A love for art

1. What were your expectations for this course and where they met? My expectations for this course were all about art!!! I wanted to learn as much as I could because I knew I had a love and interest in art. I wanted to learn about art styles, forms, and artists. I feel as though it was met. I like the hands-on activities and art-making that was in the class made it a lot more fun!!! 2. Now that you've been through this course, What is art? How would you define it now compared to your initial posting? Art I feel now is always going to be changing for me. I love it and will always have a passion for learning about it and making it. Art is a way to express your emotions and try to express a meaning that is important to you in whatever media you find to be creative with like painting, photograph, or sculpturing.  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 h...

1.    What is the theme of your art exhibit? What is the title of your exhibit? the theme of my art exhibit was the ocean. the title was called ocean-themed art exhibit  2.    Why did you select that theme? Why did you select that title? I selected the theme because I like the water and looking at nature. I also thought it would be fun to find some interesting scenery paintings.  3.   Name three artworks you have selected for your exhibit (title, artist, media, size, year, etc) and explain why you selected the piece and how they fit your theme. Title: the great wave of Kanagawa. Artist: Hokusai.  Size: 25.7 x 37.9 cm.  Year: 1830-1831.  Media: Ink.  This piece of artwork fits my theme of oceans because it is showing the huge shaped wave,  that is about to hit the land. I am not sure if the artist was trying to show how reckless the ocean can be at times when it hits landfall and objects in the water or showing ...

For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned. An Acquiring Mind... the museum has an African collection  all of the art pieces have character  "no such thing as objectivity in art, but you can try." the met owns two important manuscripts from 1880.  a long tradition of reusing materials in India justification rest in the beholder.  using Xrays to look at the artwork, it can help see damages, learn how they were made and the origin work is better when left alone ( broken), it gives a bit of excitement Live  Q and A... MoMA was found in 1929, the art of the present was as important as the art of the past  modern and modern art has many things, painting, sculptures, or media and performing as just a few examples.  wanting to make things 'new'  have sections for different styles, colors, and artists.  MoMA has a lot of Picasso artwork in it  have the painting in order of years in the rooms  art m...

  For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned. Jacob Lawerence he paints about the things he knows about and his experiences  he paints the American scene he wants young people to appreciate form and color.  the Harlem art center  would want to be remembered as an artist that has made a contribution Faith Ringgold born during the great depression  always had crayon from the time she was little she was a painter, writer, and sculpture she decided she need to get involved with woman issues  a visual image of who you are  Romare Bearden  he was committed to telling the African American story  in the paintings he was an African American who looked white created the odyssey series, the story of Odysseus and his way back home and the people he meets and how they help. they first were photographs and then watercolor paintings. shows more of a modern woman  he thinks that art comes from other art...

Questions about the Place: 1. What is the name of the Gallery/Museum you visited? National Gallery of Australia 2. What is the URL of the Gallery/Museum you visited?   https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/national-gallery-of-australia-canberra   3. Why did you select this Gallery/Museum? I want to go to Australia someday and I found it interesting to see what an art gallery there would look like.  Questions about physical space.   1. What type of lighting is used? This gallery had mostly low lighting. Most of the lights were around that outside of the artwork.  2. What colors are used on the walls? The color of the walls was a olive green and a dark maroon.   3. What materials are used in the interior architecture of the space? Besides the paintings, the inside of the gallery had seats of circles, mini sofa and benches, there were small tables and standing for the painting and sculptures.  4. How is the movement of the viewe...

Explain why you selected each of the two videos I picked these two videos to watch because they are the ones I found the most interest in. I also feel though I have a little background on expression and pop art and that would be the art style I would enjoy making too.  Also, those two artists seem interesting to learn about.   For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the '50s and '60s The way color and form being used  Language of abstraction-captures emotion  Other ways to think about painting-through texture  Properties of the artist materials  Biblical themes  Andy Warhol- famous figures and events Using comics strips as inspiration   Matisse and Picasso "Drawing is painting with less material"- Picasso Matisse-more organized with his thoughts Picasso-thought of himself as a worker  Picasso spent longer on a painting Picasso believes in cubism...