Artist Statement

My artwork is something that just makes me happy. I have no true meaning behind it. I love whimsical paitings and bold colors, greens and blues being my favorite. I tried to use those.

During this class I have went from being a stick figure painter, to a "what is that?" painter to someone who can actually paint something have other people A) like it and B) know what it is that I actually painted. I am proud of this. In the future I hope to get better at painting with better measurements.

P.S. TO THE CLASS--- I have loved meeting all of you! You guys are awesome and I hope to see you all again sometime. I am on Facebook so if you are too just email me at michellelinn83@yahoo.com with your email so I can add you. (You can't add me because I have everything set to private...sorry.)

To Hagit! Thank you soo much for being an awesome teacher. I have enjoyed you and have enjoyed being your class. Thanks again!

Written Assignment #3-The Student Statement

Well, this semester has been a whirlwind of emotions and deadlines. The picture on the bottom reflected that as it was done in the moment of it all. I wanted to make that statement bigger, so I tried to recreate it on a bigger medium and it became something very different, as it is illustrated in the picture on top. It looks like the cleanup after the storm and that's okay. The emotions subsided as did the chaos and i guess my mood with the paintbrushes lead me to this. That's one thing I like about art: when you're in a mood or a moment the artist side takes over and when you're done "mooding" or "momenting" you have this visual memory of it and maybe have a discussion about the story behind it. Sometimes it's a good story or sometimes it's just a "this-was-how-my-day-was-going" kind of thing. I really learned a lot in this class and hopefully I'll incorporate those things in future works and my style will evolve and techniques will be more defined. Who knows, maybe I'll finally master the lights and darks :-).

Quick reminders about last project:

1. Personal statements about the last projects are due in the blog on Thursday by 5pm. No Later. Sooner will be appreciated.

2. If you were not in the last class, please add to the post a picture of the artwork that the statement is written about.

If you are running into difficulty, send it to my email. If you are stuck and didn't get hold of materials received in class, take a look at this, or make other searches.

3. I will follow up soon with end of course materials

4. If you signed up for the trip to Forth Worth - Let me know if you did not get a respond by the end of the week and I will contact them.

5. Good luck - 6. enjoy. 7. Hope you had a good semester 8.

Gwendolyn's statement

Artist's statement

Gwendolyn Moore

They Call me Beautiful-Qualities that please the eyes and senses.

My paintings are Beautiful and timeless they can take you back a thousand years are bring you into your present are future. It gives you an illusion of tangible touchable ornaments an array of jewels and diamonds never seen before ,it takes you to a destination of pleasure and joy My Ingenuity is something not seen everyday for l"am intrested in only the Sunny side of life and all it"s hidden Beauty and Treasures.

My Paintings are Magicial in that it lets your Imagination sore to endless Heights of Infinity.It is a Table that says Reserved and Art that is only for one who trutly loves the Best that Beauty has to offer. For my Paintings will bring you Gifts from far Away and Quiz your mind to the Opilance of Stly and Grace for it will take you on a Journey of Emerils and Satfire and serve you up Beautiful and Unforgettable colors that will sooth your Soul With Intricate Detaile and Decorative Style for Beauty is l and l am Beauty.

Gwendolyn Moore
Artist Statement
Arts 2316
Painting 1
Room Fac 205
Instructor Hagit Barkai

Free trip to Forth Worth museums.

GCIC Fort Worth Art Museum Bus Trip

Deadline to RSVP: January 14, 2010

Trip: Friday February 19, 2010

Amon Carter Museum

Freedom Now: Tamarind Lithography Workshop

This exhibition of prints from the 1960s explores the international call for social and political justice and examines how a handful of artists addressed these themes through irony, satire, allegory, and stark realism. Showcasing seven artists who held fellowships at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles during the 1960s, the small exhibition from the Carter’s permanent collection includes works by American artists Leon Golub, James Strombotne, H. C. Westermann, and Spanish artist Rafael Canogar.

Kimbell Art Museum

From the Private Collections of Texas: European Art, Ancient to Modern

The Kimbell plays host to 100 of the most important European paintings and sculptures ever held in private collections in Texas. Most of them are works normally hidden from public view, ranging from glorious Impressionist paintings that once decorated ranchers’ homes in West Texas to gems of Renaissance and Baroque art owned by the great collectors of Dallas and Houston. Since first coming into wealth on a national scale in the 1920s, Texans have continued to assert a record of art collecting of the highest discernment. Over 40 collectors will be represented, and among the artists to be featured are Guercino, Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Monet, Renoir, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso, and Mondrian.

Modern Art Museum Of Fort Worth

Andy Warhol: The Last Decade Andy Warhol:

The Last Decade is the first U.S. museum survey exhibition to explore the work that this seminal American artist produced during the final eight years of his life. Warhol entered a period of renewed vigor and enthusiasm in the 1980s that resulted in what was arguably the most productive period of his career. The exhibition includes approximately 55 works lent by private collections and institutions such as The Museum of Modern Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Baltimore Museum of Art, and Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. Along with an introduction to Warhol, it is divided into thematic sections based on significant Warhol series: abstract works; collaborations (featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat); black-and-white ads; works surrounding death and religion; self portraits; camouflage patterns; and a concluding section of the artist’s Last Supper series. The exhibition is organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Plus The Permanent Collections Of Each Museum

Lunch will be provided at: Café Modern Located in the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

To sign up - email dixon.bennett@sjcd.edu or mary.smith2@sjcd.edu

or let me know that you are interested

(comment here, email hb@hagitbarkai.com or tell me in class),

The bus will leave the San Jacinto College South Fine Arts Building at 7-7:30 am and will return the same night. Parking passes will be provided with campus police monitoring the vehicles

Last class

For those of you who where not at the museum last class: there is no class this week due to thanksgiving. That means that next class on December 5 is the last class, so you will present your personal project then.

We will have a final critique for the studio project and an in-progress critique for the last written assignment.

The last written assignment is a personal/artist statement. In order for you to make use of an in progress critique, the deadline for the artist statement is extended and is now on Thursday, December 10, 5pm on the blog.

*For those of you who talked to me in advance about filling up a written assignment, this will be the deadline for it as well.

Last Class Plan:

1. Critique for last studio project: come ready to present your work. I will take pictures of it and you can take it home with you.

2. In-Progress critique for the artist statement: come ready with answers to the questions we formulated last class.

This includes personal questions that were specific to your project and you can find in your notes, and three general questions for all:

a. What is the theme for the project?

b. What elements from class can you work on with this project? what are the elements not from class that you can work on in this project?

c. How is this project related to your life?

We will examine your answers in relations to the criteria you presented by your choices at the museum and in class. A personal list of those criteria will be given to each of you, so you can use it when writing your statement.

The more you prepare the easier it will be for you to write your statement later, so I recommend you spend some time preparing for it well.

3. We will watch more of the art 21 videos, so you can have a sense about the way people talk about their work.

4. You will receive ideas for writing an artist statement and artist statements samples to take with you. This can help you a lot when you are working on your own.

5. Clean up:D

Grades will be available on December 18.

Don't hesitate to send me question/comments

Enjoy your holiday:)

REMINDER - STUDENTS SHOW

Hello Painters,

This is a reminder to bring all your paintings tomorrow so we will be able to choose what goes to the students show. We will go over presentation options. You will receive cards to give to whoever you want to invite. Be aware that participating in the show is mandatory for all students in studio classes at HCC. It is also a good opportunity to show your work and see what other classes are doing.

Dates:

The show will open on the 24th.

The 14th is the last day to bring the paintings to the gallery.

Tomorrows class is the last model session this semester, so we will have group feedback/critique on the work you did with the model.

For those of you who did not attend the last critique - this critique will cover work from last session as well.

See you tomorrow

Hagit