Hello Again!
Today we will be looking at Light, Color and some of the other formal elements of Art.

1) Hatching - "The Map" by Mary Cassatt

2) Tenebrism - "Judith and Holofernes" by Artemisia Gentileschi

3) Analogous Color Schemes -  "Tree Shadows" by Romare Bearden

4) Arbitrary Color - "Grapes" by Pierre Bonnard

5) Pattern - Carpet Page from the Lindisfarne Gospels inscribed by Eadfrith

6) Op Art - Study for an Untitled Painting by Bridget Riley

Blog 3 - Chapters 4 & 5

Hello - Today we'll be taking a look at 6 concepts relating to Line and Space by looking into one represtative works of each concept.

Expressive Line - Vincent van Gogh

Implied Line - Titian

Outline - Sol LeWitt

Positive and Negative Space - Cezanne

Modern Experiments - Umbo

Virtual Space - Second Life - The work below is by Greg Miller and can be found here along with additional information about Art in Second Life.

Blog assignment 2: Form vs. Content, Representational, Abstract, Non-Objective, Icon or Iconocloast

Hello All -

Today we are going to take a look at 6 different Artistic terms and try to better understand them by looking at examples of each.

1) Form vs. Content - "Bouncing Ball: a study of trajectory" by Etienne-Jules Marey

2) Representational -  "Yosemite Falls" by Albert Bierstadt

3) Abstract - "The Flame" by Jackson Pollock

4) Non-Objective - "Airplan Flying" by Kasimir Malevich

5) Icons - "Christ on the Cross" by Michelangelo

6) Faith Ringgold's "The Flag is Bleeding"

Blog Assignment 1 - Roles of the Artist

Hello All -

Today we are looking into the 4 Roles of an Artist by taking a look at archetypal examples of each. The last 2 links will also examine "Aestetic Beauty" and "Kitsch". Please take a look and feel free to let me know what you think.

http://screencast.com/t/HyvJIiwLwi - Yayoi Kusama's "The Door to the 21st Century"
http://screencast.com/t/irf6G3oy8YsF - Ahearn and Torres's "Melissa with Garden Tools"
http://screencast.com/t/NzbOvkhiPbhx - Renzo Piano's "NEMO"
http://screencast.com/t/OivqPBeTt - Ana Mendieta's Silueta Series
http://screencast.com/t/yGUxM6rr - Kane Kwei's "Hen with Chicks"
http://screencast.com/t/vHkWjJf3 - The Velvet Store's "Jesus and Elvis in Heaven"



Please note: The 4 Roles of the Artist denoted in the first 4 links are directly quoted from "A World of Art" by Henry Sayre.