The artist that I chose to do for this project is Joyce Siegel. I chose her because there were things to critique about her website. In addition, I find her artwork interesting to look at.
Siegel was born in New York City, which is also her current hometown. She has a studio in Long Island City. She recently had a solo show at the Shag Gallery in Chelsea, New York. She began her career as a self – taught artist. Therefore, much of what she has learned has come from her interaction and observation of great art.
She primarily works with water based products on paper. Her paintings show the contradiction between spontaneity and control. Her work is process oriented and she focuses on the creation of the painting. Her pieces end up looking more like minimal, hardedge line paintings than emotional outpourings. She currently creates paintings using loaded words and phrases with multiple meanings and connotations. The foundation of her previous work was repetitive images and grids.
To make a good website and online portfolio, the artist should do several things. The domain name of the website should contain the artist’s name. The design of the website should be clean and consistent. There should be easy, text- based navigation. It is recommended for the artist to put their contact information on every single page. The website should also have a join email list link that handles subscriptions automatically. On an artist’s website, large portfolios should be divided into collections. Buying a piece should be easy for the customer. The site should contain high- quality images and the artist should always keep the information on their website up to date. An artist’s website should also have a short name that is long enough to identify what ...
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...nce. Her contact info, though not on every page is easy to find.
On the other hand, her website doesn’t have contact information on every single page or a join email list link. Also, it is not clear how to buy a piece from her website.
Overall, I think that her website is easy to use, which is important because people won’t come back to the site if they can’t figure out how to use it. The artwork is displayed professionally with a presentation that enhances the artwork. This up- and – coming artist has a website with few flaws but has overall utilized technology well in the building of her online portfolio.
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http://www.joycesiegel.com/artist_biography.php
The October Gallery. (2000, May 19). About the Artist [Online]. Available: http://www.octobergallery.com/sbarnes.htm [2001, March 19].
In 1967 she became design consultant in Lincoln Center of New York. Of New York she became the most known acclaimed magazine art director and graphic designer. Up until her death on January 3rd of 1991 at the age of 87. She continued her career in design at the Lincoln Center, and teaching at Parsons School of Art.
...owing us with her great works. She has led a driven and captivating career. While she has received much controversy in her time she has managed to continue creating great works. She is widely acknowledge, and so far through out her life, has made quite an impact. Her love of nature and in it’s importance is rippled through out all her work, mostly in the freedom of her later works. Her ability to maintain balance between her love for architecture and art, has helped to make her stand out in both crowds. Her sculptures will please viewers for centuries to come.
3. What is your selected artist trying to achieve with their artwork? Is the work political or commenting on social issues related to indigenous, popular, political or social culture. How is the work showing
What do I see in her performance? Her art performance “The Artist is Present” is the first career exhibition the MoMA under took for a performan...
She was born in Nuremberg, Germany in 1954. Smith is the daughter of the American sculptor Tony Smith (Art:21). Her family moved to New Jersey where she attended school with her twin sisters. She described her child hood life as being similar to the life of the Adam’s Family. “We were a little bit like the Adam’s Family, we lived in this big house and their was a gravestone with our name in front of the house…” (Art:21). She also stated that she got called a witch and was not popular while she was in school. “As children, Kiki and her twin sisters often sat at the feet of their father, minimalist sculptor Tony Smith, fashioning small cardboard models for his giant iconic sculptures.” (Close). Kiki was greatly influenced by her father’s artwork and the values that he taught her. She said in the Art:21 video that he taught her to always follow her intuition no matter if it may be embarrassing or not (Art:21). Kiki would constantly be doing something with her hands such as knitting, quilting, crocheting or making numerous small cardboard pieces to contribute to her father’s larger sculptures (Close).
When first approaching this work, one feels immediately attracted to its sense of wonder and awe. The bright colors used in the sun draws a viewer in, but the astonishment, fascination, and emotion depicted in the expression on the young woman keeps them intrigued in the painting. It reaches out to those who have worked hard in their life and who look forward to a better future. Even a small event such as a song of a lark gives them hope that there will be a better tomorrow, a thought that can be seen though the countenance by this girl. Although just a collection of oils on a canvas, she is someone who reaches out to people and inspires them to appreciate the small things that, even if only for a short moment, can make the road ahead seem brighter.
Vik Muniz uses everyday thing to make his artwork. His artwork is based on the material that a certain group of people deal with. For example
Gillian Anderson has exceeded the point of recognition, and has become a role model for young and old alike. Her popularity has evolved over the years due in part for her notorious role as Special Agent Dana Scully, on the once cult hit television series The X-Files. With the show now entering its 7th season, presumed to be its last, the concern of the once apprehensive Gillian losing the role of Scully is no longer an aspect. The reputation of the character has brought the actress apperception, which has lead to her being featured on magazine covers, in books, on CDs, at conventions, in movies, and she’s one of the most popular candidates for a website to be created about. Nonetheless, Gillian Anderson has gone from virtually unknown to known all over the world, and that itself is reason enough for her to be written, and read, for that matter, about.
The narratives in the work speak to the racial and social inequalities in America in the nineties. This deep concern with the coloured experience and the struggle for civil rights is seen in the images and sculptures she creates. Especially of women, as she lived through a time of widespread segregation, so her work was created from the place she knew most intimately.
Nevertheless, “critics have described Stockholder as part of a genre of artists who incorporate “unpretentious, everyday objects” into large-scale installation and sculpture” (Bourbon). These everyday objects such as plastic bags, carpets, extension cords, containers, etc., act as Stockholder’s primary materials, and are placed strategically in order to “[draw] attention to [their] aesthetic and formal qualities” (Stockholder). Furthermore, Stockholder accomplishes this through her use of paint as a manipulation method; a use that has allowed her to “[play] a crucial role in expanding the dialogue between sculpture and painting and form and space” (“Jessica Stockholder”). Ultimately, she remains responsible for the creation of works that utilize color, characterized by eye-catching hues, various values, and often high intensities, as their primary element. In addition to this ever-present element, Stockholder employs a heavy use of the principle of movement created by the variety of different shapes, textures, colors, and values in her work. Together, they act as an embodiment of the purpose behind her work. According to Stockholder, this purpose is to “[ascertain] just what the nature of [her] experience is and [notice] how the world [she lives] in is meaningful in a very direct way” while maintaining “concerned about the nature of the objects [she makes] use of”
The first artist in the exposition is Hannah Alpha. Born in Egypt, she’s a McGill alumni who uses the minimalism style of painting, which is the art of using simplistic design to create maximum impact. The paintings grab your attention due to their abstractness. However they fail to portray the artist’s meaning. Her collection, called “La danse cosmique” (The cosmic dance), is her search to “attain a state of supreme serenity, a state where everything is calm, pure, wholesome” according to Alpha.
Next is in terms of the design and aesthetics. Layout that being used for this website is a plain white which easier people to read the text that is in black, in contrast and suitable for the concept of showroom online. The font is also suits which is not too big and not too small to be read by people. To highlight the main subject or the main product, the font is being bold to alert customers that they choose the right one. There is no audio available for this website or even a video. But somehow, as it was a home furnishing website, most of the pictures being used by the website is in JPEG format to deliver a clear view of the products to customers.
Electronic portfolios are selective and purposeful collections of work, designed to showcase knowledge, skills, achievement, and growth over time (Casey). They are made available on the World Wide Web for easy access. These portfolios tend to focus on the creator’s previous work and their own reflections of each piece. The purpose of an e-folio is basically to provide documentation and credibility to the creator’s abilities (Ramey). Electronic portfolios represent a learning history as well as a reference of the creator’s capabilities (Casey).
The portfolio is a magnificent object. The portfolio allows its viewer a snapshot of the creator. The portfolio for the artist is almost as important as a résumé. The portfolio is an essential tool for any student interested in a career in visual arts due to its power of truth and persuasion. The portfolio allows admissions officers to assess the applicants on both technique