Responding to Classmates

My thoughts related to Emily Beresford's Blog: The sculpture Pulsing Resolve by Jan Hewitt Towsley makes me wonder how the rainbow effect was achieved. I think Whisper Words of Wisdom by Barbara Fox is beautiful. I also enjoy works that are decorated with calligraphy. In reference to the painting High Falls by Phyllis Bryce Ely- it is interesting that I recently visited Niagara Falls, and the water going over the falls did actually appear that color green. I am not sure why.  Adam and Eve on West 57th Street by Thomas Insalaco is interesting to me in that it leaves viewers thinking about what Adam and Eve might think about what they are seeing and what the on-lookers would think about Adam and Eve.

Supurcell Productions' Blog posting entitled "AED 200 Elements and Principles" includes several photos to represent the elements and principles of art. One suggestion I have is that the proportion photo might be improved if there were a person or other object next to the fountain to help the viewer better understand its size. There is a person in the background, but if they were emphasized more I think that would be more visually interesting and better portray the concept of proportion.  The light (representing the element color) in the photo representing line (especially the red light) helps to reveal the continuation of the tunnel. 

Grace's Blog's photos, linked on her posting, "The Elements and Principles of Art and Design," accurately represent the elements and principles of design.  Her photo which represents color also includes an implied line, and her photo showing emphasis uses color to create the emphasis.  The elements and principles are combined in artwork.

Although I did not include it among my selections, I also was very impressed by the painting by Tauba Auerbach which looks like a crumpled piece of paper but is actually acrylic on canvas.  I actually looked at it from the side just to make sure the painted surface was smooth, because it looks so much like a 3D piece.  It really tricks the eyes.

The painting La Source de la Loue by Gustave Courbet is interesting to me.  It leaves me with the thought that although art can be used to realistically represent a scene, it is limited in the sense that only some part of a scene can be represented or sometimes even be seen by the artist. There is so much more to the scene that is hidden either from the artist, the viewer of the artwork, or both.

I also connect with the painting Dinamismodium un Cane al Guinzaglio (Dynamisiom of a Dog on a Leash) by Giacomo Bella since I have a dog and I enjoy walking her.  I know the feeling of running alongside a dog.  This piece reminds me of those feeling of being in  motion.

It was helpful to read about the experiences of my classmates as they completed these projects.  I realized that some struggled a bit with the same things that I had difficulty with.  I learned some new things about photography as well as interesting events and other art galleries in this area.  This gave me the opportunity to experience some other works of art as they did.

The comment about my photo for texture was very helpful- the leaf can be difficult to distinguish at first.  I could have tried to increase the light in this photo.