Brianna 2D-Design

Postmodernism is considered to be a late twentieth-century concept of styles and ideas that deal with art, architecture and culture and shows a deviation from modernism. This is the current era we live in and is continuously evolving. The different eras of art, such as realism, modernism, and postmodernism, come as a result of the current times and is a way to communicate and connect with specific groups that have formed in society. Postmodernism often times plays with a more imaginative and exotic way of creating art. One thing that was confusing for me was the idea about hyperreality, which is defined as exaggerated in comparison to reality. In the article it says that "Disneyland is presented as imaginary in order to make us believe that the rest is real." How exactly is this supposed to be interpreted? What is the difference between reality and imaginary in this context? Is it trying to say that people think of Disney characters as real, when in reality they are si...

In the beginning of the podcast I found the statement that scientist often make "color has an objective reality, but colors we see are tricks of the imagination" very insightful. This explanation made a lot of sense to me and is an easy way to think about color because in actuality there is no completely correct way to observe color or determine the "real" color being viewed. I found it interesting when the speakers went on to talk about the different color receptors of multiple creatures and how each thing would see the rainbow in a distinct way. A dog has only two color receptors, blue and yellow, and can be compared to someone who is color blind. A human has a third color receptor, red, which mixes with many other colors and helps humans have the ability to see about 100 more colors and shades. A sparrow sees more of the start of a rainbow than we do because of their ultraviolet vision. They also see more colors than dogs and humans because they have ext...

The sneaker by itself looked bright white and when placed on the sheets the sneaker still looked whiter than the sheets. The sheets looked duller and almost more cream colored. When there was more light added to the room the sneaker was illuminated and had a reflective glow and the sheets became brighter.

This painting by Ross Bleckner was the most interesting and eye-catching piece of artwork that I show in the museum. At first glance the painting caught my attention and I was immediately drawn to it. As I got closer I was able to see that the painting had a certain texture that was created by the use of oil and wax. This painting was mesmerizing and in a way had a calming feel for me. Also the painting consisted of yellowish-green circles under the dominance of the black, which I took as the light trying to get out of the darkness. I think the composition used in this painting is the golden mean. The next painting that I gravitated towards was Henri Matisse's Festival of Flowers because of the warm colors and details. From afar the painting almost looked sloppy or just like dabs of color, but as I got closer I was able to see the detail Matisse put into it from the flowers, the trees, the two women, the cars and the building in the background. The detail was delicate in a r...

John Berger makes some very interesting points in his book, Ways of Seeing , about what is associated with seeing and the way in which we see things is a matter of one's knowledge and experiences. He also points out that many images have been changed in order to represent something different than the original meaning.  I've never thought about the relationship between what we say and what we see. Berger explains that, "seeing comes before words" and uses the example that children have the ability to identify and know something by sight, before they are able to express anything verbally. The instant a baby is born they are able to observe the world around them and recognize the voice of their mother, but cannot verbal express any of their emotions. Additionally, Berger explains how a person's knowledge and beliefs affects the way in which they see and describe an image. In modern times and in much simpler terms, I relate this to the numerous meanings a single ...

For me this reading was a bit challenging and I needed to go back a reread a few different sections. One of the main ideas I took away from Calvino is that the world has been transformed into one filled with images and words in a way have become reduced in importance. For a writer to be successful in painting a picture for their reader they must be able to “distinguish between two types of imaginative process: the one that starts with the word and arrives at the visual image, and the one that starts with the visual image and arrives at its verbal expression” (83). This was an interesting concept to read about and can be quite difficult to achieve since everyone has a different way of visualizing words. This can lead to the reader having a completely different image of the setting, characters, and other details than the author intended.  I find this idea of imagination extremely powerful because each and every individual in the world has the ability to create images in their h...