Archive for December, 2008


ARTS XPOSE NUMBER FOUR

ART MUSEUM TRIP                                     November 7, 2008   Toledo Museum of Art                                     TYPE – ART MUSEUM       1.)  Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended.  This section should remain journalistic and should not be reflective of your opinion.   The Toledo Museum of Art is a […]

ARTS XPOSE NUMBER THREE: Arts Xtravaganza

ART XTRAVAGANZA                                     December 5, 2008  6pm-9pm   BGSU ARTS BUILDING                                     Please choose the type of event from below and include in your blog post (Only the events listed below fulfill the artsXpose requirement):   Arts Related Conferences   1.)  Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended.  This section […]

BLOG ENTRY NUMBER FOUR: Great Works of Color

history of art: Claude Monet Impression: soleil levant 1875 This painting ‘s title supposedly gave impressionism it’s name. In this picture color is used to show the water and sky in a beautifully done painting of the harbor outside of Monet’s room. In this image Monet uses a lot more brilliant colors than he does […]

BLOG ENTRY NUMBER THREE:

Do we define a place or does a place define us? Places do not define who we are, although we can become inspired by where those places are and can take pieces of the place to create our artwork.   How is each of the featured artists influenced by particular places? How is this influence […]

IMAGE ESSAY NUMBER TEN: Value contrast

Value is the way that you use shading and other techniques in order to create a way to accent an artwork. In this image value contrast is shown from the high dark parts of the image to the very white parts. This creates a contrast and can help define an image and break of sections […]

IMAGE ESSAY NUMBER EIGHT: Shading

Wow. When given enough motivation and time art can be allowed to grow into something amazing and breathtaking. In this image, shading is presented in a wonderful fashion. When you shade correctly you can help pop out parts of what you’re trying to capture and can add definition to your subject matter. As you can […]

IMAGE ESSAY NUMBER NINE: Radial Symmetry

Radial Symmetry is when an image uses a technique to either draw the audience/viewer to the center of the image, or causes the viewer to allow their eye to travel aroundthe image in a circular fashion. This technique words great in this image. While at first your eyes are drawn to the middle of the […]

IMAGE ESSAY NUMBER SEVEN: Scale

When you place something familar to oneself in front of something else it creates a contrast that can be called scale. Scale allows the audience to relate to the picture before them. In this image a woman who is placed in front of this wooden sculpture shows the audience how large the sculpture really is. […]