Frank Gehry’s Modern Architecture Designs

Being a jewelry fanatic, I found out about Frank Gehry when I had my first sterling silver ‘Fish’ bracelet he designed for Tiffany and Co.  I loved the bracelet so much, I asked for the matching pendant in sterling as well.  I researched his other jewelry designs, then started learning more about his famous architecture from around the world.

spain-fish-sculpturefish-pendant

Frank Gehry is a Canadian born American; he studied architecture in Los Angeles at the USC’s School of Architecture.  At the beginning of his career he built modular furniture, and with that money, he designed his family home in LA.

He is famous for his Guggenhiem Museum in Bilbao, Spain and his Fish Sculpture in Barcelona, Spain, which I have seen in person.  His desire for function over form reminds me of the book, The Fountainhead, written by Ayn Rand, whose main character, Howard Roark will not give in to the socially approved and antiquated architecture of the time.  Instead, Roark, like Gehry, is innovated and creates original designs.  The book could have been written about Gehry, because like Roark, Gehry did drop out of Harvard.

Frank Gehry is a team player, but some may think he is a stringent designer and that his designs must prevail.  Why not?  No one since Frank Lloyd Wright has intrigued and influenced his audience with his original designs.

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Axis Building

Axis Ring

Axis Ring

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Blog #6: Action Plan!

ARTS Drawing 1: my greatest strength is listening and following instructions, and, 2.  for greater success in this course, I need to continue to dedicate myself to practice, practice, practice.

VISU Fall 2016:  1..My greatest strength in class is my tenacity.  I am learning new things to do and new ways to think about art and its disciplines.  2.  To pass this course, I must get working on my blogs.

CULF:  1.  My strength in this class is my ability to absorb new information like a sponge.  I lap it up; my professor is amazing (Dr. Rosas).  2.  To succeed in this class, I must set aside the time for reading and researching.  I love the class, so it’s not hard to commit.

VISU 1100:  1.  Best strength is attendance and listening.  2.  Patience.

ARTS Art History 1:  Best strength is listening and reading assignments.  2.  Listen is always a good thing to do.

Computer skills:  I am proficient in using Mac and Microsoft products, I type 54 WPM, I am able to multi-task with different apps opened at the same time.  My weakness could be spreadsheets.

My greatest skills in research are hunting down useful and pertinent information using the tools the Munday Librarian taught me.  Having an interest in the topic definitely helps.

I need to work on scheduling my time to work on research, to actually do it.  It’s not that difficult if I set aside an hour and tell myself this is what I need to accomplish today.

I learn best when there is no pressure, but I also learn from my mistakes, too.

Action Plan for VISU Fall 2016

  1.  Attendance (not a problem)
  2. Listen
  3. Participate
  4. Follow directions
  5. Ask questions for clarification
  6. Set goals for projects
  7. Get out of the comfort zone and do something different than the ‘norm’
  8. Schedule time to do projects outside of class
  9. Use the facilities that are available for students
  10. Have fun!

Blog #1: Entrepreneurs and Artists with Grit

  1.  Main point of Article One suggests successful artists are good business people, and they are able to build upon their own ‘brand’, if you will, by believing in their ‘brand’, and selling it.  Andy Warhol was really good at networking; he believed in himself, and he was quite an unique person.  Article Two states artists are innovators and have much in common with entrepreneurs.  Basically, to sell one’s art, or ‘brand’, the entrepreneur must believe in themselves with every fiber of their being.  Giving up is not an option; to be a success, one cannot quit, their job is 24/7, making passion for their art a necessity.
  2. Artists can learn from entrepreneurs the ‘gift of gab’.  The 12 characteristics of an artist indicate artists do not give up.  Maybe entrepreneurs can learn from artists, too.
  3. Yes, I believe artists are true entrepreneurs because to be successful, one must be able to create a ‘desire’ for their ‘brand’ or product.  To create a demand for a ‘brand’ that is new to the market can be tough.  There are customers to convince the ‘brand’ is absolutely a must have.  Customers can include paying customers, critics, media, B2B networking, bankers for loans, and there are more.  Anyone can be a customer of almost anything if a desire or demand is created.
  4. There has to be more than 12 characteristics to being an artist; I think many people share these same characteristics.  Each seems like a decent asset to have in society, anyway.  I like the Humanist characteristic; many artists lead movements by using their art or ‘brand’ to raise awareness for controversial issues.  I am surprised to read artists work well under constraints; that is probably a good thing, keeping the artist focused on the project.  I cannot think of anything to add at the moment.
  5. Great inspiration on the Ted Talk about Grit.  Successful artists and entrepreneurs have grit in common; there is rejection and competition to conquer.

Blog #5

Fountain

  1.  The strongest aspect of this image are the strands of grasses cascading over the planter like a waterfall into a lake.
  2. The weakest point of this image could be the crown of ‘thorns’ atop, but I like it.
  3. If the ground was actually water, the image could be more metaphoric, I think.
  4. Had I used some color enhancing application to make the strands of grasses a ‘blue-ish’ color, then perhaps it could look like real water flowing.

Flowering succulent

  1.  The strongest part of this image is the color of the flowering bud among the contrasting greens of the leaves and the succulent strands.
  2. The weakest point of the image, in my opinion, are the leaves which are not a part of the actual budding flower, but those leaves are there naturally.
  3. I would have liked to see the leaves of the ivy out of there.
  4. To make the the budding flower stand out more by manipulating the color would definitely enhance this image.

Flor and Fauna on Dirty SOCO

With this assignment, I wanted to show some of my favorite subjects, plants and flowers.  Even after using all the manipulations available on Lightroom to make colors brighter or more saturated, or the edges feathered with emphasis on the midpoint of each image, I opted out of changing my images and decided to leave them as the camera and I took them.

There are no changes to these images, not because I let myself get frustrated using the tips Joe and Alex gave in lectures, but because I did not like the feeling of changing the images.  Sure, some of the green, red, and orange color effects made parts of the images stand out more, I still felt the result was unnatural.

Here are my favorite images and what the have to do with Gestault.

Containment, Repetition, Grouping, Proximity

Image 1.  Grouping, Repetition, Containment, Proximity

Survivor

Image 2: Containment

Original color

Image 3: Containment

Waterfall and crown

Image 4: Repetition, Containment, Continuity

Hallway

Image 5: Grouping, Repetition, Proximity, Continuity, Proximity

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Blog #4

Faith’s photography is professional; on her website she showed some wonderful photos of contrast between trees and the colors of foliage.

Mary:  Her work is outstanding, she is very creative.  She obviously has learned to do different ways to put her creative imagination on paper and sell her services.

Diana:  I appreciate her struggle to make a smaller piece of work into a larger piece; her end piece is really good.  Students will be lucky to have her as their instructor.

John and Omar are so imaginative!  I would never have thought games as an art form, but after their presentation, I believe.  It is fascinating all they could do with the technology available.

Four website I find intriguing

1.  because I love food!

16 Awesome Food Art Ideas

2.  because I love Paris and the Louvre itself.

http://www.louvre.fr/en

3. I love traveling and finding new places to visit.

http://www.travelchannel.com/shows/expedition-unknown/articles/about-the-show

4. one of the most interesting magazines in the world.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

 

Life on Woodward Street

It’s going to be a hot day. Stay cool, Austin.

Visual 1100

Hi,

enjoyed our class today, I listened, participated (maybe too much), took notes, and critiqued art!

Where have you been all my life?

I finally made it.  This will keep me occupied…..for hours.

 

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