Reflections

My expectation for this course was for it to be informative, exciting, and intriguing. That expectation was absolutely met and more! It wss informative in that I learned the elements and principles of art, various artists, various styles and techniques, and the history of art. It was exciting and intriguing because I got to create a mask, draw a self portrait, create a logo, and so much more fun stuff that I wouldn't do on a regular basis. From this course, I have also learned what art truly is. My original thought of it was that art is a from of expression. That is very true but this course has taught me so much more. It's an aesthetic experience and can be whatever you want it to be. However, all art has some elements and principles included in it. As long as it has those, it is art. I didn't have a favorite artist at the beginning of this course and I still wouldn't say I have a favorite. I've enjoyed so many of the artists I've learned about in this course that I couldn't just choose one. I do love Frank Lloyd Wrights architecture work, he stands out the most to me because of the video I watched. His buildings and house designs and whole concept was beautiful. He has stuck with me the most. Andy Warhol stands out to just because of how weird yet fascinating he was as well as his pop art and the fact that he shot celebrities. I feel the same way I did before about taking an online course. I don't take them for granted just because they are online. It wa still a lot of work and I still learned a lot. 

Self Portrait

Since I was not able to physically attend an art gallery, I used Google Art Project and virtually visited  Museo Dolores Olmedo, a museum in Mexico City.

Portrait of Dona Rosita Morillo

Frida Kahlo

1944 

oil on Canvas

76 x 60.5 cm

Portrait of Dolores Olmedo (La Tehuana)

Diego Rivera

1955

oil painting

Young man with a fountain pen

Diego Rivera

1914

Oil on canvas

79.5 x 63.5 cm

Original self-portrait 

Self-portrait 

1. When I was looking through the virtual gallery, these three images stood out to me the most. Frida Kahlos painting is so realistic and reminded me of my grandmother because she loves to knit and is of similar skin color. Both of Diego Rivera's paintings are so unique. I loved how abstract the one portrait is because it shows that a self portrait doesn't have to simply be exactly what your face looks like. I like his second one because it's a full body which was cool.

2. Personally, watercolors and charcoal is too messy for me so I stuck with colored pencils and paper.

3. Drawing my outline was the easy part, but drawing my eyes and facial features was difficult. It's especially hard when drawing the specifics like the bulge I have under my eyes, my chubby cheeks, and the defined lines and curves that appear when I smile. That was difficult to portray. 

4. It represents me not just because it's a drawing of me, but because of the smirk depicted, and the large, bright eyes. Those are characteristics  of me that I really tried to draw well and accurately. 

5. I started out with tons of lines and shapes. Then as I erased and redrew, I tried to add the symmetry found in the original potrait. I knew that my colored pencils weren't going to show the colors that well, so the portrait turned out a little dull with not many hues, and not that intense. I made sure to add the space around my face so that the portrait is emphasized. 

6. I really enjoyed drawing myself. I normally don't just sit down, look at pictures of me, and then try to draw them. I usually draw other things, so this was really enjoyable. 

7. I think my final portrait looks similar to the original, but not an exact replica. I don't know if people would realize this was me by looking at it, but overall, I'm happy with it and I gave my best. 

Module 13, 14 video review

1. In Video about Lowbrow, I learned that Lowbrow represents art that nobody knows how to categorize or label. It's reactionary and anybody can play, sort of speak. It's a very inclusive style of art. In the Tate Approach video, I learned about the different things art curators have to consider in putting together an exhibition. They map out everything. They consider how many floors they want the exhibit to be, what years to string together and then how to separate them thematically. It can go from impression to surrealism to pop art. It can be from the 1900s to present day. They focus on the progression of artistic  movements. In the last video on the former director of the MET, Phillipe de Montebello, I learned so much. I learned how much hard work goes into making an art exhibit. Art curators sure have a huge job. There is measuring, moving, lots of hands, building, buying materials, and etc, involved in making an exhibit. Phillipe said that in creating an exhibit, you don't want to just fill gaps, he would rather have empty space than a invalid representation of something. Every piece should be outstanding. 

2. I didn't really see a clear connection between the first video on Lowbrow with our art project. It talked a little about art curators and the process in creating collections, but this style of art was way different then my focus and theme for the project. The last two videos definitely related to our project because they discussed what actually goes on in making an exhibition. They talked about how exhibits can be small, large, broad, focused, about an artist, culture, millennium, or moment in time. 

3. I didn't like the first video because of all the nude displays. I mean I understand Lowbrow art isn't really defined, but as previously known, they should call it nudebrow. The last two videos really helped me to see what an art curators job entails. 

Reflection Blog

Thinking of a theme was relatively easy. Once I got that, the next big task was finding artwork. At first, I tried looking on Google images thinking that would be easiest. It wasn't! I followed my professors advice and looked on Artstor which has a huge collection of artwork from centuries ago. That website allows you to look at specific artwork from different countries. So I started with the first country on the list and went down to find various street paintings for my theme. I found ten that I really liked and thought fit well. What's nice about Artstor is that it gives you the media, artist, year, and etc for the artwork so I was able to collect all of that information and put it aside. Then I started creating my PowerPoint. Since my theme dealt with streets, I wanted my background to look like a street, the closest I could get was a cement type texture that reminded me of it. All of the paintings I chose were sort of similar in terms of color and balance. So I didn't want my background to be too bright, but I wanted it to fit in with a lot of the warm colors of the paintings. I chose black  as my font because it was the most visible color that showed through the cement background. For the most part, each  painting  had its own slide ,except a few which had two on them. The ones with the two paintings on a slide I thought really compared and contrasted so I put them together. Overall, creating this PowerPoint was fun and it was exciting to be an art curator!

Module 12

1. I chose the Isamu Noguchi:the sculpture of spaces video because the title sounded interesting. The second video I chose was Andy Warhol: images of an image because I have always heard of this man, but never knew who he was or what he did. So I was curious about him. 

2. I learned that the earth can be viewed as this huge sculpture. Noguchi created these sculptural gardens that's were beautiful. I learned about Noguchis personal life and how his father didn't even want to recognize him. He was close to his mother and she is the one who instilled in him an appreciation for Japanese gardens. I liked  how he said an artist needs to be a dictator and shouldn't have to meet the requirements of a community, art has to do with the peculiarities that are hidden or the discovery and differences makes the art interesting. In the second video, I learned  in order to transfer an image to a silk screen, you have to first enlarge it several times. Then the contrast can be heightened or turned down. You apply silk to a frame then place the image on it and add light. The screen is then rinsed in water, the black unexposed parts dissolve, the white parts hardened and you get a negative. Ink is then rubbed on screen and forces the ink thorough the screen to create a positive image. I also learned how obsessed Warhol was with celebrities and the whole concept of celebrity. 

3. The first video related to the readings because chapter 23 examined different sculptural works. The video on Andy Warhol related to chapter 22 because it had a whole artists page on him.

4. I really liked the first video and how Noguchi viewed art. The second video was cool in that it showed how pop art is made. Any Warhol was a weird, yet interesting person. 

Art Gallery Visit 2

Step 1

1. The title of the exhibit is Imperfections by Chance:Paul Feeley Retrospective, 1954-1966.

2. The theme of this exhibit was based on a creative mindset that thrived on intuitive discoveries or abstract expressionism. 

Step 2

1. There were regular ceiling lights used and they weren't too bright, but it made the room and paintings visible. 

2. The walls were regular white/tan walls.

3. Architecturally, the rooms were just open space. They had a few benches and chairs, but they didn't get in the way of any of the paintings. 

4. It was a little overwhelming when I first walked in because there were three, smaller rooms I saw with more of his artwork besides the one big one that I first walked into. Other than that, the movement around the exhibit was pretty simple. I first observed the larger art pieces in the main room, then went in the back, came out and then in to the side room with the very small paintings, and finally, went into the last room. 

Step 3

1. All of the artworks were pinned on the walls and evenly and appropriately placed.

2. The artworks were similar because they all sort of looked alike. It's like he painted the same design, but flipped, turned, inverted, streched, and squeezed each one.

3. The colors were different, but the same colors were used in all of his paintings. Some of the shapes, though, were different than the rest. 

4. They were all in skinny frames, so the painting was really emphasized.

5. As like every label in the Albright gallery, each painting had a small, sliver like post on the wall next to each painting, describing the artwork. 

6. All of the artwork was in the same area, just with multiple rooms. 

Step 4

The public was not allowed to take pics of this exhibit so I looked online for them. My source was www.garthgreenan.com

1. Paul Feeley, Cassius, oil based enamel on canvas,1959, 80x56 inches

I liked the Orange and blue colors together. That's what caught my eye first. It looks like a bridge and then again looks like arches. I see the green, blue, and orange hues. It's repetitive and contrasting.  There are also lines used. This painting reminds me so much of that famous piece  of architecture in Europe that looks like a bridge. I'm not sure what the artist was trying to say. 

2. Paul Feeley, Arcturus, oil based enamel on canvas, 1963, 60x60 inches

This shade of blue is my favorite color. I see 6 closed loops that form this flowerlike design. It has a small yellow , almost similar design, shape in the middle of it. It's symmetric and geometric. It reminds of a flower. I think he was just trying to show the simplicity of a flower, abstractly. 

3. Paul Feely, Untitled, oil based enamel on canvas, 1958, 45x28 inches

This painting has my favorite colors in it. I see a big, blue, bean-type shape with a small tube meeting the end of the canvas. There is yellow surrounding it. The big blue shape takes up most of the space and is emphasized. It looks like it belongs in your body, like your stomach area. Since it doesn't have a title, I'm not sure he even knew what the piece meant. 

Step 5

I really enjoyed looking at this exhibit and all the exhibits. I really like the Lucas Samara reflections exhibit and being able to walk into the mirrored room. Paul Feeleys exhibit was different, but interesting. I really enjoyed the bright colors he uses and I think noticing the space and color of the walls is important because that's what made his paintings catch your eye. Looking at what goes into creating an exhibit is just important as the artwork 

Module 11

1.  Chose the Imapct of Cubism video because it was the most fascinating movement that chapter 21 talked about and I knew it was about Picasso who is a legend. I chose the expressionism video because I also liked reading about this movement in the textbook.

2. In the Cubism video, I learned that it's about starting with abstraction and ending with real objects or something that's concrete. It also involves light and creating space by showing multiple perspectives. Art is not made from a single view. 

In the expressionism video, I learned how colors are symbolically used in this movement. They can evoke an emotional response . I alos learned how expressionism can clarify life.

3. Both videos directly relate to the chapter because it talks about cubism and Picasso developments in the 20th century. It also talks about expressionism in the 20th century. 

4. I thought both videos were a little dull, maybe because of the narrator. However, they did give me lots of examples, through the paintings in the galleries, of each movement. 

Mask Making

 

I found this mask to be disturbing yet fascinating. There are circles and rectangles in this mask. The colors are light in this mask but the tea list color brings a nice contrast. There's no symmetry in this mask . There are distinct lines such as the ones that form the mouth and the nose. The surface looks rough and there is a lot of space. I think the colors bring a balance to the mask, but the overall form of it is not balanced in my opinion. There i repetition in the circles and I think those are emphasized as well because that is the first thing I see in the mask.

This is an ancient Chinese mask that I found really beautiful. The colors are so bright and intense. There are red, blue, and yellow hues throughout it. This mask has symmetry and there is a rhythm though the repeated shapes. This is definitely a 3D mask. You can see the lines not just because they are painted with colors but because they are engraved in the mask. 

Although simple, this mask was probably my favorite. It has exaggerated features like the lips and nose, but it does look very realistic. There is no color but you can see the value of dark to light in the eyes, lips, and eyebrows. That emphasis brings out those features and makes it three dimensional. You can see the shape of the cheeks and lips and the face is very symmetric. The texture is smooth.

My Mask

I didn't make sketches for my mask because I really didn't know how I wanted it to look. However, I really like the simplicity of the last image I found on the Internet. So I wanted to make a mask that followed that simplicity. I followed a simple face mask and used napkins dipped in water to add emphasis and texture. I also do like color and intensity so I wanted to add that affect with the bright red mouth and the black glittered eyes. There is some symmetry in my mask but the teeth, made out of cotton swabs, are random. Everyone doesn't have perfect teeth right! The mouth is pen and hollowed out. There is balance in the green and black colors and the red adds a nice contrast. 

I found this assignment very difficult at first because it had to be 3D. Then, I started getting into it and was inspired by the masks I searched on the Internet. I realized that a mask can look like anything and be anything you want it to be. This is what I came up with. 

Module 10

1. I chose the African art video because I was interested in learning more about african Art. I chose the Hinduism video because our discussion post didn't talk about this religion and its art influence, so I wanted to learn more about it. 

2. In the African Art video, I learned how important art is to their daily lives. Art is in their utensils, homes, dress, hairstyles, and their traditional rituals. In their rituals, masks and statues, as well as dance, are all art influenced. Unlike the perceptual style of art that is often found in Europe, Africans use the conceptual style. This style is based in the imagination and expresses an inner set of ideas. I alos learned how important symbolism is to them. In the Hindusim video, I learned about Varanasi. It's considered the holiest city of Hindisum. This religion believes in the idea of life, death and then rebirth. The great river Ganges is where people go to remit there sins until they receive liberation. Although Hindusim doesn't focus on a specific place to worship, because they worship anywhere, their temples are very elaborate and decorative. I also learned that a key principle is to let go of things since you will not be able to keep those things forever. I totally agree with that principle. 

3. These videos definitely relate to the readings because chapter 18 goes into great detail about Africa and its art influence on its culture. It specially talks about masks and how important those are in their rituals and that exactly what the African Art video talked about. Chapter 19 ties in with the Hindusim video perfectly and how their gods influenced their art. Figure 19.8 is of the Kandariya temple that was shown in the video. 

4. I really enjoyed both videos, but they also disturbed me a little. However, it was informative for me and gave me a real look into their cultures which is something I appreciate. 

Video response module 9

1. I chose the Velazquez video because I haven't really heard of him before. I wanted to learn more about him and his work. I chose Leonardo da Vinci- mind of the Renaissance because he is probably the most known, to me, artist.

2. I liked the artistic freedom Velazquez had, partly because he was friends with the king. He painted what he wanted to paint. He was an abstract painter. Although many called him a realist, his art portrayed ideas or ideals. He wanted to conform reality to order and he used his minds eye to create art. Leonardo da Vinci really was a mastermind when it can to art. He was a master of perspective and was the first to make landscape a subject of art. He contributed to the understanding of depth in art. He also would study everything and anything before he started to draw it. The greater knowledge he had about something, the more praise that came.

3. My first video related to the readings because chapter 17 discussed the baroque style and Velazquez created masterpieces based on that style. The second video related because Lenoardo is the Renaissance man and all of chapter 16 talked about that. 

4. Thee videos definitely added even more flavor to the readings. I liked learned about someone new to me like Velazquez and realizing just how magnificent da Vinci was.  

Exploring Line

1. I liked using my hand as my vision sort of speak. I don't really take the time to look at my hands, but I realized how chunky they are!

2. I chose pencil because it's cleaner and I can see the actual lines better than charcoal would show.

3. I'm right handed, but I use my let hand is actually stronger, so it wasn't that hard to use my left hand to draw. It felt a little weird.

4. I feel these are good sketches, but not successful studies, because you would really need to focus and stare at every detail in your hand and that takes skill. 

5. I would definitely use my left hand to draw in the future. 

Module 8

1. The required video talked about Ancient Greece and was really interesting, so I chose the Greek awakening video on art from the 5th century. 

2. In the required video, I learned the reason why today we are so vain about our bodies. It is because of how our ancestors viewed the body. I also learned that Egyptians sculpt and paint the body from the clearest angle in a 2D style, a style that has lasted for centuries, because of consistency and order. They use a grid pattern to paint or sculpt and have used it forever and in every building, statute, or pyramid. It is an unrealistic way to view body, but not as unrealistic as the Greeks vowed as I ałos learned from the required video. They were a very vain civilization and wanted to show a perfect body. That meant an athletic body with, the key to all our body issues today, exaggerated features. They had that view because they believed gods took a human form. Therefore, the better the body, the more godlike you seemed. I learned from the second video that Greece gave us a lot of culture and tradition. They sort of shaped a lot of what we do and what we feel today. This video also tied in with the first because it tlked about how vain Greeks were.

3. These videos relate to the text because they talked about Egypt and Greece. They also related to the text because it talked about body. 

4. I really like the required video. I learned a lot about why these civilizations painted and sculpted the way they did. I would totally share this video with someone. 

Video Response

1. The Prairie Style and Architecture is Art videos were interesting to watch.

The Prairie style was developed by artist, Frank Lloyd Wright. I learned about his concept of floating, horizontal planes. He also redefined the idea of a house by opening up space. It was cool that he planned his house according to the rotation of the sun, this way the light reflects throughout the different parts of the home throughout the day. Frank Gehry's Architecture is Art video taught me how important it is to have a sense of feeling in what you build or create. 

2. The prairie style video related to chapter 13 because it devoted a whole page to Frank Llyod Wright and his artistic contribution. The second video related because this whole chapter discussed the influence of history on architecture we see today, as well as how art and architecture share many elements. 

3. I really liked the videos. I totally agree with Frank Lloyd Wrights concept of a house. I would love to live in a house with panoramic views, less walls, the landscape outside connecting with the inside, and organizing my interior in a way that brings harmony to those who enter. I also enjoyed Frank Gehry's view of having a sense of movement in a building and making your designs humanistic. It's very important to have a sense of feeling and if a building can spark an emotional response in you, that is beautiful. 

4. I chose the prairie style video because I knew that was associated with Frank Lloyd Wright from the readings. I chose the other video because I believe that architecture is an art form. 

Video Review

1. The Through the Eyes of a Sculptor video was very interesting to watch. I realized how important it is to first visualize what you want to create. You want a detailed picture in your head, but you also want to be open to new ideas as well. I also learned the process of creating a sculpture. You first mold it in clay and once you apply the silicone, it will preserve the clay and you will get your negative of the sculpture. Then you are ready for the plaster, where the sculpture will "die". Lastly, it is reborn in marble. I also  learned about bridges, or reinforcements, that hold the sculpture together and prevent it from breaking. The second video focused on glass and ceramics and was just as cool. I learned that glass is made from sand, but it's really a liquid that, when stiffened by a cool element, becomes glass. You harden it by a furnace. You can shape your glass by a number of different  ways one being a propane torch. I also learned  about laminated glass and double glass, which is air molecules sandwiched by two sheets of glass. 

2. These videos directly relate to chapter 11 and 12 because they were talking about glass and crafts. Both of these videos were discussing elements of art and are considered fine arts in my opinion. Ceramics is also a craft that chapter 12 was talking about. 

3. Again, I found these videos fascinating and I learned a lot. I definitely could tell others about the sculpture making process because of this video and how glass is made. I actually connected with the glass video because about 10 years ago, I went to the Corning museum of glass and I got to make a sketch of a sculpture and then watch them make it in front of the audience. It was very cool. 

My Logo

1. I thought this project was really fun and creative. Making my own logo was cool because it's like I have a business or patent or something! 

2. I feel that your name totally represents your whole being: your name is you and what identifies you. I always like incorporating my initials into things so for this assignment, I wanted to at least include the letter C somewhere. I alos liked the idea of logos incorporating pictures or graphics and words. I sketched out different patterns and shapes of C's at first. Then I started playing around with my favorite number,5, which had multiples meanings to me. I think had the idea of a lightbulb because of the fact I was thinking of all these different  ideas. A light bulb often signifies a thought. Then I thought of the monogram C2B1 which has a double meaning. There are two C's in my name (C2) and there is one B (B1). C2B1 also means that in order to be something, you have to see it or observe it. Therefore, see to be one (C2B1). 

3. I think the most important discovery of creating a logo was that logos literally could be anything. They don't have to follow a set pattern or rules. They are totally creative. They don't even have to make sense all the time because it's just representation of something. So whenever you see that logo, you know it goes along with something specific. 

4. The videos were long, but definitely helpful in creating a logo. The most important thing I learned was about color and layout. 

 

Albright Knox Art Gallery

1. There were two particular artworks the gallery that definitely  impressed me. I loved French artist, Jean Metzinger's, Danseuse au Cafe (Dancer in a cafe) painting. It was made in 1912 and was simply oil on a canvas. However, before I looked at the tag with the information about it, I trued to guess what the picture was showing. It took me a while to see that there was an actual woman in the picture. That was so cool to me. Then, I saw a person sitting down. They were made out of different shapes and elements and you really had to pay attention to the painting to understand what was going on it it. The second painting that impressed me was Sue Williams Blue Foot, Red Shoe painting made in 1997. It was oil on acrylic on canvas. The interesting thing that got my attention was the fat that I saw what looked like a hand first. As I kept looking at it, i noticed that the whole painting was of body parts. I got a little disturbed, but intrigued at the same time because the body parts looked distorted.

 

2. I have a love hate relationship with math. It is one of those subjects that I'm terribly good and natural at so I love it. However, I hate the subject of math. It requires so much work and thought that I put my whole brain on the table and that's what makes me hate it. So when I saw Jasper Johns, an American artist, Numbers in color painting, I immediately felt connected to it. I was literally staring at these numbers made out of encaustic and newspaper materials for a while. My math instinct was to try to find a pattern and I saw that each row went from 0-9, but in a different order, staring with the next consecutive number. It was neat and nice to look at. I also had a connection with Czech artist, Frantise K Kupka, painting. It was titled Traits, plans, profondeur (Lines, planes, depth) and made from 1920-1922. It was oil on canvas, but it had a raised effect to it and I wanted to touch it so bad. It attracted me because it had all these shades of blue in it. Blue is my absolute favorite color! It almost looked like it was made out of watercolors and was just beautiful.

 

3. I would really like to learn more about Jose Parla's Blooming City Marks painting. It was recently made this year and was so eye catching. Made out of acrylic, ink, plaster, and enamel, this painting was almost like it could be in a building in NYC. It was so cool looking and involved so many different colors. It showed that art can be made out of anything and be beautiful. I would love to learn more about him and his inspiration for this piece. I also want to learn more about Dialogue I, an oil on canvas painting created by Adolph Gottlieb in 1960. It literally looked like someone ad put graffiti on the wall. I mean that in the most interesting way, though. Because I didn't understand this painting and the one red dot and the one black one, I am interested in finding out more about this artist and the meaning behind this painting.

 

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Value Scale and Color Wheel

1. Creating the value scale was kind of cool and a lot easier than making the color wheel. The color wheel was difficult because I had to create cyan and magenta. Mixing the proper colors for that was fun, but it was tricky. It was a little tricky for the value scale too just because I really was trying to show the gradual change in color.
2. I enjoyed working with the old fashioned pencil more than the paint. I never was a big painter when I was little. I always used crayons, markers, and pencils!
3. I was shocked to learn that red and blue were not primary colors. That's what I learned and have always thought! It's crazy that I didn't even know that cyan was a color until about 2 years ago.
4. The mixing of colors and learning the truth about primary and secondary colors was the most important thing I learned. The videos were very simple and informative.

Elements and Principles Slideshow

I really enjoyed this project because I got to take pictures and capture moments! You learn what a line is and what space means when you are young, but in art, these two elements have way different meanings. I think finding Balance was the most challenging for me because I couldn't grasp exactly what it meant. When I hear balance, I think of something being equal or easy to look at. It doesn't involve sharpness or contrast, its a perfect blend. So finding that image was difficult, but hopefully I captured that.
Finding unity and texture was most fun. I was able to use images I captured earlier this year. In particular, I flew on a plane for the first time in March, and, although nervous, seeing the clouds up close and personal like that was breathtaking. You could see how soft and fluffy they looked as almost like were sleeping on them!
I was able to find a lot elements by just being outside and observing nature. That was the most fun part. You don't really realize things in nature because they are always there, but actually taking the time and looking, you see all these art principles and elements there.
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Video and Article Response

1. The first video opened with the thought that art starts with an idea. Ideas go beyond the senses; it is a reasoning. In other words, art begins with the mind. This video also talked a great deal about beauty and how it relates to aesthetics. I totally agree with that because we find what is beautiful in things that make us feel or arouse us. The second video I found quite interesting. Some of the key concepts discussed by the two men involved the brain and the history of art. It brought out the point that "art makes us aware of oneself as another". It also talked about how art is meant to create works that people admire. I never looked at art under a lens. I learned that "art" really began in the stone age and has always made people feel or give an aesthetic response. The article brought out a realization for me when it said that our brains trick us into developing meaning. When I think about it, the brain really does process everything you see, feel, taste, or hear. It then uses all of that to understand something and in this case, art. Our brain can take simple lines or emoticons and know exactly what it means.
2. Plato's philosophy of aesthetics, I feel, is the most important. Plato was born around 500 BC in the classical age of Athens. He believed that art is an imperfect copy of a perfect idea. He also believed that there is beauty in all things. So, what makes something beautiful doesn't mean it is perfect and art can be beauty and good.
3. I think Changuex and Ramachandran views of art were accurate and reasonable. It was hard to understand Changeux, but he was right. Art does have history and it makes us emotional and empathetic to people. Ramachandran was really funny and I was able to understand him better. When he was describing the scince of art, he commented on how two different concepts like those could be connected. However, he said that the brain is where science and art meet. It really is! Looking at a beautiful painting or other art form can have such a powerful effect on your mind. He described that by how breathless he was by Indian art. The ost interesting thing he said was how art doesn't create the realistic, but that it creates altered, deliberately distorted images.
4.All of the videos and articles relate to the readings because it talked a great deal about the idea of an aesthetic experience. Art is meant to create meaning, order, and it reflects our ideas. Platos and Aristotle both agree with that as the first video showed and chapter 1 brought out. Chapter 2 ties in with both vidoes and the article because it talks about beauty and how art and beauty both provide pleasure. Chapter 3 discussed some of the history and culture of art. It also talked about arts role in religion, politics, and its social role.Ramachandran acknowledged all the different art there is such as chinese art, indian art, and greek art.
5. These videos and article added very nicely to my overall readings. It gave me more to think about and presented a lot of interesting facts.

First Blog

1. I already had a gmail account so getting here was okay. Creating a blog was simple as well.
2. In this course, I expect to learn about, at least, five artists. I also want to learn about different art forms and some history of art.
3. Online courses can only be good or bad. Hopefully this one is good!