Minutiae 18: Harlem Wench (The Contra Dancing Community)
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Response to Critique
I think that overall my critique went very well. I got good advice for the issues regarding saturation and concept. I believe my concept was well received and captured by the audience which I was a tad nervous about. I'm glad it wasn't too obvious but the class had a good grasp on the idea. From the critique I discovered that it might be a good idea to lower the saturation if I was going to print this out for a show or to hang on the wall because it might change from screen to paper. The class also brought up the question of balance (part of my concept) and how there were more figures on the bottom left then on the bottom right. We discussed about the difference in odd and even numbers regarding graphic arts and fine art. I think this is something useful to hold onto because it can change the way the viewer views your piece. If they are distracted by the balanced or unbalanced composition then this can make them not like the piece. Another suggestion that I might take into consideration, if I were to do this again, is to add more arms of the cranes to play off the concept of me having multiple arms. All in all, I really appreciated everyone's constructive criticisms and will try to employ those suggestions in future projects.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
I really enjoyed the article because it relates nicely to what I've been reading for my community arts class. We had to read numerous chapters from the book Other Sheep I Have by Father Paul Washington which talks all about the civil rights movement which also relates back to the civil war and the topic of slavery and race. This topic of equality has been popping up a lot and it is enriching to analyze it again and get another layer of history.
I found it exciting that the artists of that time were using symbolism such as the volcano and the aurora to depict the unrest that they felt regarding slavery. The images posted on the article were also stunning and inspiring. I love to use symbolism in my work as well and to see it employed so successfully was magnificent and thought provoking. In some ways the landscapes remind me of poetry because these symbols are hidden throughout it and need to be searched out to get the full meaning. In some ways they are deceiving because there is more than meets the eye. This is the same process in which you go about dissecting a poem. Poetry is also my second love.
Since I am an art education major I am always thinking of future lesson plans and this reading sparked an idea. I was thinking that I could maybe talk about this artist (Frederic Edwin Church) and how he used symbolism in his landscape paintings and then create a project where the class has to create their own landscape that symbolizes what is going on in their life, their country, their world etc.
This article was very useful. I also passed it along to a friend once I finished reading
I found it exciting that the artists of that time were using symbolism such as the volcano and the aurora to depict the unrest that they felt regarding slavery. The images posted on the article were also stunning and inspiring. I love to use symbolism in my work as well and to see it employed so successfully was magnificent and thought provoking. In some ways the landscapes remind me of poetry because these symbols are hidden throughout it and need to be searched out to get the full meaning. In some ways they are deceiving because there is more than meets the eye. This is the same process in which you go about dissecting a poem. Poetry is also my second love.
Since I am an art education major I am always thinking of future lesson plans and this reading sparked an idea. I was thinking that I could maybe talk about this artist (Frederic Edwin Church) and how he used symbolism in his landscape paintings and then create a project where the class has to create their own landscape that symbolizes what is going on in their life, their country, their world etc.
This article was very useful. I also passed it along to a friend once I finished reading
Monday, February 4, 2013
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