Assignment #2

Fluency is very important in creativity because it expresses the importance of generating many ideas, which leads to flexibility. Flexibility is taking those many ideas and turning them into many different ideas. It can also be having many different perspectives. Originality is generating unusual ideas in art, such as "thinking outside the box", in order to allow your art to stand out from others. Elaboration is adding details to ideas in order to improve them. This can be going back to a painting after you've finished and adding a new color, or taking a simple story and adding embellishment to the story line.

In the Feldman Method, you have to use a couple different approaches to criticize the art.

First, you must describe the art by asking yourself questions such as "Who is the artist?", "What is the medium?" (Whether it is a painting, print, or dance), "How big is the work of art?", and "What are the characteristics of the work of art?”

Then, you must analyze the art by using elements and principles to further describe the work of art. For example, you can describe the texture in the painting, the shape of the sculpture, or the form in the print.

After this, you must interpret the art by asking yourself "What does this work of art mean?". You can do this by seeing if the artist was creating a metaphor, or describing the feeling that the art gives you as the viewer. You can also try to interpret whether the art has an alternate meaning, such as a social or historical viewpoint.

Finally, you have to evaluate. This can be very simply answered by whether or not you like the art. If so, why do you like it? What did you like about the artists technique? Or if not, what didn't you like about the art? After you evaluate, you are through the Feldman Method of Art Criticism.

Assignment #1 - Biographical Statement

a. Yes i have made art, but only in art classes throughout school, and also in my photography classes in high school. My favorite type of art is photography, because you can do so many different things with it. You can show an entire story without using any words though photography.


b. Yes, i have done some small art projects in art class in school, but i have never actually done a large art project, such as painting or sculpting.

c. I have been to the Met in New York City, and other museum's in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia. My favorite by far was the Met though, because i was completely immersed in the art while i was there. I know it seems a bit cliche, but being in a museum where so many others have been to observe some of the best artists in the world made me feel like i was taking part in something great.

d. I have been to Broadway many times in New York City, and i absolutely love it. Phantom of the Opera is my favorite by far, i have seen it 3 different times. There is just something about the music and the story line that i cannot get enough of. I have also seen The Lion King, Wicked, West Side Story, and Mama Mia.

e. I LOVE to dance, it's probably one of my favorite things to do. Every time that i am out with my friends are there is music playing, i can't help myself but to dance. It is so easy to just express myself and let out frustration.

f. I can learn the most in the easiest way by having hands on experience. It is really difficult for me to learn by simply listening to lectures, or just reading the textbook.

g. I am taking this class because it is required for my major.

h. When i watch Phantom of the Opera, i am moved beyond words. When the opening number starts and the music starts to waft out into the theater, and then the story lines begins, I cannot seem to look away. No matter how many times that i watch the play, i never get bored by it.

 

i. I am inspired by a couple different things, but mostly music. Whenever i listen to music it is easy for my to start thinking about everything, and easy to think of things that i want to express.

j. I think that some movies can be a form of art, but not all of them by any means. I have seen a few that you can tell were made in the desire to be considered art, but most comedies are not art. I do not think that video games are a form of art, and only a few comic books can be considered art.

k. I think that is open to interpretation. What one person thinks is art, may not seem like art to another. I know that when i see paint flung against a canvas in no particular pattern or design, I do not consider it to be a form of art, but there are some that think this is a beautiful work of art and should be displayed in museums.

l. We usually debate whether the song sounds like anything else we have heard, because it is so easy to, without meaning to, rip off another similar song. I love listening to music that gets caught in my head, because then i find myself singing the song over and over and really listening to the words and meaning of the lyrics.

m. I think the best movie that I saw in 2010 was The Black Swan. I had to go to an out of the way theater, because i saw it during the limited release, but I was amazed by the acting, the directing, and how powerful the film was. Natalie Portman deserves an Oscar for her role, because you can tell that she threw herself into that role and devoted everything to making it perfect.

n. I think an art film is one that hasn't been affected by "Hollywood" standards, such as having famous, well known celebrities in it, or having to live up to certain ideals.

o. As i am typing this blog I have a play list playing, with songs such as "Stereo Love" by Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina, "Pon de Floor" by Major Lazer, and "Like We Used To" by A Rocket to the Moon. I have a wide variety of music on my iPod, because I love pretty much every type of music.