Quiz Make Up

Maya Lin was born in Ohio, on May 5, 1959 according to the art 21 episode “Identity”. She was trained as an architect and artist. Maya was a senior in Yale University when she won a national competition for summiting the winning design. Parents are from Chinese decent. She is mostly known for her sculpture and landscape art.

            In Art 21 episode “Identity” they state Maya came from an artistic background. Maya father was a dean of Fine Arts at Ohio University. In the same University her mother is a Professor of Literature. She claims as a child of immigrants you always wonder where is home? So she tries to connect people and landscapes to connect them.

            Her greatest work came when she submitted the winning design for the Vietnam veterans memorial in Washington D.C.  in her work she tries to connect people with landmarks. This memorial is to honor all veterans. So they can be remember as time goes by. It is a great way to honor these heroes who have fought for our freedom. She claims this made her look like an architect not an artist. People believed she build monuments. It took 5 years after creating the Vietnam veterans memorial before she was called an artist.

            The Vietnam memorial is the work I enjoyed the most. As a veteran myself I enjoy and appreciate her memorial to honor veterans. Especially the Vietnam troops who served in a time of war. I think her ability and desire to connect people to landscapes makes her a great artist. Her unique skill as an architect helps her with her artworks on monuments.  

"Paintings"

Field Trip 6 Reaction

            Our last field trip was very unique.  This museum was enormous and had great galleries. Some artworks I always enjoy are portrait paintings. I believe it is a unique way to paint an important figure or landscape. The painting can be preserved though out time and can be eventually seen by future generations. This week we are taking the role of a curator so I am going to base my theme on portrait paintings.  This museum only displays 1% of their artwork.

            In the museum galleries are different. They all have different themes based on the curator who created them. Each curator has a unique style and view they would like to show the audience. But from so many artworks to choose from makes it very difficult to select the right ones. One particular portrait I enjoyed was “Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight” by Johan Christian Dahl. It was a beautiful sunset. It looked so real like if it was a picture instead of an oil painting.

            Another artwork I enjoyed was “The Card Players” by Paul Cezanne. It shows three man playing cards while a fourth man just stands in the background watching. From a distance it also looks like a picture instead of a painting. Portraits can also display actions of people or objects.

            Besides the rain, this trip turned out to be one of my favorites. They had sculptures to oil paintings from different cultures and time periods. They had Islamic paintings painted by Europeans. Oil paintings can look very real. They can display famous politicians or important landscapes.

My theme is “Paintings”. Painting is a form of creative expression that can use different surfaces. They can look very real and they can have important individuals or insignificant characters. But, they can also look different and display colors or objects that do not have to be real.  So my theme is going to have paintings of landscapes, portraits of important political figures and animals. There is even religious paintings.

" Union Park, New York"

Sarah Fairchild, (active 1840's)

 "The Greek Lovers"
Henry Peters (1819-1877)

 "Portrait of a Man"
North Italian Painter, dated 1597

"The Sorrowing Virgin"
18th Century

"Landscape with Cows Watering in a Stream"
Robert S. Duncanson (1821-1872)

"Mercy's Dream"
Daniel Huntington (1816-1906)

"Bayside, New Rochelle, New York"
David Johnson (1827-1908)

"On the Unadilla, New York"
David Johnson (1827-1908)

"Ocean Life"
Christian Schussele (1824-1879)

"The U.S. Ship Franklin, with a View of the Bay of New York"
Thomas Thompson (1775-1852)

"Horse, Fort Stanton, New Mexico"
Peter Moran (1841-1914)

"Appraisement"
Louis Moller (1855-1930)

"Portrait of a Gentleman"
1840-45

"George Washington"
1775

"Portrait of Benjamin Franklin"
William P. Babcock (1826-1899)

Chelsea Gallery Reaction

            This week we visited the Chelsea galleries. This place is incredible for art collectors everywhere.  They have art for individuals who collect or just appreciate good artwork. They have artist who sell their paintings for profit. This is a place were people can come and select from hundred of paintings.

            The artwork I would invest on is “slow iis goood” from Ernesto Neto. Displays a couple of installations polyester cords that hang from the ceiling. They are couple of feet above the ground. In some there are plastic balls and plants hanging in the air. There are many colors and interesting shapes. But, I think they way it is displayed is what gets the viewers attention. 

            There were some artworks I disliked from “Murals & Portraits” gallery, by Richard Avedon. The portraits I disliked the most are the ones that display nude persons. It is something that cannot be displayed everywhere. I do not see it as art to be collected or that eventually it would become collector’s art. I do however enjoy portrait art.

             Investing in art or trading is mostly depended if someone is completely satisfied with what they get in return. Portraits of naked man in my opinion do not have great value. Now if the portrait is about an important figure it would have value as times goes by. The artwork from Ernesto Neto grabs the viewer’s attention. The use of bright colors and space used to display can get different opinions. 

"Slow iis goood"

Ernesto Neto

"Murals & Portraits"

Richard Avedon

"Art:21 History Reaction"

 In the episode “History” states that Marina Abramovic Comes from a very different background, grandparents were very religious while her parents did not believe in any kind of religion. As years went by her artwork was inspired by different ideas. One in particular was truck accident’s she would go to accident scenes take pictures and eventually paint it. Marina believed she could use anything for art including herself. But, how she relates to history is because she sees herself as a teacher. After many years of experience she believes an artist must transfer their knowledge and to the younger generation. Experienced artist must help develop the new artist, since they are younger and have different views and opinions.  

"Quiz Make Up"

            Janine Antoni is a well-known artist. She specializes mostly in sculpture, photography and performance art.  Janine was born on January 1954, on Freeport, Bahamas.  Janine received her bachelors from Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Eventually she went to receive her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. She turned simple activities such as eating, bathing and sleeping into art.

            In the segment “Love and Desire” explains how the artist builds and umbilical cord using many materials called the “Moor”. The artist tries to keep a record of everything to show how the materials made its way to the umbilical cord. The artist states it has family members clothing as part of it. All materials are broken down and turned to some kind of rope to keep connecting and making the umbilical cord longer. This artwork is constantly changing since she keeps adding materials of people involved in her life.

            The artwork “2038” shows a cow drinking from a bathtub while Janine is taking a bath. It looks like the cow is nursing the artist and they have a special relationship together. The reason it is called “2038” is because that’s the number the cow is tagged with in the ear. I find this very unique since is not everyday a person takes a bath and lets cows drink from the bathtub and make it look normal.

            In conclusion, Janine Antoni has her own way on pursuing art.  “Moor” really got my attention since she returned back home in the Bahamas for inspiration. This artist is the example of art is different and changing with time.  In “2038” the artist just took a bath while cows came and drank from her bathtub. This is something I have not seen before.

Sculpture Center Reaction

            This week we visited the queens sculpture center located in Long Island City. It had very different display, nothing out of this world. I was very surprise on most of the displays. This place reminded me of buildings under construction. The materials used do not look expensive. The artist was creative and is different from most artists out there. Bill Bollinger’s work is displayed all over this sculpture center. His work also was combined with different surroundings to change the way someone views the art.

            There was a barrel filled with dirty water. It was under some stairs and everything around it made it look old. It was placed with limited light. Like it was abandoned there for a long time. It was displayed as “untitled”. I also noticed it had rust and looked like it has not been moved or touched in a while.

            Another display that saw was two wheelbarrows with water. It looked like they were use to transport water. It also looked like they were been used in a construction site. It reminded me when I worked on construction and used it to transport water or concrete.

            Another display was the “Boston Common”. It was basically 7 steel barrels with a big rubber hose on top of the barrels. It was in a corner, which had a lot of light.  It looked like it was just left there.

            In conclusion, with basic common materials he made a unique display. The artist displays his artwork on different backgrounds changing the way viewers see the display.  I guess trying to understand what he was trying to show was different. But, I would have never guessed simple materials would be the entire display. This sculpture center just reminded me of a site under construction that was never finished. Bill Bollinger had his own vision on the display he wanted to demonstrate. 

 "Untitled" 1970

Steel barrel, Water

 "Boston Common" 1970 (2012)

Steel barrels, rubber hoses, water

"Design In Our Lives" Field trip 3

            This is the second time I went to MoMa. Unlike our previous visits I went alone. It was a different experience. Design is part of everyone life. It is present at all times and there are different opinions. There is no perfect design. This time we had to look for high functional and low functional art. So I went to the architecture and design galleries.

            There first example of high functional art is good grip jar opener. It is made of stainless steel and synthetic rubber. Design to hold a strong grip while opening any type of jar. I think it is useful because it can be used often. Another example of functional art is “Puma Bike from the Puma Tribranded Collection”.  This bicycle can easily be folded and stored anywhere. It is also made out of aluminum making it lightweight. This bicycle can also be used almost everyday.

            The first example of low functional art is “ Wall piercing lights”. I believe is a unique design but, I do not find it necessary. I found this design useless and not necessary. Some may find this great but everyone has their own opinion. Another example of bad functional art is “ What was good Design? Moma’s Message, 1944-56”. By looking at this art display I do not find it conferrable. I do not think this is a good design. This design was created during World War II and it was probably considered a great design before. But, time and good quality design is viewed different as well.

            In conclusion, for anything to become high functional or low functional depends on how the item is used. What kind on impact it has on people’s daily lives. But, after all not everyone is going to have to have the same opinion about designs. I think also low and high functions have to do with opinions as well. Some may see a particular design high functional but others may see it as low functional. 

"Puma Bike From the Puma Tribranded Collection"

"Wall Piercing Lights"

"What was good design? Moma's message"
1944-56

"Good Grips Jar Opener"
1989