Module 9: Art Exploration #3

1. What was it like using your hand as subject matter for a drawing? At first it felt pretty strange to look at it and actually study them, but then it became normal and actually fun. 2. What media did you select - pencil or charcoal? Why? I used pencil just because charcoal is not my favorite medium because its pretty messy and smears easily. 3. How did it feel to create a drawing with your non-dominant hand? It was pretty horrible I’m not that great at drawing to begin with and using my other hand was just atrocious. 4. Compare and contrast your final drawings. Do you think they are successful studies? I think the non-dominant hand was horrible but the first one was semi okay, it could use a bit of work but it was average. 5. Would you consider using your non-dominant hand to create artwork in the future? Probably, maybe nothing as in-depth as an actual hand but maybe some kind of abstract piece.

Module 9: Video Review

Video 1:Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance 1. Explain why you selected this video: I knew a little about Da Vinci but i wanted to know more so i chose this video. 2. List/discuss the key concepts you learned: His drawings were very in-depth and complicated and they seem to be very much ahead of his time. Video 2:The Drawings of Michelangelo 1. Explain why you selected this video: I didn’t know much about Michelangelo except some of his more famous works of art so i thought i could learn more. 2. List/discuss the key concepts you learned: For many or almost all of the art pieces that Michelangelo made in-depth sketches before actually executing the piece. 3. How does this relate to the readings in the text?: I think it was enlightening how they showed that Michelangelo, like in previous chapters that we read, used “superhuman” forms that had hints of actuality mixed with over exaggerated features that in real life couldn’t actually work but for the sake of art they work. 4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts? The videos added to my knowledge of both Michelangelo and DaVinci, and the specific art practices that they used to make their art.

Module 8: Video Review

Video 1: More Human Than Human 1. Explain why you selected this video. This was the original movie that we had to watch. 2. Key concepts: The video talked about the differences in cultures and their body acceptance when it comes to art and the portrayal of these bodies. From the earliest humans to now. It also talked about the evolution of ideal human shapes in art from symbolic to realistic and then a mixture of the two. 3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text? In the readings they discussed the same concepts, the videos mimicked with more attention to detail. Video 2: The Measure of All Things: Greek Art and the Human Figures 1. Explain why you selected this video: From the title this video seemed to be the most interesting. 2. Key concepts: The progression of human form in art and why and what certain techniques were taken into account during these times. 3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text? Like the first video and the readings it discussed the important role human figures played in art, and their progression. 4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts? I really like the videos and the way that they showed the progression over the years. And the fact that they went more into depth than the readings.

Module 7: Video Review

Video 1: http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url=http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=1819&xtid=32994

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

The architecture of Frank Gehry is just amazing and is so original and inventive.

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

This one was a little different than the textbook because it went into more detail with the architecture of Frank Gehry, but still discussed the basic features of architecture.

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of Architecture?

I like how it showed the progression of architecture through this one designer, and even though in the beginning he seemed like an oddball but then he grew to become a world renowned architect and was at the top of the game.

4. Why did you choose the films that you watched?

Being an interior Design major, I had already heard and known a lot about Frank Gehry so I thought it would be the perfect one to watch.

 

Video 2: http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url=http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=1819&xtid=5546

1. Key concepts: This video was very informational and discussed certain mediums and construction techniques that prominently had to do with skyscrapers and bridges.

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

The video was basically a restating in greater detail of the readings they discussed certain concepts and materials that are used in the construction of buildings, bridges, and houses.

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of Architecture?

This video I found especially informational and interesting especially when they were showing the effects of wind on tall building. I thought it was really interesting that they built a whole mock city to test wind speeds and other environmental conditions that may harm a structure.

4. Why did you choose the films that you watched?

From the title it seemed to be the most basic informational video, so I thought I’d give it a try.

 

Module 6:Peer Review

1.    Hyperlink the Blogs you reviewed into your Blog

Assigned: http://sarahjacobsartblogging.blogspot.com/

Chosen: http://courtneypepper421.blogspot.com/

2. When looking at Project #1: (Elements and Principles), did you agree with the element or principle the artist listed with the images? Did you see other elements and principles in the images?

All of the elements and principles I agreed with definitely. I think that some could have definitely had numerous other possibilities but that’s what happens when people analyze different pieces of art and have different viewpoints. There were none that i disagreed with.

3. When looking at Project #2: Where there any images in the Peer Blogs the same as your own? If yes, what were they? Where the reasons the image was selected the same or different as your own?

Actually on Sarah’s blog 2 out of the 6 of the pieces we had were the same. They were View from the Bone Marrow Transplant and Serie 14 No. 2. And while mine and Sarah’s views on the pieces weren’t completely the same and we had the pieces in different categories the similarities were on the same page.

4. Where there any images that your Peers selected that pique your interest now? If yes, what are they and what is your connection with them? What would you want to know about them?

One of the sculptures entitled Born was really different and out there yet when I looked at it I really wanted to know the representation and the whole story behind it.

5. What do you think about the process of reading your peers reflection? Do you find this to be a valuable in your learning?

I really liked reading other people blogs from the class it kind of closed the barriers that online classes create. You get to know the people in your class without really getting to actually meet them. I think this experience was very valuable.

6. Check your Blog and read comments posted by your Peers. Do you find their comments helpful?

At the moment there aren’t any comments on my blog.

Module 6: Video Review

Through the Eyes of a Sculptor:http://digital.films.com/play/RUXEGP

1. The first video explained in vivid detail about how artist go about finding materials, using different processes, finally the use of different sculpting methods. The process

2. The book and the video discussed the same processes like the act of making molds and casting, also carving and assembling.

3. I really enjoyed the videos this time around they seem to have more of a hand on approach than the other videos that we watched in the past. And it was really cool to see the whole process through in through. From finding the perfect slab of marble to carve, to making a mold to cast out of, to the carving,  to the finished sculptures. And unlike the book with was a little confusing on some of the details the video made the processes much clearer.

Glass and Ceramic: http://digital.films.com/play/Q7KFZA

1. In this video we were introduced to glass and some of the processes used to make glass products and ceramics.

2. Like the book it went over how glass is made, certain types of glass, and it briefly talked about ceramics, and things that can be made out of clay and the whole firing process.

3. Unlike the last video, comparatively, this one was more informational but it seems like they were just spitting out facts. They did show some of the processes, but I have to say that I truly like the book’s descriptions better because I could understand that much better..