Assignments

5 Questions ( most important colored green) :

1) On the "Spirit of Hana", is the picture a close up or an areal shot of a specific place?
2) On the " Squares to Dots" picture, what are the red balls of light that you used as the subject?
3) What is wrapped on the sculpture that looks like a kidney bean?
4) Is the "Chasin the Train" sculpture hollow all around or are there train cars inside?
5) Is there an overall theme that you went by when you were taking your pictures? I noticed that many of them had to do with nature or were of nature. I also noticed that erosion was present in many of your pieces. 

Observations:

1) I really liked the abstract effect used on "Dream Scape".
2) Some of the photographs are not 100% clear on what they may or may not be.
3) The "Sabella" video made me feel like I was moving, and dizzy.
4) I liked how all the different faces morph together in the "Cox Halder" video.
5) I noticed that there were barley any human subjects besides in the videos.




Observation Project " Notice what you notice" 

Pen

•  1. Its sliver on top.
•  2. A small, ¼ inch ring of see through plastic
•  3. 1/3 of is black
•  4. The black material has rubber grip
•  5. The grip has a sticky texture.
•  6.The bottom of it has a silver metal ring
•  7.The rig is triangular at the bottom
•  8. When looking at it at eye level, there is a circle at the point
•  9.There is a hook on the side.
• 10.  The hook is plastic
• 11. The hook is tight when you put your finger under it.
• 12. It has the words “Uniball’ on it
• 13. There are 3 ovals of color on the hook
• 14. One is black on the outer.
• 15. The smaller one is silver
• 16. The inner one is bold black.
• 17. It weighs more than a pencil
• 18. The top has a clicking mechanism that springs the pen out or in
• 19. When the pen is exposed, It has a black bold tip
• 20. Has a cone like structure at the tip.
•  21The size starts as skinny, then gradually gets wider as you move your eyes up to the top of the pen
• 22. On the side it says Impact.
• 23. It has small numbers in italic that say 207
• 24. The 207 is underlined with a line that is bold
• 25. Under the bold line there is an upside-down triangle pointing down towards the tip
• 26. It’s the size of my iPhone 5s
• 27. The texture of the grip reminds me of the grip on a tennis racquets.
• 28. There are little pieces of lint stuck to the sticky grip on the bottom.
• 29. The lint on the grip is curvy in line.
• 30. The color of the strands of lint is white.
• 31. When unscrewed, there is a tall cylinder of ink inside.
• 32. The color of the ink is black.
• 33. Its about ¾ of the way full.
• 34. The ink holder takes up about 2/3rds of the pen.
• 35.  It sinks in water.
• 36. When hit against the table, it makes a drum like click
• 37. The finish feels smooth and shiny like the surface of the desk.
• 38. When resting on my notebook, it casts a shadow.
• 39. The shadow is black and traces the lines of the pen.
• 40. JAPAN is inscribed on the outside of the finish.
• 41. The letters are all capital
• 42. They are bold as well in a neat, readable font.
• 43.  There is a transparent ring at the top, protecting the clicker witch is cylinder shape.
• 44. You can spin it around and move it up and down.
• 45. Of you look at it straight on this side, there is a small circle bump on top of the transparent cylinder.
• 46. The hook on the side has curves in line.
• 47. The end of the curve contains a half circle that helps the pen hook on your shirt.
• 48. The black half circle is 1/3d an inch
• 49. The ink on the bottom comes out very heavily, flows dark and bold on the paper.
• 50. The metal tip at the end has a cold metallic texture, very metal like and reflects light like a dull mirror. 

Group Review Observations: (Solo group) 

1. ( Ashley M) I liked the example of the line in the old fashion camera photo. 

2. ( Nick D) Sun makes strong emphasis on corner of the building. The rhythm and unity photos are too similar. 

3. ( Olivia H) Good example of space with all the unique architecture on that corner of plant hall. 

4. (Maddie L) Like the line example of the dock running off into the water. The water is floating one way and the wooden panel is floating the other. 

5. ( Taylor S) Would be easier to follow if the photos were right next to the text. Good example of proportion on how small the tampa skyline looks from a distance. Strong emphasis on minaret and the palm tree

6. ( Michael B) Good representation of shape with the spartan. It is a very complex sculpture but I can notice all the shapes hidden in the details. 






Color Assignment: 

My favorite color is blue. Blue is known for being the "relaxing" color and is very pleasing to the eye. Blue comes in many different shades and tints, like the ocean color or a light blue sky color. Blue has a sense of relaxation and looks good with almost every other color when put side by side or in a painting. 






Pre Zombie Apocalypse : 



- Its literally shelfs of small bagged goods and cans, probably in an Asian country of some sort. The rows seems to go on for ever and its is very organized. The pattern that appears is a row of cans and a row of bags. It looks like it is grouped into similar things as spices, cleaning, drinks. 

- The emotional impact of this photo is frustration and awe inspiring because it is very hectic and crazy. The emotions that come on when looking at this photo is overwhelming and confused because it just loos like a row of things repeating in various sizes and there is no indication of what is what and what isle contains what things. 

- Before the photograph was taken the shelfs were empty filled with workers trying to fill the shelfs as orderly and organized as they could. After the apocalypse it interrupts  the order and causes the shelfs to start depleting when everyone franticly takes all necessary goods off of the shelfs. 

- The photograph is trying to convay that one day that we are going to become overpopulated as the population keeps growing and that we need to be organized as a society in order to succeed and have people live good and successful lifes. 





5 Observations, 5 questions Tim Roda Art website: 

1.  The water mill series seems to have a theme of children in all of the pictures. 
2. Its interesting how the two young children are wearing masks in "Good & Plenty", it makes me want to know more about the piece and his inspiration behind it. 
3. The photos in the Family Construction series seems to be narrative and have deeper meanings and stories behind them, possibly about family values or divorce. 
4. The Butcher's Block series is very strange and has a horror type of theme to them. 
5. I like the black and white filter on most of the photos and the mood that it creates. 

1. Did you make all the props used in the photos? 
2. What is the next place you want to travel too to make a series of photos about? 
3. What were the inspirations behind the strange and abstract photos? 
4. Were the photos in Mallorca actually taken there? where is that place? 
5. Do you have an overall theme for all of your photos or have a certain aspect you like to capture most in your photos? 



Web Cam Chat Overview : 


Speaking with the artist/photographer was a very interesting experience.  I liked how he explained the steps that he took to get where he is today because that is relatable to a college class who may be unsure of their future as an artist. He had a strong outlook on life and kind of a "Il take things as the come to me" kind of attitude , but it seems like its been working for him since he has his work displayed in galleries across the country. At first glance his work was very confusing, but once we talked to him I got a better understanding of the thought process behind each one, even though he didn't reveal every single detail about his work. 








Web Cam Chat 2-3/5/14


 1. What is your obsession with plates all about?
 2. Do the feet and hands in the artwork have any meaning? 
 3. How do you print the pictures onto the glass plates?
 4. What is the most materials you have used in one piece of ark?
 5. What is the most interesting story behind one of your works? 

 1. I noticed the constant theme of religion in the art. 
 2. I liked how he used a combination of different things to make up one sculpture. 
 3. I noticed how much time and thought it would take to make many of these pieces of art. 
 4. The gallery of plates is very simple, yet intriguing because I want to know what they mean. 
 5. The plate gallery could represent a series of time through a relationship.