Assignment 2

There are four domains of creativity. They include fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. Fluency is being creative by generating many ideas. Flexibility is seen as being creative by generating different types of ideas or looking at ideas from different perspectives. Originality is showing creativity by coming up with abnormal ideas. Elaboration means adding more to the ideas generated in order to make them better.

                                   

Feldman Method of Art Criticism

Description is describing what you see, delaying your judgment. Analysis is to describe behaviors of what you see. Interpretation is finding the meaning of what you see and figuring out how is makes you feel. Evaluation is the final step, you evaluate what you see. Ask yourself does the work have value through formal qualities.

Assignment 1

Hey! I am Trudy Baker from Lake City, South Carolina. I am a junior and a early childhood education major!

   I have attempted to make art a few times. I have made a light house sculpture out of plaster and then painted it after it was dry. It actually turned out really well. I have also attempted to paint on canvas, it did not go to well. I ended up just painting trees. I remember being really aggravated that I could not paint the picture the way I wanted it.  I like pretty much all art, but I hope to gain a better appreciation for all types.

    I have not been to a Museum since last summer with the children I babysit for. However, my mom and I walked into an Art Gallery a few weeks ago and we had a great time examining pieces, talking about why we like them, and discussing what room we would put them in at the house. I have always liked Plays and Ballets. I actually went to a couple last semester. I have never gone to or seen an Opera or Art Film however. I believe by taking this class it will broaden my appreciation.

   The way I learn the best is in an active learning environment. I learn better when I can actively engage in what the Professor is saying.

   I am taking this class because it is required for my major and also like I previously stated that I feel like it will help me gain a better appreciation for all types of art. Art has moved me before. Once I stopped at Ernest Lee’s stand and he was painting. The way he seemed to enjoy what he did so much moved me. Happiness inspires me; it inspires me to find things in life that make me happy. I believe art is different for each person. I believe art is an expression of someone’s feelings. I think that art can be found in a lot of things such as comics, music, video games, and television.

   I am not exactly sure who decides if art is good. I feel like art is good if it moves or inspires you, I don’t think it is decided by one person.

   When my friends and I debate music or movies I believe we critique them by comparing them to our past favorites. I think that the best movie of last year was Love and Other Drugs. It was my favorite because it was a very realistic movie. When I think of an Art Film I think of an independently made film, a film that is dramatic.

  All of the CD’s in my car are Dave Matthew Band. They are my absolute favorite.