Videos to review

Frank Lloyd Wright was the most influential architect, the Prairie Style video it states that he designed many things to make our homes the way they are now. Living room, picture window, and open floor plan are some of the ways we got out of box like homes and into the Prairie style. Frank Lloyd Wright used skylight windows to open up the interior volume and brightens it up.  In the Last Call for Planet Earth video it talks about how insulation works and how it is very important in many places. In Canada when building they go after many green elements such as the sun and solar energy.

These video relates to the text, by showing how adding more windows can use less electricity, because it brightens the home up.  They also talk about the structure of the homes and how they can provide privacy to the owners and how they can withstand certain elements of the environment. The Last call video relates to green architecture with the use of insulation, which can collect heat during the day and release it into the home at night.  They talk about using solar power and environmentally friendly materials and making buildings eco friendly.

I thought these videos were very informational and very interesting. I didn't realize that Frank Lloyd Wright was so influential on our modern architecture. His Prairie Style homes are very interesting and are a very good way to open up your home and create more space.  The only thing I did not like about the Last call video was all the different languages and the subtitles. I now understand why some things in architecture are the way they are.

I choose these videos because they seemed to be the most interesting titles to me.  

Video Review

I thought that it was interesting that glass is made up of 60-75% sand.  I also thought that it was very interesting how they make stained glass, by cutting out the stencil and creating a puzzle. I found how they spray large pieces of ceramics instead of dipping them to be pretty cool since all I ever did was dip or brush the glaze on large pieces.  It stated that ceramics are still growing today and there are a lot of things we use that we don't realize are ceramic. The sculptor video was interesting and a little hard to understand. I like that the artist left the bridges for support and safety of the sculpture that helps to keep it in tact during transportation. I also thought it was interesting and amazing how someone can chisel marble to look so fascinating, it stated that if he chiseled too deep it would break it which would ultimately ruin it. Both of these videos relate to the reading because the artists are creating sculptures, crafts, and visual arts, they talk about all of the elements and principles.  I found the videos fairly interesting and learned quite a bit from them.  They add depth to my understanding of how crafts are created out of different materials and I also learned new ways to create things that I hadn't thought of before.

Posting on my Peers

http://shapingart.blogspot.com/2014/09/slideshow-test.html

http://brownieart200.blogspot.com/2014/09/albright-knox-art-gallery.html

http://artblogone.blogspot.com/2014/09/elements-and-principles-of-art.html

http://artblogone.blogspot.com/2014/09/art-gallery-visit-1.html


When looking at Project #1: (Elements and Principles), did you agree with the element or principle the artist listed with the images? Did you see other elements and principles in the images?

I agreed with most of the images matching the elements or principles, there were a couple that could go with more than one I believe.  

 Where there any images that your Peers selected that pique your interest now? If yes, what are they and what is your connection with them? What would you want to know about them?

Yes, there was the camouflage  image that really sparked my interest because I love to hunt and I love anything camo. I would like to know the reasoning behind why the artist created that image. The thin man image also sparked my interest, I would like to know why he is soo thin and why his feet are normal size.

What do you think about  the process of reading your peers reflection? Do you find this to be a valuable in your learning?

This gave me some good insight as to what the art gallery was like, I live 2 hours away in the middle of nowhere and did not have time to go to this gallery.  I found it helpful because now I know what this gallery has.

 Check your Blog and read comments posted by your Peers. Do you find their comments helpful?
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LOGO

 This is the final logo:

 

 

I learned a lot from the videos and thought that I would create a logo with my initials.  I used a deer for the "T" because  I absolutely love to hunt.  I used a tree for the "E" because I love the outdoors and it goes along with the deer. I used a bumble bee for the "B" because I like bees and honey.  I thought that this project was interesting and difficult, I didn't know how to create a logo for myself.

 

Color

Color is a very strong element of art, color can be used to change the mood of many people and can be used to show emphasis on something.  When I see a bright color I think of good and when I see a dark color I see anger or sadness.  I think the most interesting thing about the color theory is that something absorbs all of the color rays except the color that the object is and reflects the color that it is so that our eyes perceive that color. I like how June wouldn't like one color in her painting and would just change the tone so that she could feel differently about the painting.  I also like that June states that color changes the feeling of the art and that the feeling can be different for everyone.   The thing I liked from the feelings video was how they used color to show what was happening during that time period.  The color is used to show the feelings such as darker colors show anger.

Elements and Principles

http://s44.photobucket.com/user/Burtte01/library/Elements%20and%20Principles

http://s44.photobucket.com/user/Burtte01/slideshow/Elements%20and%20Principles?sort=6

Module Two: Videos and Article

1. In the Aesthetics video the key concepts were the meaning of aesthetics and the theories behind it.  The philosophers gave us their theories on how art is interpreted and the importance of aesthetics. 

The CNN article had key concepts of how we see things and how the brain is wired to see things. Many people can see faces in almost anything, and that is because their brain is trained to see faces.  The brain is trained at an early age to see things, such as color, faces, shadows, and reflections.  The article also talks about why art is appealing to some people and why we like it.  

The CARTA video gave insight on how humans view art and how the brain views art. 

2. I feel that Schiller's theory of aesthetics is the most important, he expanded on Kant's theory.  Schiller's theory was towards the end of the 18th century and his theory was that aesthetics gave us an education on art and made students appreciate and understand art, he also said that are makes us more human. 

3. I thought their speeches were very interesting. I though Changeux view of symmetry was the most interesting fact.  I thought that Ramachandran saying that the place art and science meet is in the brain is very interesting, I think that means that once someone sees the art their brain sees this as a specific thing which the science of the brain would be the reason for this.  

4. The videos and article relate to the readings in the text in many ways, the article especially relates to the text because of the looking and responding section of chapter one, they both tell us how our brains work in seeing and interpreting anything especially art. The book and video talk about Aesthetics and philosophers that created theories of aesthetics. The book and the aesthetics video show tell us that aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that studies art and the nature of beauty. 

5. In my opinion the CNN article was the most interesting because I found the videos kind of boring and very long.  I found the article interesting because it gave me a perspective on art that I hadn't really seen before,  I didn't think that if you just drew the outlines of things in your room, you would be able to depict what the object actually is. I think the article and videos add to the depth and understanding of the topics discussed in the book.  The Carta video was very hard to understand and very quiet.  Although I thought it was interesting, and gave good insight on how humans view art. 

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