Art Gallery Visit- Albright Knox

After spending some time at the Gallery, ask yourself these
questions:

A.) Which artworks make an impact or impression on me? Why?

B.) Which artworks do I feel a connection with? Why?

C.) Which artworks would I like to know more about? Why?

You should list at least two different artworks for each question. (Total of 6 artworks)

Step 3:

Make notes in your sketchbook on: Artist, Title, Media, Scale, Year. 

A) The first artwork that made an impact on me was Danseure au cafe by Jean Metzinger (1912 oil on canvas). 

 This made an impact on me because I really had to stop and examine this piece to make out the people. All the different shapes and lines altered the image so it wasn't super clear. I thought it was very creative and the technique definitely caught my attention as I'm sure it caught other people's as well!


Another artwork that caught my attention was Femme et oiseaux dans la nuit by Joan Miro (1945 oil on canvas). This made an impact on me because I literally looked at it and thought to myself "How do people consider this art". It reminded me of something a child in kindergarten can create. I know this can be harsh but I just don't see the "beauty" in this piece and that is why it made an impact on me. 

B) The first artwork I felt a connection with was The Yellow Christ by Paul Gauguin (1889, oil on canvas). I had a connection with this piece because back in my high school French class not only did we study Gauguin, we also took time to analyze this painting. When I was in 11th grade we took a field trip to Albright Knox to look at this painting as well as other French artists. When we analyzed this painting we talked about why the women were sitting there, and why there is a gentleman climbing the fence. Of course I don't exactly remember the detail and story behind this piece it still brought back a memory that made me feel connected to it.

Andy Warhol 100 Cans 1962 oil on canvas. This connection wasn't as deep or elaborate. I feel a connection with Warhol because my cousin got me in to his work. Also I'm a huge fan of soup so who wouldn't like to look at 100 cans! (Kind of makes you hungry!!)

C) There were a few artworks that I would like to know more about. The first is Le Bassin du Jas de Bauffan by Paul Cezanne (1878-79 oil on canvas). It wasn't really the painting itself I want to know more about but the story behind it- "Why did Cezanne paint this". So of course while I was standing there I created a story in my head. I imagined that Cezanne was over at his friend's house on a summer day and his friend was inside making iced tea so Cezanne started to paint. 




A second piece of art I would like to know more about is Chemin de halage a Argenteuil by Claude Monet (1875 oil on canvas). I would like to know more about this because I wanted to know what attracted Monet to this particular spot. Not only was drew Monet there but why he loved it so much to paint it. Was it just because it's nice scenery or does it have meaning to him?

Logo

1. Discuss what you thought about creating your logo.
2. Describe the process: creative thinking skills and ideas you used in the logo creation.
3. What was the most important discovery you made in the creation of your logo?
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?

1) When creating my logo I had a hard time with what to come up with. I usually am creative but this made me stumped. I can't think of just one symbol that can represent me and my life.

2) I started to think about what I am going for in school. I am going for dietetics and that made me think of the knife/fork/spoon, as well as the plate with the food making an "A" for "Alyssa". My final logo I thought as I was thinking of food "you are what you eat" so I made my logo as a live Greek yogurt. I thought this incorporated a few elements we have studied in class. The bird was an idea because I want to soar through life. The mountain had stairs and I thought of this design because to succeed to need to climb the mountain (being the obstacle in life).  I still don't know how I feel on my final logo.

3) The most important discovery I made is that there is a lot of trial and error in creating a logo. I think a logo should be short and sweet as well as easily identifiable. That is why I am not sure if I am 100% on my idea.

4) One important fact from "What's In a Logo" video is that the logo needs to be simple and should be able to work on a different medium. Also the elements needs to be incorporated however in a simple way (for the videos sake it was energy and movement). Also and important fact I learned from the other materials is that even letters can be incorporated and be considered as logos. It doesn't just have to be a picture. As far as my opinions go for the videos, I enjoyed them. I liked seeing the different routes they had to take to try and make one final logo. With the gentleman in the first logo not accepting a bunch of ideas made me feel better that it isn't such an easy task to make a logo and have it work!

Take a look at my logo ideas!
http://s1063.photobucket.com/albums/t503/AlyssaCo/Logo/

Value and Hue

1. Discuss what you thought about creating the Value Scale and Color Wheel.
2. Which media did you enjoy working with the best and why?
3. What was the most important discovery in the creation of these studies?
4. What is the most important information you learned from watching the videos for this project? What is your opinion of the videos?

1) The value scale to me was relatively easy and didn't take long to create. The 5 and 6 box were the hardest ones because they seem to be the closest in shade and value but the 0 box was the easiest to create because I was able to keep going back and make it darker. The 10 box was obviously no stress at all because there was nothing to do with it since it was white. As for the color wheel I had to do a lot of mixing and adding more yellow to make the black because at first it was coming out really green. I had fun with the paint though!

2) I liked working with the paint media the best. This was because the paint is a lot smoother to work with, and what kid doesn't like to play with paint? The colors are so pretty and you get to blend to make different shades of color.

3) The most important discovery is to take your time with your work. With the value scale you had to be careful to not make some of the values the same level of darkness or lightness. And for the paint on the color wheel, you had to make sure you blended just the right amount of colors together to make the correct shade.

4) The video for the value scale seemed a lot more intense than what I actually did because the whole paper in the video was covered in boxes. They also had a kneaded eraser. The way the graphite pencil was cut instead of sharpened so the whole led was exposed, not just the tip was also more complicated than what I had to do. I liked watching the color wheel videos as well, it was interesting to see that the old primary colors, red, yellow, and blue, actually made brown mixed together not black!

http://s1063.photobucket.com/albums/t503/AlyssaCo/Value%20and%20Hue/?albumview=slideshow

AED200 Reflective Journal- Photography

In class we had to make a slideshow of pictures representing 7 elements of art and 7 principles of art. To some this may seem like such an easy task, but for me I was definitely stumped on some of the pictures I should take. Variety, movement, shape. and emphasis gave me the hardest time. See, a lot of confusion when I am sure other people can think of a million ideas when they hear these terms.
When I took the movement picture I wasn't sure if the subject should literally be moving, or if it was for the viewers eyes to follow through the picture. Well, in mine I believe it does both. Not only are all my friends dancing, but my one friend's tie makes my eyes follow to the end. Also, I start at one side of the picture and work my way to the left to look at everyone.
For variety, I thought I would have a little fun and make my picture out of the ordinary with my dog on the couch, with a pillow, and added in one of my niece's toys to make it seem like he was cuddling with the doll during a nap (but of course when I did this he woke up when I was taking the picture).
Emphasis really gave me a hard time because in my mind I was thinking of a close up and having the background kind of blurred out and not as focused. In my bedroom I realized my yellow decorative pillow on my bed really stands out so I made my bed and went to the end of the room to take the picture.
For shape there was "shape" and "shape/form". The form was a lot easier because that was literally looking at shape. The "shape" was a little harder because it was supposed to be 2-D so honestly I am still not sure if my bamboo plant was the right choice.
The other elements and principles were easier. For balance I took on the asymmetrical look with the candle holder. Proportion I held my nieces hand with my finger to show just how tiny his little fingers were! Color I didn't choose something bright because I wanted to show that in white there were different colors.
Here is the link to my slideshow:
http://s1063.photobucket.com/albums/t503/AlyssaCo/AED200%20Elements%20and%20Principles%20of%20Art%20Photography/?albumview=slideshow

AED200 Color and Feelings Post Three

1. Describe Color and it's effects on emotions. Use the appropriate vocabulary of color in your posting.
 Emotional responses to color are both culturally and conditioned and intensely personal. In America's culture, the colors red and green are associated with Christmas. Blue is often associated with freedom since the color of the sea and sky are blue. "Cool" colors (blue being a "cool" color) have been shown to have a calming effect. There are also "warm" colors being red, orange, and yellow. However, red can also represent joy or love. Not only does the "temperature" of the color bring out an emotion of the viewer, but culture has a lot to do with our associations as well.

2. What is a theoretical aspect of color that most intrigues/fascinates you? Why?

I am most intrigued of the theory that "cool" colors can bring an emotion of calmness.  I would have to say that looking on page 95 of our text I feel more calm looking at Nocturne in Blue and Gold than I do with an emotion of freedom like the text says some blue colors bring out. I am most intrigued by this because it honestly is amazing that color can trigger an emotion. I wouldn't feel as calm looking at a painting with reds because to me that is such a bright color. This color makes people feel more aggressive (whether it's an angry aggressive, or more of a loving aggressive).


3. In the Color video, what made the biggest impact on you in regards to color and it's effects on emotions?
 In the painting of Venice, it seemed like a floating environment as June says. She had a strong sense of feeling in the color and that's what you have to hang on to when you paint. Color has a lot of emotion in it. I personally liked when the artist made the paintings for the restaurant he didn't like that the reds and maroons made the customers sick and want to make them bang their heads against the wall when they ate there. I never really made note of what paintings or colors are surrounding me when I am out to eat, but for a color to have that much emotion to make a customer so angry and uncomfortable is a crazy thought that it can be that strong.

4. In the Feelings video, what made the biggest impact on you in regards to color and it's effects on emotions?

I liked watching about Francisco Goya because he not only painted what he imagined, but he used the dark colors to represent the unwanted. The darkness was used to switch around the believing of religion and said the unreason would always come back. Before he turned in the 40's and before he got sick he used to paint with bright colors. After he was sick he painted about death. He used the dark colors to give a dreary emotion and irrational emotion.It's as if you were looking in to a nightmare.