My attempt at a color wheel using CYMK...lol

So I'd say in general this wasn't the most accurate project ever.

The initial progression from black to white was made using a charcoal pencil.  I filled in the initial black box and made many passes until I had a finish I felt was completely covered.  Then I slowly worked my way up.  Initially I was very careful during the subsequent boxes as I knew IF I went to dark I would not be able to come back.  So, I filled most of the boxes just lightly with very light and slow passes.  I then slowly created my transgression from the bottom up, careful not to reach my final point until I was sure that I would be able accurately continue.

Then came the color wheel where I determined that my art package purchased for this class was not sufficient as I lacked the CYM primaries, so I had to make them.  I'm not sure how I really missed it in the chapter, but I was of the impression that RGB were the primary colors, which I discovered to be inaccurate as I couldnt come up with a yellow....I tried to make a version of CYM using what I had, and it came out okay.  I was actually surprised when I was able to come up with a green, and it showed the truth behind the color theory despite my initial mis-application.  Also, my center dot didn't really turn out black.  I consider this an effect of the inaccuracy of my initial color triad and application vs the only other possibility, that the color theory is incorrect.....

Proj 1 artistic elements and photo album

This is the first time I've ever done a photo blog like this...I put a lot of thought into the pictures, but took most of them right on campus.  Insight on each photo to follow.

Link to my photo album!


In the album I've showed some insight into my shots!  take a look!

Colors and emotions

       There are many different ways that colors can effect us, and through research and human history there have been mildly varying theories on why colors effect us the way they do.  Many people have argued different points, but the consistency and widespread common effects on different peoples are enough so that it’s safe to say certain colors effect most people in similar ways.  To say more clearly, it is uncommon to say that the color red invokes feelings of peace and tranquility.

          The most interesting aspect of art to me is the aforementioned theory of specific colors having specific and consistent impacts on a vast majority of people.  I like how this was explained in from a scientific point that throughout our evolution these colors have impacted us to react to them in a certain way.  Blood being red for example has caused us to regard the color itself as a somewhat hostile color. 

          It was also interesting to see the way that we are able to interpret different shade of colors and the lighting associated when a color photo is made black and white.  Even though we weren’t able to see the light (which is the source of all color) we are able to interpret a measure of its magnitude and direction.

          The emotions video can sort of go along with this.  In many of the paintings we see the artists using light but dull coloring to invoke the feelings of pity and despair.  In the painting of the Romans taking up arms, we can see the women and children painted in a very dull manner which is done to elicit the feeling of sadness and helplessness.  The men in the middle are robed in strong colors, and the father at the center also dons a red cape.  Also interesting is not only the colors used

       This article about the brains perception on art was interesting to me, but at the same time some of the points that were contained seemed to be made more complicated than they actually were.  Patrick Cavanaugh states, professor at University Paris Descartes.

"For science, we're just fascinated by this process: Why things that are not real, like lines, would have that effect," Cavanagh said. "Artists do the discoveries, and we figure out why those tricks work."

This point does not really seem interesting to me or something completely magical.  The human mind has the ability to recognize symbolism and implied meaning much further than simple visual stimulations.  In reading these comments that I’m making right now, the reader is able to use words that in some instances have no actual visual reference for their meaning, and just meaning of themselves.  Words can be just as complicated, or even more so than this.

        A part I found very interesting however was the relation of impressionism to infant recognition.  An infant being able to recognize facial patterns written on paper does show us that even without an understanding of the difference of a real face and a drawn face, the infant will show preference to the facial pictures vs. the non-facial pictures. 

        Margaret Livingstone proposed some very interesting points on aesthetical theory in the area of Color vs. luminance.  In explaining from a very scientific standpoint about the relation of human focus, she was able to describe in a very palpable way what explains part of the mystery behind ‘moving art’.  She claims that the reason behind why people may interpret to see different facial expressions has to do with our focal and peripheral vision.  The explanation seemed sound and reached by a reasonable amount of supporting points.

 

I didn't like the process for creating a blog...gmail is apparently blocked at my work and it was a pain.

I expect to learn about different types of art and how art has developed.  I also expect to expand my knowledge and understanding of the topic.

I'm excited to take the course online as its difficult to make all the classes in person due to my jobs.  I hope the class is challenging however and maybe even have some good conversations about the human factor in art.