Performance Art

In the activity that our class had to perform was to find a partner, take a mirror and stand back to back while making faces. My partner was Diana, the birthday girl. I liked being her partner because i think that in her everyday life she makes really interesting facial expression to begin with. I think it was hard to think of different faces because i couldn't see myself and if i had made the face more than once. I left like it was hard to concentrate on what i was dong when i was looking at Diana in a mirror behind me. It was something interesting and new to think about.

When i first saw this piece in person i found it very striking and busy. I think that this piece is very busy because of all the cracks flowing through the glass. The colors are browns, golds, pinks and grays. It is a vertical piece. There is a lot more action in the lower half of the glass. There is definitely a connection between the two panels of glass. All of the random shapes really work well together and are unified.
The picture is about a bride and her bachelors. She gets pleasure from them with the round circular machine that is in the bottom center on the glass. Some kind of juice sprays from the machine and that is where she gets pleasure from. From the square bubble she shouts commands to the men. When she reserves what she wants she gives off and energy or juice herself that showers over them brown shapes, the men. It is one large circle and they all need each other to work.
I think it is interesting because i find it interesting what kind of opinion Marcel Duchamp had on women. That they would do anything for what they want and treat others like a factory. I think that both women and men are guilty of this. It much rather depending on the person to find this trait in my opinion but not on the sex of the person. I really do like this piece i think it is interesting how everything works together and i think that the colors and that it is made out of glass is very beautiful.

Pattern project

Being able to create and design my own pattern was very interesting. It was fun to see how one little block of shape can make all of these different pieces. I liked to figure out the different combinations and see how it can unfold. I made one design and decided I could do a lot better. My first one had to much positive space in it and didn't create the same illusion. The second unit I designed came out to be much more interesting when I tried to make patterns. There was a better balance of negative and positive space in the second unit which is why it was more interesting. I really liked the why most of the patterns came out. They where very fun to look at.

While researching for patterns i found a lot of different and interesting one that i liked in the fabric prints. I found a few interesting patterns that Incorporated animals, cars and other random objects. It is interesting how much the flow of the pattern can change by turning one object around. The other subjects had a lot of interesting patterns as well.

I really liked looking at the Islamic architecture. Every part of the palaces and buildings had pattern in it. All the walls and door ways where painted with patterns. As i look around my room i can see patterns all over. There are patterns in the carpet, curtains, and even the blanket on my bed. The stitching in my blanket makes a pattern and also the fabric on my couch. Patterns are everywhere simple and complex you just have to stop and look to see them.