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Dr. Guey-Meei Yang
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Art Department, Eastern Michigan University
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i think the metaphor of students as butterflies doesn't paint a good enough picture for me. it could be taken too many different ways, for example: if i was a student i could wrap myself up in a cacoon and just say "screw school" and then only come out of the cacoon as a butterfly at awesome rave parties. wooo! or i guess you could say that all butterflies are different in their own beautiful way. that sounds like what you were going for. now on the subject of teachers: i think teachers are the greatest people in society except for stupid teachers who abuse their power. What kind of learning environment is it where all the students are afraid of the teacher and his pointless rules that make no sence. if you cut out the bad teachers; then teachers are not only the key to the future, but they are the best people in thier communities. From Crystal's Friend: Jordan.
ReplyDeleteby the way i left out the fact that JORDAN below was in 11th grade. also i wasn't descriptive enough on the butterfly. i think it says something cool now that i think about it. every butterfly has its own complex design and individual style that takes some time to understand, just like the students. they are all uniquely complex in their own way.
ReplyDeleteArt Criticism for "Envision The Vision".
ReplyDeleteI will be using the four steps of the art criticism process to evaluate this work of art (describe, analyse, interpret, and judge).
Description:
I See a waterfall with images placed around the waterfall.
I bright color squares close to the center of the art work.
I recognize bright yellow flowers that are growing from the rocks of the waterfall.
I observe what looks like the head of an Asian woman at the bottom right corner and her headress has different colors.
I see a drawing table and a drawing chair resting on the water in the waterfall.
There are four human images standing at the waterfall. They all appear to be males of African decent.
There are two containers of paint (green and blue). There is a guitar as well as a watch with different circles.
In the bottom left corner, there is a sillouette of a male with a boy peering through a telescope.
Lastly, I see a greenish paper doll image on the left side of the art work.
Analyse:
As far as observing familiarities and comparisons, I notice that the male black images all align in a row. There can be comparisons with the art furniture in terms of its symbolism of artistic use.
I noticed that there are only a few bright colors in this art work and they are in very small areas of the art work. This could mean that not all paths are fully illuminated.
Interpret:
I think that the art supplies are sending a message from the observer concerning there usage in the path or journey of life. Maybe they symoblize how art will be recognized by many people in this journey of life.
The male imagees are all Africans because of their limited clothing. I think the artist is bringing emphasis to them in order to reveal a connection of some sort.
The watch in the upper corner is heavily designed. Maybe this indicates a certain aspect of the world or could represent a world-wide view of art in general.
The guitar represent music and could reprent the sound of the waterfall and could symbolize the peace and serenity that should guide your pathway of life.
The telescope is the key element of this art work. It provides unity for this piece, which is a principle of art. Peering through the telecope sends the message that this is something that you are suppose to see during this journey of life.
Judge:
This are work is symbolic and has hidden codes. It is a planned work of art that requires continual observation. I think it's good in terms of not providing all the answers for the observer, similar to the smile of the famous portrait of the "Mona Lisa". Her smile has to be interpreted for meaning and so does this work of art.