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Archive for November, 2008

Blog Assignment #3

• November 17, 2008

1. I believe that place defines us. Depending on where we are we act differently. Such as if we are in a gallery, or at a movie theater, we are more quiet. If we are at a football game, or some other sports event, we get very loud. 2. Richard Serra, was inspired by old boats […]


Image essay #5

• November 3, 2008

Titians The Venus of Urbino is light in the front with a dark background. There is a woman and a child standing in a back ground that draw you in. You wonder what they are doing, the woman looks ashamed and the girl looks as though she is vomiting. Yet the woman in the front […]


Blog entry assignment #2

• November 3, 2008

I am very happy with the end result. There was a lot of confusion on my Part III due to me making the leaves be maple leaves. Everyone saw the maple leaves and thought that it has something to do with Canada. When in fact it had nothing to do with Canada, it was just […]


Image essay #4

• November 3, 2008

Julian Beever’s sidewalk art is incredible. Mainly that it is all done on a 2D surface that you can walk around. Only at one angle can you see the image as 3D though. His shading is very precise, and so are the measurements of every angle and every line, so that it is exactly in […]


Image essay #3

• November 3, 2008

Silicon fruit by Leslie Rankin, is a fruit still life. There is repletion of the fruits throughout the piece, as well as a smooth visual texture, simultaneously with the texture of the surface that it is painted on. There is unity in that they are all fruits. And there is little containment considering the veins […]


Image essay #2

• November 3, 2008

Mini Lop by Jennifer Hoover is a pencil drawing that looks like a picture. The strokes of the pencil show the texture of the rabbits fur. The picture is very contained and the composition is not very good, but the detail is incredible. The lighting is very low value contrast, there are mostly just mid […]


Image essay #1

• November 3, 2008

Nathan Sawaya, like any kid played with Lego’s. The only difference is it made it his living. His pieces are made for children and adults alike. With is characteristic texture that you can see, it encourages kids to keep playing with their toys and using their imagination while reminding adults of their childhood. The figures […]