Landscapes: Assignments - Identify Strength of The Street for The Garden

I consider my strength of the street was in my decision of thinking outside the box and explore the assignment in a completely different way. I usually think too realistic and I want to do things how I see them (probably is connected with my photographer eye and my passion for documentary photography). I had a initial idea and vision of how I wanted the project but I had to accept that sadly the street I choose was not able to fulfill that concept. I choose to approach the project with an abstract eye and experiment with ideas and known materials in a different context. I want to keep pushing myself to the unknown,  keep exploring  and take advantage of the learning experience in order to grow, maybe find something that I did not think I would enjoy and improve as an artist. 

Landscapes: Assignment - Research of Gardens Images

• Buckminster Fuller: Kick out from Harvard on 1913, join the navy from 1917 -1919, start his own company on 1926 and work on his inventions until his death on 1983.
• Ha - has ( Recessed Walls ): Use on landscapes design to protect the access to the garden.
• Parco dei Mostri:  The park of monsters of Bormazo is located in Bormazo/Italy. The park was created in 1552 as "Villa of wonders".

Echiona, the lions  and the fury

This is my favorite image because of the mythological features and if I can choose a characteristic from the sculpture I will go for the wings. 

• Roman Forum: An ancient Trajan Market/ Plaza located in Rome/Italy. The Forum was important to the social, political and commercial life in the Roman empire. First developed in the 7th century. 

Arch of Septimius Severus

This is my favorite image because of the structure of the arch and the great amount of details.

• Boboli Garden: Is located in Florence/ Italy. The garden was build between the 15th and 19th centuries. 

Grotta Grande ( the Buontalenti Grotto)

This is my favorite image because of the material (stalactites) and the creepy look the whole  sculpture installation has. 

• Jardin du Luxembourg: Is located in Paris/ France and created in 1612. 

Fontaine de Medicis

This is my favorite image because of all the details on the arch and the enclosure with the water.

• Tivoli Garden: is located  near Rome in Italy in an area called Villa d'Este in the town of Tivoli. The idea of the garden was created on 1550 but became a reality on 1560.

Fontana della Rometa

This is my favorite image because the fountain resembles a boat  and is surrounded by beautiful climbing plants.

• Bernini's Four Rivers: Is located in Rome/ Italy and it was design on 1651. 

Bernini's Fontana de Quattro Fiumi

My favorite image of the fountain are the human figures with their facial expressions that surrounds the fountain. 

• Jean Dubuffet's  Jardin d'Emaille: Is located on the Kroller-Muller Museum in The Netherlands. The garden was created in 1974.

Detail of Dubuffet's Installation

My favorite image of this installation is the popping flower that separates from the walking structure.

• Stowe Garden: Is located in Buckingham/ England. The development of the garden start in the 1680's.

The Palladian Bridge

This is my favorite image because of the architectural design  and the way the columns and arch's are used with the environment.

• Stourhead Garden: Is located in Stourton/ England. Created in the 18th century and first opened to the public in 1740's.

The Gothic Cottage

This is my favorite image because  the windows called my attention and I am a big fan of Gothic architecture. 

• Washington D.C. - Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens: The aquatic garden is located on Anacostia Avenue in Washington D.C. The gardens start on the 1880's when Walter Shaw  bought a tiny space of land at the flats of Anacostia river. 

Water lilies blooming on the summer

This is my favorite image because the lilies are full bloom during the summer giving a pop to the garden. Also remind me of Monet Water Lilies.

• Vizcaya Museum: Vizcaya is located in Miami because James Deering wanted an Italian- Renaissance  Style Villa as a winter house. Vizcaya was constructed by James Deering Company " Deering Mc-Cormick Harvester". The first plans to create Vizcaya start in 1910, on 1912 Deering started to purchase the first area of land, on 1914 the construction of the main house started.  Vizcaya is named after the Spanish merchant Vizcaino and is located on Biscayne Bay. 

Selfie at Vizcaya Miami ( 8 months ago approx)

My favorite image from Vizcaya is the main garden because it looks like a labyrinth. 

• Fairchild Tropical Garden: Fairchild gets its name from well known plant explorer, David Fairchild. Fairchild moved to Miami in 1935 and with a group of  plant lovers decided to open a unique 83 acres botanical garden on 1938. The garden is located in Old Cutler Road/ Coral Gables. 

Art and Sculpture Garden

My favorite image from the garden is the art and sculpture that mixed with the beautiful plants creating a beautiful environment. 

Meta Assignment: Prompt #1

Formula of Creative Process

My creative process not always start in the same way. My first step is usually the research; between the topic and artist research, I mostly focus on the topic in order to have background information and start working . Then I jump to the experimentation, sometimes if  I  feel I need further motivation or inspiration to conclude with my artwork I go back to the research specially of artists and techniques . While I am on the making: I reflect, set my goals and try to figure out if my artwork is going in the right path. The documentation start with the research, on my sketchbook, I doodle ideas and plans but the final blog documentation I leave it until the end when my project is finalize. I have to admit that I do not think to much in the overall presentation of my piece to the audience. I rely on the power of my piece to speak by itself rather than putting a presentation together to make it powerful. This affects my creative process cause sometimes I over-think to much during the research instead of just experiment and also I should start thinking in the presentation as a part of my artwork to be more successful. 

Creative Impulse: Exercise-Paper Folding

Origami 

First Class Assignment !!!! I wanted to make an origami fish but I suddenly forgot how to fold the paper so this fox/rabbit hybrid was the final result :)

WARP First Post

Labels Help You Organize

All blog posts must be labeled with two keywords, which blogger calls Labels. When faculty visits your blog for evaluation purposes, we will use the labels to quickly find your work. If you do not use the keywords properly, we will not be able to find your work. Proper set-up and maintenance of your blog falls under the Research and Participation part of your grade which counts for 30% of the overall semester grade. 

Topical Keywords

The first set of keywords correspond to the module we are working in. We will refer to these as topical keywords since they correspond to the topic we are exploring over the two-week periods. Your first group of posts will be labeled under Topic: Creative Impulse since this is the first topic (Topic #1). Here are the topical keywords you will use through out the semester:

Topic: Creative Impulse

Topic: Pattern and Ornament

Topic: Rhinoceros

Topic: Narrative

Topic: Landscape

Topic: Zine

Categorical Keywords

The second set of keywords will organize your posts according to kind. Here are the Keywords you will use for Labels:

Exercises - tag for posts documenting all assigned exercises. The first one will be the paper folding exercise from the first class. 

Readings - tag for posts containing your two paragraph responses to the assigned readings. The first ones will be for "The White Bird" and the Jerry Saltz article from Vulture.com. 

Small Works - tag for posts documenting all assigned small works. The first blog post labeled Small Works will contain images and accompanying descriptions of the three small works you complete for the Creative Impulse Module (Topic #1). 

In-Depth Projects - tag for posts documenting all assigned In-Depth projects. The first blog post labeled In-Depth Projects will contain images (or video if appropriate) and accompanying descriptions of the more robust work you produce in response to the Creative Impulse Module (Topic #1).

Outside Visits - tag for posts containing your two paragraph responses to all required visits outside of the classroom. These include visits we do together as a class [during class time] or individually outside of class time. 

Please be sure to use both a topical and categorical keyword when labeling your posts.