More really good work!

Courtney Surmanek

Christina Chung

 

 

Christina Chung (detail)

Nicole Wachter

Last chances

Hi all,

Just a reminder...  I will be in the office on Tuesday, from 12:30 until 1:30PM and on Wednesday, from 3:15 until 6:15PM to accept late work.  Final portfolios (Portfolio Development class) should be emailed to me at gehrinm@sunysuffolk.edu by no later than 6:15PM Wednesday.  Also, papers can be submitted to my mailbox and projects can be left on the tables in Rm 110 until 6:15PM WEDNESDAY.  Be sure your name is on your work!!  No late work will be accepted after this.  Good luck with everything and happy holidays!

More really good work!

Erik Olson

Diedre Keen

Charissa Bianco

Yasmin Mukhtarzada

Nice work, Alanna!

Great work Svitlana!

Nice work, Morgan!

Former Student Work: Arjan Zazueta

Line and Form...

Ohad Meromi at Harris Lieberman

Harris Lieberman Gallery

National Portfolio Day

The Art Club trip to National Portfolio Day at the Javits Center in Manhattan is still on. There were not enough students to get funding from the college, but a group is still going. I'm meeting students at the Javits Center at 34th St. and 11th Ave. at 10:30 AM on Sunday. Email me if you want to join us. gehrinm@sunysuffolk.edu

Deadline updates...

3D and Sculpture students:

"Mid Term" papers will be due on Nove. 28th the Monday following Thanksgiving break.

3D students:

Your current project "Transformer" will be due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, November 2nd

Tate Channel: Gerhard Richter

Tate Channel: Gerhard Richter

Gerhard Richter painting

Gerhard Richter Painting on Nowness.com.

Art Club trips!!! Sign up!!!

Hi everyone,

The Art Club has planned TWO trips this semester.  We need you to sign up in advance so that we can get college approval.  Please contact Professor Rafferty (raffers@sunysuffolk.edu), or myself (gehrinm@sunysuffolk.edu).  Details are as follows:

#1 The Hamptons, Long Island


Saturday, October 22, 2011

meet in front of Southampton Building 11 am
Destinations: Pollock Krasner Studio, Parrish, Halsey McKay Gallery and possibly Watermill and artist studio tbd

There will only be about 12 seats for this trip (unless one of you volunteers to drive another van!)



#2 NYC

Sunday, November 13, 2011

meet at Ronkonkoma train station 8:30 am
Destination: National Portfolio Day, Javits Center * this is especially important for arts majors interested in transferring and the entire portfolio class

Intro/Advanced Sculpture Quiz Questions

1.     Why was woven fabric important to Magdalena Abakanowicz's early work, after graduation from art school?

2.     What do you think she means by the phrase “it’s inherent qualities”?  (hint: she is suggesting something more than merely physical qualities)

3.     When she began working with the figure, why was she compelled to work with groups of them?

4.     According to the artist, “The most important quality of art is _________________________________________”

5.     Are there any other parts of culture, other than visual art, that you think share this quality?  What might they be?

3D Design Quiz Questions

1.     True or False; Andrea Zittel believes that people are fundamentally interested in perfection.

2.     Explain why.

3.     What attracted Andrea Zittel to the modernist code of aesthetics?

4.     Fill in the blanks:  “Today we look at the way people ____________________ as something that reveals ______________________.”

5.     What do you think of #4?  What does this suggest about the importance of taste?

Port Jefferson Art Supply (Middle Country Rd.)

Hey Sculpture students...  I'm giving you a heads-up that I asked the Port Jeff Art Supply to order extra grey Van Aken plasticine (aka plastilina), aluminum armature wire (optional), and Sculptamold.  These are required materials that are sometimes hard to find because local places can sell oyut quickly.  Try Port Jeff first.  Support your local art supply store!

Quiz Questions

Sculpture and 3D Design students, here are your quiz questions for the current assigned readings.  3D students will only need to respond to the questions regarding Vik Muniz.  Sculpture students will respond to both Mr. Muniz and Jessica Stockholder.

Do not write your answers here.  Writ them on paper and bring them to class.  Or you can write them in class when the quiz is given.  You will not be permitted to reference the readings if you are responding to the questions during class time.

Vik Muniz Quiz:

1.  Vik Muniz draws a comparison between artists and _____________.
2.  He also draws a comparison between art and two other kinds of common things in the culture.  What are they?
3.  Why does he think that it's good to be confused about who you are?
4.  Why was he not interested in his job in advertising?

Jessica Stockholder Quiz:

1.  Jessica Stockholder started out as what kind of artist?
2.  What was her primary material at the beginning of her career as an artist, when her apartment was her studio?
3.  Does she go out of her way to find specific materials or does she prefer to use what's readily available?
4.  She draws a comparison between the meaning in her artwork and the meaning of ___________?

Quiz Questions

I'll be posting the new quiz questions in the morning.  Stay tuned.....

For those of you who are paying attention...

3D Design, Intro and Advanced Sculpture students, here are the questions you will have to answer for this week's quiz.

1. Who were the two most prominent players in Cubism?

2. What were the chief artistic aims of Cubist painting? (i.e., What were these artists trying to do?)

3. Who invented papier colle' and when?

4. Define trompe l'oeil.

Frank Stella - 1972

Hey Portfolio Development students... There are a handful of clips from the film we watched today "Painters Painting" on youtube. It's also available from Netflix as a DVD...

Wrapping up...

Hi all. Please see the Art Department secretary for projects or portfolios that you need to pick up. Projects are in the studio (Rm 110) and portfolios are in a box, next to the printer in Room 108.

Have a great summer!!!

Ken Price at Matthew Marks

Announcement - Critique Postponed!

Hi Sculpture folks. In case you missed it in class today, I announced that I have decided to extend the current project due date from this Thursday until the next scheduled class meeting which is the Tuesday immediately following spring break. Sooo.... You have the break to really be thorough in your surface and finish. Your welcome!

Announcement - Critique Postponed!

Hi 3D Design folks. In case you missed it in class today, I have postponed our due date and critique of the current project until the Monday that we return from spring break. So... Wednesday is a work day, come ready.

This is beautiful.

Joseph Albers is considered the father of color theory. This seven minute clip gives enlightening insight into his work and ideas.

Inspirational.

Student Art Show Reminder...

The deadline to submit work for consideration to the Student Art Show is Monday, Aprill 11th by 11AM.......

Due Date Reminders...

Just a quick reminder of the following upcoming due dates...

Intro Sculpture:

Current project due: Thursday, April 14th at the beginning of class.
Mid Term Paper due: Tuesday, April 26th at the beginning of class.

3D Design:

Current project due: Wednesday, April 13th at the beginning of class.
Mid Term Paper due: Monday, April 25th at the beginning of class.

For a reminder of what the Mid Term Paper asks you to do, visit the assignment page embedded in your respective class syllabus blog page.

This is great stuff. A delightful articulation of creativity.

Marcel Duchamp and the human beat box! Beat box!

Portfiolio Development

Hey, Tuesday afternoon Portfolio Development class.... I will be leaving campus today by 3:00. So, there is no class, but I will be on campus before my departure from 11AM -3PM if you need to see me. Also, FYI... We will be having a mid term, in progress critique of your work two weeks from today, Tuesday March 29. We will touch base in class next week, but your projects should be considerably more developed than they are now...

Neodymium Magnets

Some of you are looking for super strong neodymium magnets. This is the vendor I use...

www.kjmagnetics.com

Announcement - Class Cancellation

Hi Thursday sculpture folks. I am under the weather and need to cancel today's class. I will introduce the next project on Tuesday but if you want to get a jump you can read about it and check out the supporting slide shows and links right here on the blog...

http://professorgehringmicrocosmos.blogspot.com/

Art Club NYC Trip

Hi everyone,

I'm sure you've seen the fliers, but if not... The spring Art Club trip to NYC is this Friday, March 4th. The Art Club is going to the Armory Show, one of the largest and most important art fairs held annually. Hundreds of galleries from around the world bring selections of work from featured artists to the Armory Show. It is a good idea for any of you who are aspiring to be artists to get a sense of what the art world looks like and this is a great oppoprtunity to build part of that picture.

Round trip transportation will be included. Sign up outside the Art Department Secretary's office (Southampton Rm 116) and meet at the Ronkonkoma train station at 8:45 AM.

Hey Sculpture Folks........

If you were in class today, you heard this announcement, if not, here it is... In light of last week's class cancelation, I have extended the project due date for the current assignment. Originally due Thursday, this week (24th), projects are now due on Tuesday, next week (29th) at the beginning of class. Make sure you are here on Thursday so that we can try to solve any problems you may be facing...!

Announcement - Class Cancellation

Hi folks,

I am under the weather and need to cancel today's Sculpture class. Keep making progress on your projects over the weekend. I will see you all on Tuesday.

Avant Garde and Kitsch, by Clement Greenberg, 1939

This will be upcoming assigned reading for my classes. It will be integrated into the mid term assignment. Get a jump, read it now. It's a seminal piece of modernist theory and is scintillating!

Marc Newson 1/5

We're going to be watching some of this in 3D Design next week. If you wanted to check it out early, it would serve as great inspiration for your weekend design assignment. In case you were absent or somehow missed it... Design a better bar of soap. Study how it fits in your hand and carve the form so that it is more well designed to not slip out of your hands while it's wet and slippery in the shower. Bring in 3 carved soap bar designs for class on Monday. Have fun!

This is awesome. Definitely look at this.

Read about it and see more here:
http://inhabitat.com

3D Design schedule update/reminder

Remember, this afternoon/evening is a work day for you to make progress on our current assignment "Product Design Curator". Finished projects will be due at the beginning of class on Wednesday this week.

Snow Day

Hi folks. The roads in Brooklyn are atrocious and the snow keeps on coming. I am anticipating that school will close for afternoon classes and wondering why there is not already an announcement for day classes. Regardless of what announcements the school makes, my afternoon 3D Design class is canceled for today. See you Monday with supplies and objects for your first assignment!

WELCOME BACK! HAPPY SPRING! YAY!