Launching the Imagination 198-231

I wish there were more ways to present art to the public. Installations are such a great way to show the creative mind and a sense of a different world in the life that we live. This book has offered many talented pieces and artists that simply writing about it and showing just doesn't seem to be enough. Which brings me to my favorite part in this section about Time. The timing of an event or a piece reflects the times of society. But, what if one puts an antique piece in a gallery, is it then considered the present time? Or the past time? Like, no one really knows.

Puzzling the Pieces Together

Critique Dan Bells Propaganda Poster, to go with my words......

And it's raining.

The most bipolar desert EVER!

My favorite about this is that the trees are faded in the background but in the water droplets they are merely clear. 

Propaganda Poster!!

I choose this sort of subject because everybody reads things on the internet and believes them! When a lot of the information is false. Kinda like, 70% of statistics on the internet are made up. And who's to know that that statistic isn't made up? So, read up!

Launching the Imagination Pages 176-198

I absolutely LOVE doing 3-D sculpture so this section was right in my realm. I did take three-dimensional art with Sena last semester and it was my favorite class, I had so much fun with it. Though, an expensive class it's worth it. We should really offer a more advanced three-dimensional sculpture class. But, on page 182, where it talks about Orthographic projection, I had no idea that it was called that, and this word is probably used alot in architectural schools but it is such a fancy word that is fun to say. Especially with working with a 3-D printer, or a CNC machine, this word is one to keep in my vocabulary.

LTI pages 149 - 176

Ahh, the knowledge attained while reading a textbook. On page 161, the paragraph about immediacy, I love the combination of immediacy, clarity, and resonance. For these three words can mean many different things by many different people. For everyone has their own meaning to a word. Thus, bringing me to my next observation of visual strategies. While, everyone has their own idea of appropiateness and recontextualization it all flows with the times, and flows with the mind and and the setting.

Who can relate?

Even though, most of us don't get enough sleep, eat three meals a day, or dream about tomorrow, or yesterday. Here's a simple reminder to just enjoy what is happening right now. (But right now you're reading this) So enjoy it.

Behind Propaganda

Talking about Propaganda in class today, brought me back to this picture. Of the woman who is now internet famous. 

Launching MY Imagination pages 134-149

This section of the book is majorly interesting to me. Especially starting off the section with "most do many variations before moving to a new subject" (134) was very easing to me. Since I like to do many variations if a product before I move onto my final one. The part in this section that I really liked was the part about critiquing. Since in all my art classes we critique each others work this is very useful information to know overall. I like the explanation of the descriptive critique since that is what we do mostly while critique others. Plus, it was helpful on the sight like what to look for and how to say it.

Abstract Fonts

And, here is my abstract font project. I would like to keep what three letters I used a secret, unless someone comments asking what my letters are, or take a wild guess at it! I'll let you know if your wrong or right. 

Launching the Imagination pages 123-134

I find it very helpful that most of my classes this semester coincide with eachother, like the beginning of the section talking about thumbnail sketches and model making, I just love it and it makes it easier to learn. The attentiveness paragraph on page 129 really grabbed my attention, because it is true that creative people pay attention to seemingly minor details. I realize this especially during critiques, and even just watching the trees change colors on a daily basis. It's the little details that make it. Also, on page 133 "When in doubt, crank it out" (When in doubt, throttle out) Both of these sayings mean so much in just a few words. But these few chapters are just like advice without even realizing it, and it's good advice to give to someone who is about to start a new project.

As Thomas Watson notes, "If you are not satisfied with your rate of success, try failing more"

Launching the Imagination Pages 111-123

The opening up this section almost seemed kind of irrelevant because it was more about creating a 3-D piece rather than a digital piece. With supplying materials and what not. But, the part that I really tuned into was using Divergent Thinking, with specific results that are hard to predict. Which, also reminds me of this upcoming project in Illustrator. Nobody knows how their font piece is going to work, it is just going to happen. Therefore it happens to be one of those pieces where you just got to keep an extremely open mind. Keeping a journal for me is a great way to organize and clear my thoughts for the next go around, and works amazingly well!