Joe Tilson's Nine Elements

In today’s society, we are constantly being bombarded with visual art forms. Whether they be classical paintings from the Renaissance, a towering and modern skyscraper, or even a cheesy 90’s R&B music video, they all have one thing in common. According to Carolyn Dean’s definition, these would all fall under the category of “art by intention.” In her essay “The Trouble with (The Term) Art” she advocates a distinction between art by intention and what she deems “art by appropriation.” The difference is that one work was created with the intention of being consumed for visual pleasure, while the other was not. However having been educated in the Western school of thought, many art historians cannot help but project their rigid definition of art onto civilizations that may have

His works are a challenge to modern and ‘mature' thinking; when humanity used to connect through myths and legends, now they believe through logic and fact. Unlike much of today's contemporary art, Ryden's work is easily accessible for the audience by the familiar symbols of toys and religious icons, contextualized into a surrealist and dreamlike world. The difference, however, is that Ryden consciously makes the decisions of what is to be part of his artwork.

My analysis of how successful and how did this artwork affect the society and culture as its target

As the popular art subjects become more and more used up, artists search for other ways to express antiquated ideas. They begin carving and painting roses onto vases. ("renews/ itself in metal or porcelain" (line 8)) Ironically, while this new format originated from the overuse of the subject, this simple overuse also opened a gateway for more

The visual elements in a work of art can be made up of various different types of elements. “Composition, harmony, proportion, light, color, line, texture, mass, and motion are all part of the vocabulary of sight. We tap this vocabulary, and the patterns that go with it, when we compose or frame images”. The visual elements that are portrayed in the engraving of “Ullysses at the Table of Circe” by Flaxman consists of lines, shape, space, texture, and color. “Viewers bring to the act of seeing individual sets of conscious and unconscious reactions that affect their response to the visual stimulus put before them. This is the beauty of images, even in their most minimal form— such as a single line”. The lines that are used in this work of art are

Peter weir’s film “The Truman show” visually communicates his concerns about the power of the media and the impact it has on society and individuals, through the use of many techniques the composer attempts to engage and inform their audience about how through its manipulations the media affects society and individuals. Victor Kelleher uses manipulation of the visual to communicate ideas about his novel “The Ivory Trail” through the book cover.

Conversely, the forms described by the finger’s entangled movements across the screen draws parallels to Roy Lictenstein’s 1965 Brushstrokes series, where loopy, structural brushstrokes cut across enlarged off-set ‘ink dots’ in gestural strokes. The 1965 Brushstrokes paintings are indicative of the earlier American proto-pop, and then Pop, movement that utilised “found” cultural objects – apparently mundane

In the Article, “Sophia Nuske Ceramics Make You question everyday objects,” the ceramic artist Nuske is discussed and her recent works are introduced. Nuske takes common, everyday objects that most people would not bother focusing their attentions on, and creates jarring replicas that will have viewers stop and stare to take in the odd arrangement. The common objects, such as an ordinary wooden pencil, are altered in appearance by bending them in unnatural shapes and giving them unusual colors. The objects were set up in a gallery, where they were placed in situations that they would normally be found in (e.g. pencils on a desk or similar flat surface). She has won several awards for her work.

One of the reasons I enjoyed this exhibit so much is because several pieces involved the viewer. There were two artworks of similar style that I was immediately drawn to, which I later noticed were by the same artist. Adam Fuss is the creator of these colorless photographs and though they share similar physical characteristics they have different meanings. “Untitled” (2002) was an image of a skull and “Home and the World” (2010) showed an image of a mattress. From a distance, I saw what looked like shiny aluminum surrounded by a picture frame. As I got closer I could see an image almost jumping out towards me, but only when the light was hitting it at a certain angle. I could also see my reflection in this mirror-like creation. This type of art is called a daguerreotype and is one of the earliest forms

This iconography can be seen as a liminal space due to its stylistic elements. Aesthetically, reality has been abstracted. Naturalistic elements have transcended into the conceptual. This representation of naturalistic elements in the liminal state could be read easily by the Nasca and cannot be simply referred to as “images” or “ motifs.” Richard Townsend identifies Nasca iconography as pictograms, where images act as a vocabulary conveying beliefs and reality.

Jon P Geiger is a well-known ceramic artist. His work focuses on the mysticism of the American West. Geiger often challenges the origins of the West and the spiritual and imaginary components found within. At the “Currents 2017- Perception: Color and Content” exhibition, his work “Issue 1” is currently being showed. “Issue 1” is an underglaze ceramic piece.

The artifacts displayed reveal ways of how people perceive them. What a song means to one person can mean an entirely different feeling to another. A picture says a thousand words, but are all the words the same to everyone? I saw such a variety of “artifacts” that I truly wondered what they each meant to the person who posted it. To me I could see the beauty in most of them, only a couple threw me off guard, but I hope to hear the story about why it was chosen.

In our daily life, we are constantly bombarded with imagery, navigating through the chaos of, web pages, textbooks, etc. These images are being infinitely reproduced and distributed, passing through our perceptual filters to either be kept indefinitely in our memory or to be ignored entirely. This summer, Miami-born artist Chason Matthams works with Thierry Goldberg to put on his first New York solo show, ‘Advances, None Miraculous’, exploring the idea of delving further into the chaos to create non-linear narratives, making comparisons that might otherwise be ignored.

This artwork is a contemporary work which enmeshes various fields into itself. Hart takes elements of the world of fashion, technology, literature and music to create something which could be negotiated as avant-garde work of performance including sculpture and virtual reality. It talks about a world where all

Art is all around us. There are many different forms of art. It can be something created, captured, or it can be already existent. Not a single person is to say what makes something art because there is a different definition for everyone. However, there are a couple factors that come into mind whenever someone decides to declare something as art. In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting four different pieces of art. I will be discussing each art piece’s form, time period of creation, intention or purpose, and value. These four pieces of art are Michelangelo’s Pieta, Fountain by Marcel Duchamp, Mark Rothko’s No.61, and the “Oyster Dress” by Alexander McQueen. These works of art come in all different shapes and sizes but they are valued