Final Paper AAD 251
Jocelyn Herana
June 3, 2012
AAD 251
Greg Gurley
FINAL REFELCTION
How has this class experience enhanced your ability to communicate visually? How are you more visually literate? This class experience has enhanced my understanding of the art world and how visuals play a major role in expressing certain ideals. The way certain artists portray their art is caused by many different techniques. It’s amazing to see my progression through out from week to week through my discussion boards. I even learned something the very first week of class, in the Abbott reflection I stated, “A big theme in this photograph is the use of lines. As we have studied in class lines add a lot of meaning and can be used interchangeably. Also, I like how the flag is positioned in the photograph. It is not focused right in the center that allows the eye to absorb so much more information in. The American flag is also scaled larger than a lot of it’s surrounding objects. I like how the light hits the flag differently and allows for two different views, one dark, and one sunny. The stars and stripes give a lot of texture to the flag. For this reason I feel that the message behind this photograph is more focused on America and it’s ideals. I like how the flag shadows on the people. To me it portrays the image of how important our country is and it’s unity.” Rereading my analysis of a simple photograph really shocked me, never would I thought that I was this insightful in art, and just in the first discussion I was talking about contrast, shadows, lines, and meaning. I have used this technique in describing my photographs I take. I take black and white photographs and using my knowledge about lines, shape, position, contrast, and shadows have ultimately amplified my work as a photographer and made my photographs better because I have a better understanding for an artist’s eye. With this artist eye, I am more visually literate because I can know understand the differences between connotative
June 3, 2012
AAD 251
Greg Gurley
FINAL REFELCTION
How has this class experience enhanced your ability to communicate visually? How are you more visually literate? This class experience has enhanced my understanding of the art world and how visuals play a major role in expressing certain ideals. The way certain artists portray their art is caused by many different techniques. It’s amazing to see my progression through out from week to week through my discussion boards. I even learned something the very first week of class, in the Abbott reflection I stated, “A big theme in this photograph is the use of lines. As we have studied in class lines add a lot of meaning and can be used interchangeably. Also, I like how the flag is positioned in the photograph. It is not focused right in the center that allows the eye to absorb so much more information in. The American flag is also scaled larger than a lot of it’s surrounding objects. I like how the light hits the flag differently and allows for two different views, one dark, and one sunny. The stars and stripes give a lot of texture to the flag. For this reason I feel that the message behind this photograph is more focused on America and it’s ideals. I like how the flag shadows on the people. To me it portrays the image of how important our country is and it’s unity.” Rereading my analysis of a simple photograph really shocked me, never would I thought that I was this insightful in art, and just in the first discussion I was talking about contrast, shadows, lines, and meaning. I have used this technique in describing my photographs I take. I take black and white photographs and using my knowledge about lines, shape, position, contrast, and shadows have ultimately amplified my work as a photographer and made my photographs better because I have a better understanding for an artist’s eye. With this artist eye, I am more visually literate because I can know understand the differences between connotative