Reworked...

I added some detail in the lips, hair, and eyes I also added a background color like was said in critique. I also tried to make the shading a little better than before...it was a failed attempt. I think this one looks more finished compared to the first time around

FINISHED!

After scan after scan and rearranging over and over to find a layout I liked a lot I am finally finished! I really enjoy how it turned out. I think the scans look wonderful and disgusting, project accomplished! I kind of wish I took it to the next level and maybe saved a booger or some pubic hair to add to it. I think it needs to be longer. I was picturing it being really wide, but this is what happens when I decide to wait finally scan everything a week after it is due....Better luck next time. I am really satisfied with this project though!

Thanksgiving....art?

Over Thanksgiving break I was just dead. I wanted to make things and I guess if I had really wanted to I could have made it happen even though I was busy with family, friends, and working 30 hrs in 3 days. I did get things done but not nearly enough as was needed. It was such a relief to be back in Philadelphia Sunday night. I was home again even though I've come to hate this god forsaken town. My life is here, my friends are here, but most importantly my creativity is here.

I no longer have space to make things at my parents house in Harrisburg, PA. My sister took over the room when I moved out, thanks Kait. My mother is also really anal about art supplies getting on things even when they are outside, it's kind of ironic because she went to art school for a hot minute and is still a really creative person. I have no desire to work when I am home. In Philadelphia I feel like I can work any where and am bursting at my seams with ideas and things I need and want to make. I'm glad I live here. I don't see myself living here forever, but for now this is where I'm suppose to be.

First Friday

I think I owe a couple art events...I'm not sure but here they are anyways.

Last night I went to my first First Friday. I saw a lot of cool art and interesting people even though I was freezing, should have layered better. I am going to be showing in a gallery on First Friday within a couple years, mark my word. But anyways... I'm really glad I went I think it's really important to see what's going on in the art community, and to absorb it all up like a sponge and take inspiration from it.

Routines

When I think of the world routine, I think of my soul dying. Routines have a sigma. It's often associated with the middle-aged person who: wakes up, goes to work and back home, eats dinner, watches the local evening news, then goes to sleep only to start it all over the next day. After reading the article I realized I already live a life that is set in routine; even when I wasn't in school I still function like a machine even though it was unknown to myself.


I've always known that art has highs and lows; I'm only 20 but have had many highs and lows in my ideas and thoughts on art. Art requires patients to come up with great things. I realize I have my own comfort zone when making art. When I know I need to do something( for myself, not school) I always find myself drawing trees and leaves. My sketchbooks for the past few years are full of thins that grow in the ground.

I am Brittany, I live in a routine and I still have a soul.

Almost There...

Some of these scans look real nasty! I'm glad, that was entirely my intentions.  I have two more scans to add in, fingernails and a scab.

Compostite

It  took me a little bit of time to figure out what I wanted to do and actually figure out how to accomplish that. My initial idea changed completely, but I am satisfied with the finial product. It loos real awesome, one of the best things I've made in this class all year.

Transitions....(Better up late than never)

"Oh, just me and Kerouac chillin.'"

Books and Philly U

I really really really really liked learning how to bind Coptic books for lecture last week. I had some trouble at first but then got it, and it turned out nice. Before this semester of school I never knew how to bind books and in a matter of a couple months I now know how to make several different types. It's great; I'm actually making all my family and friends books this year for Christmas. It will be awesome.

The past couple weeks I have been doing nude modeling at Philadelphia University. I have to say, I have a new respect for the models that come to drawing classes. It's harder to sit still than it looks, it takes a toll on muscles. After each class all of my muscles ached and it felt like I had just spend hours lifting weights. It was kind of interesting to be on the other side of the spectrum, having other people draw me opposed to me drawing other people.

I'm really excited for my finials! The assignments just so happened to fit what I wanted to make for me this entire semester and haven't been able to do to having to work on homework all the time. These finals are my saving grace amd have restored some of my faith in art school.

Lead Pencil Studios

I found it really interesting that they did architecture before decided to collaborate with art. I thought their bill board projects were really beautiful and captured the essence of the landscapes. I really like their emphasis on their ability to work together; I feel like its really important be able to collaborate with other people and other art forms. It was completely awesome that Lead Pencil Studios did that!

Good as New...

Philadelphia Art Museum

I went to the PAM with my art history class on Saturday. I really enjoyed it. My favorite thing at the museum was Duchamp's installation. I found it very beautiful. Before I held art that is in museums to such a high standard, and I should. It would make me think that being that awesome at art is unattainable. While walking through the some of the galleries I had an epiphany, when I saw a painting (I don't really remember the name of the painting right now, the artist in on the tip of my tongue and I just cannot remember for the best of me). While looking at this painting of an interior with a woman on a chair, I thought to myself, "One side of the painting was really boring...He should have worked with it a little more." I guess what I'm getting at it there is always room for improvement, and things you make are never perfect and can always be improved. Also, something you may think looks awesome and finished another person could easily have the opposite thought towards it. It's all just matter of opinion.

Templeton Self-Port

This assignment was alright...I think I could have gone into a little more detail with the hair and the eyes. I think that without the detail it doesn't look as much like the artist's style as I would have liked. I'll probably end up working a little more on it. It's such a drag though, because I hate using computers.

Waking Life

I found it quite interesting that the entire movie was entirely roto-scoped. I cannot even fathom how much time went into making it. First shoot the video on film then rework it on the computer. I really liked the different styles that were used the scenes; there was a nice variety because some where super realistic and others were wacky!

Ben Volta

I didn't really like the visiting artist from last week. I think it's great that he collaborates with other people and members from the community, but I just found the art he was making as uninteresting. I appreciate his need to make that type of art and how it helps the community.

Ed Templeton

 Ed Templeton is a contemporary artist, in addition to being an artist he also was a professional skateboarder.  Ed Templeton was featured in the documentary Beautiful Losers; that is where I heard about his lovely art work. He is a painter and photographer often depicting taboo subjects(alcohol, sex, wounds,.....).



His Website: http://www.toymachine.com/ed/

MET

I went to the Metropolitan Art Museum for the first time ever in New York on Sunday, with my art history class. It was nice seeing the paintings we talked about in class in real life. I have to say...there were several paintings there I was very disappointed with. A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Seurat was one of them actually. I just really enjoyed my day in New York, it was surprisingly low key and relaxing. After running around between Harrisburg and Philadelphia all weekend it was what I needed.

Kick It Into High Gear...

This week at the lecture I had an epiphany while Doug Bucci was speaking. One of the major points he made was that we're not supposed to feel comfortable while we're making art. I'm comfortable where I am right now, and that's not a good thing. I guess I've known this for a few weeks actually. I feel like I am settling for mediocrity and not pushing my abilities to the limit. I am not learning a damn thing. It's a shame; after I worked my ass off, and missed several opportunities to get to be apart of this school. I know I'm capable of doing so much more, and kicking things up not one but several notches. What I am doing right now is entirely unacceptable; I'm actually ashamed at myself that for it. I can't believe I've been OK with turning in things that are shit to me. Yeah, they look nice on paper, but when I'm whipping it up in a matter of an hour or two it's not the quality it could be. Nothing I have made at Tyler I am proud of, and would like to share with the world. I used to be excited about sharing my pieces when I was at community college and when I wasn't even in school at all. I don't care about my grades I just want to learn and make some super cool art, like I came here to do. So far I've been failing myself, I know I'm better than that and need to push myself to strive for greatness. I love art and art school and now I need to start acting like I give a damn. I'm glad I heard the lecture, it hit home for me. Right afterwards I knew I needed to change things. I'm not going to be successful doing what I love if I'm just skating by right now. I was so admit about coming to school, looking at art, interning in galleries, watching documentaries on art purely for the sake of learning, if I'm not trying to learn what they hell am I doing here right now. I'm wasting my time and my $17,000 which I can't afford.

Fills...

Marrianne Dages

I really have been starting to love book-binding. In 2-D class the majority of the assignments that we have done (sketchbooks) deal with the book format. This year is the first time I have ever worked in that format. While listening to lecture, on Tuesday September 28, I really began to see the possibilities that book-binding has. The work that Marrianne Dages showed in her presentation were beautiful. Out of all of the lectures we've had so far, she was the first to really strike me and make me want to go and make some art asap.

I am in need of a new sketchbook; I am going to make my next one.

Illustrator Is a Pain in My Ass

 

Why Paint?

Early last week I went to the painting seminar. It was really interesting; it was an open discussion on painting's importance in society and to ourselves. Everyone who attending had good ideas on what it meant to paint something and why it's still valuable, they were all really passionate about how they felt as well. I liked that, and agreed with many people. Personally I think the propose for painting, well any art for that matter, is that it fills in the gaps of communication between people. I also had who gives a shit mentality about painting. You do it because you do it. Somewhere between the "who cares" to the communication aspect lies the gray area that painting lies in.

Wordle...

Peter Hanley and South Philly

I really enjoyed  lecture on September 14, 2010. Peter Haley made some compelling points: art isn't where you make it, it all is made in your head! and more specifically it's not the tools you use( computer, paint, pencil.....) it's how you use them. I checkout his website after the lecture, I have to say his work it pretty cool.

I feel like art events don't have to be a structured thing. I consider a large group of artist getting together to hang out as an art event, the conversation always goes to: art, what they're working on, art they like and so on. I have been friends, who make various types of art(film, painting, dance, acting...)  and we have gotten into some pretty heated arguments on art. Being in the art world is about networking. It's exciting meeting new people, seeing what they do, and learning what their latest endeavors are. Anyways....I went to south Philadelphia and met some awesome art people with cool innovative ideas at a social gathering in the UArts area.

Goodies

Beautiful Losers Trailer
 This is a documentary on several artist during the '90s. It is by far one of my favorite movies(I watching multiple times a month); it is very inspiring. Every time I watch it, I just want to drop everything and make art. I highly recommend everyone to watch this!!!!!!
( It's on instant Netflix if you're interested)


Ambach and Rice
 This is a art gallery is Seatle, WA. I don't really rememmber how I stummbled accross it; I think I saw a tid bit on intresting show they were doing and ever since I always look at their website perioditcally. The link is of a awesome show they put on a while back.

 Threadless

Analogous To The Fall
Of That One Empire
(Gap Shirt)

2004-2005
shirt in which all
of the thread has been
removed excluding the
pinstripe pattern
dimensions variable

 I'm sure a lot of people have heard of Threadless already. I especially like their Artist Series. I think it's cool that accomplished artist are putting work onto t-shirts. It's a simple way to just your work out there, everyone wants to wear cool, creative clothing. It just goes to prove art is every where.


The Art of Being an Artist
 While interning at an art gallery this summer, the owner gave me this website to check out. I like it because it gives an inside look at the working artist life and offers good advice.

Art:21
 Again this probably something most have heard of and seen. I like to watch it to get inspired and ideas. PBS has the episodes on their website. I more frequently watch their podcast though; it's little 5 minute or less segments at a time. It's nice to see what contemporary artist are doing right now.
(All the seasons are on Instant Netflix in addition to being on the PBS website.)

 

Illustrator took me a while to get the hang of; i think that was the result of my poor memory of Monday's class. Once I got the hang of it I could easily play around with fonts and effects to get the look I was after. After going this, I feel like I am more comfortable using Illustrator for other classes as well as this one.

I LOVE ART SCHOOL

I have to say, I had a wonderful first weeks of school at Tyler. I'm mostly just excited to finally be here after working for this for almost two years. It was worth every second of hard work and every opportunity that I gave up to be able to come here. The first week when I started getting assignments I was over flowing with ideas and could not wait to start working on things. I spent most of last weekend working on homework happily; it was so much fun! Although its been lot of work, I don't mind doing it; I enjoy it. The problem I'm having right now is trying to fit it all in each day; it would be a hell of a lot easier if there where about four more hours in the day. Having extra hours would enable to me to get my eight hours of sleep in along with working as long as I've been wanting to without wearing myself out. I'm learning that I can function on less sleep than I ever have, not because I have to in order to get things done in time. it's mostly just out of excitement to be making something.

I am just trying to be.

Helvetica

I honestly never thought that, that much thought went into a font. For some reason it never occurred to me that people create them; I have thought that they just simply exist without realizing that they were created by someone. It makes sense to me now. It's like, "Of course, someone made it!" People just don't think about fonts, they're just something that is in the computer. My generation has been spoiled when it comes to how accessible we are to things as simple as a font, and how it easy it is to manipulate fonts that already exist because of how technology has progressed over the years. I really find that fascinating; before it would take hours and hours on ends to create fonts with pencil and paper.

"Bad artist copy. Good artist Steal."

Watching The Remix Manifesto, the Pablo Picasso quote "Bad artist copy. Good artist steal." immediately came to my mind. Good ideas are stolen from something else, twisted, and become an entirely new thing. Art is sharing.  Art is to share with the world so they can take it from you and put their own spin on it; that is how it has progressed over the years. I am OK with others taking my ideas and concepts and making them their own by taking them to the next level. Even though the documentary focuses on the music of "Girl Talk" the idea corresponds to visual art. Copy righting was a good idea when it first came to be, but over time it has just become nothing but red tape holding people back, in order for others to make money. Copy rights defeat their purpose; they were created in order to motivate people to create, but now it only holds back the creation process.