Class Field Trip: Unity

Unity is the feeling of harmony between all parts of the work of art, which creates a sense of completeness.

NY Times Lens Photo of the Day

Photo: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/27/documenting-the-blues-in-the-mississippi-delta/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Multimedia&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body#slideshow/100000003595848/100000003595864

Documenting the Blues in the Mississippi Delta: Abandoned Juke

This photo shows unity because the vines and abandoned building show signs of decay. Both contribute to the run-down feel of the photograph. The house is also pleasantly placed on the side, next to the run down sign and shed in the background. This shows unity.

Class Field Trip: Drunk Driving Exhibit (Variety)

Variety is the use of several elements of design to hold the viewer’s attention and to guide the viewer’s eye through and around the work of art. 

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Class Field Trip: Rhythm in Structure

 Rhythm is created when one or more elements of design are used repeatedly to create a feeling of organized movement. Rhythm creates a mood like music or dancing. To keep rhythm exciting and active, variety is essential.

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Gordon Parks: Movie Notes Pt. 3

1) What is your definition of successful?
My definition of successful is leading a happy life, doing something you love. 
2) What have you given up to become successful?
Time, money, perseverance
3) What did Parks give up to become successful?
He gave up family time and personal relationships
4) Who was Genevieve Young's father?
Her father founded the United Nations and VK Wellington Kok.
5) How much was Parks advanced to write his first book (and eventual best-selling autobiography)?
 He offered Parks $10,000 to write his first book.
6) How much money did Elijah Muhammad offer Parks to do a story on The Nation of Islam?
A million dollars.
7) Why did Parks refuse the money?
Parks didn't want Muhammad to influence him.
8) What was significant about the movie The Learning Tree?
It was the first movie produced and directed by a black man.
9) What was significant about the character Shaft?
He was a black superhero.
10) What was Gordon Parks' choice of weapons?
His weapon was his camera.
11) What reason did Genevieve Young give for the divorce? 
She could not handle the unpredictable and fast paced lifestyle of being married to Gordon.
12) In 1984, Parks directed Solomon Northrup's Odyssey. What recent feature film told the same story?
12 Years A Slave told the same story.
13) Who was Gordon Parks, jr?
He was Gordon Parks' son who followed in the footsteps of his father, joining the photography and film industry. He was killed in a plane crash.
14) What is your favorite Gordon Parks photo?
My favorite photo is American Gothic.
15) What will you remember about Gordon Parks in ten years?
I will remember that he was a talented photographer who blazed a trail for other African American photographers and filmmakers.

Class Field Trip:Proportion

 Proportion is the feeling of unity created when all parts (sizes, amounts, or number) relate well with each other. When drawing the human figure, proportion can refer to the size of the head compared to the rest of the body. 

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Class Field Trip: Repetition

Repetition works with pattern to make the work of art seem active. The repetition of elements of design creates unity within the work of art. 

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Class Field Trip: Pattern in Structure

Pattern is the repeating of an object or symbol all over the work of art.

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Class Field Trip: Movement in Structure

 Movement is the path the viewer’s eye takes through the work of art, often to focal areas. Such movement can be directed along lines, edges, shape, and color within the work of art. 

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Class Field Trip: Emphasis

Emphasis is the part of the design that catches the viewer’s attention. Usually the artist will make one area stand out by contrasting it with other areas. The area could be different in size, color, texture, shape, etc. 

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Class Field Trip: Balance in the A-Wing

Balance is the distribution of the visual weight of objects, colors, texture, and space. If the design was a scale, these elements should be balanced to make a design feel stable. In symmetrical balance, the elements used on one side of the design are similar to those on the other side; in asymmetrical balance, the sides are different but still look balanced. In radial balance, the elements are arranged around a central point and may be similar.

Gordon Parks: Movie Notes Pt. 2 (contd)

16. When did the FSA shut down?
1942
17. After Gordon moved to New York, what magazine did he shoot for?
Vogue
18. Who was the picture editor of Life Magazine when Gordon walked into the Life Magazine office?
Wilson Hicks was the picture editor of Life Magazine
19. What was the first major story Parks covered for Life Magazine?
A series of photos on a Harlem gang leader.
20. Who were some of the artists that Gordon Parks mentioned influenced his work after he moved to the Paris Life Magazine bureau? 
Bernard, Picasso, Van Gogh were some of the artists that influenced his work.
21. How did Parks shoot fashion when he lived in France?
He shot fashion by following the models and adjusting to their movements.
22.Where was Parks' concerto performed?
Venice, Italy.
23. Who was Parks' second wife? (Who was her father? What did she do?)
Elizabeth Campbell. Her father was Parks' boss and she modeled for a living.
24. How old was Flavio de Silva when Parks met him?
12 years old
25. When did Parks meet Flavio?
When he went to Brazil for Life magazine to document poverty.
26. Where did Flavio live when Parks first met Flavio and his family?
In the slums of Brazil.
27. How is Gloria Vanderbilt? Who is her famous son? Who are her ancestors?
Gloria Venderbilt was a romantic acquaintance who was a painter and author. Her famous son was Anderson Cooper. Her ancestors owned the railroad companies, gaining much wealth from it.
28. How did Vanderbilt describe their relationship?
She described their relationship as filled with love and mutual respect.

Texture in Plant (or Rock) Life

Texture is the surface quality that can be seen and felt. Textures can be rough or smooth, soft or hard. Textures do not always feel the way they look.