Project #5: You’re the Curator!

          After going to the Met, I have witnessed many interesting pieces of art from all over the world. But if I were to create my own exhibit it will be called Art in the Sky. The art pieces I chose to place in my Exhibit is Red Sunset on the Dnieper by Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi, Copehagen Harbor by the Moonlight by Johan Christian Dahl, and Two Towers by lfred Stieglitz. 

             There are many things in common about these three artworks. One thing that is the same in these artworks are that all show the skyline of their cities from that time period. From New York to Russia to Cophagen. For example lfred Stieglitz's Two Towers show how New York City looked after a snow storm in 1913 pointing at two skyscrapers in the skyline. While Johan Christian Dahl's Copehagen Harbor by the Moonlight  shows the docks of Copehegen while the sun is still rising. 

               The reason I chose these painting is because its shows each city from a distance. Each artist captured each of their city during that time period. Such as Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight, Johan Christian Dahl captures how it was for traders and dockers in Copenhagen and how many of them started their day. In Exhibit is Red Sunset on the Dnieper, this artwork shows the sunset in Dnieper Russia but if u carefully look down you can see trees and other landscape from the Dnieper Russia. 

                 As you can see If I had to create an Exhibit it will be about artists that capture parts of a city thought art. I also feel that these three pieces of art capture what my exhibit will be like.

Copehagen Harbor by the Moonlight by Johan Christian Dahl 

1846

Two Towers by lfred Stieglitz 1913

Red Sunset on the Dnieper Arkhip by Ivanovich Kuindzhi 

1905–8

Mother and Child by the Sea

Johan Christian Dahl 1830

Highway and Small Town

Johan Hagemeyer 1947

Chelsea Galleries Reaction

After going to the four galleries I seen many work that attracted and some not to much. The artist that I was not to interested in collecting was Rashaad Newsome: Herald at Marlborough Gallery. I liked his idea of making art that was inspired by Hip Hop. But I felt he focused too much on the jewelry and bling factor a little too much. For example in the collage BO$$ED UP, 2011, it has rapper YG on top of a bunch of jewelry and rims. Also Black and Yellow, 2011 is basically has a bunch of shiny watches which is on top of a black background. The art work that I would be interested in was Untitled # 168 by Simen Johan. It basically is a rhino sitting in the middle of what looks like a desert. The piece look very vivid to me and the piece looks very clear interesting to me. The other artwork I will get is Untitled # 155, 2010. It is a huge bird that is in a forest, standing on a tree branch with a frog in its mouth. This piece attracted me because I had a parrot when I was younger and it had brought back memories. Also the artwork as a whole looks really cool and the trees in the back look really calming in contrast to the bird with the frog in it's mouth. Simen Johan "Untitled #155" 2010  Simen Johan"Untitled #168" 2011  Rashaad Newsome "BO$$ED UP" 2011 Rashaad Newsome "Black and Yellow" 2011

Illustrate a Story

Basically i tried to put together a collage similar to what Frank Curre saw when that ship was attacked. With bodies in the water and the ship of fire. Also I made the collage in black and white because photographs in the 40's were in black and white.

Brooklyn Museum Reaction

            After going to the Brooklyn museum, I was stunned with all the interesting artwork that was on display. Many of the artworks were large paintings while others were creative sculptures. Also after going to the "Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties", "Sanford Biggers:Sweet Funk-An Introspective", and "Timothy Greenfield Sanders:The Latino List" there was one specific artwork that popped out at me the most.                     From the  "Sanford Biggers:Sweet Funk-An Introspective" exhibit the art work that I found the most interesting was Lottus. From far I thought it was a huge dream catcher. But when I got closer it was more than that. The earpiece was a white lottus flower covered with glass and surrounded by a steel ring. Inside the lottus' pedals were the inside of an 18th century slave ships. In the artpiece it showed how the slaves were placed on the ship.                  George Marvin and his Daughter Edith was the artpiece that popped out at me from the "Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties". This artpiece basically was George Marvin and his daughter Edith sitting at a table  with  a bowl of oranges on it. There is also a rifle and a hat in the background. The reason this artpiece caught my interest because the artpiece looks like someone took a photograph of the two with Edith knowing and her father not knowing. I think the meaning of this artwork is that families in the 20's were close to each another and the fathers were very protective of their families also.                     "Timothy Greenfield Sanders:The Latino List"  was a very stunning exhibit. The exhibit was a bunch of huge photographs of famous Latino people who have changed the world. The photograph  I chose talk about was the one of rapper Pitbull because I listen to some of his music. This photograph of Pitbull was him standing up looking at the photographer with his hands out. In the photo he is wearing a black shirt with jeans. In the photograph you can also see his tattoos on his arms very clearly.                     After going to all three of these exhibits at the Brooklyn museum, these were the three artworks that popped out to me the most. Also I feel that these three artworks capture the gist of each exhibit that it was displayed in.                       Sanford Biggers "Lottus" 2007  James Ormsbee Chapin "George Marvin And His Daughter Edith" 1926  Timothy Greenfield Sanders "Pitbull" 2011

Narrative Digital Collage

The reason behind making this collage is because Michael Jordan is my favorite basketball player and I wanted to put my spin on one of his greatest moments. So I picked when Jordan won the slam dunk contest in 1988 with his Air Jordan dunk. I also picked some of my favorite celebrities and cartoon characters to surround Jordan while performing the dunk.

Sculpture Center Reaction

                          While visiting the Sculpture Center I was surprised how different this museum was. The way the artworks were placed and portrayed interested me the most.  Also the lighting and the way the artwork complemented the space it was given.
                           
                         The first artwork that stood out to me was "Joia Do Orixa" by Sanford Biggers.  This artpiece was a big red sculpture with a straw type dress. Also surrounding the sculpture was a red and white stripe see through cloth with glitter on it. The reason why this stuck with me is because as soon as you walked inside the museum it pops out to you. I believe the placement of the statue, color and size of the sculpture are the traits that mainly made the sculpture pop out to me. Another artwork that caught my attention is "Teenager In Love" by Rona Yefman. It basically was a video of a young women tattooing herself and talking about her past relationships. The display was in the basement of the museum and was surrounded by blue lights. To me the video surrounding suited the content playing on the video. It had that dark night inner city feel to it.
                           
                 Last artwork that I found interesting was another video titled ''Dame of the World''. This documentary was basically about an old women talking about her past and the troubles she went through being in the tattoo world. This documentary was showing on a big screen that was in the basement of the museum. There was no light in the room only, the light that reflected from the screen. I believe that if this display was moved to a smaller room, you would not get the same effect.

Rona Yefman
''Teenager in love"
2011
Sanford Biggers
"A Joia Do Orixa"
2011
Rona Yefman
''Dame of the World"
2011                          

Design in Our Lives Reaction

                      In the world we live in today everyone uses electronics and gadgets in there daily lives. After going to MoMa museum in Manhattan, I saw many electronics gadgets. Also I spotted two high functionality objects and two low functionality objects.
                    The first functional object i spotted was titled My Block NYC.com. This  object was on a big touch screen.  It made the user get to zoom in to anywhere in New York City and also described the area. Some places on the map were you can zoom in even had videos of the actually block . I believe the product had a nice sleek design. I believe that if this product was located all over the city in parks, subways and street corners it will be easier for tourists to get around the city. The other product I found interesting is the SMS slingshot by Christina Zollner, Patrick Fischer, Thilio Hoffman, and Sebastian Piatza. This invention was different from your normal slingshot. It had a small keyboard and screen on the actual slingshot. The purpose of this invention you can type in words into the slingshot then aim it and release. Then it leaves a digital splatter with the words you typed into the slingshot. I believe the SMS slingshot will be fun for all ages and it's design is quick to learn. 
                            There were two products that I saw, that I felt would be low functional. The first product I saw that was kiw functional, was the Talk to Your self Hat by Kate Hartman in 2006. Basically it is a hat and has a speaker covered in cloth that is connected to your hear. The purpose of this device is so you can grab the speaker and talk to yourself. I find this object not functional because why would someone need this product just to speak to themselves. The other object I found low functional is the Muttering Hat also by Kate Hartman. It is also a hat that you put over your head but instead of speaking into a speaker, the hat has two speakers that are connected to the hat that plays pre recorded mutter to you. Both of these objects are low functional to me because I don't see people using these objects in their day to day lives. You do not need  to get a hat just to talk to yourself. If you want to hear muttering just download some muttering and listen to it on your iPod not through a hat.
                             As you can see after my trip to the MoMa and seeing all the art on display. The SMS slingshot and MyBlockNYC.com were the two that made sense to me and also the two displays that would be useful to the public. Kate Hartman's Muttering Hat and Talk to Yourself Hat made the least sense to me and how the public would benefit from the actual product.

Christian Zollner, Patrick Tobias Fischer, Thilio Hoffman, Sebastian Piatza
"SMS Slingshot"
 2009
Alex Kalman, Alex Richard, Igal Nussima
"MyBlockNYC.com"
2011
Kate Hartman
"Talk to Yourself Hat "
2006
Kate Hartman
"Muttering Hat"
2006

Field Trip #1 Reaction

                           This year has marked the 10th anniversary of the tragic attacks that happened on September 11, 2001. When these attacks happened I can remember exactly were and what I was doing. I was in my fourth grade class learning about something. All sudden the kids in the back were pointing to window saying, that smoke was coming out of two buildings. Then an announcement came on saying that two airplanes had hit the world trade center buildings. After that all the kids in the class rushed to the window and watched the building burn from the windows. The teacher then sat all the kids down and parents then started picking up their children from school.After September 11, 2001 many things have changed for the better and worse. One thing that have changed is that airport security has become more stricter and in some case more stressful. Also after 9.11 some Muslims have even been discriminated by others.  
                         First piece of art that  jumped out was a painting by the name of "3.01.2001" by Todd Stone. This painting was showing one of the twin towers right after one of the planes went into it. The artist also uses many shades of grey to depict the smoke and the color of the tower. The reason why i picked this artwork is because it reminded me of all the smoke I saw coming from the towers of September 11 from my classroom window, newspapers, and on TV.  
                         Another artwork I chose was named "Untitled (Questions)" by Barbara Kruger. The artwork shows an American flag. But instead of white stripes, there are white bolded words that spell out questions. Some of the questions of the painting. Some of the questions on the painting are Who is free choose, Who is healed, Who salutes Longest etc. Also were the stars belong there is a statement in white letters that say Look For The Moment When Pride Becomes Contempt. I believe the meaning of this artwork is that you should not make the government or anyone else take away your freedom. Also if you feel the law is affecting your rights, you should never stop fighting for your freedom.
                          The last piece of art that caught my eye was "The Forty Part Motet" by Janet Cardiff. Reason why it caught my eye is because it was in a huge room and in side the room there, was forty black speakers with music coming out of them. The interesting thing about this display is that each speaker in the room had a different person singing through it. Also to get the full effect of the display there was a bench that was in the center of the speakers were u can hear all of the speakers  at once.I though this piece was different and very interesting compared to the other artworks.                        
                       As you can see the attacks on 9/11 have affected the American culture in many ways than one. All the work I have seen this day had to do something with 9/11. The pieces of art work I chose were the most eye popping to me and made me have a different perspective on 9/11 through an artist's eyes.


Todd Stone
"3.01.2001"
2001

Barbara Kruger
"Untitled(Questions)"
1991

Janet Cardiff
"The Forty Part Motet"
2001

Good Art

Bad art

Post #1: Good Art/Bad Art

        Personally I believe that good art or bad art depends on the person who you are asking the question to. But for myself I think good art is something that you can relate too. For example if a Yankee fan saw an artwork about the Yankees he will appreciate it more than someone who lives in Boston who is a Red Sox fan. Also I believe good art is something that moves you when you see it for the first time. For example I believe if you see a good piece of artwork you wont forget that easily and it will be stuck in your head.

                    Bad art I believe is something that does not look good. For example art that does not have good color coordination and bad shading. Another example of bad art is when an artist just splat paint on and empty canvas and call it art. Bad art also can be something you look at and it does not move you. It can be an art work that is dull or just does not make sense to you. This is my opinion on good art and bad art and I do believe good/bad art is judged on the person you are asking.