Skyping with Claire was very informative and interesting. Of course the run-in with technical difficulties never fails but once we were able to get a clear image of her, she had a lot of interesting details to share. I appreciate that she described her love for being a mommy-artist while her kids were screaming and popping up in the camera; it was apparent that she deeply did love being a mother. I really liked that even though she was kind of quirky like most artists are, she was not awkward or she did not make the situation uncomfortable, which sometimes can happen with artists who are on a whole different level. I was intrigued by her explanations of the frosting, and everything made sense and fit together once she described it. I also thought it was nice of her to applaud Mr. Horvath for the skyping idea with current artists; a different way of teaching that gets us more involved and informed.
03.26.2014 - Observations & Questions for Claire Sherwood's Website.
Observations:
a) There are many cupcake-like representations.
b) The artist likes to create collages of monochromatic objects on the wall.
c) The artist works with a range of medium from sculpture to video.
d) The artwork is more abstract than portraiture or storytelling.
e) The artist likes to work with a lot of textures.
Questions:
a) What is the purpose of the baking goods (sprinkles, frosting, flour)?
b) What medium is most liberating for you?
c) Why use dust & dog hair for the Begin video; why not something more practical?
d) Why did you choose to lip sync Martha Stewart?
e) Which are your favorite pieces?
03.05.2014 - Observations & Questions for Jason Hackett's Website.
Observations:
a) There is a representation of a foot in every single piece.
b) A couple of the works incorporate religious figures.
c) The artist works with sculpture primarily.
d) It looks like the artist has an appreciation for gold as it is feature in many of his works.
e) It seems that the sculptures lack emotion completely.
Questions:
a) What is the story behind the broken series of plates?
b) What is the meaning of the foot in your art?
c) Why are the faces of religious figures covered in your work?
d) Why did you choose to use the Wizard of Oz scenes on your plates and not another movie?
e) How has your style evolved over time?
02.25.2014 - Observations & Questions for Tim Roda's Website.
Observations:
a) 90% of the portfolio is black & white..
b) The work is so obscure it is hard to "understand" or grasp a direct thought.
c) Most of the images of portraits; I saw few where there were no people.
d) There are many different textures and patterns in the photographs which becomes overwhelming but remains intriguing.
e) There is a lot of emotion associated with your work but it appears to be mostly cheerless.
Questions:
a) Who are three artists you would like to be compared to?
b) What are you trying to communicate with your art?
c) Why did you decided to produce most of your images in black & white for your series?
d) If you had to pick one piece that represents you entirely which would you choose and why?
e) Is your work solely abstract or do any of the pieces relate to you through stories/experiences? If so which ones?
02.24.2014 - Pre-Zombie Apocalypse.
In the photograph, you can find a
variety of products stocked up and packed upon shelves. We assume the photo was
taken at a Sam's Club or a warehouse-like shopping center because there are so
many different grocery items, and in such a tight looking space. The emotional
impact is very overwhelming and almost choking. It looks like a hoarder’s house
and the feeling that comes to an outsider is suffocation. There are only two
people, and even though we see only their backs, we can barely make out that
there are in fact people even there. Their posture makes them appear overwhelmed
as well. Since everything is in its appropriate place and as stated earlier,
there are only two people the store, it seems as if it just opened. Eventually,
possibly after this photograph was taken, the store would become packed and
chaotic; everything will be everywhere or misplaced and unorganized. The
message this photo may convey about society seems to say that we as people seem
to get lost and drowned out with so many available options constantly being put
in our faces. Having the options are always nice, but really unnecessary. Capitalism
allows us to think we have the freedom to choose but ultimately we are drowning
in what is essentially all the same.
02.19.2014 - My Color - 6968 Hyacinth Tint.
Hyacinth tint is one of my favorite, if not my favorite shades of violet. It is a muted cross between lilac and traditional blue; a cool toned hue with a feeling of calmness tied to it. I like this color because it is feminine and it does not have much warmth to it (I am not a big fan of hot colors such as reds, oranges or yellows). When I see this color, I think about how it compliments my skin tone and brown hair and eyes, my bodily features. For me it represents a content and calm place (I think this is due to the low saturation of the color).
02.13.2014 - Notice What You Notice.
- The contents are baby pink in color.
- Its container is opaque.
- Its purpose is for warmth, aroma & arousal.
- It contains three main sources of energy.
- It smells like cranberries and pears.
- It has an easy peel off sticker.
- It experiences a physical change from solid to liquid.
- Its container gets too hot to touch after an hour.
- It is a hollow cylindrical shape.
- Its contents disappear after 25-45 hours.
- It is considered hazardous in most homes.
- It is used for decorative purposes.
- Its container can easily be cracked although it is quite thick.
- The top is the same dimensions as the bottom.
- The contents have a matte finish, and the container has a glossy finish.
- It weighs 411 grams.
- It must be kept away from paper, sheets, bedding, hair and oil.
- It cost $20 regularly priced but it can be as low as $8.
- Its store initials are BBW.
- It was manufactured in the USA.
- You can fit two handfuls of Q-tips of in it when it is empty.
- It's diameter is 4 inches.
- There is fine print text on the bottom.
- When a lid is put on it, it dies.
- When I lick it my tongue slides off it and it feels cold.
- It is made of vegetable wax.
- The glass is recyclable.
- The glass is 1/4 of an inch thick.
- It tastes like a flavored crayon; it leaves a bad after taste.
- There is a milky frothy residue left around the glass rim.
- It is based off a festive holiday drink.
- The wicks stick up half an inch.
- The wicks are originally white and when they burn they turn black.
- The lid is a shiny silver metal.
- When lit, it makes a soft hissing noise.
- You can use the container to drink from after it is completely cleaned.
- There are two stickers on the glass; one is a rectangular and the other is circular.
- The rim on the glass is rounded and smooth.
- The label has a ribbon texture to mimic ribbon.
- The font on the container is a san-serif font.
- The flame has to colors; the base is blue an the outside is bright yellow.
- You can see the flames from 100 meters away.
- When you put your finger quickly through the flame you don't feel anything but if you leave it in for a few seconds it starts to burn.
- The lid is engraved with the company's name.
- The scent lingers for up to 48 hours after it is no longer lit.
- There are many small graphic images on circles and squares on the label.
- If you peel the sticker on the bottom off paper remains. It has to be soaked to leave the glass flush.
- The label is primarily using different shades of red alongside gold ad silver for a glamourous look.
- I can hold it in the palm of my hand.
- To turn the flames off: It can be blown out which leaves smoke or it can be submerged in the wax which does not leave smoke.
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01.27.2014 - Notes on Other Groups Links
Group 1: Arbuckle, Bono, Mastrogiovanni
The image for texture was very interesting, although some of the photos were hard to distinguish what was being portrayed. Overall, nice job.
Group 2: Cole-Kweli, Fitzgibbons, Delisi
The picture for movement really caught our eye. The group made their pictures unique by using odd angles.
Group 3: Hamilton, Ligrani, Petruccelli, Shcherbakova
The image being portrayed as space was really strong. It made us feel like we are actually at UT. We noticed, though, that the pictures for balance and rhythm were fairly similar.
Group 4: Honda, Marsh, Baker
We felt like all of the pictures strongly represented the terms.
Group 5: Cimon, Jablonowski, Moskowitz
Although most of the pictures were fairly represented, our group did not understand why they chose the image they did for movement.
Group 6: Lewis, Williams, Shuman
Our group agreed that the image they used for color was really breathtaking.
Group 7: Sanger, Robinson, Orzel
We thought that the image with the palm tree and minaret was edited very nicely, but we couldn't figure out which term it belonged to.
01.27.2014 - Observations & Questions for Professor Horvath's Website.
Observations:
a) I noticed your work is very minimal and simplistic.
b) You work with a lot of lines and geometric shapes.
c) I noticed your work has a lot of movement and motion blur.
d) You like to photograph a lot of earthy and patriotic subjects (i.e. eagle, baked pie, classic backyard).
e) You like to incorporate different layers and opacities.
Questions:
a) What inspires you when you are working on your pieces?
b) Your work ranges from focused to ambiguous... do you inter to capture a specific meaning or do you hope to express a bunch of different ideas?
c) What are your most favorite pieces and why?
d) What have you learned from your experience and numerous awards?
e) What is a trademark of your style; what sets you apart from other artists?
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