Figure/Ground Relationships

Surrealistic Landscape (Dreams) #2

I absolutely love the way my second surrealistic landscape came out. It's simple and beautiful which is exactly how I like things!

Concept Boards

My three concept boards

Ballerina Surrealistic Landscape

One of my Surrealistic Landscapes. I still have a lot to do, but I like it so far!!!!

My Thoughts!

There are about 12 more days left until the last day of classes and I'm very excited. The first semester has really gone by fast. I'm excited to finish up what I have to do in all my classes and finally get a nice long break that I believe everyone can surely use. I just hope the next semester goes by even faster!

Quote of the Week

An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it becomes transformed by thought.                                                                                                                              -Pablo Picasso

Texture

The textures I found to be interesting for my project were the bark of trees.

One of My Collages (Radial Balance)

I really like how this came out!

My Thoughts!

Our new project is to create a metamorphosis of an object into an abstracted figure and ground relationship. I feel that this particular project may be more interesting then the previous projects we've done in the first half of the semester. I guess I'll have to wait and see and let you know how it was when it's over! ;)

Homework 4

Chapter 9

1. Three ways to define a pattern is by shape, values and texture.
2. A grid can help define a pattern  because its helps you determine where things are placed.
3.Pattern is the design or way the shapes and object are put together to form a composition. Texture is the usually multi-layered, color and tonal contrast caused by varying brush direction and technique.
4. Texture can be used to create visual interest by giving an object or the artwork something interesting like leaves or  feather or etc so it can look interesting.
5. Actual texture is texture which may be physically felt and implied texture is texture that cannot be felt.
6.A collage is a form of art in which various materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric are arranged and glued to a surface.
7. Tromp L' oile is a visual deception, especially in paintings , in which objects are rendered in extremely fine detail emphasizing the illusion of tactile and spatial qualities.

Chapter 10

1. Value is the lightness to darkness of a color, as it has to do with the addition  of white or black and not with the mixing of colors. visual scale refers to the gradual movement from black to gray to white
2. Achromatic gray is refracting light without dispersing it into its constituent colors.
3. Value contrast is the maximum of contrast between light and dark
4. To create balance in a composition with value the artist plays around with the colors from light to dark.
5. To create emphasis with value, the artist should use darker colors instead of lighter colors.
6.Chiaroscuro is an Italian word meaning "light dark"used to describe the skillful balance of light and dark in a painting, with strong contrasts to create dramatic effects. This was during the Renaissance Period.
7.Aerial perspective is how atmospheric conditions influence our perception of objects in the distance.

 The piece I chose is called "Birds of Beebe Woods" by Salley Mavor. I really like this artwork because of the material that she use to get this texture or effect, which is wool. The technique she used is stitching. You can see in the border of the art, the pattern she uses. She even uses some patterns within the artwork itself. This is actual texture because you can touch the piece and feel the material that she used. It could be possible that she did a collage of birds to help her along the way of this project, to see what type of bird she would want to incorporate in her work. I like the different values she used for the color of the birds as well. Some are light and than some are darker. I aslo really like the colors she used for the background because they are not all the same color but their all in the same color family.

http://www.surfacedesign.org/image/birds-beebe-woods

Salley Mavor

Salley work process

Quote of the Week

Art is not what you see but what you make others see!

                                                              -Edgar Degas

Throwback!

Going back before the midterm, I really love how this one came out. It would probably look really good in color!

My Thoughts!

This week we are starting something new and hopefully it will be better than the last project. I struggled somewhat with the fire and water and non-objective projects. Now I feel like I have a better understanding of everything, so now it shouldn't be so hard for me to catch on to certain things now. Wish me luck!

Beatriz Milhazes 2

Some more cool pieces from Milhazes

Beatriz Milhazes

Some pieces of artwork by Beatriz Milhazes. These are my favorite ones!

Critique Pic

Picture taken after my critique last week. I could've done better but I'm satisfied with my work!

My Thoughts

I think I did a pretty good job on the critique last week. I'm so happy it's over because that was a lot of work and kind of stressful.

Digital Compositions

My 3 digitally non objective compositions.

My Thoughts!

Working on all my work for the critique on October 11th. It's a lot of hard work but I think I'll be fine. I really like how my "Fire & Water Panel" is coming along and my classmates panels are absolutely great. Can't wait to see all of our pieces at once!!!!! ;)

Some inspiration for Fire & Water Panel

Cool Decor

Definitely want these in my house lol!

Quote of the Week

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."

                                                                                      -Scott Adams

NYC Assignment

Gustave Moreau
"Oedipus and the Sphinx, 1864

I thought I took a picture of the caption but unfortunately I didn't.

These two paintings from the Metropolitan Museum in New York City, are completely different from each other because of a few things. One thing that separates them are the colors. In "Oedipus and the Sphinx", the colors to me seem very dull, light only comes about from their skin, but the background is rather plain. In the second piece the colors used are bright. The most obvious difference between the two paintings is the subject matter. In the first paintings it seems to me to very mystical and not realistic. In the second piece it seems to be a war going on and is very much realistic. I think what makes them similar is the fact that they incorporated animals, even though in the first painting its half animal half man. I also think that the second piece is more detailed than the first.

Cool Art from The Met in NYC