Art:21 History Reaction

Out of the 3 artistes from Art 21 I liked Glenn Ligon the most. He showed how he became an artist. He didn’t have a role model. His mother bought him books written by African American writers. So his artwork he showed more of an African American history in his work.  He used oil crayons to make his painting colorful. Through his painting he wanted to slow it down because he thought the world was too fast. He also started using lights in his work. He was interested in what other people had to say and that he didn’t write his own words. He used quotations and text from literature in order to bring it out to the world. In other words his work was based on description of America.

Dulce de Coco

Dulce de coco (Coconut and milk fudge) is a desert we Spanish people make for any type of holidays.  It’s one of my favorite desert I love making. It’s simple and has a good taste. Dulce de coco is a very popular dessert in Dominican Republic. It’s a type of desert that we truly love. It’s delicious. Every time one of my family member travels to my country I ask them to bring me a Dulce de coco because the Dulce de coco made in Dominican Republic has a better taste. Below are the ingredients and procedures to make this famous traditional Dulce de coco.

Ingredients

*1 coconut

*4 cups of evaporated milk, or 6 cups of full milk

*1/2 cup of sugar

*4 cinnnamon sticks

*1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

 Instructions:

1. Crack the coconut in half

2. Peel the coconut completely not leaving a dark spot from the cover of the coconut.

3. Cut the halves into slices or cubes.

4. Wash and pat dry.

5. Put the slices of coconut in a food processor until it is cut into little tiny pieces. (If you would like your coconut in bigger pieces stop the processor if not continue the processor)

6. Mix all the ingredients in an iron pot and boil it in a very low heat.

7. Stir regularly to avoid it from sticking onto the pot.  

8. When it reaches a yogurt-like thickness remove it from the heat for approximately 45 minutes let it chill before serving.

&& WAH-LA Here's YOUR DULCE DE COCO ! ENJOY IT !

Sculpture Center Reaction

For our 4th field trip, we went to visit the Sculpture Center down in Long Island. I must say this visit was beyond different compared to the other museums i've visit. This museum was small however the artworks had hugemuget space. Here i saw  "Bill Bollinger: The Retrospective" exhibit in which focused on the space & architectural of its artwork. I've chosen 3 works of art that i liked and caught my eyes in the Sculpture Center.

One of the work was the rusty "Wheelbarrows". Filled with water in front of a big garage was what made this particular artwork was very interesting in the way it was placed and loaded with. It showed how the work was to pick up water into for work or for any needs in a farm of warehouse. If this artwork was to be placed in a different place it would still have the same effect. When I saw this in the sculpture center i just smiled. This artwork reminds me of my childhood when i lived in DR. I remember how my siblings and I would carry plants, platains, animals and sometimes we would ride in it. The wheelbarrow was my favorite. 

The second work of Bill Bollinger was the "Cyclone Fence" which was twisted 180 degree Once i walked in the place this was the first thing that caught my attention. Maybe because of how it was installed or maybe because it was right in the middle of the floor. In other words it was an eye catcher to once you enter. It had a unique architecture. Since the place was a builidng that look like a warehouse and big space it gave thsi artwork a better view. If this particular artwork in put in different museum in which is smaller, it doesn have the same affect it has in the sculpture center. I find that the way its installed in the sculpture center was a site-specific work.

The third work was the "Droplight". This artwork was simply a wire and a lightbuld. When i saw this laying on the floor it quickly reminded me of my father. My father had this type of artwork at his job. And while he was working underneath a car i would quickly grab it to help my father see underneath the car. This artwork is very unique. I've never seen this type besides my father's shop. In addition this type of artwork shows that it was a type of item used in a warehouse.

All of these 3 artworks were very unique and creative. These artworks all seems to interact in a way becasue they all seem to be part of the warehouse. Because of the installation of these artwork the space around them make them stand out more. Instead of being all cluttered together, like in some museums, they are widely spread out allowing us to focus on one particular artwork at a time. 

Bill Bollinger

"Untitled"

1970

Bill Bollinger

"Cyclone Fence"

1968

Bill Bollinger

"Drop Light"

1969

Illustrate a Story

Joseph Lutrario Story

I found this story really interesting. The re-tired cop saved all the kids that were inside the World Trade Center. The last time he went in to try to save other people, the building collapsed. He was under all the pieces of the building and he thought to himself that he's dead. However, moments later firefighters helped him get out of the bricks that were on top of him. In other words he's really lucky to be alive today to tell this story.

Design in Our Lives

For our third trip we visit the MoMA museum once again. This time we went to see different kinds of art design galleries. In the Architecture and Design Galleries, I saw many type of unique designs. Unique designs in which I was surprise to be once used by us human being. In our visit to the MoMA I was told to find two piece of work that I thought had a high functionally and two with a low functionality. Below you’ll see the 4 pieces of functionality I’ve chosen.

For one of the high functionality I’ve chosen the objects from “Out of the Box: Italy 1960s-1980s.” I find the objects of “Out of the box” so unique in which we today could afford to use it. What makes it so ergonomic is in the way that you could have everything you need in just only a box. For example, the image below, you have your bed, your couch, your desk and your drawers where you could fit anything you want to put in. This is really helpful especially for those who live in a small studio. It doesn’t take up so much place and you have everything in 1. The second work I’ve chosen to be High functionality was the “Nature-City." “Nature-City” is a sketch on what a group of artist believes what an ideal neighborhood would look like. What makes it so ergonomic is the way everything runs on water instead of using power. The reason why I’ve chosen this to be High functionality is because of its environment. Where the urban life has health benefits  and access to agriculture of country living. It’s a great way to live especially because of its nature.

For low functionality I chose “Forks”. The type of forks I saw were very different compared to the once we use today. It was weird in the way it was bent and shaped. I looking at the fork I find it very dangerous. I don’t even think you could even eat with that kind of fork because you could end up poking yourself. It looks so strange that I don’t think you could even pick up your food. I think these types of forks are mainly for design and not for using purposes. Compared to the forks we use today I believe that those forks can’t be used. Another work I found that is low functionality is the “Experimental Plywood Recliner.” Even though it’s designed beautifully I don’t think anyone would like to be seated on it. I myself wouldn’t sit on a wood chair. The fact that it’s hard I know it’ll hurt to be seated for a while on it. That’s why I believe it’s a low functionality.

In my opinion I believe I believe that functionality is determined depending on how the art/design fits our necessities of our daily basic life. An object can be low functional in a creative and uniqueness way and still assist our needs. That’s why I believe that an object doesn’t have to be highly functional to be good design. In conclusion these were the 4 works that I've chosen for high and low functionality. Some in which can be use as a decoration and others can a daily use of everyday life.

Name Not Given
"Out of the Box Italy"
1960s-1980s

Amale Andraos, Dan Wood
"Nature City"

Bruno Munari 

"Forks"
1958


Herbert Von Thaden
"Experiemental Plywood Recliner"
Plywood
1947

Art:21 Transformation Reaction

In my opinion I think Cindy Sherman is a great example of an artist who can transform herself and set a unique transformation in a particular drawing. Her works are very unique. She uses herself to transform into different kinds of people in society we see in the world. She would take pictures of herself where she put tape on her face to bring her face back so her rinkles wouldn’t show and then add things such as wigs to transform herself. In other words her works of transformation makes us think of what shes trying to present in it. Such as rich people, clowns, and how people looked back in the days. So she uses herself to make these type of transformation.

MoMA PS1: The Good, the Bad, and the Misunderstood

On our second field trip we visited MoMA PS1. Here I saw different type of arts I’ve never quite seen before. There were arts different from each other on different floor levels. Some of the arts I seen at the museum didn’t catch my attention at all and some did. I’ll briefly describe the type of artworks that I liked, disliked, and quite didn’t understand.

The one piece I really liked was Janet Cardiff’s "The Forty Part Motet”. Once I walked into the room I felt like I was in heaven. It’s a stunning sound installation that features 40 different speakers with each speaker playing a single individual’s voice. I found it amusing when I got to the center of all speakers. This is the type of art I like that really caught my attention. Being in the room made me feel very calm and in peace. Such thing like that helps me release my stress. I don’t know but to me this is what I call a good art.

An art piece I didn’t quite understand was the room where there was an iguana and croissant. I had a puzzled face while I walked around the room. What does a croissant has to do with the iguana? In that room there was also an oven with a pizza pie. An addition to my confusion of the visual art I was looking at.

The art piece I disliked was Frances Stark “My Best Thing”. This artwork was extremely boring. All I saw where these two avatars having a conversation. I only stood there for 5 minutes and I had to leave. It just didn’t catch my attention at all. This is the type of art work I call bad. It didn’t have any meaning to me at all.

In conclusion, each one of us has our own thoughts of what is bad or good art. These were the piece I believe to be good or bad art. The artworks I chose made me questioned myself what was the artist thinking when they created the artwork? To them this art but to me it leave an undecided option.

Janet Cardiff

"The Forty Part Motet"

2001

Darren Barder

"Iguana and Croissant"

Frances Stark

"My Best Thing"

animation

2011