Thoughts on Course

1. What were you expectations for this course and where they met?

What I expect to learn from this course is the next step to art. In other words if the average person looks at a painting or other visual creation and has no thoughts about it I expect to have an Idea or at least direction on what the artist is trying to express

I beleive that you could say that my objective was completed, I do now know how to look at a painting and analyse it.

2. Now that you've been through this course, What is art? How would you define it now compared to your initial posting?

Art is many things, art is one thing, it is what you make it, but above all else it is how you express it that makes it Art.

3. Who was your favorite artist in your original posting and who is your favorite visual artist now? If there is a difference, why do you think so? If you have the same favorite artist, why do you think so?

Well I didn't really have a favorite artist when i started, but now that i have been able to see all kinds of different ones I like Samual Silva. His ball point pen drawings just blow my mind. 

4. Now that you've completed this course, how do you feel about taking an online course? Is your answer the same as it was in your first posting? How is it the same or different?

The same, I am not a huge fan of them but with my full time job, side business and family it is necessary to do some classes online. 

Self Portrait

I Chose this self portrait of Van Gogh because it symbolizes who he was, he thought himself a true artist, and thats what he drew himself as.

I chose this of Picasso because it made me wonder if this is what he felt people saw him as, or if this is who he wanted to look like.

I chose this one because of the irony of it, Norman Rockwell drawing a self portrait of a Norman Rockwell being drawn by Normal Rockwell. not only that but there is other famous portraits as inspiration in the painting. I think it is incredible. 

This is the original picture I chose of myself, I chose it because it captures me when I was on vacation in Catilina Island, California. I was getting ready to go out spear fishing and scuba diving so it encompasses me in a very happy place. 

This is the altered picture, I chose this because I think it represents me. If you seen my curation project you understand a little bit better. I tend to be a bottomline guy, however I am very analytical at the same time. I find myself to be very balanced between logical and creative. This is why I chose to simply make this a sketch version of the original picture. It represents me as a whole but is broken down into a simple form and simple technique. I felt a little bit like I concentrated a little too much on the theme theme stated above but its all I could think of. I think it best represents me as a person. 

Art Criticism Project

1. Which projects did you review?

I reviewed a project by Kaitlin LaBarge and One by Samantha Yarko. I intended to review a third project but I really liked the one by Samatha Yarko so I chose to do that one.

2. Why did you select the Exhibit you critiqued?

When I was looking at it really connected with me and I really felt it was the one that I wanted to use. 

3. What challenges did you face in writing the critique article and how did you overcome them?

It was hard to look at the projects and really try to not hurt anyones feelings if you say something bad. I overcame the easily I really didn't have to say any thing bad about the project I chose because I really liked everything about it. 

4. How do you feel about critiquing your peers work?

I felt a little uncomfortable at first but once I started to go I became more relaxed. 

5. Would you like to read the critique your peers wrote about your Art Curation Project?

I would, I am good at taking constructive criticism, I felt good about my project and would like to know others feelings about it as well as if they felt the way I did about things. 

6. On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your finished article and why?

I think a 7, I fulfilled most of the criteria but left some things out for the sake of formatting. 

7. Did you enjoy working on this project?

I did It is something that I would have never done normally, it was a nice change of pace. 

Week 15 Videos

1.       For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

-          Greenberg on Pollock: An Interview by T. J. Clark – this video demonstrated to me that some of the artist really do pay attention to what is being said about them, as well as them taking it very personally.

-           The Colonial Encounter: Views of Non-Western Art and Culture – this video showed just how closed minded people can be when they allow prejudice to take over their mind

2.       Do the videos relate to the creation of your Art Criticism project? If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not.

They do but they do not in my opinion. They do because they make you think about the art in a very personal way but they don’t because they attach the art to a person and to me it makes it more subjective rather than its intention of being objective.

3.       What is your opinion of the films? Do they add depth to understanding of art criticism?

The interview was a little dry but that is to be expected with you are interviewing most people where you know little of what they are speaking about. The other video is eye opening to me making me realize that we as a society can be so oppressive and take advantage when it suits us to other cultures. We victimize other people at the expense of our own pleasure. There seems to be a common thread of arrogance in our cultures (western) that subjugates the less technologically developed cultures.