Video Review

More Human than Human & The Greek Awakening: Art from 5th Century B.C.

1. Explain why you selected the video you choose from the selection listed above.
2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?

Blog Review

1.Video #1 Prairie Style
-Victorian Style: 
- Prairie Style: A prairie style home is a home with horizontal lines throughout, lower ceilings, and blends in with the natural surroundings. Natural wood work flows throughout with an open concept.

Video #2 Architecture: The Science of Design
- When you can't build out, you can build up. 
- Skyscraper is made up of the superstructure which is above ground and the substructure which is underground. The substructure has to be a solid foundation that can support the dead weight, living weight and the wind conditions.
- High rise can cause whirlwinds so when creating a high rise, other factors than the building need to be taken into consideration when planning a highrise. 

2. Prairie style related to the design aspect of architecture and the Science of Design relates more the the structure of the architecture. We learn about both of these topics in the text.

3. These short videos add depth to the understanding of Architecture because they are clear and concise. They pack in a lot of information about different elements an architect takes into consideration for the functionality of a building as well as the decorative design.

4. I chose the Prairie Style because I have seen the Frank Lloyd Wright house in Buffalo, it is actually right around the corner from my sisters house. I thought it would be interesting to learn more about his houses. I chose the Architecture: The Science of Design video because skyscrapers are pretty interesting and I always wondered how they make them so tall!

Video Review

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the topics: Sculpture, Installation, and Craft?

Peer Review

When looking at Project #1: http://livingwithart-abby.blogspot.com/2014/02/https30.html?showComment=1394332270786#c4353557221143251648

I feel that every image captured the element it was supposed to.  Of coarse the pictures had other elements within them, like the fruit used for color could have been used for shape as well, and the object used for shape could have been used for form. Each picture from all of use probably has other elements and principles of art.

When looking at Project #2: http://bellaviart.blogspot.com/2014/03/project-2-art-gallery-visit-1.html?showComment=1394331989258#c8911368589116470810

There was one image that was the same as mine, which was her first one as well as my first one!We both pretty much chose the image for the same reasons.

Her response: "I really liked this painting a lot. It instantly stuck me, mostly because of the beautiful colors. Then, upon taking a closer look, I was really drawn in by the fact there were some symbols and images I recognized within the mass of shapes. It was definitely interesting me to see the combination of so many different images that had so many different meanings, all layering over each other. This painting is the one that stuck with me the most out of all the works on display currently in the museum." 

My response: "This work makes an impression on me because of the wild nature of it. It reminds me of graffiti and when graffiti layers on top of old graffiti. All graffiti has a story, there is a message. The message I received from this is that symbols and colors are communication within itself. We are surrounded by so many visual stimulants and this includes all of them in one work. I think I feel connected to this one because I am a communications major and I enjoy visual communication."


“Welsh Oaks #1” by Rodney Graham, Chromogenic print edition 1/2, 226.1 x 182.9 cm., 1998





This image really piqued my interest, I looked at this one for a while when I was visiting the gallery but I did not know what I wanted to write about it. However, I think I feel exactly the same way as my peer. "This image alone was something I was drawn to because it with so interesting looking and also so tragically beautiful, in a way. When I read it was a print I was also instantly interested, since we had just read and talked about print making. I would be interesting to look up how this particular piece was made and for what reasons."

I think it is interesting to read and review peers. I feel like it is a nice way to put things in perspective from another point of view and compare it and contrast it with your own.

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Project #2

I thought creating my logo was somewhat difficult. I had a lot of dude sketched until I figured out that I wanted to use my initials. Growing up I was always known as Erin Lovely. E and L standing for my initials- Erin Lackie. I tried a couple that had something that said Erin Lovely, but I feel like they were not really me. I have grown up so much. Although I have grown up, I am still fun, playful and quirky, but I wanted this logo to be more refined like me. I always write with a mix of cursive and print, which I used in my logo. The E and the L are cursive, and the M is print.

I love lines and shapes, I think when used freely and in doodles, they create a fun, quirky feeling. 

I also used a lot of hearts. Mainly, because I love everything. I am always in a loving and caring mood, sometimes I think I love and care too much, but hey, that is what makes me, me. I am also a believer in fate, and love at first sight and all of that good lovey dovey stuff. I work at a bridal salon and I am always surrounded by love so that is why there are so many hearts in my logo. 

Pink! Yes I love pink! I am a true girly girl and I tried to make that shown  with my final piece. I used color for the letters and I decided to do some digital altertrations to this logo. I added a pink filter to add some more color and to show that different shades of pink are shown because I am all sorts of shades of fun! 

I guess the creative thinking process I really used was brainstorming. This project just made me look into myself and who I am and what I love. The most important discovery I made the creation of my logo is that sometimes it is hard to represent yourself in such a little logo, but it can be done!  The most important thing I learned from all of the material for this project would be that logo used all of the elements and principles of art just like any other form of artistic expression.

Albright-Knox Visit

 Ryan J. McGuinness: Something About the Collapse of Art and Language, 2003. Acrylic on Canvas.

      

This work makes an impression on me because of the wild nature of it. It reminds me of graffiti and when graffiti layers on top of old graffiti. All graffiti has a story, there is a message. The message I received from this is that symbols and colors are communication within itself. We are surrounded by so many visual stimulants and this includes all of them in one work. I think I feel connected to this one because I am a communications major and I enjoy visual communication.

Sopheap Pich: Cycle, 2011. Bamboo, wire and glue.

This work  made an impression on me because I initially read the information about the piece. This artist is from Cambodia. I had a friend whom traveled through Cambodia and brought home a hand weaved hat. I feel that this piece was made in regards to her childhood or life in Cambodia.

Frantisek Kupka: Traits, plans, profondeur,1920-22. Oil on Canvas.

I would like to know more about this piece here because it is quite mysterious. I feel like the title is difficult to connect to; to me the title and the image do not go together. It is just confusing for me to interpret and that is why I would like to learn more about this piece. 

Anselm Kiefer: From the Maas to the Memel, for the Etsch to the Belt, 2011-12. Acrylic, emulsion, oil, shellac, and electrolysis on canvas in artist's lead frame.

I would like to know more about this piece here because it is wonderful! I walked into the room and it took my breath away. The title does not mean anything to me, I do not know what Maas, Memel or Etsch even mean. All I see is ocean meeting the horizon with clouds rolling in. Was this a realistic piece that is meant to be exactly what it is or is this a piece that stands for a deeper meaning.

Sol LeWitt: Wall drawing #1268: Scribbles: Staircase (AKAG), conceived 2006; executed 2010
Graphite on three walls



I can connect to this piece because I love to "scribble" I am known to be the one in class doodling, creating shapes and dimension from little drawings with a pencil. This graphite wall drawing is amazing to me. If you look up close you can see each line, each shade from light to dark, every detail this artist put into this piece. I also connect to this because I have painted murals and I can relate to how time consuming it was. 

Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt: Plastic detergent bottles bob in Ventian Canals as green grass glass billows in tourist shops, 1985. Mixed media foil construction on wood.

I can connect to this piece because I am all for recycling! This piece is beautiful and whimsical, but to me it is also a statement about recycling. Plastics pollute our waters around the world because of the laziness of the human race. I think it is important for people to recycle to keep the beauty around the world that we cherish. I also connect to this because this reminds me of projects I made with foil and colored Seran wrap growing up. I love this piece!