Group Project

For the group project I had the idea to do a piece of work for earth day! By using pine straw, grass and sticks we can create an image of the earth.

Implied Motion

Emphasis and Focal Point

The focal point in both of these pictures are obvious. In the top picture the railroad tracks going off into the distance is clearly the focal point. In the bottom photo the big black circle is where the emphasis lies and creates a large focal point. 

Line

Both images include actual line. The lines in the top picture outlines the letters while the lines in the bottom photo all go to a single point. 

Emotive Lines

This image to me is exciting. The mixture of the curved and hard edges of the shapes gives this piece many emotions. To me it is happy, simply because of the bright colors. 

To me this image screams consistency. The constant horizontal, gray lines make the image plain yet gives it a hurried, boring feel.  

A-R-T

Same Value/ Different Value

Different Color/Same Color

Color

Eiffel 65 - Blue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68ugkg9RePc

Just like the title of the song, the music video to the song Blue is full of blue effects.

Faith Ringgold

Coming to Jones Road #1 
1999 
Acrylic on canvas with pieced border 


This piece by Faith Ringgold attracted because of the calm, cool colors. The artwork is full of peace and serenity and makes me feel calm. 

Money as Art

Amazing Collection of Artworks Made From Money

When looking at the collection of money art, this particular piece was by far my favorite. The intricate detail and light colors make the art seem so beautiful and delicate just like a flower. 

Synesthesia

The picture above communicates the visual representation of a sound. The sharp points make the picture seem like it is a harsh and loud sound. On the contrary, curved lines would have given the image a smooth and soft sound representation.

Money Design

I like the design of this currency because of the colors and pictures of the sea. Both the colors and the pictures give an island feel to the money and make me feel happy.

The Grid

This colorful, tight grid artwork is done by the artist Chuck Close. I love the colors used in the piece that creates a nice looking image.

Chuck Close

I found this Chuck Close piece very interesting. The shapes that make up a woman's face seem to me to look like cells under a microscope. I love how he used colors such as blue, red, and orange to make up the face when usually these would not be seen when drawing a face.

Gestalt 2

This picture of #1 at Idle Hour shows closure. The way the landscaping crew mowed the grass makes continuous lines on the fairway.

Andy Goldsworth

I love the the detail and colors in this work. In such a dark setting Andy brings life and color to the area and the way he organizes each piece makes for a great work of art. 

Gestalt - Unity

Gestalt is a psychology term that means unified whole. The theories that Gestalt explains describe how people tend to organize visual elements into groups when certain principles are applied. These principles are: similarity, continuation, closure, proximity, figure and ground.

Louis Nevelson

This is one of my favorite pieces from the Louis Nevelson collection. I like the dark charcoal color. Each box contains several boxes that gives tremendous depth. I love the intricate detail each box contains. There are so many places to look which makes this work so interesting to me.

Lucas Samaras

 This Lucas Samaras box above first caught my eye because of its unique style. I like how it appears to be on its side. The face on the right interior of the box is interesting to me because it is done through shadowing. Opposite from the face looks like hair. This at first was disturbing to me but as I thought about it more, I think it goes with the face that is lays across from. As far as the entire box goes, the exterior is my favorite part. I love the different color beading with a lot of texture. 

Joseph Cornell Boxes

Of all the Joseph Cornell boxes I looked up, this was my favorite of his pieces. The interesting 3D look the combination of the background and foreground  give the box was what first grabbed my attention. I like how the men in black and white are staring into the blue distance.  I am unsure of what the words in the box mean but it seems to me like they are words of inspiration, almost like the man is saying "go forth".

Form and Content

This picture of the stair runner shows the contrast between the stadium seating and the stairs. I really like how the runner is wearing blue which contrasts from the brown steps he runs on.

Three Types of Design

Interior design
Car design
Web design

When I think of interior design I think of residential design. The picture below is of a white  bathroom. The beautiful white floors with the cream walls and light colored cabinets give this room a nice, clean look.

All automobile companies must start out with a design of any new car model they want to create. The picture below is a 2011 BMW 6 series. Before this car was produced the creator had to come up with some sort of design before the finished product could be created.

Web design has recently become extremely popular as the internet has and continues to grow significantly. As the number of internet users increases so does the need for web designers. 

Defining Design

Merriam-Webster defines design in two ways: a verb and a noun.

¹de·sign

 verb \di-ˈzīn\

Definition of DESIGN

transitive verb

1

: to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan: devise, contrive

²design

 noun

Definition of DESIGN

1

a : a particular purpose held in view by an individual or group. 

I have my own personal definition for design:

A plan or model to a creative construction.

The Nike Shoes above are really cool because they were designed by a customer. Nike has an interesting program where anyone can customize design any Nike shoe. This form of design allows customers to be creative with their footwear!