Interview Refection

Continuing with our art project we had to put together an interview with a professional artist. I decided to interview a man at Point Loma University named Lael Corbin who makes a living doing art. His family was very inspirational to his artwork. They supported him as much as they could.Lael Corbin is a San Diego based artist. His work has taken the form of installation, individual sculptures and photography. He received his MFA in sculpture from San Diego State University in 2007. Currently he teaches drawing, design and photography in the Department of Art and Design at Point Loma Nazarene University, as well as overseeing their workshops and facilities.He and his fanily love doing art in their spair time. He is very creative person he attends coffee shops to showcase his artwork with his partner and wife Ms. Corbin. It was very cool interviewing this man because he had a cool peronality and he felt that his life was art and he loved what he does.

Atomic Bomb Debate

This week we had an Atomic Bomb Debate. We were Promt A Negative. We were against dropping the Atomic Bomb on Japan. I found our topic very interesting actually because it was different from all the others I felt as if everyone could relate to this. Were the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki necessary to save allied lives and to end Japan's threat to world peace? On August 1945, the first dropping of atomic bombs in areas of Japan killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people. Suddenly following those bombings, Japan surrendered to the United States.As the war started to come to an end with Germany, the US had a lot on their hands with a big effective war with Japan. The defeat became much important to many allied and Japanese leaders. From November 1944 to the dropping of the atomic bomb, Japan was subjected to numerous B-29 bomb raids using conventional bombs. General Curtis Le May predicted the war to end in September or October of 1945 because the United States would have run out of industrial targets to destroy. While Japan was being severely bombed, there was also a naval blockade to stop Japan's ability to import such necessities as oil and vital materials. This was a very strong topic because they had no right to bomb Japan, all of those innocent people and their cities. It was no reason for that to happen they were asking for trouble in which not should happen they said they gave a warning but i dont think that was good enough and no i dont think they should of bombed their cities.

Chem/Art

During the whole art project we have been making color pigments including black and white in Chemistry class. This week we have made colors like lead yellow, rust red, and black. Before we have made blue and white. A pigment that wasnt so hard to create was red because all we used was steel wool, and vinegar, it was very simple and easy to create. The most hardest that we have worked with creating by ourselves is yellow because it is very strong. It was very hard to work with because you had to be very careful and make sure it would not spill on you cause of how toxic it was. I was really excited to know that we were going to be creating our own pigments because it was something new and that i had never tried.I thought that the most exciting pigment to make was black because it was a different reaction than all the others, for example we did outside and when we put the acid it rose like a marshmello and then after a while it turned into a hard solid.One thing that I did not like was that we had to write down the procedure , observations, balance any chemical equations that were needed, and find the moles of certain formulas with certain kinds of grams. But i really liked how we got the chance to do something like this.

Secret Field Trip

Last week we were told that we had a secret field trip. For a couple of weeks we had been studing art. That was our clue, it had something to with art. So we were anxious to find out where we were going. We thought we were going to a mueseum but that wasnt it. So as were riding in the middle of no where for about three hours we finally arive at our destination point. You can tell when we got there because all we saw was color. I was realy suprised at where we went but as i was looking around i felt amazed because i know it took a lot of work for just one person. It was really cool how it was formed to say different things about god and jesus since they were the ones who led him on that path.

WW2

World War 2 begin September 1, 1939 and officially ended December 31, 1946. The Japanese gave up on August 15, 1945 signing the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on September 2, 1945, "aboard the USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay. The Japanese troops in China then surrendered to the Chinese on September 9, 1945. But it did not yet end the war although, Japan and the Soviet Union never signed a peace agreement. In the last days of the war, the Soviet Union occupied the southern Kuril Islands, an area claimed by the Soviets and still contested by Japan. On August 14th 1945 after the two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan August 6th and 9th."

When did Pigments start?

Pigments such as ochres and iron oxides have been used since prehistoric times. Archaeologists have not yet discovered evidence that early humans used paint for different purposes such as body decoration. Pigments and paint grinding equipment believed to be between 350,000 and 400,000 years old have been documented in a cave at Twin Rivers, near Lusaka, Zambia.

Making Pigments

Pigment is another word for paint. We made pigments for the first time in class to experiment what we will be using when painting our pictures that we made during the two weeks of our art time. Pigments are very cool to make especially when you are making it for the first time. Pigment is just like paint but a different type of paint that is not used often.

Art

http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/pd--12366964/sp--A/Melusine_Revealed.htm
This website helped me get a better understanding of what Emile Bayard paintings looks like and how he expresses what he puts on paper. It showed me to understand that you have to take your time while you do your art work and what you do reflects on how it looks. So to become a proffessional artist you ave to be willing to take the time to get to the top and feel what artist feel.

Emile Bayard

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=emile+bayard&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
On this website you can find Mr.Bayard art.His art expresses feelings through rough times and happy times.Its an expression of thoughts and power.
Here is a quote from Mr.Bayard article"MAN'S BEGINNING AND END AS NOVELISTS TELL IT; A Russian and a Dane Portray the Past and Give a Glimpse Into the Future of the Human Race in Two Astonishing Works of Fiction.Emlie Bayard is a wise and powerful man that did many things to continue throughout his career.

Pigments

Pigments are chemical compounds which reflect only certain wavelengths of visible light. This makes them appear "colorful". Flowers, corals, and even animal skin contain pigments which give them their colors. More important than their reflection of light is the ability of pigments to absorb certain wavelengths.

Emile Bayard

Emile Bayard was born in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre in 1837. He began publishing cartoons in newspapers at the age of 15,using the name Abel de Miray. As an illustator, he never used photographic documents and always tried to have a meeting with the author. He died in Cairo in 1891.

Links to the industrial revolution

http://industrialrevolution.sea.ca/impact.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0116084/IR2.htm
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1026/is_4_159/ai_73410717

Here are some websites that talk about the art during the I.R. It began in England in the early 1800's. Read if you would like to find out more information.

Industrial Revolution

How did the Industrial Revolution effect painting and painters? "Well,other things, it brought a new clientele to the painting market and a new awareness of the daily lives of those who now, thanks to the machine age, could afford the time and money to collect art. Artists like Gustave Courbet devoted a lifetime to portraying these people, and in so doing opened up a new avenue of subject matter, portraying peasants, workers, merchants, and other contemporary individuals in a serious spirit."
How did the Industrial Revolution effect painting and painters?
It brought people more people to the gallerys and it was an understanding to peoples daily lives in the real world.

What Is a Blog?

What is a blog?
A blog is a place where you can record your information when doing a school project. Its a place where you can store information about things that other viewers can look at that dont know.