...Understanding Iconography Sandra Michelli Art 101 Feb 17, 2013 Timothy Brown Understanding Iconography The two works of art I chose are, Rebellious Silence, by Shirin Neshat and The South Ledges, Appledore by Childe Hassam. Though these are two totally different works of art, I found them both interesting and compelling. They both showed different images and roles of women in society. When creating a piece of art, the artist has four roles to consider or fill. These roles are; the artist helps to show the world in a different way than others might see it, they create a visual record of the time period and area they are in, they make objects that have a given function and are ordinary look more appealing and lastly the artist gives meaning to ideas, thoughts or feelings that are considered immaterial. When an artist creates a piece of art with the role of showing you something you see often in a different way, they are trying to get you to think out of the box. Look at a common scene or items and see it, not for what it is, but for what it could be. While the artist who is trying to show you how to see a common thing or place in a different way, the artist who is trying to fill the role of expressing their time period or the place they are recreating are trying to help show you exactly what they are seeing and they are seeing it. They are trying to bring their visions to you just as they are. The third role of the artist, giving common objects more appeal or meaning...
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... Museum Visit Paper Outer Coffin Of Khonsu 86.1.1 A-B During my visit to the Metropolitan Museum of art I saw many amazing pieces of amazing art. The Egyptian pieces stood out to me in particular because of my new background knowledge that I have acquired from this class. This was my first time at the museum and basically my first time seeing this type of art up close. Seeing images of the art on slides in class or in a textbook doesn’t really do the art justice or show the actual intricacy or detail of the figures. To be honest I don’t know which amazed me more, seeing the massive structures sculpted out of solid stone or the amazingly detailed figurines that were no bigger then two inches. At first I was going to choose a small figurine that was probably smaller then my finger. It amazed me just for the reason that it was so small but when I looked at it closely I was shocked with the detail. It was right there when it really hit me, how amazing these people were to be able to craft such detailed items without the tools that we have today. Everything was made by hand, yet it appeared to come straight out of a factory just by the way it looked. Ultimately I chose the Outer Coffin Of Khonsu for the reason that it appeared so life like and it was preserved so well that it looked like it had just been crafted. Even though a majority of the art in the museum was life like and very impressive, something about this one really caught my eye. I remember as I...
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...Alexander Irinarchos ENGL 1102 – College Writing Professor Amy Carleton Reflections about John Berger’s Essay Ways of Seeing I found “ways of seeing” by John Berger, very interesting although only when its applications were focused on general seeing and perception of seeing. The mere part of the essay which focuses on art through history and perception, was of less interest to me, perhaps because it reminded me of a philosophical IB class I had of which similar aspects were analyzed, or simply because I had a hard time grasping all language in the later part of “ways of seeing”. However I due believe John Berger’s main subject that of how we perceive and how we see, is a very intriguing one. The idea of “selective perception” though not mentioned, yet a key underlying theme of the essay, is something I see implication of in my daily life. I recall telling my girlfriend two days ago, about how fascinating it is that often when you learn something new one day, it does always go more than half a day before you strike that exact new knowledge again, though having never seen it before or perhaps more correctly having never perceived and recorded it before! My example the other day was how a realtor who had a Greek last name, told me in a text message that he doesn’t speak Greek but might take Rosetta Stone. I was extremely confused yet did not bother to look the word up, which would have been unnecessary because during my Business Textbook reading later that night...
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...“Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.” ~Jean-Luc Godard What is art? Is art only a work created by an artist or there is more to it? According to me, Art is present everywhere around us. Creation of a place like earth is a biggest creation in itself by God. Art is considered as a diverse range of human activities and products of those activities which involves one’s imagination and creativity. Art is the experience of the mysterious as it delivers a way to experience one’s connection with the universe. An Art piece is a poem without words which is used to express imagination to the viewer. Art is also used as tool to communicate...
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...what we can see together with what we know. Our fantasies of our own and our youngsters' future shape the regular judgments we make, about work, about individuals, about the world that either empowers or hinders those fantasies. Day by day life in this present reality is additionally an envisioned life. The animals of our creative energy slither out of our heads, cross the boondocks in the middle of dream and reality, in the middle of the shadow and act, and get to be real. John Berger’s article on Ways of seeing", is extremely fascinating, though its applications is centered on general seeing and perception of seeing. It concentrates on workmanship through history, and perception was of less enthusiasm to me. The article is so useful because it helped me to remember a philosophical IB class I had on which comparable angles got examined. That could be because I had some major difficulty getting a handle on all dialects in the latter piece of "methods for seeing". I accept John Berger's principle explanation of how people perceive, and how they see, is an extremely captivating one. The thought of "particular perception" however, not specified, yet a key underlying subject of the exposition, is something I see ramifications of in my day by day life. I remember informing my lady friend two days back, concerning how intriguing it is that frequently when one learn something new. It is constantly going more than a large portion of a prior day you strike that correct new...
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...Performing and Visual Arts Lauren Lorenzo Arts/100 8-7-13 Joseph Blomer Performing and Visual Arts Visual and Performing arts are two different ways of expressing art. Visual performing to me is art that is seen in paintings and materials, rather than performing arts is more of an expression artist use in their own ways through their bodies. In this weeks reading I learned different ways that art could be used. It can be used through symbols, which a perfect example would be a cross. Many people do not notice that wearing a cross as a necklace is art, and I think that is pretty neat. Also that art can give visible form to feelings, just be seeing a piece of art you can see the emotion and feeling that is in it. Art is something that has been around for so long that even in the ice age they had art that would be done in the caves by what they think was done with the ashes of the fire. Things like that become part of history and are very interesting because you wonder how they did it back then. Which also artifacts are another form of art from back then that become history just because of where the art was done. I have do not know much of visual arts , but I do enjoy music, all sorts of music. And it never really accrued to me that music is art also. I do find myself on the creative side, and find art interesting but I have never put much attention into it. The value of studying the visual and performing arts is that you get to learn a lot about life and history and about...
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...at all four art pieces, knowing the culture that both Vermeer and Monet experienced, they feel peaceful and simple but evoke the question of how did they achieve the peace their experiencing? They communicate a story. The milkmaid pours the milk dutifully and with care, but almost too slow as if savoring the moment of the simple task and the peace that comes with it. The girl’s lips are parted as if to tell the viewer to enjoy the simplicity and peace of the moment before it’s gone and the trials begin again. Monet’s paintings of the waterlilies entrances the viewer long enough to create a moment of meditation and peace, until the moment is over and the trance ends. While the works tell their own story, the viewer’s own story is being contemplated and reflected upon. What periods in life have produced trials? Where have the periods of peace come from and how long do they last? Are the moments of peace more enjoyed, more appreciated because of the trials? As these questions...
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...Sherman 1 “An Explosive Piece” Kelsey Sherman Professor Jill Palacki ART 101-53 December 11, 2013 Sherman 2 After visiting the Philadelphia Art Museum, I chose to looking Ellsworth Kelly, and the “November Painting.” Kelly is a Modern American artist from New York. He studied art at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn from 1941-1943, and also studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston from 1946-1948. Kelly travel to France in 1949 and infrequently attended classes at Ecole des beaux-arts where he was introduced to Surrealism and Neo-Plasticism that inspired many of his future art pieces (Guggenheim). Ellsworth Kelly’s “November Painting” was painted in 1950. It is an oil piece painted on wood in a white frame. The only colors that are displayed in the painting are black and white that makes the piece organized and concise, while also creating a nice contrast. The canvas itself is a slightly off-white. The off-white canvas is somewhat textured from the oil paint. Intermittently dispersed across the canvas are small, separate black and white geometric shapes, which unlike the background retain a smooth surface. The shapes are unorganized, and do not seem to be of any particular pattern. The shaped are not identical to each other, making each one unique and completely random. They contain to their own space, and do not intersect with each other (Philadelphia Museum of Art). “November Painting” is an experimental piece that began as a black and white drawling...
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...When a viewer looks gazes upon an image, that image and it symbolism become more meaningful and memorable if it affects how you feel. If the Council of Trent wanted the individual to understand the importance of the Catholic religion and become or stay involved in the faith, the images portraying Catholicism needed to change how one felt and make a lasting impression on them. Two great examples of Italian Baroque art that created such strong emotions in the eye of the beholder and was influenced by the Council of Trent were Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith Beheading Holofernes 1619-20 oil on canvas (Fig. 2) and Giovanni Battista Gaulli’s fresco The Triumph of the Name of Jesus and Fall of the Damned 1672-1685 (Fig. 3). Judith Beheading Holofernes (Fig. 2) is emotion provoking from the first glance. Seeing a woman literally severing a man’s head off with a sword is horrific. Even though this woman is saving the people of Judah from the invader Holofernes, just seeing his death taking place in the artwork is pretty powerful. A man is dying and blood is spurting out of his body; it is very dramatic. Also in this piece, the dark hues of the background in sharp contrast with the pale hues of the bodies create a sense of light and bring the viewer’s eye to the focal point of the painting. The Triumph of the Name of Jesus and Fall...
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...My university, Cypress Community College, from an aerial perspective is seeing shaped rounded. The buildings are surrounded by the parking lots. I usually go to the buildings where located on the left side of library, such as Humanities, Fine Art, and Science & Math buildings. So, I tried to find the place where I usually go and I found out two facts that I didn't pay attention while I was walking in the campus. Trough seeing my University in Google map, I found out two of the visual facts and the mystery buildings. First, I found out two visual facts of the buildings, such as the scale and color of the buildings. When I was first time seeing the area through the google map, I was struggling to find the Science & Math building because it...
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...Art and Society: Renaissance to Modern Art Paper Assignment I Analysis of the Museum’s Painting The museum’s painting (Attributed to Quentin Massys, Lamentation, c. 1520) depicted a scene in which several grieving people were gathered around Christ after his crucifixion. The thing that stands out about this painting is that Christ is not adorned in fine clothing, nor does he even appear divine in any way. The surrounding people do not appear to be priests or divine, but are normal, plainly garbed, people. Upon moving my attention to other areas of the painting, I noticed the detailed landscape upon which this scene was set. The museum’s painting can be recognized as a northern painting, even without prior knowledge of the artist who painted it. Two distinct features in this painting are strongly indicative of a northern painting. One of these said features is the landscape setting. Northern works of art deal strongly with naturalism. The second indication that this may be a northern painting has to do with the people gathered around Christ. It is easy to tell that these individuals are merely common folk. A southern painting would most likely feature angels or clergymen gathered around Christ, but within paintings from the north was the concept of humanism. In lamens terms, humanism is merely a system of thought in which human beings are of utmost importance as opposed to the divine or supernatural. In summation, both styles of this painting, naturalism and humanism, are...
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...about others more than she did herself, she had a strong passion for art ever since she was little she was always creating something, she was a dedicated vegetarian, a graduate of North Oldham High School and Spalding University with an undergraduate degree in Art therapy with a concentration in painting/drawing. Art was her way of coping, she had a rough life saw most things most people never experience during their whole life time, but this just shows how strong she was. She never gave up even when she hit rock bottom she found the light and tired to make the best out of the shitty situations. always wanted to learn new things. The more she learned about art the happier she was. She believed art could save your life...
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...Great Lakes Art Fair For the second art encounter I attended the 2014 Great Lakes Art Fair in Novi, Michigan. It was a short 1 hour drive for a great experience that I will tell my family about for weeks to come. This art fair reminds me of the Black Swamp festival that is in Bowling Green every year. There was art vendors as far as the eye could see. I enjoyed my time there looking at all different kinds of art, from the more contemporary styles, to classical works of art that looked as if they were taken from museum floors. The show consists of 200 artist displays, and includes free access to decorated gardens and a student art display as well. One of my favorite aspects of the festival was just the amount of art there was there. It was interesting seeing artists make pottery by hand, and showing off their tapestries that some of which took years to complete. It was really amazing to see these things, and to see how close and similar their techniques were, as to what we learned in class. Another thing that amazed me at the fair was the glassblowing demonstrators. Glass blowing has always been something that interests me. It was so cool seeing these people take molten globs of glass, and turning them into amazing bowls, vases and abstract works of art. It was really amazing to see some of the tapestries that these artists had worked on. In some cases their designs looked extremely similar to the sample projects that we had just finished. It was really cool to see what they...
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...Enlightenment • Phillis Wheatley, “To S.M., a Young African Painter, on Seeing his Works.” 1773 (poem) Requirements: * Record your initial reaction to the work (suggested length of 1 paragraph or half a page) by doing the following: 1. Describe your initial thoughts and/or feelings about the work. 2. Describe in detail at least one aspect of the work that most interests you. A. In this poem, Ms. Wheatley conveys that an artist’s pencil transfers words to life. Imagination is very dynamic, it allows the poet to go above their limits, to the mark where circumspection vanishes. Wheatley then depicts the writer's and craftsman's will as "flame," which helps them to keep on composing verses or paint sketches. She then proceeds with "However when these shades of time are chas'd away, and haziness closes in everlasting day," (Wheatley, 1753) which I think she implies that when this time of bigotry has passed, the dimness (difficult times) closes and rather comes endless light (great times). Analyze the work (suggested length of 2–4 pages) by doing the following: 1. Describe the historical context of the period in which the work was written. 2. Discuss insights into the work that can be gained from the author’s biography. 3. Analyze how this work explores a particular theme and/or stylistic characteristic from its period. 4. Explain the relevance of this work for today’s audiences. B1. This poem was written during the pre-Revolutionary War period. At this time, the world...
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...The Cleveland Art Museum and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame offer two very different experiences to the museum goer. Though they are both types of museums, they have completely different atmospheres and content. My experience cannot offer a true critique to anyone else who might be considering going, because I will have had an infinitely different experience than what anyone else will have. An art critic named John Berger once said, “Every image embodies a way of seeing, our perception or appreciation of an image depends also upon our own way of seeing,” and this is why a critique holds next to no real value from one person to the next. I can share my experience and opinions, but they will be different from anyone else’s, though they will influence...
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