Art visit

Gabrianna Boldinski

A.  Which artworks make an impact or impression on me? Why?

The artwork that made an impression on me was The Rocks at Pourville, Low Tide made in 1882. This artwork was made by Claude Monet on an Oil canvas. It's kinda hard to describe why it made an impression on me, but when i look at it it just relaxes me and kinda reminds me of my happy place. It's a very calm painting between the waves hitting the rocks and the sun either setting or rising in the background. From far away you wouldn't be able to tell it was on an oil canvas and each detail looks defined.

Another piece of artwork that made an impression on me is by Gustave Caillebotte in 1876. The artwork is called Etude pour  Le Pont de l'Europe. This too was made on an oil canvas. The art work had an impression on me because it personally made me able to put myself in it. For me i pictured myself where the man is looking over the railroad track. I can see myself there just taking in the scene itself or just in my own thoughts. The artist took time to even put in a defined shadow.

B.) Which artworks do I feel a connection with? Why?

The artwork made by Henri- Joseph Harpignies in 1902 called La Rigole a St. Prive. This artwork was made on an oil canvas. I feel a connection with this artwork because it's a type of scenery I have seen before and that i love to just sit back and be with myself. I love the angle the artist picked with the trees being up close and seeing the two houses in the background and a little pond in the middle.

The other artwork i connected with was made in 1884-85 by Georges Seurat. Seurat created this artwork on an oil canvas and named it Etude pour La Grande Jatte. I have a connection with this artwork because back in highschool I had to make it myself. The work that comes with this art piece is very complicated and intriguing how it was made. From far away you would never think it was a bunch of dots made into a beautiful painting.

C.) Which artworks would I like to know more about? Why?

The artwork made in 1943 also by Georges Seurat on an oil canvas was named Etude pour Le Chahut. I would like to know more about this artwork just because I wanna know the background to it and where it would take part at and the mindset behind it.

Paul Gauguin created an art piece on an oil canvas in 1889 called Le Christ jaune. When i went into the part of the Albright Knox where this painting was located the man who took my ticket told me to visit this painting because it was one of his favorites and very interesting to see in person. In the collection I saw at the art gallery none of the paintings were really religious like this one had been. It's a painting that's very bold and powerful. Paul took a time in history and put it on an oil canvas to recreate Jesus on the cross. I would like to know Paul's beliefs in whatever religion he believes in, and if there was a reason he drew this.

Logo

Gabrianna Boldinski


Here's my rough draft sketches..

And here is my final logo

Discussion questions

 1. When creating the logo I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to show or represent. I was thinking about what I’m good at like soccer or cooking. I also thought about drawing something I like, for example camping, exercising, or nike clothing. I’m not the greatest drawer so I figured I should keep it simple and not add too much detail.

2. I thought about something simple I could draw which is why i chose words and a little logo to get the point across.

3.The most important discovery was the power of coloring can make or break a logo.

4. The most important information I learned was from the PDF when it talked about creating a logo that represents you. I think it comes natural to artists when they draw because they are drawing something that means something to them and it’s in a way part of them.

In the video called What’s in a Logo I liked how they thought deep enough to think about the logo being on different surfaces and making sure it wouldn’t take away and make the logo look bad. Also they wanted the logo to be strong but simple and caught the essence of what was being represented. The videos seemed to be a little old so they weren’t the most exciting, but i enjoyed them for the most part

color theory

Gabrianna Boldinski

Discussion

1. Creating the value scale was a lot easier for me because its more basic than the color wheel. The color wheel took some times and i had to redo it about 5 times. Also i had to ask for advice from one of my teammates that has done one before. I am not a great painter so I didn't exactly have fun doing it.

2. Like i said in the first answer, doing the color wheel wasn't easy or enjoyable for me so I enjoyed doing the value scale.

3. The most important discovery was teaching myself to gradually make things lighter and darker whether it was just black to white or a dark shade of a color to a lighter shade.

4. The most important information I learned was probably the printing process and the different kinds of printing.The one that caught my attention the most was the relief printing more specifically on wood. I find it incredibly impressive for someone to put detail into wood and the whole process of creating an image in the wood. I feel like it's important not to make any huge mistakes because its not like on paper where you can just erase and try again. The videos overall were slightly boring but at times caught my interest.