Realistic, Distortorts or Alteration?

      Realistic art the accurate and apparently objective description of the ordinary, observable world, a change especially evident in painting. Sets as a goal not imitating past artistic achievements but the truthful and accurate depiction of the models that nature and contemporary life offer to the artist. Realism in relation to art is when the subject of the artist is shown in a realistic manner, as close to 'reality' as possible - the way the subject actually looked. Realist artists chose subjects from everyday life around them. Often we see in their paintings images of some the poorer members of society. Before this, such subjects had been deliberately overlooked by many artists. That is the meaning of realistic art according what I have researched.

     I chose Realistic art because I find it interesting. Even thou it is black and white I find it attractive. And for all the arts that I have seen realistic art is my most favorite and I really want to create an art which is realistic art. I'm envy of my classmates who are very good in this type of art that's why I pushed myself to do my best to create an art like that. Distorted Art are also beautiful. I am the type of person who loves colorful I hate plain. Like the distorted art it is colorful, and besides it has many shapes. If you focused on the painting or art you can see the meaning of the painting.

     All arts are beautiful. Realistic art is very hard that's why it gives me a challenge. And as an multimedia artists I promise to myself that I'll be successful in creating realistic art. But not just realistic art but all of the art. I will practice all of them one by one. I'll start from the basic first for me to make it, because if I started in the hard way I might not become a successful one in creating different kinds of arts. that's why we are studying first the basic because in art we need to know first the details why we are using that we need to answer first the questions in our mind before starting.

- Isleta, Avon Camile S.

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Art in action..

     Last Thursday November 29, 2012, PRISAA was held in Lyceum of the Philippines - Laguna. I thought that it was just a simple game of different school that is going to held in school but then I have just realized it when our professor told us to go to the gym of the school and there I saw on stage the tarpaulin of PRISAA. When I noticed it for me it was exciting because I love watching games even thou sports doesn't suit me. Our professor told us to go to the gym, at first I thought that we are just going to watch the game, then later on she asks us to draw on our sketch pad on what is happening in the PRISAA. I chose to draw one of the member of the soccer team even thou it was not held in the gym.

     When I was thinking on what am I gonna draw in my sketch pad something flashed on my mind saying that how can I draw art in action? I'm not that practiced in sketching a human so what I did is I used the technique that Mr. Charlie (our professor in basic and Technical Drawing) told us to do in sketching, this is the easiest way to draw a human what am I saying is the shapes, sphere, cone and many more when you used that in parts of the body of the person and it's position you can easily add the other details like hair, hands, clothes etc. So when I used it I looked for one soccer player and watched his moves while watching I'm using the technique of what our professor told us then I put the details on it and add the backgrounds.

     In creating art in action for me it was really difficult because you need to focus in the movements of the person but not just the person you can use different models in doing art in action. What I can see in my drawing is it looks like an anime. While doing this art I felt more excited on the next activity that we are going to draw and I'll do my best to create a more beautiful art. As time goes by Art will always be in my mind. Because art is in my heart already. I love what am I doing and I'll finished this with my whole heart in it. During my elementary days our teacher already told me that I have creativity and that time I got more and more interested in arts. Because ART is EXPRESSING yourself.

Isleta, Avon Camile S.

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Most Influential Era of Arts and Design...

Master of the Sophien Cathedral of Ohrid

   

    THE BYZANTINE AND MEDIEVAL ART

      I chose the Byzantine and Medieval Art as the most influential era of art and design. First is the Medieval art of the Western world , over 1000 years of art in Europe, and at times the Middle East and North Africa. The Medieval art was produced in many media, and the works that remain in large numbers include sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, metalwork and mosaics. Then the Byzantine art is the artistic products of the Eastern Roman, or Byzantine, Empire, as well as the nations and states that inherited culturally from the empire.

Meister der Schule von Nowgorod, Georgische Madonna

  

   

      I  chose this as the most influential era of arts and design simply because this paintings or art is born for to remind about Jesus, Saints and Apostles, which where ever church we go we can see this type of art. And we all know that in every corner of the world we can feel Jesus Christ, even thou we have different God in each corner of the world still we can remember him, see him because of all the God's that we are praising we have only ONE GOD. And this art which is Byzantine and Medieval art reminds us of him.

     That's why this is the most influential era of arts and design. Besides this painting are really beautiful. I also wanted to learn on how to create this kind of art. Whenever I see this in the church I feel relaxed and I enjoy watching this. And as you can see all churches have this in their roofs, door, chairs and walls. Just like what I have said Byzantine and Medieval art is born to remind about Jesus Christ.

Isleta, Avon Camile S.

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Lisa del Giocondo

Photo: CC BY: Joaquin Martinez

 

     Who is Mona Lisa? Does she really exist? What is the mystery of her painting? What is the secret behind her smile? 

      Mona Lisa is painted by Leonardo da Vinci. According to my research Mona Lisa comes from the Italian word "Ma donna" which means My Lady. Mona is the short term for ma donna. Therefore the title is Mona Lisa. And "Ma donna" in english means "Madam". So, title simply means Madam Lisa. The real name of the person in the painting is Lisa del Giocondo she was a member of Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany and she is the wife of wealthy Florentine silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo. It says that this painting is commissioned for their new home and a celebration for their second son and it;s says that the couple never receive the painting because Da Vinci is not satisfied of its outcome. But then that painting become famous with the people with different interpretation in the painting, the manner in which it was painted and because of Da Vinci being unique and having creative mind. 

          People has many different interpretation about Mona Lisa's painting. The interpretation is left up to the viewer as to what the woman is trying to convey. Some says that Mona Lisa's smile is a mysterious semi-smile and her eyes says that she has a secret. Mona Lisa's hands, her right hand resting on her left hand it says Da Vinci chooses this gesture than wedding ring because Mona Lisa is a virtuous woman and also a faithful wife. It also says that the eyes of Mona Lisa's painting has the secret code, In the right eye the letter LV where found which could mean Da Vinci's name and in the left eye symbols where seen which is difficult to understand the letters are : C, E or B. And they also found the figure 72 or an L and a 2 in the background. Researchers from Italy found those secret code by using magnifying glass they also says that by looking on the painting without using anything just your yes cannot see those secret codes.

       Another thought is that it is the feminine version of Da Vinci. Digital analysis has revealed that Da Vinci's facial characteristics and those of the woman in the painting are almost perfectly aligned with one another. There are many mysteries or thoughts in that painting. When you don't know how to investigate a painting you will not notice those mysteries. Another one is one researcher says that the expression of Mona Lisa is changing. And later on she realized whats happening on the painting, and says that our peripheral vision sees blurry images while the central vision sees fine detail. When she made the face blurred with a filter, the Mona Lisa looked as if she's wearing a cheerful smile but homing in on the fine detail gave her a more demure expression. and realized that Da Vinci achieved an unusuall effect the Mona Lisa's smile changes on how you will look at the painting.

Isleta, Avon Camile S.

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WEEK 10: Inventiveness

What are the things that we have to do to enhance our creativeness? All of us has our own creativeness but not all of us are using it some doesn't discover it yet but others are doing their best to improve their creativeness. There are many ways on how we can enhance our creativeness: First, Research any and every topic you have an interest in. this step is really a big help for us because it can teach us many things that we doesn't now. Second, ask help for the professionals they can teach us, they can help us to improve our weaknesses. Third, we have to have wide imagination. Fourth, avoid thinking of creation if we are stressed because it can't help us to think a very creative work if we are stressed so we have to be relaxed. Fifth, practice, practice is the best way to improve our creativeness. For me, I don't believe if others say that I'm not creative, I know all of us has our own styles, even thou you are not good in drawing you can still use you creativeness in other way.

http://thebrandweavers.blogspot.com/2011/07/balancing-functionality-with-creativity.html

All of us are creative we can practice if are not good at it. Before I forgot, this is another important thing to enhance our creativity is to be CURIOUS. If we are curious we do our best to discover what's with it. and MISTAKES helps us to improve our self if we made our mistakes don't give up instead tell yourself to do more better than that. I know you can do it. Be a dreamer and Be Creative.

~Avon Isleta