Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Final Blog
For my final blog I looked at the work of John Hitchcock, an artist in inkteraction.com. I was very interested in his work because of the color schemes and just the overall theme of his works. A lot of the work that he does has some relation to animals and other living creatures. For example his one pieces called Ink on Paper is an image displaying tanks and a group of grasshoppers. I was especially intrigued by this piece. The way he made the tanks appear as if they were cartoons made the piece look really cool. I was also impressed by the use of shadows below all of the images in the work. The shadows gave it this type of distorted look, until the viewer got up close enough to make out the images as being shadows of the grasshoppers and tanks. In the piece some of the grasshoppers lay upside down making it appear as if they had died in the battle.
I found my self very interested in a lot of the pieces in his collection, the fact that he uses animals in an almost dark way makes his work unique. A lot of the pieces that he creates has some almost deathly or creepy feel to them. In one piece he created the head of a bull type figure that was melting away. He used a red ink that made the image look like evil story told like image from an old wives tale. I think that the use of the darker aspects makes his pieces stand out and catch my eye.
Finally the last piece of his that caught my eye was, They Will Rise (Warbirds) the image of a cartoon bird flying in a menacing way over a city like setting of buildings. The bird appears to be much larger than the buildings giving it a monster type feel to it. I think his color choice also plays a part in the interpretation of the piece. In the piece he uses black, white and medium blue, these colors together make it appear to be an almost dingy or gloomy day. I could see this image being used in a comic book about birds attacking the world. I think the colors play perfectly into the image and the title, if the colors were softer it would not appear to be as dark of an image. Overall I am impressed by all of his works and would be interested to see what else he comes out with n the future.
I found my self very interested in a lot of the pieces in his collection, the fact that he uses animals in an almost dark way makes his work unique. A lot of the pieces that he creates has some almost deathly or creepy feel to them. In one piece he created the head of a bull type figure that was melting away. He used a red ink that made the image look like evil story told like image from an old wives tale. I think that the use of the darker aspects makes his pieces stand out and catch my eye.
Finally the last piece of his that caught my eye was, They Will Rise (Warbirds) the image of a cartoon bird flying in a menacing way over a city like setting of buildings. The bird appears to be much larger than the buildings giving it a monster type feel to it. I think his color choice also plays a part in the interpretation of the piece. In the piece he uses black, white and medium blue, these colors together make it appear to be an almost dingy or gloomy day. I could see this image being used in a comic book about birds attacking the world. I think the colors play perfectly into the image and the title, if the colors were softer it would not appear to be as dark of an image. Overall I am impressed by all of his works and would be interested to see what else he comes out with n the future.
Final Blog for Anna G.Torfadottir
For my final blog I decided to research an artist on Inkteraction. One particular artist whose work stood out to me was Anna G. Torfadottir. Anna Is from Iceland and I was very interested in how her culture and natural surroundings inspired her artwork. Several pieces in the collection on inkteraction are about the natural scenery of Iceland, these pieces often include photographs that Anna has taken herself of mountains, and birds. They are especially beautiful because of her color choices, which are usually very soft, light colors for the majority of each piece and then she adds bright vivid colors in small areas. I found more of Anna's work on other websites and it seems like she is really inspired by the ravens that live around her home, in these pieces it seems apparent that she is also inspired by native american culture, because of the way she draws some of the animals. The other work that she has featured on Inkteraction is more intense than the work focused on her natural surroundings. In these pieces she uses richer colors and powerful emotions, which really drew me into her artwork. Anna also uses more layers in her later works, which adds to their intensity.
Anna's work is aesthetically pleasing and very intriguing. I would love to learn more about her work because it is so emotional and intense, even though there was no artists' statement I felt a connection to her art.
EricShirk Final Post- Marcy Geyer
Last week I went to Marcy Geyers presentation on her artwork and personally I thought it was quite good. All of her work focused on gay rights and human rights in general and I thought that all of it had a really good concept behind it and there was a lot of thought and effort put into the work as a whole. I also thought a lot of her ideas for how to print and what to print on were really cool too like the pillows.
Now on to her work, I felt like all of her work was very creative and I liked how she printed and what she printed on. I liked the dresses that she made with the blood on them and I feel like they were really in your face and really got the point across. My favorite piece that she did was the pillows though. It was really nice how she made those pillows and then left them around in random places because I think a lot of people saw them that way and then people kept seeing them rather than seeing one and forgetting about it. I also think it was funny how she put them in random places in NY city and I think she should really try and go on a large scale with the pillow idea I think it could make a huge difference in society as we know it.
Dominic Santora: Senior Exhibition Show
This year's senior exhibition show was a very impressive and well put together display of the work created by this year's senior art majors. Every aspect of the show, from the printmaking to the painting, was originial and creative in its own way. some of the more interesting pieces were a series of paintings about 6 ft tall done on a sort of tan fabric. The content was slightly abstract and they were all held up at the top by items such as shovels, brooms, etc. which i thought was a very original way to display work.
What I thought was the most interesting part of the exhibition was the talk given which displayed a senior artist's work which was directly and obviously influenced by her Moroccan heritage. This consisted of mostly digital work dealing with Moroccan women. What i liked about it was the consistensy of the color pallete she chose which represented her heritage as well as the unique designs which appeared on the hands and faces in her pieces.
This show had a big influence on the way I think about art due to the Moroccan influenced pieces as well as Thomas Dugan who created a greenhouse which harvested solar energy. This exhibition made me realize there is many different ways to express art and send the messages I wish to send through my art.
What I thought was the most interesting part of the exhibition was the talk given which displayed a senior artist's work which was directly and obviously influenced by her Moroccan heritage. This consisted of mostly digital work dealing with Moroccan women. What i liked about it was the consistensy of the color pallete she chose which represented her heritage as well as the unique designs which appeared on the hands and faces in her pieces.
This show had a big influence on the way I think about art due to the Moroccan influenced pieces as well as Thomas Dugan who created a greenhouse which harvested solar energy. This exhibition made me realize there is many different ways to express art and send the messages I wish to send through my art.
Eric Gustitus Final Blog Assignment
The painting is Serigraph, Color Pencil on Panel and is 24" x 32" from 2010. He has adapted this painting from his original which was in black and white. To me this painting represents formidably in recreating a world of your own. Once ive browsed through most of the peoples paintings to decide which i wanted to write about, this immediately caught my eye.
The painting has great depth in it which is amusing to me. Its amazing how something so simple can produce such great regards for one man. The colors are also a great assortment for this piece.
Chris will have a bright future in his path. His work has influenced me. It has shown me that a person who has talent without being known, can get his work out there through such a thing as Inkteraction.
Dominic Santora: Marcy Geyer
When Bloomsburg alumni Marcy Geyer showed her work it was a very inspiring experience. Her work was based on LGBT rights and discrimination dealing with this community. It was especially powerful because you could tell as she was speaking how passionate she was about her work and what i means.
All of the pieces she showed were very well made and the printmaking was excellent. I especially liked the pillows which she placed in random places on campus. I feel this was a very creative way for her to spread the message about LGBT rights. The part i liked most was that she placed one of the pillows in the MoMA. These pieces of art are very good to put in places such as this to both spread the message of her art as well as her name. I think if she continues with as much passion as she currently has she will go far with her art.
All of the pieces she showed were very well made and the printmaking was excellent. I especially liked the pillows which she placed in random places on campus. I feel this was a very creative way for her to spread the message about LGBT rights. The part i liked most was that she placed one of the pillows in the MoMA. These pieces of art are very good to put in places such as this to both spread the message of her art as well as her name. I think if she continues with as much passion as she currently has she will go far with her art.
Cate Striplin Final Post: Marcy Geyer
Marcy Geyer is a familiar face on the Bloomsburg campus. I have had no personal interaction with the Alumni artist, but seeing her face as I walked into the artist talk given on Dec. 7th I was instantly more excited to hear and see what Marcy had to say.
I was unsure of Marcy's stance as an artist and honestly was not sure of her previous major at Bloomsburg- but recognizing Marcy as a friendly and welcoming person at bloom I was inclined to listen to what she had to say and to learn about her passions.
Turns out Marcy is a passionate activist for the LGBT community and her art speaks volumes about the topic. With such an important issue at hand, Marcy's work is more than necessary.
The time and thought that Marcy has incorporated into her pieces is apparent and the message is clear and deliberate. The artist has such an innovative approach to her work. It is hard to explain in writing and it seems that Marcy's work is best viewed in person; possibly the most obvious statement one could compose regarding art. But, still, Marcy's work is quite powerful.
I was particularly moved by the thought provoking pieces consisting of voters ballots that highlighted the discrimination and hypocrisy of the judicial system regarding marriage rights and same sex unions. Drawing attention to the need for equal rights and the injustice of the current state of affairs, Marcy's pieces make you think. feel. view something so commonly overlooked, so commonly taken for granted in a way that you may never have before. I personally have always been in support of gay marriage in every sense of the word, however I admit to never noticing the true privilege it is that I may marry as a straight woman. To think about a nation voting on my right to enter a union with the person that I love, to marry, stops you in your tracks. Most girls dream of their wedding since childhood, why may I enter that contract so easily and others are denied what seems to me to be a basic right?
Then viewing Marcy's work regarding hospital visitation rights for gay couples becomes almost unbearable. What an atrocity.
Marcy has the ability to convey the issues with conviction as a rebirth of a needed civil rights movement. I hope Marcy continues to grow and expand her work. It is truly important art.
I was unsure of Marcy's stance as an artist and honestly was not sure of her previous major at Bloomsburg- but recognizing Marcy as a friendly and welcoming person at bloom I was inclined to listen to what she had to say and to learn about her passions.
Turns out Marcy is a passionate activist for the LGBT community and her art speaks volumes about the topic. With such an important issue at hand, Marcy's work is more than necessary.
The time and thought that Marcy has incorporated into her pieces is apparent and the message is clear and deliberate. The artist has such an innovative approach to her work. It is hard to explain in writing and it seems that Marcy's work is best viewed in person; possibly the most obvious statement one could compose regarding art. But, still, Marcy's work is quite powerful.
I was particularly moved by the thought provoking pieces consisting of voters ballots that highlighted the discrimination and hypocrisy of the judicial system regarding marriage rights and same sex unions. Drawing attention to the need for equal rights and the injustice of the current state of affairs, Marcy's pieces make you think. feel. view something so commonly overlooked, so commonly taken for granted in a way that you may never have before. I personally have always been in support of gay marriage in every sense of the word, however I admit to never noticing the true privilege it is that I may marry as a straight woman. To think about a nation voting on my right to enter a union with the person that I love, to marry, stops you in your tracks. Most girls dream of their wedding since childhood, why may I enter that contract so easily and others are denied what seems to me to be a basic right?
Then viewing Marcy's work regarding hospital visitation rights for gay couples becomes almost unbearable. What an atrocity.
Marcy has the ability to convey the issues with conviction as a rebirth of a needed civil rights movement. I hope Marcy continues to grow and expand her work. It is truly important art.
Rachel Harris, Final Blog Assignment
On December 7th, Bloomsburg University Alumni, Marcy Geyer gave a very thought provoking talk of her art work having to do with the LGBT community. Being active in LGBT rights, the presentation was very inspirational. Not only did she talk about the discrimination of people's sexualities but she also mentioned the discrimination against races. Her opinion on discrimination was very bold in all of her work.
Her work was very interesting to look at. While watching the slide show we were able to enjoy her progression as an artist and through the years her works have morphed into pieces that can easily get messages through to the audience. My favorite thing that Geyer walked about was her pillows and how she left them around in places, even in the MoMA. The subtly of this work was creative because discrimination is not always in your face. It was definitely a creative way to spread awareness. Overall, I enjoyed Marcy Geyer's talk and looking at the works of art she had produced over the years.
Her work was very interesting to look at. While watching the slide show we were able to enjoy her progression as an artist and through the years her works have morphed into pieces that can easily get messages through to the audience. My favorite thing that Geyer walked about was her pillows and how she left them around in places, even in the MoMA. The subtly of this work was creative because discrimination is not always in your face. It was definitely a creative way to spread awareness. Overall, I enjoyed Marcy Geyer's talk and looking at the works of art she had produced over the years.
Lee Patton Final Blog: Marcy Geyer
Bloomsburg University printmaking alumni Marcy Geyer recently gave a talk in the student services center about her recent work as well as pieces created while attending the university. The majority of her work focuses on racism and equal treatment of the LGBT community, as well as instances of violence, disapproval, and mistreatment against them in society. Most of the pieces she showed were very strong, especially the ones concerning Matthew Shepard and Emmett Till. I thought her prints on pillows was an interesting idea and a different but probably effective way to spread the message.
I thought her work was definitely made stronger by the passion she put into it. It was easy to tell this was a topic that she found highly important to address and try to fix. While talking about the pieces about Matthew Shepard and Emmett Till, I think it brought tears to her eyes and I saw how much these issues meant to her. Having that strong passion about an issue like this shows in the work and that passion came through in hers, as well as her talk.
Amber Weaver: Final Blog Assignment
The December 7th presentation given by Bloomsburg University Printmaking Alumni, Marcy Geyer, was very powerful. I really appreciated how passionate she was about her work. For me, this gave the work an little extra punch on top of the already powerful topic of gay and lesbian rights. As a supporter, I was intrigued by her take on the topic. I liked how she connected everything to a vote. i found this interesting because if you do think about it, everything does come down to a yes or a no vote. it pretty much rules the kind of so society that we live in. I liked how she not only examined gay/lesbian marriages but also traditional marriages and the "what if they were to be decided by a vote" factor. It makes the viewer stop and think more about the work as opposed to just glancing at it and saying "well that's a pretty picture" and then walk away.
Again, I really appreciated how passionate she was about her work. I liked how her pieces ranged from installations to singular pieces. I liked her installation with the pillows. I remember looking at them on campus and thinking that that was a cool idea. The pillows were small but they held a powerful message. I also thought her piece with individual stories was really strong. I liked how the image was just of the the person involved but when you looked closer it had a layer of text telling their story. I liked the hidden but obvious quality to the pieces. This goes more with the pillow installation then the others but they also had little things that hidden but in your face. For example: the American flag one. It was an image of the American flag but when you look closer people made up the stripes and crosses made up the stars. Over all, I thought she did a good job with her presentation and i would like to she how she can take her work to the next level.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Candyce Musinski - Final Blog Assignment (Marcy Geyer)
Marcy Geyer's art presentation was an extremely moving one. As an activist for the LGBT, her artwork revolves around gay and lesbian rights. As a fellow activist for gay and lesbian rights, I was very touched by Marcy's artwork and her motivation behind it. I found her pieces to be visually pleasing and detailed with much thought behind them. I was inspired by her art.
Marcy presented a slideshow of her work at Bloomsburg University. Some of her first pieces seemed amateur, but as she showed her more developed pieces, I got the sense that she learned something. She started experimenting with ideas and I appreciated her fierceness. In the beginning, her pieces consisted of printing same gender couples being crossed out or other symbols that intertwined with the american flag. Though these pieces had a beautiful meaning to them, they didn't strike me as much as her later pieces did. One piece that I truly enjoyed was of two political figures' faces being reversed on the other side. The colors were bright and vibrant and text of quotes were printed on top of them. I found her pieces with faces and texts to be a little literal, but very powerful. I was intrigued and the details in them made me want to stare at them for a long time. I loved Marcy's boldness in these pieces.
The greatest piece Marcy presented were her pillows. Marcy used silkscreen on pillows with text or pictures. On the pillows were either pictures of well-known abused gay/lesbian people or text that pronounced gay rights. I thought the pillows were visually striking, but then Marcy took her piece a step further by placing these pillows around campus. I thought her idea was great! Marcy took her art and threw it in people's faces. I loved how publicly powerful she was and I thought she could inspire a lot of other people by continuing this idea. Marcy's pieces questioned our rights and society and her pieces definitely proved her opinion.
Brooke Knepp-Final Blog
On December 7th, I attended the artist talk by Marcy Geyer. She is a printmaking alumni who graduated last spring. Marcy focuses her work in printmaking on gay rights and discrimination, which I believe is a very strong topic that a lot of people tend to ignore. Marcy said that, "You discriminate even when you don't think you are." That statement is true on many levels and it is a little disturbing that what happens around us is so second nature that we don't even realize it.
Another strong topic Marcy talked about had to do with marriage laws and dealing with gay/straight marriages. She brought up a really good point about how you would feel if people were attacking or restricting your straight marriage, since it seems to be such a big deal for gays to get married. People don't want to accept people who are different so their way of reacting is by discriminating. Because of the harsh behavior of straights toward gays, there have been more than enough crimes and even deaths as a result. This is not something that should be taken lightly and I am very glad that Marcy takes this subject into deep consideration with her artwork. I enjoyed hearing her speak and seeing the different kinds of work that she has done with printmaking.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Erica LoPresti - Final Blog Assignment
Marcy Geyer is Bloomsburg University Alumni, and she gave a very interesting presentation on her personal printmaking pieces in the Student Services Center. She was very into her work and had many topics that influenced her printmaking. She had a variety of prints that showed topics such as bullying and gay rights. It was very obvious that Marcy had very strong feelings toward people bullying others and gay rights/marriage. She was even a member of LGBT while she attended Bloomsburg.
Knowing that Marcy had very strong feelings towards her topics, made me appreciate her and enjoy her artwork even more because she was so enthusiastic about it. My favorite piece of hers were the pillows she made and placed all over campus to raise awareness of LGBT rights. I thought this was a very creative idea and an interesting way to spread information to raise awareness about a well-known problem. Overall, I enjoyed listening to her presentation and learning about her works.
Francesca Pizzurro Final Blog Assignment Option #1 Marcy Geyer
Today i went and saw Marcy Geyer's, Bloomsburg Alumni, presentation in the Student Service Center. She graduated Bloomsburg in May 2010, the same as my sister! She was a printmaking focus and really seemed to enjoy it. As she explained her work, i really got a sense of what you felt strongly about. Gay rights and Gay marriage. All the work she showed today was about her progression as an artist for her views on gay rights. She is also a member of LGBT.
I really enjoyed her work as a whole. I think more then anything, i really enjoyed how passionate she was about the subject she was working with. I really felt her progression as an artist and as a person through her work. I really enjoyed her one piece of art work, the one with the American flag. I liked how she didn't incorporate words in this piece because to me, it felt more direct then actually having words explaining it. It was very BAM! in your face America! and I really enjoyed that. I also liked that she was questioning straight marriage as well. To me that was a good twist on going about defending gay rights. Overall, she did a great job explaining her work.
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