Assignments

Project 1 review:
Ashley Mastrogiovanni, Michael Bono, Damian Arbuckle

- On Olivias blog we thought the harmony picture was interesting. At first we thought it was upside down and after reading the description we realized that it was a reflection of the image in the water.

- On Pasama's blog we liked the movement picture. It was interesting to see the straight away of the track flow into the curve, making the appearance of movement.

- On Maddie's blog we liked the space picture. The palm tree's in the picture are emphasized by the space between them

- On honda's blog he demonstrates "color" with a picture in downtown tampa, of a set of red chairs amongst light brown bricks and green vegetation. The contrast is amazing between the hotter and lighter tones.

- On hanna's blog they portrayed balance with the tennis courts. the net separates each side and there are white lines separating it also. Each side has a bench and a square box that surrounds its side of the court.

- on Ziona's blog she has a zoomed in photo of either her lips or someone else's but this picture represents texture. We like this photo because you can really see all the little details and true texture.

- On taylor's blog, the picture of the minaret from 13 century emphasized the angle of the picture.In this picture the minaret seem huge compared to the palm trees. Which is obviously is bigger.


"Notice what you Notice" 

Combat boot:

1. thick square at the back

2. thinner and rounder towards the front

3. it is heavier then it looks 

4. it is longer then a pencil

5. the outside texture feels like an elephant

6. the inside texture is thin 

7. the outside color is as dark as night

8. the inside color has some natural colors and then a pop of color in some places

9. the inside pattern is aztec print

10. down the center there are little silver circles

11. there are long snake like laces that flow in and out of the silver cirlces 

12. the top folds down half way down

13. the top is thinner and more flimsy 

14. the bottom is thicker and stronger

15. water proof

16. a long zipper up the back 

17. a long thin piece of a material up the center like a tongue

18. the bottom is worn away 

19. stitching on the sides form an arc like shape 

20.  the front stitching is in a straight line

21. the stitching is all unformed like an army in its drill lines 

22. its dark on the inside, no light escapes

23. there is a shiny finish to the outside

24. there is a dull, rough finish to the inside 

25. leaves an imprint in the mud

26. can let off a dirty stench

27. the imprint left looks like an outline of an alligators mouth 

28. the zipper on the back resembles teeth in a alligator 

29. the flaps on each side when folded down resembles ears on an elephant

30. when the shoe is folded up its like a peacock hiding its colors

31. when the shoe is folded down its like the peacock is revealing its colors. 

32. the laces form a crisscross x shape

33.the top of the laces form bunny ears 

34. keeps feet warm

35. the top is thinner then the bottom

36. if you bite into it, it will leave a mark

37. it is smaller then a black lab

38. it is about the same size as a teacup pig

39. it is larger then a dinner plate

40. when it falls it makes a loud sound

41. when it falls it rarely falls face up

42. you can use the heal of the boot as a hammer

43. when you walk it makes a uniform sounds

44. doesn't have any bounce to it

45. makes people look tougher

46. made with the same material as a hand bag. 

47. hard to cut with a scissor

48. can leave an awful tan line

49. good for outdoor activity

50. when left in the sun the outer material gets hot

  

image link: 7d984_madden_girl_combat_boots_41v7NpQsINL.jpg

Color Assignment: 

Picture from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/F1_yellow_flag.svg/512px-F1_yellow_flag.svg.png

Bright yellow is my favorite color. It is the color of sunshine, light, and happiness. It has a personality that matches mine which is: bright, bubbly, energetic and positive. You cant  help but smile when you look at something yellow. It is not dull, sad or boring. It stands out in a crowd and draws attention to itself. 

Pre-Zombie Apocalypse: 2/24/14

   This picture could have been taken at a giant warehouse store selling goods. Some examples of what this store can be is: a super Walmart, a Publix, a Target or Stop and Shop. The picture has: drinks, snacks, food, candy, soda, water, shelves, cans, boxes, cleaning supplies, price tags, caution wet sign as well as 2 people. The picture seems like an organized chaos. There is a lot of different colors , shapes and sizes all in this one small area. The people in the store seem to be curious and are trying to find/pick what product that they want. They are possibly overwhelmed by the amount of products in front of them and are having a hard time deciding.  It appears to be a snapshot from a security camera. Before this image was taken it is a calm store with not too many customers. After the picture was taken, the store was overtaken by Zombie's and other blood sucking creatures that are determined to take all the resources the store provides for them. This photo is trying to convey that as Americans we have more then we need, in other countries they have never seen so many products in one area. We are a society full of consumers who want more then we actually need.

Tim Roda: 2/25/14

5 observations:

1. children are featured a lot 
2. Most of his pictures are in black and white 
3. aspects of a house is seen in a lot of his pictures
4. The butcher block album has a lot more aspects to it then most of his other albums. The other ones are more simpler and less chaotic 
5. A lot of his work series is names after a place 

5 questions:

1. Why did you choose to do most of your work in black and white?
2. Why is children featured so most in your work?
3. Why did you chose mostly men as the center of your pieces?
4. Why did you decide to use color in your most recent album?  
5. What were you thinking about/ where did the inspiration come from in your first photo in the Italy album? 

Follow up: 2/26/14

After listening to Tim speak I was able to understand a lot of his work more. He creates every aspect of his sets and uses his family a lot in his work. When I was looking at his work, the one photo that really stood out to me was titles "Good and Plenty". When I first looked at it, it seemed pretty messed up to have children sorting drugs. After he talked, I was able to learn the story behind it and it didn't seem so bad to me anymore. I shouldn't take the photos so literal next time, I should look at different aspects of the photo and see the different parts that makes it what it is. Tim talked about how sometimes inspiration comes from anything and to talk to some friends to help come up with a fun or different idea. For my next project I may ask some of my friends their ideas and opinions to help take my work one step further.

Jason Hackett: 3/4/14

5 Observations:

1.  has a lot of religious influence in his work
2. works with plates a lot 
3. includes parts of the human anatomy like feet, faces, etc 
4. gold is use used often 
5. Mostly uses ceramics 

5 Questions: 

1. Why did you decide to break the Gone with the Wind collectable plates? 
2. Why did you decide to cover Jesus's face in eclipse? 
3. Why did you decide to use feet in your wreath sculpture?
4. Why did you decide to put the feet in a box, what is it suppose to symbolize? 
5. Where was your favorite place your art was exhibited. 

Claire Sherwod: 3/25/14

5 observations: 

1.  uses a lot of baking items in her work
2.  uses videos to show some of her work
3.  I really like the texture in the "whole wheat photo" and it was interesting that she was able to do that one with just stuff she had lying around the house like flour and a lace table cloth 
4.  Some of her pieces has a lot of bright colors like the sprinkles one and then others dont have any color at all like the whole wheat photo 
5.  some of her pieces have a word or saying in them like the sprinkle piece says "nothing is ever perfect" 

5 Questions: 

1.  Why did you chose to use baking items in your work?
2.  Why did you decide to use video instead of just taking a picture of your end result? 
3.  In the piece "Begin" why did you decide to wash away the piece you made instead of just leaving and using it as your final product? 
4.  How long/ how many takes does it take you to have a final video that is ready for posting? 
5.  Where did you get the inspiration for your sprinkle piece? 

Follow up:
      After hearing her explanation, it made her work a lot easier to understand. At first to me her work seemed very domestic and that she was a wannabe baker. After talking to her, she explained that it was more a play on domestic work. She actually isn't that great of a cook and not very domestic so she decided to add it into her work to show what its like to be a working mom. She had a lot of earthy tones and you can tell in her personality that she seems real earthy. Everywhere she lived there was a different a different kind of dirt or rocks so she tried to show that in her work. My favorite part of her blog were the videos, my main question was why she chose to do the videos instead of just taking a picture of her final product. She explained that the videos was more of like a game between her and her friend and they kept sending videos of different work back and forth to each other. After talking to each artist it is interesting to see that their personality matches their work.