2. In the piece of art that my group discovered, the piece does have many elements of form. For instance, as seen above, there is color, which was created by a trash can sitting the same spot for a long time, and there are curved lines. My group liked the way the ground created texture, because the ground isn’t smooth, and it added other colors to the background. Our piece is on the smaller side. At first, we put tape around the entire circle, but then realized there were multiple circles that were overlapping, and we liked how the overlapping part looked because it was less of a defined shape. I appreciated the aesthetics of the piece. I find it very pleasant to look at. The brownish, rust color of the lines stand out from the background color of the ground. I like how the lines are curved and all headed in the same direction. With the content of our art piece, my group came up with something that our piece looked like. We said the gum, or whatever it was, that was stuck to the ground look like a pebble that was rolling down hills, and the hills in this case are the lines that the trashcan created. As seen in the picture, there are a couple lines that curve all the way to the bottom of the frame, and then there are lines of different levels that curve and stick out on the right side. This can be seen as even though someone might be going through a hard time in their life and feeling as though they are going down, there are alway paths along the way that will help someone though their rough patch.
3. Personally, I would’ve never considered our piece art before we put the rectangle around it. There are things on the ground that people walk past and never notice. The lines in our piece were made from a chemical reaction, because the trashcan was set in one place and started to rust, which created lines on the ground. I would have seen the lines as a mark that the trashcan made, and not necessarily a piece of art.
4. I think that the art will be art one the rectangle is gone, because after doing this activity, it made me realize that someone could end up walking across our piece without the rectangle and notice that there is a circle and overlapping lines on the ground. Once something is created, I think people tend to look at it a certain way.
5. I don’t think that art resides solely on the body of an object. An artist can make a statue or a painting, and yes that would be art. But the artist can also consider the location of the piece art as well. I do think that anyone can consider an object art, it all depends on their perspective. In my opinion, I would most likely consider an object art if it was made by someone, but after the activity we did, it made me realize that anything can be art if you want it to be.
6. As a former dancer, I definitely think that art can be something other than an object. With dance, someone is creating a piece. They are creating movement and choreography to create something special to them. The dance can portray a meaning or story behind it. Costumes, music, backdrop, the number of dancers in the piece, and the movement are all factors that a choreographer takes into consideration. It’s the same as when a painter has to think about what colors to use and the size of the sculpture or painting they are creating. If someone is putting their passion into creating something, such as a dance, then that shows that art doesn’t always have to be an object.
7. I definitely think the viewer has a big impact on art pieces. And their experience with viewing art can change their perspective and opinion on a piece. If someone is in an art gallery, the lighting and background music of the gallery might have an effect on the viewers mood and opinion of the way they view an art piece. So I do think that art also resides in the experience of the viewer, and I think mosts artists also take into consideration what kind of experience they want their viewers to have.
Sierrah Long Art 110 