Mid-Semester Review & Three Possible Artists

Review:

So far I am really enjoying class this semester. Art is something I did when I was younger, and then like so many adolescents, I put it on a shelf assuming I would come back to it. But as life progressed and I entered college it just wasn’t really an option. I knew I had to take an ART or TFMS requirement, so I always thought I would. But I pushed it off semester after semester. Art didn’t fit into my demanding two major and minor schedules, so I kind of ignored it. And now, in my senior year, I realized I had never taken my Art requirement, so I signed up for this class for both the requirement and a lower level requirement for my minor. I didn’t think this class would be something I enjoyed so much, but I really do.

I think my favorite part of this class is the variety of projects, as well as the fluidity within each project in terms of possibilities. We get to do so many different types of projects from advertisement redesigns to animations on the computer! And when we are working on these projects we can employ any type of technique or medium we want. I really like doing collage work, so I think that on Project 2 (comic) I’m going to use collage to build my characters. This way I don’t have to worry about my characters slowly changes shape by the end of the comic!

There really isn't a change I would like to make to the semester or the second half of it. I really like how we have a variety of things happening in class time: lecture, group work, games, and individual project work. It keeps class interesting and makes me want to go! The one part of the class that I'm struggling with is finding the time to go to the artist talks, because they are similar times and I have an obligation on Wednesday afternoons. However I wouldn't want this to change because I think it will be really fun and interesting to attend. 

Artists:

1. Claude Monet: He's famous for his amazing impressionist pieces, usually using landscapes as a subject. I have one of his paintings hanging in my room (The Water Lily Pond) and I would really like to learn more about the artist behind. In addition, because of his focus on landscapes and natural settings I would be able to stay close to my minor (Environmental Studies) and fulfill that requirement.

2. Vincent Van Gogh: Of course Van Gogh is extremely well known, but I have always loved his work, before I even knew its significance. I would really like to learn more about him, not just as an artist, but also as a man who went through so much tragedy in his life and still produced such beautiful work.

3. The Nature Artists: This is a group of conservationalist artists, who work to make political statements about the environment through their works of art. I'm not sure if this is even a possibility because it is a group of artists as opposed to just one, but I'm keeping it in the back of my mind!