PS1 Artist

Huma Bhabha was born in 1962 in Karachi, Pakistan.  She received her bachelors from Rohde Island School of Design, and then went to Columbia University in 1989 for her masters.  Huma Bhabha have her first solo museum show in New York. 30 of her statues was displayed, plus her collage-drawing spread in MoMA PS1. The artist had a longtime interest in science fiction in the 1970s and general themes such as war, death, cultural displacement and memory. Bhabha sculpts expressive, cluster, rough texture, unusual materials like Styrofoam, air-dried clay, wires, cork, and construction scraps. Bhabhas would melt and put the materials together and create figures that is a mixture of construction to a feeling of environment sense. The statues would have the sculpture style would take place during the ancient times. that is similar to the ancient time, but is made by dispose material which makes the artist a contemporary artist.  She creates  mxiture of science fiction and traditional cutlure all together. This statue is called “Ghost of Humankindness” (2011). It’s a sinister,automaton-like figure that stands over 8 feet and  1100 lbs. The body is stacked together in a totemic style made from Styrofoam.The face is deformed as it was melted and painted in bronze. Then you have the collage-drawings. Each picture has a form of a skeletal head, some of which are covered over a lot of resemblance of miserable scenery. A couple of the drawings would be in large scales and the use of hint of bright colors that are less straightforward than the statues. Huma Bhabha’s artwork is the mixture of future and the past. By sculpting the historical figurative, using old and modern objects that are thrown away, and expressing the future in a dreaded way.

                                                    source:

 "Exhibit of the Week: Huma Bhabha: Unnatural Histories." Exhibit of the Week: Huma Bhabha: Unnatural Histories. 19 Dec. 2012. Web. 10 Dec. 2015.

 "Unnatural Histories." ArtAsiaPacific: Huma Bhabha. Web. 10 Dec. 2015.

           

                                              

Outline

Aysia Brown
12/8/2015
Outline for my Artistt.


Kara Walker was born November 26, 1969 Stockton California. Her father was her influence to become an artist when she was a little girl. Walker is an contemporary artist who looks into race, gender, sexuality, and violence. Walker is the best known artist for exploring the raw information of the difference of the particular work  The style Walker use is collage, drawing, painting, performance, film, video, shadow puppetry, light projections, and  animations . Walker artwork is both beautiful and very disturbing. The silhouettes would tell different stories. Kara Walker artwork takes place the civil war and slavery era, which is the 18th century.  Kara Walker explores the raw information  and expose terrifying and cringing images of the dark side of slavery history. .What's significant about the artist's work is how it can attract and effect the viewers at the same time and displaying a specific time period in a exaggerated distorted way comically.

The first picture by Kara Walker is named "Gone, An Historical Romance of a civil war as it occurred between the dusky thighs of one Negress and her heart. (1994) The title "Gone came from a novel and movie "Gone With The Wind" The silhouettes are lined and position  to tell a story. The second picture is named "Darkytown Rebellion"(2000) Walker would use light projectors and multi-colors for the background for the silhouettes. The viewer's shadow would be able to be part of the work by their own shadows showing on the wall by the light projector. "Darkytown Rebellion" shows a historical illustration of African Americans view in in American Culture. The third is a shadow puppetry a young Negress girl and the titled is called "Testimony" (2000) The fourth is a drawing named "The Daliy Constitution 1878" (2011) It's a disturbing drawing picture that shows the relationships between two different races in the south. The picture would be a very very dark reminder that is publicly expose to everyone that sees the picture. The last artwork is named "Excavated from the black heart of a negress" (2002) This is also a cut-out and it shows two women. This picture is like a sing of what goes on the south. The artwork is showing a baby being ripped out of one of the woman's stomach by other female. This expresses the reality that during the slavery era, babies would be taken from their mothers and be sold to another plantation. 

From MOMA they said about Kara Walker has "transformed the craft , into a new type of epic history painting" and I agree because it express so much of the history of slavery in the 18th century and how Walker is able to make such artwork that is so revealing. 

   

Citations for the oral presentation

Citations

December 2, 2015

"Kara Walker | American Artist." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 2 Dec. 2015.

 "Kara Walker | ART21." Kara Walker | ART21. Web. 2 Dec. 2015.

 "Khan Academy." Khan Academy. Web. 2 Dec. 2015. 

Surrealism and Cubism Art

Aysia Brown

November 11, 2015

HUA

Surrealism began in Paris at 1924 as a art and literary movement. Surrealism was committed to express imagination, dreams, and the subconscious of a human mind. Surrealism carried on the style of Dada. Dada is art that shows no sense of anything. Meaning random objects can be put together and can be call art. Likewise, surrealism also express objects that’s not real, and it’s like you’re looking inside the person’s brain. For example: This is an oil painting named “The Horde” by Max Ernest.  It was painting in 1927. It’s 44 7/8 X 57 ½ (114 X 146.1 cm) The reason he painted this artwork is because, Ernest had a violent experience in World War 1. He was influenced by the battle and made the artwork. As you can see, most of the figures are not shaped like humans or maybe animals, but more like monsters.  The use of colors makes the picture pop. The blue as the background makes the red, gold, and brown pop, because the colors are opposite to each other. The artist expresses a sense of movement and excitement. You can feel the objects moving in slow motion, because of the way the figure on the right is standing. The figure on the right is standing like a person, and his body is like it’s made out of bark. The figure has his hands in the air, and his right foot is close to the end of the canvas. At the bottom, it’s like sand, and at the bottom right of the canvas, it looks like the big figure is standing near a cliff. The more I keep studying the picture, I can sense that the big figure with a tree-like body is being victimized or attacked by these red and gold objects. The objects all the way to the left, is chaotic. If would ask me what do you see in that picture, not the tree guy, but the others on the left. I would say, I see a horse on its hind legs at the top left, a hand at the right, I see a orange body that is laying on its side at the middle of the painting, and at the bottom right, I see an under-cooked whole chicken that looks like he is going to fall off. It is very interesting how this artist used shapes that is absurd, and vivid colors to show what he had witness in real life, but use his imagination or maybe his dream to show others in a surreal or dream-like way.

 

Cubism art began in 1907 in Paris. This art style broke away from the traditions of painting that lasted for a hundred years. The way cubism breaks off from the tradition is by not painting a linear perspective, and depth. This is a painting by Pablo Picasso named “The Old Guitarist. It was made from 1903-1904. The picture is 48 3/8 X 32 ½ in. (122.9 x 82.6 cm). Picasso painted a picture that is unforgettable, and the of only one color, which is blue. Using one color for an artwork is called monochromatic. The guitarist has a mournful face expression, and the way he is sitting is depressing. Picasso present the old guitarist as a time where people are at their sad moments and the colors of the man and background is gloomy blue. This artwork is a reflection to Picasso, because during his younger years, when he was twenty-one he didn’t have any money and was almost about to be impoverished. Picasso represented the outcasts, ill, penniless during the earliest 20^th century.

Art21 Interview

Aysia Brown

November 4, 2015.

HUA


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      Kara Walker was born November 26, 1969, at Stockton, California.  her artworks are focus on race, gender, violence, sexuality, and identity.She is best known for her room-size of black cut-paper silhouettes, that's glue to the walls. Most of the silhouettes are taken back to the Victorian time which was (1837-1901)  It was basically showing the pasts in history and during the slavery years nothing else.Walker wanted to show the history in her artworks by cutting out the shadow of a person, and giving a background that goes well with the cut-out paper. There is the use of projected light to make a background for the silhouettes. The artist would use depth and space to make  a person feels they are part of the story that is being told.Walker wanted the work to be based off the unexpected time where a heroine saves the day, but at the same time Walker wants to kill the heroine herself. 

The Ocean

Impressionism and Post Impressionism

Aysia Brown

October 21, 2015

HUA

 The Impressionism movement began in France in the 19th century(1801-1900s) paintings from impressionists would use small, soft and thin brushstrokes. impressionism had open an uncommon optical angles, and the use of colors that illustrates light changes. It's like you can see in a picture how the lights show as time is going by, and there is a sense of movement. Colors was more significant than lines, and the various colors painted on the canvas. Impressionists paintings is like an early photograph, because it captures that movement. For example; This is painting named "Young woman Painting"(1883) By Berthe Moriso. Moriso has been exploring Impressionism between 1874 and 1886. She would paint her artwork outdoors and would rapidly brushstroke her canvas by using watercolors and pastels. When you look at this picture up close, you can see the swift strokes of the painting,and the amount of diverse colors is being mix together. When you step back, you'll see a young woman, sitting and knitting. You would be able to tell that the young lady is sitting outside because, of the different shades of grass. Basically she could be sitting in a garden or a park.This artwork is like an a early photo that was taken with a camera. The artist captured the exact moment, that will stay forever. 

Post impressionism is pretty much the same as impressionism such as the use of bright colors, heavy paints, striking brushstrokes, etc. The differences though is the strenuous use of shapes that are geometric, and use of colors that are unorthodox. impressionists would work on their artwork indoors, instead of outdoors. Impressionists would investigate different ways to paint a picture, without the concern of the appearance of an object. Another difference between impressionism and post impressionism is that post impressionism is more time-consuming, and captures the intense movement. For example; This is a painting named " Corridor In The Aslyum"(1889) by Vincent Van Gogh. This painting was painted by the artist himself when he was at an asylum for twelve months tillthe near end of his life. Gogh sent the colorful picture to his brother.The artist is not showing just the image of the asylum, he's expressing emotions in the painting by using various colors. symbolizes an emotion. As you can see there's majority of red, yellow, white, and a hint of blue.it's like all of Gogh's feelings were put into this painting and sent as a message to his sibling. 

Renaissance and Baroque Art

Aysia Brown

October 14, 2015

HUA

This is a painting named "Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints" By Raphael. In the middle of the picture you'll the virgin Mary sitting on a throne, and baby Christ sitting on her lap. Mary is wearing a ruby red dress with a shimmering dark greenish rode.The patterns behind her throne which is like  a bronze and gold makes Mary strike out more, because of the color choices. Baby Christ is wearing a white shirt with a symbol on the left side of his arm, and blue bottoms. If you look closely and The baby's hand, you'll see how he have two fingers up. His eyes are looking at a young boy, whose young saint John. Young John is standing at the base of the throne wearing a brown shirt, and red pants. He have his hands clapped together and looking at Baby Christ. Around the throne is four saints. Their names are Peter, Catherine, an unidentified woman (but could be either Baraba,Lucy, Rosa, and Dorothy) and Paul. Each Saint is wearing a bright and brilliant color. Such as ruby, Gold, Purple, green-blue together and a dash of white. In the background, there are hills showing a little depth, and you can see the castle. The castle is painted small because it shows that the castle is far away, creating a depth in space. There are also symbolism in the painting such as the castle, a symbol on the baby's shirt, the finger gesture, and the halos. The expression on each person's face is soft and have emotion to them. Mary gaze is on young saint john. After looking at the picture bit by bit, take a look at it whole. When you put the pieces to together, its like a wonderful colorful work of art. The colors makes the picture stand-out and vibrant. At the top of the artwork, you'll see a man holding a a blue ball on his right hand, and be his sides are two angels. On the left the angel is green and pink, and on the right the angel is wearing yellow and green. The man is known as the Father God, and the ball symbolizes the globe.  

This a painting called "Hercules and Achelous" By Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarleem. In this painting you'll see a man named  Hercules fighting river god named Achelous. The River god transformed into a bull to fight off Hercules to be with Princess Deianeira. Hercules grabs the bull by the horns, and put one knee down on the the bull. In the picture you can see the bull struggling to escape from Hercules strength. The painting has a realistic feel to it. The bull has very great details. You can see the bones, and how the muscles are from that posture. If you take a look a Hercules, you can see how his muscles flex by this position, In results the picture is not flat, but more alive. The light and dark are really working together extremely nicely. It's like the sun is shining, and  the bull is blocking the sunlight from Hercules leg. That's where you see his right leg in the shade. This picture also has depth to it, showing a few people in the background. Some of people would be familiar to some eyes. On the far right, is a couple of people called naiads and they are filling the horns with flower and fruits. To the right is Hercules fighting with Antaeus. Finally on the left Hercules fights with a great serpent.

Renaissance and Baroque Art

Aysia Brown

October 7, 2015

HUA

 Renaissance started in Florence, Italy around the years 1350 to 1400.  Renaissance also started at the ending of the middle ages. During those years inventions were being invented, such as the printing press, exploring new land Along with the start of philosophy, literature and art of  philosophy, literature and art. The southern part of Europe was influenced with the writings from the Greece and Roman. Painters and sculptors focused more on emotion, and the humanistic on their work.Before the influence From the Greece and Roman, there were works of art that was flat, shows no feeling in the face or body.  Throughout the rebirth period,Many of the artworks had space, more colors,different perspectives and illustrate the christian bible. For example; This Painting called "The Last Supper" was made by an artist named Leonardo Da Vinci. he painting is about Jesus telling his fellow followers that somebody at this table will betray him. You can tell how each man their own individual identity because of the style of their hair, clothing, and expression of their face. The expression on their face shows shock, and horror. The painting also has one-point linear perspective. That means from behind Jesus head there's a fade point. The walls follow the window to show a depth. 

The Baroque period began in the 1600s. Paintings  and sculptures would be more dramatic, and a real strong sense of light and dark. Body and or face expressions would be more theatrical. This is a painting called "Taking of Christ." by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. As you look at the picture you can see, how the light and dark work together. It's like the light is shinning and a dark room. The dark makes the individual become more alive. It's like you can hear the men shouting, and feel their movement all at once.

  

Design Prespectives

Aysia Brown

HUA

September 29, 2015

Artist use many different ways to make their artwork more balance. Such as line, color and shapes. For example " I Saw The Figure 5 In Gold." by Charles Demuth, defines composition. The golden 5 has a proportion that fits well with the picture.The color of red and gold creates complementary in the artwork. Meaning the colors are opposite and it makes the picture stand out  from the raining grey background.This artwork by Demuth can make  you  feel that it's telling a little story, because of the background you'll see buildings a little bit. The little 5's make a space dept like you're looking deeper in the picture. This artwork would be considered design unity because the colors and shapes adapt very well together. In result the portrait makes a meaningful and pleasingly whole picture.

Asymmetrical balance means the left and right side of the picutre are not balance. This is a oil painting named "Paris Street, Rainy Day" by Gustave Caillebotte. On the left there's two people walking toward the picture. On the right you'll see other individuals walking to where they need to go. The reason this picture is balanced asymmetrical because a large form of object gets more attention than a small form. The colors have a soft and compassionate feel to it. The colors makes the picture correspondence, due to the big figures that gets the attention first. 

Scale means the relation one thing to another. scale is the most important key to artists, because they would need to plan the size of their artwork. A sculptor named Ron Mueck is a hyper-realistic artist. In this gallery, there are many sculptures that are realistic. This work is called "Wild Man."  You can see the height of this still life is statuesque. The importance of the scale is the distance and hallucination. From afar you'll believe that's an average man sitting straight, and he seems real. As you get close you'll realize that he's a little big, and the details of the person is very distinct. Artists use scale to create an illusions to the human eyes. 

   

Intro To Art: Egyptian and Greek art

 Aysia Brown                                                                                        HUA                                                                                                    9/22/15

Egyptian art has a vigorous and serene image.This image is the pharaoh of Tutankhamen. The mask is made of semi precious stones. The blue stripes and the blues eyes are made of glass. This artifact weighs about 24 pounds. The expression of the pharaoh's face is stern. Like most paintings, and sculptures the faces are toneless. You can tell by  looking at the artwork how they stand so straight. Usually, The pharaoh would have one left leg forward. The position is shown that the Egyptians It brings a feeling of not of movement,  because of the body language  is very stiff. There are animals in Egyptian painting that would have meanings, and people who has morphed with an animal feature that would be called anthropomorphic. For example; A cat is a scared animal in the household. When a cat is deceased , there will be a ritual where the owner would shave their eyebrows.Another example is the painting of Ra. He has the body of an man, and a face of a hawk. Ra is the god of the sun. Although the artwork is simple with various colors and made with gold, stones, wood, etc. the Egyptian has the way to create the memories that would never fade.   

 

Greek had a different view on the human body. They were fascinated with the body and the movement. The  difference between Egyptian and Greek artworks are that Greek statues would show a more dramatic side. For example: This is the statue of Aphrodite by Praxiteles. It was carved in 4th century B.C. The statue of Aphrodite is stunning to look at, because when you look at the statue you'll feel the liveliness and beauty from that piece.When you look closely at her face, you'll a little smile on her face, and her hands is covering up her a bit. It's like its expressing a scenario of her bathing by herself. Aphrodite is was the first goddess that was nude. Greeks has a way to express great emotion in the physical position. The disc of Myron was created from 460-450 B.c. by Myron. Its material is made from bronze. The reason i'm talking about this statue, is because its a perfect example of showing physiques. As you can see the muscles, which show that this person is an athlete. You can also see how he has a disc in the air, and it looks like he's starting to throw the disc. You can feel the energy of that statue, and know its doing. From the two statues you can see how precise artists were when it comes to theirs statues.