Homework 6: 7 Bullet points (perspective)
- After watching the videos and reading, I realized how much art truly does come into effect in every aspect of life.
- Understanding geometry is a really important skill to have when drawing.
- It is very important to use rulers or straight edges in order to make line work precise. If the angles or lines are messed up it could make the cube look distorted.
- Sloping streets have vertical lines of the facades that do not change.
- It is extremely important to view furniture as simple forms like cubes or prisms. Doing this makes it easier to add details since the basic
- Perspective should only affect larger volume objects; smaller objects should be placed in after larger volume objects have been placed.
- When doing stairs in angular perspective, it is important to take into account the two vanishing lines, two planes, and the vanishing point of the slope should be exactly on one of the vanishing points.
Homework 5: GE Assignment 7 artists w/ 3 responses
Lee Krasner– Abstract expressionist painter
Ella Gallagher– Contemporary artist
Bridget Riley– known for singular op art paintings
Elizabeth Peyton– Contemporary artist
June Leaf– June Leaf is a painter that did a lot of abstract allegorical works. I was unfamiliar with June Leaf before I looked her up. Her artwork is very fascinating. It holds a great deal of emotion and she does an amazing job with depicting that.
Elizabeth Catlett– Elizabeth Catlett was an American Mexican artist that focused on the African American women during the 20th century. I was also unfamiliar with Elizabeth Catlett, but when I looked up her name, I realized I have seen her work before. I was completely captivated by her work and think it would be fun to try and make a drawing inspired by her.
Amy Sherald– Amy Sherald is an American painter focused on simplified realism. Her work is incredible. I love how realistic she is able to get them. It is also interesting to note that her work has a little bit of an animated feel to it.
Homework 4: Submit sketches!
Homework 3: Bullet points/drawing
- It is interesting to see that many artists use a 3-5 step value scale because when I was in art classes we were always taught to use the scale in its entirety.
- In figure 9.14, all the distinct shapes appear without harsh outlines because the artist was able to use shading.
- In figure 9.14, it is easy to see that the artists is not using the full 9 step value scale.
- Both drawings, 9.15 &9.16, are able to show how simple understanding of shading can completely change the overall feel of a drawing.
- It is interesting that the text mentions that less experienced artists struggle to incorporate the value scale in their works, but artists can sometimes use a 3 step scale for drawings.
Paul Vezelay inspired drawing
Homework 2: Response!
Watching this documentary was incredibly compelling. One of the individuals that stuck out most to me was Francis Wells. My aspiration is to become a surgeon and to see that it can easily connect to art is incredible. Without art, much of the science field wouldn’t exist because all of the anatomy that we know today is expressed to everyone through the drawings of the human body. Leonardo Da Vinci was able to take his art and combine it with science in order to show others how the two connect. The Vitruvian Man is one work that connects human anatomy with art. He was able to show the “ideal” man by showing the proportions in relation to a circle and square. In other works, he was able to go even more in depth on the anatomy of humans and the detailing was impeccable. While Leonardo had no training on the human body, his works were so in depth that it was able to enhance the work in the science field. To me, that is truly amazing because it shows how art is a universal language for all fields and it helps communicate the words that cannot be said. George Stubbs was another artist that was able to combine art with science. While Stubbs did not focus on human anatomy, his work on horses is truly inspiring. Personally, I have no interest in horses, but the way Stubbs was able to study and learn the anatomical aspects of a horse is remarkable. His work is able to show that art does not have to come from a specific background, but it comes from trial and error. He took the time to observe these horses and learn everything there is to know about these animals simply by watching them.