Visual Essay

I think for my visual essay project, I'm going to do a theme of public art on Georgia Tech campus. Cause around campus, there's so many different types of public art that can be seen. Some include: the different types of architecture, chalk drawings, statues, monuments, and posters. Here are a few pictures that i have taken so far.

Public Art

So what exactly is public art? Public art is art not found in museums. It is art that is found outdoors and art that represents the public. Some older cities have older monuments and statues where as newer cities have more modern works of art as monuments. Public art consists of sculptures, buildings (architecture), monuments, chalk drawings (like what we have here on campus) and much more. I believe that public art is a way to show people what is out there in terms of art. If they are not able to go and see what artworks are in museums, then at least they can see art through public art, which is free for them to see.

Food Art

Did it ever occur to you that food can be a form of art? It didn't really click into my head until I remembered when i used to go on holidays in the Caribbean, they would always have a watermelon or pineapple cut and shaped as something, whether it be a person or an animal. These carvings that the people do must take a lot of skill and patience. And just to think that one wrong move and it could result in the whole thing getting messed up. I found two examples of 'food art.' One is Mr. Potatoe Head made out of many many cans. Another (i thought was cute) was a panda bear face made out of sushi. I guess one of the reasons people do food art is to get people to like and eat their food. I'm guessing this works a lot with little kids. If you make a food that they don't like fun in a way, you could actually get them to eat something they normally would make a huge fuss over.

The High Museum....Again

I went to the high museum again on Thursday, when it was GT Night at the High. I went with a few friends who wanted to see the Dali exhibit. Even though i had already seen it, I still went to see it again a second time. And it surprised me the amount of new different things you can notice in a painting the second time you look at it. I think Dali's paintings are ones that I won't really get tired of looking at. Each time I look at one of his paintings, I seem to notice something different. I guess it's cause the first time i was looking at them i was really ashtonished. Even for Debris of an Automobile Giving Birth to a Horse Biting a Telephone, which is the painting i did for my paper, I noticed different things compared to the picture i was looking at online. You're able to see more details when looking at an actualy painting compared to looking at a picture online.

Sand Sculptures

Sand sculptures are really amazing. I don't even know how those artists do them. It really must take a lot of time and effort to do something like that. And it would also depend on the sand that is on the beach. They'd have to mix the right amount of water to get the sand in the right condition. I have never seen a sand sculpture in real life, but the ones i have seen in pictures really amaze me. It'd be nice to see a real one one day.

Photoshop

Art isn't just about what is done with paper and pencil, or paint on canvas. With the technologies that we have now, art can also be done on computers using several different programs. Photoshop is one of these. With photoshop, so many different things can be done to a picutre not only to make it better, but to change it totally. Someone can easily take a picture of something and alter it in such a way in photoshop, it would look totally different. But not only that, they can create something (like the picture above) starting with just a blank white page. It is amazing how with the technologies that we have now, art has a wide range of what it can be.

Sidewalk Chalk Art

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECeGwg7Cm0A

Many of you have probably already seen some forwarded email or youtube clip on sidewalk chalk art, but i think that it's just amazing to see everytime you look at it. And it only works when you're looking at it from the right angle. This clip is of artist Julian Beever and his sidewalk chalk art.