Angle of Vision

The angle of vision in art is used to show what things are thought to be important to the piece.
This is an important factor in photography. The angle in which one shoots the photo, orients the viewer and shows what the photographer wants the audience to see.

Aerial views can "provide the sweeping panorama" (p.101) such as the view of land from an airplane or a bridge. An example of an aerial view is of this painting of sheep. "Sheep Playing Cricket" is found on https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmurrayart/3341163396/ by Michael Murray. 

Contrast in Art pieces

Contrast of color in art pieces is one of my favorite ways to see art being expressed. Seeing the eye catching pop of color in a black and white background is dramatic and classic.

One amazing example of an eye catching object against a black and white background is found on http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2247513/The-magnificent-Instagram-images-iconic-London-2012.html. The reaction I have to this picture is one that reminds me that life is more than the monotonous routine of doing the same thing every day.

Scale in Art

Scale refers "to the size of a form when compared with our own human size"(p.82) Exaggerating the proportions of an art piece stands out and makes a statement. An example of an overexaggeration of proportion is this statue of an eyeball in Chicago. Called the EYE, it stands at the height of three stories. It was created by Tony Tasset. It can be thought of as watching over the city. 



Here an an example of the EYE in comparison to a person.

http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2010/08/19/chicago-and-milwaukee-large-public-art-and-placemaking/

Stereotypes in iconography

Described on pg. 162 of Launching the Imagination, a stereotype is a "fixed generalization based on a preconception." In order for stereotypes to be recognized, group characteristics must be emphasized. This way, it can be interpreted by a mass amount of people. This is useful when showing exit signs or bathroom signs. Having a different sign for the men and women's bathrooms are very important. These show different stereotypes. According to the textbook, because stereotypes are a generalization, they require little thought on the basis of the audience and elicit an immediate reaction.

Video

For my video, I chose to make a story that was based on the experience of a drug addict. I want to make a series of video clips that can tell the story of someone who is in the midst of abuse, who decides to get clean, and gain their life back. I was inspired by my work at a clinic those with opiate addictions. I was also inspired by the album from the band, Boat Race Weekend. "No More" is the song that I will focus on, when filming my video. Here is the link: https://soundcloud.com/boatraceweekend/sets/chin-up-ep

Rhythm in Art

Rhythm in art is defined by Launching the Imagination as "a sense of movement that is created by repetition of multiple units in a deliberate pattern" (p.83). This can be related to the rhythm in music, with similar deliberate patterns that tell a story. The only difference is that rhythm in art is seen with the eyes. I am very attracted to art that conveys rhythm. An example from http://www.writedesignonline.com/resources/design/rules/rhythm-pattern.html#regular, shows how certain shapes are repeated with colors that create a sense of movement off of the page.
 

Rhythm can be used in order to satisfy our need to see things in order. In this painting by Grant Wood, the brain creates order from the different shapes which have been repeated multiple times. http://www.writedesignonline.com/resources/design/rules/rhythm-pattern.html#regular

Lithography

Lithography is a type of art that I am just now learning about. According to Digital Visual Culture, Aloys Senefelder discovered lithography "through a wonderful mixture of chemistry and physics with art, craft, skill, and luck, Senefelder made it possible to print multiples of an illustration drawn upon a perfectly flat stone surface" (p.25). Lithography is described as a way to produce multiple prints with a special press as well as with grease and water. According to Brittanica, the "ink is applied to a grease-treated image on the flat printing surface; nonimage (blank) areas, which hold moisture, repel the lithographic ink" which is then used to print more images. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/343748/lithography#toc4234

This picture shows how lithography is done. The screen easily prints the image through the process of lithography. 

http://australianmuseum.net.au/image/Lithography-Process-final-print-2

This is an example of a lithograph done in shades of black and white. By George Bellows (American, 1882-1925), The Drunk, c. 1924

http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/kl/lithography.html