cinq

albright knox visit

Initially, walking through the gallery was interesting due to all the work being done on taking down/setting up an exhibit. Also got a bit worried thinking there wouldn't be enough work to review since they were in the process of taking down an exhibit. But then I remembered that there's still the rest of the gallery, with their longer stay work, to look at.


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

The artworks that made an impact on me are pictured to the left. The video being Grass, 1965 by Len Lye, the other work being Four Quart-er-s, 1965 by Mary Bauermeister. Grass stood out to me because of the entire atmosphere it created, the sound it made, the look of it swaying, it was very calming and pleasant to view. Four Quart-er-s was interesting for being a primarily found object piece.

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

Maybe it's just my reptile brain at play, but these two works just satisfy my eyes. The play of colour and light mixing together, the use of space outside the boundries of the piece themselves, just fun and inspiring. The Rectangluar one being Untitled, 1969 by Donald Judd. The most square looking piece being untitled (to Donna), 1971 by Dan Flavin.

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

The works I'd like to know more about, hm. This was harder to gauge, because, but my basis is on what works I'd like to know more about in terms of their production process. Those works being: Return of the Prodigal Son, 1967 by Romare Bearden, and Sacro Conversazione (Holy Conversations), 1963 by Michelangelo Pistoletto.

Logo

Process shots:

final logo image:

Think I ultimately like the image with the black center, but started with the one with the brown and orange circles. That middle area looked better in ink than coloured in. This is supposed to be my initials, C made out of the leaves and red flower, and B inferred from the pink and blue flower shape. I'm a big fan of plants, and flowers, so I thought why not form my initials out of them.


1. Discuss what you thought about creating your logo.

I have a website where my portfolio and other artwork exist. I've thought to create a logo to help with marketing, but haven't really sat down to do it. This helped get me started on it.

2. Describe the process: creative thinking skills and ideas you used in the logo creation.

i don't think that i'm too good at drawing, or sketching, so that always feels a bit challenging to do in a way that producing a satisfactory result. Essentially, I wanted to take my initials (CB) and have them formed by different shapes.

3. What was the most important discovery you made in the creation of your logo?

that I don't think I want to have a logo. At least, not designed and drawn up by my hands.

4. What is the most important information you learned from watching the videos, powerpoint, and reading material for this project? What is your opinion of the videos?

I didn't find the additional material that helpful. it was informative, but it didn't help me work through creating my logo, or getting a finished product. Sometimes I find outside information more distracting than helpful, which is how all this felt. nice, but not really necessary to helping me complete this project.