Monday, January 23, 2012

Thoughts on First Class

This isen't my first time in AT-280, but my second. Last time around I didn't try to do well in the class, it was just a class I picked up because my Grandma and mom thought I would enjoy it, which I probouly would if I put some effort into it. But I messed up and stopped caring, and got a D- which took away my chance to get into Dental Hygiene in the fall. So a class I didn't need for major is the one that ruined my chance of getting into the program I wanted, so I'm here again to retake it.

Don't get me wrong though, I like art, a lot. In high school I graduated with my Advanced Regions focusing on art. I took studio art, media arts, drawing, illustration, ceramics, sculpture, painting, and my senior year I was in Portfolio, a small class of I think 5 students where we worked on making up a Portfolio. But I still haven't learned how to put feelings or emotions into my art, I can sit and draw for hours but there is no meaning. I want to learn to understand art more and appreciate it, instead of just looking at work and thinking its pretty.

It's important for us to study art and look at pieces from all different time periods, it could be a few hundred years ago or something that was created last month but that doesn't make one more or less important. It is very cool that we get to go so many places this semester to see every kind of style out there and be proud of the people from our home town that will be in some of these galleries. Since I went to some of these places fall of 2010, when I was in Tom Hughes class,  it will be interesting to go back again to see how things are different! And it's exciting how there will be guided tours, because in Hughes class we would just go to the galleries and walk around on our own, that was still fun. But, it will be a different perspective for someone who knows more about the art to be able to walk us around and explain it to us. I think that will help me appreciate and learn more!

As far as my favorite artist. I don't really have one yet, but I know this semester will open my eyes to new things! If I had to choose someone now I would have to say Andrew Wyeth. I remember when I was in studio art back in 9th grade and my teacher Mr. Lafever would take one class each week to do a slideshow about an artist and show us their most famous pieces, and I always remember the picture of the window open and the curtain blowing, it is probubly my favorite painting. It's named "Wind from the Sea". His painting are all painted in darkish colors but they look very realistic. I just think they are very beautiful!
Andrew Wyeth mostly worked in a realistist style. He was a very well known artist in mid 20th century. A lot of what Wyeth learned was from his dad, who was also an artist.


After having our first class, I know that I'm going to try hard this semester, it is my only class so there is no reason to not do well this time around! I'm new to blogging but I hope to get better at it as well !