Coattails

I think all things art require creativity. Art itself is a creative expression of feelings and emotions, so without creativity art would not be possible. It is true that some artists are able to revive and reuse artistic ideas, and in effect replicate, but that is still a form of creativity because no work of art can be the exact carbon copy of another. There is always a piece of art within the entirety of the piece that is personal.

The actress rules that: Creativity influences art.

The movie we watched today had creative touches. The composer changed the coattail jacket trend at the music hall by a happy mistake: his sleeves. It created a comedy for the audience, while presenting his musical piece, which was the original art. Validation was required in this piece for it to be art.

Why Man Creates

By Far my favorite film shown to us, because it was a taste of all different forms of artistic expression in one little soundbite. During the edifice, they took us through history to see how creativity began and how it evolved. I also remember the scene with the cross walk where people were forced to do jumping jacks. They used interesting examples to help explain that art can be many things, but often it does require a process or some sort of planning to be implemented. Overall, the movie felt like some tricked out alternate universe, with minimal transitions and maximum thought. I really think it would behoove our group to use some of their tactics to shape our film project.

Pollock and Bosquiat

The one thing I really liked about Pollock was his choice not to use the brush stroke as his modes of painting. To think that anyone created the abstract arts that he did without the use of a brush is quite amazing. But at his show, the audience tended to whisper and question what kind of art it was, if it was even art at all. His art didn't classify into cubism or any other category, it truly was a mash up of different styles.

Lee also asked Pollock questions like "who did you work under to learn art", suggesting that art requires a teacher to become perfected. And I definently think this is quite true, or why else would we have art class? Art teachers help shape our ideas to put them into an art form, but they should not be the end all of critic.

He also doesn't like accidents: he says he uses them to become part of the art, and then they are no longer accidents. Very interesting indeed.



In Bosquiat, we are revealed to the typical starving artist waiting for his big break. After he gets his big break, his friends no longer treat him the same way (the whole 'stardom' syndrome kicks in), and the wave of personal questions ('you dated madonna?') begin to wave in. "They say I’m killing myself, but then when I clean up they say my art’s dead": a quote of truth, since people, namely the public, always want more or less, but whatever you are at the moment tends to be too extreme for them. It's like nothing will make them happy.

Klimpt

I really enjoyed the line about measuring success by the number of hats still on people's heads. It was pretty cool to see how Klimpt also used Chinese styles into his art.

In coffee house philosophy, people deemed philosophy to be simply rubbish, of no importance. It was quite funny to think that an artist (I' m pretty sure he was an artist) would say such a thing since, in my opinion, art heavily relies on philosophy, since philosophy allows one to think in new and near-existentialistic ways. But at the time, I guess art was considered more of a set of rules than a freedom of expression.

Frida

In Frida, we saw a stereotypical case of the student becoming the teacher. Frida asks for Diego's approval of her art, and at the end she reassures Diego of his lenin piece.

In the first part shown, it was interesting to see how stubborn Frida was about her meeting with Diego being strictly buisness. It showed how she wanted to bring a new light to the stereotype of a latin american women in the past (frida was the 1900s, right?). She was also very focused on the money aspect of art, and strived her best not to be labeled as easel art, the cliche of motel art being uncreative and not 'real'.

The stereotype of not losing your vision to the man is also in this film. Stubborness seems a constant of artists in these films

Van Gogh: Tortured Artist (make up work/today work)

After watching part of the movie in class today, and making up the reading of the letter, Van Gogh (spelling?) sounds like one cool dude. His perspective as an artist is very much personal and emotional, as he connects to his pieces like a true artist. I see in him the same emotions of an actor who uses method acting on stage. The ability to translate your feelings into an art form is truly magical.

He also attempted to draw 'by the books'. The letter suggests he used math/science related skills to draw human figures with precision. He explains the process of adding elements--new subjects, colors, techniques---to his paintings to make them better. His inspiration from live models is very apparent in this letter.

To be quite frank, his passion for drawing may be cliche, but it is that cliche-ness that makes him Vincent, the artist. He seemingly would die for his art, or at least risk injury (ie-- his ear, in later years). But I guess cliches can sometimes be good...

Mom and Pop Art

So I was absent for the PSSAs, which were SUPER fun :(. But anyhoo, I was able to look up some small clips from the simpsons episode and found quite a few cliches of artists. For one, Homer was told by astrid that essentially anger is the greatest muse, a nod to the notion of a tortured genius.The also mentioned European and Cultural influences, often associated with artwork. Astrid is a kind of hippy gallery owner, a direct picture of the cliched artist.

I also saw Homer trying to build a BBQ, but in my opinion, this is a form of indirect art, because BBQ require design and planning to become possible. Instead of avoiding art, like he originally intended, he became face to face with it.

Artist Unknown: Spongebob

In this episode that we just saw, Sponge Bob defines art as whatever Squidward tells him art is. In the beginning he comes into the art class with a previous knowledge of his own artistic point of view, including finding inspiration in less than perfect mediums (rippy bits, crumbled paper), and through his open mind he is able to create what is considered a stereotypical masterpiece. Through Squidward, Spongebob’s freedom in art becomes limited to the ‘strict rules’ of art, and he no longer allows himself artistic expression. Art becomes a mechanical robot of sorts for him, mass produced to look the same. It is made out to be that all art is realistic.
I think that the episode itself was Art in that it relays a message to its observers. Art is supposed to make you think, and the subtle and over the top clichés in this piece alike all make you question art and what it is. Whether cartoons themselves are art, well I’m not 100% sure. I feel like they would be considered art because they are made by the basic stereotype of art---drawing in a 2-D plane. So that would have to make it art---right?

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Art Cliches and Stereotypes

People always assume artists are crazy, dark, and in some level of solitude. Artsy people are often associated with flower-child patterned skirts and shirts, a pair of beat up shoes (converse, combat boots, never usually uggs because they are mainstream), and very natural hair, which can be died any color from the color wheel. Like made with the uggs comment, mainstream media, music, and art is all-well-and-good but is often not associated with true art. Art is revolutionary, and it has to make a statement according to cliche. And alot of times, art is considered art in the form of a painting or graphic piece, and other forms of artistic expression receive other names (performance, vocal, marketing,science, poetry). People also think that because of their narrow scope of what art actually is that artists cannot and will not make sufficient funds from their artwork.


unfortunately, I can't make this very funny. But the picture at right perhaps can add some humorous spice to this post. (although I don't
know how much...)

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What is Art? Who decides it?

Art is anything that provokes an emotional response, of any magnitude. Art is all around us, whether in the form of architecture, paintings, performance, even your travel mug all required art to be possible. Art is a creative expression that can be either spontaneous or planned. Art is defined by everyone: the creators of the art, the observers of the art, and those who avoid the art—its meaning, however, is different for each person based on their personality and morals.