Art Blog by Cel 💗

It is a process of hand-dyeing fabric, in which sections of the fabric are tightly bound, as with thread, to resist the dye solution, thereby producing a variegated pattern.

• How is it made? What is the composition like? What kinds of decisions has the artist made?

It is basically made out of colors and shapes in general. The composition of this artwork is made out of the forms of bowling pins and eggs, in a cube filled with rainbow colored dots in all 6 walls including ceiling and floor. But the rainbow dots are made up in different sizes, so are the shape forms around the cubic area.

• How do our opinions and reactions to the work compare? What kinds of personal connections can we make? What is the art communicating?

My opinion on it is that it is not my type of artwork, it is one of those artwork that i will once it a while give it a shot to appreciate the making of it; as for my reaction, it was a ‘wow’ of white space filled with just different sizes and colorful dots as a full artwork, unlike the olden days, portraits and landscapes were known professional artworks. The personal connections that can be made is that it can be related to both of our reaction and opinions as it if both coming our from our minds. The art could be communicating to us by playing mind games from what is on the canvas, onto what we have in mind about the art piece.

• How does the artist’s history and background affect the way the viewer understands how work is made and the message contained within it?

The artist could draw certain things to indirectly represent their history and background, by using certain things with some background, the artwork will automatically get to the viewer, especially for those that could understand psychology well, an artwork could be read clearly by them.

The history of the camera has an extensive background since it can be traced back for centuries. During the 5th Century B.C., Mo Ti of China discovers the principal idea of the camera. He noted “that the reflected light rays of an illuminated object passing through a small dark enclosure result in an inverted but exact image of the object”. The types of Cameras that will be covered in this presentation are the Camera Obscuras, Daguerreotypes, Polaroids, film cameras, disposables, and digital cameras.

Installation art is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that often are site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. An installation usually allows the viewer to enter and move around the configured space and/or interact with some of its elements, it offers the viewer a very different experience from a painting or sculpture which is normally seen from a single reference point.

Here are some of the examples for Installation Art:

The beauty in a piece of art may be subjective, but these installations can safely be labelled pretty loo-py. Turkish artist Sakir Gökçebağ used hundreds of toilet rolls in creating his paper installations displayed at a gallery in Germany. The toilet rolls are sprawled across walls or hung elaborately from plinths to ‘bring beauty to the everyday’ in big, flowing pieces of art.

His Zen Garden is a large three-dimensional drawing in black and white. Lines run the length of the main gallery’s floor – interrupted by sporadic ‘rock’ clusters – and evenly spaced rectangles cover the walls. Songailo’s repetitive patterns have a seductive quality to them and the overall effect is not at all frenetic.

Zen Garden is not typical of Songailo’s brightly coloured public installations, however its duo-tone simplicity stands in nice contrast to the artist’s urban body of work. It also makes the hint of pink glimpsed through the doorway of Fontanelle’s second gallery an even more intriguing gesture.

Dan Steinhilber looks at one of his works, in his 2006 solo show at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston. Trained in painting — his wife, the painter Maggie Michael, is one of Washington’s leading abstractionists — his art has often explored that art form’s legacy. Here, he’s used knotted balloons to simulate a classic “action painting” of the 1950s. As the balloons deflate, some of its “action” will fade away, too.

Surrealism is a movement in art and literature that flourished in the early 20 century. The attempt was to change perceptions of the world by expressing imaginative dreams and visions free from conscious rational control.

Salvador Dali was one of the most influential surrealist artist.

His meeting with Coco Chanel inspired him to design clothing, such as the costumes the theatrical piece, Bacchanale, and for the opera, Tristan Fou.

He designed the “lobster dress” and the Aphrodisiac Jacket (1936). In 1950 he created, with Christian Dior the special Costume for 1945 with drawers.

ca. 1936, Varie — by Salvador Dali — Image by © Araldo de Luca/CORBIS

In 1934-1935, Dalí produced, from a photographic portrait of Mae West, a gouache with the title : Face of Mae West which can be used as a surrealistic apartment.

Also presented here is the Salon au vis à vis de Dalí et Gala, which recreated the master’s projects going back to 1935-1937, such as the Lamp with drawers and the Lamp stand with crutches (produced from sketches made around 1936-1937).

To this generation today, each different clothing lines are designed by different fashion designers.

Here is the last of 3 contemporary fashion designers that have huge clothing lines around the world.

Sang A Im-Propp.

Sang A Im-Propp has delivered “Independent, Rebellious-Luxury” since the successful debut of her eponymous accessories collection in 2006. A masterful use of exotic skins, fine leathers, and unconventional textiles has since established Sang A as one of the most innovative luxury accessories designers. Today, Sang A continues to radically explore textures and forms with the same Street-Ready approach that has become the hallmark of the SANG A Collection.

Im Sang Ah, born February 25, 1973, is a former Korean pop star turned designer of handbags, based in Soho in New York City. Sang Ah first launched her collection of skin and leather accessories in Spring 2006.

Prior to the launch of SANG A in Spring 2006, Sang Ah spent two years researching, sourcing, and designing her collection. Her use of exotic skins, such as antiqued-finish alligator, hand-waxed rustic python, and silky lizard, are handpicked from the European tanneries. Her bags are praised as timeless and edgy. Celebrities carrying her handbags include Mischa Barton, Freida Pinto, and Jessica Simpson. They have been used in the television shows Gossip Girl and Lipstick Jungle.

Here is one of the many collections from her line :

List of awards she have been rewarded in her career of Fashion Designer :

• Samsung Fashion Design Fund Award in Seoul, South Korea. (November, 2007)
• CFDA Fashion Awards (2011)

To this generation today, each different clothing lines are designed by different fashion designers.

Here is the 2nd of 3 contemporary fashion designers that have huge clothing lines around the world.

Roberto Cavalli.

Fashion Designer Roberto Cavalli is known for his designs of home collections, menswear, womenswear, kidswear, accessories, collaboration with celebrities, also fragrances and eye-wears.
With detailed, he is famous for creating interesting and intricate prints. Moreover, he is known for his sand-blasted jeans which have become a standardized style for several jean manufacturers.

Roberto Cavalli was born on November 15, 1940 in Florence, Italy.
Roberto belongs to an artistic family, Giuseppe Rossi, his grandfather was one of the members of Macchiaoli Movement and his work can be seen in theUffizi Gallery. Roberto’s mother was a seamstress.
While studying at the Academy of Art in Florence in 1957, Cavalli decided not to become an artist, instead experimenting by applying painterly techniques to textiles in ways that had not been practised before.

In 1960 he hand-painted some sweaters for a friend that was launching a knitwear line; they were an immediate success. He worked for Mario Valentino, the Naples designer and in the early 1970s opened his own boutique in Saint–Tropez, on the French Riviera where he attained international notoriety for his innovative printed leathers. In 1972 he launched his first women’s collection in the Florence’s Pitti Palace.

He have designed the costumes for Spice Girls World Tour, taking place in December 2007 through February 2008.

Here is one of the many collections he have designed. 
Click here for the full collection :
WOMEN’S FASHION SHOW | Fall Winter : 2015-2016

List of awards he have been rewarded in his career of Fashion Designer :

• The 2010 World Music Awards (2010)
• Miss Universe Pageant (2008)
• Miss Universe Pageant (2003)
• The Fashion Group Designer of the Year Award (2002)

To this generation today, each different clothing lines are designed by different fashion designers.

Here is the 1st of 3 contemporary fashion designers that have huge clothing lines around the world.

Calvin Klein.

Fashion designer Calvin Klein is known for his line of menswear and womenswear. He also designs home collections, fragrances and cosmetics.

Calvin Richard Klein, a fashion designer, was born on November 19, 1942, in Bronx, New York.
He studied fashion in New York City’s Fashion Institue of Technology and apprenticed for a suit manufacturer.
In 1968, he opened his own company. He was initially recognized for suits and coats, but his sportswear line became popular as well. He received three Coty Awards for womenswear.
His business now includes clothing, cosmetics, fragrances and home collections.

As he is a contemporary fashion designer, of course, he have collections of modern fashion.

As such, here is one of many collections.
Maxi Dresses By Calvin Klein Spring 2013.

List of awards he have been rewarded in his career of Fashion Designer :

• Calvin has received a lot of acknowledgment for his input in the fashion fraternity.
• He won the Coty awards for three consecutive years from 1972-74 making him the youngest designer to receive the award.
• He was awarded the Council of Fashion Designers of America Award for his ingenious designs in both women and menswear in 1982, 1983, and 1986 making history again as he became the first designer to receive both awards in the same year.
• He also won the CDFA in 1993 for both women and menswear.
• America’s Best Designer Award in 1993.

ICONOGRAPHY

• Iconography is art literally means “Image Writing”.
• Identification, visualization, description, classification, and interpretation of symbols, themes, and subject matter in visual arts.

Here are examples of iconography in art including cultural arts:

• A red poppy is an icon for remembering those killed in wars, especially in World War I. Poppies are worn as a way of sharing in the grief felt for those lost in war.
  

MINIATURE PORTRAIT AND ITS RELATION TO ICONOGRAPHY

• A phoenix is a mythological bird which never dies but, after 500 years, is consumed by fire and born again, making it a symbol of the Resurrection, endurance and eternal life. Only one phoenix lives at a time, so it was also used to symbolize Elizabeth’s uniqueness and longevity.
  

Formalistic Aspects of Art includes both Elements, and Principles of Art/Design.

Elements of Art includes :

• Color – The reflection of light off of an object.
• Form – A three-dimensional object.
• Line – A dot that kept going — the most basic art form.
• Shape – A two-dimensional object.
• Space – The area in and around objects.
• Texture – How an object feels.
• Value – The lightness/darkness of an object.

While Principles of Art/Design includes :

• Balance – Arrangement of elements in an artwork that give it harmony.
• Contrast – Use of differing elements in an artwork.
• Emphasis – Making one object or area more important than the rest of the composition.
• Pattern – Repetition of elements in an artwork.
• Rhythm – Use of elements in an artwork that suggest movement.
• Unity – Using elements that make the artwork a whole.
• Variety – Use of different elements to create interest.