauty, everything is copies of the ideal item. platos theorty did not take into account the concept of art and asthetics, he held artists on a low pedestal
-no exact science of the beautiful
-links asthetics to human development, tools, brainpower, art.
-works of art ar produced by humans, are not part of language- they are their own language decpicting emotions.
-processing of visual imagery, the way we use our conscience

2. Which philosopher's theroy on aesthetics do you feel is most important? Be sure to mention the philosphers name, era (time in history), and contribtion to the aesthetic theory in your response.
- i think platos theory is the most important. Plato talked about how beauty and how art is just copies of what people see and think is beautiful. I think we see that a lot in art, idealized images and copies.

3. What do you think about Changeux and Ramachandran scientific view of aesthetics and art? What was the most interesting fact you discovered from each speakers lecture?
-changeux: I liked how he interpreted that art is its own language.
-ramachandran: the object of art is to distort it in a way that is pleasing and interesting to the brain. I find his laws intersting in that they explain how art is interpreted by the brain.

4. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
The videos reflect directly off the text, discussing the ways in which we visually observe something and how we interpret it to mean something to us.

5. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics in your reading?
I enjoyed the films, they add to the readings by emphasizing key points which could have been lost from just reading. Hearing the same points multiple times has a long lasting effect on remembering important information.