8. art-Corpus
9. criticismism
10. Paul’s Art World
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
Art as message-banksy
Banksy is an England-based graffiti artist, political activist and film director of unverified identity. Evidence from a newspaper investigation in 2008 and a study using geographic profiling in 2016 suggest that he is Robin Gunningham. The artist "Bansky" is really inspirational for all artists out there of todays generation. I feel like he is widely spoke about in the art world of today. I think this is mainly because some of his Art is very controversial, often making points about political choices and social problems. Even though he is very secretive i think he cares a lot about equality and, personally think this is why so many people support him and all his work around the globe.
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| "nobody likes me" |
Monday, 14 March 2016
UNIT 3 Feminist art group: Guerilla Girls
Guerrilla Girls are an anonymous group of feminist, female artists devoted to fighting sexism and racism within the art world. The group formed in New York City in 1985 with the mission of bringing gender and racial inequality in the fine arts into focus within the greater community.
Their motto is: Reinventing the "f" word: feminism!
Guerrilla Girls were formed by seven women artists in the spring of 1985 in response to the Museum of modern Art's exhibition "An international Survey of Recent Of Painting and Sculpture," which opened in 1984.The exhibition was the inaugural show in MoMA's newly renovated and expanded building, and was planned to be a survey of the most important contemporary art and artists in the world.
The group are anonymous because they wanted the public to be focused on the issues rather than the "girls" artwork and personalities. They call themselves "Guerrilla" because they wanted to play with the fear of warfare within the art world and make people afraid of them when they strike next. The group call themselves "girls" to shock the public and make them upset as calling grown woman "girl" can imply that she is mature. Also, they used "girls" as they didn't want the term to be used against them when they are campaigning. Finally, the masks used to disuse themselves and use them for publicity photographs. In my opinion, I think the work of the Guerrilla Girls is extremely powerful suggesting to me that it is effective all over the nation.
Their motto is: Reinventing the "f" word: feminism!
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| Guerrilla Girls wear gorilla masks whenever out making a public appearance |
The group are anonymous because they wanted the public to be focused on the issues rather than the "girls" artwork and personalities. They call themselves "Guerrilla" because they wanted to play with the fear of warfare within the art world and make people afraid of them when they strike next. The group call themselves "girls" to shock the public and make them upset as calling grown woman "girl" can imply that she is mature. Also, they used "girls" as they didn't want the term to be used against them when they are campaigning. Finally, the masks used to disuse themselves and use them for publicity photographs. In my opinion, I think the work of the Guerrilla Girls is extremely powerful suggesting to me that it is effective all over the nation. Tuesday, 1 March 2016
Time Based Media Unit 7 Evaluation
I found the experience in Time Based Media to be slightly
valuable because as a photography student some of the tasks were relevant where
as others weren’t such as the task, Zoetrope, this task was more for the
artistic side of animation but as a photographer I decided to take photos to
solve a 2 dimensional problem. I have gained new skills, used new techniques
learnt during this brief such as Zoetrope, I-movie and Stop Frame animation.
Now that I have learnt these new skills I may be able to co-operate them in my future
work and opens a new door for my photography work also.
At the end of the Zoetrope Workshop I found using my
photographic images worked just as well as my peers drawn characters. I used
the same technique as stop frame animation to create the final outcome of my
zoetrope. The outcome for my I-movie workshop covered all of the parameters required
for the task, but the message of promoting the college was lost during the creation
of the video due to high imagination. The action painting I created in similar style
to Jackson Pollock’s Dripped video. I also added my own little touch at the end
by using brush strokes to mix the paints but due to the Perspex the drips
remained. By the end of the reportage drawing task the quicker and abstract
style does not suit me, as I am more inclined to spent time to create a more accurate
drawing. For my Stop Frame animation I created a short but effective animation
using drawing rather than clay models due to missing the workshop. I created my
video in gif maker which why it is only a few frame long.
For my David Hockney research that I mainly focused on was
his ipad paintings and the process he created the paintings with. Bill Viola I found
had a similar look at technology as Hockney he use ipad as a new way to create
art and focuses on a mix of cultures.Due to a college trip I was unable to plan
most of my work as I had to catch up with the missed workshops.
During this brief I use a range of both photography and fine
art skills to create the outcome of each workshop. This include the use of
editing skills, method of stop motion and an understanding of creating time
based media with my photography skills. I didn’t have the time to produce a 3D
model for the stop frame animation workshop. I have used my blog to show the
research I have collected, the work I created I New York and entries for each
workshop. Insure that I finished editing my entries before uploading.
I managed my time well since I have got back from the New York
trip being able to stay on top of the time based media project.
Monday, 29 February 2016
Zoetrope Workshop
Definition
A zoetrope is a a 19th-century optical toy consisting of a cylinder with a series of pictures on the inner surface that, when viewed through slits with the cylinder rotating, give an impression of continuous motion.
We completed a Zoetrope workshop which was to explore and create our own short animations. The workshop allowed us to apply practical skills, understanding and methods to solve time-based problems in the task. Also, the workshop allowed us to demonstrate the ability to plan, organise and prepare solutions for the time-based project. The task for the workshop was to develop a character that resembles myself or a pet which will complete an action or movement in the zoetrope. The Zoetrope is a device that produces an illusion of motion when the cylinder is spun at a fast pace to create a small animation piece. Around the cylinder, slits are placed to allow the observer to see the pictures moving around at a fast pace. These images blur together at a fast pace to produce a repeated short animation and if the spin is faster, the smoother the progression of image. In college a handmade Zoetrope was created for the workshop task and it had a different layout compared to a traditional Zoetrope. The cylinder shape has changed to a circular base which allows pieces of paper to be slot onto the sides to create the Zoetrope. For the slits and observation to work on the Zoetrope the circle base has a large surface area so that the paper can slotted equally in order for the animation to work.
To start the the start i thought to myself "how can i use photography?" in this task. So, as i thought to myself how about doing it the same as the original way to do it but with photographic images. I then started to think of an simple but an effective idea that would work. My idea was to concentrate on a subject (a person) turning round but to do that i had to take photographs of the subject turning ever so slightly for each scene.
A zoetrope is a a 19th-century optical toy consisting of a cylinder with a series of pictures on the inner surface that, when viewed through slits with the cylinder rotating, give an impression of continuous motion.
We completed a Zoetrope workshop which was to explore and create our own short animations. The workshop allowed us to apply practical skills, understanding and methods to solve time-based problems in the task. Also, the workshop allowed us to demonstrate the ability to plan, organise and prepare solutions for the time-based project. The task for the workshop was to develop a character that resembles myself or a pet which will complete an action or movement in the zoetrope. The Zoetrope is a device that produces an illusion of motion when the cylinder is spun at a fast pace to create a small animation piece. Around the cylinder, slits are placed to allow the observer to see the pictures moving around at a fast pace. These images blur together at a fast pace to produce a repeated short animation and if the spin is faster, the smoother the progression of image. In college a handmade Zoetrope was created for the workshop task and it had a different layout compared to a traditional Zoetrope. The cylinder shape has changed to a circular base which allows pieces of paper to be slot onto the sides to create the Zoetrope. For the slits and observation to work on the Zoetrope the circle base has a large surface area so that the paper can slotted equally in order for the animation to work.
Thaumatrope and I-Movie
Another workshop we completed was based around classic "Thaumatrope" animation and creating out our video and editing through the use of the app I-movie. The work shop allowed us to develop our skills such as, planning, organising and preparing. Also the workshop allowed us to apply practical, understanding and certain methods to solve time based problems. Firstly, we were given a specific brief introducing the animation technique "Thaumatrope". The Thaumatrope is a Victorian method which is made simply with a disk that features different images on each side, for example one side of the disk could be a bird and the other a cage. The disk is attached to two pieces of either string or elastic bands, when they are spun rapidly, the disk rotates and the two images appear combined as one. This animation technique was invented by John Ayrton Paris in 1825 who was an English physician. At the start of the workshop we were presented with a presentation that explored the history of animation which showed me how animation has developed throughout the years and even animated movies use these methods.
To start the task we were given templates for Thaumatrope that had already had images on them. The two separate images were upside down because when they are combined it gives the successful outcome that the device creates. Also the templates had the same outline for the hole puncher to be measured from because both pieces have to be equal when spun together in order for the device to work. Once we chose the templates we cut them out and stuck the circles together. Then we attached rubber bands to the end of each circle to allow the spinning technique and animation to work correctly. The outcome worked successfully and I repeated the process a couple of times which included my own “Thaumatrope” design.
To start the task we were given templates for Thaumatrope that had already had images on them. The two separate images were upside down because when they are combined it gives the successful outcome that the device creates. Also the templates had the same outline for the hole puncher to be measured from because both pieces have to be equal when spun together in order for the device to work. Once we chose the templates we cut them out and stuck the circles together. Then we attached rubber bands to the end of each circle to allow the spinning technique and animation to work correctly. The outcome worked successfully and I repeated the process a couple of times which included my own “Thaumatrope” design.
After the Thaumatrope workshop we started a new task which was to create an I-Movie. I-Movie is a video editing software which can create a variety of films including elements such as photos and sound clips.For the task we put into teams and had to decide what topic to choose from which was to either create a film about Andy Warhol or Grayson Perry, to create a film about an artistic process such as screen printing or create a short film about promoting college. As a team we decided to create a short movie about college itself but somehow strangely turned into a movie about kanye West. Also the storyboard was useful as it allowed us to include all the elements that the I-Movie had to incorporate which was:
•Add a video
•Picture
•Theme music or sound effects (built in)
•Voice over
•Sound effect
•Music
•Text
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjbYZlGAhos&feature=youtu.be
Thursday, 25 February 2016
Jackson Pollock and Action Painting Workshop
Jackson Pollock is an American, abstract expressionist artist who is known for creating the most iconic abstract styles in the history of modern art. During his early life, Pollock experienced Native American Culture which led to influences and similarities through his artwork. When he moved to New York in 1929 he was also inspired and influenced by Mexican Mural Painters and works by Picasso. His involvement with gestural painting was inspired partly by the sand paintings of the American Indians and partly by surrealism. Jackson started to create techniques of dripping trails of paint onto a canvas laid flat on the floor which was named “action painting”. In 1940 he introduced this technique because he was aware of human vulnerability after World War II and he wanted to express his concerns through abstract art and “action painting”. To create the action paintings, canvases were set on the floor or laid out against a wall, rather than being fixed onto an easel. Then Jackson used the style where he would allow the paint to drip from the can at different angles to create effects onto the canvas. Instead of using a brush, he would add depth to his images using knives, trowel or sticks. The pieces reflect the artist’s emotions, expression and moods when he created them which makes the artwork individual and unique.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfwUxQrDGqw- This Video presents Jackson Pollock creating an "Action Piece" painting.
On Thursday 23rd of February we completed an “Action Painting” workshop inspired by the works of Jackson Pollock. To start the task we collected a variety of paints and materials to create a Jackson Pollock “Action Painting” style piece. Once the collected the materials I needed, I started to set up the environment for where the action piece was going to be create. In order to film and document my action-painting a clear piece of Perspex was used so that the camera could be place underneath to capture the paint being placed onto the surface. By placing the camera underneath the Perspex it gave a special effect as the video appears to be covered in paint. Also, by filming the development of the action-painting, it relates to Jackson Pollock’s work because he built up his pieces with layers of paint and tools. I decided to use primary colours to create my action painting piece because they are bold colours that are eye-catching and relate to Jackson Pollock’s work as he used the same colours for his work. I also used primary colours because they would stand out on the Perspex when the filming it. To build up the piece I created, I used different techniques to place the paint onto paper which gave a unique effect like Jackson Pollock’s work. Once I completed the action-painting the final outcome was presented on the Perspex.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfwUxQrDGqw- This Video presents Jackson Pollock creating an "Action Piece" painting.
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| Jackson Pollock in action
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| Pollock's work |
On Thursday 23rd of February we completed an “Action Painting” workshop inspired by the works of Jackson Pollock. To start the task we collected a variety of paints and materials to create a Jackson Pollock “Action Painting” style piece. Once the collected the materials I needed, I started to set up the environment for where the action piece was going to be create. In order to film and document my action-painting a clear piece of Perspex was used so that the camera could be place underneath to capture the paint being placed onto the surface. By placing the camera underneath the Perspex it gave a special effect as the video appears to be covered in paint. Also, by filming the development of the action-painting, it relates to Jackson Pollock’s work because he built up his pieces with layers of paint and tools. I decided to use primary colours to create my action painting piece because they are bold colours that are eye-catching and relate to Jackson Pollock’s work as he used the same colours for his work. I also used primary colours because they would stand out on the Perspex when the filming it. To build up the piece I created, I used different techniques to place the paint onto paper which gave a unique effect like Jackson Pollock’s work. Once I completed the action-painting the final outcome was presented on the Perspex.
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