The gallery I chose to write about was the show “Forever Wild.” The first piece I noticedwas the wooden sculpture of the rabbit-duck illusion. I especially liked this piece because theinvitations Daina handed out in class referenced the sculpture and felt specially curated. Thecontinuation and blending of the shape and colors of the wood also played together making itmore engaging to the eyes. The use of the mirror as the…
A Memory Palace is a memory aid/tool developed thousands of years ago by Ancient Greeks that is still used today. Applying perspective, text, type, visual hierarchy, and both analog and digital tools create a visual map of your Memory Palace to present to the class as a poster. This should clearly communicate (1) what you are storing in your Memory Palace, (2) the route we are taking, and (3) the space of your…
Identify a current example of how design is being used (intentionally or not) as social, political or environmental critique or protest. This protest poster of the Shell Oil Company struck me because if you don’t read the text, it almost looks like an advertisement from the official Shell company. I also liked how a recognizable symbol was used to catch immediate attention. The simplicity of this poster is also refreshing…
Carina Chung, Sophia Golino, Veronica Loza, Hannah Pak
This assignment entails selecting one object from the past and one object from the present and makingcontextual comparisons between the two. That is, whom, when, how, and why were they used. Smoking pipes from Ancient Central America and Mexico, 700 A.D Current Day Cigarettes, 2023 The objects I chose for this assignment are the clay smoking pipes of Central America in what can be assumed as the Post-Classical Period and…
Assignment: Self Portraiture Project inspired by an established self-portrait photographer Medium: Canon EOS R6, photos collages and edited through Lightroom Classic and Photoshop Inspired by Rita Hammond For the process of this assignment, the initial vision drastically differs from the final outcome. I originally planned for more daytime pictures and for the collaged images of me to be sharper and look more analog. It was after experimenting with motion blur…
Storytelling is a way of passing down information, often times it is a way of describing the origin or metamorphosis of a subject/character/being. Dreamtime is the nomenclature for the creation of the world according to Aboriginal Australians. In other words, Aborigines Dreamtime is a way of narrating the origin story of something. Using the belief of Dreamtime as a springboard create a layout exhibiting the creation of your pattern from…
Assignment: Cartography is the practice and study of making maps. Unifying science, aesthetics and technique, cartography communicates spatial information. In light of this practice we will be using our analog drawing from the prior assignment as the foundation to map out an invented comprehension of light in Photoshop. We will also use photography to better comprehend, explore and manipulate value, light logic and surface textures digitally. Although we are not…
Assignment: Belief Project Partner: Emma Miller Medium: Printed Digital Art Front, Back/Instruction, and Sides Interview: When interviewing Emma, many of the questions were quite personal and consisted of topics such as religion and beliefs about life after death. I asked her about her interests and what she will do over the weekend and she mentioned how in a couple days it would be October 1st and she grew up with…
How we perceive and how we communicate edge quality and value can alter our experience spatially, emotionally and psychologically. Consider an environmental/social or economic topic/current event that you would like to create as a focal point for your drawing. You will create 1 series of five drawings which will move like a scale from atmospheric to sharp. It will be your decision to emphasize a specific location/object within the composition as it comes into focus or…
Materials: Paper Towel Drawing Paper Copy Paper Watercolor Acrylic Paint Liquid Glue Process: Base of the Pouch- I painted strips of paper towel with different color watercolors then left it flat to dry. Once dry, I glued the strips of paper towel onto drawing paper to reinforce opacity. I cut the paper into smaller strips to mimic the color swatches of fabric. I glued all my paper strips in order…
Have two representations of two stories, one real one fake. First Fact: Over the summer my family visited relatives in Bolivia and went to La Rinconada, a botanical garden, to take family pictures. Second Fact: My brother two years older than me and attends The University of Georgia. My fake object is the University of Georgia ID. The picture is my real brother but he is still in high school.…
Assignment: 2D Time Map Medium: Watercolor, foil tape, Sharpie, Micron Pen, Charcoal For this assignment we started by note taking the sensory information felt during the process of waking up in the morning, on three different occasions. I found it particularly difficult to focus solely on senses and not drift into feelings. Inspiration: While brainstorming ideas for my time map, I visited the Guggenheim Museum and was inspired by Gego’s…
Materials/Techniques- Graphite pencils Ruler Sighting tools Scaling Gesture drawing Perceptual Grid Used sighting tools to measure out and sketch a perceptual grid of the flat still life. Established a single unit to base all measurements off.
