Principles & Elements of Design

PRINCIPLES

There is usage of focal point in his artwork The She - Wolf. he uses the red arrow line to emphasize the body of the wolf. However, the position of the head and tail can appear to be either way. there is however, lots of repetition in his art. he often repeats the colour, shape, texture in his art.

ELEMENT

There is vast usage of lines, and shape as well as texture and colour in his art. he uses lots of different characteristics oflines in his art such as continous, outlines, length, direction and so on. There are shapes that can be geometric, organic, positive, negative, static or dynamic. The texture of his art was mainly hard and rough as he mainly used oil paint for his art. He also used varies shades of colour. He mostly used brighter colours before 1950's, however after that, he switched to darker colour due to depression and alcoholism.

Jackson Pollock - The She - Wolf

Jackson Pollock - The She - Wolf

This is one of the pictures that I am thinking of choosing for presentation. 

Jackson Pollock

• Influential American painter, major force of AE
• Born in Cody, Wyoming 1912
• Studied at Los Angeles Manual Arts High School
• 1930, moved to NYC, studies under Thomas Hart Benton at Arts Students League
• Benton's influenced in his curvilinear undulating rhythms and use of rural American subject matter
• October 1945, married American painter Lee Krasner, moved to Pollock - Krasner House and Studio
• Perfected technique of working spontaneously with liquid paint
• Used paint pouring technique on canvases in early 1940's
• Began painting with canvas on floor, developed 'drip' technique
• Used hardened brushes, sticks, basting syringes
• One of the origin terms of action painting
• Moved away from repetition and using only hands and wrists as he used his whole body
• Most famous paintings during 'drip' period
• At peak of his fame, after 1951, he used darker colours, often black, introduced figurative element, moved to more commercial
• Died in car crash in 1958 due to alcohol driving. Age 44

Jackson Pollock

Images of Abstract Expressionism Artworks and Title

Jackson Pollock - Shimmering Substance

Jackson Pollock - Number 8

Jackson Pollock - The She - Wolf

Jackson Pollock - Eyes in Heat

Abstract Expressionism (Art Movement)

BRIEF HISTORY

Originated in late 1940's to early 1960's. Is an American post World War 2 art movement. First to achieve worldwide influence. Made New York City center of the art world. After WW2, it was deemed illogical for artist to paint the same pictures. They began to explore colour and shape and paint entire canvases orange or blue. Initially labelled by German expressionist painters. Only in 1946, it was applied to American art by critic Robert Coates. Works were produced in extremely specific geographical setting and revealed a specific attitude. Result of rivalry between young American artists and European artists that fled to NYC. Combining emotional intensity and self - expressionism of German Expressionist with aesthetic of European abstract schools. The focus of art shifted from product to process. Mainly influenced by Dada and Surrealism (creativity through an unconscious mind). The art movement heavily emphasized on expressing feelings and emotion through its paintings. Two main people of AE were Arshile Gorky and Hans Hoffman.

LAY TECHNIQUE AND ASPECTS

• Action Painting (Jackson Pollock, Willem De Kooning)

Developed in late 1940's to late 1950's. the life energy and psyche of artists were the driving force, resource and meaning of the art. Achieved by dripping or throwing paint at canvas. Highly spontaneous manner, channeling inner impulses on canvas, via automatic or subconscious painting. Subject manner is abstract, scale is huge, all over, and shapeless. Flow beyond canvas. Paintings become irrational, instinctive and impulsive, turned into form and conveying split - second action and motion.

• Colour Field Painting (Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still)

Emerged in early 1960's. Consists of large coloured areas, no signs or forms existed as focal points. Colour used without perspective device, producing sensation of impressive size. Shades of colour diluted so it sinks into canvas. Focused on mood and reflection.. Hard Edge painting desribed geometric abstract worls that emphasized colourful atmospheres and imprecise shapes. Typified by clearly defined outlines, edges, precision and clarity of composition. 

TOPIC OF ARTWORK

To express feelings or emotion. Connect with inner impulses and subconscious mind. To not be defined by concepts of composition, space, volume, and depth. In my opinion, to be free and not constricted by anything. not to think, just do. Just to show feelings of oneself on the canvas.

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Perceptual Art

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Meaning:- Art that stimulates the eyes to see things or pictures in different ways. Based on Wikipedia, "perceptual art may be interpreted as the engagement of multi sensory experimental stimuli combined with the multiplicity of the interpretive meanings on the part of the observer. Sometimes, the role of the observer is obscured as members of the public may unwittingly or unknowingly be participants in the creation of the artwork itself."


 
Examples:- Op art is mainly a form of perceptual art. It is optical illusion art. "Optical art is a method of painting concerning the interaction between illusion and picture plane, between understanding and seeing." – John Lancaster. Op art is art that gives a viewer an impression of movement, hidden images, flashing, vibrations, pattern or warping.

• Bridget Riley (1961) – Movement of Squares
• Victor Vasarely (1965) – Optical Illusion.
• Richard Anuszkiewicz (1965) – Intrinsic Harmony.
• John McHale
  
• Reginald H. Neal
  

An optical illusion by Hungarian-born artist Victor Vasarely

Basically, perceptual art is different from conceptual art as it stimulates the eyes of the observer. These artworks can cause the observer to see things moving, flashing, fading in and out, or even see things that are not meant to be seen. So when an observer sees a perceptual artwork, one person might not see the same thing that another person sees. In that sense, the observer becomes part of the artwork. Optical illusion art is fun to see because it's like a puzzle and you have to try your best to find all the hidden clues in the picture to see what the artist saw.

Intrinsic Harmony, by Richard Anuszkiewicz, 1965

Conceptual Art

Meaning:- Art where the concept or ideas in the work is more important than the outcome. "In conceptual art, the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work. When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all of the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art." – Sol LeWitt.

Lawrence Weiner. Bits & Pieces Put Together to Present a Semblance of a Whole, The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 2005.

Examples:-

• Robert Rauschenberg – Erased de Kooning Drawing by Willem De Kooning (1953)
  
• Yves Klein – Aerostatic Sculpture (Paris 1957), 1001 blue balloons released into the sky.
  
• Christo's Iron Curtain work (1962), consists of a barricade of oil barrels in a narrow Paris street which caused a traffic jam. The artwork was the large traffic jam.
  
• Joseph Kosuth – One and Three Chairs (1965), picture above, consists of a chair, its photo and a blow up of a definition of the word 'chair'. Kosuth had chosen the definition from a dictionary, 4 versions with different definitions are known.

Joseph Kosuth, One and Three Chairs(1965)  

Basically, conceptual art requires doing research and some serious thinking and planning on how to create the artwork and what each stroke would represent. A person that's viewing a conceptual art will be stimulated in the brain to think about the meaning of the artwork. To truly appreciate the artwork, a person must be able to see past the picture into its deeper meaning. Even an empty canvas can provide a deeper meaning to someone that another person might not be able to comprehend.

Jacek Tylicki, Stone sculpture, "Give If You Can - Take If You Have To". Palolem Island, India, 2008 

About Me, Myself, and I... :P

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My name is Shevanti Anthony. I am currently studying Mass Communication in Help University. Here's a little something you might like to know about me. ' By the way, the background image for my blog is the artwork of a man called Antoni Gaudi. You should definitely check out his work. He's done some amazing work in respect to gothic-like churches.'  

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My interests are as follows:-

• I love writing. Mainly stories, short and long.
• I love reading story books, fantasy, scientific fiction, murder, mystery, magical. I dislike reading romance novels an girly books.

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• I love watching movies and series. My favorite movie is the legendary, ever awesome Lord of the Rings, followed closely by Pirates of the Caribbean. My taste in movies is quite similar to books with a small exception of some romance movies that I like. For series, my fav is Bones, Angel, (obviously mainly cos of David Boreanaz, like duh!!!! hahaha), Castle,   Merlin, Robin Hood and so on. However, I find it surprising that I am also quite fond of Gossip Girl. (weird right?)

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• I also watch sports. My fav football team is Manchester United, fav player now is Wayne Rooney - previously David Beckham (still think he's awesome). My fav F1 team is Ferrari, fav driver being Felippe Massa (also quite fond of Jenson Button) and of course the legendary Michael Schumacher. Thanks to my father, I seem to be watching a LOT of tennis at the moment as well, my fav player is Novak Djokovic. 

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• I love listening to music too (who doesn't). My fav genre is rap and of course my fav singer is the uncontested Eminem. I love his songs cos they have a mixture of the funny, sarcastic songs as well as the meaningful ones. And his rapping ability is amazing. I also like songs from different cultures. I listen to Korean, Japanese, Arabic, Indian, and Malay songs as well. 

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My aspirations are:-

• Firstly, to finish my mass comm degree with a major in media studies. 
• Secondly, get a job hopefully at a network company, writing scripts or doing journalism.
• Thirdly, finish my novel.
• But most important of all, get out of my father's hair cos i'm not sure if he can put up with me for any while longer. I'm what he would call a thorn in his side and he in mine. HAHAHAHA. 
• Earn a reasonable income so that I can live a comfortable life, buy as many story books as  I want (maybe even buy a bookstore) and take care of my family when the time comes. 

So this is a little info about myself. i hope this has peaked your interest into following my blog. Once I figure out how to use this blog properly, I will definitely post videos and maybe songs if possible. Until then, CHIOZ!!!!!