Andy Goldsworthy

I find this picture by Andy Goldsworthy interesting because of the change in colors as the rocks go toward the hole in the middle.  It is kind of like when going into a cave or something and the deeper you get the darker the hole in the middle gets.  It is a very neat piece of art because of the circle that is created.  I like the fact that it isn't chaotic like the other pieces of art we have looked at in class.  It is different and resembles a passage through the middle which is quite interesting.

Form vs. Content

The picture above is one that was drawn by Bejamin Franklin and shows a great distinction between form and content.  The content of the picture is a message that says the colonies that existed at the time were too seperate and needed to join together as one.  The colonies at the time we separated and he was saying if they didn't join together it was going to end in people dying, which is what happened during the civil war.  The form of the picture is a political cartoon that he posted in the Pennsylvania Gazette.  The cartoon is how Benjamin Franklin decided it was the best way to convey his message.

Lucas Samaras

The box above made by Lucas Samaras really stood out to me over the rest.  The man looking back at you in the mirror just caught by eyes and put an immediate interest in me.  The box is designed to make it look like someone is looking in the mirror and their reflection is coming back at you.  The box has an eerie sense to it and thats what made it interesting.  Even the design on the outside of the box with the black and white stripes and the two spots, kind of messes with your eyes and makes you think a little bit.  I couldn't tell what was in the box but to me it looked a little like diamonds with something placed in the diamonds.  I found this piece to be a mind twisting box that makes you think about what you can see.

Louise Nevelson

This picture of a box by Louise Nevelson stood out to me because it is a house that has different designs over it.  At first glance I thought it was a house that was in ruins and was about to fall down, but taking a closer look I noticed that those were just part of the design.  She uses all different kind of shapes to give an image that when looked at in different ways it can be perceived to be two different objects all together.  It is an amazing piece of art with intricate details.

Joseph Cornell Artwork

I chose this piece of artwork by Joseph Cornell because it was very colorful and stood out to me.  I noticed this piece over the rest because of all the types of different birds that existed in it.  It interested me to want to know what this piece of art was actually about.  To me it seemed like it the picture was about the evolution of the stages of a birds life, but I may be wrong.  The puzzle behind the meaning and the detailed colors of the artwork were why I chose this interesting piece by Joseph Cornell.

Design Definition

After reading chapter 1 of the text I came up with my own definition of design based on the concepts.  The way I define design is the art of planning and organizing materials to express a specific message or idea.  Companies use it to express what they are about and to try to get people to use their product.  There are other uses, but this is the definition I came up with after the reading of what the text defines design as.

The logo above of McDonald’s is the design they came up with to try to get people to come there.  They use a slogan to go with it that read’s “I’m lovin’ it.”  They are trying to convey the message that people love their food and that you should come try it.  This is a great example of my definition of design of a company trying to convey a specific message.