Lauren Tokash - Project 4 + 5

I would first like to say, I could have sworn I already posted Project 4 for the life of me, but I cannot find it anywhere, so I am making a new post. With this Project, I felt like it was right up my alley and something I was more comfortable with. Though from what I saw everyone capture a lot more up close textures, I found myself gathering the whole image. I do not believe this set me back as it still worked out perfectly fine. My board has a specific pattern of the very outside columns consisting of photos that are vertical based. The inside rows of photos are all horizontal based. The color scheme is not consistent, but what stands out are the greens and pops of reds. In Project 5, I have worked with a few of Adobe products like Photoshop, and I heard how Illustrator is so much better than Photoshop, but have yet to play around with it. This was another project I was excited to dive into and explore my skills. The first trace was pretty repetitive as it was originally a photo of a brick wall. Within the brick layout is different toned brick, and I attempted to brick that with different tints of teal. When I tried to make a pattern, I ended up with a near magnifying effect. The other trace I think is kind of rad. It sort of resembles camouflage. The original picture was a door with a rust spot of paint. When placing the pattern around, I made each piece come together and nearly collide. I adjusted each in different sizes to fill spaces where I felt appropriate to almost make two objects that look like they are about to crash or touch. There is a bit of negative space around but because of the way two corners are filled and then taper to be smaller towards the middle, it creates movement and draws the eye to the center. It keeps a viewer away from the negative space. Also, it is balanced.

Project 4/5

Going into the photo assignment, I did not have a plan. I just wanted to get 100 images of things I thought were interesting/aesthetically pleasing to me in some way. Then going back over the images to choose 20 for the board, I found that over half of the pictures I took included circles. I decided to use the circles, either whole or abstracted, large or small, as the connecting theme. 

The images I used as a source for the patterns were not images I used on the photo board. They were two of my favorite pictures taken, but did not fit into the circle theme I was rocking for the board. The top pattern was a photo of a street corner. I loved the perspective I got from the image, and it translated very well to a one point perspective line drawing. Turning it into a pattern was very simple. I just repeated it and rotated the squares in the same way to create a chaotic and rhythmic pattern.

The bottom pattern was an image of the ceiling in the McGregor Memorial Center on campus. I love the geometry and strictly regimented pattern that arises from it. I tried to stay true to that to make it my own pattern. Keeping it geometric and regimented creates secondary patterns that I really enjoy. 

Project 4/5 -Mackenzie

This project was fun because we utilized photography. I really focused on elements of symmetry, pattern and some depth. I enjoyed this project because it was new and different for me to work in photoshop and illustrator. That was the same reason it was challenging because even though we had instructions, some things were difficult to get used to doing. Overall I really just wanted to maintain those elements I saw in my outcome illustrator pieces. The alignment of the bottom photo and the pattern in the top, show that I maintained that thought. I've always enjoyed somewhat of abstract art and the use of color. In the second piece I chose to just do the simple color pop because it was slight and the dynamics of the shadowed region worked well for me. The top piece felt like something that could be on a sweatshirt or just something Id like to look at for a while. The collage piece is nice because you get to really show all the different angles and representations you wanted. I do however wish I had taken pictures of other things, but I am happy with my overall product. 

kalindi Henderson project 5

               Not much to say about this project. Like previous projects, the final outcome is still abstract but this project was a lot more simple and the directions were clearer. It was cool to finally use Photoshop as well and go outside and take pictures vs using paint, scissors, and other nerve recking materials. Overall I like this project, simple and cool.

Sherhad Mazouri Project 5 (2)

Reflection- What is there to reflect on here? Also, am I doing it for just these two pictures, or that collage of photos too? Maybe that needed its own reflection. I don't know either way. I down't know what this was and I still know that I have no understanding of like... what do you even cll it. Digital image... Adobe photoshop anything. I feel like this can't be how you learn to use it either. If it is then I'm pretty positive I'm just an idiot. I have no idea how drastically changing mediums constantly can result in any kind of improvement. I've heard that trying other mediums can help you rethink a medium you're experienced with, but I'm not positive about this. What'd I do with the pictures? The first one was a ceiling and now it's a something. My understanding of art is too poor to gather meaning from the abstract. The green one was a clock and I took the shape I got and remade them into another clock. I actually thought that part wasn't half bad, though I didn't technically do it on purpose. Is this reflection long enough? I forgot the specified length. What about four. I walked around and took some pictures. I don't know why the instructions recommended 100 photos. In hindsight, I'm glad I was late on it and only did about 40 because that number is absurd for what the actual assignment is.

Project #4/#5 - Carissa Chacon

I really enjoyed making this project. I love photography and being able to do incorporate it into this project was creative and fun. This project shifted my perspective on things and gave me a way to take pictures of objects from a different angle. There wasn't a specific way that I chose these photos, I just went with the flow and did what I was comfortable with. I really wanted to focus on variety and I think I did a good job with that as far as angles and colors. As far as getting the photos on a grid, it was something I had never done before, but I enjoyed playing around with it. I'm not really a digital person when it comes to art, but I really enjoyed using Photoshop and will probably use it again sometime in the future. I was a little iffy about using Illustrator for the next project since that's something I've never experimented with, but it was pretty fun. Unfortunately, I was only able to experiment with one photo instead of two. But the one photo that I have came out very elaborate and I feel I manipulated in a unique way. Overall, I enjoyed this project and would do it again for sure.

Jacob Pugh Project 4/5

When trying to take pictures, I tried my best to make it match by color, but not texture. The reason why I wanted to do this is because I wanted the grid to be as aesthetically pleasing t o my eyes as much as I can. I took most of the pictures featured on the grid inside my house, including a blanket, an old teddy bear, and the tiles of my bathroom floor. I thought that these were a really good start because something about the color they all had, in my opinion, really matched well. The day after next, I walked around the campus of Wayne State University and the second floor of the Art Building to find more things that had some sort of relationship with the pictures I already had. So, when I gotten all of the pictures I needed, which were 20 (the bare minimum), I started to put the pictures on the grid in a way that, once again, I thought was pleasing to my eyes in one way or another. The only reason why some are different shapes and/or rotated in the way I did s only to manage to fit all 20 of the pictures on the grid.

For the second part of the project, I outlined the features of the bottom of a sign post, which I put into the center of the grid. I didn't chose the color red for any particular reason, I just used a bright color to outline the picture and rolled with it. With the shape I made, I had no idea what I was going to do with it. After about 35.6 seconds, I thought that I would make some type of sun shape and I thought I did a decent job on that. The second outline was the tile of my bathroom, which is on the far far right second from the top. Just like with choosing red, I only used that blue color to make sure I can see what I was outlining. Once again, I really didn't know what I was doing and just went with the flow.

I really did enjoy these two projects a lot and I would say this was my favorite art project I've had this entire school year.

Stevie Rich Project 5 - 1 / 2

Project 5 version 1.0 I'd like to thank the machine for making this. It's been untouched by human hands.

Project 5 version 2.0 same as above

Sherhad Mazouri Project 5 (1)

project 4 photo grid

Project IV - Alex

For the first part of this project, I really enjoyed wandering through the art building and collecting images. I had no specific plans for what I was photographing, the subjects were simply of visual interest to me. After the images I chose were assembled on my board, I noticed three elements of design that stood out: rhythm, contrast, and variety. Rhythm comes in to play with the color pallet that I chose. A mix of pinks, purples, and blues are seen in multiple pictures, while other pictures have a mix of yellow and gray. This pallet is repeated throughout the board. There is also rhythm of shapes: repeated circles, repeated straight lines, and the repetition of the colored paper. Contrast is seen in the difference between the geometric industrial images and the colorful organic paint blotches. There's also a contrast of textures on the board. Some objects, like the round wheel or steel pipes, are very flat and smooth. Other objects, like the colored paper or the stones on the roof, have a very visible surface texture to them. The last element of design I see is variety. Two images contain human figures, which adds variety to the hard industrial figures. There is also variety in terms of the two competing color pallets - pinkish purple and brownish yellow. Most of the industrial objects are monotone while the more organic objects are colorful.
The second part of this project was a bit difficult, because I've never used Photoshop and Illustrator.  Once I understood how to use them, the task became less frustrating and more enjoyable. For the first picture, the all orange one, I ended up only using a small corner of what I originally traced around. After I started playing around with the image, I felt that it had such nice unity, I didn't want to add any of the other elements. This one also has a feeling of motion, as the shapes appear to be moving toward the right side. For the second one, I used the faucet handle in my image board. I stretched out the image, and made it into some sort of "progression". The image reminds me of a sunrise.

Butler_Natalie_Project 4 & 5

For project 4 I took a lot of pictures of a lot of different things and truly picked my words after I saw the collection put together. Some of the pictures were close ups of different textures. When picking the images out for this board I them to sort of contrast each other, mainly the nature from the man-made objects. I also knew I wanted a variety of different things in nature as well as man made elements. I also went for irregularity and randomness when putting them altogether. when putting the board together i wanted the trees in the middle to separate some of the other images. from there i the rest in some what of a patterned out pattern. the right upper corner had a pop of color that i also put in the bottom left corner to add some balance. the visual appeal and how it applies to me goes like this: i really like the woods and outdoors because i grew up outside going on nature walks with my dad and also hunting with him too so seeing the fallen leaves and the trees it reminds me of good times outside wiith my dad and it makes me feel comfortable. There are two types of pictures that look like grids which to me makes me feel good because i love to use grid paper to draw on and create tons of patterns on. there are also some objects that look like faces and that applis to my humor because i love to find and point out random faces found in random places like on a ceiling or a flashdrive.


PROJECT 5

 For project i chose a pile of logs to take my sketch and pattern from. the reason why there are 2 patterns was because i made them and i liked them both that i couldn't decide what one to pick so i put them both in. i will say working with adobe illustrator is difficult in the beginning but once i got the hang of it i was well on my way to being successful though it did take me a couple of tries to get thing right. these two designs are both different shapes but the same shape repeated over and over again. i feel like with the second design there is more unity because they fit together in an even way. the first design has some unity but is very loose in that it contrasts.

Kalindi Henderson project 4

Mackenzie Need-Project 4

Sherhad-Project 4

Sherhad Mazouri Project 3

Retrospective on this project? Well, it was a quick one. I think I got done in two classes. I initially didn't want to cut up one of the painting I did. It was mostly because I misunderstood the assignment and spent way, way longer then I apparently had to working on it. Like, we were supposed to do a simple pattern and I did a shoddy one-point perspective landscape with shading. I don't know if I went about the project too lazily or not. I just stuck all the pieces together sloppily with tape. I'm not always sure what's considered artistic, and what's considered lazy or hasty. It turned out though. I don't actually know why or how it stands up. It's probably just because it's bristol board. You can't necessarily even tell what it is, but I can only assume that works in some sense or on some artistic level. It's a decent enough job.

Jacob Pugh Project 3

During the making of Project 2, I did not know what a diptyque was or how to even do one. In all honesty, it's my fault for not looking it up in anyway, but instead I just painted some pictures and said to myself, "Yep, that looks decent." So, when I heard what we had to do for Project 3, I instantly had the idea to cut them all up the best I can and put them together by color and made something that I am pretty proud of. I had fun making this project and this project was an easy task for me and is my favorite one so far.

Project #3 - Carissa Chacon

For this project, I enjoyed destroying my painting and making something new out of it. Originally, I was going more for a flower look and it came out looking like an alien of some sort. Either way, I am satisfied with it. I really got out of my comfort zone and played around with the paper and just dove right into this project. In order to create this, first, I cut out the yellow circle and had this diamond shape in the middle. Within that space in the middle, I began to cut the edges to give it more of a ruffly look. Then for the outer part of the circle, I cut little triangles all around those edges, cut the triangles in half, taped them back together, and put them in their original spot. I did this to create texture and a 3D feel. As for the strands on the outside, I used all the white space that I could in my painting to create them. Lastly, I taped a little sheet of some of the Bristol board that had white space in the middle and used my centerpiece from my painting to be the centerpiece once again, only upside down. I think my whole focus for this project was more on the texture itself other than color theory. I suppose I could've used a lot more color, but for the most part, I'm happy with the way this project turned out for me.

Glenn Ford Project 3

Glenn Ford
03/15/17
Project 3

                       Starting project 3 in the beginning was quite a challenge. The main problem that I had was cutting project 2 compositions. I put a lot of effort into the two compositions from project 2. Indeed, art is subjective. Beauty can be found in the most things if you carefully look. This I found was true for project 3.
                       In the beginning stages of project 3, I was unsure how things would turnout. My process for project 3 included cutting project 2 compositions into 100 pieces. Moreover, rebuilding the 100 pieces into a new design. It took a while before I could bring myself to cut the two compositions. However, once I started cutting the compositions the process became a little easier. I did not want to make the cuts of the compositions the same size because I wanted to have a variety of shapes in the completed project. Some of the cuts that I made were triangles, squares, circles, and rectangles. I did this because I wanted some resemblance of project 2. Moreover, it made the project interesting. The materials that I used for project 3 scissors, a glue stick, paperclips, and stick pins.
                    I decided to make my newly 100 pieces into an angel. I chose an angle because of its beauty and positive spirituality. When I completed my angel I was pleased with how it turned out. When I pinned the angel to the board and shined the light on it, the shadow looks as though the angel is in flight. It is truly remarkable how light and dark can change the prospective of a design. Project 3 has shown me how to think more out-of-the-box.

Abby Tang - Project 2

I really enjoy patterns, they make me happy. Patterns are usually very clean and repetitive. When I see a pattern it feels like a story, with that continuation of the pattern the story is told again and again. On the geometric one I wanted to make the colors a bit more different with more variety, and the first design looked nothing like the final look. I absolutely love the organic one, to me the patter feels like a flower and makes me feel like its summer.

Abigail Tang - project 3

I chose to make this project in a weave. To me it shows that its clean and organized, but the pattern from the painting gives it some chaos. Honestly I'm not one for taking my projects apart, I like organization. Weaving was fun, it kinda makes me want to weave more and in different patterns. I think the geometric painting worked out better, it had a solid color so it popped from the white of the back. Even though the organic one was my favorite before it really lacked in this project, it no longer had the same feel as it did before.

Simone Freeman project 3

Simone Freeman Project 3 

I think that this project taught a lot, about the way light works and how it can add or take away from a piece. I enjoyed this piece however. I liked it better than my first original pieces because I thought there was too much white space and this allowed me to utilize the pieces of the composition with the most colors. I do think it is unfortunate for people who did really like what they created for project 2 because it was completely destroyed in project 3. All in all I think it was successful and if I known what project 3 was I dont think I would have put much effort into project 2 so I think it was good that we did not know.

Project III - Alex

    I didn't have a plan laid out for this project. I just began cutting long strips of paper and sorting them by color. Since I had a lot of space that wasn't colored, I selected only the strips with the most color. I did like the neutral gray space, I only wish there was more color to work with in the original diptych (I would have liked to add more curls to the center, as well as longer curls on the edge. I was short colored strips and didn't want to add just plain gray strips). I made the center circles first and I chose a warmer pallet for the center as opposed to the cooler pallet for the outer edges of my project. I continued with the circle theme, and I let the project lead me in that direction. I added curly paper to the inner circles, as well as the outer edges. Closer to the bottom of the project, I went with lighter blues. As the curls move upwards, they darken in color. The repetition of the circular shapes gave my project a feeling of rhythm and pattern, as well as overall unity. I'm interested in photography, specifically macro photography. As I made this project, I though of how aspects of this project would look up close.

   This was an interesting project; I've never made anything with the intent of destroying and reconstructing it. I'm glad I wasn't that attached to my diptych, which made the process of cutting it up interesting and amusing. It was also interesting to see how all the reconstructed projects turned out. We all started with something very similar, a diptych. In the end, we all ended up with something very different.