I first learned of Cindy Sherman in AP Art History in high school, and I think she's great. Her portraits are always attention-grabbers and the fact that she poses herself in all of her portraits takes guts. Not only is her work fascinating, it also supports beliefs important to Sherman. She raises interesting questions about the role of women in society.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Diane Ackerman Responses
SPEAKING OF TOUCH
The word “touch” derives from many different languages and has many different meanings. Despite the many different meanings of touch, they all stem from one central factor, emotion. The literal meaning of touch or everyday meaning is when something physically touches us, but the meaning can be so much deeper than that. I like D.H. Lawrence’s use of the word, “a profound penetration into the core of someone’s being.” A touch is so much more than something physical. It came full circle when reading Sachs’ quote when describing someone on their last breath, the sense of touch is the last to go.. This makes it so much more meaningful.
The word “touch” derives from many different languages and has many different meanings. Despite the many different meanings of touch, they all stem from one central factor, emotion. The literal meaning of touch or everyday meaning is when something physically touches us, but the meaning can be so much deeper than that. I like D.H. Lawrence’s use of the word, “a profound penetration into the core of someone’s being.” A touch is so much more than something physical. It came full circle when reading Sachs’ quote when describing someone on their last breath, the sense of touch is the last to go.. This makes it so much more meaningful.
"The first emotional comfort, touching and being touched by our mother, remains the ultimate memory of selfless love, which stays with us life long."
Thinking of something so complicated and complex as life stemming from something as simple as a touch is extraordinary. This section made me stop and think how incredible life is and how it comes to be. Life is so complex and without touching, it would not exist. Touching has much more of an impact on our daily lives than we could ever imagine.
Thinking of something so complicated and complex as life stemming from something as simple as a touch is extraordinary. This section made me stop and think how incredible life is and how it comes to be. Life is so complex and without touching, it would not exist. Touching has much more of an impact on our daily lives than we could ever imagine.
THE SKIN HAS EYES
“Touch, by clarifying and adding to the shorthand of the eyes, teaches us that we live in a three-dimensional world.”
I think the sense of touch is something taken for granted in life. The touch of a loved one letting us know they care, or touching an object in the dark and knowing almost immediately what shape it is, these things have become natural and automatic. This is much like sight. I like the example Ackerman gives of Rembrandt not painting an entire boy’s hat in his painting because the mind registers it full. We all have natural habits, and touching is one of them.
“Touch, by clarifying and adding to the shorthand of the eyes, teaches us that we live in a three-dimensional world.”
I think the sense of touch is something taken for granted in life. The touch of a loved one letting us know they care, or touching an object in the dark and knowing almost immediately what shape it is, these things have become natural and automatic. This is much like sight. I like the example Ackerman gives of Rembrandt not painting an entire boy’s hat in his painting because the mind registers it full. We all have natural habits, and touching is one of them.
Human Body Required
The decisions I made came from trial and error in working with the wire. I ended up creating an abstract ballet costume with a triangle motif. The triangle motif came about from the creation of the top. The top was made with a number of small triangles all tied together with thin wire. The paper hanging down is meant to bring the design together, full circle.
Short Story Project - The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
The story begins by the narrator describing a festival as he walks through the crowds of a small town. My mind immediately thought of bright, vibrant colors - purples, reds, yellows, greens. While reading I thought of happy thoughts and positive vibes. This is why all the paper balls inside the square are bright colors. The story then took a quick turn and became very dark and depressing. When the boy was locked in the cellar and described the darness and being scared of the mop, I thought of the once happy boy trapped in a box of darkness - grays and blacks. The bright colored paper balls represent the littly boy and the dark box represents the boy being trapped in the cellar, with the mop strings being used in order to hang the piece.
Soap Carving - Destroyed
2. Placed in oven
3. Pressed down with spatula
4. Cooled in refrigerator
5. Warmed with a lighter
6. Created texture
7. Inked with yellow ink
8. Covered with sprinkles
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