Unit Four- Content

Content is the meaning, message or feeling in a piece of art. Content focuses on design, shapes, and contrast, color, why the artist used hard or soft lines. It is the focus of why is something used and the pictorial aspects of art. In the painting "The Family" by Alice Neel in 1970, the artist really portrays content in this painting. The artist painted a famous couple known for their looks and who they were. The artist painted them the complete opposite; she portrayed the wife as ugly and the husband as creepy. The little girl looks miserable and sad. In the painting is seems that everyone in the family seems to be holding some secret. In Alice Neel's work she portrays many people the same way she did with "The Family" very dull and unhappy looking. This is Alice's style and how she portrays content or real life events or even her own life. I find her artwork a little weird and not something I would want to hang in my house.

Unit Four- Style

Style is the visual art, the way art is portrayed or performed. Style in art is the meaning behind the piece or what the art is telling you. I find that the visual aspect of the art is more interesting than the technique used or the colors of the paint. I feel it gives the entire story and even details of the author and their technique. My favorite piece is "Forget it! Forget Me! by Roy Lichtenstein made in 1962. In his painting he's portraying an almost comic feel with the technique and the voice bubbles. In this piece you can tell the guy is over his girlfriend and whatever she is requesting or mad at. He obviously doesn't want to deal with it anymore. In Roy's other work he uses the same technique of the cartoon look and the words to express meaning towards the art. I have gone to many art shows such as Art Miami, Art Wynwood, and the Palm Beach Art and Antique show and I have seen many pieces of art that resemble Roy Lichenstein. I find his work very comical and eye catching.

Unit 3- Drawing

Drawing is something everyone does, Even the occasional "doodling" is drawing. The first known drawings were in caves of animals and people. It is known that people then didn’t live in the caves at the time and the drawings were there to tell stories. Drawing is very important in the art world and is basically always used in any art form. When someone is planning out a sculpture they usually draw out what they want to make beforehand. Even when painting, to prepare for a painting sometimes or always an artist will sketch out their ideas on a canvas or the picture they want to paint. Artists will do this because they want to maintain lines and precision in their work. There are many medias to use for drawing such as, silverpoint, pencil, chalk, pastel, ink, and charcoal. Claudio Bravo created a famous charcoal drawing, which resembles a package. In this drawing you can admire how real the package looks, it almost looks like a photograph. I find all her work is amazing capturing the realism in her drawings.

Unit 3- Painting

Painting is very common and almost everyone had done it. Painting is the ultimate representation of what art is and will always be. Painting can almost be therapeutic to people in the right setting. The first known paintings were in caves and were made from organic materials. Over time paintings transformed and became more meaningful. During the Renaissance age painting took over a whole new path: artists found new techniques for painting, which are still used today. Painting media's are Tempera, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Buon Fresco, and Fresco Secco. These different techniques allow for true expression in the paintings. In Ralph Goings "Rock Ola" Painting he used watercolor so precisely that anyone couldn't see bleeding from the paint. The lines in the painting are straight and clean. I love this picture with the colors, use of paint and the idea behind the painting. In his other paintings he is continuing the diner theme. I find all of his work is very real looking and different from the usual paintings you see everyday. Paintings really can capture the eye and also show realism.

Unit 3- Printmaking

There are many different forms of printmaking, such as Intaglio, Lithography, Serigraphy, Monotype, and Relief. Relief is to give the impression that the material is raised compared to the background. Woodcut relief is very interesting and time consuming. You have to be very careful when doing this; one mistake can ruin the entire piece. Another technique is wood engraving, where the artists work an image into wood. The piece "Growing Corn" by Paul Landacre you can see the detail the artist puts into his work. I find his work eye catching with the detail in all his work and the shading. In mezzotint, the print is made from engraved copper which is seen the print "Keith" by Chuck Close. The piece was constructed from a photograph then he transferred it to a canvas and used his techniques to add realism and texture. I love this picture, it seems so real and I can see all the work he put into it with texture. 

Unit 3- Photography

Photography has been around for ages and was first known as the "camera obscure." In photography it is known that images are flipped within the camera. In 1839 the "Daguierre" camera, which was made of a huge wooden box made, is debut. Famous pictures from photography are "The artists Studio" by the photographer Louis Jacques- Mande Daguerre in 1837. When the camera first came out the idea of filters for pictures didn't exist or even editing the picture once it was taken. In "The artists Studio" the lighting is just right hitting the dolls heads so your can see their faces. In the photograph you can see what the artist is capturing. In the 1900's artists had created many different ways to capture lighting and focus in photographs. In the photograph "Future wife of the Photographer" the artist used auto chrome to focus on the colors and lighting. I find his photograph beautiful, the colors really show and the background is very subtle making the "wife" the main figure.