Where I am at

The project I would do again is the taking apart junk and make sculptures out of it. I had a lot fun taking apart the junk because it let out I guess emotions building up inside. I am still creating my sculpture but I really like the way that its going. I am making a flamingo out of a lot of pink sequins and pink junk. What i have so far is a body, head (eyes, beak and all). I am really excited for my grandmas reaction because it is for her because of how energetic she is (the color reparsents that) and for her balance of life (the flamingos legs balancing). I would love to do this project again and was very awesome. 

An artist I would research again would be the most recent one I have done. I researched Sarah Stockholder. Her work is bright and colorful and quite enjoyable. Stockholder does her hart with found things. Sometimes trash and sometimes not. She takes the found objects that could be plain and boing but paints them to be fun and nice to look at. I only saw a couple of her art works but if I another chance to research her I would go further into depth. 

Shapes

Jessica Stockholder

American

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My first impression: In this interesting sculpture there are cool aspects. Most of it is made out of stuff you could find randomly in the trash except for the paint. The shoelaces that lace up the tuber ware gives it a urban look while the chain and plunger gives the sculpture a dirty and dangerous look. Even though this is 3D the colors make it pop out. The warm (red&orange) colors make it pop out the most because the sculpture is up against blank white and black backdrops. 

What I have learned: The artist Jessica Stockholder was born in Seattle, Washington but grew up in British Columbia. She studied art at Yale & University of British Columbia. In this sculpture she has used oil paints, couch cushions, hardware, plastic containers, shoes laces, a chain, toilet plunger, and plastic scoops. 

Marcel Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp 

Pode Bal

French

My first impression: This painting almost looks like a photograph. Everything looks so realistic, from the shine on the chess pieces to the windows reflection. Duchamp used more neutral colors within the painting, starting from the green, to the brown and the tan. Behind the man everything seems to brighten up, the yellow walls makes the man and the chess board stand out the most. 

What I've learned: Marcel Duchamp is a French artist who, while alive and a painter focused on the Dadaist movements. Duchamp loved to play chess, while in Argentina he worked with a craftsman to carve his own pieces for his own chess board.  By making his own chess board and pieces lead him to a new inspiration. This painting.

Portrait

The Cup of Tea

Mary Cassatt 

American

What I've observe: In this painting, Mary uses light pastel colors. What I can see is a women possibly sitting in a green house/porch enjoying a cup of tea. I see many primary colors like the blue in the chair, and the teal in the flower pot. There are also teritary colors in the pink dress and lilac shading. This painting makes me think of a spring evening and I feel as if she is looking over her probably beautiful garden. The model looks as if she is almost smiling but it is as if she content. 

What I have learned: I have learned that this painting was painted in 1879. Critics praise Cassatt for her ease to show the soft light dancing off of the models dress and flowers. This painting is currently residing at the Museum of Art in New York.