2d foundations

Martin Meersman is an accomplished sculptor. He completed his undergraduate degree at NKU, and his graduate at UTAustin. He clearly stated that he only does art that  has a purpose and meaning to him. Martin does mostly large scale items where there’s a place for the viewer to fit in it. He also stated that he has a compulsive habit of using a certian material. It’s sometimes unnecessary but he finds it aestetically pleasing. He was inspired by trying to learn how to combine teaching and still producing art, “I myself lead by example.” One of my favorite pieces was the covered wagon that was a rocking chair. He as a child invisioned cross country traveling in a covered wagon. I thought it was amazing that he did not use any screws, glue or nails at all! He used a lot of interesting materials that I had never invisioned. I enjoied hearing him speak, and i’m glad that we had to go listen.

Um, Wow. Need I say more? This image just shows to prove that what you put into something, is what you’ll get out of it. This image is absolutly astonishing. When shading is done correctly like this, anything can pop out and look three dementional. I also like how the shading has diffrent layers to it. From a light shading to the corse darker shading on the main and neck line. It shows a old horse in its prime age going threw life. The horse is drawn to be sad maybe knowing its getting old and about to pass. I extremly like the lines and markings around the horses mouth showing where it making lines going into the mouth. The veins on the snout show that it may be dehydrated looking for water and or food. Sunken in eyes also are a great indication of the horses old dying age. Shading around the eyes show tireness and hoplessness.

This image is a fantastic piece to describe a collage. A collage is by definition an image constructed from visual or verbal fragments initially designed for another purpose. This portrait is made of a ton of different pictures of computers, phones, ipods, and all of the things that make up a computer; that were all originally made for a completely different purpose. Collageing is one of my personal favorite ways to make art, and I think it’s quite artistically rendered here. The images get smaller and smaller as you get closer to the inner face to show where the most detail is needed in a portrait. The colors work really well and this whole project was very well planned, researched, and thought out. The details in this piece of work are exquisite and I can only imagine how much time was put into doing this project for someone. Pat on the back to the artist!

They’re bringing color into fashion in more subtle tones. The pieces of clothes are either very bulbous or sleek down and body fitting. The color, being subtle, is very different from what was ‘in’ a couple years back. The dominant structures are the bows in the first three and the gold strip down the bottom of the last. It structures their work into not being a giant blob, and having a focus. They address the womans body being curvy and beautiful in these sleek pieces of clothing. These clothes make me want to find somwhere to wear these sorts of things to, and to bring more darker hues into my wardrobe!

Both of these works use color creatively and make it bright and exciting to look at. The use of repetition with the squares in the left and circles in the right is a modern touch that was used. There isnt really a use of much dominance other than their repetition of shapes. The only human form that is used is the head in the right image. The human is addressed laying down and bubbly. I am influenced to be more spontanious in my art!In art from back in history, color wasn’t used to its full advantage and very much at all so the fact that these artists used color in the first place is really iconic. They look much more modern than other works of their time, which is really cool that they didn’t just follow the pack and go with every other artist to be excepted. It’s very inspering! In the piece on the left, it stands out because the colors are more bright tones, and the one on the right has a very bright splash of color on the top.In both works the people are addressed as the dominant structures, and clearly the main point of view. They’re the most colorful and bright have the most detail within the piece. By seeing these works they inspire me to break the mold and use lots of color :]

These images contributed to the color world by even using color. In the art history times, color was not widly used. It’s iconic that they even decided to use the color in the first place, and in such a bright, beautiful mannor. The humans are the dominant structures, and they are addressed as the main points mostly by the colors used on them. I’m influenced to be more open and use brighter more outrageous colors freely.

Texture is the sensation that one feels when touching an object. Krinkled paper is an amazing example of texture because nearly everyone knows what that feels like, or can atleast imagine what it does somewhat. I don’t have to feel a paper bag in real life to know what it’s like. Everyones brain puts together that it’s not a smooth texture, it’s crumpled, bumpy, and rough. Texture evokes feeling and sensation like how bumpy, smooth, hot, cold, etc somthing is. Even perhaps the emotions one feels when they see and think of a texture like a soft cozy blanket makes me tired because I am reminded of sleeping with that object. Which is how the wrinkles in this paper were used. With the more wrinkles it’s more interesting than if it was smooth and it’s showing that the piece of paper has a story and was ment for something or used for something before.

This image is of the Vitruvian Man, as seen in the Da Vinci Code. It’s definatly an above average example of balance because if the piece of work was cut in two it would be basically the exact same on both sides. Each side is completely symmetrical to the other, and has evenness amongst the entire peice. The colors work well and help express when the piece was made. The circle and the square help contain the main focal point but the words at the top and bottom help bring out the balance throughout. The eye moves around the page completely around it, and this image shows a clear balance of dominance. Not to mention that the piece is subtly detailed and it makes the piece very realistic and three demensional. The man is a pivital part in our culture today, and an iconic piece of art that’s used in a movie and a very commonly known work.