Video Reviews - Week Seven

I choose Michelangelo because my grandfather told me about his vacation when he went to the Sistine Chapel.  I choose Leonardo da Vinci because he painted the Mona Lisa.  The last two I just choose for no reason.

The Drawings of Michelangelo: The British Museum – 90 drawing of Michelangelo.  Michelangelo the creator, drawings are sensual and bring us closer to the master.  Born in Florence, became a prentice at 12.  Analysis the Pieta, the colossal David, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, The Last Judgment, the Medici tomb, and St Peter’s Basilica.  He used both sides of his paper and took his papers with him.  The Pieta is the only signed sculpture.  Michelangelo died before the dome was built for the painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling.  Drew little sketches then had to make it bigger (4 times bigger) to put it on the ceiling.  It’s showed the drawing and then the sculpture, it was pretty amazing to see how much alike they are.  

Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance - Leonardo da Vinci (1452) from birth to his final years in Cloux his life and works.  He was a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and student of anatomy, physiology, botany, architecture, hydrodynamics, aeronautics, and other disciplines; he was the quintessential “Renaissance man”.  He was left handed.  The head from one the eyes from another and the ears from a third.  He caricatures the faces of the men involved in the slander against him.  He studies machine to create better machines.  Leonardo goes to the court of Milan as a musician.  When he arrives he presents himself as a military engineer armed with drawings of weapons and machinery.  Leonardo believes proportion and balance must flow from the artist’s knowledge of his subjects.  Beauty and harmony are of the divine nature.  In 1503 he returns to Florence with the Mona Lisa.  In 1516 he becomes the first painter, engineer and architect to the King.

Albrecht Durer: Image of a Master - The greatest artist of the northern Renaissance Albrecht Durer introduced the Italian Renaissance forms and ideas to Germany that was dominated by the Gothic tradition.  He was a painter, printmaker. He mother had 18 children and buried 15 of them.   Durer is considered the first true landscape artist.  Durer swayed from traditional woodcuts to the engraving on copper.  He last painting of 4 of the apostles.

Velazquez - Velazquez was a court painter to his friend King Phillip IV of Spain.  He was influenced by the Italian masters.  He was born in 1599 and died in 1660.  Captures the timeless moments in his paintings: light, air, moments those that disappear.  Some of his works are: Sybil, Prince Baltazar Carlos, Las Meninas, Phillip IV and Las Hilanderas.  He painted slowly and one at a time. 

All of the videos related to the chapters we read, some of the information was the same. 

I like all the videos somehow watching and seeing the sketches and the finish painting or sculpture pulls it all together.

Peer Blog Review

One above

http://clare-castelletti.blogspot.com/

http://s1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd444/clarecast/?action=view&current=1193de21.pbw

http://clare-castelletti.blogspot.com/2011/06/art-gallery.html

Elements and Principles – yes I agreed with the elements and principle Clare picked with the images.

Art Gallery – we both used Still Life #20 for our projects.  We both thought it was interesting artwork. 

 Yes, Wayne Thiebaud, Yo-Yos image was interesting at first I thought they were poker chips.  Would like to know what other objects he painted.

And One below

http://aed200post1.blogspot.com/

http://s1105.photobucket.com/albums/h355/donnjame/AED%20Project%201/?albumview=slideshow

http://s1105.photobucket.com/albums/h355/donnjame/Art%20Gallery%201/

Elements and Principles – yes I agreed with the elements and principle James used with the images.  The picture his used for Pattern he could have used for Line also.   Great picture of the long road for space I could feel myself going down the road.

Art Gallery – there were not images that were the same however we both used painting by Thomas Cole.  No there were not any images that I would want to know more about. 

Even before this assignment I had review some of the blog, to see how much they were like mine or how different they were from mine.  Yes this was valuable to be able to see how my peers set up their blog and what they posted.

Video Reviews

More Human than Human

            Visual Legacy – Epic story how humans made art and art made us human.  Pictures of the human body dominate the world.  Humans don’t resemble the images that they create.  August 7, 1908 found status of female Venus of Willendorf.  Human tendency is to make unrealistic human figures.  Seagull research – chicks tap mother s beak cause of red strip because stimulated.  Weather influence – The Nile River – Egyptian artist created proportional and emphasize all body parts equally. Egyptians created images of the body in a consistent way for 3000 years using grid lines to be consistence.  Culture is King.  Stefano Mariottini had discover ancient Greece status that are anatomically accurate and in perfect proportion.  If you look good you were good.   Kritios Boy carved from marble mastered realistic statues by a Greek artist.  Some argue that humans have a primeval tendency to exaggerate.  In 450 BC, Polyclitus made an artistic breakthrough in sculpture; he divided the body into quadrants and moved the parts to create a sense of movement.  The Riace bronze sculptures are greatest statues ever made. Michelangelo made his sculptures more human than human.  Today the art of caricature is fueled by the human desire to exaggerate what is important to a culture. 

I choose the following videos because after reading the chapters I wanted to learn more about the topics.

A World Inscribed: The Illuminated Manuscript

Writers write so that the future may learn.  Work of an angel not a man.  Monks were fighting devil with pen and ink to preserve knowledge.  Spread of knowledge was slowed because each book was copied by hand in adverse conditions.  Scribes wrote their thoughts in the margins of books.  All sorts of mayhem in the margins “How do you get a fox, a lamb, some greens across the river in a boat...  The printing press had replace scribes, ending an era.   

Cairo Museum

The Egyptian Museum in Cairo houses relics and artifacts of thirty dynasties of pharaohs.  Rare beauty, mystery and iconic power draw visitors from all over the world.  The basement is full of artifacts that arrived over 100 years ago.  One artifact is a foot fitted with an artificial toe.  The Cairo Museum is preparing for its centennial celebration.  The statue of Kai, a high priest of Khufu is the most amazing artifact in Egypt.  In 1925 an expedition from Boston discovered the tomb of Khufu’s mother.

The Measure of All Things: Greek Art and the Human Figure

Acropolis is a visual reminder of the politics, philosophy, art, and architecture of ancient Greece.  Artists portrayed humans in a realistic way and obsessed with the perfection of the body.  Sculptures revolutionized realism by using a 3D effect, depicting movement and using bright colors.  Images on Greek pottery depicted everyday life as well as the gods.  Sculpture was the heart of revolution in sixth century Greece, giving a new sense of humanism with the realistic and idealistic depiction of the human body as seen in the Kritios Boy.  Olympic Games the athletes participated in the nude.  The Classical Period, Greek artists produced idealized forms and portraits sculpture of individuals like Socrates. 

The videos related to the reading, chapter 15 talks about illuminated and more human representation in sculptures and this is what the videos were about. 

The videos expanded on the reading and also had a lot of sculpture to show the detail put into the sculpture.  Very interesting mod.

Art Making/Material Exploration

Installation art is when the artist modifies a space in some way and then asks us to enter, explore and experience it.  The art defines the space or sculptures in the round.
Materials used for installation art is some space or room, table or floor or ceiling, any and all objects the artist chooses. 
Installation art is created by the artist to make people think and get involved.  Gives you something to look at and talk about. 
The artist and installation I found most interesting was Yayoi Kusama, Fireflies on the Water, 2002.
After researching online I was drawn to the installations using paper. Nature’s Maze, 2005,              90 x 55 x 3 cm.    http://www.petercallesen.com/index/Largepapercutinstallations.htm
 
  Paper can do more than receive our thoughts, it can be inspirational, beautiful, tell stories.
The materials used were paper, scissors, table, creativity.
The installation needs to be located on a flat surface like the kitchen table.

 
Artist: William Dobson
Title: Paper Art Puzzles
Media: Paper
Date: July 3, 2011
Description:  3 different puzzles from the same size of paper but different colors.
Formal analysis:  Elements included in the art work were: Forms, space.  The principles of design included were: Balance, repetition.
It was difficult to come up with an idea; I changed my mind on what I was going to do, after thinking about how to do it.  Then when I was at the computer I saw the paper and research online and found the Nature’s Maze.

Week Five - Additional Video Reflection

Architecture: The Science of Design

1.       Modern skyscrapers – concrete steel when no space we build up.  Wind sways buildings

2.      Wind Tunnel testing – microclimatic wind research
3.      Smart apartments – computers programmed to accommodate user’s needs.  Heat water for shower, start coffee pot, open blinds.
4.      Computerized management – voice controlled computer manages electrical systems
5.      Concrete used in buildings – Greek and Roman ruins are still standing were made from concrete. (sand, pebbles or broken stone combine with cement)
6.      Reinforced and Pre-stressed concrete – rebar – bars of metal placed in concrete.
 

Last Call for Planet Earth: Sustainable Development and Architecture

1. Sustainability Revolution – People use resources indiscriminately.  Today architecture is global.

2. Architectural Design and Energy Management - sustainability agenda is important for business.
3. Architectural Designs for Energy Efficiency - energy-saving designs.
4. Architecture and Environmental Awareness - architectural design that incorporates integrated systems of natural light, fresh air, gardens, and beauty.
5. Architecture and Resources Management - geography, climate, and local resources, particularly renewable materials such as wood.
6. Passive Solar Energy - greenhouse effect exemplifies passive solar energy.
7. New Concept of Cities - re-conceptualize cities.
8. Architectural Design in Former Granite Quarry - The building refocuses the eye to see beauty where there was once ugliness.
9. China's Ecological Architecture - design features positively impact ecology and economy.
10. Tools for Green Analysis - "Green-washing"
11. Green Roof Technology - The living roof provides heat in the winter and coolness in the summer.
12. Passive House Concept - loses the minimum amount of heat, is made of wood and glass, is insulated with straw, and no chemical additive to structural material.
13. Architecture of Integrated Systems - the practice involved in design and research that yields innovative, urban environments.
14. Sustainable Architecture Design in Office Complex - holistic design that takes more than aesthetics into account.
15. Sustainable Buildings in Antwerp - a complex of sustainable buildings.
16. Architect Kengo Kuma - works with wood lattice and bamboo as an architectural expression depiction of the changing elements of nature. Wood and bamboo are also sustainable materials.
17. Human Habitat and Sustainability - the re-establishment of human habitat is part of the solution to over-population and rapid growth of cities.
18. Future of Architecture - the importance of air, water, and earth to sustainable architecture.

Chapter 13 was about Architecture which the video discussed different designs of architecture.

The Architecture: The Science of Design Classical Architecture was informative with smart apartments and computerized management for electrical systems.  The Last Call for Planet Earth: Sustainable Development and Architecture was harder to get anything out of because it was in another language and you were hearing them speak but reading the words.

I choose the films to watch by the titles.  The names sounded interesting so I choose those to watch.

Week Five Video reflections

Through the Eyes of the Sculptor
                Emmanuel Fillion – French sculptor – carver then sculptor.  12 degrees in limestone quarries at all times.  Stone are wet and heavy when removed from quarry.  Breathe new life into the sculptures.  Draws sculpture then creates in clay then makes a mold, makes plaster cast of sculpture.  Finds perfect marble block in Carrara.  Marble is product of limestone that’s baked, squeezed and baked together. Artigiano – crafts maker files to make smooth, work called Genesis.

Glass and Ceramics

                Glass is everywhere.  Glass is made from sand.  60 – 75 % sand & Fluxes- soda, shells are added to silica mixture is heated into liquid.  Stained glass – modulate light by using different glass colors and textures, made by glazier.  Ceramics are fire, made with clay base.   Slip is poured into molds.  Removed from mold and fired the glazed.  Ceramic prostheses are stable and well tolerated in the body.  Ceramic vehicle engines are starting to be made.  Laminated glass used in Architecture.  Glass is slowly taking the place of stone as a building material.

Installation Art

                Contemporary art takes over the space, sculpture in the round.  3-dimensional art.  Richard Wilson – “She came in through the Bathroom window”.  Invisible art – computer generated music played over and over.  Must interact with installation art.  Ordinary objects used in installation art.  Happening – audience interacts with act.  Video installation – dark room.  Installing large installation could take months.  The canoes at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery are installation art.  It has to be assembled on site.  Expect the un-expected.

The videos related to the reading because chapter 11 was about sculptures and installations.  Sculptures are made from different materials and different types: modeling, casting, and carving.  They can use materials like marble, glass and ceramics.

The videos were very interesting and informative on the subjects.  I enjoyed Through the Eyes of a Sculpture the most.  Through the Eyes of a Sculpture follows Emmanuel through the whole process for one piece of art, showing all the steps and work required to get to the finish piece.  Glass and Ceramics showed the process of making both materials that can be used to create crafts and art.  Installation Art was interesting with the many different kinds of art.  With contemporary art almost anything is considered art these days.

Art Gallery

Artist – Alexander Brennen, Lewiston Porter High School
Title: From Above
Media: Oil on Wood
This artwork impressed me because it was done by a high school student and was in the Albright Knox Art Gallery.

Artist: Andre Derain – French, 1880-1954

Title: The Trees
Media: Oil on Canvas
Scale: 23 3/8 x 28 ½
This artwork I was connected with because I am a hunter and spend a lot of time in the woods with all kinds of trees around.

Artist: Georges Seurat - French, 1859-1891
Title: Study for Le Chahut, 1889
Media: Oil on Canvas
Scale: 21 7/8 x 18 3/8
This artwork impressed me because it was done back in 1889 and it was about some show on stage.

Artist: Henri Cartier-Bresson  French, 1908-2004

Title: Alexander Calder, Sache, 1971
Media: Gelatin silver print
Scale: unframed 14 x 9 3/8 (35.56 x 23.81 cm.)
This artwork I would like to know more about to see who was Alexander Calder.

Artist: Joan Miro     Spanish, 1893-1983
Title: Head in the Night, 1968
Media: Bronze, edition ½
Scale: 26 ½ x 13 5/8 x 12 ¼
This artwork I connected with because I like to weld and this reminded me of welding.

Artist: John F. Kensett      American, 1816-1872
Title: Coast Scene, ca. 1860-70
Media: Oil on canvas
Scale: 22 ¼ x 34 ¼
This artwork impressed me because it was painted in 1860-70 and the water seems endless.

Artist: Milton Rogovin     American, 1909-2011
Title: Untitled (Sisal worker, Yucatan)
Media: Gelatin silver print
This artwork interested me and I would like to know what this worker is doing or making.

Artist: Roland Flexner    French, 1944
Title: Untitled (Ink Bubble Drawings)
Media: Ink on paper
This artwork is interesting and I am curious about the process Roland used to create his Ink Bubble drawing.

Artist: Tom Wesselmann     American, 1931-2004
Title: Still Life #20, 1962
Media: Mixed media
Scale: 41 x 48 x 5 ½
This artwork I made a connection with because it a still life of normal things in a kitchen.