Friday, February 27, 2015

Elements of Art: Shape

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These plants have a very definite form. The browning at the edges really adds color to the plants. 

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Elements of Art: Lines, Plants

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Original

The pistils in this flower are like lines directing attention the the center of the flower. The pedals are a plain pink so the lines are emphasized even more. 

Friday, February 20, 2015

Multimedia Fest Final Poster

I believe that this poster is better than the previous draft for various reasons. The layout of the information is more appealing and is easier to read. The template uses Logan's Big Theatre, rather than just a computer background.

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Movie Monday Questions - The Photo League

1. The Photo League's credo was "To stress the importance of everyday life."
2. The Photo League separated from the Workers International Relief.
3. The workshop was a place for Photo League members to learn about the ethnic neighborhoods of New York.
4. Sid Grossman taught the workshop.
5. If i had to devote one year of my life to a project, i would do the Harlem Document, because it focuses on improving the living conditions of the people in Harlem.
6. The Harlem Document was a series of photographs that portrayed the conidtions of Harlem and Black urban America.
7. Aaron Siskind started the Harlem Document.
8. Crevasio painting
9. The sun shone down on the children.
10. Lewis Hine as the epitome of the forgotten man. He contributed to photography by virtually reinventing photography that The Photo League knew. He followed immigrant families into inner cities.
11. The Photo League's "quirkiest and least hygienic" member. A fast, efficient photographer.
12. Many regugees from Germany joined The Photo League.
13. The Photo League photographers were deployed across the world.
14. Siskind emulated the popular post-WWII movement by taking photographs at different perspectives.
15. The Saturday Evening Post was a bimonthly American magazine.
16. Barabara Morgan was an American photogrpaher who took pictures of American dancers.
17. When The Photo League's members were all blacklisted.
18. The "Growing Menace" was a communist ideology that was spreading like an epidemic.
19. W. Eugene Smith agreed to serve as the President when it was under investigation.
20. The Photo League fell apart after a member blames Sid Grossman for bringing her into a communist party.