Big Ideas and Art making
Walker
Walker
I enjoyed reading this article. It is very informative because it starts of as how big ideas relate to art making. Big ideas are basically anything that is broad. Walker states that personal interest plays an important role to an artist's choice of ideas. The article also differentiates between themes and big ideas, to subject matter and big idea. Furthermore, the article mentions an artist named Jennifer Barlett; it talks about how she was able to produce a series of paintings that are both planned and unplanned, with no obvious order or rationality to the style or media yet it depicts the same logic.
It is difficult to differentiate the difference between big ideas and themes. I'm not sure if I like systems and rules such as "not be repetitious" (Walker 6). I feel that this would only constrict the artist from creating a good piece of art. This part is confusing for me because Barlett produced over 200 drawings of the same big idea, In the Garden, which is repetitive?
Interpreting Visual Culture
Terry Barett
This article talks about how artists uses connotations and denotations as methods to interpret artwork. Connotation is the positive or negative feeling that is associated with the subject while denotation is "what you literally see" (Barett 11). The article talks about the use of images for advertisement (teddy bears on cereals- kids). After reading the article, I learned that ones interpretation of connotations is affected by his/her own cultural background.
The article made me think about how our society makes it difficult to make our own decisions. People succumb to anything that society tells them to; thus, people lose their individuality. Like how sex is used to advertise everything these days. It's like the new "universal language".
It is difficult to differentiate the difference between big ideas and themes. I'm not sure if I like systems and rules such as "not be repetitious" (Walker 6). I feel that this would only constrict the artist from creating a good piece of art. This part is confusing for me because Barlett produced over 200 drawings of the same big idea, In the Garden, which is repetitive?
Interpreting Visual Culture
Terry Barett
This article talks about how artists uses connotations and denotations as methods to interpret artwork. Connotation is the positive or negative feeling that is associated with the subject while denotation is "what you literally see" (Barett 11). The article talks about the use of images for advertisement (teddy bears on cereals- kids). After reading the article, I learned that ones interpretation of connotations is affected by his/her own cultural background.
The article made me think about how our society makes it difficult to make our own decisions. People succumb to anything that society tells them to; thus, people lose their individuality. Like how sex is used to advertise everything these days. It's like the new "universal language".
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