More journal artists to look at this week. Look at all the artists then write a response (minimum 1 paragraph) about a specific piece of artwork.
Think about the design principle called Emphasis. How does the artist create a center of interest (Shout) or emphasis? Hint: Contrast is key!!!
This assignment is due Wednesday, October 13th.
Virginia Simpson Magruder
http://alteredbookartists.com/gallery/memberspages/magruder.html
Jeanne Minnix
http://alteredbookartists.com/gallery/jeanneminnix/index.html
Tracy Moore (not Teesha Moore from last time!)
http://www.zettiology.com/log_of_forgotten_tales.htm
Karen Michel
http://www.karenmichel.com/mixed-media/artjournals/artjournals.htm
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The two artists I decided to compare would be Karen Michael and Jeanne Minnix. Karen Michael seems to have a more natural feel to her artwork, this meaning instead of adding a lot of crazy aspects, she draws most of it and occasionally adds some out of this world detail. In her altered book, the shout element in each of her spreads are very clear. For instance, In one of hers spreads, there is a gorgeous background of a blue sky with clouds and stars, but you can still clearly tell that the object she is putting the emphasis on is the white dove/bird holding the leaf in its mouth. I think you can tell this because the shapes that create this part of the spread are more defined then the rest. The colors don’t completely go against each other, but just enough to make the spread scream fantastic. In comparison, the artist Jeanne Minnix is also quite amazing. Jeanne seems to be a very different artist then Karen though because Jeanne uses more collage work then drawing herself like Karen does. Jeanne had a decent amount of windows in the altered book to open up to an object that was also her shout element. An example of this would be her spread titled “Doodles” wear she places a small light bulb inside of the book. As well in the spread titled “Doodles” Jeanne has texture involved which I also had witnessed in Karen altered book, but this one was interesting because it was the background surrounding the very loud shout object. The color scheme of the two artists are unique from each other, but not by a great amount if you ask me. Both artists have outstanding altered books and this is because you can identity the shout, speak, and whisper elements, good colors, textures, and defined lines. Oh and jut wondering, my grade still says zero for the first blog entry…
ReplyDelete-Ashley Janoff
While looking at the new altered books this week, one person's page really stood out to me among the many interesting pages. I found one of Jeanne Minnix's pages extremely fascinating. This page is a collage of a bunch of different bright and colorful things. This spread reminds me of summer because of all the different colors used, and the fact that there is a man on the beach. This was hard to pick a "shout" because a bunch of different things caught my eye. I am not quite sure about this, but I think that the man is the "shout" because it is one of the biggest pieces of collage on the page, also I feel as though everything is collaged around it. I also feel that this piece of collage emphasized the summer theme of the spread because the man was at the beach.
ReplyDeleteAnother Artist that I found very interesting was Karen Michel. I really liked one spread in particular because it was simple, but yet really interesting. I like how Karen Michel used different medias to create one unified page. This page's focal point is defiantly the bird. This is the focal point because the background is kind of plain, and the bird stands out. It looks like she used paper to make the background and made it look like distressed wood. This emphasizes the bird element because it looks like the bird is in a birdhouse because the bird is placed on a wood-like background.
Unlike Jeanne Minnix, Karen Michel's "shout" object was very apparent. The bird was clearly the main focal point while the focal point in the other spread was hard to find. In Jeanne's spread I felt as though there were a lot of different things going on, although in Karen's spread, there was only one thing that stood out. I also thought these two VERY different spreads were a like in some ways. They both appeared to have combined different medias to create a very unique spread. Overall I really enjoyed looking through the altered books and thought every spread was different in their own way.
While looking at the new altered books this week, one person's page really stood out to me among the many interesting pages. I found one of Jeanne Minnix's pages extremely fascinating. This page is a collage of a bunch of different bright and colorful things. This spread reminds me of summer because of all the different colors used, and the fact that there is a man on the beach. This was hard to pick a "shout" because a bunch of different things caught my eye. I am not quite sure about this, but I think that the man is the "shout" because it is one of the biggest pieces of collage on the page, also I feel as though everything is collaged around it. I also feel that this piece of collage emphasized the summer theme of the spread because the man was at the beach.
ReplyDeleteAnother Artist that I found very interesting was Karen Michel. I really liked one spread in particular because it was simple, but yet really interesting. I like how Karen Michel used different medias to create one unified page. This page's focal point is defiantly the bird. This is the focal point because the background is kind of plain, and the bird stands out. It looks like she used paper to make the background and made it look like distressed wood. This emphasizes the bird element because it looks like the bird is in a birdhouse because the bird is placed on a wood-like background.
Unlike Jeanne Minnix, Karen Michel's "shout" object was very apparent. The bird was clearly the main focal point while the focal point in the other spread was hard to find. In Jeanne's spread I felt as though there were a lot of different things going on, although in Karen's spread, there was only one thing that stood out. I also thought these two VERY different spreads were a like in some ways. They both appeared to have combined different medias to create a very unique spread. Overall I really enjoyed looking through the altered books and thought every spread was different in their own way.
I forgot to put my name the first time...
-Emmy Burnett
The page that I found interesting with a lot of emphasis was one of Karen Michel's. This spread was two pages, one page had just simple text on it, the other was completely filled with a picture of a woman. The speak element could have been either page, but I think it was the empty page with the single sentence that said "calling all warriors (of the spirit)." I believe that your eyes were pulled to the words because they stood out on the page and were simpler than the complex drawing of the woman.
ReplyDeleteThere was a lot of contrast between them. One page was busy and filled with interesting designs and shading. The other page was simple, only the words were on it. I liked this spread a lot because of the quote and the very different designs, Karen Michel only drew in black and white but her elements were perfectly clear.
I found that Jeanne Minnix used color to focus on her focal point. Some of her pages had a dull colored background but a bright colored shout. The bright color is something that attracts your eye immediately. On other pages, she has bright backgrounds and dull focal points, but the eye still focuses on the dull piece against all the color. She also use big words to attract your attention. Jeanne Minnix uses color contrast to attract your eye's attention. My favorite page of hers was the "what brought you to this planet" spread because even though the shout element is the eye, the little things like the words "love" and the butterfly are still interesting to look at. Also, her spreads have a theme to them and she carries that them throughout the spread.
ReplyDelete- Jillian R.
While all the altered books are extremely impressive, the one that caught my eye was one done by Tracy V. Moore. The emphasis or shout of this picture is very obvious and will attract the readers eye right away. In this picture, the are words with white background around a man who is colored in with warm colors and has words and designs in his body as well. The contrast of the warm colors makes the reader only want to look at the picture on the man, but after a while of looking at the picture, instead of flipping the page to the next drawing the reader should read the words written down and they are very interesting. Tracy Moore's shout aspect is very clear, but to understand the meaning of the single page, the speak and whisper elements have to be read.
ReplyDelete-Aaron Rosenfeld
Though all of these artists have their own very unique and interesting pieces of artwork, the work that I chose to write about is a piece by Karen Michel. Despite the fact that this piece may perhaps look simple it clearly has a focal point, which is seen by the viewer right away. The particular work that I am referring to is a page painted a light blue, on this page there is a pink heart; in the center of the heart there is what seems to be another heart. I thought that this page stood out because of how well the pink and blue contrast against each other it really helps to make the heart stand out. Another thing that makes the heart show on this page is that it is obviously the largest thing on the page and it is not over powered by any background elements (which would in this case be the words on the paper). There aren’t many other things on the page, this also helps that one aspect to stand out from every thing else on the page. What I believe was most important in making this element so clearly seen on the page was the way in which the color of the heart contrasted with the background color. One other aspect that I liked about this piece is how the artist created the background, it seems as though the page is painted a light blue but I liked how the artist blends the blue and white so that a few different shades of light blue appear on the page and not just one solid color. Furthermore, another thing that I liked about the background of this piece is how the artist, Karen Michel, added a small amount of yellow to certain parts of the background in a way so that the yellow didn’t blend enough with the blue to make a green and it clearly stood out as yellow.
ReplyDelete-Jackie M.
When I was looking at Virginia Simpson-Margruder’s altered book, I noticed that she incorporated many animals into most of her spreads. The way that this artist in particular made her focal points, was by using contrasting colors (most of the time). In order for colors to be considered contrasting, they have to be on opposite sides of the color wheel. For example, Virginia Simpson-Margruder used a pink hat as the focal point, on top of a dark green background. She also used orange eyes on top of a blue background. She used this method for most of her spreads, however for the spreads where she did not do this; she just used bright colors that seem to pop right off of the page as her focal point.
ReplyDelete-Chris DeTroia
I really enjoyed all of the altered books but the artist's that really caught my eye was Jeanne Minnix's books. In every one she used some dark colors or bright colors to express herself. What i noticed was that she would put her vocal point in the middle a lot of the time and then put wispers behind it to make the vocal point pop more. I also liked how she used nature time things to make her spread more diverse. Her spreads were the most interesting in my eyes and i hope to see more like hers to come!
ReplyDelete-Shea M.
The page that I thought had a lot of emphasis and was interesting was Jeanne Minnix's "What Brought You to This Planet". Her shout was an ear, you could tell because it looked more solid on the page, and stood out more. Additionally, all the speak or whisper elements surronded it in a circular pattern, bringing more emphasis to it. The light, airy movement of the paint around the ear, created contrast. This made the focal point more clear. In addition she adds other smaller elements around the ear, like a butterfly, or a shoe. These contrast the light background, without being too big and taking away from the shout. She tied the whole spread together with a lace circle around the ear and adding small words.
ReplyDelete-Sarah Wilbert
Looking at the altered books others have created is very fun, because you can see what was going on through the creators head, or what they were feeling, etc. The page I liked most was Virginia Simpson's swallow birds and what seems to be the sun. It was simple and that was what made it beautiful to me. The whisper elements are not many, but the paints in the background serve as a sufficient whisper element. There were little scrawls that I thought added a touch of elegance to the light warm colors of the back. Though there is not really a focal point- none that I could see that is- the birds on the opposite page of the sun was a really nice speak element.
ReplyDeleteIt was interesting because when you look at the two pages, you may seem how they actually differ from one another. The fact that Virginia did not paint the sun completely but rather painted it with brisk straight strokes seem to portray the suns' reflection off the water beneath it.
When i look at the first artist on the page, whos name is Virginia Simpson Magruder, the spred that really drew my eye was the one with the lady with the pink hat. I believe that i was drawn to this spred because when i was scroling the contrast between the bright warm pink hat and the cool collered items really made the hat pop and draw my eye.
ReplyDeleteThe second artist that drew my eye was Jeanne Minnix. The spred that i liked of hers was about the Spiritual Warrior. I really like the red stamp of some sorts in the middle, i think that it is the focal point of the spred. I beleive that it is the focal piant because the stamp is red and the rest of the colors are bland so it really makes the focal point pop.
A final artist that cough my eye was Tracy Moore. The spred that i liked of hers was the one with the slanted face on the white backround. I think that the person is the focal point because it is the largest item on the page and the contrast of colors within it really draw your eye.
-Nick Pulaski
I found that I really appreciated Karen Michel's work. One reason I found her work interesting was that it was very meaningful and inspirational. Another reason I really liked her work was because of her strong focal points. I really liked the way she contrasted warm and cool colors. It made the focal points "pop" much more against the speak elements and the backgrounds.
ReplyDeleteI also really liked the way that Karen Michel did some of her other pieces. She would use strong, bright colors for the background, and something neutral and calm for the focal point such as white. I found these pieces interesting because they weren't the usual contrast of warm and cool colors. It made the piece much more attractive and appealing because the focal point was so obvious. It made the spreads sharper-looking.
~EMILAY ENDEN<3
when i look at all of Virginia Simpsons altered book pages the one that stands out to me is the first one with the horse, cat and space backround. It stands out to me because of the space backround with the cat and horse both looking ito it. To me the shout of it is the horse because it is so large and has so many colors. I love how the whole thing is a mystery to the viewer and the only person who understands it is Virginia Simpson.
ReplyDeletewhen I look through Jeanne Minnix altered book pages the one that stands out to me is the one titled (you're fired). I like it because it says MAD in the middle of the page which stands out and then there are arms and eyes allaround the page. I find it cool that she painted words around the page that described how whoever felt when they were fired. I also noticed that there were small guns around the page.
And for the final artist, Tracy Moore the painting that exploded out at me was the first one with the lime green backround. To me the shout of this altered book page is the gas mask on the creature. I love how its eyes are outlined with hieroglyphics or something. It looks like the creature is in some kind of toxic liquad. I love the way Tracy Moore designed this spead it really jumps out and says "what do i stand for?".
-Kenny Kiriluk
All the books I looked at this week were very good, but I seemed to really like the work done by Virginia Simpson-Magruder. I really liked looking at the very first spread on the page. It was very simple, but I really loved it. I really like the whole night theme, and the parts of the background that sparkled and were lighter than the others were a original idea for a whisper element. The horse was the first part that stuck out to me because of the dark blue colors against the brown and white. It also looked like it was coming from the side of the page, so even the angle that she put it on made a huge difference. It reminds me of a fairy tale, magical theme which I think is really original.
ReplyDeleteAnother artist that was very unique was Karen Michel. I absolutely loved the spread with the bright colored beads and sequins against the brown background. It created a beautiful pattern that really caught my eye. Even the way she seemed like she laced the sides stood out and showed, but they didn’t over through the beaded pattern. She seems like she drew many different patterns and designs and they were all so unique so it didn’t get boring to look at her work. The way she put her pages together reminded me of an old scrapbook.
-Danielle Tufano
One artist who's altered book i really enjoyed was Karen Michel. Her piece with the owl was very eye catching. Obviously, the focal point was the owl, and this was firstly acheived by making it very bright warm colors. Secondly, the owl dominates the page, bigger than anything else. While she does have a warm backround, she also out lines the owl with golden sparkles yet you dont notice these until after you notice the owl.
ReplyDeleteAnother piece that i thought was very well done was one of Tracy Moores'. Her page with the white and black backround really compliments the colorful mask. Its obvious that the mask is the shout because it takes half the page and also is painted very bright colors.
Peter Chiang
All of these altered books blew my mind, but one certain book really caught my eye was one done by Tracy V. Moore. The shout of this picture is very obvious and it attracts the readers eye the second you open it. In one picture, the are words with white background around a man who is colored in with warm colors. The contrast of the warm colors makes the reader only want to look at the picture and keep looking at it. Tracy Moore's shout aspect is very clear, but to understand the meaning of the single page, the speak and whisper elements have to be read. Her book is interesting and well put, and she puts it all together perfectly.
ReplyDelete-Josh Jona
I believe that Jeanne Minnix has very interesting altered books. Her focal point is mainly color. She doesn't use much color in her whisper or speak elements, so when she uses those random spots of color, it really draws your eye.
ReplyDeleteAnother artist i feel had strong elements of art was Virginia Simpson-Magruder, her books had very strong whisper elements, as well as speak. Her whisper elements in the backround really flowed, then she would have a strong focal point that would really pop out at you as you were looking at the whisper elements aw well.
-Rachel Fain
the artist i liked the most was jeanne minnix. i liked her style in her pages. one of my favorite pages was her 6th page with the girl in it. sometimes putting your center of interest isnt the best thing to do but on that page it works really well. i liked how some of the shout was hidden and couldnt see the whole thing. it made it more interesting. it was fun to look at, it wasnt too busy but it had just enough elements to it. all the sheet music and letters add a nice touch to it. also there was just enough color as well -lacey
ReplyDeletei really like the work of Virginia Simpson Magruder becuase she used a variety of color and medium. i especially liked the authentic feels that she incorborated in her pieces by working with different animals. i especially like the picture of the horse, rabbit and cat on the stary night. the beautiful shading of blues blacks and whites made a deep contrast to the animals and foliage. the cat or horse could be seen as the focal point as the rabbit was more of a whisper by blending in the backround. her speak was the softer greens she used around the bottom and border. overall i think alot of her pages are well crafted and designed.
ReplyDeletedarci d.
After looking through Tracy Moore's book, I realized many more characteristics of a "shout" other than the use of warm to cool (or cool to warm) colors, and the size of the element itself. After seeing many black and white pages, I realized the use of texture to make an image "pop". Also, with some pages featuring a lot of mixed media, I saw that layering of different textures also helped create a barrier from "speak" to "shout" elements.
ReplyDelete-Alex Buonaiuto
I really loved the work that was done by Jeanne Minnix. Her use of different textures is outstanding and it inspires me to use more materials instead of paper. For example instead of using paper to draw a plant, why not use cloth or leaves of the actual plant. I really enjoyed the use of colors that she used it was just enough. I also liked her use of words to make the page DRAMATIC.Her art work literately jumps out to me and catches my eye.
ReplyDeleteSEAN!!!!!!
After i looked at all of the altered books by Jeanne Minnix i was inspired. i have alot of new ideas because her work really connects to me. The different contrast in the backround is so different then her shout. I have difficulty with my shout elements but hers really works together, for example in even her first altered book the green and gray almost match her shout (which is a dark gray) and even though the colors are not that different its really cool how her focal point also known as her shout really does SHOUT at you. its the first thing i look at when i saw her first book, her third book also is so unique and differfent its like nothing i have seen before because its a different shape and her backround is really not noticable because her shout element is soft but still so loud.
ReplyDelete- Maria Sicari
One spread that I really liked was by Jeanne Minnix, titled "alive again." This spread was of a picture of a girl with a music sheet used as a background. What really drew my eyes to the "shout" was the fact that the picture was torn, and it was also darker than the rest of the spread. The artist also used some splashes of red to really make the spread pop.
ReplyDeleteThe other spread that I really liked was by Karen Michel. This spread takes up 2 pages and one side is a detailed drawing of a person however, the other page is a simple blank page with the words "calling all warriors (of the spirit)" written. This was what really caught my eye because it is more bold and has good contrast with the opposite page.
-Ashley Kelly
I really liked Karen Michel’s art for many reasons. I think she has amazing focal points! I also like how she seems to be inspired by nature and everything around her. My favorite part about her work is her whisper elements like the stitching, sequins, and rhinestones. They make the spreads complete and very unique. One of the spread I really like is the one with the white dove and the blue background. I wouldn’t think of having a white focal point but it works great because of the contrast in top of the blue sky. I also thought the way she mixed watercolors was really nice. Overall I really enjoyed all her work and think I may try to use some rhinestones in one of my own spreads.
ReplyDelete-Jen Manning
I really liked Karen Michel’s art for many reasons. I think she has amazing focal points! I also like how she seems to be inspired by nature and everything around her. My favorite part about her work is her whisper elements like the stitching, sequins, and rhinestones. They make the spreads complete and very unique. One of the spread I really like is the one with the white dove and the blue background. I wouldn’t think of having a white focal point but it works great because of the contrast in top of the blue sky. I also thought the way she mixed watercolors was really nice. Overall I really enjoyed all her work and think I may try to use some rhinestones in one of my own spreads.
ReplyDelete-Jen Manning
A spread that really caught my eye was Jeanne Minnix's titled "what brought you to this planet". The simplistic details such as the lace and light pastel colors make the focal point, the ear, even easier to be drawn to. The idea of the spread is very abstract, and very interesting to look at. It makes you think about what the artist is trying to say but in your own words. This has inspired me to work a message into my spread, creating something deeper than just a picture.
ReplyDelete-Elaina Frantellizzi
I really liked Jeanne Minnix's spread titled, " YOU'RE FIRED". Her emotion creating this spread is very clear, she was mad. I like how she clearly dealt with emotions through her art work. It's an inspiring concept, releasing your feelings through art, and Jeanne turned it into something creative and something that shows her talent. My eyes were immediately drawn to the word MAD even though there was no contrast between the background and focal point in color.
ReplyDelete-Honora Murray
I really liked the spread, Ghost Speed, by Jeanne Minnix. In this spread she used a lot of whisper elements in the background like handwriting covered in warm colored water color, like red, orange and pink. Then to make it pop, Jeanne made her focal point, the wolf, in cold colors, such as blues, greens, and purples. This was a shout element because your eyes are directly drawn to this, due to the contrast between the background and the picture. There is also emphasis put on the word "Ghost Dog" because she put excitement lines around it and made it a cold color, which poped on the background.
ReplyDelete-Jessica Simms
The artist that really appealed to me was Tracy Moore. I felt some of her artwork was a bit repetitive, but enjoyed it all. All of her focal points or "shouts" stood out. This is best demonstrated in the one with the colorful guy looking out of the book with the black and white backround with writing. Her "shout" really was distinct at was not so much a "shout" but a "scream in my ear". The contrast between the focal point and the backround was immense. I feel she really achieved a great sense of contrast through her artwork.
ReplyDelete-Thomas Forletti
I highly enjoyed Tracy Moores work in her altered book. I found it intresting because she didnt use much color. Since she didnt use much color when there were splashes of color, it really created contrast that popped off the page in a 3D kind of way.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed how if you looked closely at each individual page you could see the minor details that really made the book fun to keep looking through. i think that if she made some of the backrounds black instead of white it would add more to the book, instead of just whispers and then a shout the black would make each page stand out from the others.
- Bridget T.
I really enjoyed looking at Karen Michels work. One piece of work that she did that I liked was the first one oin her page. It was the owl. The reason why I liked this was because all of the colors that she used made the owl stand out. Also the first thing that I noticed about the picture was the owl because that was the focal point of the piece. Also I liked how you could see where the light was hitting the picture. I enjoyed looking at all of her work but I liied this one the most.
ReplyDelete- Stephanie M.
I liked the spreads by Jeanne Minnix the best. I enjoyed looking at them because all of the spreads in the altered book had a noticable focal point, and most of them had a lot of different colors. Although, some of the other spreads did not have as much color but they are very meaningful and interesting to look at. I also liked how she would use letters or words as the focal point and that really got my attention. The spread I liked to best was "phsychologically bleeding" because it had a lot of colors and it had one big focal point, but it also had the writing on the bottom that also caught my attention.
ReplyDelete~ Caitlin F.
Monica Rahman-
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the works of all the artists listed for the assignment, but overall, I enjoyed the works of Virginia Simpson-Magruder the most. Each of her subjects are identified with ease. Each aspect of her work creates the perfect balance of emphasis on the subject of each spread. In some of her spreads, she uses a simple technique of painting a dark color of sky underneath the light and bright animals she drew (?) as her subject. Another spread that I enjoyed was the dimension between the leaves and birds and the simple spring green background itself. With the washed-out appearance of the background, the birds are added with richer colors and more contrast. Additionally, the fact that the leaves were three-dimensional had their shadows "pop" from the page. I felt that it was a good idea to use some type of adhesive to have the objects stick onto the page to make it seem more natural.
Monica Rahman
All of the artist have a different style on there books. I enjoy all of them but my favorite has to be Virgina Simpsons. I loved the second spread on her website. I like this one the best because it has a interesting vocal point. The vocal point is a picture of a girl. This is the vocal point because her hat is a different color then the rest of the greenish spread, so it stands out. Also because the picture is slightly lighter then the rest of the page. Another reason why i liked these pages is i like the picture of the building she drew. I also throughly enjoyed the gold hand writing as a whispery element.
ReplyDelete-Ruby Barresi
Before I even look into the book the cover really caches my eye. I am talking about Tracy Moore. There is no defiant vocal point on the cover but the way it is put together really is something to look at. Now when I go into the book and look around I see these two spreads that are really good. There is one where there is all writing then this giant colorful face and shoulders. Really a great vocal point. Then there is one more where the head moves to different bodies. Once again there is one vocal point and everything around it is black and white.
ReplyDelete☺☺☺Declan Fabrizio☺☺☺