Art Inquiry

Today I visited the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY. "Les falaises de Gréville (The Cliffs of Gréville)" by Jean-Francois Millet  really made an impression on me because it reminded me of a dreary day. Although the waves are clashing onto the rocks, the sky is grey and the colors used to create the water are unlike the clear blue waters we see near beaches. It looks like t he author wanted to capture a moment in time that, instead of being peaceful, was quite the opposite. "Tempest In Red" by Sandra Cinto made an impression on me because it reminded me of anger. Red represents anger, so this could be why the artist chose that color. The lines appear to form some sort of figure, and it looks like it is coming down, and the result is the apocalypse. The overall shape can also symbolize fire, yet again representing the apocalypse. I like the color contrast of white and red, because if another color was used then it wouldn't deliver the same messa...

As a graphic designer, I create logos all the time. I have two of my own, one for my stage name and one for my graphic design company. This was nothing new to me. However, the challenge was trying to figure out how to make something that didn't resemble either of those. It was a relatively easy concept to come up with, the process was different because I didn't necessarily have to draw it up on Illustrator. I was going to create it on Illustrator and finish it on Photoshop, but I decided against it based on how much time I had to do the project. When I create logos for clients I usually spend about 20-30 hours creating a logo from start to finish, so I simply couldn't do that in the time allotted for the Mod. The process for this logo was pretty easy. Whenever I create a logo, I sketch it first. In this case I knew the exact approach I wanted - Old school hip hop (and music overall) is central to my identity. I'm not only music history buff but I'm a performer mys...

I have created value scales in the past so this was nothing new to me. It didn't take very long to complete either. The only part that took a little longer was trying to make the shading precise and differ from the square adjacent to it. The color wheel was fairly easy too. I found difficulty in trying to measure the amounts of color to put in each, which resulted in the purple being too blue at first. It took me a few tries to get it precise. I liked working with paint the most despite my lack of expertise with it. I enjoyed trying to create a new color from two existing ones, and perhaps this is because of my love of Photoshop. The basic concept of the program is to create something new from something that already exists, so I felt like I was designing a new project. I believe the most important discovery was the utilization of our problem solving skills. In my experience, I had to figure out ways to make the resources I had work for the task at hand. I know nothing about pai...

http://s1262.photobucket.com/user/barbams01/slideshow/ The process to create the slideshow was relatively painless and fun. To choose what to photograph, I walked around campus as well as my house. Deciding what to pick for each was kind of challenging because I had to think outside of the box. First I went with objects in my house that were coincidentally arranged, such as the knives and the two tea containers. Eventually, though, I had to start arranging objects. I stumbled across the two Jack Skellington figures and put them side by side because of their size difference. They are not exactly the same, but similar enough. Other objects, such as the ball in the middle of the ground, were easy to figure out how to incorporate into the slideshow. For the ball, I just set it on my garage floor and zoomed out to give it the appearance of a small object in a big space. I found the green coins to demonstrate shape. At first, I used the cylindrical light to represent shape, but decided a...

Color evokes emotion in a work of art like notes or melodies do in a song. The arrangement of notes cue certain memories or thoughts, while color presents the same concept in a visual manner. The correct mix of hues, brightness, shading, and saturation will make a work of art stand out and possibly bring tears to the eye. Being a graphic designer, I am obsessed with color theory as well as balance in a design. In my designs, I always try to figure out new color combinations as well as experimenting with color to solve the problem. I use colorcombos.com to get ideas for the image. For example, one flyer that I made was for a 2-day event, so I chose a bright red for Day 1 and contrasted it with a dark blue for Day 2 with white for the text. I also used a monochromatic color scheme for each side to really make the sides balanced. Balance is another fascination of mine in regards to designs. Thanks to Photoshop, there are guides that pop up when a layer is off-center or not lined up w...

The process for creating a blog was easy. Blogger makes it simple and within only a few clicks the new blog is live. I've created blogs in other classes before, and the most difficult part for me every time is choosing a name! I'm excited to take this course. Although I'm taking it as an elective, it sounds like the material we are going to cover is really interesting! I'm looking forward to learning about the various processes and stories behind famous works, as well as delving deeper into the world of art. I have always been interested in art and learning more about it, luckily I found this class at the last second because I graduate at the end of this semester. I have to admit, at first I was a little apprehensive about taking an online course. I ended up taking two this semester! The closest I've come to taking one was a hybrid - half online, half lecture. I was nervous because I'm aware that they are quite different than traditional classes. There is a lot ...