Reflection

If I could do one of the projects again I would probably do the self-portrait picture over again because I should have thought more about time spacing and I could have done a much better job. But I would also love to do the found object sculpture over again just because it was so much fun!

Of all the artists I've researched I think Andy Goldsworthy is the most interesting because of the way he creates his art: using only natural materials. I think it's great how he understands that his art won't be a forever piece but he makes them so that he understands the land. 

Works of Art I Know

Leaf Horn, 1989

Andy Goldsworthy, British

My First Impressions: 

Well it's pretty spectacular how he could do all this with only natural materials. I wonder how he made the leaves look so shiny? I really like the contrast between the leaves and the grass. I think that makes your attention go toward the horn. 

What I've Learned:

Goldsworthy made the leaves shiny by greasing them made from the tree they fell from and he pinned the leaves to the ground using thorns. This was created in "Le Jardin Massey" in Tarbes, France. Goldsworthy created outdoor sculptures all over the world using various natural materials and takes colored photographs of them because they won't last forever. His intention in creating his art is not to "make his mark on the landscape" but to have a better understanding of it. 

sources:

http://www.rwc.uc.edu/artcomm/web/w2005_2006/maria_Goldsworthy/biography.html 

Works of Art I Know

L.H.O.O.Q., 1919

Marcel Duchamp, French/American

My First Impressions:

This is clearly a reproduction of the famous Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci. However, Duchamp decided to draw a mustache and goatee on her therefore making fun of the painting and the artist. I think that it is interesting that Duchamp decided to make fun of one of the most publicly known and famous paintings in history. I am sure that Duchamp got a lot of attention for this painting. I wonder what L.H.O.O.Q. stands for. 

What I've Learned:

The title, pronounced in French, says the phrase "Elle a chaud au cul" meaning "She has a hot ass." This painting is one of the most famous "acts of degrading a famous painting." Duchamp is known as the "Greatest Influence in 20th century art" by art historians.

sources: 

http://www.marcelduchamp.net