Reflections of AED 200

1. My expectations of this course were to learn a little bit of the history of art while also learning different techniques, concepts, and styles. My expectations were definitely met because the terminologies learned were not so complex and were basic enough to understand.

2. In the beginning, I said that art is any form of expression. Now, I'd say it's any concept, thought, or work that has structured forms, elements, and principles.

3. I still feel strongly about Frida Cahlo being my favorite artist because not only do I admire her work, her life story influences her works and her works tell her story.

4. I still enjoy taking on-line classes much more than physically sitting in a classroom. I have better time management and can self-teach myself.

Art & Science

The theme and title of my exhibit is called "Art & Science". For many years, my father and I have had several discussions of the topic: do art and science go hand in hand? I always though that art had nothing to do with science at all. As time went on, my best friend opened her new beauty salon and called it "Art and Chemistry". I asked her why she chose that name and why did she incorporate chemistry into it? She responded, "if it weren't for the mixing of chemicals to create hair products, I wouldn't be able to make the intense colors I apply to hair to create my artwork. Her form of expression is through hair, and without science, she wouldn't know which chemicals created what colors. I began to ask myself. Can science be an art form? As I researched several science related topics, I noticed that several artist, like Leonardo DaVinci, were also scientist! This were the inspiration for my exhibit was born.

Pop Art & Tate Modern

     In the first video, they talk about the concept of Lowbrow and how several artists feel about it. Artists define lowbrow as a genre of art in which anything popular in society is transpired in their paintings. others like art historians would define it as pop surrealism; however, there isn't too much surrealistic features about it. It is almost like life around us in cartoon form. In my art exhibition project, the artist I studied practiced this movement a little bit by exaggerating features of certain pop artists. Therefore, pop culture is expressed through this medium of art.
     In the second video, we learn about what is Tate Modern. Tate Modern is a modern art gallery located in London. Their exhibitions presents different elements of pop culture, abstract architecture, and contemporary art. One of the rooms is built to create the optical illusion of you getting taller while the room is "getting smaller". The way the museum is set up helps the audience feel like they are a part of the art while learning hands-on about the art.
     I enjoyed both films for different reasons. One, I learned that my dad and I fall under the lowbrow movement of art. Our style of art definitely has a lot of elements of pop culture in it whether through cartoon characters or musicians. The second video gave me a better understanding as to why the environment of the museum is so important for audiences to enjoy their visit. It definitely makes a lot more sense to make it a fun environment where you can physically be a part of it as opposed to just walking around and looking at paintings.