Brianna Cravero
Community Connection #1
Allentown Art Museum
Stephen Antonakos
• Use of different media- on paper/canvas and then sculptures made out of everyday objects
• Use of geometric shapes and forms
• A lot of blue as well as neutral colors are utilized
• Things used in artwork are things that could be found in the house such as light bulbs
• Religion (Christianity) was incorporated in some pieces
• Everything has a square or rectangular shape
I found this artist’s exhibition was really connected to my heart. The things that he created were really intrapersonal stuff that triggers memories from throughout my life. At first glance, this collection of work looked a little elementary, which was bad judgment on my part because it was actually the most parallel thing in the museum to my life.
Looking at Stephen’s work, he developed several different styles throughout his career. I think that his artwork is very simplistic, in yet it stirs such deep thought inside of me as well as the friend that came with me to do this community connection. I felt a familiarity with the artist because most of his work reflected and gave off a hand-made crafty vibe.
My favorite piece was the Untitled Pillow. This was so boss, especially since I have a special intrest in pillows ever since I was a kid. The piece took on a new meaning to pillow because it, to me represented my childhood bedtime because of the dim light bulbs coming out of it, and the piece of wood that reminded me of the dashboard of my old bed.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
Portfolio Proposal
Brianna Cravero
Portfolio Proposal
10/31/08
1. Project Description:
This marking period I want to create a series of artifacts that describe sibling similarities. Through my own experience and visualizations of other people and their siblings, I believe that only a few characteristics make them look different. I am going to study siblings through observation in person as well as in pictures.
I want to create a series of small-scale portraits of people in their own environments, 3 comparisons (6 people all together) and 1 large-scale comparison (2 people).
2. Purpose/Objective:
My purpose of this project is that I want to answer my own question: Does physical appearance define one person from another? Through this project I believe I will find that what defines someone is just physical, but by doing this project I want to prove myself wrong.
3. Materials: Tracing paper
(2) large pieces of canvas
(6) small mediums (I want to experiment with different surface mediums that make my project “multi mediaish”
Acrylic paint
Oil Paint
Oil pastels/chalk pastels
Ink
Cardboard
Watercolor paint
4. Time line:
My goal is to finish this project a two weeks before the marking period ends. I want to have the series of small portraits done by the end of November, and if I finish before that time I will change my proposal and start another project before the marking period ends.
Portfolio Proposal
10/31/08
1. Project Description:
This marking period I want to create a series of artifacts that describe sibling similarities. Through my own experience and visualizations of other people and their siblings, I believe that only a few characteristics make them look different. I am going to study siblings through observation in person as well as in pictures.
I want to create a series of small-scale portraits of people in their own environments, 3 comparisons (6 people all together) and 1 large-scale comparison (2 people).
2. Purpose/Objective:
My purpose of this project is that I want to answer my own question: Does physical appearance define one person from another? Through this project I believe I will find that what defines someone is just physical, but by doing this project I want to prove myself wrong.
3. Materials: Tracing paper
(2) large pieces of canvas
(6) small mediums (I want to experiment with different surface mediums that make my project “multi mediaish”
Acrylic paint
Oil Paint
Oil pastels/chalk pastels
Ink
Cardboard
Watercolor paint
4. Time line:
My goal is to finish this project a two weeks before the marking period ends. I want to have the series of small portraits done by the end of November, and if I finish before that time I will change my proposal and start another project before the marking period ends.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Portfolio Day
Brianna Cravero
Portfolio Day Reflection
Portfolio Day
Last Sunday at national portfolio day, I was unprepared. There were so many students, most of them carrying artifacts of all sizes. The room was filled with colleges lined up and down at little white tables, some with big signs for their school, and others on regular printer paper.
Since I want to go to college for something like graphic or interactive design, I thought I would try a different perspective and have a little faith in my artwork see what colleges thought of my work. The first table I stopped at was PFA, I saw they had fine arts at their college for painting and sculpting, something I had an interest in learning about. The college representative told me that I was confused in my artwork and I was desperately crying for help. He also said that I needed work on more traditional artwork, not only to get into his college, but in general.
My spirit was broken but as time passes, his comment bothers me less and less because I have realized that there is not a scale that measures art as wrong or right. The next college I visited down and across the huge room was SFAIC, and the representative really liked my work, so I found myself in a confused emotional dilemma whether I should have disappointed about portfolio day, or feel good about it because I was ready to leave after waiting in lines for a total of two hours.
The experience was not a life changing one, but I will keep in mind the advice I received as well as the criticism. I find myself now confused as a portfolio student, and I feel as if I need to start at the bottom and work myself back up to the top in order to gain my confidence in my artwork again.
Portfolio Day Reflection
Portfolio Day
Last Sunday at national portfolio day, I was unprepared. There were so many students, most of them carrying artifacts of all sizes. The room was filled with colleges lined up and down at little white tables, some with big signs for their school, and others on regular printer paper.
Since I want to go to college for something like graphic or interactive design, I thought I would try a different perspective and have a little faith in my artwork see what colleges thought of my work. The first table I stopped at was PFA, I saw they had fine arts at their college for painting and sculpting, something I had an interest in learning about. The college representative told me that I was confused in my artwork and I was desperately crying for help. He also said that I needed work on more traditional artwork, not only to get into his college, but in general.
My spirit was broken but as time passes, his comment bothers me less and less because I have realized that there is not a scale that measures art as wrong or right. The next college I visited down and across the huge room was SFAIC, and the representative really liked my work, so I found myself in a confused emotional dilemma whether I should have disappointed about portfolio day, or feel good about it because I was ready to leave after waiting in lines for a total of two hours.
The experience was not a life changing one, but I will keep in mind the advice I received as well as the criticism. I find myself now confused as a portfolio student, and I feel as if I need to start at the bottom and work myself back up to the top in order to gain my confidence in my artwork again.
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