Photography - “light writing” or “light drawing”--the process, activity and art of creating still or moving pictures by recording radiation on a sensitive medium, such as a photographic film, or an electronic sensor.
Camera Obscura - a darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surface.
Daguerreotype - a photograph made by an early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor.
Photo Essay - a collection of photographs on a single subject, arranged to tell a story or convey a mood in a way not possible with a single photograph.
Persistence of Vision - the brief retention of an image by the retina of our eyes after a stimulus is removed.
Film Editing - a process in which a film editor selects the best shots from raw footage, then reassemles them into meaningful sequences.
Close-Up - a shot shoing only the actor’s face.
Longshot - a shot photographed from a distance to emphasize large groups of people or a panoramic setting.
Montage - an editing technique combining a number of very brief shots, representing distinct but related subject matter, in order to create new relationships, build strong emotion, or indicate the passage of time.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Clips From Landmark Silent Films
Georges Méliès
A Trip To The Moon
1902
D. W. Griffith
Intolerance
1916
Sergei Eisenstein
The Battleship Potemkin
1925
Charlie Chaplin
City Lights
1931
A Trip To The Moon
1902
D. W. Griffith
Intolerance
1916
Sergei Eisenstein
The Battleship Potemkin
1925
Charlie Chaplin
City Lights
1931
Friday, September 24, 2010
Quiz #2
Below are 9 images from which I will choose the 5 for the quiz next week. Study up!
Vincent van Gogh
The Fountain In The Garden Hospital
1889
Jan van Eyk
Madonna And Child With The Chancellor Rolin
1433-1434
Wayne Thiebaud
Around The Cake
1962
Michelangelo Buonarotti
Studies for the Libyan Sibyl
c. 1510
Winslow Homer
Sloop, Nassau
1899
Gustav Klimpt
The Kiss
1907-1908
Damien Hirst
Posterity--The Holy Place
2006
M. C. Escher
Sky And Water 1
1938
Asher Brown Durand
Kindred Spirits
1849
Short Essay Questions For The Quiz:
#1. Give the definitions of the general Formal, Sociocultural, and Expressive Theories of art criticism.
#2. Define the words "pigment" and "vehicle." What are the vehicles used in watercolor, tempera, oil, and acrylic painting?
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Simon Schama's THE POWER OF ART: Rembrandt
Click HERE for a very interesting program on the life of Rembrandt that will give you much more information about his rise and fall than I was able to give you in class. It will also give you more to work with on the essay question that will be on the midterm exam.
Terms Of The Day For 9-24
Drawing - to pull, push, or drag a marking tool across a surface to leave lines, marks, and values which construct a picture.
Receptive Drawing - a drawing which attempts to capture th physical appearance of something before the artist.
Projective Drawing - a drawing of something which already exist in the mind of the artist, either as a memory of something seen or something imagined.
Cartoon - a full-sized drawing made as a guide for a large work in another medium, particularly a fresco painting, mosaic, or tapestry.
Dry Media - drawing materials such as pencil, charcoal, conte crayon, and pastel.
Liquid Media - drawing materials such as ink and sometimes watercolor.
Painting - the process, art, or occupation of coating surfaces with paint for a utilitarian or artistic effect.
Pigment - dry coloring matter, usually an insoluble powder, to be mixed with water, oil, or another base to produce paint and similar products
Vehicle (or Medium) - the substance in which pigment is suspended in order to apply it.
Impasto - The application of thick layers of pigment to a canvas or other surface in painting.
Fresco - An ancient wall painting technique in which very finely ground pigments suspended in water are applied to a damp lime-plaster surface.
Printmaking - the artistic design and manufacture of multiple copies (prints) of a single image
Receptive Drawing - a drawing which attempts to capture th physical appearance of something before the artist.
Projective Drawing - a drawing of something which already exist in the mind of the artist, either as a memory of something seen or something imagined.
Cartoon - a full-sized drawing made as a guide for a large work in another medium, particularly a fresco painting, mosaic, or tapestry.
Dry Media - drawing materials such as pencil, charcoal, conte crayon, and pastel.
Liquid Media - drawing materials such as ink and sometimes watercolor.
Painting - the process, art, or occupation of coating surfaces with paint for a utilitarian or artistic effect.
Pigment - dry coloring matter, usually an insoluble powder, to be mixed with water, oil, or another base to produce paint and similar products
Vehicle (or Medium) - the substance in which pigment is suspended in order to apply it.
Impasto - The application of thick layers of pigment to a canvas or other surface in painting.
Fresco - An ancient wall painting technique in which very finely ground pigments suspended in water are applied to a damp lime-plaster surface.
Printmaking - the artistic design and manufacture of multiple copies (prints) of a single image
Friday, September 17, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Terms Of The Day For 9-17
Line - the path of a moving point; a path of action
Shape - the expanse within the outline of a two-dimensional area,or within the outer boundaries of a three-dimensional object
Space - the indefinable, general receptacle of all things--the seemingly empty space around us
Linear Perspective - a mechanical means of creating the illusion of three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional plane using converging edges, diminishing size, etc.
Atmospheric (Aerial) Perspective - a means of creating the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional plane by diminishing value contrast, detail, color intensity, etc.
Hue - the simple color of a substance (blue, red, orange, etc.)
Value -the degree of lightness or darkness brightness of a color
Tone (Temperature) - the psychological temperature (cool, warm, neutral) of a color
Intensity (Saturation) - the degree of purity of a color
Unity - the intuitive perception of oneness among all the elements in a work of art
Variety - the use of opposing, contrasting, or diversifying elements in a composition to add individualism and interest
Balance - a feeling of equality in weight, attention, or attraction of the various major visual elements in a picture (symmetrical, asymmetrical)
Formal Theories - type of art criticism focusing on the composition of the work and how it may have been influenced by earlier works
Sociocultural Theories - type of art criticism that is concerned with art as a product of a culture and value system.
Expressive Theories - type of art criticism which takes into account the artist’s attempt to express a personality or worldview.
Shape - the expanse within the outline of a two-dimensional area,or within the outer boundaries of a three-dimensional object
Space - the indefinable, general receptacle of all things--the seemingly empty space around us
Linear Perspective - a mechanical means of creating the illusion of three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional plane using converging edges, diminishing size, etc.
Atmospheric (Aerial) Perspective - a means of creating the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional plane by diminishing value contrast, detail, color intensity, etc.
Hue - the simple color of a substance (blue, red, orange, etc.)
Value -the degree of lightness or darkness brightness of a color
Tone (Temperature) - the psychological temperature (cool, warm, neutral) of a color
Intensity (Saturation) - the degree of purity of a color
Unity - the intuitive perception of oneness among all the elements in a work of art
Variety - the use of opposing, contrasting, or diversifying elements in a composition to add individualism and interest
Balance - a feeling of equality in weight, attention, or attraction of the various major visual elements in a picture (symmetrical, asymmetrical)
Formal Theories - type of art criticism focusing on the composition of the work and how it may have been influenced by earlier works
Sociocultural Theories - type of art criticism that is concerned with art as a product of a culture and value system.
Expressive Theories - type of art criticism which takes into account the artist’s attempt to express a personality or worldview.
Quiz #1 (Sept. 24)
Below are 9 images from which I will choose the 5 for the quiz next week. The quiz will only cover last week's lecture. Study up!
Theo van Doesburg
Composition (The Cow)
c. 1917
Edward Weston
Pepper # 30
1930
Yong Soon Min
Dwelling
1994
Henry Darger
Untitled (Battle Scene During A Lightning Storm, Naked Children With Rifles)
Mid-20th Century
The Tree of Jesse
c. 1150-1170
Rene Magritte
The Treason Of Images (This Is Not A Pipe)
1929
Michael Ray Charles
Lifesaball (Forever Free)
1995
Francisco Goya
The Third Of May 1808
1814
Romare Bearden
Rocket To The Moon
1971
Below are the two short essay questions that will be on the quiz as well:
1. Define the word creativity and give some examples of how it is exercised in day-to-day Human endeavors.
2. Define Representational Art, Abstract Art, and Nonrepresentational Art and explain how they differ from one another.
Friday, September 10, 2010
NO QUIZ NEXT WEEK!!!
Since I was thrown off by the malfunctioning audio equipment this morning, don't worry about the quiz next week. I wasn't even able to tell you the format of the quiz or how to study for it. We will have the quiz on Friday, September 24, instead. RELAX, and don't worry about studying. Just read the text that is required for next week.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Terms Of The Day For 9-10
Work of art - the visual expression of an idea or experience formed with skill through the use of a medium
Medium - a particular material, along with its accompanying technique (the plural is media)
Mixed Media - art made with a combination of different materials
Perception - to be aware through the senses, particularly through sight or hearing
Awareness - to be conscious, to know something, and to understand through that awareness
Aesthetics - an awareness of beauty or of that quality in a work of art or other manmade or natural form which evokes a sense of elevated awareness in the viewer.
Creativity - a mental and social process involving the discovery of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts
Untrained Artists - those with little or no formal art education who make objects commonly recognized as art (also called naïve or outsider artists)
Folk Artists - artists untrained in traditional Western art skills who are nonetheless part of established traditions of style, theme, and craftsmanship
Representational Art - works of art that depict the appearance of things, representing objects the viewer can recognize from the everyday world (also called objective or figurative art)
Subject - an object depicted in representational art
Abstract Art - works of art that depict natural objects in simplified, distorted, or exaggerated ways
Nonrepresentational Art - works of art that present visual forms with no specific references to anything outside themselves (also called nonobjective or nonfigurative art)
Form - the total effect of the combined visual qualities within a work, including components such as materials, color, shape, line, and design (what we see)
Content - the message or meaning of the work of art--what the artist expresses or communicates to the viewer (the meaning we get from what we see)
Iconography - the symbolic meaning of signs, subjects, and images
Medium - a particular material, along with its accompanying technique (the plural is media)
Mixed Media - art made with a combination of different materials
Perception - to be aware through the senses, particularly through sight or hearing
Awareness - to be conscious, to know something, and to understand through that awareness
Aesthetics - an awareness of beauty or of that quality in a work of art or other manmade or natural form which evokes a sense of elevated awareness in the viewer.
Creativity - a mental and social process involving the discovery of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts
Untrained Artists - those with little or no formal art education who make objects commonly recognized as art (also called naïve or outsider artists)
Folk Artists - artists untrained in traditional Western art skills who are nonetheless part of established traditions of style, theme, and craftsmanship
Representational Art - works of art that depict the appearance of things, representing objects the viewer can recognize from the everyday world (also called objective or figurative art)
Subject - an object depicted in representational art
Abstract Art - works of art that depict natural objects in simplified, distorted, or exaggerated ways
Nonrepresentational Art - works of art that present visual forms with no specific references to anything outside themselves (also called nonobjective or nonfigurative art)
Form - the total effect of the combined visual qualities within a work, including components such as materials, color, shape, line, and design (what we see)
Content - the message or meaning of the work of art--what the artist expresses or communicates to the viewer (the meaning we get from what we see)
Iconography - the symbolic meaning of signs, subjects, and images
Monday, September 6, 2010
Art Events For This Week
The River Beneath UsHamlett Dobbins
Opening Reception: September 10, 6:00-8:00PM
This show will feature twenty new works by local Memphis artist Hamlett Dobbins.
4540 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN
Midnight Robbers: The Artists of Notting Hill CarnivalOpening Reception: September 10, 5:00-7:30PM
Come see the exhibition, as well as a live performance--students from the Dance Program have choreographed a short performance with the Africa costume, designed by Ali Pretty, which will be accompanied by steel drums played by faculty and students from the Percussion Program.
The "Midnight Robbers" exhibition features photographs, a wire sculpture and costume, video and interactive information. Together these elements capture the sights and sounds of London’s Notting Hill Carnival. Through highlighting the work of four specific carnival artists artists, "Midnight Robbers" provides insight to the deeply rooted political meanings and cultural history of Caribbean carnival.
The "Midnight Robbers" exhibition features photographs, a wire sculpture and costume, video and interactive information. Together these elements capture the sights and sounds of London’s Notting Hill Carnival. Through highlighting the work of four specific carnival artists artists, "Midnight Robbers" provides insight to the deeply rooted political meanings and cultural history of Caribbean carnival.
Also on display:
"Sogo Bo: The Animals Come Forth"
"Africa: Visual Arts of a Continent - Art in the Land of Sundiata",
and the IEAA collection of Egyptian Antiquities
In Caseworks: Kevin Mitchell, "Man. Enough"
The exhibits "Midnight Robbers", and "Sogo Bo: The Animals Come Forth" have been extended, and will now be on view until September 25th, 2010.
"Sogo Bo: The Animals Come Forth"
"Africa: Visual Arts of a Continent - Art in the Land of Sundiata",
and the IEAA collection of Egyptian Antiquities
In Caseworks: Kevin Mitchell, "Man. Enough"
The exhibits "Midnight Robbers", and "Sogo Bo: The Animals Come Forth" have been extended, and will now be on view until September 25th, 2010.
3750 Norriswood Ave -- CFA Building 142
Horn Island 26Exhibition open to the public now through the end of September.
Opening Reception: September 11, 6:00-9:30 PM.
Come see all the great work from this year's MCA Horn Island trip. The show has a great selection of work from both students, teachers and and long-term Horn Islanders. Much of the work is for sale, and its all great!
The exhibition will also premier Eric Huber's Horn Island documentary.
There will be H.I. themed snacks. Drinks will be served.
There will be H.I. themed snacks. Drinks will be served.
1930 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN
Duality
DualityHelen Phillips & Pam Hassler
September 1-28
Opening Reception: September 10, 6:00-8:00PM
Saturday, September 4, 2010
The Arnolfini Wedding
I decided I would post an image of the painting we talked about in class here. Here you will be able to get a closer look at everything in the picture. See if there's anything else that we missed the strengthens our reading of this work.
Jan van Eyck
The Arnolfini Wedding
1434 CE
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Information About Me
How To Behave At An Art Gallery
Here's a little something I found that I thought everyone might find funny.
How To Do An Event Write-Up
Here are some tips to follow to get the most out of your time at an art event:
1. Arrive with a pen and a notebook in which to write notes.
2. If there is any promotional material, a list of artwork titles, or information about the artist(s) available to the public, take it. These will help you learn more about the event and will serve you well when you begin writing.
3. If the artist is present (or group of artists) meet with him/her. Let them know you would like to learn more about their work and ask any questions that you might have. Make sure you write down anything you learn.
4. Bring along a classmate or a friend with whom you can discuss your thoughts about the event.
5. When viewing each artwork, approach it with the same considerations that we talked about in class (describing, analyzing, symbol, your emotional response, etc.).
6. RELAX, and enjoy yourself. Art events are meant to be leisurely and usually provide refreshments of some sort. Don't feel intimidated.
Once you have attended the event and you are ready to type your write-up, this is what I expect:
1. One typed page, 12-point font, 1-inch margins, double spaced.
2. Sufficient grammar and spelling.
3. The following information should be included:
When and where did you attend the event?
Describe the work you saw.
What did you learn from promotional material?
What did you learn from speaking to the artist(s)?
Choose one particular artwork and analyze it.
A summary paragraph with your opinions of the event and the work.
4. Make sure to have the following information in bold and centered at the top of your page:
Title & Date of the Event
Your Name
For example:
Horn Island 26, September 18, 2010
Jason Cole
If you have any questions, please contact me.
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