Study on analogous colors with an influence of the Aztec culture. It is based on the Goddess Coalticue who was the Goddess of life and Death. She gave birth to the sun and moon, as well as the stars. I wanted to represent the duality of the cultural belief so I chose warm and cool colors. I used prisma colors for this using a layering technique to highlight and shadow areas.

Simultaneous Contrast

                                                                               For Class

                                                                                  For Fun

Single Hue Value

Two Chromas to Neutral

The CMYK color values

Observation and Analysis of Andy Goldsworthy's sculpture "Mountain and Coast Autumn into Winter."

By analyzing Andy Goldsworthy’s sculpture on the grounds of Wichita state, I am compelled to better understand the concepts of its design. By looking at the material used, the position of the structure as well as my understanding of its purpose, I begin to value and recognize the skill involved of its configuration.

The materials that were used seem to represent the site of the art. The archway is built from lime stone, 30 blocks above the ground, all cut at an angle. Lime stone is in abundance within the area so the choice to use it to symbolize the region seems firm. There is no mortar between the stones so the angles cut were very important as to hold the arrangement together. A tree is planted under the very center of the arch. What type of tree is unknown to this observer, so it leaves the question if the selection of tree is also made to symbolize the location or holds another principle? One other contextual approach to this piece is its location and angle in which it was built.

The archway sits by the Southern entrance of the school. Even though this sculpture was created in 2004, it may indicate the old main entrance that was used at the time the school was erected. The angle at which the archway sits suggests that the artist was interested on how the light from the sun reflects on the work giving it different points of reference by what time of day. The tree in the center seems to center itself with an older tree in front of the arch while the view from underneath is lined up as if to view the driveway of the school president’s household. At this time, it is unclear if this alignment was deliberate or not. The purpose of Goldsworthy’s work, to this avid onlooker, suggests a very compelling meaning if not a warning to the students of Wichita State.

When one views the absence of mortar between the limestone as well as the young tree rapidly growing towards the center, this piece could suggest an element of future change involved within its context. The only thing holding the stones in place is the downward force of gravity upon the angles that were cut. While the tree grows ever closer to the arch it advocates the question, what will happen in the future. Will the tree wrap around the work? Will it break or will the archway fall as the tree pushes the center stone upwards? As I see this I begin to wonder if this is not an intentional move by the artist for the students to continuously question the direction of education they take. If we observe the stones as the blocks of education we follow and the tree as what’s to become in the future, the analysis of this work compels this onlooker to wonder, “Are my choices now going to hold the outcome of my expectations or will they crumble with what may lay ahead?”

By not closely examining the materials used, the location and angle of the structure, or the suggested purpose of Andy Goldsworthy’s defining research within this piece, this observer believes that its true value and interpretation would be lost and unappreciated.

final foundation design entry begining of Art Survey

throughout the month of June, the class of foundation and design helped me recognize the usefulness of graphic design on the computer. I had no intention of ever really looking deeply into this area of art but after the class was over, I will admit, that I can see the value of such programs. This class also helped me see other areas of forming art that I lacked such as asymmetrical design and constructing values outside my norm practices of representational themes. It gave me insite of valueable techniques in which I have never used, or were unaware of, such as the dominations of light and dark within work pieces. I am very curious as to how these things will change they way I see art or formulate ideas for future pieces of my own.
Now that I am in art Survey for the month of July, it will be interesting to see how the foundation class transpires the analysis of work I do for this class.

positive space, white space

Positive space- white or light within the art

Negative space- black or dark within the art

White space-It is that portion of a page left unmarked: the space between graphics, margins, gutters, space between columns, space between lines of type or figures and objects drawn or depicted

plane, shape, mass

 Plane-a picture plane is the canvas or piece of paper you're painting or drawing on. It's a term used most often in the context of perspective in a painting.

Shape-an enclosed space, the boundaries of which are defined by other elements of art: lines, colors, values, textures, etc.).

Mass-the outside size or shape of an object, or how big it appears to be

foreground, background, form

Foreground-the ground or parts situated, or represented as situated, in the front; the portion of a scene nearest to the viewer

Background-the plane or ground in a picture upon which all other planes or forms appear superimposed

Form-is an element of art. At its most basic, a form is a three-dimensional geometrical figure (i.e.: sphere, cube, cylinder, cone, etc.), as opposed to a shape, which is two-dimensional, or flat

perspective, 2 dimensional, 3 dimensional

Perspective-Perspective is the technique used to represent a three-dimensional world (what we see) on a two-dimensional surface (a piece of paper or canvas) in a way that looks realistic and accurate, as we see it in nature

2 dimensional- Having its elements organized in terms of a flat surface, especially emphasizing the vertical and horizontal character of the picture plane

3 dimensional-occupying or giving the illusion of three dimensions (height, width, depth).

rhythm and dominance

Rhythm- A particular form that has repetition. It suggests motion within the field

Dominance- something that stands out from the rest of the subject in the art: Color, objects etc.

                                              Example of rhythm and Dominance 

Grouping and symmetry

Grouping- the putting together of units within the field to create a desired affect

Symmetry- when there is a feeling of balance within the field.

                                          Example of grouping and symmetry