Friday, December 12, 2014

Computer art

Computer art dates back to 1956-1958. 
Computer art can be an image, sound, animation, video, or a gallery installation.
The first image of computer art was a human being on a computer screen which was a pin up girl at a SAGE air defense installation. The first two exhibitions of computer art were held on February 1965 and April 1965. The majority of the first computer artists were engineers an scientists because they were the only ones access to computers. 
Drawing machine 1: Desmond Paul Henry (1960)

Joseph Nechvatal (2004) 

painting styles

Abstract- 
consists of colors and shapes to represent feelings. A famous abstract artists is Jackson Pollock

Cubism-
uses many geometric shapes
A famous cubism artist Is George Braque.

Expressionism- 
Art based on the feel of the object rather than what it looks like. A famous expressionist artist is Edvard Munch.

Impressionism- 
Little detail, bold color.
A famous impressionist artist is Claude Monet. 

Pointillism-
Many dots of paint making up one picture. A famous pointillism artist is Paul Seurat. 

Pop Art-  (popular art)
Popular everyday objects and bright colors. Pop art is inspired by popular entertainment, Ads, and comic strips. 
A famous pop art artist is Andy Warhol.

Post Impressionism-
Excessive color and shadows to make up a landscape portrait. A famous post impressionist artist is Vincent Van Gogh.

Realism-
Shows exactly how an object looks. A famous realism artist is Leonardo Da Vinci. 

surrealism- 
Strange and mysterious. This artwork is unlike the real world. A famous surrealism artist is Max Ernest. 



Thursday, December 11, 2014

Ancient Art History

Stone Age (c.2,500,000 BCE)

Paleolithic Art (c.2,500,000- 10,000 BCE)


Mesolithic Art (c.10,000- 4,000 BCE)


Neolithic Art (c.4,000- 2,000 BCE)


Bronze Age (c.3,000- 1,200 BCE)

Egyptian Art (from 3,100 BCE)


Minoan Art (c.1,600 BCE)


Iron Age (c.1,500- 200 BCE)

Mycenean Art (c.1,400-1,000 BCE)


Celtic Art (c.500 BCE- c.17 CE)


Classical Greek Art (c.500-323 BCE)


Art of Ancient Rome (c.200 BCE- 400 CE)



Wednesday, December 10, 2014

H. R. Giger

Hans Rudolf Giger was born on February 5, 1940 in Chur, Switzerland and Died on May 12, 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland.  

H. R. Giger is my favorite artist, his profession is surrealist painter, he is also an immaculate sculptor and designer. He is most known for his art work in the movie Alien 

"PART OF THE SPECIAL EFFECTS  
TEAM THAT WON AN ACADEMYAWARD FOR BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN  VISUAL EFFECTS FOR THEIRDESIGN WORK ON THE FILM ALIEN."

Facts about H. R. Giger:

 1. "His design for the 'Alien' was inspired by his painting Necronom IV and won him an oscar in 1980." - Giger (dot) com

2. "His most distinctive stylistic innovation was that of a representation of human bodies and machines in a cold, interconnected relationship, which he described as 'biomechanical'." - Giger (dot) com

3.  He applied his biomechanical artwork to interior designs.

4. "For most of his career, Giger had worked predominantly in airbrush, creating monochramatic canvases depicting surreal, nightmarish dreamscapes."  -Giger (dot) com