Findings Through Art

1.) What were your expectations for this course and where they met? My expectation was meant for this course, I really enjoyed it and it made me excited to take more art classes in the future. 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 what you what it to be, there are so many different kinds of art with so many different meanings. Art is an expression of thoughts, feelings, senses, and putting intention in every piece you make.  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? My favorite artist at the start of this course was Georgia O'Keefe, now my favorite visual artist is probably Helen Frankenthaler, I learned about her piece Mountains and Sea in one of the videos we watched, her art being so subtle, still has the perfect bal...

Inspiration Pieces Watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper Etching Etching; only state  1. Why did you select the inspiration pieces? I selected these pieces from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC due to there simple, yet, unfinished look. I wanted to mostly use my linework to capture the most detail. In these pieces I liked the shading of the two pencil ones, they created depth and realism to simple sketch like portraits. 2.  Why did you select the media to create your self-portrait? The media I selected for my self-portrait was Photoshop, I enjoy photoshop and I just recently changed my major to Graphic Design so I wanted to check out what I can do in that application.  3. What challenges did you face in creating your self-portrait and how did you overcome them? I find proportions slightly difficult, but, with Photoshop there are guides to help with that. I always struggle with finding a really great brush on ...

1.) Describe this artwork. "Guernica" by Pablo Picasso is a large piece with a page of a story in each part of the canvas. This piece is a monochromatic cubist piece. Looking at this piece straight ahead, there are many places the eye is drawn. I viewed "Guernica" in person at the Reina Sofia and it is grand in its dimensions, almost panoramic. The painting is done with oil paints. From the left of the canvas, you see four faces, three of the faces are human-like, the mouths of the white faces are expressionistic. Two dead soldiers are presented in the first section of the painting, one is in the arms of a screaming woman, the other one has it's bludgeoned arm laid out above its head extending to the left corner of the canvas. The next face you see in the left section is a bull, its mouth is ajar, its head is turning towards the noise of the screaming woman. The middle of the painting is mostly white, there is a horse with a face of pure agony, the scene takes...