Extra Credit Questionnaire

1. Which assignment did you ENJOY working on the best? Why?

I enjoyed working on project 4 the best. Yes, it was extremely time consuming, but once I found a good theme and website to work with, the ideas just started flowing. I used pop art as my theme which I thought of on my own after trying many different themes that were just too hard for me to find images for, and I loved it. I used all different types of pop art and I just thought my project overall was fun. The images, backgrounds, everything. It was fun to do and I loved it.

2. Which assignment did you ENJOY working on the least? Why?

I least enjoyed doing the video assignments. They were usually always boring, and long. I hated wasting time on doing the videos and waited until the last minute to do them because that is how much I did not like them. 

 

3. How did you like using BLACKBOARD?

Blackboard was an easy access website so I would like to always use blackboard for my courses. 

4. What is your opinion of the Discussion Groups in this course?

The discussion groups were a way to get to know my peers in the course and they were easy points. 

5. Did you participate in any of the extra credit projects in previous modules? If so, what was your opinion of them? (mandala, elgin marbles, culture, art critics)

I did not participate in extra credit modules (but I totally should have).

6. If you had the opportunity to change this course:

What would you keep? Keep the discussions and museum visits.

What would you remove? Remove the video assignments or use shorter to-the-point videos.

What would you add? I would not add anything, I think this course was very well put together.

7. Would you recommend this course to your peers?

Yes, I already have a few friends that are going to take it next semester because of the reviews I told them. It was well worth my time and effort as I told them. 

8. Please list any other comments you would like to share.

Because of this course, I have signed up for two online courses next semester and I couldn't be more excited! 

Reflections of AED 200

1. What were you expectations for this course and where they met?

My first expectations of this course was to just basically learn about art. I feel as if this course did MUCH more than just teach me about art. I learned things that I would never have thought of if I didn't take this course. 

2. Now that you've been through this course, What is art? How would you define it now compared to your intial posting?

Art is a lifestyle. I feel as if art is something that is cherished, and appreciated. My initial posting had no idea what art was because I have never taken an art course. Now, I understand that art is a way of living and learning to appreciate art. 

3. Who was your favorite artist in your original posting and who is your favorite visual artist now? If there is a difference, why do you think so? If you have the same favorite artist, why do you think so?

 My favorite artist in my original post was Michelangelo. My new favorite artist is Leonid Afremov. I didn't really know much about art in the beginning of this course so I just picked a well known artist. Once I explored different types of art, I learned that I loved Leonid Afremov's style and artworks. I even have one of his pieces as my background on my phone! 

4. Now that you've completed this course, how do you feel about taking an online course? Is your answer the same as it was in your first posting? How is it the same or different?

After this course, I have learned that I love online courses. I love the style and the freedom to be able to do work at my own pace with a Saturday/Sunday deadline. It makes the workload of all my other courses so much easier on me. I think my answer is the same as my first post, I have always excelled in online work and this course was just another step in the right direction. 

Module 13 and 14: Reflection Process

For this project, I struggled a lot in the beginning. I tried to do a bunch of different themes to see what would work and nothing did. At first I was trying to do nature paintings and artworks but it was way too difficult for me. I could not find images that I wanted in my collection and when I did, I could not find the artist or any information on the paintings. It was hard for me to pick one until I thought of pop art. I used a different type of pop art for each artwork and I am very happy with the outcome. I loved looking at all of the types of work artists considered pop. I think my pieces work well together. I used the big bubbly font for the title and author because I wanted that part to stand out. Also, I used a different color and background pattern for each slide. I know a few slides may be hard to read because of the background, but it reflects that each piece of pop art is different in its own way. I did not want each background to be the same because the types of work are not the same. Yes, they are all considered pop art, but they all are very different from each other and have unique features. I worked very hard on this project after I figured out my theme, and I am glad we had been assigned this. I mainly used one website for my images which gave me the image plus all the information I needed. It is called Artsy.net and it did wonders for me. I hope this can be added to the guides and resources for next semester's class to help them as much as it helped me.

Module 13 & 14: Video Review

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan Museum of Art

174 European paintings in the museum 

Book of Revelation 

The Gilman Paper Company 

Woman Seen from the Back 

Artworks in museums can be kept in storage and must be handled with care

Draping fabrics was considered art

Total immersion in water

Stained glass conservation 

The Exhibition

The Lowdown on Lowbrow: West Coast Pop Art

Lowbrow: a person regarded as uncultivated and lacking in taste. 

Surrealism

Isabel Samaras

Many definitions of Lowbrow

Pop Art was big in that culture

2. Do the videos relate to the creation of your Art Exhibition project? If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not.

They did help because I saw artwork that related to my Art Exhibition. I couldn't get the second one to work so I'm hoping I didn't miss out on too much. The videos helped me to think deeper into this project. 

3. What is your opinion of the films? Do they add depth to understanding of the art concepts you practiced while creating your curation project?

I liked the films. At some points they could be a bit dull, but other than those few parts they were enjoyable and helpful. The Lowbrow video took forever to loan and it took me twice as long to watch the 48 minute film because it had to pause and reload every 30 seconds. 

Module 12: Video Review

1. Explain why you selected each of the TWO videos you choose from the selection listed above.

I picked Uncertainty: Modernity and Art, and Andy Warhol: Images of an Image because they happen to be the two shortest videos. Besides that, Andy Warhol was the first video I saw that caught my attention. I feel like in grade school we always talked about Andy Warhol and his work. I would like to listen to this video to see what it talks about on him. 

2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

Uncertainty: Modernity and Art:

Modern art is a tradition from the late 19th-century, but takes off in the 20th century

Picasso was one of the first to break art traditions

Total power - Hitler - no questions, told how to view things

Modern art - against war

Modern life has a dark side

Pop Art

Disillusioned with modern society

Abstraction 

Andy Warhol: Images of an Image:

Images replicated on a canvas multiple times

Made Marilyn's face world famous

Elizabeth Taylor- Andy made a silk screen of it

2 meter wide double Liz 

Image of her as Cleopatra duplicated multiple times

Excess ink or paint can produce smears

Process on how to create a silk screen image

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

The video Uncertainty: Modernity and Art has an entire chapter in the textbook dating from 1800-1945.This chapter talks about pop art, abstraction, realism, expressionism, etc... Expressionism is talked about in the video a lot more than the others. There are many images in the text to relay these art styles as there is in the film. For the video Andy Warhol: Images of an Image, it explains how he creates the images of the same picture multiple times on one canvas. There is a whole section on Andy Warhol in the text, also including his Marilyn Monroe piece and Thirty Are Better than One piece.It relates to the text by exploring art styles that he used such as pop art which was his biggest.  

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?

They helped me get a better understanding of the text by giving me more visuals to look at. I definitely am a visual person, and the more examples I see the better I learn it. Using the examples I was given from the videos and text, I know understand this topic better. I liked the videos a lot. They were different, but something I kind of already knew about. Teachers teach about pop art in grade school so I knew about it. Andy Warhol had a Cambell's Soup picture that was repreated multiple times. That image always sticks in my head. And I know who Marilyn and Elizabeth are so I could make the connections to them about pop art as well. 

Module 10: Video Review

1. Explain why you selected each of the TWO videos you choose from the selection listed above.

I selected the first video, Buddhism, because I have always been fascinated in that type of religion/culture. I wrote a research paper based solely on Buddhism in high school because I thought it was just amazing. I chose the second video, African Art, because that one seemed interesting. African artwork always has something to it that interests me and I hope that it shows me all types of African art. 

2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

Buddhism: 

India

Meditation- causes you to see the world differently

The Middle Way

Basic message of love for Buddhism 

Deaths could be seen as golden age

Daughter of village chief, offers rice pudding on the north gate

South gate has wheel of love that was worshiped  

Built with two square posts with lions 

Carved reliefs 

Ivory carvers

The Summit 

African Art:

Humans are represented in ancient rock art

Hunting-gathering lifestyle persisted the artwork

Start of agriculture led to a great civilization along the Nile

Perceptual - based on artist observation of visual reality, European tradition

Conceptual - flows from artist's imagination, expresses interior set of ideas, most African Art

Power of symbolism is more important than resemblance of real life things 

All African Art played a role in daily life or rituals 

3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

They relate to the text because it talks about religions and cultures using art to portray their work. There is a whole section on arts in India and Buddhism with art. There are many images of Buddhists and their temple. Also, for arts of Africa, there is an entire chapter based on it. African art is very important because I feel like it is something studied in a lot of courses like art, history, anthropology etc... There are many pieces shown in the text. It's all just so different on the art that was/is created here in America. I like to see how different places around the world and cultures interpret art. 

4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?

I definitely liked the African Art video more than the Buddhism one. Although the African Art video was shorter, I felt like it was more understandable. The Buddhism video had a lot of hard terms to try and identify through the speaker's voice. I like the selection I chose for the videos. They were simple and to the point. 

Module 9: Video Review

1. Explain why you selected each of the TWO videos you choose from the selection listed above.

I typically choose the first video of each selection (in this case, The Drawings of Michelangelo) because it might be at the top for a reason. So, I picked the first and last video for my selection. I'm not sure what the second video I chose is about (Velazquez) but it seems interesting. They also are the two shortest videos of the group.

2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

The Drawings of Michelangelo: 

Drawings come from rough sketches to full complete works

Cross hatching

Lots of repeated strokes

More lines bring out the structure moe

His drawings had to be turned into larger scale models

Us charcoal dust to recreate images

Thoughts on the death of Christ reflected some works

Velazquez: 

He was born in 1593

Two major trips to Italy 

Tells the truth in all of his artwork

Keeps flaws in his work

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

The Michelangelo video relates because there is a whole section based on him and his artwork. Both of these people were from the Renaissance era. They talk about how artists like these created their work during this time. Things such as drawings, sculptures oils on canvas etc...

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?

My opinion of the films is that they were not as interesting as I thought they would be. I liked the Drawings by Michelangelo one, but it was long and dull. The Velazquez video was boring and I did not like it. I should have picked a different video but I watched it anyways. It helps add depth to the texts by talking about lines and how they created their work.