Non-local Color

I began this project with no idea what to use. I used google to help me sort out what I wanted to do. I found a few that I liked and went from there. This is the original photo I chose to work with:





I chose it because of the ease the whole photo gives me and I'm really struggling to find an ease in life. This project has also helped me to remember things on photoshop that I haven't used in a while and helped me to realize how much I do know about the program.

McColl Center

Today we went to the McColl Center for a field trip.
Some of the work in there was pretty nice but I didn't really get how someone can make something so simple and trashy looking and then sell it for so much money.
I understand that some people enjoy it and all but then again I think that some people must buy it just because someone once said it was art.
I've seen things similar at yard sells and I didn't really think it was classy then either.
The stuff in the upstairs hallways were a lot more interesting than the stuff downstairs.

Second Final Poject Post

I'm not really sure what I want to do. I was thinking about taking a pack of cigarettes and breaking them each and having a reason for breaking each one. Example: when the first time I hid my fathers packs or that my grandfather died of lung cancer. It would like a performance piece because I can only do it that one time in front of everyone. I'm just not sure if it's a good idea or not and if it isn't then I'm pretty lost at what to do.

First Final Project Post

What kind of art did I enjoy before taking this class?
I mainly loved taking photos but I'm not sure if that what I want to do for the final.

Has my definition of art expanded from this class?
It definitely has because some of the stuff we've learned about is pretty out there.

In class, was I successful making art that was personal or political?
I really don't believe that I've gotten that personal with the projects and I'm thinking that I'd like to try something that is for the final.

Did I enjoy making art that was displayed inside the classroom or outside of the classroom?
Other than our group project everything I did was done just in class which is very nerve racking to me because people you know get to see your best and worst ideas.

What is my goal in studying art?
I want to create an impact with my artwork.

Can my art make a difference to an audience member?
I sure hope so, that's really what I want out of my work.

Who am I making my art for?
I make my art for other people sure but I also make it for myself.

Today we went to the Bechtler Museum.
It was commissioned cause this family had all this art and they wanted to share it with Charlotte basically.
I really wish that we could have seen the stuff on the second floor move because I bet that would've made them a lot better but they were pretty cool on their own.
The exhibit on the third floor was not very interesting to me, it was just a living room set.
My favorite two things from the final flour was Alexander Colder "Untitled" gouache on paper and Victor Vasarely "Tridim K" acrylic on canvas.
The building itself was pretty unique, those windows on the final floor are crazy.

So, the project obviously was a struggle for us to begin with but I like the final outcome. I am slightly upset we didn't have time to do the video for because I think that it would have made it way more interesting and just better in general. The end result I think was pretty effective with our explanation but it wouldn't have been very strong without it. I've always appreciated those moments in nature that take your breath away, the moments that just make you stop and appreciate your life and surroundings. I was kind of surprised and I think Becca was too when she started talking about her being sick. I had no idea about that and we hadn't talked about her saying it before hand. The project was very therapeutic and stressful at the same time. It was stressful because I had to work with someone else and we had to work with our schedules around finals so that was definitely difficult but it was wonderful getting to be outside and work.

Skip Schukmann

Attempts to enrich ongoing, ordinary moments in each of his clients lives.
"I am working for them by guiding them toward an understanding of their immediate surroundings and helping them to articulate their desires."
Site specific artist who responds to the site-specific personalities of his clients.
He seem very into his relationships with his clients.
"We must learn to be satisfied."
Uses the natural things available to create his art.
Seems very passionate about slowing down and enjoying what the world is all about.
People lean about his work through observing it, knowing a mutual acquaintance, or meeting with him.
Helps people develop their land thoughtfully.
His art is scientific in certain ways but conformed to a more personal approach.
He tries to stick to what's in his clients spaces to use for his "art" but if he needs to import things he takes advantage of other people's "trash"."
Which I think is very environmentally responsible.
It's amazing what he can do out of soil and logs, without polluting the world further.
He is continuously recycling the materials nature has to offer.
He wants to show people what is there all the time but which they don't take the time to notice.
Encourages his clients to "mess around" to get the same delight as him.
His schedule is very organic. He works all day, not just during the daylight hours.
Schukmann is an artist who sculpts the value systems of his clients as well as their land.
His manner of working evolves in the same way that life and the universe evolve.
Schukmann's work originates within the life stream and remains forever responsive to the ongoing effects of climate, weather, and human interactions.