self portrait blog

Self-Portrait with a Cigarette
Frankfurt 1923. Oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 15 7/8" (60.2 x 40.3 cm).

Louise, plate 21 of 24, from the series, Self Portrait
2009. Drypoint, plate: 4 15/16 x 3 3/8" (12.5 x 8.6 cm); sheet: 15 1/2 x 12 1/2" (39.4 x 31.8 cm).

Self Portrait John Coplans 1985. Gelatin silver print, 13 1/8 x 16 7/8" (33.4 x 42.9 cm)

1. Why did you select the inspiration pieces?
I selected these inspiration pieces because these are the ones that really stood out to me. The First one reminded me of this picture Beyonce took holding a cigarrette. The Second one reminded me of meand my facial expression and how my hair looks in the morning. The Last one i found weirdly interesting. It was a self portarit of his knees and usually you dont see that, you most see self portarits of peoples faces.

2. Why did you select the media to create your self-portrait?
I selected the media i used because it was easier foe me to draw with. It helped me embraced the features i wanted to embrace from my photo.
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3. What challenges did you face in creating your self-portrait and how did you overcome them?
Challenges i faced was trying to capture the exact way the photo of myself looked. Im not a good drawer so it was hard for me to draw exactly what i saw, i overcame this issue by trying my best.

4. How does this piece represent you?
It represents me because it captures my mood in my normal state and in everyday life.

5. What elements and principles of art did you apply in this work?
Line, shape, and movement

6. Did you enjoy working on this project?
I did, my favorite part was searching for all the different self portarits i could use for this project.

7. What do you think of your final artwork?
I think i did a great job.

 

 

 

Blog reflections

1. What were you expectations for this course and where they met?
Well i first attempted to take this course last semester i believe and ended up withdrawing because i felt it was alot of work for me to handle at the time. When i took this course again i felt more confident about it. my expectations was that i would learn about different art in different eras and cultures and i was right. I didn't expect for me to enjoy it and i was wrong. I really liked this course and learned alot from it.

2. Now that you've been through this course, What is art? How would you define it now compared to your initial posting?
I still agree with my initial posting. In my initial posting i basically said art was self expression. That art was free and could be anything that you did to express emotion. I can add that art is also history, inventive, and reserved. The reason i say reserved is because there was a time before art became more of a self expression where artists only painted things they saw around them. I call that reserved.

3. Who was your favorite artist in your original posting and who is your favorite visual artist now? If there is a difference, why do you think so? If you have the same favorite artist, why do you think so?
My favorite artist in my original posting was a photographer named Stuart Pettican. I still enjoy him as an artist but i found a new liking for Anders Petersen. As we were giving projects where we had to look up art work i cam across him a couple of times and really started to enjoy his work.

4. Now that you've completed this course, how do you feel about taking an online course? Is your answer the same as it was in your first posting? How is it the same or different?
I love online courses. This wasn't my first one so i already knew what to expect. I love the idea of working at my own pace and never leaving the house. I think with online courses i learn better as well. I'm more the type of person who needs to self teach in order to understand so i like the fact that there was lot of reading and doing thing by ourselves for this course.

Blog reflection

1. Which projects did you review?

The projects that i reviewed were "the queen city", "Welcome to Wonderland", and "All About the Landscapes". Although welcome to wonderland was a beautiful exhibit, i chose to go with the queen city instead.

2. Why did you select the Exhibit you critiqued?

I selected the queen city because when first saw the exhibit gave me a happy, peace of mind feeling. I thought the exhibit related to me the most and i felt most connected with it.

3. What challenges did you face in writing the critique article and how did you overcome them?

I didn't face nay challenges when critiquing this exhibit. I knew what to say and how to critique it because i liked it so much. i enjoyed writing the article because i enjoyed viewing the exhibit.

4. How do you feel about critiquing your peers work?

Well if i thought the exhibit was awful i would have felt bad but since i liked the exhibit i felt as though i was giving the creator a compliment because of my positive feedback.

5. Would you like to read the critique your peers wrote about your Art Curation Project?

yes, i feel as though i put alot of time and effort into my exhibit and would love to know what my peers thought. Whether it was good or bad I'm always up for feedback so i can know what i can work on next time.

6. On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your finished article and why?

A 10 because i described the exhibit as best as i could and i critiqued it as best as i could. I touched upon many different aspects in my article such as emotional response, memories, things that reminded me of the exhibit, etc.

7. Did you enjoy working on this project?

I loved working on this project. One thing i love doing is critiquing and voicing my opinion and i think this project was a positive way for me to do so. This whole project i would say really brought out our creative sides.

video blog 15

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned
Greenberg on Art Criticism: An Interview by T. J. Clark
The key concepts i learned in this video was about elitism art and how that art criticism must involve some sort of argument about the basis of the critic's judgment. In the video An Introduction to the Italian Renaissance (Giorgio Vasari), the key concepts i learned was that ancient romans create art as natural beauty until  the barbarians conquered the empire. Also that Raffaello was influenced by da Vinci and that he was considered to be the master of composition.
2. Do the videos relate to the creation of your Art Criticism project? If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not.
No, i dont think that it related to our project. I couldnt really see any relationship in the two videos i watched to the project that was assigned. The only slight comparrison was that in the critics video and the way the art explained was set up for show.
3. What is your opinion of the films? Do they add depth to understanding of art criticism?
I found the critics video to be quite interesting. These set of videos overall i thought were a bit boring but it did add a better understanding to art criticism.

Reflection project 4

My first intial project was going to be and exhibit on pin up girls during the 1920s to the 1930s. I really wanted to do this topic at first because i thought it would be cute, fun, and differnt. Also because i feel like what pin up girls represented during that time was very out there and daring, and thats what art is about. After i did some thinking i decided that that wasnt what i wanted to do. I came up with the art exhbit called "Captured Moments During The 70s". With this topic i felt like i could do more with it and give the viewers a broader look into the different kinds of scenes captured during this time. I kept the exhbit strictly photography and in black and white because i wanted the exhbit to be very realistic. I used no color because i wanted the photos to speak for itself. I chose the 70s because i feel like during that time is when many people started coming out of their shell and expressing themselves whether it was through protests, fashion, etc. I knew i would find phots that really captured whatt i was going for. I really enjoyed this project i would say this was my favorite one that we had so fat. I enjoyed searching for different kinds of photos to use for my exhibit. It was a really fun project.