(Not So) Still Life

I think this example of still life really struck me, as it demonstrated how the bounds of a “still life” can be pushed. In the image featured, you see only inanimate objects, but it a moment with much movement captured. Still life creations have evolved to move away from flowers and food into other household…

Apple’s “Jump” Commercial

I think this Apple commercial highlights a lot of the ideas we have been working on with movie on motion. The most relevant part, in my opinion, is the animation where the character turns into graffiti on the wall, but even generally the video contains many elements of our discussions. The colors, point of view,…

Maeve D’Arcy paints the passage of time

After developing our waiting gifs this past week, it was really fascinating to see D’Arcy depict movement by using such minuscule strokes. Although the painting is still, you can almost feel the movement of the patterns on the screen.

Medrie MacPhee, David Humphrey, and the power of recognition

This article captures many of the themes we have spoken about this semester. Going back to our beginning Illustrator days, MacPhee demonstrates the ability to conjure up emotion just using such simple shapes. Additionally, he employs common symbols in his work to evoke the proper response from his viewer. In the picture that I chose…

Dress of Shapes

This article is really meant to highlight the creation of a petroleum-free dress, but I saw it and immediately thought of the way we’ve been learning to use unique shapes in this class. This dress is really made up of these crescent shapes, and just looks different based on the way the light hits it….

The 3:00 Book

This cartoon, published by Beth Heinly in The Artblog, employs many of the same techniques we have studied in class. Heinly’s use of different stroke sizes, gives the reader a feeling a motion, depth, and texture, to an otherwise 2-D image. The cartoon exemplifies the usefulness of these techniques even in the professional world. Here’s…

Barry Le Va: Distributional Sculpture

In the mid 20th century, Barry Le Va challenged some of the fundamentals of the art work. In his distributional sculpture, Le Va laid out his work across a large surface area, giving the audience a side-view of the pieces instead of the traditional head-on viewing experience. In looking at our Field Recording projects, we…