Author: jyakerso

In my Clay 1 studio class, we have yet to fully finish a project, since clay is very intricate and requires tedious work.

Although, in my Visual Studies course we recently finished a photography project pertaining to Gestalt principles. This was apart of my series of photos:

Part 1

1. The goal of the assignment was to harness Gestalt Principles and develop a main subject matter when taking pictures on South Congress.
2. I went about reaching this goal by first taking an abundance of pictures of things that intrigued me, then narrowing down my focus. I was interested in the mechanics of South Congress and ended up taking close up shots of different auto parts at different angles to highlight on the Gestalt principle of closure.

Part 2

1. The strongest aspect of this work is the structure and movement of the images. With a myriad of lines, curvature, form, and repetition, the photos create an intricate balance that is unified within the mechanical complexity of the pieces.
2. The weakest aspect of this work is its lack of a focal subject point. The images lead your eye in all different directions and do not specifically lead the viewer to observe the subject matter as a whole with a focused viewpoint.
3. The project could be strengthened conceptually by depicting a stronger meaning behind the photos. The photos seem more formalist than conceptual, but I wanted to depict man’s creation of mechanics and our dependence on the innovative complex mechanisms of society.
4. The project could have been strengthened technically through using a better camera than my iPhone to catch more detail of the structure of the mechanisms.
5. These photos exemplify the gestalt principle of closure through the photos being incomplete and the necessity for the viewer to perceive what the image is based on filling in missing information.

These hand made collages are composed of aspects of south congress. The first collage was formulated from the cool tones of the sky and reflections from south congress windows. The second collage was created with a photographical combination of mechanical aspects of south congress. The last collage is made of pictures of nature on south congress. Each one of these depicts color schemes and forms that appeal to me within the inspiration of south congress’s local color.

Part 1

Faith, the photo communications senior, had very extensive portfolio of beautiful pictures that were very intriguing. Faith seemed to have the photography style of a national geographic photo journalist and I was very impressed by her work. Her photos catch the great detail of her subjects and her subject matter is that of natural life on Earth. My favorite series of photos she created was the ones she took in Thailand. They contained a lot of depth and beautiful scenery and the local color of the country.

Mary, the graphic design senior, was very good at capturing the aesthetic and organizational aspects of a composition. Mary was very good at marketing her client’s products and formulating a well developed marketing concept. I enjoyed her alien book concept and her use of both drawing and digital design.

Diana, the art senior, explored her artistic abilities throughout the years and I appreciated how much she has learned from the classes she has taken. I thought it was cool how she was apart of the art installation and different internships associated with art. Even though I don’t see myself ever being an art educator, I think she is the perfect person for that. Her art is full of form and excessive lines  that create an intricate complex composition.

John & Omar, the IGST game developing seniors, seemed to have learned a lot over the past years. Their game designs were well done and appeared to have had a lot of thought put into them. It was intriguing to see how much goes into game design and how every form of art goes into the creation of a game. John and Omar showed there skills in game design and depicted to the class all of the hard work that goes into this field.

Part 2

http://www.exposeyourmedia.com/

This website has a really good scheme and smooth operation. This website is well done and pleasing to the eye. The structure of the website is well done and there is an established sense of organizational unity.

http://www.tanyabonakdargallery.com/artists/charles-long/series-works_2

The typography of this website is very intriguing and the gallery is well developed. This website has a well developed set up and is extremely functional. I am inspired by the structure of this website, but it is more simplistic than I would choose to have it.

http://www.sunaurataylor.org/

I recently learned about this artist in my disabilities studies class and I think her conceptual artwork is very interesting. Her website set up could be more dynamic but I think she does a good job of displaying her artwork.

http://www.yayoi-kusama.jp/e/happening/index.html

Yayoi Kusama’s website is very out there. She has extreme colors and patterns which I enjoy. I think her website is the most like her in expressing her art style and elements of her aesthetic patterns. This website I think is a little overwhelming, but I think that is perfect for this artist, and I want my website to represent me like that too.

ManMade Mechanics

With this set of pictures my focus was derived from mechanical and natural  aspects of life. I was intrigued by man made mechanics and the many structural elements of mechanical objects. An immense amount of curvature, texture, and repetition is presented in these photographs. The metallic forms of these contraptions continuously move your eye to different aspects of the pictures. The Gestalt principle of  closure is utilized as your mind completes the images and deducts what these close ups originate from.There is distinct unity within the different gears and each picture depicts a different angle of these man made innovations. It was interesting to me how these gears all form together to create a functional system of support.

The Wonderers

This set of pictures was my other concentration that recently came about. I wanted to capture the individuals on south congress who walked alone. I love how each person is unique and they are matched with the perspective of the street. There is the principle of continuity within all 3 of these pictures. I was intrigued buy how these unique individuals took on the streets and wondered alone.

On September 25th, 2016 these photos were taken and I had just been snapping shots of people walking alone, when all of a sudden one looked familiar. The man in the picture below actually ended up being, to my belief, Tim Burton. He was in fact not alone and he was buying a multitude of things with his assistants. Turns out he was here for a movie and he was on South Congress buying large skeleton sculptures and toys for his children. It made me notice how just going out and exploring and taking pictures leads you to new and interesting things.

Contact Sheet:

These photos are very mechanical and are meant to display the human race’s dependence on technology and human invention. There is a theme of metal and conductors of energy and electricity. This series of photos display Gestalt’s Law of Containment and Past Experience through a formalist portrayal of man made form.

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Part 1

• The main points of Tim Leberecht’s article “What entrepreneurs can learn from artists”  is that artists and innovators are one and the same, there are 12 traits of an individual who wants to make their mark on the world, and new ideas will only come to those who allow time for those new ideas to develop.
• The main points of Amit Gupta’s “Are Artists Entrepreneurs” is that there are similarities and differences between artists and entrepreneurs and the world needs for those with creativity to bring their ideas to life.
• Artists can learn from their “entrepreneurial cousins” that
• I agree that artists are entrepreneurs because each individual artist has a vision and a method of expressing it. Artist’s objective is to capture the eye and attention in order to make there art meaningful to people. Artists are both innovative and determined just like entrepreneurs. Artists build pieces from the ground up or from nothing,  just like innovators do. Both have an idea and execute what it is they want to portray.
• 12 characteristics of artists I agree with- Artists are: humanists, crafts people, rely on their intuition, comfortable with ambiguity, holistic, great story tellers, passionate about their work, and contrarians.  
• Others I would add to the list- Artists are: diverse and technical
• I agreed with most of both of these articles in that artists take into account a multitude of aspects that influence their design and they produce a product of interest similar to what entrepreneurs do. Artists are entrepreneurs in their own right because they market themselves through their work and innovate through their artistic talents.

Part 2

• I believe I have grit because I have the strength of character to persevere through obstacles of life. This concept is also something I must work on to build my own confidence and put myself out there.
• Things I would be able to do to increase my level of grit include, working one step harder, setting goals, and maintaining courage and focus.