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.....