Topic #5 Telling Stories Rothman Reading

    I really like Marion Fayolle's "The Mirror." To me, it shows a man walking up to the mirror admiring himself which maybe gives a narcissistic expression on the character. Then you see a woman who sees the man looking in the mirror and she appears to show some anger or jealousy and throws the stone at both the man and mirror. She gets other women to help her collect the broken glass and they all use the fragments to make artwork.

    I think this expresses how the woman felt angry that the man was so intrigued by himself instead of the woman so she used the stone to get rid of the man and used him for her art piece to tell a story. I really like it because its a visual story without words. Words would tell you exactly what is going on but I think the artist doesn't add text for a reason. She wants us to know ourselves just by looking at the images and she wants us to tell the story.

Topic #4 Landscape In- Depth Project

        For my topic #4 In-Depth project, I constructed a mirror image of two similar houses, ponds, walls, and landscaping. I wanted to convey how pollution or non-extensive care could spread in the environment. The left side shows a home that is well kept in an eco-friendly setting where the grass is well cut and fed, the pond is filled with clean water and the walls are clean of graffiti. The right side shows a home that is rotting from neglect in a polluted setting where the grass is not cared for and the water is contaminated and the walls are full of graffiti. 

         What makes this piece interactive is not only the real water in the ponds but the mirrors that are hidden underneath the broken brick wall on the polluted side of the project. If you adjust ur eyes on the eco-friendly setting while hovering over the polluted setting, the mirror shows the eco friendly setting turning into the polluted one. This gives reference of how pollution can easily take over without extensive care and awareness of the population.

The materials that were used for this project are wood, popsicle sticks, moss, glass, paper, paint, rocks, sand, plastic, and makers.

 

 

Small Work #3 Cavilino City Critique Method in Class

 

1. Rapid Fire Material Analysis 

     The materials that have been used in this display are Rope, Glass, Wood, Burlap, Cork and Thread.

2. Rapid Fire Formal Analysis

     The burlap sack gives reference to Euphemia being that it is a material used for packaging goods and used for trade. The bottles give the reference of the people coming from all over to the sea port. The wood gives reference to the ship that comes to the port to unload the cargo for the port.

3. Interpretation of Contextual Referent 

• The materials bring a sense of Market and trade as well as social aspects.  

4. An Understanding of Place Through Conveyance of Mood

• The mood gives a social location and the sense of location says a sea port or market place.
•  In reference to the text the Burlap sacks represent the cargo of nuts, poppy seeds and other goods being traded into the port. The wooden box gives reference to the merchants  and the bottles with rolled up paper represent the stories and social aspect of the people that gather to share memories with each other.  

Topic #4 Landscape Additional quick research to accompany your reading of Eccentric Spaces

Ha-has (recessed walls)--where do you find these?

A Ha-Ha is a landscape design that creates a vertical barrier while preserving an uninterrupted view of the landscape. They can be found in estates and they are used to keep cattle and other animals out of the gardens so it gives the landscape an all natural look. A Ha-Ha can also be found at the Washington monument. It is used to reduce the view of security.

Parco del Mostri--Where, when, what's your favorite image?

Located in Viterbo in Lazio, Italy during the 16th century. Hannibal's Elephant.

Roman Forum--What function did it have? Where, when, what's your favorite image?

The Roman Forum is a political and civic center in Via della Salara Vecchia Roma, Italy.

Boboli Garden--Where, when, what's your favorite image?

Located in at a park in Florence, Italy around the 16th century.

Jardin du Luxembourg--Where, when, what's your favorite image?

Paris during the 1600s.

Tivoli Garden (Italy)--Where, when, what's your favorite image?

Located in Tivoli, Italy. 16 century.

Bernini's Four Rivers--Where, when, what's your favorite image?

Located at the Piazza Navona in Roma, Italy. Was made in 1651.

Jean Dubuffet's Jardin d'Emaille--Where, when, what's your favorite image?

The garden of Kroller Mueller in the Netherlands. 1974.

Stowe Garden--Where, when, what's your favorite image?

Located in Buckingham, England. 1711.

Stourhead Garden--Where, when, what's your favorite image?

Wiltshire, England. 1719.

Washington DC parks (any park space, structure, monument, or public artwork of your choice)--Where, when, what's your favorite image?

Located in Washington D.C.. 1954.

Viscaya Museum--Why is this in Miami?  What is it named after? Who is responsible for it being built?  Where, when, what's your favorite image?

To commemorate a Spaniard who was believed to discover the land. Designed by Paul Chalfin  located in Miami, Florida. 1900-1920.

Fairchild Tropical Garden--Why is this in Miami?  Who is it named after?  Where, when, what's your favorite image?

Dedicated to exploring, explaining and conserving the world of tropical plants. Named after David Fairchild. Coral Gables, Florida 1938.