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Niasia Brown

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The Gutai Art Association was founded in 1954. The group had an eighteen-year history, and through ought that history they covering over fifty artists(Gugenheim 6). Not only was Yoshihara Jiro an influential artist; he was a powerful educator, plus criticizer.  Gutai broke through boundaries between painting and performance. Gutai also crossed the lines between arts and the public, with everyday life.  The group looked at art making as an act of liberty, a sign of individual spirit.  They felt they had the right to create something new. Gutai artists experimented with new methods and materials: they painted with watering cans, remote-control toys, homemade cannons, and bare feet; made brief  art work using the sky, water, sand, light bulbs, and torn paper screens; and staged exhibitions in parks that where open to the public, and even on the beach. Gutai artists gained serious attention for their use of the body and for the different work they did with technology and nature. (Guggenheim, 5)

(Bisexual Flower of 1969) Plexiglas, motors, electrical circuitry, ultraviolet tubes bath salts, water and sound, this design was so amazing, I know sometime artist take some designs to extreme well that was not the case in this piece. This piece really does make you think how far technology and art have come and how one piece can bring both of these things together. Although people were said to criticized this piece I loved it. This piece was very controversial in japan. Which I think for this reason it caught so much attention in America. This piece seemed to be individual identity. . Artists frequently motorized their sculptures, turning exhibition spaces into dens of screeching, pulsing, machinelike organisms. Yoshida‘s erotic machine-sculpture Bisexual Flower (1970) mines the mind-altering effects of this approach. (Guggenheim 8)

Kanayama Akira Akira Kanayama’s painting machine was a four-wheeled device that Kanayama could remote-control to create paintings .The canvas placed on the floor while a machine dripped and poured paint on the picture .The painting machine is an early example of the machine verses man in comparison to the in the role of artist. Kanayama’s remote-controlled painting machine mimics other artist who used the drips painting method .At the same time the machine follows the idea of automation and the physical detachment between artist and painting, bringing it to a new level, but at the same time it makes fun of how far art has come when there are no more live models and artist with a paint brush; art had changed to a man created machine assisting the artist in his or her vision.

(Shiraga Kazuo untitled 1957) oil watercolor and Indian ink on paper mounted on a canvas. The piece I saw was stated to be one of the earliest examples of his foot paintings done before he began to use a canvas. I feel he was such a free artist. This Piece could defiantly be related to historic identity years later he performed one of his best known works, in which he struggled to the point of exhaustion a to using muddy mixture of several tons of clay and concrete. By looking at this painting you can tell the method of using ample amounts of oil paint to large sheets of paper. Also laying the canvas on the floor, and manipulating the paint with only your hands and feet while suspended from a rope attached to the ceiling. Through these movements, some moves became more composed others were spontaneous, Shiraga created vibrant, unique paintings throughout his lengthy career. For Shiraga, painting with his feet enabled an encounter with the material and a direct bodily form of artistic expression, seen, the artist “painted” with his entire body in a pile of grit, directly engaging with raw matter.

Splendid Playground seeks to show Gutai’s beautiful strategies in the cultural and context of postwar Japan and to further establish the group. Gutai constructed self-expression as an statement of the individual against the mass-conformist heritages of wartime .Not only did they lead by example, performing powerful acts of self-expression, but they sought to develop the autonomy of others—of their onlookers, the general public, and especially of families by forcing them to think, create, and imagine for themselves. Exploring the relationship between art, its environment, and the viewer. (Guggenheim, 5)

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Artist Name: Yoshida Minoru

Title: Bisexual Flower

Year completed: 1969

Artist Name: Shiraga Kazuo

Title: Untitled

Year completed: 1957

Artist Name: Kanayama Akira

Title: Untitled

Year completed: 1957

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Abstract expressionism Blog 9

Pop Art turned form the highly individual abstraction to images from popular culture. Pop Art was a association from late 1950’s to the early 1960’s, mainly in London and New York. Pop Artists looked at well-liked culture for their source of inspiration.

Another important early example of work that became abstract expressionism is the work of  Northwest artist , especially his white writing canvases, which, though generally not large in scale, anticipate the all over look of Pollock's drip paintings. That is why I also of the view art expressionism embodies what America is. Being able to make art that is an expression of you, which is done through abstract expressionism, is being a true American.Kanayama Akira Akira Kanayama’s painting machine was a four-wheeled device that Kanayama could remote-control to create paintings .The canvas placed on the floor while a machine dripped and poured paint on the picture .The painting machine is an early example of the machine verses man in comparison to the in the role of artist. Kanayama’s remote-controlled painting machine mimics other artist who used the drips painting method .At the same time the machine follows the idea of automation and the physical detachment between artist and painting, bringing it to a new level, but at the same time it makes fun of how far art has come when there are no more live models and artist with a paint brush; art had changed to a man created machine assisting the artist in his or her vision.

Repetition and lack of forefront, middle ground and experience has resulted in loss of reality in the artwork which challenges old-style art. Abstract Expressionism was a highly complicated style of art making and its understanding was top-secret to certain intellectual few. The sudden use of Pop’s banal subject matter had critics up in arms, the Abstract Expressionist was angry that they were not winning their spot light in the art market. Any ordinary person could appreciate Pop Art as a result of the images he depicted and there was a high demand for them by the valuable and well-known. He challenged the rare value of a once-in-a-lifetime artwork and went against the modernists’ idea of the creativity of the artist as he mass produced his artworks. He referred to his art studio as his “factory” and “want(ed) to be a machine” . He had a team of workers to help him produce his silkscreen as a result; Warhol had little person involvement in the artworks. He challenged peoples view on what art really is

Keith Haring Blog 8

If you like graffiti you would probly like Keith Haring. If you like cartoons you will probly like Keith haring put them together and you haring Keith said, " I find that a lot of Keith Haring work catches kids eye and even makes kids smile.  I like his work because even kids can relate to my drawings, because of the simple lines." I also like his work because he moved to New York at a young age and a lot of his graffiti style work took place in the train stations. His work stands out and catches your attention. I also find him interesting because of the way he died. So even though he had a hard life he still made great work Haring had his first New York one-man show at the Shafrazi Gallery. Not only did he create paintings and sculptures for the show, he engulfed the entire gallery with his bold color choices andfrenetic designs

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The Baroque Style Blog 7

 The baroque style roughly began at the close of the 16th c., 1600, and lasted in some areas until 1750. The Baroque style, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries, began in Italy and quikly spread to the rest of Europe.The religious conflicts which had begun in the Renaissance with the Reformation and Counter Reformation continue well into the 17th c. The battle between the Catholic and Protestants launched wars, and divided a country - the Netherlands, became Catholic Flanders (current day Belgium) and Protestant Holland. The conflict between the Catholics and the Protestants had a great effect on art. The Catholics, through the efforts of the Counter-Reformation launched great building campaigns for churches, and their furnishings and decorations, especially in countries like Italy, Spain and Germany, and Flanders. A great demand for art occurred because of the rise of absolute monarchies, and thus grand courts, serving as hoopla and a statement of authority and power. Heavily influenced by Victorian and even Baroque styles, clothing items are most often embellished with ruffles, bustles and lace. Lolita fashion has a number of sub-styles including  The culture surrounding these trends in shopping venues are creatively themed and there are life style magazines just for Lolitas Characterised by luxury, drama and ornate detail, the style impacted upon all areas of art and design. In 2010 . This Art changed the style and fashoion drasstically of the teenagers in china.

To Paint Or To Take A Picture Blog 6

When photography was introduced it changed the way people understand painting in many ways.

I believe photography gives more life to the painting, making it look more real. Photography is the process of producing images of objects or people by chemical action of light. The

Photography is the art of practice of taking and processing photographs Paintings have a huge impact on photography. While painting is the process or art using paint either in a picture. I painting can change with the simple stroke or more pressure added a picture tends to stay the same It help people understand painting because they see to different part 

Also painting can record records events capture things like the likeness of a person and object or thing. Photography was first use in 1839. I also believe that painting had a huge impact on photography. Paintings play a major role on the importance of photography because photographers are influenced to include details of the painting in their work in a unique way. Photography has become a part of our daily life so for all the people that can’t paint you can just take a picture

Arches Blog 5

The Gothic pointed arch formed of two arch fragments was an architectural style used in every location of a Cathedral where there is a domed shape doorways, windows, covered passages and galleries. The external part of a Cathedral which is called Slots featured pointed arches the most. Throughout this periods when they already had roman arches they later thought of making the churches bigger and have more room for "God" in them so they figured out a way to make them bigger even though they really didn’t know how to make them bigger; the Gothic arches were specifically designed to hold a larger building because if they had continued using the roman arches the build could of soon collapsed as it was created because of the weight of the building. The "Gothic arch" did not associate the idea of allowing the relationship of “Light and God” to be present. The "Roman arch" because they were more rounded, the buildings were smaller and had castled like windows that allowing the smallest amount to no lighting in. Even though they had roman arches it would not be enough to support the project of expanding the cathedrals and then supporting the addition of weight that would come after the increase in size of the building. The pointed arches that were used in the new churches were exactly the reason why they can build them so large, because it can support the weight that the roman arches cannot and therefore the reason why they were not used for the new designs of the cathedrals. The Stain glass windows used inside of the Cathedral’s, where built to fit the spaces that were left open provided by the pointed arches because there were no walls. The stain glass windows were signature windows. The "Roman Arch" because it was round couldn’t support the weight of trying to build taller buildings because they needed walls to help support their ceilings and windows. The "Gothic arch" allowed for the Stained Glass Windows to provide spiritual meaning and more Religious faith. Both arches are still used around the world today. The "Gothic Arch" is seen more due to the fact it helps provided a majestic look and pleasant feel and can be full with large amounts of light.

Egyptian Art Blog 4

                     We can begin by saying that although Egyptian art was based more off of religious factors, the Greeks oriented more towards the Philosophical aspects of art. The non-emotional statues created by Egyptian sculptors although the Greeks explored human anatomy and facial expression which are very important to art concepts in the present day. Greek art also explored many concepts of life such as classical art.  Egyptian sculptures had large heads, overdone faces with no expression and Greek's focused heavily on the perfect body. Greek art is that it focused on Humanism and the glorification of man. They exaggerated features like bigger muscles and gave them extra tone better and more appealing than the average man.They explored the naked body as it embodied beauty. The Egyptians stopped once they reached their goal of portraying a human being. The Greeks reach that level and surpassed that. The Greeks seemed to me to be the originators. So they took it further than the Egyptians. They exaggerated features like bigger muscles and gave them extra tone better and more appealing the average man. This is the main reason why i think the Greeks were better not only they master the natural portrayal of man. They gave us super natural power and made us god on earth. The first democracy depicted in time over 4000 years ago. Since these large sculptures were for public display and government sponsored this gave average citizens sense of pride within their communities. "Classical Art" is connected to geometry and symmetry. We owe a lot to Greek, I believe many architects today, could take note from Greek Art without knowing. Being able to send a message throughout a community is what the Greeks did during their time and what many architect do today. We

My Son In The Bath blog 3

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I wasn’t in class the day we did the drawing of a classmate so I decided to draw my son; he was in the bathtub. I find it is always so bright in the bathroom sometime I feel there is a whole different light and sound that comes from the bathroom. I tried to capture his innocence but while also capturing his happiness. It was very difficult to draw him because firstly he was so busy having fun in the bubble bath he would not be still. Another difficulty I had was I am not a drawer and sometimes I try to make things so perfect, so half of the time I spend erasing and trying to make everything precise. The lightest lines were the lines that the light hit the most and the darker lines were the lines that had more shade. It seemed these lines had more depth so I then tried to shade them a little heavier or darker.

Why Is Ancient Extinct Blog 2

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Niasia Brown 

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2/25/2013

Ancient Art  And Why Its Non Existent

The movie we watched in class was very informative; I had no idea how any of the pyramids and the statues was created back then. I had no idea they UN rolled the ivory to make these beautiful statues we see today. Even How much of a process that was. It was very amusing to see how long it took to complete these pyramids. One part in the movie went in to detail to tell how many men and how may years it took just to even set a foundation. The many and workers in this movie amused to at how hard working they were. While watching this video I could only think these workers woke up every day and worked in the blazing hot sun with no real time frame on how long it would take them to complete. I think people study ancient world because those artifact have lasted so long. Which I take that as what ever it was that they were doing to create these rare artifacts must have work. People also study it because it’s the unknown, because it was so long ago. I find it even more amusing how they did it with the least amount of resources. They did have risers or forklift or even all the fancy tools we have now, I find that astonishing. I defiantly think this process should teach artist to appreciate what they take the time out to create. Also teaching artist to appreciate and use the many recourses we have so assessable to us today.  Also by watching this video I learned you don’t have to rush things also you don’t have to and the most fanciest tools to create a masterpiece that will last years and years. Some artist start a portrait, building sketch or even a sculpture and feel they have to start and finish by a certain time, this is no the case art is supposed be free and at your own pace. If you want something to last sometimes its best to take your time and create some thing historical rather than something just for the moment.

What is Art Blog 1

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Niasia Brown

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2/25/2013

                        Do Critics Give An Accurate Description Off What Are Really Is?

While reading “Seeing Out Loud” some things reconfirmed my thoughts that art critics are not necessary. How can someone critic art? Art is supposed to be freedom of expression, I’m sure there are many artists that pay a critic to give them a good review. But then I wonder how can a critic give a review on what they think that person’s art is. If art is based from the individual’s perspective how can any critic give a valid interpretation of that person’s art? So in actuality a review from a critic is actually just his or she own opinion, and depending if the critic was paid, knows the artist or will gain notice by reviewing this piece. That will tell how genuine their review is.  I believe all critics should have some type of degree in that field or be at some level of expertise. If I were an artist I would find it very uncomfortable to know the person reviewing my artwork used to be a “truck driver by the name of the Jewish cowboy”. That person should at least have knowledge of the history of what he or she is reviewing. Aside from that I feel a critic should have the right to be as honest as they would like because in the end it is there opinion. An opinion doesn’t always have to be nice or understood by other people. I agree with the quote “They praise everything they see, or only describe” Some critics go with the trend on what is popular. Some critics are so afraid to hurt someone’s feeling or go against the grain that all the review’s are positive or just end up describing what they have seen. Which I feel is not fair to the reader art should be open to many types of interpretation. I should not be censored to follow some one else’s standard of what art is. In conclusion the reading was truly a good read and definitely arose a few question. As a people we must always question what we read is that critic ethical, knowledgeable and even non-biased.