Assignments

Assignment 1

5 Observations
1. In photo 25 of 33 I like the use of symmetry.
2. I love the perspective and idea for your video of Aurora.
3. In the Orange and Blue video I like the idea of having the camera go in and out of focus to get the orange and blue lines.
4. In photo 40 of 53 under sculptures, I like the look of how the box has been used and worn out.
5. In photo 39 of 53 in Sculptures, I like the use of gold and black paint on the swan. It captured my eyes as well as how its head rests on its neck.

5 Questions
1. In photo 25 of 33 what was the picture of and why did you decide to use symmetry other than overlapping the art work with another picture?
2. Besides the obvious fact of showing the people the first person view of a person jumping off the bridge, why didn't you decide to show a 3rd person perspective as a by stander. 
3. In the Orange and Blue video what was the orange wire or line made of and how did you get the blue line to show?
4. In photo 40 of 53 under sculptures, was the box made to look like it was melted or was it found like that?
5. In photo 39 of 53 in sculptures, why did you have the swan's head rest on its neck? Was that your decision to make it look that way or did the swan just look that way to start off with?

Group Comments

Erin Brockman, Connor Zazzo and Orlando Rivera

 - ​​We liked how you chose the beads for HARMONY because although the shape of all of the beads are the same they are very colorful and go together well

Frank Calo and Stevie Ruzich​

 - Your UNITY photograph is very unique.

Elizabeth Cox, Spencer Haberman and Berkley Whaley:

 - Good job taking a picture of our Visual Literacy textbook, nice use of resources!

Andrea Diaz, Wendy French and Jennifer McElroy:

 - Your VARIETY photograph strongly displays this word correctly. 

Megan Kiley, Kofi and Elizabeth Lynch:

 - We thought your display of UNITY was very cute and we were wondering how you got to take a picture of a group of ducks without them scattering.

Jeslin Ritz, Morgan Rudd and Alex Medvedev

 - Your photo or the carpet represents HARMONY very well.

Michael Womack, Tara O'Connor and Michael Ciluffo

 - We liked how you all used the flags for COLOR because, unlike everyone else, you had a multiple amount of colors instead of just one solid color.

Assignment 2 

Television Remote (50 things I Noticed)

1. There are 36 square buttons on the remote.

2. There is only 1 circle button on the remote.

3. There are two red buttons.

4. One yellow button

5. One green button

6. One blue button

7. There is a soccer ball icon that symbolizes sports channels.

8. On the top part of the remote there are 10 numbers that determine what channel you want.

9. There are 4 arrow keys in the bottom of the remote to scroll options.

10. There are 14 buttons that on the remote that allow special options to occur.

11. The last four buttons on the remote control the movies.

12. The remote is long.

13. The remote is black.

14. The bottom part of the remote is smooth.

15. The top part of the remote is rough and rugged.

16. It takes two triple A batteries.

17. The top right button is the source, it determines what source channel you want.

18. The remote is 6 inches long.

19. One inch wide.

20. The bottom part of the remote has the samsung insignia.

21. It is always kept on the counter top by my bed. 

22. There are five bumps on the top side of the remote.

23. Four bumps are by the on/off button.

24. Four bumps by the volume button.

25. One bump on the channel button.

26. One bump next to  the channel button.

27. The bumps symbolize Braille.

28. The serial number on the bottom part of the remote matches the serial number on the television.

29. There are two square buttons in between the volume and channel buttons.

30. One square is the mute button.

31. the button below it gives a list of channels.

32. There is an icon in between the four arrows.

33. The icon to the left of the bottom arrow, returns the channel to the previous one.

34. There is another button that does the exact same thing next to the number 0.

35. On the back of the remote you can see where it is made. 

36. It was made in Panama.

37. When you take the back cover of the remote off, there re a bunch of numbers that match the television.

38. On the back of the remote there is a faint symbol that looks like a trash can crossed out.

39. There are four bumps on the back of the remote.

40. Two bumps at the top of the remote.

41. Two bumps on the bottom of the remote. 

42. On the back of the remote they give you a number to call.

43. There is another SAMSUNG insignia carved into the back of the remote.

44. The back of the remote is shiny.

45. The front of the remote is a black matte color. 

46. The buttons look like a matte color.

47. There are white symbols in the middle of the button.

48. There are a total of 6 different colors on the remote.

49. There is a size button on the remote labeled P.SIZE.

50. There is an INFO button on the remote that allows you to access the menu.

Assignment 3

Assignment Number 4

My Pure Color:

            My color: Fuchsia 

My Color is fuchsia. I have always had a thing for fuchsia. The color caught my eye at such a young age. Since then I have always bought model cars that were fuchsia. Also whenever I see it on a rainy day, I always feel a tad happier because it is a bright and happy color. Another reason for choosing fuchsia is because the color on the petals on a Stargazer flower always make me look at it. Along with picking the flower and having it in my house because it always brightens the mood. 

Assignment 5

5 Questions for Tim Roda

1. What is the inspiration for Mallorca 2008?
2. Why decide to use your children in your artwork?
3. Where the various albums taken in various countries?
4. Why have such violence in your Mallorca album?
5. What was your inspiration in your New York/ Italy album? 

5 Observations for Tim Roda

1. I notice that you use children to portray violent figures.
2. Is your inspiration in Mallorca showing that violent children grow up to be violent people.
3. I like the New York piece it has various meanings in the pictures.
4. Your Montana Album is more romantic than violent.
5. Overall I like your work it shows the different characteristics humans can have.

Assignment 6

Benjamin Dreiker & Spencer Haberman Super  Market Essay

    In the picture you see various colors and objects a lined in rows at a super market. You can see items such as tide detergent, diapers, food, etc. While looking at the picture we have began to feel that this is either taken in America or a first world country based on the excessive amount of objects on sale. This opens our eyes to the amount of over use industrial items we create everyday. As well as the fact that third world countries are not as "lucky" as we are in America, with the choices of products to choose from. In my opinion before the photograph was taken, we feel that the store was preparing for a major holiday or it was being stocked for opening. Although after the picture is taken we feel that people will start buying the products and slowly but surely the items will begin to disappear. We believe that this photograph is conveying that society is so stuck up with the fact that we need to buy industrialized goods. The market place fills its shelves with all these products and they expect us to buy them. While there are people in Africa starving, we are here and buying anything we want at a super market. This picture just opens our eyes to the realization that there are people still starving in other countries, and we are at the luxury of having a super market. Which is in my opinion what the artist was trying to convey. 

Assignment 7

Response to Tim Roda

After meeting with Tim, I have a respect for him. Dealing with his disturbing family at a young age gives so much explanation to his artwork. He also gives an in-depth reason as to why he uses black, and white images over normal pictures. The fact that he wanted to give the impression, that the picture is from a while ago rather than this day in age. Tim is a good artist, and is different than all the others in a way that he has experience. At a young his family would cut off chicken heads, and that impression scared him. Which left the imprint of his artwork. 

Assignment 8

Bar code

Assignment 9

5 Questions for Jason Hackett

1. Why do you mostly create ceramics?
2. The third picture you have on arts.vcu.edu, is that the same couple?
3. Where you trying to portray in that same piece the divorce or splitting up of the marriage, or the aging of the couple?
4. In the ceramic work of the Virgin Mary, why do you have a babies foot next to her?
5. The ceramic artwork on your arts.vcu.edu page, with combination of different plates that make up one person, what is he suppose to be looking at? 

5 Observations for Jason Hackett

1. In the piece with the numerous plates of the marriage couple, I like how you have a continuous chip in the plate as well as the fade in image to give the viewer an idea that the couple grew old together or they may have split apart.
2.  The ceramic artwork on your arts.vcu.edu page, with combination of different plates that make up one person, I like the use of many different plates to make up one person. 
3. In the picture with the gold skull, and black smudge, is the gold on the back of the skull suppose to resemble wealth, and since its a skull. Are you trying to depict to the viewer that wealth does not bring happiness? What is your response?
4.  I have only seen a few pieces of your work, but it mostly seems that your into ceramics rather than painting or sculpting. Have you tried to do either? Or do you just prefer creating ceramics.
5. Is there any particular reason as to why you covered up Jesus's face with another piece of ceramic? I am beginning to notice that some of your work has to do with some religious beliefs, does that affect what you create? If, not then what does. 

Assignment 10:

5 Questions for Claire Sherwood

1. Do you prefer a specific season to take your pictures in?
2. Are most of your pieces portraits, or have you ever done any landscaping pictures?
3. Do you paint, or do you only sculpt and take photos?
4. What was your motive/inspiration behind the sculpture 10/31?
5. The photos with the girls faces covered, was that image created to show the different features in a womens face to prove that not everyone is perfect? What is your input?

5 Observations for Claire Sherwood

1. I like the different colors of blobs on the womens face. it gives contrast to the picture.
2. I noticed that most of your sculptures are in the shape of a cone. One especially stood out, and that would be the small cones on the wall. I like the depth and perception of the sculpture.
3. In sculpture 9/31, I like the detail put into the frosting of the cupcakes, if that is what they are.
4. In photo 10/31, the object looks like a slithering snake, is that what you were going for? Because the way it is shaped looks like it is slithering on the wall.
5. In photo 25/31, I like the color of the glass pieces it stands out to your eyes, However, why did you choose the shape of the pieces? Are they suppose to symbolize something?