My two hands

1. Using my hands for this project was a little difficult at first because I really wanted to capture the hand from real life into the picture, but as I was went on, what I really was more concerned was drawing the things that capture what makes my hands the way they are such as the lines and the form.

2. I select the pencil instead of the charcoal because my hands are of a lighter complextion and since the pencil is a lighter color than the charcoal, the color of the pencil fits the complection of my hand.

3. It was a challenging task drawing with my non-dominant hand because I shook alot so the drawing had some squiggles to it, but with shading the artwork went well.

4. With the first drawing, I had just sketched what my drawing of my hand needed to make it realistic like the lines on my hands and the form. For the final result, the artwork was more smoother.

5. I would use my non-dominant hand again in the future, but not for sketching, but shading in parts of the work.

Time for Another Video Review

1. The four videos I choose to watch was (1) The drawings of Michelangelo because he was one of the most famous painter and sculptor who brought realism in his art works to the Renaissance Period. The next video was (2) Leonardo Di Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance because he was not only the greatest artist of all time, but introduced new techniques of art into the Renaissance. Third video is El Greco: Rediscovering a Master because he brought style and technique to his artwork during the Spanish Renaissance. The last video I choose was The Power of Art: Caravaggio because his portraits of human seem to show so much emotion in the paintings of the characters.

2. The key concept in "The drawings of Michelangelo" were the anatomy which is the structure of the body which Michelangelo focused on during sculpturing. In "Leonardo Di Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance" a key concept is
aeronautics and anatomist. In "El Greco: Rediscovering a Master", the key concept is primitivism, a form of western art. Lastly, in The Power of Art: Caravaggio, the key concept was realism.

3. How the films relate to the textbook readings is that they both show examples of art pieces of these artist. Although both to talk about the artist individually, the video gets more in depth about the life and work of Di Vinci and Michelangelo.

4. I thought the films were very interesting in explaining the work of these great artists who contributed to the Renaissance period and brought realism in their works. They ad depth to the reading by providing visual to the learning material.

Another Video Review

1. The three videos that I choose to watch was 1) Beyond the Classical: Byzantine and Later Greek art because it was very interesting to see how the Byzantine Empire separated from the Catholic church to form the Orthodox religion and how they're art was unique from the Roman Empire. 2) Greek Awakening: Art from the 5th century because it is interesting to see how Greece contributed to the early Eastern Civilization. Lastly the film, The Measure of All things: Greek Art and the Human Figure was very interesting because it gives an interesting look back at how buildings were constructed with designs of human sculptures.

2. In the film, More Human than Human, the key concept I have learned was realism of the human body and how it was embraced in Greek art. In Beyond the Classical: Byzantine and Later Greek art the key concept was religious paintings which showed art of scenes that were taken from the bible. In Greek Awakening: Art from the 5th century, the key concept was pediment which was triangular form that was usually created in front of a building that is supported by columns. Lastly for The Measure of All things: Greek Art and the Human Figure, the key concept was Cycladic sculptures.

3. The videos definitely related to the course teachings of the text book because both explain the Orthodox art of the Byzantine Empire and how it is different from the religious art of the Roman Empire. Also both views discussed the architectural work of Greek art such a human sculptures and the construction of buildings.

4. All four of the films that were viewed were very interesting to watch. They really make one think about how art can have an importance in society. They add depth to the readings by giving visuals on how the art of Greece and Rome came to past.

Time for a Video Review

1. For each video, there is a key concept. In "Prairie Style" the key concept is the floating horizontal plane which consists of a architectural work that represents water. Also, in "Architecture: The Science of Design", the skyscrapers represents a tall vertical structure that imposes on the skyline. Lastly in the film, "Classical Architecture" column as a type of structure that is vertical and are usually used in places such as cathedrals, government buildings, and other architectural works.

2. The films do take a similarity to the teachings in the textbook. In one of the videos, "Classical Architecture", it views the same information as chapter 13 in the "Living with Art" textbook; given on how the Romans and the Greeks introduced new architectural concepts and through their influence many countries, even today in the United States and Europe, use the same forms as they did during the Ancient and Roman times.

3. Viewing the films, I have learned many architectural concepts and also how with the other forms of art, architecture is a type of art in my opinion that take more concentration, time, and material. They add depth in understanding Architecture by how the buildings were made by the different types of materials and the meaning that was put into building these structures.

4. For my film of choice, I choose Frank Gehry: Architecture as Art because I was very fascinated with the different works on residential living, especially the structure on Japanese residential homes.

Shopping Addiction

Installation Art is a form of creative art that is three dimensional. It gives the obsever the chance to be apart of the this form and also be able to interact with the art.

All types of things and objects are used in installation art once it is a three deminstional shape.

An artist chooses to make installation art to allow the obsever to be one with the art work. To be able to view it as an art form that is real instead of a drawing that is an illusion, art installation to the observer is viewing real life.

For my project, the most piece of art I felt a connection with was the clothes piled on top of the container because usually when I go shopping, I buy so many clothes I really have no place to put it, since my closet is filled.

The theme for this project represents self because I am one who loves to shop for clothes and I think it shows inside my room through all the clothes piled one on top the other.

The materials that were used were clothes and also hangers.

The location for my project was located in my bedroom because this is where all the clothes that I went to buy are located and also this is where one can see that I shop alot.

Overall, for this project, Shop addiction, I wanted to show viewers how one loves to shop; that the clothes sort of takeover the bedroom and how when one shops, there is no more closet space so the only space is hanging on the door, the walls, and piling on top of other objects. This form of art focuses on color because I want the viewer to see the main object I was trying to get, which were the clothes Also in planning this I wanted to show how one can create installation art using everyday things.

Video Review

1. For each video, the key concept was plaster, which is a mixture of paste and water and is used when making ceramics and sculpting and for awhile the plaster dries to give the artwork a cement feel. Another key concept is glass blowing which is a technique when using glass for art, it involves enlarging the glass as a balloon by a blow tube.

2. The three videos do compare to the course readings in which they use the same key concepts and instruction on creating sculpting, glass, and ceramics, but the video does give more of a visual example and examples of the artists works than in the readings.

3. My opinion on the films was that all three are very interesting and informative. Learning about the in depth of installation, sculpture, and craft makes one take for granted what does go into everyday things, such as buildings and things that are accessible that make up a society.

My Experience in Other Blogs

1. Project #1. http://artinkimslife.blogspot.com/2011/02/gallery-visit.html
Project #2. http://artinquiries.blogspot.com/2011/02/albright-knox.html?showComment=1299293503775#c4983093872146831334

2. When viewing Project #1: there was a variety of different types of art such as oil paintings, works done on lithgraph, sculptures, and other painting portraits. Each art piece has an elementor pricnciple disscussed in theis course. For example, the portrait of Marylin Monoroe represents color and the work of "standing mother and child" represents form.

3. In Project #2, there were actually some similarities to my project work. For example, in my classmate's picture of the art work of "Urban Landscape Buffalo" by Zhan Wang, there is a similar concept to the pictures I have taken on an artist who creates the way land and places are form. Although both have the concept of land and the way it is form, both works are created differently.

4. The artwork that got my interest was on project #2. In the work entitled "Baby Girl", the way the form of the baby is made, by being ten times bigger than the adult or the mother I assume, and being made out of wood, It's makes me wonder if the artist's was bringing a message across that a child grows by the minute or that even though children are small, they are a huge responsibility.

5. I think the proess of reading my classmates projects were very insightful. It's good learn something new and read about what the artist was trying to get across instead of just judging an art at first glance.

6. The comments that my peers gave about my project was helpful. I was good to get feedback on the art and how most connected with the art work made up of zippers.