Big Idea

 

During critiques, I was told that my piece, in order to achieve femininity, should of been pink and maybe the toolbox should of concealed a more feminine box full of my secrets. Also, instead of ivy, maybe have flowers on the doors

Inflatiable Critique

In the beginning of the inflatables project things weren't turning out so well because we were trying to make things way more complicated than the structure needed to be, but in the end things went really well. We felt pretty good about the shower stall and the fact that it could hold more than 4 people but not a lot of people wanted to enter it (a few did but not a lot) and even though most people didn't enter the shower everyone that walked by wanted to draw on it which made it a big hit we thought. The wind was a big problem because even though we had things to weigh down the shower, if there was a big gust of wind the structure would try to fall over. Maggie liked her performance piece for the shower because she said it was nice to sleep in which is something we all really needed. In the end we ended up not using a lot of energy because we used a small fan instead of leaf blowers to inflate the shower.

Survey

What is your favorite color?

Blue

How important is the appearance or design of the following products in your decision to purchase the product?

new car:      very       somewhat      not very      not at all

underwear:       very       somewhat      not very      not at all

tv set:       very       somewhat      not very      not at all

winter coat:       very       somewhat      not very      not at all

What is your 2nd favorite color?

Green

"When you select pictures, photographs, or other pieces of art for your home, do you find you lean more toward modern or more toward traditional styles?"

modern

traditional

"If you had to choose from the following list, which type of art would you say you prefer?"

Asian

American

African

European

Which of the following statements applies to you more?

"When choosing pictures, photographs, or other art for my home, I usually try to select pieces that fit into the general decor of my home"

"When choosing pictures, photographs, or other art for my home, I focus on whether or not I like the piece"

Would you say you prefer older objects or newer objects to collect or decorate you home?

older objects

newer objects

"Would you say that you prefer seing paintings of wild animals, like lions, giraffes, or deer, or that you prefer seeing paintings of domestic animals, like dogs, cats or other pets?"

wild animals

domestic animals

"In general, would you rather see paintings of outdoor scenes or would you rather see paintings of indoor scenes?"

outdoors

indoors

Which of the following outdoor scenes appeals to you the most?

Paintings of:

forests

"lakes, rivers, & oceans"

fields & rural scenes

city

houses & buildings

Which season would you most like to see depicted in a painting?

winter

spring

summer

fall

Which of the following types of indoor scenes appeals to you most?

still life paintings of/domestic scenes with:

fruit

flowers

household objects

people

animals

Do you tend to prefer paintings that are related to religion or those that are not related to religion?

not related

Which of the following statements is closest to your view?

"Paintings should ideally serve some higher goal, such as challenging their viewers to think about art or life in a different way than they normally do."

"Paintings don't necessarily have to teach us any lessons, but can just be something a person likes to look at."

Which of the following statements is closest to your view?

"I prefer paintings that are realistic-looking: the more they resemble a photograph, the better"

"I prefer paintings that are different-looking if they're very realistic, I might as well be looking at a photography"

"Do you prefer paintings that exaggerate the dimensions or reality of objects we already know, or ones that feature imaginary objects which have no connection to everyday life?"

no connection

"Do you prefer seeing bold, stark designs or more playful, whimsical designs?"

playful

Do you tend to favor paintings with sharp angles or ones with soft curves?

soft curves

"Which patterns do you like better: geometric patterns or more random uneven patterns?"

uneven patterns

"Do you like to see expressive brush-strokes on the canvas, or do you prefer that the surface of the canvas be smooth, more like a photograph?"

smooth

Do you like to see colors blend into each other or do you like it when different colors are kept apart?

when the colors blend

"Every color has a wide range of shades. Take the color blue, for example. An artist can use a bright, vibrant shade of blue, like a royal blue, a pale, muted shade of blue, like light blue, or a darker tone of blue, like dark or midnight blue. In general, which would you say that you prefer? when the artist uses more vibrant shades, paler shades, or darker shades of color?"

vibrant shades

"In general, do you enjoy paintings that have a more serious or a more festive mood?"

festive

"And how about the painting itself - do you like it to be busy and contain lots of people or objects, or do you like it to be as simple as possible?"

detailed and busy

How about the size of paintings: do you prefer larger paintings or smaller paintings?

larger

smaller

dishwasher size

full-size refridgerator

full wall

"19"" television"

a magazine

paperback book

"Some paintings are of famous historical figures and others are of more ordinary people. Do you generally prefer paintings of famous people, or ones of more ordinary paintings."

oridinary

"If you prefer famous people, do you prefer figures from a long time ago, like Lincoln or Jesus, or more recent figures, like John F. Kennedy or Elvis Presley?"

long time ago

"Do you prefer paintings which are predominantly of children, of women, or of men, or doesn't it matter?" 

doesnt matter

"Thinking back to the paintings of people that you have like in the past, for the most part were the figure working, at leisure, or were they posed portraits?"

working leisurely

"Which do you think you like better, a painting of one person or of a group of people?"

 group

"And from what you've seen, would you say that you prefer paintings in which the person or people are nude, partially clothed or fully clothed?"

partly clothed

If you were given the choice of a gift - a sum of money or a piece of art that you genuinely like and which was of equal value to the money, which would you choose?

sum of money

Which one of the following would be most important to you in deciding how much money you would spend on a painting?

the size of the piece

the fame of the artist

the medium, such as oil or watercolor

the degree to which you like the painting

whether you think it will increase in value

What is the most amount of money you would consider spending on a piece of art you really like?

idk

"For each of the following names, indicate if your impressions of that artist's work are very favorable, favorable, or very unfavorable. Some of these artists are not very well known, so if you have never heard of someone, or don't know enough about their work to have an opinion, just say so."

Pablo Picasso-dont like his work at all

Norman Rockwell-

Jackson Pollock-

Salvador Dali-his work is good

Leroy Neiman

Claude Monet-he is ok

Rembrandt

Andy Warhol-his work is...bleh

Georgia O'Keefe

"If you could pick one type of person you'd most enjoy having dinner with, would you choose an artist, a television or movie actor, an author, or a sports star?"

author

"How often, on average, would you say that you go to art museums - more than two times a year, one or two times a year, less than once a year, or not at all?

less than once a year

The following are some reasons people have given in the past as to why they do not go to art museums more often. For each reason, please tell whether it is a major reason why you do not go to musuems more often, a minor reason, or not a reason at all:

1. there is not an art museum in my area:  major  minor   not a reason

2. I do not have enough spare time: major  minor   not a reason

3. I don't feel comfortable in art museums because I don't know alot about art: major  minor   not a reason

4. the cost of admission is too expensive: major  minor   not a reason

5. I simply don't enjoy looking at art: major  minor   not a reason

Would you favor or oppose spending more money in federal taxes than we do on the arts?

oppose

Some works of art are displayed in public places. Do you think that average citizens should or should not have a say in determining which works of art are appropriate to be displayed in public?

no

"When it comes to most political issues, do you think of yourself as a liberal, a conservative, or a moderate? If moderate, do you think of yourself as being closer to being liberal or being conservative?"

moderate, and i hate politics, so this is an unneeded question

Which of the following income categories includes your total family income in 1992 before taxes?

idk

What is your gender?

female

SRL

    No one has ever really liked politics. They have always been deemed corrupted and not trustworthy. The Survival Research Labratories uses satire in their performances to show the downfall of politics and wealthy corporations who have fallen to corruption, and they do so by creating futuristic, deadly machines to show what could be. SRL’s and other mainstream’s work seem similar with the way they both use satire to show the true face of the wealthy. They always show how they are now and what would happen if they were to hit rock bottom. SRL’s work promotes mechanized violence as well as critiquing it.

Performance Crit

Well, my performance was short and not as good as I had planned. I should have built up the anticipation with my piece by shaking my little empty box of hopes and dreams and check if anything was inside, and I think me jumping and destroying the box at the end would have been better.

50 Words

bang
annoying
frustrating
uncomfortable
sad
hate
dance
break
monster
breakdown
duel
stars
jump
backwards
radio
glue
candy
crazy
dig
danger
electricity
lights
condoms
dingy
sand
money
creepy
family
robots
hair
tea
glass
rain
metal
good
bad
cars
cookies
phone
cell
prison
soap
fire
dye
paint
wood
dolls
animals
dirt
rocks

Mark Making

My story was about the pain that happens when messing with fire, so I burnt marks into a bridge-like structure to symbolize walking in a line.The group I was critiquing with said they would like to see more lines and make the bridge longer

The Three Phases of Coloring

Although I was completely worn out from working on these, I did like how they turned out. The dot one happened to be my favorite although everyone liked the torn image more. During critique session, I was told the values were nice; however, I needed a darker background on the red torn piece and the corners of the transparent one needed to be glued better. Overall, I was given the stamp of approval on my work.

It's funny how I started out with a steer, and ended up with a jellyfish. Well, what really happened is that my plastic was beginning to turn into a steer, but a mishap happened while ironing, so I made him into a jellyfish. I'm just glad he looks like an animal.

Proposal Critique

My colosseum idea was unique and structurally designed. It was indeed made from plastic and air. It was big enough to house four people at once. The way the colosseum looks can fit any site. Arches took up a lot of space and weaved within one another. The piece would draw people in because of its size and the neat performances going on with in it. The piece has enough information to build it from the way the seems are sealed to the way the project will be held down. The only problem: How big would the final piece be?
Performances would be held with in the arena area and attract people to come see what was happening. People could either join the fight or get lost in the arch maze within the arena area. There are many arches in the colosseum, the people can leave through there or stay and fight within the arena. The colosseum would be on a hill and start off with small arches and then the arches grow bigger as they people go downhill. The general theme is the roman colosseum. Sandbags, stakes and ropes, and ropes tied to trees would secure the piece from flying away. Using fans, the piece will fill with air and stand strong. Surrounding buildings will have to be our source of electricity. This colosseum would be a performative element because of the sword fighting going on in the arena. Yes, there will be other plastic objects.

Proposal Board

This is my 3D proposal for my Colosseum. The base is made out of cardboard, and the plastic is trashbags. I even added real grass for a more realistic ground.

The Female Body

What we go through to make ourselves perfect for the status quo

Poem

 Beautiful flower run red root

Green fountain flee dead gypsy 

Dogs Reaction to Lovely cow jumping blue ball

Metaphor Pictures

MFAH

Most enjoyable: Landscape after Old Masters, 1661, Ink and color on silk

Most Disturbing: Untitled, No date, Ink on paper

Make Myself: Untitled, 2008, Stainless steel and aluminum

Mapping Project

I based my map off of my childhood drawings. I put hands as flowers like I used to do when I was 5 and I made the mushrooms red like you would see in the old books I used to read. The map expresses how much I've actually grown as a person. Even though I'm older, I still see this world where everything is child-like.

Metaphor Proposals

My metaphors are based love.

1) Love is a flower. Failing to water it will cause it to whither. I was going to take a fake plant and have some of the flowers barely standing while one was whithered on the ground and falling apart.

2) Love is a chemistry set. Mix the wrong ingredients and you get trouble. Taking a few glass cups and bottles, I was going to make a chemistry set with love and troublemaking ingredients and have them mixing. I was also going to break some of the glasses and burn the case I am going to put them in.

3) Love is a Lamp. It may not be around in the light, but it will always be there for you in the dark. I was going to take a few old lamps, place them together, and put some lights inside of them in a dark area. I was hoping to make a shadow effect with the way I played with the lights

Uncomfortable Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-741VO6geCk

Mark Making with Music

Mark Making

Story Revision

     I've always tried to stay in line. I always did what I was told to do with no questions asked; however, this line I was always told to stay on was constricting me. I tried to do what I wanted to do, but staying on the line was what I was told I must do. So one day, I decided to take a step off of it.
     The feeling I felt at first was foreign and slightly awkward, but soon, I began to smile in delight. The pressure on my shoulders was gone and the smell of freedom flowed through my body. I was able to say no to the things I was not able to when I was on the line and felt no consequences from my actions.
     However, one day, I went to far. Instead of listening to my mother's words of wisdom about the use of fire, I went against her orders and grabbed the matches out of the cabinet anyway. I wanted to know what it was like to strike a match and let the dangerous substance dance in my hand like I had seen my father do many times in the past.
     The situation went from fun to disastrous in a matter of seconds.
     My hands were burned by the red and orange demon as the wooden pole holding it up fell from my grasp and onto my skin. At that moment in time, I kept telling myself that I should've listened to what my mother told me to do. I should of stayed in line. That was when I realized that, even though it is difficult, staying in line is what prevents people from hurting themselves or others.
     So after I was able to get my wounds healed, I vowed to stay in line once again...at least...on occasions.

Mapping Life Lists and Theme Ideas

Menil

The Menil Collection was interesting; however, it was way to stretched out. We had to walk through people's backyard's to get from one building to the next. Also, the chapel with all the black canvases was depressing. I felt as though my soul was being drained with every passing second. My favorite area had to be the Egyptian section because I'm in love with that time era. I also loved the Witnesses's room because of all the strange sculptures that make your eye study every detail. I was beat with exhaustion when the day was over, but I learned alot about how certain arts are somehow put on display.

Lecture 2 HW

Richard Sierra and many artists and critiques look upon the Tilted Arc as an amazing work of art, while citizens working inside the same building as the sculpture think that the piece is nothing more than scrap metal. Sierra created the piece so that people could become self-aware and so that the environment around them would change as their perception changed. The workers in the building; however, felt that the sculpture took up too much room in the plaza and that it attracted too much unwanted attention from not only humans, but animals as well. The artisans and critiques were right about the piece being a work of art. It warped the eye of an individual and created an entire new scene all together. The men and women working at the plaza could have just dealt with the piece being where it was. It had caused no harm and it gave a whole new meaning to its surroundings. Sierra did not want the piece to be moved to a different location because it was built just for that spot, if it was placed elsewhere, the feeling of the art would not be the same. Sierra was right about his piece. Without it in that spot, then it gives away the feeling of the arc protecting the fountain on one side from the buildings on the other. To take apart the piece during the day would have angered many artisans and citizens alike, so the sculpture had to be dismantled at night. In order for oneself to experience new horizons, they must leave their comfort zones, and artists make this happen through their work.

The futurists wanted to rid of the old and bring in the new. They sought for speed and violence along with the expansion of machinery. They no longer wanted museums and libraries and the thought of morality was diminished. The speed of automobiles has increased drastically in the last 100 years and machinery is now apart of almost everyone’s everyday life. Violence spreads like wildfire because of the improved machinery and speed that man has accomplished.

Throughout the entire Menil Collection, I was really interested in the Egyptian pieces within the primitive age displays. The culture of that time attracts me with their use of limestone as a medium and hammer and chisel as a tool. Like all cultures at the time, the Egyptians used pictures to describe words; however, their civilization had a more advanced system compared to others. Even their sculptures were advanced with all the grooves and fabricated details carved into the medium. Although they made marvelous works, the Egyptians hardly ever used repetition and rhythm within them.
After studying all the pieces, I believe that I would love and maybe would make the Louis XV Display Table. The display was an old desk scattered with trinkets and gizmos that corresponded with one another perfectly. Being a pack rat myself, the desk reminded me of how my own room looks and how I never let things go no matter how old they may be.
Joe Goode’s Untitled (Cloud Photo) fits into the idea of Kissed by Angels because of the painted photo of clouds lingering in a warm colored space. Like the rest of the art work in the display area, it was light and seemed like you were actually staring into the sky.
Both the Kissed by Angels and the Television and Disasters displays were created to deny the observer a straightforward reading of the composition while the artists tried to show something outside of themselves. Although the two displays have a common element, the presentation of it is performed completely different. Where is the Kissed by Angels has transcendence and atmospheric ethereality, the Televisions and Disasters is more aggressive and shows the reality of life.