We've done a lot in class so far, from reading about the origins of time to nude figure drawings, and honestly I've enjoyed it all! I definitely liked the art projects better than the reading and analyzing though because I came into the class expecting to be exploring different forms of art, not different ideas about time and memory. However, I am not disappointed at the lack of art projects in the first half of the semester because I learned a lot, but i'm definitely excited about the new projects coming up!

     My favorite thing so far was the drawing session with the nude model. It was my first time doing that so i was very excited and not uncomfortable at all. It was nice to be in a room where the human body was an inspiration for art instead of something to be ashamed or afraid of. I also loved just looking at the outline of the ladies body and finding cool shapes in the negative space. After we finished all of our figure drawings we had to make a collage out of them with little guidelines. I'm really used to having pretty strict rules for projects in art classes so the freedom of this project was nice. I can definitely tell we are going to have a lot more freedom than we did in my high school studio art class. Everyone's collage came out different and it was fun to hear about everyone's inspiration for their collage. 

     Watching Momento and trying to understand the order of the scenes and what exactly was happening was challenging but awesome. I love that movie! It is a perfect example of how one can manipulate time and order to completely change the feel of a movie for a viewer. It fit in well with everything that we were studying concerning time and memory. I had seen it before and was so confused so I was happy to see it again and was definitely able to put things together better. 

     I am really excited that we are learning about animation because it's something I really love doing and want to know more about. I've done some video animation, mostly claymation, so I decided to do a flip book for this project so I can try something new! I also really like the freedom of this project and I'm excited to see how everyones project came out. 

ARTIST RESEARCH

Zach Pine

Zach Pine is a sculptor who makes all of his work out of organic material. He does a lot of work with balancing rocks, but is also known for his balls of sand which he has mastered and installed in various places. This is how he describes himself as an artist. "Using materials from nature, I create ephemeral abstract sculptures. Some of my work is made solo, but the majority of my art involves others, in the tradition of social sculpture. Healing, seeking balance, valuing interdependence, and accepting uncertainty and impermanence are important themes in my art and in my life."
I'm interested in this guy because I love nature sculptures!
http://www.naturesculpture.com/




Alex Grey...
because he's awesome!
Alex Grey is a really unique artists who makes spiritual and psychedelic 2D and 3D work. Everything he does is giant too so its amazing to see it in person. Every full moon he has a gathering and I went once went to his house for it and he talked about his beliefs and showed his art and then there was a crazy drum circle dance party :) His art is gorgeous!
http://www.alexgrey.com/



Andy Goldsworthy
Another super talented nature sculptor. I love all of his work! He makes temporary and permanent sculptures from things he finds outside. He is kind of similar to Zach Pine.
http://www.morning-earth.org/artistnaturalists/an_goldsworthy.html