This is a medium for my case studies of visual culture. Each case study is analyzed on a scale of ten points:Raw/Clean spectrum, 2. Like or dislike, 3. Immediately aesthetically pleasing, 4. Pop or counterculture, 5. Elaboration, 6. Personal perspective, 7. Category of Art, 8. Assumed authorial intent, 9. Name of artist, 10. Context. Here I apply my knowledge of visual culture to forms of art. Covc is mostly subjective. Through analysis I express my opinions on art. Some parts are objective. For example, some artists are pop culture artists and therefore I would classify their art as pop culture. When reading these case studies it is important to understand my perspective. I am mostly interested in and stimulated by contemporary and post modern art. Photography is my favorite form of art and sculpture is my least favorite. I prefer art that is more raw than clean and am mainly interested in fashion photography and amateur works that capture everyday life without being too sloppy. I mainly draw inspiration from "I Love Fake" Magazine (http://www.ilovefakemagazine.com/), kanYe West: blog (http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/), and Sabino (http://sabino.tumblr.com/).

28th April 2010

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Main or Interesting Ideas and Concepts From Ways of Seeing

  • The world is composed of visuals (1-5)
  • How one’s knowledge of history improves their concept of art. “When we ‘see’ a landscape, we situate ourselves in it. If we ‘saw’ the art of the past, we would situate ourselves in history.”
  • The social urgencies that art reflects.
  • How the reproduction of a piece changes it’s meaning (18-19).
  • The affect of a work’s market value on the piece itself (23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 88 [at “hack work”]).
  • Sidenote: I just realized that throughout pages 29-33 the means of production are mentioned in a negative light and much like they are mentioned later in the book. This makes me think the Capitalism’s and the means of production’s affect on art is a major theme here. (86 [mention of the ruling class], )
  • The different ways in which the presence of a man and woman affect a work of art (45, 46)
  • The oil painting and all the comes with it (84+).
  • Publicity (the last section).