I never actually got to finish this project, but I was told that I am exempt from it, so this is mostly just a placeholder and a reminder ;)
Describe the art critique process:There are four individual steps to completing an art critique. The first step is describing what you see in the piece, which is self-explanatory. The second step is to incorporate elements and principals. What I mean by this is that you must look at the elements and principles that the piece shows and/or uses and contemplate the piece in that specific light. The third step is to analyze the author and the environment in which the art piece was created. There’s always the question of purpose and what the author is trying to get across to the viewers, but one must also take into account the historical and style influences that may have impacted the piece. Lastly, you must judge how successful the piece is overall and if it was able to accomplish the inferred purpose. Critique an old art piece:The piece that I will critique is my two-in-one piece. Personally, this is one of the pieces that I hate the most, so it’s a good one to critique. So firstly, I need to describe what I see. So there's an orange/red octopus that has five tentacles and is holding coral with flames coming out of the top. The suction cups on the tentacle are lighter and have some purple dots and highlights. Some parts of the octopus are lighter than others. Next comes the analysis. So, as far as materials go, this is all Prismacolor pencils on drawing paper. There are some areas where the blending is not prevalent and you can see the sketch lines (typically with darker colors). The element of shading was also a problem, as it was too abrupt, there wasn't much fading from the darks to the lights. This can mainly be seen on the tentacles, where the part facing the light source was contrasting too much with the parts not facing the light source. There was also an attempt at adding texture, but it looks too two-dimensional. There's also the issue of the incorrect number of tentacles. Then we have to look at the author's purpose. My intention here was to create a mix between an octopus and a candelabra. I was trying to say that there were comparisons between the tentacles of an octopus and the arms that hold up candles in a candelabra. Other then that I didn't really have something I was trying to get across. Overall, this piece wasn't very successful. Without knowing the original intention, it's hard to tell what I was trying to combine. I also got the anatomy of the octopus wrong, I was using a reference the whole time and didn't have enough room for eight tentacles. I think it was too much octopus and not enough of the candelabra aspect. Is copying always plagiarism or is there a gray area? Explain your thoughts. When it comes to art, I think there's definitely a gray area. I mean, most artists want to be inspired and inspire others. Inspiration and copying can sometimes go hand in hand. After all, some artists have the same style, and one can easily misinterpret artist's work for other artist. And then there's also when you're learning something in art and are following a reference or tutorial. It's not really considered plagiarism. So overall, when it comes to art, the line between copying and plagerism is faint at best. This was a time when I used a reference, so technically it's copying. But in my opinion, it wasn't really plagerism. What is artistic style? Artistic style is the style or form an artist develops and calls their own. For example, some people have a realistic style, and others have a more abstract or cartoony style. Usually pieces reflect whatever the artist's style is, and can sometimes be a reflection on the artists themselves. Artistic styles can reflect one's aspirations, life story, struggles and triumphs; the piece of art is an artist's mirror, and a style can be a way to see parts of the reflection. My style is more cartooony, but sometimes I like to switch it up and be darker as well. Was there a tool you had never used before and learned in this class? What was it and how did you use it? |
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