Activity # 10 Write About It!

Mediums



Horace Pippin created “Interior” in 1944, by the medium oil on canvass. Oil on canvass is an oil paint that consists of pigment compounded with oil (Getlein, 172). Pippin, used oil colors that were consisted with his canvas, message, and the understanding of art to paint his pictures for the entire world to see. Horace Pippin had limited usage of his hands so he chose to use oil paint because it made the images larger after the canvass finally dried. Pippin incorporated bright and dark colors to express his social and limited educational skills to paint the pictures of his memories. The painted wooden floor in this canvass was a brilliant way of making the floor look worn, old, and cracked. It gives the viewer a chance to see the history in this canvass with the flat shapes and painted straight lines. The gray colored walls in contrast to the snow on the window pane give the background a glaze look with the white gently detailed in certain areas. Glaze is a thin translucent veils of color applied over a thicker layer of under painting (Getlein, 175). Horace Pippin was able to gently share his memories with any viewer by creating visible life through the history of his paintings.


The creation of “Street on Mbari”, by Jacob Lawrence in 1964 was done by tempura on woven paper. Tempera is paint in which the pigment is compounded with aqueous, emulsified vehicle such as egg yolk (Getlein, 171). Jacob Lawrence created his culture, identity, and social interactions by incorporating the visual arts and history to express his struggles. By doing so, Lawrence used the color of black to express his characters and their culture, while using gold as the color of their land. The rough colors of red and blue were used to make a statement involving the African village symbols. But, Lawrence further felt that the usage of tempura gave his work a “raw, sharp, and rough” effect by painting clear images (Getlein, 172). The warm and neutral colors on the roof of the individual huts in this canvass are smooth and of different lengths that most likely resemble the images of his visit to Mbari street. However, in the canvass there are small areas of white that could be from gesso. Gesso is a mixture of white pigment and glue that could be sanded and rubbed to a smooth finish (Getlein, 172). Jacob Lawrence shares his visit to Mbari Street with us, by keeping it alive and refreshed through his techniques and colors.

Activity # 9 Write About It!

The history of mass media has given the world a lifetime of still photos. Visual art has given us the ability to create, capture, and express the unrealistic and realistic world of art through the eyes of humans. Everyone enjoys a good piece of art that represents someone or something we can relate to. However, it is with the changing of times that we are now able to fully enjoy it because we are better able to see, feel, and obtain a better sense of what we are admiring. Many years ago, all we were able to fully understand were the stories, images, and illusions we were told that consisted of a story or the teaching of one.

Since the discovery of varies types of visual aids we can use them in the production of plays and movies about arts and science in fiction and non-fiction roles, while these very same roles in life has also given us the complete opportunity to share in the beliefs and theories about art. It was first discovered through the invention of daguerreotype, that we are able to capture and store photographs in a more physical setting (211). Those settings consist of memories, gatherings, and social events that we want to remain in our memory, but our hearts as well.

Every artist has their own way of expressing their art work by using different methods however; it is those different methods that separate them from the rest. We expect art to be simple yet understanding, but when it is done with still photos that are able to include our most treasured moments we are able to share those same stories, images, and illusions with the world.

Art activity # 8 (My Collage)

Activity # 7

Art Exhibition- The Expression of life through a Human Experience

Welcome to “The Accept us as we are Art Center and Design”, where art is the creation of life through the eyes of humans by using their stories, experiences, and understandings to bring art to the world. We here at the center primarily focus on the theme of human experiences. The human experience is the sharing of one’s experience just by the virtue of being human (69). This exhibit is one way of expressing any human characteristics as the sharing of their personal freedoms of expression in this exhibition.

The following six sculptures are time pieces of history. They represent humanity, vision, and uniqueness while capturing the images in action. We will start with Harriet Goodhue Hosmer’s piece “Puck” made in 1855-56 from marble. This sculpture was created in a white color marble to indicate its pureness and counterbalance (279). Counterbalance is a pose that suggests the potential for movement and thus life in a human figure. However, this sculpture displays a young boy half kneeling on top of a stool with a mischievous expression and devil intentions from the life of “Puck” in Shakespeare. Sculptures are considered as one of the first discoveries of art and freedom of expression. Bessie Potter Vannoh’s creation of “An American Girl” in tinted plaster from 1895 really depicted the natural history in this sculpture. The slight tint in the plaster gives it more of a historical image. She uses the technique of values by creating this sculpture in a tinted color which displays a darker or worn color in its original contents and white or ivory under direct lighting (92). Values are when the colors are transposed into a light and dark color. Both artists offers the observer a past view of history while Elie Nadelman who produced “Dancer” in 1918-19 by a cherry wood carving gives hope and inspiration to the future. In this sculpture Nadelman draws the attention to this figure by the implied movement of it and the love of dance. He also uses cherry wood to give his figures the color of African Americans.

However, in J. Seward Johnson Jr.’s “Hitchhiker” from 1983 and Eduardo Paolozzi’ “Master of the Universe” that was designed in 1989 by artists chose to use bronze as their form of appreciation of art. Bronze is known for reliability and durability in any show piece which could be interpreted as a long lasting figurine. Both time pieces are site-specific and minimalism productions (285,288). Site-specific is a permanent installation that can only be understood in the context of that site and minimalism is when the implied art uses industrial material and their sculptures tend to be set in place. Unlike the creation by Elizabeth Catlett’s “IFE” in 1915 that consisted of a movable material of mahogany wood. In this sculpture, Catlett brings the attention to the viewer by showing the reality of her struggles. All of the mentioned artists have different reflections and understandings of art however; it is with the various forms, techniques, and materials that we the viewers are able to appreciate them all.

Activity # 6

Theme: Human Experiences

Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, "Puck", 1855-56, Marble, Chrysler Museum of Art






Bessie Potter Vannoh, "An American Girl", 1895, Tinted Plaster, Carter Museum






Elie Nadelman, "Dancer", 1918-1919, Cherrywood, Jewish Museum





J. Seward Johnson Jr., "Hitchhiker", 1983, Bronze, Hofstra University Museum






Eduardo Paolozzi, "Master of the Universe", 1989, Bronze, 24 Hour Museum



Elizabeth Catlett, "IFE", 1915, Mahogany, Chrysler Museum


I chose sculptures for my art exhibition because I felt they had so much to offer the viewer. They give us the chance to see them up close and personal while getting a feel for the implied understanding .

Color Game

Instructions:

Match the correct word with the correct definition.

1. __ primary colors
2. __ line
3. __ shape
4. __ scale
5. __pattern

d. size in relation to a standard or "normal" size
c. a two-dimensional form
a. any decorative, repetitive motif or design
b. red, yellow, blue
e. a path traced by a moving point


***Bonus Question***
Unscramble and you win a prize of:

Nothing........
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Answers:
1. b 2.e 3.c 4.d 5.a

Bonus Question- Pablo Picasso

Activity# 5

Horace Pippin created “Interior” in 1944, oil on canvass production, and Jacob Lawrence created “Street on Mbari” in 1964, on woven paper in tempera. Both artists use different methods of expression through their design principles, however, both of them have themes that could suggest their childhood was based on culture and their social economical status. For example, both artists use colors to define the unity in the designs.

Unity, is a sense of oneness, of things belonging together and making up a coherent whole (pg.122). Pippin employs this approach by creating all of the throw rugs the same size and colors, while Lawrence uses the dark colors as a symbol of his heritage. Both artists use the same colors in their pictures as a way of creating life and emphasis to the observer.

Emphasis, is drawing the attention to certain parts of a composition than to other (134). In “Interior” Pippin, places it upon the sizes of his characters so the viewer can determine who the mother is and who the children are. It further shows every character in the canvass performing different task all the while trying to stay warm in the room that uses the stove as their main source of heat. And, Lawrence deploys it on his characters that are located in the canvass. They tell the story of buying and trading common goods on a bright sunny day with the use of the primary colors. Yellow is a soothing color that is used to express the social interactions in the community. While both artists tell the stories of interaction with the characters, colors, and symbols; they also show the viewer the theme of the canvass by the rhythm.

Rhythm, is based on repetition (pg 141). If you notice in “Interior” the rhythm seems to be the placement of the colors in the room. Every person in this canvass has a colorful rug under them. The rugs are a symbol of occupancy and a further sign of importance because every human figure is utilizing it to help keep the draft out that is coming from the floors. In Lawrence’s “Street on Mbari” rhythm is used based on the figures that appear to be helping one another with obtaining different items.

In conclusion, both artists seem to tell the stories of poverty, struggles, and culture by using the same design principles, however, with different ways of life.