Critique Number Two

This time my presentation was more fun than the first. People were more responsive and as a result I have more ideas stemming from their comments stemming from my work. I tried to make the work look as finished as possible. The photographs were all matted and I had various presentations of the same photos in different sizes and arrangements. I think the work is successful because the groups understanding of my work was pretty on cue. I could not be more satisfied with my final critique.

Critique Number One

There's only one thing that rivals the morbid uncomfortable sensation of talking about your artwork to a group of people, and that is having a group of people talk about your artwork in front of you. This experience was not as horrendous as I imagined it to be and surprisingly the critique group was relatively non vocal. I like to think that this is because nobody wanted to single themselves out in front of an audience rather than the idea that my work was not very sensational in any aspect. There was one person who presented her work who had a similar subject to mine but we used different mediums and had different interests and expectations of the subject. Her work was a painting of the interior of car looking out. My work is taken within the car but does not show any of the parts of the car.T he day I took my project with my digital camera it was a rainy day and the environment outside was pretty dreary and mundane. But when I sat inside my car in the parking lot of Costco, the rain made rivulets of color out of the view through windshield. Taking the opportunity for an impromptu photo shoot I have never been happier with my digital camera.

The Fair

-This chapter first starts with the memorable one liner, "When is this bubble going to burst?" Apparently a strong market still has something for the pessimist to complain about.

-Next in line comes the humorous impersonation of an eccentric foreign accent of Segalot, "Allo. Hmmm. Yes, I have heard the rumeuor....

-Then the dynamism of Jeff Poe and Tim Blum, who though notorious enough to know are not famous enough to distinguish their names form each other. Their hand in hand existence is something of a Siskel and Ebert.

-Blum is a everything a cultured socialist should be, a sophisticated polyglot fluent in Japanese. Thus he is able to conserved with the most elite of artists, Takashi Murikami.

-Lastly, comes the infamous quote: In the art world, gossip is never idle. It is a vital form of market intelligence."

5 Choice Schools

MICA- Masters student may be hired as GTI's (Graduate Teaching Interns) under the supervision of a faculty member and will gain valuable teaching experience. They are also allowed to intern in a course they are not a student in. First year students are required to intern in a Foundation course for fall and spring sessions their first year. Many second year students are funded separately though the Graduate School to assist in the daily functions of the Program.

SCAD- There is a number of finance options for students. There is an Army ROTC grant, a $1,000 Art in Teaching Scholarship, an Athletics grants-in-aid, and an Educator scholarship, to name a few. This broad range of tuition aid gives a fair advantage to the diverse body of students.

RISD- This school has a variety of employment available for both undergraduate and graduate students. Among them are: Grant Writer, Caterer, Associate Professor, and Sales Clerk.

The New School for Design- The Masters Program for Fashion Studies at this school makes available careers in research, academics, and culture. This program is available to a wide range of undergraduate degrees such as art and design, liberal arts, social sciences, and economics.

SVA- One of the top film schools in the U.S. in the hub of one the most vital film environments, this school gives a thorough education in all the different aspects and disciplines of the media. The latest technology is available to students, but the greatest resource is the faculty, oscar winners among them. SVA sponsor the Dusty Film Festival and Awards.

Spanish Harlem's Cultural Composition

After the first room in the EL Museo Barrio, the gallery opens up into a spacious room annexed by another hallway. The contemporary and brightly colored works found in this area a montage, symbolical and emotional, and do not have a major theme or relationship between them. Alas, modern art is hard to organize. To one side, among the mismatched large and small frames, are decorative Mexican sculptures. Within these objects, there is a very bright, vibrant and expressive, striped giraffe, a sparkling rooster, and a glittering skull, which is a "Mexican ofrenda", a traditional component of the Mexican day of the dead celebration. Center stage is a large masterpiece by Pepon Soon, his 1987 "La Cama". This is an elaborate installation features a bed isolated from everything else in the room. On the brightly painted bed and its gem studded frame are plastic horses, dolls, doves,l and ribbons. Under this "more is more" philosophy that dedicates this work to his childhood caretaker, Soon acknowledges the spiritual riches given to him through this "loving farewell". This work honors her passage to death through the ceremonious day of the dead representation. I am enamored with the cultural attitude the Mexicans have with death and their loved ones that have passed. It is a bright, spiritual connection rather than a macabre or morbid obsession.

Chelsea Tower in Chelsea District

Steven Charles's work is both colorful and decoratively detailed. In what looks like a fiesta color palette, abstract squares are anointed with pinpoint circles, and appear as city blocks from an nighttime aerial viewpoint. Though free standing, some of the skyscraper-like sculptures were inaccessible to a walk around them, this made them less successful as a three dimensional work. A more mature piece, "Kim 2009", is a larger painting and has a more sophisticated color scale. The work has more neutrals and is more three dimensional than later works. The bright pinpoints sharply contrast the dark background. Some of the smaller paintings look like exotic tiles; they also look African inspired. Other pieces are chameleon in their ability to have texture, form, or relief while appearing monotone color. Even when it looks like there is no detail there is greatly at closer inspection.

Barthelemy Toguo at Robert Miller

At the Robert Miller Gallery, the work of Barthelemy Toguo shows his multi-media proficiency. One of my favorites, "The philosopher" shows a common theme in his watercolors, a figure spewing forth material. One can read this as a purging and cleansing act or it could be assumed that this is the creative process brewing out of the artist's head. The technique of the watercolor and the wet onto wet painting process and skill is impressive.