ART 108 SPRING 2010

THANKS SARA!! ITS BEEN GREAT BEING IN YOUR CLASS!!!

GOOD LUCK TO YOU IN ALL YOU DO :)

MY FAVORITE ARTIST

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ONE OF MY FAVORITE ARTISTS EVER! MOR MOR RITA IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PALET OF SUBLE COLOR THAT YOU WILL EVER FIND. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE ARTISTS PROFESSIONAL WORK IS IN TEXTILES RYAN ROCHE OF MOR MOR RITA IS A MULTI TALENTED DESIGNER. HER WORK INCLUDES A SUCCESSFUL CHILDRENS LINE AS WELL AS INTERIOR DESIGN WORK AND GARDEN LANDSCAPE. THIS ARTIST INSPIRES ME IN ALL THAT SHE CREATES AND I AM ALWAYS LOOKING TO SEE WHAT WILL BE THE NEWEST AND NEXT PROJECT SHE WILL WORKING ON.

SOAP/SPAM CARVING CONTEST

this is first and second place in our class soap carving contest. i was not able to get a photo of the winning spam sculpture, but im sure it was equally beautiful :)

INSTALLATION PROPOSAL

5 ideas:

*the transformation of the 1950's house wife vs. a woman living in 2010 shown through the display of kitchen accessories.

*the transformation of todays childhood to teenager experience shown through the eyes of a 17 year old herion adict. installation to include a range of idealized "childhood" toys and clothing as well as the addition of empty pill bottles, razor blades, filth and destruction.

*the study and viewing of one day in the life of a specific OCD issue. checking to see if door is locked, turning lights on or off, any kind of repetitive act. this could be interesting as a video installation.

*the human body in the begining, middle and then end of life stages. photography of specific body parts showing the different visual changes.

*idealized home in america including 2.5 kids, new cars in drive way and one dog and one cat. installation shown in the form of an architects plans and blue prints.

ANNE FRANK HUMAN RIGHTS MEMORIAL

1. describe what you see, including location (context) and physical space.

i was very suprised when i went to visit the ann frank memorial. i have driven by the huge rock ingraved "anne frank" so many times and thought that was the entire memorial sight. when i stepped aroung the corner and saw the beautiful garden and water feature it literally took my breath away. i felt the most intense emotion at the memorial and was very suprised that i felt so calming considering the space is located between two such busy streets.

2.describe the varying degrees of representation.

at the anne frank memorial site there were several different ways that the designers expressed themselves i saw water, concrete and iron work. there is audio interaction, where a story is told through the turning of a crank. the story continues to be told through written word that is displayed in a beautifully thoughtful manner that leads the viewer from one side of the space to the other. one of the most interesting displays was the marking of floor space. the designer has taken the exact square footage of the living space and scored the concrete so that we can all feel the restriction of annes daily experience. standing inside the boundrys of the concrete i realized that they probably had alot compared to some, however it was still so very little. it was an extremly emotional experience for me.

3.what are visual elements/principles that dominate in the memorial?

water, the beauty of nature, repatition of visual elements in the form of quotation, beautiful life size iron work of anne looking out a window.

4.is this memorial sight specific?

no it is not sight specific. i could not see any specific as to why that sight was chosen. i do think the site works very well for the subject matter. it feels like a very safe little secret garden.

5.who created, designed and funded the memorial?

from what i could see there are many people in the community that have contributed to the memorial and their names are located throughout the installment on different benches and plaques. the designer of the project was kurt karst of idaho falls. the designer greg stone is responsible for the beautiful statue of anne frank.

6.what materials/media were used to create this memorial?

a combination of natural elements like water, stone, and native local plants- with a message of hope in humanity.

7.how does the text/word elements function?

i felt that the text lead me around the memorial. the text was very bold among the nutrual stone and natural environment. the text had a strong emotion message and felt powerful and hopeful

8.reflecting on your answers to the previous questions, what do you think was the intended meaning/function? explain what is communicated.

the legacy that anne frank has left for man kind is very present here. the mission of the idaho human rights education center is to promote respect for human dignity and diversity through education and foster our individual responsibility to work for justice and piece.

9.in your opinion, how successful is this memorial?

i felt so emotional while at the memorial. i have never felt that way at any other memorial. for that reason alone i feel like the designer was successful. the visual aspects of the design is so pleasing, calming and genuine. every part of this memorial was successful to me.

ON THE RIGHTS OF MOLOTOV MAN

In the article “On the Rights of Molotov Man” I found myself having a very strong reaction and opinion in favor of the artist Joy Garnett. Starting with the Question posed, “does the author of a documentary photograph- a document who’s mission is, in part, to provide the public with a record of events of social and historical value- have the right to control the content of this document for all time?” I would like to answer that question with a question of my own. What art would we be without today if the art community only allowed “original” works having absolutely no resemblance or similarities to anything else in the world? Every artist, every writer every person who creates reflects their inspirations in their own works. For example the most obvious example of this would be Andy Warhol. His soup cans and Marilyn Monroe images are classic examples of and artist using someone else’s image as total inspiration for his own work.

While I wanted to sympathize with Susan Meiselas’ feeling as an artist, I personally could not get on board. While the idea of decontextualization of content is a valid concern, I don’t agree with the stifling of art or personal expression and I cannot believe the militant in the photograph would oppose the publicity of his cause. I think the Molotov Man probably appreciates the fact that the issues he felt and feels so passionately about has remained present in current works even thought is battle was being fought so many years ago.