Day one Kat spoke to us about Art and Design and the difference between the two; the group discussed how they are all linked and that all art — whether landscape, portrait, installation, photography, and more — needs a design. I found out that art is subjective; I agree with this, everyone certainly has different opinions on art and what makes it up. In my opinion, art needs a story behind and needs to evoke an emotion within the viewer, making them question the piece and become curious about what they are viewing.
The group made a mind map of different art styles: for example, landscape based art, interior design/3D, illustration, fine art and others. My favourite is portrait drawing. I adore trying to capture a person's likeness, essence and personality all in one image (whether the portrait is a painting, drawing, photograph, collage...)
We viewed Picasso's Weeping Woman and were asked our opinion; my thoughts on this painting are that it's slightly eerie, in all honesty. It isn't a painting I particularly like because I feel the colours aren't linked to the emotion the woman is feeling, and I don't favour abstract art. However, it is obvious that the woman is distraught/distressed and that Picasso thought about her expression and emotions and how he felt he would convey them.
"Why is she crying?" was inquired and this led to us being told that whoever is on our sketchbook needs to have a reason for being there, and that they must mean something to us. We then spoke about personal life and annotating our sketchbooks with explanations about certain people and what they mean to us.
This lesson made me start thinking about making my annotations more thought out and to include more family and friends, and to make my sketchbook more personal.
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