Blog Reviews

The two blogs I reviewed were David's and Chrissy's. 

I thought David did a good job demonstrating his knowledge of the principles of art.  I liked his use of a wooden heart for texture.  I also thought it was pretty interesting that we had a very similar picture, but for two different principles.  My light fixture was used to demonstrate space, whereas his was used to demonstrate balance.  They are both accurate, but I made sure to comment that it was interesting that two similar pictures can be applied to two separate principles.

Chrissy also did a great job demonstrating her knowledge of the principles.  I think we had a little bit more in common in terms of our subject matter since we both used cats to demonstrate texture and younger siblings to demonstrate movement.  I also planned on using nail polish to demonstrate emphasis.  I thought it was interesting that she used an icicle to demonstrate "line," when it probably also could have been used for harmony, unity, or even proportion.

David and I didn't have any pictures in common from our trip to the Albright Knox, but I did recognize a few pictures that I almost used.  I almost used Carcass of Beef in my "works that impacted me" category for the same reason that he selected it - because it was rather gory and "not for everyone."  I also almost used The Quiet of Dissolution because I liked how it demonstrated a city on the verge of being destroyed.

Again, Chrissy and I seemed to have more in common.  Chrissy took a picture of Ten Formal Fingers and said she was disgusted by it - I felt the same way!  Also, we were both very interested by Sol LeWitt's piece since we studied it in class in an earlier week.  Since it covers an entire staircase, we were both amazed by the sheer scale of the piece of work and by the amount of time and precision the artists who completed it must have used.

As I mentioned before, I was rather disgusted by Ten Formal Fingers and Carcass of Beef.  They pique my interest because they are, for lack of a better word, gross.  To be honest, I would like to know what possessed the artist to make these pieces in the first place considering their rather disgusting nature.  I'm still not sure why Ten Formal Fingers creeps me out so much, so I'm especially interested in that one.

It was nice to find another student who I had something in common with (Chrissy), even though we picked almost all different pictures.  Although I enjoyed reading David's blog as well, it seemed as though we had a different perspective on life in general.  Since they both did their projects, I did find the experience and their opinions somewhat valuable.

I actually really enjoyed reading the comments left on my blog.  Christina left some really valuable insight!  I was happy to hear we were both intrigued by the same picture at the Albright Knox (Untitled Flood).  Furthermore, I was kind of flattered that she enjoyed my slideshow so much, mostly because she complimented my cat, my guitar, and my little brother rocking out on the drums - three things that are pretty important to me!