Principals of design research.

ALL FOUR of these words should be in your post: BALANCE, EMPHASIS, MOVEMENT, PROPORTION. 

AT LEAST THREE of the the following words should be in your post: SYMMETRY, ASYMMETRY, CONTRAST, PLACEMENT, GROUPING, REPETITION, LEADING LINES, IMPLIED MOVEMENT. 

Looking at a picture you dont really notice everything that artist has accomplished. When i looked at a picture of a women dividing the US and mexico there was proportion because she was standing in the front which made her look big.  There was balance in this picture because on one side there was the same amount as the other and no side was more overpowering. This picture also had cool movement because there was smoke coming out of a factory and you could tell it was moving because of the detail. I think that the artist really emphasized the two different countries well because on one side it was all factories and electronics, where as the mexican side was made of all nature and handmade items. There was symmetry in this picture because both sides were opposites and the things on one side would be the exact opposite on the other side. The leading lines were also cool because on the US side the steam would lead to the middle women, and on the Mexico side the stairs of a fallen building lead to her. There was also lots of grouping in this picture with the flowers, wires, and buildings.

             

Fabric Drawing

How did it go?
How did it feel to try to recreate the fabric you saw?
How did today's drawing feel different than last week's drawing of the sticks?


I thought todays drawing went well for everyone. I thought that the way that they all turned out was very nice. I realy liked how you could add shadows to the fabric to show where the light was hitting it. I thought that it actually did turn out looking like the real thing. Drawing this fabric was different then last weeks because with the fabric you had to draw bigger pieces where when you drew the sticks it was mostly lines.

Sculpture feedback.

On your blog, describe the feedback you got on your work. 

Mention at least one sculpture from your group you thought was especially successful and why.

The feedback that i got on my camera that i made with sydney was mostly constructing criticism. I thought that the ideas that Maddie gave us were helpful because its nice to have someone else tell you what they see in there eyes and what they think would look cool. The things that she told us that might look better is to not have so much glue on the outside and put more buttons. Maddies elephant was really cool and i liked how when she held it up to her face it looked like a mask.

Pile of sticks

Today you drew a pile of sticks.
You were asked to draw as if you were building the pile with the marks of your pencil.
You tried to make your drawing from the general to the specific.

How did it go?
How did it feel to make the drawing?
How do you feel about the outcome?


Drawing the pile of sticks today was helpful. I really liked how you could start of with just the outline and the shape of the pile. It felt good to go in and add the details to the sticks and add the little nubs and dark spots to the stick. It was easier to draw the sticks on the outside for me because you could see them more clearly and more color to them. The outcome was nice i feel because you could really see the shape and i put a lot of detail into them.

1.
Engagement: your approach to your work (check the "What engagement looks like in the studio" document on the class site if you need help with this).
2.
In-class projects: the works of art you've finished up to this point.
3.
Sketchbook: the work you're doing outside of class.
4.
Drop everything and draw: drawing from observation on Tuesdays.


            This term in art i have found the class really awesome. I really like how we get to do a bunch of different varieties of artwork. So far i think i have been engaged in pretty much everything we have done so far. The projects that i have completed this term are, pour paintings, pour paintings extended, sculptures,  found images collage, and drawing and sketching. The sketchbook i find is a really good idea because its a good way to express your feelings in any type of art. I really like how when you look through my sketchbook you can see the varieties of work we have done so far. On tuesdays when we drop everything and draw, its not my favorite thing but i enjoy it anyway because at the end of the class i have learned something new every time.

The Changing Still Life

Now looking back on what we just did i would definitely have done things differently. I most definitely would not have colored things  in dark like i did. I also would have made my objects smaller so when i erased it took all my energy. The last thing i would do differently is not shadow until i knew i was completely done. I would have done all of these things to prevent myself from having to erase almost everything on my page.

Found Images Collage Reflection

The pictures that inspired were first of perfume bottles. I then thought it might be hard to tell the collage was of a perfume bottle. Then i thought that taking interesting model photos would be cool. Then since i had originally planed on making a perfume bottle so i had the silhouette of a model holding a Chanel number 5 perfume.

     While making this collage i encountered a few struggles. I noticed that making the silhouette was the hardest. I found that since i had to paint it after i glued it on the collage i had to be very careful about not getting it on the edges. I got it off the edges a few times so i traced the outside so you couldnt tell i messed up as much. 

    I think that the most successful part of this was the shape of the silhouette of the model. I also really like the way the torn pictures came out. It made it look not perfect.

Modelesque.