Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Professor Brown's Visit
John Brown's visit to class was educational in a literally sense and in a musical way. Growing up in New Orleans it is obvious that all different cultures of music help inspire him for his books and writings. I learned about Fado music; which is Portugal folk music. It had a slight connection to the Spanish music he played. But he also played a sample of the genre Blues, which was originated in New Orleans. All this music had a connection to the idea of emotion, and how emotion in art is shown through Erotic Art vs. Advertisement. The example he showed us was Saint Sebastian, and how he is portrayed hopeless with arrows stuck in him, the the look of agony on his face. And the only covering he has is a cloth covering him. The connection was drawn to models for different advertisements such as abrecombi, and how their expression of the body and face resembled Saint Sebastian. This shows that art can somewhat repeat itself. This relates to John Berger's Ways of Seeing because of the photo essay in chapter 2 of the ways women are used for advertisements to add a sexual reference to capture the viewers eye. This is just like St. Sebastian and how his picture of agony is portrayed in advertisements.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Artist Claire Hoch Visits
Claire Hock is an extremely unique woman. Her art work consists of going out to her local community by feeding them some homemade RV food, handing out a newspaper with eye catching headlines, or planting trees in the community.
I thought her project she did at CMU with crickets was very "different" I would have never thought of such a simple idea take a turn into a great art project. She referred playing the cricket noises from the stadium speakers as "bringing up sounds from the underground." Which made an excellent point, we really don't listen to the smallest parts of nature that is around us.
With her project RV Eatin' it was a question of is this a business or art project? It was clearly stated that once the health department called, it WAS an art project.
I really like Claire's way of thinking: taking a risk. Although her art work may be spontaneous, it is the peoples responce in the public that creates a "different experience" with each project. She also told the class that "I'm not interested in doing art for a gallery" she's interested in art for the interaction with people.
I feel like Claire Hoch is very open minded and is enthusiastic with her ideas to see what will happen with her art.
What I learned from her visit was How to deal with your own creativity. Out of all the artist we have had come visit so far this semester, She really opened my mind on taking a real risk with an art project.
I thought her project she did at CMU with crickets was very "different" I would have never thought of such a simple idea take a turn into a great art project. She referred playing the cricket noises from the stadium speakers as "bringing up sounds from the underground." Which made an excellent point, we really don't listen to the smallest parts of nature that is around us.
With her project RV Eatin' it was a question of is this a business or art project? It was clearly stated that once the health department called, it WAS an art project.
I really like Claire's way of thinking: taking a risk. Although her art work may be spontaneous, it is the peoples responce in the public that creates a "different experience" with each project. She also told the class that "I'm not interested in doing art for a gallery" she's interested in art for the interaction with people.
I feel like Claire Hoch is very open minded and is enthusiastic with her ideas to see what will happen with her art.
What I learned from her visit was How to deal with your own creativity. Out of all the artist we have had come visit so far this semester, She really opened my mind on taking a real risk with an art project.
A Song about Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk53v509zRY
"End of the Road"
By: Umphrey's McGee
This song has no lyrics, but just listening to it puts me in a better mood. I feel like it's so peaceful and rhythmically beautiful. I've seen Umphrey's play live, and I heard this song live and it was just, SO AWESOME. I picked it for a love song because I want it played at my wedding while the guests are being seated. I feel like it sets a positive setting until the end of the road. I consider the end of the road "till death do us part."
"End of the Road"
By: Umphrey's McGee
This song has no lyrics, but just listening to it puts me in a better mood. I feel like it's so peaceful and rhythmically beautiful. I've seen Umphrey's play live, and I heard this song live and it was just, SO AWESOME. I picked it for a love song because I want it played at my wedding while the guests are being seated. I feel like it sets a positive setting until the end of the road. I consider the end of the road "till death do us part."
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Paintings that support my opinion.
Pablo Picasso
Van Gogh, paints his self portrait, fully clothed. No shocker there.
"Blame it on the Bible" Mabuse's Adam and Eve.
Men Look at Women
Dearest John Berger,
I must say that I partically agree with your statement of women "do to themselves what men do to them. They survey, like men, their own femininity"(Berger,63). If I wanted to go onto a tyrant, I could possibly blame all European oil paintings of women painted nude the blame for eating disorders because evidently they were painted like that to appeal the eyes of opposite sex. However, "Nudity is a form of dress"(Berger, 54). You continue to state that the spectator is never painted nude because the spectator is a man. Today, since I am a woman, why could there not be more paintings of men nude. I understand that most men were the ones paying to have these elaborate paintings painted of women nude and with cupid kissing them, but what do you think the world would be like today if there were more oil paintings of men nude?
Also, have you ever heard of Jamie Foxx's song "Blame it on the Alcohol?" Well, why don't they just "Blame it on the Bible" for the beginning of nude painting? On page 47 of your book you begin to discuss Adam and Eve, and how they were painted and "They became aware of being naked because, as a result of eating the apple each saw the other differently. Nakedness was created in the mind of the beholder"(Berger, 47). You continue to state that the woman is to blame for the reason why basically no one walks around naked, instead we wear clothes. What is your opinion on why the painting, over time, has created a less secular meaning?
I blame man for woman being painted nude too much. Couldn't you just sum up your entire chapter on that one sentence?
Sincerely,
Lori
P.S. I really enjoy reading your book...honestly.
I must say that I partically agree with your statement of women "do to themselves what men do to them. They survey, like men, their own femininity"(Berger,63). If I wanted to go onto a tyrant, I could possibly blame all European oil paintings of women painted nude the blame for eating disorders because evidently they were painted like that to appeal the eyes of opposite sex. However, "Nudity is a form of dress"(Berger, 54). You continue to state that the spectator is never painted nude because the spectator is a man. Today, since I am a woman, why could there not be more paintings of men nude. I understand that most men were the ones paying to have these elaborate paintings painted of women nude and with cupid kissing them, but what do you think the world would be like today if there were more oil paintings of men nude?
Also, have you ever heard of Jamie Foxx's song "Blame it on the Alcohol?" Well, why don't they just "Blame it on the Bible" for the beginning of nude painting? On page 47 of your book you begin to discuss Adam and Eve, and how they were painted and "They became aware of being naked because, as a result of eating the apple each saw the other differently. Nakedness was created in the mind of the beholder"(Berger, 47). You continue to state that the woman is to blame for the reason why basically no one walks around naked, instead we wear clothes. What is your opinion on why the painting, over time, has created a less secular meaning?
I blame man for woman being painted nude too much. Couldn't you just sum up your entire chapter on that one sentence?
Sincerely,
Lori
P.S. I really enjoy reading your book...honestly.
more easy listenin'
So, I'm going to start this blogging sesh, with a new song...Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros "40 Day Dream" i just started listenin to them and i think anyone who has some free time should check them out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0RQnGhxZzg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0RQnGhxZzg
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
easy listenin'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3TgjlQD1qQ
Click this to listen to Hildegard Von Bingen music from the middle ages!
Click this to listen to Hildegard Von Bingen music from the middle ages!
Wallach's Visit
At my last IArts class, Pulitzer Prize winner, Joelle Wallach lectured us on Women Composers through out the centuries. The way that Wallach spoke to us, you could see her passion for music. And you could also see her frustration with the "generation gap" she was in shock that we didn't know who certain composers were, and yet I was kind of shocked that a great composer does not know how to work their own itunes. However, I really did enjoy her lecture. Wallach discussed with us women composers from the Dark and Middle ages all the way to our time today. Out of all the women she discussed, my two favorite were the first two that she talked about: Saint Kassia and Hildegard Von Bingen. They were both nuns, and their faith had a great impact on their music. It sounded so whimsical and peaceful. I found it interesting how Hildegard had visions which helped her create her music.
On a final note, I asked Wallach who her favorite composer was out of all the ones she talked about, she replied, that it was all the composers on the slide entitled "Our Time." And lastly, I strongly agreed with Wallach when she stated, "I've written a lot of things in Virginia that I could not write in New York." It makes me feel as if VA and NY are worlds apart with different lifestyle but they both consist a great culture and history of art.
On a final note, I asked Wallach who her favorite composer was out of all the ones she talked about, she replied, that it was all the composers on the slide entitled "Our Time." And lastly, I strongly agreed with Wallach when she stated, "I've written a lot of things in Virginia that I could not write in New York." It makes me feel as if VA and NY are worlds apart with different lifestyle but they both consist a great culture and history of art.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
atmosphere continued.
The post I placed above sets the idea to the viewers of my blog that There is an art to everything. And what is better than picking the famous artist, Andy Warhol to depict this fact. Every object has a place, every crease in a piece of paper helps create something, every video has artistic quality: whether it's to the acting the actors are portraying or the way the make up is places upon the actors .
I decided to pick Warhol's famous Soup Can painting to show how photography can change the image and view of a piece of art. I placed the soup can painting on the toilet in the bathroom in my doom because it totally brings down the image of Warhol. Would he ever place his art in the bathroom like that? Well, maybe he would because of his crazy, brilliant, artistic mind. But to those who look up to his art might take it as offensive. Warhol's paintings have traveled around the world and as Berger says, "When the camera reproduces a painting, it destroys the uniqueness of its image." This is a very arguable fact. By taking the photo of Warhol's soup can in the bathroom, I believe it adds uniqueness to the picture. And by photographing the soup can on the floor on a printed rug, it gives the painting a relaxed forgetfulness of the painting. Some may think that it would be frowned upon to just have it relaxing on the floor. And lastly, by photographing it as the head on a body, i believe that it gives a different meaning to the photograph, I feel as if it is something Warhol might have done. Just as Berger says, "The painting enters each viewers house. There it is surrounded by his wallpaper, his furniture, his mementos. It enters an atmosphere of his family. It becomes their talking point." And indeed by having a creative and twisted mindset on photographing art, it completely changes the view of looking at a painting, rather than seeing it hung in a museum.
I decided to pick Warhol's famous Soup Can painting to show how photography can change the image and view of a piece of art. I placed the soup can painting on the toilet in the bathroom in my doom because it totally brings down the image of Warhol. Would he ever place his art in the bathroom like that? Well, maybe he would because of his crazy, brilliant, artistic mind. But to those who look up to his art might take it as offensive. Warhol's paintings have traveled around the world and as Berger says, "When the camera reproduces a painting, it destroys the uniqueness of its image." This is a very arguable fact. By taking the photo of Warhol's soup can in the bathroom, I believe it adds uniqueness to the picture. And by photographing the soup can on the floor on a printed rug, it gives the painting a relaxed forgetfulness of the painting. Some may think that it would be frowned upon to just have it relaxing on the floor. And lastly, by photographing it as the head on a body, i believe that it gives a different meaning to the photograph, I feel as if it is something Warhol might have done. Just as Berger says, "The painting enters each viewers house. There it is surrounded by his wallpaper, his furniture, his mementos. It enters an atmosphere of his family. It becomes their talking point." And indeed by having a creative and twisted mindset on photographing art, it completely changes the view of looking at a painting, rather than seeing it hung in a museum.
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