Theme: European Modern Art - 20th Century
Name: Avant-Garde Europe
Reason: Want to see how weird art really gets, well come on in! Europe has long been the region to go to view some of the weirdest artworks ever produced by an artist. Includes Western Europe and Russia. It will be educational because it will expand childrens' and adults' imaginations to become inspired and be artists. It will be important to the public because it may give relaxation and contemplation to adults in such a fast and busy culture.
Friday, July 27, 2012
LACMA Modern Art Visit Observations
Contemporary Art - Art that is concurrent with the modern art from the 1960s to the present. It is usually avant-garde and is not as conservative or traditional as art from before the 1960s. A notable part of contemporary art is post-modernism.
Does Contemporary Art have specific boundaries? If so, what are they?
In postmodernism art, tradition has been displaced by liberalism and increased freedom of thought in general. Many modern movements and such have encouraged such liberal thinking. As exemplified by artists such as Jackson Pollock. There really is no limit to what you can do nowadays, from blobs of paint to abstract lines and shapes. Even the simplest subjects can be manipulated into magnificent and otherwordly pieces.
Does Contemporary Art have specific boundaries? If so, what are they?
In postmodernism art, tradition has been displaced by liberalism and increased freedom of thought in general. Many modern movements and such have encouraged such liberal thinking. As exemplified by artists such as Jackson Pollock. There really is no limit to what you can do nowadays, from blobs of paint to abstract lines and shapes. Even the simplest subjects can be manipulated into magnificent and otherwordly pieces.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Art of Many Cultures LACMA
1. Ceremonial Ball Game Mexico Nayarit
Color: Light brown
Line: Organic, but geometric for the court outline
Material/Media: Ceramic with slip and other pigments
Shape: Rectangular court and organic people shapes to depict players
Symbol(s): None
Texture: Looks a bit rough
2. Flower Day Diego River
Color: Browns, white, green, and yellows
Line: Organic lines
Material/Media: Oil painting on canvas
Shape: Organic shapes occupy the whole of the painting
Symbol(s): None
Texture: None implied
3. Mourners Mexico, Nayarit
Color: Shade of Brown
Line: Organic lines except the tube-like object going along the figures' mouths, which seems geometric enough
Material/Media: Sculpture, slip-painted ceramic with incised decoration
Shape: Organic shapes
Symbol(s): The tube-like objects along their mouths may be a type of flute to play music during a type of funeral.
Texture: Rough-like texture of the clay
4. Covered Double Sprout and Bridge Vessel Peru South coast
Color: Dark brown
Line: Organic and geometric on the top of the container
Material/Media: Ceramic, incised and resin painted
Shape: Organic shape composes the entire container
Symbol(s): Artwork on the container cover may depict Incan cultural decorations
Texture: Smooth texture
5. LAMP Eastern Mediterranean
Color: Translucent bluish color
Line: Mostly geometric
Material/Media: Utilitarian object; glass, pale aquamarine glass with applied decoration
Shape: Conical shape
Symbol(s): None
Texture: Smooth
6. St. Michael Casting Satan into Hell Domenico Antonio Vacaro
Color: Polychrome, many varieties of colors, golden base
Line: Organic except for geometric lines of sword held by St. Michael figure
Material/Media: Sculpture, polychromed wood and glass
Shape: Organic shapes depicting a battle between an angel and a devil on top of a
Symbol(s): Religious symbols depicting the downfall of Lucifer
Texture: Smooth
Color: Light brown
Line: Organic, but geometric for the court outline
Material/Media: Ceramic with slip and other pigments
Shape: Rectangular court and organic people shapes to depict players
Symbol(s): None
Texture: Looks a bit rough
2. Flower Day Diego River
Color: Browns, white, green, and yellows
Line: Organic lines
Material/Media: Oil painting on canvas
Shape: Organic shapes occupy the whole of the painting
Symbol(s): None
Texture: None implied
3. Mourners Mexico, Nayarit
Color: Shade of Brown
Line: Organic lines except the tube-like object going along the figures' mouths, which seems geometric enough
Material/Media: Sculpture, slip-painted ceramic with incised decoration
Shape: Organic shapes
Symbol(s): The tube-like objects along their mouths may be a type of flute to play music during a type of funeral.
Texture: Rough-like texture of the clay
4. Covered Double Sprout and Bridge Vessel Peru South coast
Color: Dark brown
Line: Organic and geometric on the top of the container
Material/Media: Ceramic, incised and resin painted
Shape: Organic shape composes the entire container
Symbol(s): Artwork on the container cover may depict Incan cultural decorations
Texture: Smooth texture
5. LAMP Eastern Mediterranean
Color: Translucent bluish color
Line: Mostly geometric
Material/Media: Utilitarian object; glass, pale aquamarine glass with applied decoration
Shape: Conical shape
Symbol(s): None
Texture: Smooth
6. St. Michael Casting Satan into Hell Domenico Antonio Vacaro
Color: Polychrome, many varieties of colors, golden base
Line: Organic except for geometric lines of sword held by St. Michael figure
Material/Media: Sculpture, polychromed wood and glass
Shape: Organic shapes depicting a battle between an angel and a devil on top of a
Symbol(s): Religious symbols depicting the downfall of Lucifer
Texture: Smooth
Definitions and examples of modern art movements - Modern Art LACMA
Cubism - Emphasized two dimensions, which fit into the space of the canvas. Therefore, cubism is supposed to break up objects into separate parts, mostly cubic shapes, and assemble them so as to vaguely represent what they depict.
Modern - Includes any artistic works from the period of the 1860s to the 1970s, depicting philosophy and ideas of the time and pointing towards abstraction
Expressionism - A modernist movement that originated in Germany during the early 20th century and is supposed to represent a subjective view of the world that distorts rationally and emotionally.
Modern - Includes any artistic works from the period of the 1860s to the 1970s, depicting philosophy and ideas of the time and pointing towards abstraction
Expressionism - A modernist movement that originated in Germany during the early 20th century and is supposed to represent a subjective view of the world that distorts rationally and emotionally.
Texture - the perceived surface quality of a work of art
Impressionism - Is an art movement that originated in Paris and involves light brush strokes, emphasizing the effects of light, and put implied movement without making it actually seem like movement.
Surrealism - Feature an element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions, and non sequitir.
Juxtaposition - the placement of two objects (sometimes abstract) near each other
Shape - An object located in space with geometric qualities.
Line - Represent the path of a dot in space.
Pop Art - Art that involves cultural symbols taken from its known context.
Nonobjective art - Art that does not depict a person, place, or thing in the real world but instead focuses on the composition method as opposed to what is being depicted.
Realism - Art meant to depict objective reality, almost as a form of photography. Meant to be a snapshot of the real world.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Seeing is Believing Worksheet
Portrait of a Man - Franz Hals
Color: Mostly neutral colors like black, near-black, and white, all which are very stark in intensity considering the contrast between the white and black colors on the man. The white is very light and the black colors are very dark in value.
Contour: The man's figure is clearly defined on the top but as we go down the figure, his shape starts to blend in to the background, perhaps because the artist wanted us to focus on the man's head and shoulders.
Gesture: The man's pose is dynamic and suggests movement, unlike many of the stiff portraits of the day.
Composition: Unrefined brush strokes and a gentle pose coming from the subject of the painting give liveliness and spontaneity. It was composed of oil painting on canvas.
Line: Organic lines compose much of the figure.
Shape: Negative space occupies the area behind the man being painted. Positive space is occupied of only organic shapes, the man's head and shoulders.
Perspective: Horizontal perspective, we are looking at the man from his level.
The Magdalene with the Smoking Flame
Color: Whites, reds, and other shades of brown. Colors near the flame have high brightness while colors away from the flame have relatively dull intensities. The same goes in terms of whiteness to darkness, as it progresses away from the flame's origin or point of beginning, as in a painting.
Contour: Contour is defined near the flame but away from the flame, it seems to blend in into the background.
Gesture: Relatively pastoral as the woman is sitting down and simply staring at a flame, who represents Mary Magdalene, mother of God.
Composition: Oil painting on canvas, Light is supposed to represent the "living flame of love" which is what pilgrims refer to in order to escape the darkness in their lives. Reflective qualities really dominate the painting as the only light source is the flame. Horizontal and vertical shapes within the painting draw us into Mary's contemplation.
Line: Organic lines dominate the painting, albeit only shadows, not actual lines.
Shape: Organic shapes that have definition closest to the flame but less as we go farther from the source of the flame.
Perspective: Horizontal.
The Kentuckian
Color: Mostly shades of brown. A light source that emanates from outside the field of the painting provides the color, in which the figures of the Kentuckian, his son, and his dog display rather dully, giving them a plasticky look. Lightness dominates the painting to emphasize the power and strength of the Kentuckian frontierman and his companions.
Contour: Very clearly defined to make it seem bold.
Gesture: The father and his companions seem to be on the move for an unseen objective outside of the painting's world.
Composition: Made to publicize a 1953 film called the Kentuckian, it really brings out that down to earth frontier spirit that made this country what it is. It was painted by oil painting on canvas.
Line: Crisp outlines form the figures into their boldness.
Shape: Organic shapes that really stand out to emphasize the Kentucky frontiersman.
Perspective: Linear
The Liberator
Color: Blues, greens, and browns dominate painting's color palette. All colors have high intensity and high brightness.
Contour: Very clearly defined contours of the figure in the center and even the blue "building" in the background.
Gesture: Pastoral, figure in the painting is sitting down.
Composition: Oil on canvas. Supposed to be a product of surrealism, it really does not make any sense.
Line: Geometric in background, organic in foreground.
Shape: Organic shapes in foreground, geometric shape (the blue building/tower) in the background.
Perspective: Linear
Color: Mostly neutral colors like black, near-black, and white, all which are very stark in intensity considering the contrast between the white and black colors on the man. The white is very light and the black colors are very dark in value.
Contour: The man's figure is clearly defined on the top but as we go down the figure, his shape starts to blend in to the background, perhaps because the artist wanted us to focus on the man's head and shoulders.
Gesture: The man's pose is dynamic and suggests movement, unlike many of the stiff portraits of the day.
Composition: Unrefined brush strokes and a gentle pose coming from the subject of the painting give liveliness and spontaneity. It was composed of oil painting on canvas.
Line: Organic lines compose much of the figure.
Shape: Negative space occupies the area behind the man being painted. Positive space is occupied of only organic shapes, the man's head and shoulders.
Perspective: Horizontal perspective, we are looking at the man from his level.
The Magdalene with the Smoking Flame
Color: Whites, reds, and other shades of brown. Colors near the flame have high brightness while colors away from the flame have relatively dull intensities. The same goes in terms of whiteness to darkness, as it progresses away from the flame's origin or point of beginning, as in a painting.
Contour: Contour is defined near the flame but away from the flame, it seems to blend in into the background.
Gesture: Relatively pastoral as the woman is sitting down and simply staring at a flame, who represents Mary Magdalene, mother of God.
Composition: Oil painting on canvas, Light is supposed to represent the "living flame of love" which is what pilgrims refer to in order to escape the darkness in their lives. Reflective qualities really dominate the painting as the only light source is the flame. Horizontal and vertical shapes within the painting draw us into Mary's contemplation.
Line: Organic lines dominate the painting, albeit only shadows, not actual lines.
Shape: Organic shapes that have definition closest to the flame but less as we go farther from the source of the flame.
Perspective: Horizontal.
The Kentuckian
Color: Mostly shades of brown. A light source that emanates from outside the field of the painting provides the color, in which the figures of the Kentuckian, his son, and his dog display rather dully, giving them a plasticky look. Lightness dominates the painting to emphasize the power and strength of the Kentuckian frontierman and his companions.
Contour: Very clearly defined to make it seem bold.
Gesture: The father and his companions seem to be on the move for an unseen objective outside of the painting's world.
Composition: Made to publicize a 1953 film called the Kentuckian, it really brings out that down to earth frontier spirit that made this country what it is. It was painted by oil painting on canvas.
Line: Crisp outlines form the figures into their boldness.
Shape: Organic shapes that really stand out to emphasize the Kentucky frontiersman.
Perspective: Linear
The Liberator
Color: Blues, greens, and browns dominate painting's color palette. All colors have high intensity and high brightness.
Contour: Very clearly defined contours of the figure in the center and even the blue "building" in the background.
Gesture: Pastoral, figure in the painting is sitting down.
Composition: Oil on canvas. Supposed to be a product of surrealism, it really does not make any sense.
Line: Geometric in background, organic in foreground.
Shape: Organic shapes in foreground, geometric shape (the blue building/tower) in the background.
Perspective: Linear
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Consider questions for Anger by Hans Siebert von-Heister
1. Does the artist use distinct working methods working methods and processes?
It appears to be a Bauhaus work as the artist, Hans-Siebert von Heister, began this movement in 1919 as an offspring of the German Expressionist movement of the pre-war era. As an expressionist work, the work uses many warm colors alongside the black and stark red background behind the strange creature in the middle, assumed to be a characterization of anger. Therefore, yes.
2. Has the artwork been created in isolation, in collaboration, with a fabrication team? What kinds of materials were used? Traditional, unconventional, or a combination?
It seems to have been made by a single artist as the style of the painting is consistent throughout with the stark triangular shapes in the top, center, and bottom of the painting. Materials used were oil paint on a canvas. Therefore, a traditional material and method was used to create the artwork.
3. Does the artwork reference elements from popular culture, mass media, or art history?
It references the anger experienced by the Germans following World War I which was part of the popular culture of Germany at the time. Therefore, yes, somewhat.
4. Does the artwork serve as a form of critique, questioning, or reframing debates about art or society?
It does seem to question German society and its apparent blindness to the reality that the Germans were thrust upon by the Allied powers following World War I. Also, it expresses anger at the fact that the defeated Germans were in a state of constant poverty while the Allies look on and continue failed attempts to refinance them.
It appears to be a Bauhaus work as the artist, Hans-Siebert von Heister, began this movement in 1919 as an offspring of the German Expressionist movement of the pre-war era. As an expressionist work, the work uses many warm colors alongside the black and stark red background behind the strange creature in the middle, assumed to be a characterization of anger. Therefore, yes.
2. Has the artwork been created in isolation, in collaboration, with a fabrication team? What kinds of materials were used? Traditional, unconventional, or a combination?
It seems to have been made by a single artist as the style of the painting is consistent throughout with the stark triangular shapes in the top, center, and bottom of the painting. Materials used were oil paint on a canvas. Therefore, a traditional material and method was used to create the artwork.
3. Does the artwork reference elements from popular culture, mass media, or art history?
It references the anger experienced by the Germans following World War I which was part of the popular culture of Germany at the time. Therefore, yes, somewhat.
4. Does the artwork serve as a form of critique, questioning, or reframing debates about art or society?
It does seem to question German society and its apparent blindness to the reality that the Germans were thrust upon by the Allied powers following World War I. Also, it expresses anger at the fact that the defeated Germans were in a state of constant poverty while the Allies look on and continue failed attempts to refinance them.
LACMA Questions
What is your definition of art?
Art is the human attempt to describe their world using visual elements. Different methods of conveying that description are numerous.
What are the traditional subjects of art?
Male figure, female figure, nature, war, mythology, love, history
What are the tools and materials of art?
Paint, pencil, paintbrush, ink, pen, chisel, molds, stone, pigments from nature, oil, water, egg, needles, wood, metal, anything solid or malleable
What different purposes or reasons do artists create art?
To depict their ideas of subjects in their own personal style in a visual manner. To send a message to someone else or a group of people. To create something for people to enjoy for either a short amount of time or for a timeless purpose. To decorate something with a utilitarian value.
In what ways can works of art reflect the society in which they were made?
Through the subject matter, the materials used, the way the subject is depicted in the artwork, the message the artwork may or may not be trying to send, and the time period in which the artwork was made.
Art is the human attempt to describe their world using visual elements. Different methods of conveying that description are numerous.
What are the traditional subjects of art?
Male figure, female figure, nature, war, mythology, love, history
What are the tools and materials of art?
Paint, pencil, paintbrush, ink, pen, chisel, molds, stone, pigments from nature, oil, water, egg, needles, wood, metal, anything solid or malleable
What different purposes or reasons do artists create art?
To depict their ideas of subjects in their own personal style in a visual manner. To send a message to someone else or a group of people. To create something for people to enjoy for either a short amount of time or for a timeless purpose. To decorate something with a utilitarian value.
In what ways can works of art reflect the society in which they were made?
Through the subject matter, the materials used, the way the subject is depicted in the artwork, the message the artwork may or may not be trying to send, and the time period in which the artwork was made.
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