Chapter 9 and 12 Vocab in an Artwork

Charles Burchfield, An April Mood, 1946–55. Watercolor and charcoal on joined paper, 40 × 54 in.

This work of art demonstrates the uses of aerial perspective, implied texture, value, chiaroscuro, value contrast, and a balance of value. By creating an aerial perspective and using the device chiaroscuro, there is a sense of depth in this piece. He has made the objects and textures that go further back in the painting less distinctive to show atmospheric perspective. He also used the method of making the values in the back light and the values that come up close to the painting dark which would be chiaroscuro.

The mark making in the fields, sky, tress, and rocks create a sense of texture that is not really there. This  device the artist has used would be considered implied texture. It is also very clear that the artist has used a range of values in this work. The artist did a great job of creating a balance of value in the piece. He equally distributes value weight throughout the whole composition, making it unified. The artist also accomplishes value contrast by having the dark shaded trees against the lighter part of the sky.

http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/CharlesBurchfield

Chapter 12 Vocab

Chapter 12:

1. Define Value and a value scale

Value is the shading of lights and darks. A value scale shows a transitions of shades from lights to darks or darks to lights.

2. What is achromatic gray?

Achromatic gray is a mixture of white and black only. 

3. What is a Value contrast?

It is the relationship between areas of dark and light. 

4. How do you create balance in a composition with value?

Balance can be created by equally distributing the amount of weight on each side.

5. How do you create emphasis with value, give an example?

Emphasis can be created by creating value contrast ( high dark-and- light contrast)

6. What is chiaroscuro? What period in art history was the word originally used?

Chiaroscuro is a device originated from the Renaissance that uses value to imply depth and volume in a painting or drawing. 

7. What is aerial, or atmospheric perspective? Give an example.
Aerial perspective is when far-off objects visually become less distinct and in a way vanish into the atmosphere as it goes off further in the distance. The Virgin of the Rocks, 1491-1508 by Leonardo da Vinci exemplifies aerial perspective. 

Chapter 9 Vocab

Chapter 9:

1. Describe three ways to define a pattern in art or theory?

It can be a repetition of a motif that creates a design, a repetition of thoughts or actions, or a decoration that takes up a surface.

2. How can a grid help to define a pattern?

It helps repeat an idea or motif in an orderly fashion.

3. Describe the similarities and differences in pattern and texture?

They both share the same characteristic of repetition, however, they function differently. A texture evokes a sense of touch while a pattern provides a design appealing to the eye.

4. How can texture be used to create visual interest?
It can create a contrast in surfaces to create visual interest. 

5. What is the difference between actual and implied texture?

Actual texture is when you can actually feel the textured surface and implied texture are marks that make you seem like there is texture but actually you cannot feel the texture. 

6. How do you define collage? Give an example

A collage is creating a design by pasting down pieces of colored and textured materials. An example would be The Sermon on Mount, 1999 by Michael Albert. 

7. What is tromp L’oile? (French term: fool to the eye)

When an artist copies the exact visual color and value pattern of each surface.

Magazine Collages

These are my four completed collages. I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out. I will still add one more strip of magazine to the asymmetrical grid to help unify it more.

Ebru Art @ American Islamic College

Visual Research For My Concept Board on Julie Mehretu

The second of Julie Mehretu's three "Stadia" paintings on display at Williams College Museum of Art

city buildings inspire most of Mehretu's works

this picture depicts depth which a lot of Mehretu's works do.

The lines, colors, and layering in maps are similar to Mehretu's art.

Quote of the Week 10/23

"the installations represent breuning's photographic technique of leaving the chaos of production within a frame - offering the audience a 'behind-the-scenes' perspective of the production."

'smoke bomb 2', 2011 by olaf breuning

  I thought this installation was very interesting along with the artist's technique explained in the quote. After reading the artist's intent, you can see that it is successfully portrayed in this piece. It does make me feel curious of what is behind all the smoke but I love that the smoke is so colorful and bright.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/24371/colorful-smoke-bombs-by-olaf-breuning.html

Oops....

This was my attempt at a symmetrical grid. I first drew the grid and tried to make a focal point by making an area of small patterns go out to larger patterns, but then I realized that by doing so you lose the effect of the grid. I'll try to make it work for asymmetrical grid.

Quote of the Week

"If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced."

 - Vincent Van Gogh

I think this is a very encouraging quote. All artists have doubted themselves at one point, but Van Gogh tells us in this statement to use that doubt to push yourself harder to prove those doubts wrong. I thought this would be a good quote to share for the upcoming paintings assignments we are about to do in class. I especially need to remember this because I do struggle with paints. 

Resource Furniture: Italian-Designed Space Saving Furniture

             

For all those interior design majors, you may enjoy this video if you haven't seen it already! I thought this video was really cool because I would really want this for my apartment I'm getting next year. The furniture is super cute and saves you so much room! Thought this was a really successful and unique design.

Today's the day! I worked all night and morning on my fire and water panel. I wish I had more time to work on it so I wouldn't have to rush through it. I thought it was a fun project, however, because of the short time period, it was less enjoyable for me.

Quote of the Week 10/9

"The work is an exploration of the human condition - as most of his work - through the medium of ceramic, communicating the captivation of money, riches, luxury and wealth with each piece having been polished to a mirror-like finish so that the viewer inevitably becomes part of the artwork, and sees themselves."

I thought this quote successfully expressed the importance of choosing the right material to convey the message of the work.  This artist used ceramic to capture the sense of money, and luxury. It also acts as a mirror to make the viewer part of the art and become a victim of this desire for luxury and money. This shows that the artist put a lot of thought and planning into her work which makes the piece a success.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/24126/barnaby-barford-avarice-money-petal-porcelain-installation.html

Avarice by Barnaby Barford