Arts Expose

NAME:
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Title of Event: Anime Music Concert______________________

Date & Time of Event: March 29, 2008. 8:30 PM
Location of Event__Olscamp, Animarathon

Type of event (Only the events listed below fulfill the artsXpose requirement):
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Recitals***
1.) Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended. This section should remain journalistic and should not be reflective of your opinion.
There were many different people and they played various song from anime shows. Not everyone played the same songs. There were so many instruments such as keyboards, flutes, horns, strings, percussion, guitars, and there were also singers.
2.) Use the section below to write a well-structured paragraph focusing on your personal critical insight / response to the event. How did you interpret or react to what was presented to you?
I really enjoyed this event. I wished I was up there playing my flute along with them. Some of the songs brought tears to my eyes even though I had never heard them before. Music does that to me, and this was no exception. Some songs were so beautiful!
3.) What information, ideas, images, etc. most impressed you and why?
The skill of the musicians impressed me the most because they sounded so amazing together.
4.) Overall, how would you rate this event (10 being the most worthwhile)? (10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 )
I would rate it a 10.
5.) Justify your rating in the question above:
I loved the music and the fact that it brought out so much emotion in me is definitely important.
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Arts Expose

NAME:
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Title of Event_____Arts Village Mardi Gras Poetry competition
Date & Time of Event___February 2, 2008__

Location of Event________The Arts Village_______

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Poetry / Literary Readings

1.) Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended. This section should remain journalistic and should not be reflective of your opinion. Three different people read their poetry and the audience voted on who should win by way of cheering. There were several rounds of this. Jasmine read powerful poems about controversial issues, Karleen read sad poems, and Bryan read funny poems.

2.) Use the section below to write a well-structured paragraph focusing on your personal critical insight / response to the event. How did you interpret or react to what was presented to you?
I personally was really amazed by the event, because I wish I had the ability to write such good poetry. Jasmine read a poem I had heard her read before at an open mic night. It was so powerful. I thought it was cool that all of them had different styles of poetry. I enjoyed Jasmine's poems the most.
3.) What information, ideas, images, etc. most impressed you and why?
I was most impressed by Jasmine's poetry; the issues raised and the way in which she delivered her poetry to the audience.
4.) Overall, how would you rate this event (10 being the most worthwhile)? (10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 )
I would ratie it an 8.
5.) Justify your rating in the question above:
It was created by my peers and it wasn't something I felt obligated to go to. And i enjoyed the poetry.

Arts Expose

NAME:
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Title of Event______Visit to the Toledo Museum of Art
Date & Time of Event_2/15/08 _____5:00 PM________________
Location of Event__Toledo Museum of Art_______

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Arts Related Field Trips


1.) Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended. This section should remain journalistic and should not be reflective of your opinion.
We were led around the museum by a woman who encouraged us to speak a lot. She asked us many questions, for example, when we got to a painting of the inside of a huge building she asked us to describe the largest space we had ever been in. Meanwhile, I took notes on almost all of the works we viewed.

2.) Use the section below to write a well-structured paragraph focusing on your personal critical insight / response to the event. How did you interpret or react to what was presented to you?
We moved from renaissance art all the way to modern art, and I must say that I enjoyed the renaissance art more than the modern art. In fact, my favorite work, Madonna and Child [one of many] by Lorenzo Monaco was from the 14th century. The modern art just did not come across as much as art to me as the renaissance paintings did. We looked at one work that was just two squares of different colors and while some may call that art, and I am fine with that, I am just not sure if it should be considered some masterpiece and displayed.
3.) What information, ideas, images, etc. most impressed you and why?
The Renaissance style art impressed me the most because we have had so many advancements since then, yet art still seems to have been better quality back then.
4.) Overall, how would you rate this event (10 being the most worthwhile)? (10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 )
I would rate it a 6.
5.) Justify your rating in the question above:
I enjoyed seeing the works, but we saw so many that eventually I just got a bit restless.

Arts Expose

NAME: Jennifer Riha
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Title of Event :_Zack _Petroc_Artist Talk____________________

Date & Time of Event__April 4, 2008________

Location of Event_____Fine Arts Building, 2nd floor_________

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Visiting Artist Lectures


1.) Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended. This section should remain journalistic and should not be reflective of your opinion.
As we sat down, Zack talked for an hour or so about the actual industry of 3-d modeling and how he began with sculpture and moved into the digital medium. After that, he began to discuss the movie industry and showed how every 3-d model he created had some form of backstory. He showed his actual works and concept sketches he made before the works.

2.) Use the section below to write a well-structured paragraph focusing on your personal critical insight / response to the event. How did you interpret or react to what was presented to you?
I was amazed by some of his work, because I felt like it is something I could never do. It was really amazing to see his sketches and to see how they eventually became 3-D models; the transition from the sketch to the finished piece was skillfully accomplished from what I could tell. It made me realize I definitely want to stay in the field of 2-dimensional arts, however, because I think I would enjoy just using regular paintbrushes, pencils, and such to create my own work, as great as it was to see what is possible with other media.

3.) What information, ideas, images, etc. most impressed you and why?
I was most impressed by the concept sketches, mainly because drawing is something I enjoy more and know I could accomplish rather than some of his other art forms. Also one piece he showed [from one of the movies he worked on] really impressed me; it looks like a human with wings holding a sword and the angle from which it was presented to the audience was awesome.

4.) Overall, how would you rate this event (10 being the most worthwhile)? I would rate it a 7.

5.) Justify your rating in the question above:
I enjoyed seeing his works and he made a connection to seem personal with the audience, but I also found so much talking a bit boring.

Blog Entry #4 continued...still

The above large image is a representation of color in the history of art. It contributed a new understanding of color into the world in that it showed that you can express certain emotions using more than just the typical color scheme associated with that emotion. This painting seems to show agitation or anger, and it does not just show reds and the typical fiery colors we associate with anger, but it also has blues and blacks as well.
It stands out in its own gnere mostly because of the mixing of the two color schemes. Many works of this time had bright colors, but most of them did not mix so many different color schemes to convey one kind of emotion or feeling.
This work differs from other works by the artist because the artist seems to work in mostly subdued colors. The artist, Edvard Munch, is said to have led a life of suffering and hatred, and he showed this in his works sometimes. For example, one of his other works, a painting of the sun, as shown above, has the sun painted in a pale color as opposed to bright or happy, which is how one would think of the sun. Despite this, the image still seems to capture the viewer. However, in the featured painting, The Scream, the background shows very vivid and vibrant colors and more than the artist's work normally would show.
The artist structured his work in a somewhat asymmetrically balanced way. It is true that the sides are not the same, but the colors on each side are similar, and when focusing on the subject of the painting, many of the same elements would be on both sides if split in half. The fiery colors are also very dominant in the painting but they do not overpower the screaming subject.
The artist addresses the human form in more of an abstract way than in a realistic way. The subject almost looks like some kind of monster.
I have been more emotionally influenced by this work. In the case of many works, one could just look at a work and move on, but because of the expression on the subject's face and the contrast of colors, I am really drawn to this work.

Blog Entry #4 continued...

The large picture of Marilyn Monroe above is a representation of visual culture. This work contributed a different undetstanding of color because not only was it represented in these colors, there were also many different versions as the smaller print of the work shows, above [I could not get these pictures to upload in a good, organized way. I'm so sorry it looks like this!].
The color principles that made it stand out is the fact that the colors used in many of the prints were colors that should not normally go together. The two shown are a couple of the more 'normal' color schemes...many of them had different colors that just looked downright bizarre together.
This work differs from other works because, while the other works are also visual representations of culture at the time the works were created, they are mostly done in their regular color schemes. The artist did create some other works using the same technique, however.

The artist did not use as much structure or dominance because much of his work is mainly one subject, as opposed to many different objects or characters. The main subject most often is shown in the middle of the work and would dominate any background that there would be.
In the featured work, the artist addresses the human form from the neck up and this shows visual culture more because of who it is, Marilyn Monroe, than how the form is shown or adressed.
After seeing this work, I was influenced to create a work of my own that featured the lead singer from my favorite band at the time, Sonny Moore of From First to Last. This work ended up being one of my favorite works of art that I have ever created, and definitely one that I am most proud of. The other pictures shown in the blog entry are other examples of visual culture. One is another print of Marilyn Monroe, one is another work by the same artist, Andy Warhol which is of a Campbell soup can. It is simple but something all Americans could relate to at the time and still can. The last one is an artist from Africa showing two of his works; these are examples of visual culture from Africa.

Blog Entry #4

This work [the large one] is from the category of fashion design. It has definitely contributed to a new understanding of color to the world, as well as a different one because while it has a definite color scheme that would be considered analogous, it has accents here and there of blues, greens and turquoises that contradict this color scheme. Not only this, but the color is used in ways it would not normally be used. The props and accessories used in this photo look pretty normal; lollipops are often orange and red. But what stands out is the legs of the model, as she has red syrup running down her legs and this is just one example of how the color use is unique and goes hand in hand with the unique use of candy as clothing.
I think this work stands out from other works in the same genre mostly because although it is a fashion photo shoot, the model is not wearing any clothing [with the exception of shoes]. She is, instead sporting different types of candy and in order for the photo to work, she must model this candy well as if it were clothing in a normal fashion photo. Not only this, but the colors are all unsually bright which might normally make for an obnoxious photo, but somehow in this photo, it works.

This work is different from others this artist has done because of the attire used in the shoot. Fashion photographers do often experience shooting all different kinds of clothing, including paint or even clothing made of nature like sticks and plants. However, this photo shoot was unlike any other because the girls were wearing candy and toppings and even ice cream-something not very common in fashion photo shoots.

I think the structure of this work is very effective because there are two objects fighting for dominance which creates tension, but in this case the tension works. These two objects are the model herself and the glass with ice cream and straws which seems to be besides her but is actually behind her. I think it does work because this object is behind her and because it blends more in the background than the model, the fight for dominance could easily be won by the model. There are many accentual shapes in the form of cherries and ice painted on the backdrop. The middle-sized objects, the lollipops are actually in the foreground of the photo but still do not take the focus away from the intended focal point of the photo, the model.

They adress the human form with an actual human that is 'dressed' and made up in candy and such to go with the background but stand out at the same time, and I think this really works well. The human also features the same bright colors as the rest of the picture, but it is more concentrated and less 'everywhere', so, for example, the pink color that takes over the whole floor is not overused.
After seeing this work, I can appreciate the use of extremely bright and childish-looking colors and thinking outside of the box because this is definitely a fashion photo shoot that is out of the ordinary. Also, it makes me want to be on America's Next Top Model even more because this photo shoot is from that show.

The other pictures shown with the photo this blog entry is about are others where the models wear something out of the ordinary and color is incorporated into it. Two of these are from the same candy shoot and feature the same bright colors. The other uses a noticably different color scheme of earth tones and the model in this photo is also wearing something besides clothing-she is wearing mud, as the wardrobe of this photo shoot was anything found in nature.