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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Performance Process

        I had gone threw 3 words before I finally decided on the word drink.  The first thing I thought of doing for this was drinking a whole bottle of something at one time.  I was thinking of things to drink that were between not to much so I couldn't finish them and not enough because it would be easy.  That is when I thought of Gatorade.  I knew I could do the large sized bottle because it was just the right amount.  I practiced drinking one and I did it in 35 seconds.  So then I had the idea to try and get the people to say drink before I started and then drink it and just walk off the stage.

Uncomfortable Video Process

          I was thinking of what to do the whole weekend before this was due and I couldn't think of anything.  The day before it was due my nose was stop up from allergies and that is when I decided to blow my nose with my finger.  It was amazing how I was worried about it all weekend then the idea just came to me all of a sudden.

Monologue Process

         I had no idea what to talk about for my monologue.  So I decided to talk about what I know the most about, and that is collecting Hot Wheels.  There wasn't much I could do without bringing some of my cars in but couldn't do that because all my cars to show all the types I talked about are at my house in Kansas.  Since I couldn't bring any in I decide to just talk about them.    

Monologue Process

         I had no idea what to talk about for my monologue.  So I decided to talk about what I know the most about, and that is collecting Hot Wheels.  There wasn't much I could do without bringing some of my cars in but couldn't do that because all my cars to show all the types I talked about are at my house in Kansas.  Since I couldn't bring any in I decide to just talk about them.    

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Lecture & Reading Summary Principles of Composition

Components in artwork: subject, form, content

Principles of organization: harmony, variety, balance, proportion, dominance, movement & economy

Visual unity is the sense of visual oneness.

Harmony is the relationship between different sections of a composition.

Repetition is the use of certain materials over and over in a composition.

Patterns can be seen in any design, arrangement or organized series of elements.

Motif is a basic pattern repeated many times.

Allover pattern is when the entire whole can be seen.

Closure happens when an artist applies minimal information and clues and the observer sees the entire pattern with closure.

shared space is when elements in a composition touch.

Overlapping areas are drawn together by a common relationship and is not just a shared edge, it is a shared area.

Transparency is when an image or shape is seen through another.

Interpenetration is when several images appear to pass through each other.

Contrast is when elements have opposing characteristics like color, shape & size.

Balance implies the gravitational equilibrium of a single mark.

Pure symmetry is created when visual units are exactly the same.

Approximate is created when elements are slightly varied.

In radial balance, visual forces are based around an central point.

Asymmetry is when there is no central axis or degree of symmetry.

Proportion is the ratio of individual parts to one another or the whole.

Scale is used when proportion is related to size.

The golden mean is another use of proportion, the ratio is 1:1.6180

Methods to create dominance are isolation, placement, direction, proportion or scale and character

Movement is created by the direction of lines, shapes and shape edges.

Economy is composing with efficiency, expressing an idea as simply and directly as possible with no arbitrary or excessive use of elements.

Three-dimensional organization principles are the same as two-dimensional, but the have some different applications of the principles.

More Quotes & Final 2 Quotes

More Quotes:

1.   There is no substitute for hard work.
      Thomas A. Edison

2.   Everything in life is luck.
     Donald Trump

3.  What we play is life.

Final Quotes


1. Every artist was first an amateur.

2.  What we play is life.






Final Human composition