Art Inquiry

I chose "Andy Warhol: Images of an Image" and "Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the 50's and 60's". I'm a fan of Warhol's work, so I was curious to see his process as well as learn a little about his life. I chose the second video because from what I've learned in regards to art and design, that time period was important in the history of both. Pop art is my favorite graphic design movement alongside Art Deco, so naturally I'm a fan of Warhol's style. The video explored his method of creating iconic works such as the Campbell's soup can, and portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor. Perhaps what I found to be most interesting was the amount of work that went into making each portrait. Warhol took elements of photography and screenprinting and combined them with the addition of paints. Although the video didn't go into much detail about how long the process took, I assume it took a few hours. As I was watching the ...

I chose "Expressionism" and "Dada and Surrealism". I chose the first video because I wanted to learn more about expressionism. I had heard of it before but I wasn't really familiar with it. The second video stuck out to me because I learned briefly about Dada in other classes, and considering it was a graphic design movement, I wanted to learn the history and more about it. After watching the video, I think expressionism might be my favorite art movement. I've always enjoyed symbolism and deep meanings in books, movies, art, etc. and to see that there's a movement based around that really makes me want to learn more about it. The first work of art by Munch really stuck out to me. Its use of colors to represent emotions as well as the details such as the paint literally dripping down the canvas helped me fully understand the painting more. I look forward to investigating expressionism more and the other works and meanings behind them. The second video...

Final  Sketches 1 Sketches 2 Inspiration 1: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/cd/71/40/cd71400be5adae9d73dc17957d477603--mens-masquerade-mask-halloween-masquerade.jpg Inspiration 2: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/59/c2/d1/59c2d1cf1c2288f1a80f3a6a843baf74--venetian-masquerade-masks-masquerade-ball.jpg Inspiration 3: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/82/67/a5/8267a5cc865dcc351eeec9bbd938d899.jpg 1) I chose this mask because of its split design. I wanted to create a two-tone mask with two distinct sides. 2) I chose this mask because of its ornate detail. Art and music are my two favorite cultures so I wanted to unify them in my design, mainly by directly including music notes in the final product. 3) I chose this mask as a possible inspiration because of  its shape. I wanted to include theater in the final product so I was debating whether or not to make a half mask. In the end, I still included it in the final product because of the eye shape. For the mask,...

I chose "African Art" & "African Art:Legacy of Oppression". I picked both videos because I have an interest in African art. The design of it is so unique compared to other regions and it has always stood out to me. The first video was interesting because it delved into the story behind African sculptures and masks. I'm very interested in origin stories behind pieces and some African art is really abstract, so I was engaged in the story of why sculptures look the way that they do. I like African sculptures but the symbolism and the fact that the art focused on abstract rather than reality made it more appealing to me because of the video.  The second video was short but it had a lot of information in it. Related to the first video, showing the symbolism that went into the sculptures kept me watching and also inspired me to create a better mask for the project. The videos relate to the readings because Africa played a vital role in the development of...

The first video, "Albrecht Durer: Image of A Master", I chose on a whim because I wasn't familiar with his name or his work. Velasquez sounded vaguely familiar so I wanted to learn more about him. For the first video, I wasn't familiar with the name or his work so I wanted to learn about someone new. However, I found out that I actually was familiar with Durer's work when the video explored it more. Notably, his rendering of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. I saw it recently in a film "Horsemen" on Netflix. The film revolves around a cop that has to investigate a murder that is based on the portrait (Great movie by the way!). Besides that, Durer's process of stripping down works into shapes reminded me of the golden mean in graphic design. Every "good" design is based off of a conch shell, and the self-portrait of Durer holding the plant could be stripped down to only a few circles and triangles. I found it interesting that Velasque...

Using my hand(s) for a drawing subject was a weird process. I found it challenging to keep the paper still while trying to draw both hands. I'm right-handed, so using my left hand was easy to draw. The hardest part was trying to keep my left arm still and vice versa. Using my left hand was unpredictable and I frequently found myself erasing lines because I could not control it as well as my right hand. I chose pencil to draw the hands for two reasons: It was the medium I had immediate access to and I also thought it would be better for the line work. Considering the fact I was only using one hand, I figured it would be less messy as well - Had I used charcoal to draw without being able to hold the paper still I may have ended up covered in charcoal. Just like any other time I have to use my non-dominant hand to complete a task, I found it very hard to use. As I stated, it was very unpredictable and somewhat annoying to have to keep going back and erasing lines. In addit...