Hello!
Welcome to your first blogging experience in art history. I would like for each of us to post an entry before the first Monday of school on the following:
What do you already know about art history? What is your favorite piece of art? Who is your favorite artist? What is your favorite media?
This may be close to nothing-and that's ok! I would like to see where we are all at on day one. We will be using this blog site throughout the year, so bookmark the site!
Looking for something to do? Get out to a museum-there are so many downtown. They may also offer student discounts with your ID.
I am so glad you took APAH!
Wargo
My answer:
What do you already know about art history? Lots! I am the teacher! But there is always so much more to learn!
What is your favorite piece of art? I have many, but the leaders of the pack are the Winged Victory from Hellenistic Greece, Eternal Idol, by Rodin, any piece by Chihuly, I love St. Denis outside of Paris-the tombs inside are amazing. I tend to like 3 Dimensional art, since I create predominantly 2 Dimensional art. I have a strong appreciation for the art that I find more challenging to make myself.
Who is your favorite artist? This is a toughie...I like the conceptuality of Maurizio Cattelan. He sets up his pieces so that the environement around the piece or the approach of the piece affect the viewer's interpretation. I can also greatly appreciate the nameless sculptors of the Greek period. They made such great advancements in the depiction of the human form with much more primitive tools than we have now. I love the innovation of the architecture of Gaudi. It does not even seem like it is a habitable building! I also enjoy the work of Max Beckman. He has a very child-like nature in much of his work, with an intensely emotional content he observed as an army medic.
What is your favorite media? I enjoy painting, drawing and graphic design for my own work. I enjoy glass, because I took a class in glass in college and it is WAY harder than it looks!
