How can I tell the difference in Surreal art and Fantasy art?
15 Jan 2013 Comments Off on How can I tell the difference in Surreal art and Fantasy art?
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Both of these styles result in images that are created to look real, but don’t really exist. Therefore, there will be some occasions when you can not tell the difference, but use these guides and most of the time you will be able to figure it out.
Surreal art is based on dreams and often irrational. It frequently includes things that look out of place…melting clocks, floating apples, a giant glass in the middle of a field… The work itself does not provide a framework for understanding the bizarre things within it.
Fantasy art is imaginary, but typically tied to a story…superheroes, orcs and hobbits, castles, fairies… In a good fantasy work, everything makes sense within the context that it provides.
Can something be both? Yes, but for the purposes of learning these styles, we are going to try to classify them as one or the other.
3 aesthetic theorists look at a painting :)
12 Jan 2013 Comments Off on 3 aesthetic theorists look at a painting :)
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For non-art peeps, the major aesthetic theories are:
*Imitationalist (value realism, skill)
*Formalist (value arrangement, composition)
*Expressionist (value ability to communicate ideas, express emotions)
Re-pressed, originally from art student “Allyss”
09 Jan 2013 Comments Off on Re-pressed, originally from art student “Allyss”
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Last day before break–collaborative decorating with icing projected on the Elmo…tasty ice cream cake. Work fast!
Art+Science
10 Dec 2012 Comments Off on Art+Science
Art students are partnering with Biology classes for high impact learning experiences. Pairing Art and Science is nothing new. Please take a look at one of many artists who create art based on science. Contemporary artist, Kendall Buster was a double major in medical science and art during her undergrad. She then went on to Yale to continue her studies in art. Many of her works are large scale sculptures of microscopic organisms or cell structures–changing the way the viewer sees them; encouraging interest in and a better understanding of contemporary science.
http://kendallbuster.com/projects.html
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