Big idea project

Inflatable Group Evaluation

In the beginning of the inflatables project things weren't turning out so well because we were trying to make things way more complicated than the structure needed to be, but in the end things went really well. We felt pretty good about the shower stall and the fact that it could hold more than 4 people but not a lot of people wanted to enter it (a few did but not a lot) and even though most people didn't enter the shower everyone that walked by wanted to draw on it which made it a big hit we thought. The wind was a big problem because even though we had things to weigh down the shower, if there was a big gust of wind the structure would try to fall over. I liked my performance piece for the shower because it was nice to sleep, which is something we all really needed. In the end we ended up not using a lot of energy because we used a small fan instead of leaf blowers to inflate the shower.

Lecture Survey

What is your favorite color?

Purple/Violet

How important is the appearance or design of the following products in your decision to purchase the product?

new car:      very

underwear:      not very

tv set:       somewhat

winter coat:       somewhat

What is your 2nd favorite color?

Pink/rose

"When you select pictures, photographs, or other pieces of art for your home, do you find you lean more toward modern or more toward traditional styles?"

modern

"If you had to choose from the following list, which type of art would you say you prefer?"

European

Which of the following statements applies to you more?

"When choosing pictures, photographs, or other art for my home, I focus on whether or not I like the piece"

Would you say you prefer older objects or newer objects to collect or decorate you home?

newer objects

"Would you say that you prefer seing paintings of wild animals, like lions, giraffes, or deer, or that you prefer seeing paintings of domestic animals, like dogs, cats or other pets?"

wild animals

"In general, would you rather see paintings of outdoor scenes or would you rather see paintings of indoor scenes?"

indoors

Which of the following outdoor scenes appeals to you the most?

Paintings of:

forests

Which season would you most like to see depicted in a painting?

spring

Which of the following types of indoor scenes appeals to you most?

still life paintings of/domestic scenes with:

people

Do you tend to prefer paintings that are related to religion or those that are not related to religion?

Which of the following statements is closest to your view?

"Paintings don't necessarily have to teach us any lessons, but can just be something a person likes to look at."

Which of the following statements is closest to your view?

"I prefer paintings that are different-looking if they're very realistic, I might as well be looking at a photography"

"Do you prefer paintings that exaggerate the dimensions or reality of objects we already know, or ones that feature imaginary objects which have no connection to everyday life?"

imaginary

"Do you prefer seeing bold, stark designs or more playful, whimsical designs?"

playful

Do you tend to favor paintings with sharp angles or ones with soft curves?

soft curves

"Which patterns do you like better: geometric patterns or more random uneven patterns?"

random uneven

"Do you like to see expressive brush-strokes on the canvas, or do you prefer that the surface of the canvas be smooth, more like a photograph?"

expressive

Do you like to see colors blend into each other or do you like it when different colors are kept apart?

blend

"Every color has a wide range of shades. Take the color blue, for example. An artist can use a bright, vibrant shade of blue, like a royal blue, a pale, muted shade of blue, like light blue, or a darker tone of blue, like dark or midnight blue. In general, which would you say that you prefer? when the artist uses more vibrant shades, paler shades, or darker shades of color?"

vibrant

"In general, do you enjoy paintings that have a more serious or a more festive mood?"

festive

"And how about the painting itself - do you like it to be busy and contain lots of people or objects, or do you like it to be as simple as possible?"

busy

How about the size of paintings: do you prefer larger paintings or smaller paintings?

larger

full wall

"Some paintings are of famous historical figures and others are of more ordinary people. Do you generally prefer paintings of famous people, or ones of more ordinary paintings."

ordinary

"If you prefer famous people, do you prefer figures from a long time ago, like Lincoln or Jesus, or more recent figures, like John F. Kennedy or Elvis Presley?"

Elvis

"Do you prefer paintings which are predominantly of children, of women, or of men, or doesn't it matter?"

Women

"Thinking back to the paintings of people that you have like in the past, for the most part were the figure working, at leisure, or were they posed portraits?"

posed

"Which do you think you like better, a painting of one person or of a group of people?"

one person

"And from what you've seen, would you say that you prefer paintings in which the person or people are nude, partially clothed or fully clothed?"

nude

If you were given the choice of a gift - a sum of money or a piece of art that you genuinely like and which was of equal value to the money, which would you choose?

money

Which one of the following would be most important to you in deciding how much money you would spend on a painting?

the degree to which you like the painting

What is the most amount of money you would consider spending on a piece of art you really like?

$5

"For each of the following names, indicate if your impressions of that artist's work are very favorable, favorable, or very unfavorable. Some of these artists are not very well known, so if you have never heard of someone, or don't know enough about their work to have an opinion, just say so."

Pablo Picasso - very unfavorable

Norman Rockwell - i don't know

Jackson Pollock - i don't know

Salvador Dali - i don't know

Leroy Neiman - i don't know

Claude Monet - favorable

Rembrandt - i don't know

Andy Warhol - very favorable

Georgia O'Keefe - very favorable

"If you could pick one type of person you'd most enjoy having dinner with, would you choose an artist, a television or movie actor, an author, or a sports star?"

Artist. Preferably Lady Gaga.

"How often, on average, would you say that you go to art museums - more than two times a year, one or two times a year, less than once a year, or not at all?

more than 2 times a year

The following are some reasons people have given in the past as to why they do not go to art museums more often. For each reason, please tell whether it is a major reason why you do not go to musuems more often, a minor reason, or not a reason at all:

1. there is not an art museum in my area:  not a reason

2. I do not have enough spare time:  minor

3. I don't feel comfortable in art museums because I don't know alot about art: not a reason

4. the cost of admission is too expensive: major

5. I simply don't enjoy looking at art: not a reason

Would you favor or oppose spending more money in federal taxes than we do on the arts?

FAVOR

Some works of art are displayed in public places. Do you think that average citizens should or should not have a say in determining which works of art are appropriate to be displayed in public?

SHOULD NOT.

"When it comes to most political issues, do you think of yourself as a liberal, a conservative, or a moderate? If moderate, do you think of yourself as being closer to being liberal or being conservative?"

moderate. even.

Which of the following income categories includes your total family income in 1992 before taxes?

BWAHAHAHA I have no idea

What is your gender?

Female

Big Idea Proposals

1.     1. Video – inspired by Pipiloti Rist. Explore different interpretations of a line of a song.

2.     

Dress in all white and lay next to containers of various colors of finger paints. Have sign encouraging class to paint on me. After a while, get up suddenly and seem frustrated. Attempt to repaint everything white but realize its impossible. It represents how everyone you encounter in life will affect you. I can change the ending.

3.     Build a sculpture of a woman made from feminine objects used throughout different stages of a woman’s life

4.     Series of life size pictures imitating the “You must be this tall to ride” signs at theme parks, but they tell women exactly what they have to look like (i.e. “You must be this skinny,” “You must have this bra size” etc.)

5.     A series of pictures of me doing socially unacceptable things in public places (inspired by my feminist pictures in walmart)

6.     A video of me in a white dress with some sort of fragile object representing my religious faith. I look happy with it in the beginning but people (friends that help me) with come by and mark my dress with black paint or ink and I will struggle against them at first but throw the object and break it. I will abandon the shattered mess to join my group of friends where I will act like I’m having fun but then end up miserable. The whole video will represent where I stand in my religious views.

7.     A series of photos of myself or other girls naked, censored by words or sentences like “Is this art?” etc.

Kevin Setting His Modular Madness Man On Fire

Color Project

Feminist Pictures

Mark making assignments

Poetry Photos

My line was "Wet girl shot dead eye"

stuffed animal for inflatable practice