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Sunday, March 18, 2012
Discussion: Baroque Art Caravaggio
1) Do you hate or like this painting? Give some reasons why.
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2) Look at some of the paintings above and explain why Caravaggio was always getting into trouble. How might some of these paintings be evidence of his troubles and his personality or behavior?
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3) Why does Caravaggio paint still life? What might be some of the meanings behind this?
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4) Why do you think Caravaggio painted this? What do you think it means?
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5) Come up with a main idea or thesis then prove by comparing the iconography and form concerning the depiction of this scene. Use these works as specific examples, do some comparisons.
Discussion: Baroque Art The Carracci Farnese Ceiling Self Portrait and Flight to Egypt
3) Describe the evolution of the iconography and form concerning the depiction of this scene. Use these works as specific examples, do some comparisons. Specifically compare and contrast the how classicism is being used in both works.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Discussion and Videos: Baroque Art, The Vatican, Maderno, and Bernini
1) Compare and contrast the decorations and technologies used to create these two buildings. Be specific as to the vocabulary used to describe the architecture and the styles used. Explain how one building is the schema and the other is the correction.
2) Discuss how each work is a good example of the period/style which produced it. Compare and contrast how each work demonstrates the evolution from one period to the next. What are the main concepts your observations explain?
3) Compare and contrast these two places. What kinds of decorative forms do they share and what kinds of social events created the decorative forms used in both structures?
Lehman College in the Bronx
I thought I was a loser.
I dropped out of high school in my senior year in 1982 and worked construction for years in Alphabet City renovating apartments for people who lived in a world I only dreamed about.
In 1988 I moved back in with parents in the Bronx at the age of twenty five to try to make something of myself. I made it through undergrad in about three years because of the support and help and excellence of the people who work at Lehman College.
The people in financial aid made sure I had the money to go. They were patient and kind.
The admin assistants like Eileen in LSP and Stella Americo in Art made sure I knew what I was doing and even helped me figure out my schedule.
The professors at Lehman took the time to really see who I was and gave me guidance beyond what I expected. For example, some took the time to read and comment thoughtfully on a series of short stories I wrote.
Thank you for that!
Gary Schwartz and Charles Beye inspired me to study the classics. I still have those textbooks twenty years later. They took me out for lunch, sat with me on the quad and taught me things that I never knew existed, including a new way to frame what I knew.
Herbert Broderick inspired me to study Art History and challenged me to become a better scholar than I had thought possible. He encouraged me to go to graduate school, wrote me letters of recommendation, talked with me while we rode the 4 Train together.
Professors Dubler and Virginia Scott taught me how to express my ideas in writing.
Professor Ackerman taught me how to write a research paper by allowing me to attend a graduate level seminar.
I am now a professor and I owe it all to Lehman. I would not have gotten a better education at Harvard I would have been lost and you guys pulled me out of my cave. You cared about me. I’m trying to pass that on now. I am a professor at a community college in California who everyday tries to give back what Lehman gave me.
I never can but I will try.
I dropped out of high school in my senior year in 1982 and worked construction for years in Alphabet City renovating apartments for people who lived in a world I only dreamed about.
In 1988 I moved back in with parents in the Bronx at the age of twenty five to try to make something of myself. I made it through undergrad in about three years because of the support and help and excellence of the people who work at Lehman College.
The people in financial aid made sure I had the money to go. They were patient and kind.
The admin assistants like Eileen in LSP and Stella Americo in Art made sure I knew what I was doing and even helped me figure out my schedule.
The professors at Lehman took the time to really see who I was and gave me guidance beyond what I expected. For example, some took the time to read and comment thoughtfully on a series of short stories I wrote.
Thank you for that!
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| Gary Schwartz |
Gary Schwartz and Charles Beye inspired me to study the classics. I still have those textbooks twenty years later. They took me out for lunch, sat with me on the quad and taught me things that I never knew existed, including a new way to frame what I knew.
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| Professor Herbert R. Broderick III |
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| English faculty members recall old times: from left, Professors Billy Collins, Walter Dubler, Walter Blanco and Michael Paull. |
Herbert Broderick inspired me to study Art History and challenged me to become a better scholar than I had thought possible. He encouraged me to go to graduate school, wrote me letters of recommendation, talked with me while we rode the 4 Train together.
Professors Dubler and Virginia Scott taught me how to express my ideas in writing.
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Evelyn Ackerman |
Professor Ackerman taught me how to write a research paper by allowing me to attend a graduate level seminar.
I am now a professor and I owe it all to Lehman. I would not have gotten a better education at Harvard I would have been lost and you guys pulled me out of my cave. You cared about me. I’m trying to pass that on now. I am a professor at a community college in California who everyday tries to give back what Lehman gave me.
I never can but I will try.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
The Creators Project
Greetings!
Sunday, March 18th all art installations, panels, and films are free and open to the public - no RSVP required. We hope you can stop by to check out works from artists including Chris Milk, Casey Reas, Minha Yang, Quayola, Mira Calix + Flat-e, SoSolimited, Zigelbaum + Coelho, and SuperUber, as well as an installation from Mick Rock and Barney Clay featuring classic David Bowie footage.
We'll also be doing a series of artist talks and workshops, including a look at Biophilia, Bjork's "app album," with lead developer Scott Snibbe and Max Weisel, and an artist talk with Zigelbaum + Coelho. You can also catch more showings of films like "Internet Rising" by by Andrew Kenneth Martin, Marina Eisen, Alex Eisen, a series of new works from UK collective Factory Fifteen, "On My Way Back Home" by Brantley Gutierrez and Band of Horses, and "Night Fishing" by Park Chan-wook + PARKing CHANce.
We're also adding a public sneak preview of United Visual Artists’ striking 40-foot by 40-foot audiovisual installation, Origin, scored by electronic composer Scanner, on Friday night from 5-10 and open to all.
Keep checking http://thecreatorsproject.com/sanfrancisco for updates, information about the artists, and a downloadable event guide.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
The Creators Project
Follow us at
@creatorsproject
fb.com/thecreatorsproject
#creators
Sunday, March 18th
FILMS + PANELS
CONFERENCE CENTER
1:00pm
Follow Follow
by Peng Lei
1:00pm
WORKSHOP
Exploring Projection Mapping
with Mary Franck of Obscura Digital
2:00pm
ARTIST TALK + WORKSHOP
Exploring Björk’s Biophilia Mobile App with Scott Snibbe and Max Weisel
3:00pm
WORKSHOP
Audio Shader Toy
with Syed Reza Ali, Gabriel Dunne, and Ryan Alexander
3:30pm
Internet Rising
by Andrew Kenneth Martin, Marina Eisen, Alex Eisen
4:30pm
Night Fishing
by PARKing CHANce (PARK Chan-wook and PARK Chan-Kyong)
5:00pm
Selected Shorts from Factory Fifteen
5:30pm
Behind Karen O’s Stop The Virgens by Karen O + KK Barrett
7:00pm
On My Way Back Home
by Brantley Gutierrez and Band of Horses
HERBST PAVILION
4:00pm
PANEL
Artist Talk
with Zigelbaum + Coelho
Sunday, March 18th all art installations, panels, and films are free and open to the public - no RSVP required. We hope you can stop by to check out works from artists including Chris Milk, Casey Reas, Minha Yang, Quayola, Mira Calix + Flat-e, SoSolimited, Zigelbaum + Coelho, and SuperUber, as well as an installation from Mick Rock and Barney Clay featuring classic David Bowie footage.
We'll also be doing a series of artist talks and workshops, including a look at Biophilia, Bjork's "app album," with lead developer Scott Snibbe and Max Weisel, and an artist talk with Zigelbaum + Coelho. You can also catch more showings of films like "Internet Rising" by by Andrew Kenneth Martin, Marina Eisen, Alex Eisen, a series of new works from UK collective Factory Fifteen, "On My Way Back Home" by Brantley Gutierrez and Band of Horses, and "Night Fishing" by Park Chan-wook + PARKing CHANce.
We're also adding a public sneak preview of United Visual Artists’ striking 40-foot by 40-foot audiovisual installation, Origin, scored by electronic composer Scanner, on Friday night from 5-10 and open to all.
Keep checking http://thecreatorsproject.com/sanfrancisco for updates, information about the artists, and a downloadable event guide.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
The Creators Project
Follow us at
@creatorsproject
fb.com/thecreatorsproject
#creators
Sunday, March 18th
FILMS + PANELS
CONFERENCE CENTER
1:00pm
Follow Follow
by Peng Lei
1:00pm
WORKSHOP
Exploring Projection Mapping
with Mary Franck of Obscura Digital
2:00pm
ARTIST TALK + WORKSHOP
Exploring Björk’s Biophilia Mobile App with Scott Snibbe and Max Weisel
3:00pm
WORKSHOP
Audio Shader Toy
with Syed Reza Ali, Gabriel Dunne, and Ryan Alexander
3:30pm
Internet Rising
by Andrew Kenneth Martin, Marina Eisen, Alex Eisen
4:30pm
Night Fishing
by PARKing CHANce (PARK Chan-wook and PARK Chan-Kyong)
5:00pm
Selected Shorts from Factory Fifteen
5:30pm
Behind Karen O’s Stop The Virgens by Karen O + KK Barrett
7:00pm
On My Way Back Home
by Brantley Gutierrez and Band of Horses
HERBST PAVILION
4:00pm
PANEL
Artist Talk
with Zigelbaum + Coelho
Two shows at the Louie Meager Art Gallery
The Gallery Class at Ohlone College is designing two shows for the upcoming months. We are looking for ideas about how to exhibit and install these works. Below are descriptions of the projects and some of the ideas that the gallery class students came up with. Maybe you can add some suggestions in the comments section?
The Changing Face of Homelessness Exhibit April 24th-Fall
2012
When a photograph is created from a place of empathy, compassion, and consciousness, it's not only a beautiful piece of art, but has the ability to provoke awareness in a viewer and to help bring positive change to our society.
— Renee Billingslea, Lecturer, Santa Clara University
The Changing Face of Homelessness features a collection of portraits and drawings created by Santa Clara University students who enrolled in a drawing course and the course Exploring Society through Photography, taught by Renee Billingslea from 2006-2011. In addition to learning camera function and examining ethics in photography, students visited local shelters and got to know individuals and families experiencing extreme poverty. Midway through the quarter, students held a "portrait day" and everyone living in the inn was invited to have their portrait taken free of charge. Later, they were given copies of the photographs.
Students haven taken great care to ensure that individuals are shown in a positive light as a continuing process of breaking down stereotypes perpetuated by our society. Oftentimes, the difference between the homeless population and ourselves is circumstance.
Renee teaches at Santa Clara University and has a joint
project for 7 years with her photo and drawing classes. We will showcase photos of real homeless
people to have a show of photos of people and student drawings based on the
photos. Students work in the shelter and
keep a journal. Catalog, show thesis is
that these people are real.
IDEAS:
Francia: cardboard signs like homeless signs with the
quotes.
Tiffany: Giant roll of paper from workshops, cover wall and
draw frames around the pictures and write the quotes in chalk.
Alexis: Large collection cups for donations and events. Market more with Facebook events.
Gretchen: Photobooth or set up photographers in the
workshops. Ask Paul Meuller about
project social landscaping and or digital.
Gretchen and Claire talk with Paul.
Possibly the drawing is different then the photo that is
exhibited.
Performances and or readings on the stage.
Tara: Have Ohlone students write stories about the people in
the show?
Can we get a teacher, sociologist, volunteers, or someone to
give a talk or essay or help out in some way.
Round table or forum from Ohlone or Santa Clara University?
Clothing, food, and or toy drive?
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Renee Billingslea’s Solo Show in Fall 2012
This show will consist of black and white photographs of children made by Renee.
Renee’s show: she
would like to have a more traditional hanging and not so much interspersed
stuff unless it’s isolate to one section.
So wall treatments and mixing stuff is less of an option. Maybe just on one wall. She has traditional frames. The show will focus on children and will
focus on Halloween Parade images and large scale silver gelatin portraits of
uncostumed kids. The show will be in the
fall and will be around Halloween so maybe costumes?
IDEAS:
Claire: Theatre costume class fashion show. Collaborate with theatre design classes. They make costumes. Series of events, films, talks, children’s
books readings. Drawing and or painting events.
Oscar has some of his kid’s handmade costumes. Maybe in the
bays outside.
Gretchen: Photobooth or set up photographers in the workshops.
Ask Paul Meuller about project social
landscaping.
Tara: Have Ohlone students write stories about the people in
the show?
Drawing, hand print, wall for children.
Tara: Carnival or games.
Early childhood education involvement. Write or deliver stories and or papers about
children.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Discussion and Video: The Netherlandish Renaissance Art of Bosch
Do an iconographic analysis of this work. How might some of the iconography relate to the Reformation that came later?
Monday, March 12, 2012
SPRING 2012 OHLONE COLLEGE STUDENT FINE ART & DESIGN SHOW
SPRING 2012 OHLONE COLLEGE STUDENT FINE ART & DESIGN SHOW
Monday April 2- Tuesday April 17th
All entries due to the gallery in the Smith Center
Tuesday March 27th,
12:30 PM – 6:30PM
(Entry forms will be available in the gallery the day of drop off.)
Not–Selected Will be Hung in the Student Center Art Gallery (Dan Archer Gallery)
Award Ceremony
Room: 3201
Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Show Reception
Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Time: 7:00-8pm in the Art Gallery in the Smith Center
Pick up Work/Show Ends
Tuesday April 17th
12-6:30
Works not picked up will be set outside locked gallery doors. Gallery is not responsible for any abandoned artworks.
Entry Requirements and Categories
You may enter only works made in Ohlone College art or design classes, during the past 12 months.
You may enter a
maximum of 5 pieces total for the entire show. You may enter a maximum of
2 works in each category Works
do not need to be framed or matted. No fee for entry.
Categories:
1.
Painting
(ART-111A&B Painting – Color and Composition, Art 112 Watercolor)
2.
Drawing (Art 106A&B, Art 107A&B Life Drawing,
Art 108 Perspective Drawing,
3.
Interior Design (ART-150A
Interior Design Concepts, ART-150B Interior Design, ART-151
Visualization and Presentation, ART-154 Contemporary Home Design,
ART-155A Architectural Drafting for Interior Design, ART-155B CAD for
Interior Design, ART-156 Architectural Modelmaking for Interior
Design, ART-158 Textiles, ART-159A Applied Design: Residential
Lighting, ART-159B Applied Design: Color for the Home)
4.
Photo (ART-133A
Black and
White Photography, ART-133B Intermediate Black and White Photography,
ART-133C Advanced Black and White Photography ART-134A Basic Color
Photography ART-134B Advanced Color Photography, ART-139A Digital
Photography, ART-139B Intermediate Digital Photography,
ART-145 Digital Photojournalism,)
5.
Graphic Design,( Art 104A,
ART-104C Color, ART-109A Beginning Graphic Design I, Letter Forms and Typography)
ART-109B Beginning Graphic Design II, ART-110A Advanced Graphic Design I, ART-110B Advanced Graphic Design II,
6.
Computer Graphics (ART-160A
Computer Graphics I ART-160B Computer Graphics II, ART-161A Digital Graphics I, ART-161B Digital Graphics II,)
7.
Art Historical References (Any work that
is based on an art historical source. This can be from any class.)
8.
Sculpture and 3D Design (ART-104B
3D Design, ART-116A Basic Sculpture, ART-116B Advanced Sculpture,
ART-116C Sculpture and Beyond, ART-119A 3D Studio Lab, ART-119B
Intermediate 3D Studio Lab, ART-119C Advanced 3D Studio Lab, )
9.
Ceramics (ART-121A
Introductory
Ceramics I, ART-121B Introductory Ceramics II, ART-122A Ceramic
Throwing I, ART-122B Ceramic Throwing II, ART-123 Ceramic Decorating,
ART-124 Advanced Ceramic Decorating)
10.
Glass (ART-105A Glass Art
and Design, ART-105B Advanced Glass Fabrication ART-105C 3D Glass,)
Prof. Kenney Mencher
Department of Art and Art History
Director Louie Meager Art Gallery
Ohlone College, 43600 Mission Blvd.
Fremont, California 94539
Phone: (510) 979-7916
KMencher@ohlone.edu
http://www.kenney-mencher.com/
http://kenney-mencher.blogspot.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/kmencher
http://www.youtube.com/user/kmencher
Art History Blogger: The Other Sistine Chapel Frescoes
I found another blogger who writes about Art History. Some of the info is very good so you may want to check it out!
Art History Blogger: The Other Sistine Chapel Frescoes: Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Ceiling frescoes are among the most famous paintings in the world. However the entire Sistine Chapel is cov...
Art History Blogger: The Other Sistine Chapel Frescoes: Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Ceiling frescoes are among the most famous paintings in the world. However the entire Sistine Chapel is cov...
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