Bibliography

Bibliography

1.      Gallery, Strokes of Nature- Art. “Born, Kiki Smith.” Born, Kiki Smith, 1 Jan. 1970, http://strokesofnature-artgallery.blogspot.com/2012/05/born-kiki-smith.html.

2.      Guggenheim, https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/kiki-smith.

3.      “Kiki Smith, Lying with the Wolf.” Khan Academy, Khan Academy, https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/global-contemporary/a/kiki-smith-lying-with-the-wolf.

4.      “Kiki Smith. Possession Is Nine-Tenths of the Law. 1985.” MoMA, https://www.moma.org/audio/playlist/251/3234.

5.      “Kiki Smith Artworks & Famous Art.” The Art Story, https://www.theartstory.org/artist/smith-kiki/artworks/.

6.      “Kiki Smith.” Walker Art Center, https://walkerart.org/collections/artists/kiki-smith?gclid=CjwKCAiA8qLvBRAbEiwAE_ZzPTNNHkp_6AK31zSDhWqezzGh06Wc3mMpqNH3eX_kZ9b6Euh_VsmOxRoC8j4QAvD_BwE.

The Wasteland

In the movie The Wasteland, this documentary follows an artist Viki Muniz on his trip to one of the largest landfills in the world in Rio. Viki Muniz incorporates everyday objects into his photographic process such as dirt, sugar, wire, etc. Muniz wants to be able to change people's lives and introduce them into a whole new world. When the idea of going to the landfill in Rio came across to him, he said "everybody there is drug addicts".  But  by the end of the documentary he saw that he completely changed peoples lives and he looked at the landfill in Rio in a different perspective. When he got to the landfill the quote that was said was "Trash from the millionaires mansion mixes in with the poors trash" There is no class structure in the landfill. At this landfill he meets a handful amount of new people and he interviews and talks to them. Each one of them talk about being a picker in the landfill. They talk about it such a positive way with a lot of pride behind what they do. One of the pickers goes by the name of Isis, she doesn't like being a picker in the landfill and she said she feels disgusting. Isis has children and she is separated from the father and she doesn't get to see her children. She was one of the helpers that Viki has picked to help him on a special project and all the proceeds from that project was going to the community in Rio. By theend of the documentary Isis seemed to moved and touch with the artwork that she had helped out Viki with. She then wanted to changed her life for the better and the artwork inspired her to do more.  All of the people that helped out Viki with the artwork were all so touched and moved and it inspired them to do better for themselves.

Dada Collage

Art 21 - Kiki Smith

Kiki Smith growing up and going to school she says it was very difficult for her to read. So she rely on her sight to help her learn things. Smith likes for her artwork to have a meaning behind it. She says in the interview "Basically, I think art is just a way to think, it's like standing in the wind and letting it pull you in whatever drection it wants to go.." So she has her own storytelling behnd her pieces of art. However she wants for other people who look at her art work, for it to tell a meaning and a story to them too. She thinks art as if something that is inside of you and when you create your artwork you are bringing what is on your inside to the physical world. That art work is a representation of your spirit.

MoMa Museum Visit

Two modern art styles that was shown in the MoMa was Pop Art and Abstract Expressionism. Pop Art came about Post war. Pop art was representational Art , and artist would just paint things how they see it. Pop Art started in the United States in the mid 1900's. Pop Art was a way that artist were putting a twist on fine art. Pop Art had more everyday objects in the art work such as cans, newspaper, etc. Two of the famous artworks that were pop art was done by Andy Warhol and those are the Campbell soup and the Marilyn Monroe. 

Abstract expressionism is also know as action painting. In most abstract paintings you can imagine how the artist did the painting. You can imagine the physical actions that the artist was doing to get all sorts of lines in the painting. For example there was a painting that was done by Jackson Pollock and it had all sorts of lines of different colors and that was the whole painting. He did what he called a “drip” technique and it was when he was throwing paint onto the canvas using all different sorts of actions with his arms.

Dada Collage

Alfred Stieglitz Photography

Alfred Stieglitz was very much well know for his photography in the 20th century. Stieglitz wanted to get recognition for his pictures but putting the same effects that was in fine art in his pictures. He was very fascinated by the rise of American Power.It is safe to say that the American Industry was his inspiration for his photos. One of his well known photos is cold  Winter, Fifth Avenue which was taken in 1892. For this one picture he waited for 3 ours in a snowstorm on fifth avenue for the perfect picture. He seems like he was a perfectionist when it came to his photography. He definitely used what was going on around that time period for his inspiration for his pictures.

Metropolitan Museum Of Art

One piece of Renaissance artwork that's shown at this museum is titled "Archangel Gabriel; The Virgin Annunciate" painted by Gerard David. This artwork is a painting with oil paint, painted in 1510. With first looks at this painting, without look at the title I automatically felt that it was showing something that had to do with the word virgin. When I see the color white I automatically think about something that is pure. The color white now is still shown like in weddings to symbolize pureness. The dove in this painting also shows peace.
Another piece of artwork that is shown is title :"The Annunciation of the Death of The Virgin" painted by Samuel van Hoogstraten. This artwork was painted with oil in 1670. In this painting the Virgin Mary is shown and there is an angel behind her. With the word "Annunciation" meaning to announce, it seems like Mary is announcing her death to the angel behind her.

Elements and Principles of Art

Artist’s use many ways to unify their artwork.  One way they unify their work is through colors and shapes. Different colors and shapes create diversity and variety. Different patterns create structure throughout all artwork. Color repetition is another way that artist unify their work. Asymmetrical balance in any artwork means that it is equal on both sides. So both sides of the artwork match up with each other if the artwork was folded in half. When something in a piece of artwork is bigger than everything else in the piece than usually that means that the artist was trying to emphasize that one part of the artwork. Usually when something is emphasizing in an artwork, it draws more attention to that one particular part of the art piece. Or when the artist wants the main focus to be on one particular thing they will usually put it in the center of the artwork. For example the artwork  “The Scream” that was done in 1893 the man is in the center of the painting and that is the main focus point.

Hermon Atkins MacNeil, Sun Vow

When I first saw this art piece I immediately thought about the success of winning a war. The writers response made me understand the appearance of the child in this art piece. It then made me think about the future and how the future rest in the hands of future generations to come. They are soon going to make decisions for our country.

Mini Biography/First Memory

My name is Selina and I am 20 years old. I was born in Lower Manhattan, but for the majority of my childhood I was raised in the Bronx, then when I turned 7 years I moved back to Manhattan permanently. My neighborhood in the Bronx holds a special place in my heart because that is where the most of my happiest moments as a child took place. In the Bronx is actually where I met my best friend at the time. I still remember this day like it was yesterday. It was a very snowy day in February, I was pretty new to the neighborhood still so I didn't have any friends. I was pretty lonely, roaming around my house in my pajamas. I remember looking out a window to the sheet of snow on the ground and there were two trees in front of my house and there I saw two girls that looked around my age and their mother. They were playing in the snow, putting snow up against the tree. I then ran to my mom and asked if I could go play outside in the snow with those two girls. So my mom made me quickly get dressed so I could go play with them before they left. I still remember all those uncomfortable layers my mom always made me wear because is was cold outside, I hated that. I put on my puffy sky blue coat on and dragged my mom outside with me and she had introduced me into my best friend and her mother and sister. We aren't as close now as we were when we were younger but friends grow apart as they grow up, however I still keep in contact with her.

Who Am I?

I am a 20-year-old college student, born and raised in New York City. I am a human services major. I do not have much experience with art. However, in high school I participated in an art class for about a semester. I also went to The Frederick Museum and saw some art there. I like to look at art, as long as there is red involved because that is my favorite color.

Hi,
My name is Selina.