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Personally, I found this quarter to be very challenging. Each week we were assigned a different piece of art to complete. i found myself having to redo and learn different ways to accomplish the goal that was set before me. Most of the works that i created are the third or fifth copy of what was originally created because I was not satisfied with what I created. Only Having one week to compete each piece put me under a lot of pressure and put me behind in my work because I did not feel as though I had enough time to compete each piece. I usually found myself making up work outside of class. I feel that the classes could have been more instructed instead of students figuring everything out for themselves. Most if not all of the classes were never really instructed. We were simply allowed to go and draw. I could have managed my time better, but I truly did put in an honest effort even though I do not consider myself to be an artist and was under pressure.


Hands 



Self Portrait small







Life Size Drawing







Clear Vessel Small




Clear Vessel Large







Still Life 




Paper:

 

Exploration of a Renaissance Artist: Focus on Benozzo Gozzoli

Online link for paintings: http://www.wga.hu/framese.html?/html/g/gozzoli/1early/index.html

Trial by Fire Before Sultan description:

            Behind the small crowd of people is an old stonewall corner. Each individual crack on the wall is highlighted on the seam of the wall. On the left side of the wall the cracks become smooth and less visible. On the right side the cracks are faintly visible. The darkness of the space near the right side of the wall shields the cracks. The side of the darkness lies behind the sultan.

            From the bottom right hand corner to almost the top right hand corner, stretches the seated body of a man who is assumed to be a sultan. His robe is golden yellow with a vague pattern of blue trimming the bottom. Each wrinkle that accompanies sitting is visible. The robe gathers in the lap of the sultan. He wears sleeved shirt underneath the rode, but only the left arm is visible. In the center of the shirt, along the sultans chest are eleven gold buttons. On his head is a hat in the shape of a round pointed triangle. There are lines that run from the furry white rim of the hat to the gold button on top.

            The sultan’s eyes are looking down upon the crowd that is implied to be before him. His lips are thin and almost covered by the thick rust colored beard that he wears. To the left of the sultan is a man covered from head to toe in a red robe. The man’s head is covered also by a hijab. Behind the man is a knight fully dressed in metal, but his head gear is not pointed. It is rounded to his head. Beyond and in between the knight and man are the heads of three more crowd members.

 

Death and Ascention of St. Francis description:

            Under the arch of a bright rainstorm lies a town square. The sky behind the storm is light blue, almost the color of crystal water. Directly under the arch but still above the town, five angles float on a wisp like cloud. The angels almost appear as the morning sun. Under the angles is a yellow stone house. At the top is a section with three triangular windows in a row and a circular one above the middle window. Under the top section is a layer of red shingles coming out in to the crown that is gathered in the town square. To left of the house is a old, gray church-like building and to the right is a pale, red rectangular building.

            A large mass of people stand gathered between the buildings. For the ones closes to the rear of the crowd only the shapes and colors of their heads are visible. In the front of the crowd are men in white robes, the y hold long wooden poles above their head.  In the center of these men is another man, but he holds a book opened toward his face. One man kneels with his hands in the prayer position at the head of a dead body. Another man leans over the dead body that is raised on a high blue table. This man wears a red robe that is trimmed with white at the top. One the table lays a man that is covered from head to toe in a yellow robe. His head rests on a red pillow.

 

Argument:

             Artists of the Renaissance were considered to be people of the future. Their art possessed certain qualities that distinguished the transition from medieval to present day art. Many artist abandoned arts connection to the church and went off in a separate direction to find the beauty of the world. However, in the majority of Benozzo Gozzoli’s work there is a clear connection to the church. Although his work was connected to the church, it still possessed the qualities of the “new” art that was introduced during this time.

            One characteristic that was introduced during the Renaissance was the idea of focusing on realism. The artwork was meant to look as if it were real people and real objects. In all of Gozzoli’s pieces the people are painted as if they were and individual. The people have features unique to them, making them look more life like or real.

            Artists of the Renaissance also adopted the idea of perspective. Artists made objects that were further back in space appear to be far off in the distance of the artwork. Techniques of using a vanishing point assisted artists when painting. Art was no longer 2-demensional. Figures were shown in their true form. Gozzoli demonstrates this in his painting Death and Ascention of St. Francis. He shows the 3-dimensional figures f buildings and people.

                        The only argument that would exclude Gozzoli from the artists of the Renaissance is his high focus on the church. Other then that he met all of the other characteristics of the Renaissance.

Works Cited:

"Italian Renaissance Art." Carrie Text Electronic Library. European University Institute, 2006. Web. 3 Dec 2010. <http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/gilbert/07.html>.

Nicolas, Poich. "La Renaissance ." Web Museam. BMW Foundation, 2006. Web. 4 Dec 2010. <http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/renaissance/>.

 

 

​End of the Period Project

Inspiration: Leanardo DaVinci

I chose to do my project about Leanardo DaVinci because when I think of art, my initial reaction is Leanardo DaVinci's pieces. His work(s) of art are a mystery until this day and I find that very interesting. 

​Mona Lisa: Mona Lisa is one of Leanardo DaVinci's  most famous works of art. No one knows who the woman in the picture is supposed to portray. Historicist guess that the picture is of Leanardo DaVinci's wife. The interesting aspect about Mona Lisa is that no one knows if she's smiling or if it's her natural facial expression. 

This is my Daily Routine. 

Me Rutina Diaria. (My Daily Routine)

My monologue project was about the inflation issue in Zimbabwe. They had a shortage in food which led to the food rising drastically in prices. Many people in zimbabwe do not have jobs so they could not afford this expensive food. The government decided to print much larger dollar bills, which made the inflation much worse. Eventually millions of dollars became worth almost nothing. This caused people to start paying for items with things other than zimbabwean dollars until the issue got a little better and they started to use different currencies. 

starting with dunda.
ending with annoying sherif.
inbetween comes chase and laufenberg.

and secretly ms. hirschfield too.

Claire loves being able to hide who she really is behind a website identity.  Using this site, she is able to say anything that she wants about Natalie without having to deal with any negative consequences.  Also, on this site, she is friends with people from India who speak only very broken English aside from their native tongue.  Therefore, she has a way to let out her feelings to an audience, even though this audience really has no idea what she is talking about.  Today, she posted the following:

"There is a feeling of a hidden reality that comes with this site. i love it."

It is clear that Claire's online identity is benefiting her emotionally by letting her express her feelings that would otherwise be ignored in her physical reality.

Check it out for yourself.

I'm home. 
once again. 
ugh. 

I hate being sick, wahhh. 
This facebook thing for my storytelling characters is really awkward, especially because i just staged a breakup hahaha. 

Whateverss. 
Tomorrow is my 8months with my boyfriend, i'm so excited(:
dis is soo noiiceeee.
 
I MISS ALEXIS AND BIANCAAA</333. 
but i have all the gatorade you could imagine(((((((((((:
byeebyee.

​

 

Woodrow Wilson president who lead us into the 1920’s

http://www.bobmccaughey.com/post1865/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/woodrow_wilson_po2.jpg

Election slogan

 

http://www.musclecars.net/parts/1912-Woodrow-Wilson-Campaign-Pin-Pinback-Button-Badge-For-Sale_370469676242.html

Woodrow Wilsons pled to get people to join the red cross

 

http://www.collectibles-articles.com/antique/Red-Cross-Poster-1918-Original-Woodrow-Wilson-WWI_260703798457.html

Woodrow Wilson making peace

 

http://baxing.com/endata/language/mix/woodrow%20wilson%2014%20points%20of%20peace.html

He died in 1924 the nation was very sad.

http://apollo.lib.olemiss.edu/hail_to_the_chief/exhibitions/collections/deaths.html

http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blbushstrongerest.htm

Mocking bushes election run

Accusations of rasim

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vqq_zgBdZGs/TND8u2ZiEyI/AAAAAAAAAJc/1MxYS4GB_PI/s1600/achdirective_1882_10091068.gif

Fails to open a door

http://flcenterlitarts.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/bush_runningforthe-exit.jpg

A statement about bush and terrorism

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64664530@N00/369942079

http://patriotstatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Happy-Constitution-Day-Redacted.jpg

Commentary on bushes selective view of the constitution.

Yesterday morning, I missed my chance at getting a pizza bagel.

There are always precious few. I walked past the breakfast line and they were not yet ready. I left. When I returned, I was too late-- they were all gone.

I was very sad. I thought that I would have to wait an unfathomable amount of time, days, maybe, to eat another pizza bagel.

But, hey, what do you know, they had pizza bagels for breakfast this morning too. It was a sign from the universe that I am cared for.

I was sure that there would be enough for me, but I budged in front of the long line for good measure.

I have a lot of math work to make up *SIGH*. This weekend will suck.

"​She know me like a book, its too easy to read my ass. Unhappy stressed, yelling don’t mislead my ass. I mean I make it so easy don’t please my ass. If the shoe was on the other foot and you would leave my ass, its true that, true that."

|ˈmezməˌrīz| verb - to hold the attention of (someone) to the exclusion of all else or so as to transfix them.

rAt the moment this is my favorite word, I don't really know why, but at the same time there happens to be a boy that mesmerizes me every time he's near me...ohdear, not again

I. Estudia para la prueba (Quizlet y paquete de ¿Adónde vas?)
II.

Remember if you want to express the future (“going to do something”), we use “IR A (infinitivo).” Take out the family packet and open up to the page with the activities.

Escribe en español:

 

Ejemplo: We’re gonna study in the library. Vamos a estudiar en la biblioteca.

1) I’m gonna babysit my younger brother.

2) He’s gonna go to the movies.

3) I’m gonna exercise in the gym.

4) Srta Manuel’s gonna study literature in Spain in June.

5) Señor Lehmann’s gonna work in his office.

6) Are you going to wash the dishes today?

7) What are we going to do later? (to do = hacer)

8) What are you going to do on Friday? (to do = hacer)

These painting I did for my Advanced Art class. The theme or era I decided to do was Japanese Art. At first I just did the one cherry blossom tree with the purple background. But then I wanted to do more. All of these painting were doodles at first then day after day it became more. The first cherry blossom tree is tranquility. The second photo is unnamed but I used paint to make the picture. I wanted to make it a pointillism affect so I used to finger and dotted on the paint. The picture was made to be trees on the outside and a river flowing in the middle. The second cherry blossom is love. And the fourth painting has my friend and I's hand print and in the middle it says "I love you". The only inspiration I had was things that I like. Flowers and painting.

For my artist focus I chose Omar Dogan. He's worked at Udon Entertainment for a long time, and he mainly focuses on realistic-cartoon type of stuff. Since Capcom (a video game software company) hires Udon for a lot of their Games' artwork the Udon crew always have something draw and that include Omar.
The reason I specifically chose Omar is for his style and colors (and because I love the art he does in some comics).

The first picture is Ibuki from the Street Fighter franchise. Omar worked on a 4 part comic book series with this character, going into details about their personal life. He did the same with two other characters from the franchise.

The second picture is a picture of my own creation, and I tried to emulate the eyes Omar does. 

A lot of the things in the drawings came out weird/wrong. The Right arm came out weird because I got lazy. On the second one, the eyes are aren't parallel and looked crooked. Anyway, I enjoyed studying Omar Dogan.

The last picture is Omar's version of Ibuki.

Its finally that time. I going to go visit my school and I'm way to exited.

So basically in quarter three, I focused on a vast variety of things. The main focuses of this quarter were shadowing, still life, and the human body. To mirror those focuses is my art work. Behind all of this though, each picture is supposed to show something about myself. 

The first drawing of this quarter was just a pencil drawing of a hand. IF was the smallest picture of the year. In the picture that I drew, the hand looks like its reaching out for help. From the shading and shadows of the picture you can tell that something is hanging over the hand. The picture is symbolism, saying that there are always things that hang over our shoulders and try to hold us down but it is up to us to try to get ourselves out from under them. 

The second drawing of this year was a pencil drawing of myself. For this picture what I did was take one of my favorite picture of myself and then just try to remake it with pencil. In this picture, I was wearing a hoodie and my head was tilted down. When i tried to portray the tilt in my drawing it didn't come out as well as I'd liked but the picture was still okay. Once I finished the picture in pencil I went over it and colored it in just to enhance the emotion behind the art. The picture gives off deep and somewhat sad pictures. 

In the third drawing of this quarter I had to do another self portrait but this time it had to be bigger and in charcoal. This was my third favorite picture to draw this quarter. In this picture I attempted to draw myself looking off to the side again, using a picture I took of myself as my model. This picture was hard at first because it took a while to try to proportion out the drawing. At first the head was too round or the shoulders came out too far. In the end though, I was proud with the outcome of it. The picture shows a stronger, serious version of me which is a side of me people aren't used to seeing. 

The fourth picture in this project was a full figure charcoal drawing of someone. I chose to draw my friend Michael Chase. I had took a picture of him a day or two before hand and so I used that picture in order to draw. This was the most annoying picture of the quarter just because I could not, no matter what i tried, get the picture perfectly the way I wanted. Lines were too far up or down and I couldn't figure out how to fix it. In the end I just gave up working on it and stuck with what it was. 

The fifth drawing was a drawing of a clear bottle. Now originally I started and completed a drawing of a soap bottle. The shading and lines were beautiful. But then I took that drawing and used it for another classes assignment. I'm not sure if I'm ever going to get it back and I never took a picture of it so, instead of harping on that I just went and drew another drawing. The drawing I'm submitting as a final is a sketch of a water bottle that my mom constantly buys. It's in the shape of a baseball. At first I was going to place the bottle on a table but when I thought about it, I fiigured it would be more interesting to have it in my hand. 

The sixth draw was a still life of a an area in the art studio that Ms.Hull set up for us to draw. This drawing was the most fun because I wasn't really interested in doing it but I did anyway. It turned out okay.


The seventh drawing was a charcoal drawing of a clear bottle on big paper. I enjoyed making this picture slightly just because of how I set it up. I placed the bottle in a window seal and then attempted to draw literally everything in the picture. That included the car driving by that got caught in the picture. I think this is one my my favorite pieces because of the fact that it can be taken to have a humorous yet sinister tone. When I look at it, it makes me think that an evil bottle is looking down onto a car that it's hated for years, plotting ways to bring harm to it. 


To finish this off, I'm going to talk about the finale piece. For our final piece I chose a specific genre and then drew a six hour piece about it. The genre I chose was anime because it's my favorite type of art. To display it, all I did was take my school lab coat and then design on it something pertaining to anime. The reason I chose to design my lab coat is because I've always looked at clothing from stores like fye and hot topic and liked the cartoons and anime themes that are placed on them. I've always wanted to design my own. So I did. 

On the lab coat I drew a girl playing the flute because that's what I love to do. And so the theme of the coat is music. 
Originally she had arms and hands but it was very difficult to draw on the cloth so I ended up just not giving her them.