Video: Making of 3D Art

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SNYtd0Ayt0

This video is one of, if not the coolest video I have seen concerning art. This shows 3D street art being made with a very cool effect done by the maker of the video. Whenever I see art, I always want to know how it was created and what steps were neccessary in creating the artwork, as well as what materials were needed. This video shows all this, which really amazed me. It was really interesting to see how these people created this amazing piece of public art out of the pathway.

Latte Art

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDZs__m5iAI
My belief about art has always been that it can be created out of anything. This video is an example of how art can turn up anywhere, even in a persons coffee. My favorite that the person makes is the burtterfly, I think that it was the most creative and the colors of the latte make it look really cool

How My View of Art has Changed

Over this course, I have really undertaken an appreciation of art. Before I first went to the High Museum for the first time, I never thought about art that much. Like most people, I would walk by something, perhaps look at it for a few seconds, then continue on my way. Many times I failed to even notice the art present around me.

After making the trips to the High Museum, writing the visual analysis of the painting, and constructing the Visual Essay, I look at art a completely different way. Whenever I see some sort of creation around me, I now take time to admire and think about it. I consider how the artist created it, how much time it took, etc. Overall, I believe the work that I have done in this course has really changed my perspective on art, and has also made me a better student of art as well.

Car as Art Addition

Now only is the style of a car art, but its paint job is as well. Personally, I love seeing cars with custom paint jobs. They always make me look at the car for a longer period of time and make me admire it much more because of its individuality.

Cars as Art

Driving down the road, a brand new yellow Chevy Camaro passed me, which is one of my favorite cars. As I watched it pass by (instead of watching the road), I realized that every car has its own style, and that its style and look is a form of art. Every sports car is meant to look unique and different, like paintings or sculptures are, which makes them a great form of art.

Video Games, Yet another Form of Art

This past weekend I played a lot of Call of Duty. As I played, I realized that every part of the game is in fact a piece of art. From the format of the main menu to the battle scenes that you play, much time went into developing every part of this game. The designers and others who put this game together are artists that   work hard to make people appreciate what they have created.

Art Guide Project

In making this Atlanta Art Guide, I've learned much more about how much art there actually is in this city. From learning about information of the Center of Puppetry Arts as well as the Fox Theatre, I have learned that there are so many different types of art available so close to where I am.

Russian Ark: A Special Type of Art

The movie Russian Ark is art being a film, but it is a very rare kind of movie which to me makes it a very special type of art. The entire film is shot in one scene, which makes filming the movie very difficult for a few reasons. The actors do not get any breaks since there are no cut scenes, and since the whole thing is shot in one scene, a scene cannot just be reshot like in other movies. Another interesting thing about this movie is that the entire film was shot in one day. While movies typically take months to shoot, this film was completed in only one day, which is amazing.

Another interesting part of this artwork is that the film was shot from a first person perspective, meaning that you were seeing what was happening from the narrator's perspective. I really liked how they did this, and it reminded me of the movie, Cloverfield, which is shot from the perspective of a person filming on a small camera of a monster attacking the city that he lives in. This perspective is very different from typical movies, which is why I like it. It kind of reminds me of my visual essay assignment involving seeing art from different angles.

Museums as Art

Last week, we talked about museums, the buildings that house art. To me, a museum can be art, considering it is a building, which is a creation, that has a style and a public appeal. The museum, both inside and out, is an artwork itself, with all of its designs and unique shapes that it may have. Unlike the artworks that it contains, a museum is public art, since it is available for everyone to see. It is also functional art, since it serves a purpose.
It is almost appropriate that a building that houses art be art itself.  When a person looks at the outside of the museum, they are looking at art itself.  The outside can make them wonder what kind of art is inside of it.

Food as Art

Everyone envisions art as something we can feel, listen to, or touch, but how about something we taste? Could food be considered an art? If you think about it, food is a creation that was meant for some sort of audience to enjoy, which is what art is. Therefore, I consider food to be a type of art. To me, something that tastes delicious has a beauty to it similar to the beauty of a statue or painting. When I take a bite of something that I really love, I stop whatever I'm thinking about and simply think about the taste, which is similar to how people look at a piece of artwork that they admire.

Artists could not only be people like Dali or Mozart, but also people like Wolfgang Puck or Emerald because they create something that people love and want more of, which to me is art.

Art in Sports

Every sports team has a logo to represent their team or city that the team plays in. This logo is art, and when seen can strike energy in sports fans. Most teams have multiple logos and also different jerseys, which makes it really cool to see all the different logos that a sports team has.

For example, this past weekend the New England Patriots wore  their "throwback" jerseys, which contained a very different logo on their football helmets along with different jerseys. This logo, like the other one, is art, however, it is art that is seen less and therefore catches more attention to the fans.

I am in no way, shape, or form a patriots fan at all. In fact, I dislike them very much, but when I saw these alternate jerseys on Sunday,  it caught my attention and made me feel more into watching this game much more than usual. This shows how changing an artwork that a person sees every week can make them take notice to something that they usually do not.