Process Drawing

Coffee on Paper

What i did was use coffee, paper, and water

Then i poured the water on the paper

I took some coffee grains and threw it on the wet paper

This is how it looked while it was still wet

And this is the final product after I let it dry

I thought this was would be a good idea to see how quickly the coffee grains would dissolve in the water and how dark or light it would've came out. To me it looks like an art piece i would put in a museum because it's different and it somehow tells a story. of grief. 

Assignment #4

     The artist that I chose is Rashaad Newsome  because being a dancer myself I can see where he is coming from when he blends the form of voguing with art. The process that he uses is he transforms the dancers movements into line drawings behind the dancers while they are dancing. I think the information that Newsome is trying to translate through this process is how you can incorporate dance movements with drawing. And how they can come together to make one art piece. I think the final outcome is very much interesting to me because whenever any type of dancing is involved I want to know more about it and I want to know what it stands for and the reason why the choreographer did the movements in that way. And what Rashaad Newsome did here is remarkable to me. The dance movements go incredibly well together with the line drawings being assembled in that background and you can see how they come together. It's very different and unique, something you don't see on a daily basis.

Assignment #3

Part A:
 1) Mutu's Human/insect/machine-like distortions of the body relate to conventional notions of female beauty because it shows female emotions. She states that this was a way to get her frustration out and as a female we tend to hold in emotions instead of letting them out and they build up and build up that it causes us to go crazy. People alway say women look better without make-up and I believe is trying to make the statement that women are beautiful creatures and however way you put them, in an art form it's going to be beautiful.

2) One work she did was "suspended play time" and its in the Brooklyn museum. Its these balls tied with gold twine and it's hanging from the ceiling. I think this work is beautiful because it's different, even though the balls are black the gold twine makes it stand out. It would catch my eye if I hadn't heard of it and just walked into a museum. It's ugly because I feel it has no meaning to it, it just looks like something she wanted to throw together quickly for a piece.

Part B:
 a)

 b) This was taken in 2011 at a friends sweet 16. I hate this picture so much. I look like a big blueberry. My arms look like man arms, they look so fat and smushed like someone squished it with their bare hands. My hair looks frizzed up and its parted on the left side. My hair was also dyed half blonde so it was two-toned. I have no idea what I was thinking when i decided to do that. I didn't have any time to iron the dress that night so it's all wrinkled. My legs look pigeon legs. My forehead looks HUGE. I just really can't stand this photo.

c) I was 15 when i took this picture and I'm 18 now. So, obviously I've changed except for my height lol. My hair isn't as short anymore and it's one color. I've also slimmed down a bit. I learned how to dress nicer and how to do my makeup better. I present myself more calm then when i did at 15, since i'm older now and i know how to present myself better than what i did. Between how I looked and how i look now, I do feel as thought there has been a great  change. Probably not as drastic as some other people change but it's just right for me.

MET Museum Assignment

1.
   The first art work I chose was the "Hanging Lamp with a hand holding a Cross". It was made of copper alloy during 500-700 AD. It was said that it had possibly been remodeled during the 1900s. The  object comes from the Byzantine culture. The person that the maker of this work is attempting to bear witness to are to Religious figures such as Jesus, the Virgin Mary and three Saints. The artist communicates this story visually by using the hand in the middle to represent the three saints which are St. Stephan, St. Paul, and St. Peter. And then the Virgin Mary and her child being represented as the cross that the hand is holding. The work was made from copper alloy. I'm guessing that it was formed from the copper alloy, it did not say how it was made specifically. I believe the materials that were applied helped the artist tell his/her visual story was to show how much religion was practiced during that time and how much the Virgin Mary and her child were praised. I enjoy this work very much, it's something different and unique, not something you would see everywhere. I love what it represents and how the lamps handles are curved and spiked and just different.

 The second object I chose was a sculpture called "Perseus with the head of Medusa". This sculpture was made by Antonio Canova in Italy. It was made during the 1800's, 1804-6, to be exact and it was made from marble. It's dimensions are H. 95 1/2 x W. 75 1/2 x D. 40 1/2 in. (242.6 x 191.8 x 102.9 cm). The idea I believe Canova is attempting to bear witness to would have to be when Perseus cut Medusa's head off. The artist communicates this story by having Perseus standing with his head held high holding onto Medusa's head in one hand and his sword in another. The artwork is made of marble so I believe Canova just took a big piece of marble and used a chisel and a hammer and just started to break pieces away to show all the features. The materials he applied helped him tell the visual story well is to show all the features during that time and how heroic and successful Perseus was. This was another piece that I enjoyed a lot as well because I have watched both movies of Percy Jackson so I know some what of who Perseus is and what type of God he is. It was a very interesting sculpture.

The last object that I chose was the Garden Landscape designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany who was an american designer in New York. Its date in which it was made was ca. 1905-15 and was made of favrile-glass mosaic. The dimensions of the object are 103 1/2 x 114 in. (262.9 x 289.6 cm). This work was inspired by Byzantine examples, Tiffany had seen abroad. I think this has to be my favorite work that I had seen in the entire musuem because it is so colorful and it's so eye catching. As soon as I saw it I knew that it had to be one of the artworks to use. The materials he Tiffany applied helped tell his story visually because the glasses are so glossy and colorful it can catch someone's attention from a mile away like it did to me. The materials he used were cement and the favorite-glass.

2.
   The artwork I choose is my last object, Garden Landscape and Fountain by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

a) This object fits perfect when explaining the formal elements of art. The Unity of it is how well the colors go together and how the background connects to the fountain which is more of a 3D popping out  to create a more realistic setting so that it looks like you're actually there. I believe the type of Balance this is, is a asymmetrical balance because the background is of what looks like a lake of some sort and then there's the fountain. It's not the same but somehow fits perfectly together. the Scale and Proportion part of it is perfect. I believe the dimensions of it gives it that more realistic aspect. Color and Emphasis I believe plays a huge role in it because of the different color used to show the scenery. The colors can draw someone's attention right away. I don't believe this has a Rhythm element but when i see it, it reminds me the Sound of Music.

b) This artwork is representing cultural standards of Beauty because it is very pleasing to the eye. It has that "WOW" factor that can draw someone to want to see it and research more about it. I believe there is a version of physical beauty expressed in this artwork because of how it's made. It's made form colorful piece of favorite-glass. The pieces are so small but that's what makes it. That's what I find so beautiful about it, and what makes it different from the rest of the artworks in the museum. I believe this is an emotional beauty because it's so breath taking.

c) I don't think I would re-make this piece because it would probably look pretty similar to what Tiffany did. I just find it so beautiful, it's perfect the way it is!

Homework #1

1. What I would want people to know about is that I am very giving. I always put my friends and family before myself although I know it shouldn't be like that. I always said to myself that if I couldn't be happy one day I want my friends and family to be happy and seeing them happy makes me happy. It's something very weird but it's something many people don't know about me. Sometimes I put myself first but defiantly most of the time it's my friends or family.

2. One thing that I would want to "bear witness" to, that would be remembered would be how much my culture means to me. I'm a Latina, born in Puerto Rico. My entire family is puerto rican, we celebrate the Puerto Rican Day Parade in June and the partying starts a week before the parade. The flag gets put up everywhere  and we play all of the traditional music played in PR. It's a very family orientated celebration. Then on the day of the Parade we wake up really early and head down to the city and grab our spot so that we could see the parade perfectly!