tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239725472764258452023-06-20T06:53:50.042-07:00Steven Gonzales Fine ArtSteven Gonzales Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306203141019667223noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923972547276425845.post-14134066747327055782010-12-10T13:45:00.000-08:002010-12-10T13:51:42.980-08:00CritiquesLate September - Had studio visit with Kim Russo <div>Beginning of october studio visit with Nathan </div><div>end of october - individual critique with Patrick Lindhardt</div><div>begining of november - individual critique with Mark Anderson talked about using CNC router</div><div>middle of November - individual critique Tiffany Gosselin</div><div>december - Group critique with class for orals</div><div><br /></div>Steven Gonzales Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306203141019667223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923972547276425845.post-19502169303495351622010-12-10T13:40:00.000-08:002010-12-10T13:45:13.856-08:00MICA Printmaking Intership<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Verdana; ">Dolphin Press & Print is a unique collaborative print studio that is designed to bring visual artists and writers together to work with students, producing limited-edition letterpressed books, broadsides and editioned prints in a variety of print media.</span></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Verdana; ">The Dolphin Press Internship Program provides MICA students with curricula-based professional development skills and allows students to interact with one another and with the Visiting Artist Programming connected with the press.</span></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Verdana; ">Have not applied yet going to submit in spring semester </span></p></span>Steven Gonzales Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306203141019667223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923972547276425845.post-85263030269178340242010-12-10T13:36:00.000-08:002010-12-10T13:40:24.534-08:00artist statementThe technique of my art is to make objects unfamiliar, to make forms difficult to understand and comprehend.Steven Gonzales Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306203141019667223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923972547276425845.post-21823966668979294832010-12-10T13:32:00.000-08:002010-12-10T13:36:37.469-08:00Thesis Hypothesishow does graffiti art compare to higher forms of art?Steven Gonzales Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306203141019667223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923972547276425845.post-43936085923498215122010-12-10T13:23:00.000-08:002010-12-10T13:32:27.642-08:00Why i do thisi create art because it is what truly makes me happy. Ever since i can remember i have been sketching and creating art. When i was little felt it was the only thing i was good at cause school was so hard for me. i was placed into remedial classes for help and the only thing that made me feel good about myself was creating art. This is why i do thisSteven Gonzales Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306203141019667223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923972547276425845.post-31960044930598633472010-12-10T13:18:00.000-08:002010-12-10T13:23:30.362-08:00sound of music antwerp train station<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; ">art simply and truly for the sake of art. This is so impressive to see a couple hundred people come together to make something like this happen. It is so amazing and it makes me feel good to see people making other people happy</span>Steven Gonzales Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306203141019667223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923972547276425845.post-44609283632993994712010-12-10T13:12:00.000-08:002010-12-10T13:18:25.399-08:00Zizek on Crossdressing to the Sound of MusicZizek talks about the sound of music the movie and how it relates the the nazis and how it made them look so refined. Then he goes on to describe how the jewish people are seen as corrupt. this film helped people to feel that the holocaust wasn't entirely the fault of the nazis but the jew brought this on them selves.Steven Gonzales Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306203141019667223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923972547276425845.post-11389804850403885962010-12-10T13:00:00.000-08:002010-12-10T13:12:35.879-08:00Marina Abramovic's Red-Velvet Rope at MoMA<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px; ">The line to sit opposite Marina Abramovic in the atrium at MoMA has become as much a part of her performance as the artist herself. It seem that celebrities and family have the upper hand in her art. Her art work deals with the relationships between people. People have to wait in line just to get to sit in front of her for a few minutes. She is the art, the interaction of people is how she connects herself to the viewer</span>Steven Gonzales Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306203141019667223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923972547276425845.post-55203662240889556162010-12-10T12:43:00.000-08:002010-12-10T13:00:19.514-08:00Antagonism & Relational Aesthetics- By Claire Bishopin her essay Bishop analyzes contemporary art as defined by Nicolaus Bourriaud and relational aesthetics. Asking the question is experimental art a marketable venue<div><br /></div><div>Bishop talks about weather or not the aesthetic judgement of a work or art is related historically or conceptually</div><div><br /></div>Steven Gonzales Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306203141019667223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923972547276425845.post-11477264167295539372010-12-10T12:32:00.000-08:002010-12-10T12:43:44.128-08:00walter benjamin<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">the essay work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:6;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, benjamin talks about the industry and how the production of printmaking, photography, and film have diminished the quality and the aura of a work of art.</span></span></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:6;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:6;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This is not the worst thing, it makes it so art is more accessible to the masses </span></span></span></div>Steven Gonzales Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306203141019667223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923972547276425845.post-33477745097884034582010-12-10T12:18:00.000-08:002010-12-10T12:32:56.963-08:00Death of the author from imageThis essay talks about the interpretation of a text and that no one interpretation is better than the next. in art this is the same case there is not just one interpretation on a work of art, everyone is different, so peoples interpretations will varySteven Gonzales Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306203141019667223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923972547276425845.post-82191131443676172752010-12-10T12:11:00.000-08:002010-12-10T12:18:04.027-08:00Chaos, territory, artThis writing talks about art as a form of erotic expression, that Art is ment to connect us to the art and inspire. Grosz believes that art is about the animal instinct taking over and experimentation, to bring about change. <div><br /></div><div>Art produces sensations and intensifies of emotion. she states that chaos contributed to organisms evolving into creatures</div><div><br /></div><div>We as artist only perceive art that truly interest us</div>Steven Gonzales Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306203141019667223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923972547276425845.post-77545156743076543902010-09-21T07:02:00.000-07:002010-09-21T08:08:19.674-07:00Agnes Martin (video interview)<ul><li>So many people don't know what they want</li><li>you need to know exactly what you want to get it</li><li>She paints with her back to the world</li><li>She asks her self what am i going to do next?</li><li>Agnes Martin talks about how she will not start a painting until the inspiration has come to her</li><li>people have to many ideas, so their initial inspiration gets contaminated</li><li>The highest form of art is music, people respond to it emotionally, it is completely abstract</li><li>You can't think you are going to beat any one else, you must want the painting and want it to appeal to others</li><li>if you think about yourself, you are going to make mistakes</li><li>she waits three days to decides if a piece is finished</li><li>Happiest moment is when her paintings go out into the world her responsibility is done.</li><li>To be happy you must do what makes you happy in life</li><li>She stops thinking, just lets everything go. Doesn't believe in intellectuals and facts</li><li>doesn't believe in evolution or any theory</li><li>clear minded, so you can see an idea when it comes to you</li></ul>Q. What happens when we lose are inspiration ?<div>Q. Isn't it important for an artist to experiment with new ideas ?</div><div>Q. what is the difference between an idea and inspiration ?</div>Steven Gonzales Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306203141019667223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923972547276425845.post-68105045249374064432010-09-21T06:50:00.000-07:002010-09-21T07:01:57.554-07:00Susan Sontag "Against Interpretation"<ul><li>susan sontag talks about how the interpretation of art is lost.</li><li>that interpretation will differ with generation and cultural aspects</li><li>when people over analyze, they loose the meaning or original message that was trying to be portrayed</li><li>you should focus more on the accusal art and less on content</li></ul>Q. Why should we focus more on content, or meaning then the art ?<div><br /></div><div>Q. Can't we make art for what it is and not what it is about ?</div><div><br /></div><div>Q. How does this article relate to me as an artist ?</div>Steven Gonzales Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306203141019667223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923972547276425845.post-35650051702605024062010-09-07T10:51:00.000-07:002010-09-07T11:50:02.157-07:00Semester Plan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>My senior thesis will consist of images of graffiti art work, represented through printmaking. That will have geometric along with abstract forms and shapes. To create what i call regenerative Graffiti. My goal with this is to play with the eyes and mind, so that when one looks at my art they can't tell if it is 2D or 3D. <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Most of my research will consist of graffiti artist books and online research. Along with finding graffiti to observe in person. With in my art there will be elements of collage, lithograph, silkscreen, etching, pencil, markers, spray paint, and what ever else i find that interest me. i will be producing approximately 9 editions. The size and the shapes will vary from small to very large scale art work.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sept. 7-23 research- drawings</div><div>Sept. 30 individual crit, first edition completed</div><div>Oct. 14 group crit, second edition completed</div><div>Oct. 21 individual crit, </div><div>Nov. 2 group crit, third edition completed</div><div>Nov. 18 individual crit</div><div>Nov .30 individual crit, fourth edition completed</div>Steven Gonzales Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306203141019667223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923972547276425845.post-9720153972551732832010-09-06T20:31:00.000-07:002010-09-07T12:11:41.161-07:00challenging the literalThis article was difficult to understand in some parts. But i think it was talking about how people perceive everyday life. It talked about different cultural perspectives, age groups, and social backgrounds, how they perceive metaphors differently. This applies to art because the artist should consider the cultural references of the subject matter.<div><br /></div><div>Takes thoughts of others and why doesn't he express his own thoughts?</div><div>Should we as artist worry about are art and what we are trying to say?</div><div>Was this reading really <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">necessary</span> for us to understand what are art is about? </div><div><br /></div>Steven Gonzales Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306203141019667223noreply@blogger.com0