Lee's Diaroma

Lee Johnson- I did my diaroma on panic attacks because I am sure it effects more people than alot of people know about. I know my family has had alot of them and it is a pretty sensative subject for me be I would reather people know about them then not. Panic attacks to me is just worring about something realy little but it just keeps getting bigger untill the point where you think you are going to die. luckly there is medicins you can take for them and they are not as commen if you take them but it is deffently something you should look up if you have any quistions our just ask me.

this picture is in negative form and my friends call me lroy and my girlfriend calls me rum and i put red in there because it lookks freaky lol and i love wierd pictures

pictures of our artists we interviewed

Thomas Voronina
-This is a car he painted but did not construct.

Bartavious Weaver

-This is a facebook picture of him.

interview with an artist

FINE ARTIST



Interview with artist;
When I first spoke with the artist, I asked him a series of questions that related to his artwork and how art tied into his life. Bartavious Weaver, a former classmate of mine, got into art when he entered high school. It was easy to tell the artwork throughout the school was his because he was simply the best in the school. Bart was a very artistic and creative person. He would express his ideas in school pep rallies, talent shows, and even the school prom. Here are some of the questions that I asked him and some of the responses I got.
Q: What inspired you to become an artist?
A: When I was young, I had a desire to make everything standout a little bit more than it already was. I started out drawing simple things and it progressed to more creative and difficult artworks.

Q: Why do you do what you do?
A: I enjoy doing what I do because it helps brighten up society and allows me to express myself in a way I couldn’t with other actions or words. Art is important to me because every piece of art I create, I feel that it brightens up the world in hard times.


APPLIED ARTIST

My parent's friend named Thomas Voronina is someone i know that practices applied art. He works on automobiles and fixes them up in his own way. He expresses himself through this process because it is what he likes to do the most. Not only does he modify the body and performance of cars, but he also paints graphics on them.

Q: What inspired you to become an artist?
A: I have had an obsession with cars ever since I could remember. My dad told me everything about cars and led me to art. It helps me express and define myself.

Q: Why do you do what you do?
A: It is fun and enjoyable, but also helps me earn a living.

FOLK ARTIST

Terri O'hearn

Terri enjoyed making art becuase she enjoyed growing up around it and that is what inspired her for mosr of her art. Her art comes from her family and friends that mean alot to her. Folk art to her means for her family.

Public Architecture

Turner Field- Atlanta, GA

One of the most important and popular architectual pieces of art in the state of Georgia, Turner Field was built shortly after the destruction of Fulton County Stadium. It has been the home of the Atlanta Braves since 1997 and its unique and design makes it the home of other events as well. The megatron in this picture happens to be the biggest in the world and is really amazing how the archetect that constructed this field fit this screen in without taking away from anything else in the stadium.

Friend's house- Covington, GA

We believe it is unique because of the way it was built, with the second story porch and large size. We find it amazing how someone can construct a house of this size and still make it look nice. The backside of this house actually has 2 porches that give it a much taller looking feature.

Stone Mountain- Stone Mountain, GA

This picture of the sculpture on the side Stone Mountain symbolizes the extreme difficulty of sculpting art. Due to its large size and the presidents that are represented on it is known all over the world. As you can see, its height makes it one of the most difficult and interesting artworks in Georgia.

Self Portrait-Christopher Chong

I drew a picture of myself. This represents me because I believe it to look like me.

Self Portrait

As you can see, my self portrait is very sports oriented. I have been around sports all of my life and feel that it was appropriate that when describing myself sports should play a huge role.

Self Portrait- Brian Doyle

This is a self-portrait I created using Microsoft paint. It represents me because i drew myself.

Picture This

Theme of pictures: Landscape

Graffiti Project

This one represents a face maybe terrified of reality or society.

This symbolizes truth and how real it is. This artist created a representation of what he wanted to say.

This signifies gang symbols and represents the divided society. The bullet for an "i" represents hate.

Unknown angry ball with bones. skull?

This graffiti appears to just be free work without any real intention for one certain meaning.

This one is an eye that was possibly made for people to look at themselves and society as a whole.

These graffiti photos were taken from an old burned down mill that is abandoned and not in use. They symbolize the artists' feelings and were obviously done by folk artists throught the area.

Historic Art

Statue of Liberty
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France and commemorates the centennial of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence and is a gesture of friendship.

"Mahone's Counterattack"
Battle of the Crater, Petersburg, Virginia
by Don Troiani

This work of art represents the history behind the civil war, which tore the country apart and made it what it is today.

Controversial Art

- Universal Press Syndicate

This political cartoon represents the 2008 presidential campaign and election. This is controversial because of the debate between the two candidates and their party, and where the country is headed.

William Easley
Martin Luther King Jr. Sculpture

The sculpture represents M.L.K. jr and the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement was very controversial as it represented the integration of African Americans and whites.

Roman Art

Links to examples of Roman Art

Sculpture:

1. http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/roman/roman_apollo.jpg.html
2. http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/roman/roman_augustus2.jpg.html
3. http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/roman/roman_nero.jpg.html
4. http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/roman/roman_wolf.jpg.html

Architecture:

1. http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/roman/roman_colosseum.jpg.html
2. http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/roman/roman_pantheon.jpg.html
3. http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/roman/roman_titus.jpg.html
4. http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/roman/roman_trajan.jpg.html

Dada movement quiz

1. The dada movement started in what country?
A) USA B) Switzerland C) Australia D) Cuba

2. The dada movement was known as?
A) Artsy Fartsy B) Super-Art C) Anti-Art D) It wasn't known.

3.The dadmovent gave way to what?
A) Surrealism B) Modernism C) Pop Art D) All of the above

4.The word DaDa means?
A) Awesome Art B) Nothing Art C) Pre-Art D) It is a nonesense word

5. When did the dada movement start?
A) 1991 B) 1916 C) 2007 D) 1492

Answers: B, C, D, D, B

DaDa Movement

Hey Everyone,

Sorry I missed out on the presenting last week. Following is the information that I would have presented, had i been there, plus some that probably got covered during the presentation.


Dada Movement Overview:

DaDa was officially not a movement, its art not art. The movement started in Zurich, Switzerland, coinciding with the beginning of World War One, or 1916. DaDaist set out to create "non-art," or art that went directly against all conventional ideas of what art should be. Dadaists created art that was meant to confuse or anger, art with "no meaning" according to them.
The dada movement, though focused on the visual arts, included performing arts, literature, and art theory as well. It was, at heart, a political and social movement aimed against the contemporary society that was allowing World War One to happen.

According to Marc Lowenthal, dadaism was "the groundwork to abstact art and sound poetry, a starting point for perfomance art, a prelude to postmodernism, an influence on pop art, a celebration of antiart to be later embraced for anarcho-political uses in the 1960's and the movement that lay the foundation for surrelism."


Characteristics of dada art:
- dada only had one true rule: Do not follow any known rules.
-dada work was intented to provoke an emotional reaction from the viewer (usually shock or outrage, sometimes even anger or disgust)
-dada art is nonesensical and cluttered, sometimes whimsical.
-abstraction and expressionism influenced dada work.
-the assemblage, collage, and photomontage were used heavily in dada art, though found objects, tapestries, glass and plaster can also be found in the work of dada artists.
-dada strove to be un-acceptable. when it started to become acceptable in the art community, it self destructed.
-dada art was not supposed to have any real "meaning."


Noted Dada artists:
- Hans Arp
-Marcel Duchamp
-Max Ernst
-Hannah Hoch
-Man Ray
-Alfred Stieglitz
-Hans Richter
-Johannes Baader
-George Grosz


I think I have covered the basics. Dada as a movement, though it did not last very long, was actually quite broad, and varied over different parts of the world. Zurich was only the beginning, as the movement spread to Berlin, Paris, and as far as New York and other parts of the United States. The art from different parts of the world was widely varied, though it all shared the same characteristics in the early years. Over the years, dada melted away, and artists in each part of the world moved on to other movement, including surrealism, modernism and the early post modern art.

Diaroma

Blake Hale- My diaroma is on war in general. I think of war as a representation of struggle to the world. Im pretty sure nobody in the class is one that likes to struggle because i know i dont. I beleive that war is not only an uncomfortable subject for me but also is for alot of people. Therefore, I hope my project helped people realize the effects that war bring not only to our economy but to the soldiers families as well!!!

Dioramas

W. Phillip Evans - The subject i chose for my Diorama was Deforestation for Urban Development. Deforestation is a growing problem world-wide, and in developing countries especially. The majority of the worlds rain forests are located in developing countries, and are in danger of being destroyed. This not only leading to smaller habitats for animals, but Global Warming, and dirtier air in general.





Sorry it took so long guys, here are the Photos of Everyone's Diorama.

Art Info

Artists: Keith Haring
Movement: Dada
Culture: Roman
Body Sculpture: raising the flag on Iwo Jima