Month: September 2021
collages
Project 2 collage
Jack Greene
Greenawald Collages:
Setting up a Peg Armature and Roughing in your Self-Portrait Bust
example of how to rough out proportions and form without getting too caught up in details
Morgan Muller Collages
some useful general-to-specific head sculpting videos
Tip Toland Workshop — Sculpting a Clay Head
Images of Tip Toland’s artwork: her website a google image search of her name
Art report. Vicky Liu. The Whistlers
Immediate Response The Whistlers, which is a sculpture by Tip Toland in 2005, leads me not only to see the beauty of old women but also to think about the deeper meaning hidden in details. When I first saw the sculpture, I was shocked by Tip Toland’s choice of representation, which are old women. Different… Continue reading Art report. Vicky Liu. The Whistlers
Carter alvord- Poteous
I really enjoyed the documentary because the narrator talked about both science and art. Immediately, I began to think about a voyager, Christopher Columbus, who sketched many of his findings down in his personal journal. As he traveled to North America, he would sketch birds, rocks, shells, and almost any new species which he had… Continue reading Carter alvord- Poteous
Carter Alvord- untitled sculpture piece
Tony Cragg Immediate Response: I find this sculpture to be extremely unorganized. It seems to be extremely sporadic and there is no certainty to its pattern. However, while the piece is chaotic, the materials used, and the way it’s sculpted, makes it exceedingly satisfying to view. In certain areas, the piece becomes narrow, while at… Continue reading Carter Alvord- untitled sculpture piece
Art report 1
To Twine, Janine Antoni
To Twine by Janine Antoni Immediate Response: When I first saw the sculpture to twine by Janine Antoni it was hard not to notice the complexity of the two spines woven together but together with the simplicity of the wall behind it and the setting it is on. When seeing the piece, it made… Continue reading To Twine, Janine Antoni
Nolan Springer
The film on radiolarians and Ernst Haeckel was very interesting. I enjoyed it and even learned some pretty cool facts. Radiolarians are part of the oceanic plankton. They are also over 500 million years old. Some cool things I found out about Haeckel’s work is that he had the theory way before Darwin that man… Continue reading Nolan Springer