Sunday, May 23, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
15-Elsa Obus-Final Project Experience
14-Elsa Obus-Color and Light
For my color and light project I decided to paint on light bulbs. I think it is interesting how whatever you paint looks completely different when the light is turned on. For example, this light bulb I didn't like so much and I thought I overworked it. But when I plugged it in it got much more abstract again and more appealing. I actually would consider doing this more. I found the painting really cool and relaxing, although I would have to find something other than acrylic paint (which starts to smoke and burn when the light gets plugged in!) to use.
Lucy S's final project
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Michael Yanagisawa - final project
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3813377&id=505494550#!/photo.php?pid=3813377&id=505494550&fbid=395620664550
my final project, a portrait of my two late grandparents from hong kong.
in addition, i did a spraypaint stencil of a urinal, perfect for that friday night when you don't know what part of the building to urinate on. So if you see a spray painted urinal around ....
Also, there was a great article in the sunday new york times magazine ... may 9, 2010. it's entitled "just priceless," and describes a piece of "art" -- a black box, in fact -- that, once purchased, resells itself (so a complex black box). Is this art? I think so. I'd say, that in the modern day and age, art is subjective, and art is whatever you want it to be. To some, a piece is art; to some, it is garbage. My standards for art, no doubt, differ from a lot of people's; I do not think that a urinal is art in the traditional sense, but I can see how people would this such. I think this correlates perfectly with the fact that art is an "emotional experience" -- if you feel some sort of emotion, elicit some reaction, then the piece of work is art, to you. But art is like religion -- you believe it, or don't. Art is an opinion, something noone can take away. Subjectiveness, beauty, emotions, opinion -- that, to me, is art.
~Mike Y.
Olivia Fagon (1/3 of final project)
This is my second headdress, and it was inspired by the Color and Light prompt. I chose to incorporate the idea of ceremony and ritual in this piece through my use of light and shadow created by the cardboard cutouts and transparencies. This eliminates the static quality of a 3d piece and makes it an experience that is both visual and interactive.
Leah Cogan - Final Project - The Dress
Friday, May 14, 2010
Lucy Final
I find her work really fabulous: here are some links
http://www.learningtoloveyoumore.com/hello/index.php
http://mirandajuly.com/
and a cool interview about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UBtwWYY4uw
Thanks so much for a fabulous semester. Good luck on finals. and fabulous work everyone!!!