Reflections of AED 200

1. In the beginning I wasn’t sure what to expect because I had never taken an art class before but I was very impressed with the things I did and learned in this class.

2. Art is what you make of it. I thought art was just shapes and colors but art can be anything. You can make anything into art from colors and paints to making things out of woods and metals.

3. I didn’t have a favorite artist in my initial post but looking now I would have to say some of the more famous artists like Leonardo DeVinci and Michaelangelo would have to be some of my favorites now.

4. I was nervous about taking an online class before because I had never taken one before but after taking it I realized its not to bad and if I wasn’t graduating after this semester I would consider taking a lot more if it was possible.

Reflection of an Art Exhibit

I chose the project Anthropology in Art by Sheldon Anderson. I selected this exhibit because when I looked over it I found it very interesting and I thought that I would like it. I found it hard to right a critique on an art exhibit itself. From watching the videos and going through this class I don’t feel that I have enough knowledge of art to be able to give my critique and have it mean something. I also am not big on critiquing my peers work because he worked hard to put this exhibit together and being a student my self I don’t feel I have enough knowledge to do so. I would like to read the critique about my exhibit because I would like to know if my peers enjoyed it or not. On a scale from 1-10 I would probably rate my article about 6 because even though I wrote it I feel I don’t have enough knowledge of art to write a really good article on an exhibit. Overall I really did enjoy working on this project because it gave me a whole new perspective on the art world.

Module 15: Video Review

1. In the Greenberg on Pollock: An Interview by T.J. Clark they just about Clarks interview with Jackson Pollock and background about his career. In Jackson Pollock: Michael Fried and T.J. Clark in Conversation these two talked about Pollock’s paintings and also talked about their views on them.

2. Yes they both related to the project because they discussed the ideas an work that went into creating works of art.

3.  They were both good. I think that they both added depth to my understanding of art criticism.

Art Exhibit Process Reflection

My experience creating an art exhibit was pretty fun. I think it was fun to me because I chose art work that I liked and enjoyed and with that it made it easier to do. The exhibit itself took a lot of time finding the art and then putting it in the order that I found suitable for my audience. I chose to keep works of art together that certain artists did because each artist had their own uniques style. I thought this was a good idea because someone could go from seeing one artists work of art and than move on to the next and see a completely different type of style but stay with the same theme. All in all I had a lot of fun creating my exhibit and I feel it is very easy to view and understand by any one who may look at it.

Week 13 and 14: Video Review

1.In the Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art I learned that it is sometimes considered a form of porn and in this video and to a lot of people porn is almost always considered to be sort of low class.

In the Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach I learned about how art is arranged when put together.

In Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology you learn that there is a scientific debate about how the Native Americans were unearthed throughout the US.

In An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and the Metropolitan your learnd about the life of Philippe de Montebello.

2. I think they do because by watching these videos is gives me an idea on what I would like to do for my project and how I would like to ultimately look.

3. I liked the films because they gave me good ideas that I think will help when creating my project.

Module 12: Video Review

1. The two videos I picked were Andy Warhol: Images of an Image and Hockney on Photography because they sounded the most interesting to me.

2. In Andy Warhol: Images of an Image I learned about Andy Warhol’s life and the impact that he had on the pop art movement. In the Image of Hockney you learn about David Hockney and his life as a photographer.

3. The video on Andy Warhol was very interesting and also matched up with some things in the text but the video on David Hockney wasn’t as in depth in text as it was in the video.

4. I liked both videos and I found it interesting about both artists and how they started and than eventually did things to help better the professions that they were in.

Art Gallery Visit #2

Questions about the exhibit:

1. Decade Contemporary Collection 2002-2012

2. The theme was this decade.

Questions about the physical space:

1. Direct light but in two of the artworks they used fluorescent light in the actual works.

2. The walls were white.

3. Materials used where the fluorescent lights and one work of art was set inside a glass case.

4. The movement seemed to be in a circular movement around the space of the gallery.

Questions about the artwork:

1. They are put together neatly and almost in a symmetrical fashion.

2. Two of the artworks use light but all three have numerous colors in them.

3. They are all very different shapes or ideas. One is a set of fluorescent lights in a long row, one is six lights all in boxes, and one looks like a mash of things put together with what looks to be a lot like glue.

4.The ones in fluorescent lights are just mounted on the wall and set on the flood but the last in a glass case.

5. They all have a card or plaque mounted on the wall giving the title and all the information about the artwork on them.

6. They are all in the same area. If you stand in the middle of each you can see them all with out having to move closer to any of them. 

Robert Irwin

Niagara

Light, Shadow, Reflection, Color

2012

About 50 ft long by 6 ft high

Angela Bulloch

Chain A 5:1:56:7

Waxed birch wood, printed aluminum panel, white glass, diffusion foil, glass, cables, RGB lighting system, five DMX boxes, and one black box

2001

1 ft high by 1 ft deep by 6 ft long

Petah Coyne

Untitled #1373

Silk flowers, specially formulated wax, candles, acrylic paint, white pigment, pearl-headed hat pins, statuary figure, fabric wire, plywood, drywall, plaster, glue, filament, CelluClay, rubber, metal sheeting, steel, wood and metal screws, maple, laminated Luxar, lace corset, human hair, antique Chinese bound shoes, letters, photographs, artist prints, drawings, and bound book

1998-2012

3 ft wide by 3 ft deep by 3 ft high