Selia's Second Wind: Art Centre - December 14

Central Technical School Art Centre:
Year Three: Week Fifteen
December 14 - 18, 2009

Art History - Week Fifteen

We were treated to a docudrama starring Art Centre teacher Michael Porco in his portrayal of the artist Jackson Pollock.

POP Art - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_art

Andy Warhol - Marilyn

Andy Warhol - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_warhol
Roy Lichtenstein - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Lichtenstein

Colour Field Painting - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_Field_Painting

Mark Rothko - Red, Orange, Tan and Purple

Mark Rothko - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rothko
Helen Frankenthaler - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Frankenthaler

Minimal Art - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimal_Art

Frank Stella

Frank Stella - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Stella
Richard Serra - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Serra

Op Art - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op_Art

Bridget Riley – Blaze 1

Bridget Riley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Riley
Victor Vasarely - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Vasarely

Tuesday Week 15: Photography

More about masks using Photoshop as we prepare the sculpting/photography assignment…

Masking Out Difficult Images - http://www.photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/masking/masking.htm
Quick Mask Tutorials –
http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop/tutorials/quickmask.html

Mask tutorial - http://www.phong.com/tutorials/mask.tree/

Wednesday Week 15: Sculpting

I worked on the enlarged model of the abstract sculpture project. Time spent constructing my design for the social commentary constructivist sculpture – the next project. Thanks to my neighbours for inspiration – I am hoping to get across the message that their boxes (of all sorts) can be broken down to take less space in our apartment building’s recycle containers.

My inspiration…