Scientific Surrealism Lanscape

The reference images that I've picked for the panel are things that were things from sea life and from the beach. The reason I've picked these images in particular because I imagined having a aquatic theme to my image but also including a mollusk since the from of the shell clears shows the Fibonacci sequence.

Completed Concept boards/Surrealism Landscape

Ive chosen color because besides liking color but also the references Ive chosen we images of art supplies ( color pencils ), watercolor experiments, and things within nature that contain color.

The principle Ive chosen was curvilinear and the images that have portrayed something with a curvilinear edge were mostly furniture and other abstract works of art.

The artist Ive chosen is Beatriz Milhazes and the images within the panel show her work including cutouts of her work and an experimental image of an image of her in bitmap mode.

My idea behind my surrealism landscape was to show a sense of depth perception with a vortex style  space.

As part of one of the few projects we were assigned to do, had to consist of creating four panels, three showing element, and artist, and a principle. The last panel was a surrealism landscape created in Photoshop by using images online and collaging them together to create one whole image.

Painting in grayscale. . .

So last Thursday in the studio, we were given an assignment to find an interesting shape and do a grayscale painting from it by zooming in to the image and abstracting it. The object I chose we're antique gold bangles that I was wearing that day. I thought it'll be a good idea to use them because they since they were embellished, they had already contained some existing shapes to work with. The image shows Professor Ujiie explaining/demonstrating how would have to create this.

Our Collage Assignment

So yesterday in class we did a informal critique on our collage panels, and the concept behind these was to show asymmetrical grid balance with a focal point, symmetrical gird balance, radial balance, and biomorphic image or self-portrait by using ripped pieces of magazine paper. What was interesting about this assignment was that it was challenge to try to show two different type of grid balances without ever having seen and example of this before. When seeing everyone else's work on the wall really motivated me to want to improve more on mine. I really loved Stacey's and Sam's self-portrait collage because they really created a likeness of themselves with the collaging technique.

Homework #4 Artwork Choice

           This was a really interest piece to fond because it experiments with texture and medium. The table top appears to show tactile texture since the artists has created a representation of wood grain. Tromp L’oile is also with this piece because at first glance at the table it only appears to be a smooth surface until seen up close. Since the wood grain varies or looks the same, it contains a sense of patterns because of the lines formations. The second picture on the bottom contains mixed-media since the bottom uses wood for the base of the table while the top uses acrylic. I believe that this table’s surface would be good for using it for frottage because of its textured surface. The table would also appear to have visual texture but since the object is three dimensional, it can actually be felt. 

              Japanese design studio Nendo installed their pieces, title “textured transparencies”, in Galleria Jannone during fashion week 2011. Their collection of pieces mostly included tables and lights which explored different levels of transparency. Each of the pieces where created from different materials to show new and different visual functions in furniture. 

Homework #4

Kimberly Torres

10/30/12

                                                             Homework #4

Chapter 9 Vocabulary words:

1. pattern - a repetitive design or giving an empty area or space visual interest 

2. tactile texture - texture that can be felt 

3. collage - a technique in which pieces of paper or objects are pasted down to to make a design or pattern

4. verisimilitude - creating the same patterns or textures where they don't really exist

5. visual texture - where texture is mostly visual and cannot be touched

6. frottage - rubbings

7. trompe l'oel - a french term meaning "to fool the eye"

1. three ways to define a pattern are adding visual interest to an are or empty space, repeated shapes or marks, dynamic visual interest

2. most patterns in grid form can show a sense of balance and order

3. the differences and similarities with pattern and texture are pattern is usually defined as a repetitive design and motif, texture as well but not with the same perfection. texture would be identified by touch  yet at the same time appear as pattern as well

4. texture can be used to give visual interest by variation of dark to light patterns, surface quality like such as smooth and rough objects, when an artist purposely exploits contrasts in surface

5. the difference between actual and implied texture is actual texture, or implied texture, can be felt whereas implied texture is purposely made to have a rough 3-Dimensional surface

6. a collage is where pieces of paper or other materials/objects are pasted together to create a design or pattern for example, Anne Ryan's collages made of cloth.

7. Trompe L'oile is a form of visual texture that objects are done with delineated and meticulous care and also show a visual pattern on each object

Chapter 12 Vocabulary words: 

1. value - from light to dark

2. value contrast - the relation ship between light and dark

3. value pattern - the arrangement of light and dark depending on colors used

4. value emphasis - high dark and light contrast pulls the viewer in
5. chiaroscuro -  a device used to draw lights and dark in to show depth and in both drawing and paintings
6. aerial - atmospheric
7. shading - the use of value in a work of art
8. cross-hatching - a technique in which lines are draw in a back and forth motion, used to represent various grays
9. mixed-media - where two different medias are used in a work of art

1. value is from light to dark and value scale is that shows a representation of value
2. achromatic scale only consists of mixtures of black and white
3. value contrast refers to the relationship between dark and light for example, depending on what background is being used for the grey circle, it may either appear light or dark
4. balance can be created in a composition with value by varying the amount of lights and darks within an image
5. emphasis can be achieved with value by using more dark colors instead of lights for example, using a lot of black can give a more bold effect such colors are used in Susan Moore's mixed media on paper which she used more black to emphasize more of her curves
6. chiaroscuro was used to describe the artistic device used of using light and dark to imply depth and volume in a painting or drawing and during the renaissance was when the word was first used
7. aerial/atmospheric perspective is when far-off objects visually become less distinct and are absorbed into the atmosphere as the distance increases for example, this is more commonly used in landscapes paintings.

My creative process

So in class on Thursday, we had to created implied and actual textures and so far this was my process with my textures and I was mostly just experimenting with some if my organic materials that I've brought to class with me. I have not yet painted over what I've pasted down but I will soon :)