Parable of the Garden
The Parable of the Garden show in the TCNJ art gallery, was interesting but not my style. I appreciate what each and every artist was representing in their videos and composition, but to me I'd prefer a still photograph with the same meaning and intent. I like seeing different artists and hearing what the meaning of their work is to either get inspiration for my own work or for more knowledge and understanding of different forms of art.
Dia:Beacon
The Dia Beacon field trip was very different, but interesting. There was many different artists displayed in the museum. I really enjoyed Bernd and Hilla Becher's exhibit of the black and white photography of the mines and machinery. Although the subject matter was uninteresting itsself, the artist created interest within each photograph to make it beautiful. An-My Le was also another photographer displayed in the museum. Her exhibit Trap Rock, was of the rock quarries along the Hudson River area. The color of the rocks and dust were very plan and gray, but the trees in the foreground were extremely bright and punchy. I enjoyed the series.
Class blog sites
Colloboration Project
Transformations: An Exhibit of David Em and Charles Csuri
The basic theme of this exhibit is the connection between David Em and Charles Csuri, best known for pioneering the field of computer graphics, computer animation, and digital fine art, demonstrates how these artists have traveled through the decades of formation in digital art, beginning with the very first stages, and it is apparent how their skill, subject matter, and sense of style develops as technology advances. Both of these artists have a similar style and objective in their art. Both experienced painters, Em and Csuri wanted their art to possess a deeper meaning and they believed that this could only occur through the exploration of a digital world. Especially acknowledged for his lifetime achievements in the fields of digital art and computer animation, after looking at the different works selected for the exhibition, it is obvious that Csuri's work drastically changes over time because as this new art advances, his work transforms. This is also true for David Em because just by looking at his earlier images, the viewers can easily make connections between these images. His dark and sinister style including geometric shapes can be easily distinguished in his beginning stages of development because he was limited. Both of these artists' themes are similar because they want to express the aspects and visions of their worlds through a transformation into digital art. The basic idea exhibits how the artists benefit from digital art and how their earlier works are extremely similar. We felt that this exhibition was appropriate for young developing digital artists because these artists express their process of development and reasoning behind their works. We explain why they are so intrigued by digital art and how their theme of mythology and spiritual worlds can clearly be demonstrated through this technique. Another connection between the artists is the fact that they are both abstractionists, and the styles and ideas of their work shines through this medium. They both express how they want to express a different dimension and without the computer they would never be able to create their pieces. Another focus of this exhibition is the explanation behind this "scientific form of art" and how this advance in technology has aided their artistic development and creativity.
Websites:
http://www.csuri.com/
http://www.dam.org/essays/em01.htm
http://www.davidem.com/em_cg_art/em_cg_pages/geometries_pages/geometries_7.html
http://www.siggraph.org/artdesign/profile/David_Em/1987_1.html
The basic theme of this exhibit is the connection between David Em and Charles Csuri, best known for pioneering the field of computer graphics, computer animation, and digital fine art, demonstrates how these artists have traveled through the decades of formation in digital art, beginning with the very first stages, and it is apparent how their skill, subject matter, and sense of style develops as technology advances. Both of these artists have a similar style and objective in their art. Both experienced painters, Em and Csuri wanted their art to possess a deeper meaning and they believed that this could only occur through the exploration of a digital world. Especially acknowledged for his lifetime achievements in the fields of digital art and computer animation, after looking at the different works selected for the exhibition, it is obvious that Csuri's work drastically changes over time because as this new art advances, his work transforms. This is also true for David Em because just by looking at his earlier images, the viewers can easily make connections between these images. His dark and sinister style including geometric shapes can be easily distinguished in his beginning stages of development because he was limited. Both of these artists' themes are similar because they want to express the aspects and visions of their worlds through a transformation into digital art. The basic idea exhibits how the artists benefit from digital art and how their earlier works are extremely similar. We felt that this exhibition was appropriate for young developing digital artists because these artists express their process of development and reasoning behind their works. We explain why they are so intrigued by digital art and how their theme of mythology and spiritual worlds can clearly be demonstrated through this technique. Another connection between the artists is the fact that they are both abstractionists, and the styles and ideas of their work shines through this medium. They both express how they want to express a different dimension and without the computer they would never be able to create their pieces. Another focus of this exhibition is the explanation behind this "scientific form of art" and how this advance in technology has aided their artistic development and creativity.
Websites:
http://www.csuri.com/
http://www.dam.org/essays/em01.htm
http://www.davidem.com/em_cg_art/em_cg_pages/geometries_pages/geometries_7.html
http://www.siggraph.org/artdesign/profile/David_Em/1987_1.html
