Baroque art

  

   Baroque art has a 5 elements that are a major concern on this era, Motion, Space, Time, Use of Light, Drama or Theatrical. These elements are mostly seen in their artworks on these era. Baroque arts are mostly paintings that depicts movements, mostly examples are war look like. The paintings in these era are surely hard to make, because it is detailed and the people in the paintings are many. But most of their artworks has a theatrical and drama look. The movement looks of the painting gave it more depth and reality look. Also the shadow that has been made in it. The position of the light is diagonally, so most likely of the paintings are diagonally in shadows. Also their painting usually symbolizes things, for example are the mirror, animals, trees, windows and etc. 

     This period of art is also relevant to the present expression of art, for its 5 elements the Motion, Space, Time, Use of Light, Drama or Theatrical. The usage of light and also its time, but the the use of light is the mostly used. Motion in paintings is also important also the space. Painters on these time usually use this elements in their artworks. But nowadays they enhanced the way they use this elements. The use of these elements gives the art more depth and realism look. If these elements are not applied in some artworks, it would look like just an ordinary artwork.  

     I can also use their style in making paintings and artworks, by applying these elements on my artwork. My work will look more beautiful and real look if applied these style and improvise it with my own style. I will not only apply the method on this era but also apply everything that I learn so it would look beautiful. I will motivate myself in making artworks with the use of these styles and elements. 

Renaissance art

     Renaissance art most striking characteristics are Humanism. They are perfected the looks of the human beings. Mostly their artworks are based on what's happening. What you see in the painting is the painter's point of view, from where he stands and make his/her artwork. These artworks are mostly oil in canvas, it is a painting that are huge. They mostly detailed the human, what they wear, they're looks, they're gestures and etc. The painter's of these era, are mostly known and very famous, for example is Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael Sanzio. They are well known for their painting and other artworks. Also there are still many artist in these era who made wonderful artwork, but I think they made few artworks only, that's why they are not popular.

     The expression of art today is relevant to these era, because of humanism. Many people are still perfecting humanism, the details of the faces. But today they are not using anymore oil on canvas, mostly they use pencil. They are sketching the people whom they want to sketch and draw.
Some tried to use pointillism in their works of art according to humanism. The work that has been made through pointillism came out successful. Pointillism is a method of art where they look like a painting in far distance, but if you look closely and carefully, you will see that it is only made up of tiny little dots. Also people are doing humanism in 3D art, they put the details in it so it would look really real.



     The influence that renaissance period gave me is humanism, the way that how should I apply it. If I use humanism style, my artwork would look real and people might love it, the way they liked the artworks from the era of renaissance. I should practice more the way I use humanism style, because I'm not that good at it. Even though I may not really perfect humanism style, at least I learned how to do it, it is knowledge for me. I know that it is hard to use this method, but if I am willing to do it, it will not be that hard as long as I am motivated.

Christian Art

     Christian Art, in this era of art, the arts are related to Christianity and God. This is the era of Christianity being held and dominating the world of art. Though in this era, still the Greek art architectures and artistry are still applied in some creation in these era. For example are the structure of architecture, the doric orders that are applied in some churches. Most of the architecture from this era, was mostly churches. Many churches was built in the city of Rome than the city of Greece. I see that in this era, painting are not that popular, but images in clothes are, the images in the cloths are weaved by weavers in Early Christian Art era. Many people find the arts in this era, amusing 'cause many people are catholic, so they are fascinated by these work of arts. Christianity back then are not legal, until Constantine legalized it.

     According from what I have researched about this era, that back then, when Christianity was not legal. Christians cannot make a symbol of a cross directly, so they made a representation of a cross, a two fish that has a pattern of a cross. In this kind of way, they will not be punish 'cause they will not think it was a cross, but if you will look closely you will see the pattern. But after Constantine's law of making Christianity legal, they made cross directly, symbolizing God. In these era the Bible was created and it is said to be it is created by four evangelists named John, Matthew, Luke, Mark. The sculptures in this era are most likely carved from wood and it is on a wall, where you can only have one view of it, in front.

     The predominant styles in this era is good, most of it are related to Christianity and religion. The subject matter on this era was all about Christianity and religion, their God and their beliefs. I think it has a few influence on me, because I do not use much of their predominant style. I only use their style if I am required to use and do it. I am not saying that I do not like Christianity, I am a Christian also, and I believe in what they believed. It doesn't mean that if your a Christian artist, you'll use the Christian Art's predominant style and figures.

Ancient and Classical Arts

     The most striking impression for me is from how it evolve, from ancient art to classical arts. Ancient arts are the first arts and styles that are performed and used. Mostly, the arts that are created in Ancient arts, are not done and created representing as Art, but representing as their communications. The cave paintings that are available int the ancient arts era. The Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic age, but before all that, it started first with the Stone age. Classical arts, particularly Greece and Rome, the sculptures that are made in Greece that are famous. That Greeks first used geometric figures and patterns in painting and making arts and sculptures. The history of Ancient Greek paintings, the vases, sculptures, arts and their beliefs in their own gods and goddesses. The Greeks believed that the human beings is the center of the universe, the "measure of all things". Also the different stages and period that came over Greece.

    I believe that these two great eras made allot of influence on my artistic styles as an artist. I can't draw anything if these eras were never been born and discovered. In Classical arts: Greece and Rome, I learned that the geometric figures that I used sometimes came from these era. If geometric figures were not born and discovered in these era, many artist might be stuck on the era of the Ancient art the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic ages. Artists should know that, they owe their artistic style from these two eras, the Ancient and Classical arts. The predominant artistic style that interests me in the Ancient arts is the cave paintings, that they drew it according from exactly what happened that day, for others to know. These cave paintings is extraordinary, because caveman used it also as a communication. While from the Classical arts: Greece and Rome, I am interested in the sculptures and vase paintings that are made in that era. The sculptures that are famous now, and vases that lived centuries. The detailed sculptures that was carved from bronze and architectures of the Greeks.



     Somehow I think that it would be possible to create artworks inspired by these two eras. From the Ancient arts era, it would be just like painting simply and not that good, because you don't need a good painting, because it is based from what happened, you don't need the details of your painting. It can be done easily by just stroking the brush and thinking what your gonna paint. While in the Classical arts: Greece and Rome, it can be done easily also by just drawing some vase and putting some styles in the vase by using geometric figures. Geometric figures are used in these era, so it will be use if these will be the theme of your artwork. Making geometric shapes and figures will be known and understood that the theme of the art might be based on the classical arts on Greece and Rome. Though your art will not look that good if you don't understand these Ancient Arts and its history, unless you know it. You also need to be inspired in making these kinds of arts, and not only physically but emotionally. You need to feel what you are doing, its like your expressing and foreseeing back from these era, when you create certain arts.

Realistic Art? Art as Alteration? Distorted Art?

     Realistic ART? Art as Alteration? Distorted Art? In this three kinds of arts, which art you like the most? In fact all of these arts are really beautiful, well it depends on the person. All person has a different taste in art, also different interpretation. Whenever you look at an art, you might say that it does not look good and there are some mistakes that has been made. For other people, the mistakes that you see, is part of the art that they have made. For some ordinary people who doesn't know how to look at an art, for them their interpretation on an art is simple. There are also people who appreciate art very well. Most of the people who like art are people who are wealthy and rich people, because it is a decoration in their house, it gives more depth, design and more lively. Actually everything can be called an art, it depends on how you interpret the item. In my case I've seen allot, things that I can't say that it is an art, but for others it is. Most of the arts are the simple things, for examples are painting, drawing, design, decoration and many more, they can consider it an art.

     What I like most in these three kinds of arts is the Realistic art. Whenever I see a realistic art it makes me smile, because it really looks good. I get mesmerized in sketch drawings, because it really looks beautiful and look really the real. That's why I've been practicing sketching pictures, and I've been enhancing it also. Based on my observation in these kinds of realistic arts, it turns real because of the shadows. The light and shadows are really important in making realistic arts, such as, sketching pictures. Well most of the people nowadays also want realistic arts than art as alteration and distorted arts. Art as alteration and distorted arts are famous back then, well they still are, but few people appreciate this kind of arts. Nowadays, 3D arts are really famous in these kind of era, 3D art can be classified as an realistic kind of art. That's why art as alteration and distorted art in these kind of time are not that famous anymore.

Art as alteration looks like this, on the right side. On the other side, the left side is what we call a "distorted art". Nowadays few people bought and make this kinds of artistic masterpiece, because few people appreciates it. 3D art can be found everywhere in other countries, because they perform and make street 3D arts, that's why it is famous, and eventually it spread it the whole world. "Art as alteration" and "distorted art" are like abstract figures and looks. But these kind of arts hasn't been lost yet, still there are people making these kind of arts. People who make these kind of arts are probably following the footsteps of the old famous painter, and they might be trying to revive these kinds of arts, and blend it to the environment today.

Impromptu Art

     Whenever I create an impromptu art, in my head there are thoughts coming from it like, what would my creation look like when it is done, shall many people like my work and a lot more questions in my head. Well most of the time I focus on what I do, because I have this hobby of perfectionism, I want everything to look perfect so people would get satisfied. I like making impromptu art, whenever I have nothing better to do I usually create one. Most of the time I just usually copy from the internet whenever I make impromptu art. If I want to make one of my own, I need to have a large amount of inspiration. Well most of the time I like to create an impromptu art when I see a spectacular view. Most of my creations I used pencils different kinds of pencils that I have. Sometimes I get challenges from my friends just to prove my artistic skills in art. Whenever I accept challenges from my friends I feel challenge and excited, because I don't imagine what would it look like whenever it is done. So usually I accept their challenges to also enhance my skills.

      In my case, nowadays I don't usually make impromptu art compared to the old days. I am more challenge in making a 3D art, because it looks wonderful, and it is hard to make. Most of the impromptu art that I create are not all finished, because I get tired and bored of it. I know that impromptu art is not that easy, because most people don't know how to draw. I like doing 3D art, because it is challenging, how to make it more lively and more realistic. On the other hand impromptu art is not that challenging like the old days, because back then I don't know 3D art and paintings exists.  Impromptu art are most likely not planned and are just suddenly made without plans. But now that i'm on my college years, we will be making many impromptu art and drawings. Not only in drawings, but in video editing and photo editing we have to make an impromptu art. We must expect and get ready for this to happen, because it can be suddenly given.

    After making some impromptu arts, sometime I get excited and challenge what would it look like. Usually we make an impromptu art whatever we see, we will draw that and make an art out of what we see. Most of the time we do this on our Art History subject, we have made 5 impromptu arts. I hope that we will make more impromptu art, because it is challenging. My skills in making this are really enhancing, the way as I see things and make things. You don't have to have a great imaginative skills in making impromptu art, you can use your surroundings in making this. Last time on our Art History class our professor told us that we join the audience in the gymnasium in school, because there is an event going on. Our professor instructed us to make an art out of what we see in the gym, what is happening in the gym. The event was an opening for the sports event held in lyceum. I drew what I saw and improvised it. I drew the stage whatever props in there I drew it. Also I drew what was happening, the singing contest with the three judges.

most influential in arts and design

                What is the definition of arts? in what era did Arts started? what era is the most important and influential? who is the most influential person who made arts famous? whose the famous artist in the history of arts?

            The definition of arts, according to my research, art is a diverse range of human activities. For examples are visual arts, which includes the creation of images or objects. In field of arts it includes painting, sculpture, photography, and other visual medias as arts. According from what I have also searched, about the history of arts, it says that art began on the paleolithic era. In my opinion and belief, it started at the prehistoric era, where caveman and hominids are in the world. The caveman and hominids are the first one who made arts, by painting what they have done. Not only they made the first art, but also the first way of communication, it has been used by the caveman to know what they have done and let the other caveman know about it. Anyway, that's not what we are talking about, we are talking about the history of arts. 

         What will be the most important and influential era? I think it will be the paleolithic era, because it is the first sculpture art that was ever made. Also the neolithic era, because painting started in this era. If these era's were not been discovered or created, artist will not be inspired and they will not know art. In the paleolithic era the sculpture that was been discovered was "Venus of Willendorf" and discovered that it was made 28,000-25,000 BCE. The Venus of Willendorf  looked like a fertility image that has no facial features and also a ball like shapes. While in the Neolithic era, the world's first landscape was made, a landscape of a Volcanic Eruption, and it was made around 6150 BCE. In this two era that I presented were not the famous part that made a change for the history of arts. There are still many parts of the history of arts that are important and influential. All of the remaining era of the art history are all important in the history.

      In my belief and in my understanding the most influential era was the era of the Renaissance. In these era Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Raphael Sanzio, Titian. The famous painters and artist was the one's who inspired many artist nowadays, because of their masterpiece many artist are touch by their works. Even I were touched and inspired by the works of these famous artists that are famous in the art history. I also dreamed about seeing these famous works in person by these famous artist.
 Leonardo da Vinci was one of my idolized artist, because of his artistic way and his creation also his passion for arts. I'm sure that I am not the only one who was inspired by their works. Nowadays many artist are beginning to be known, because they are inspired by the works of these people in the Renaissance era.

Mona Lisa

The famous, well known painting called "Mona Lisa" painted by Leonardo da Vinci. According from what I researched Mona Lisa was a person. A woman named Lisa Gherardini the wife of Francesco del Giocondo. How come that the painting's name become Mona Lisa? The word "Mona" came from the word Madonna which means "my lady", for short it's called "monna" but Leonardo changed the spelling and made it a single "n". Leonardo began painting the Mona Lisa since  1503 or 1504 something like that year, in Florence, Italy. According to many people, there are mysteries from that painting that Leonardo left for the people, but it hasn't been revealed and discovered yet. The Mona Lisa painting has survived for over 500 years and still counting. Since the paint that has been used in that painting was not that good and didn't have the capacity to last longer. Museum who held the Mona Lisa painting, did some cleaning and retouching. Jean-Marie Hooghstoel, was one that who was responsible for restoring the painting, and for the galleries of Musee Napoleon.


One of the mystery of the painting is her eyebrow, because there's only one stroke of brush in her eye and in her eyebrow. Also the left finger was not finished completely by Leonardo da Vinci. The people who has the possession of Mona Lisa's painting who does the retouching, doesn't change his work and just repair some damage. One of the damage that has been made in the Mona Lisa's painting was on 1956 on the elbow of the painting, because of a rock thrown into the painting. Luckily the painting did not get so much damage, and the painting is still the original made by Leonardo da Vinci. It is said that the painting is acquired by Leonardo da Vinci assistant Salai. King Francis I of France bought the painting from Salai for only 4,000 ecus, and has been in the property of the French Republic. Today it is displayed at the Musee du Louvre in Paris, France. It is said that when you are happy and looked at the Mona Lisa painting, the painting is smiling. Once you are sad and depressed the Mona Lisa painting is sad also. After I have read that, it came to my mind that the Mona Lisa painting is becoming to look the same way you are feeling.

The Mona Lisa has been a famous painting since Leonardo da Vinci painted it. According to research Leonardo da Vinci didn't finished the Mona Lisa painting. It is said that he regretted that he didn't finished any single work that he created in his life. The Mona Lisa painting is displayed in a  purpose-built, climate-controlled enclosure behind a bulletproof glass. Since this famous is very famous in the world, many people go to France just to see this master piece. Even I, I want to go to France and see personally the famous painting that is called "Mona Lisa".  It is said that it captured million of hearts of the people, because its special and it has an unusual smile. In my opinion, it became famous because it is a painting of a woman who has no eyebrow and eyelashes. Lets tell the truth a drawing or painting of a person, doesn't look good if it doesn't have any eyebrow and eyelashes, but this painting still became famous. If I have been given a chance to go to France, I will go directly to Musee du Louvre and look at Leonardo da Vinci's painting.

Things to do to enhance creativity

Art, most art are done with creativity and passion. If you want your art to be known to people, you must have your own creativity in making one. Your creativity must be unique, good, and etc. If you're just new in ARTS you must learn to be creative, if your not creative enough, then your project will be just like the others. Make your own idea and style in making art, be creative. But what do you know in creativity? How can you improve your creativity? these questions will pop-up into your mind. You will think that you can't do it, but you will not know unless you tried, your not gonna loose anything if you tried. In enhancing your creativity you must think always. Use your imagination, as if you were still a child, cause most children have wonderful imagination. Also try not to have stress, cause it might ruin your idea.

In my opinion as a multimedia artist, lets say that use your imaginations often. I do these allot in making our projects. Try to draw in a pad everyday, to enhance your drawing skills and your creativity in making characters. Don't work so hard, try to relax and have time for yourself. Don't do always the same routine you always do. Explore there are lot of new things and idea you might get. Write, enhance your creativity in writing or making a story, also learn different words everyday to increase your knowledge in speaking. Don't think negative, always think positive, don't let yourself down. If your work didn't look as expected, try not to undo things, cause things might get worst. If your work is not beautiful as you imagine, thus it looks closely from what you copy, don't change it to be perfect. According from what I have read in the internet, one thing that also helps you to think deeply, is taking a shower, because Einstein get his idea whenever he takes a shower.

blogging

blogging? what do people think of blogging? 
who are the people that are capable of blogging? 
what can you blog about? where can you do blogging?

blogging, for me, its like expressing your emotions and posting whatever is in your thought. Also it is like a journal or diary, but its public, everyone might see it. But it is like more of a journal for me,blogging about what happened this day. It also connects peoples to the government, because of their blogs, government actually see their blog. It is like a voice of the people to the government. People think that blogging is very helpful for most of them, because they get some information from people who are blogging. Everybody can blog even a child can also blog. Blogging is so easy, they just to write and type afterwards post whatever is in their thoughts. All they need is an internet connection for them to post their blogs. There are no choices in blogging you can blog about everything. 

You can blog about everything in any place, as long as you have internet connection. You will also need a computer or laptop or any digital device that can connect in the internet. For people who think that blogging is hard and boring, they are wrong. Blogging is fun, because you can express your thoughts here. I never thought in the first place that blogging is fun. On the first day I blog, I got bored and lazy to finish it. As time pass by, there are many blogs that I've created. I think that I still might blog even if i'm on vacation, because its like a hobby for me to blog about what happened in the whole week. Also its helpful for the people who has no knowledge about some things in the world, because of the blogs that people create.Blogging is so much fun and a boredom killer.

Effects of New Media to our Daily Life

New Media, what comes to our minds when we hear the word "New Media"? maybe came from the word itself? a new kind of Media. Maybe that's what comes to our mind when we hear it. New Media now rely on technologies. New Media for examples are computer, laptops, social networks and many more. while Old Media are televisions, radio, beeper and etc. New Media is definitely more helpful and easy to use. Many more advance technologies are being created. Maybe new media will grow a lot more because of the new technologies. Maybe if no technologies are being created, media will still be old. Televisions with black & white color, radios with a difficult way of finding a reception and many other things if technologies were not invented.



I think that new media is a lot of fun now than the old days. You can easily watch TV and listen to radios without difficulty. It is easy for us to have new media, thanks to the inventors who keep inventing things. But old media is not that bad. Many people will not get socialized and informed, without the help of old media. We have an oblige to new media if it wasn't for them our society might be a lonely one. New media is now very useful to everybody's daily lives. Many people nowadays uses new media, almost every one of them, no matter what the age is everyone has one. Even me! I use new media for a living, well not almost everyday of my life. Thanks to the help of technologies, new media were invented.

Rainy Season o.O

this time of the year is the most boring time. its always raining and raining, storms coming, and strong winds along with it. we call this time of year rainy season. the rain is constant in this season. for kids back then, I know that they are bored and sad if it is raining, because they can't play outside. Now even if it is raining, there is so many things to do.

When raining you can play some PSP,PS3,PS2,PS1,X-box and many indoor games that you have. Some people like in my age just surf the internet when it is raining. Rain can sometime be a disaster because of what you planned for the day, then it will rain and your whole plan will be ruined. So in this time of year, many people should bring their own umbrellas and raincoat, because they might catch a flu.

For me when it is raining, the best thing I do is sleep, because of the cold weather. I know that many people at my age usually surf the internet and play computer games. I used to do that before when I was in high school, but now that I'm in college I need sleep and rest more often. Some people doesn't know that watching rain can also be fun. Especially when you took some pictures of it and capture it. But its no fun to watch a heavy rain, especially storms. Most of the rain have a strong blow of wind along with it. Now that I'm in college, when it is raining, I will just enhance my editing skills. I will take some pictures of the rain and its drop and edit it, and make it a 3D art rain drop. 

Most people say that they Love Rain, but they use umbrella for them not to be wet.

internet highways

what is internet? who invented the internet? whats the first purpose of having it? is it called internet before? is it really necessary to use the internet everyday? who does use the internet often, nowadays? Internet is a reliable source of research and for connection and also entertainment for some people. Some people nowadays use internet for gaming purposes and for social networking. Social networking sites in the internet such as FACEBOOK,TWITTER,MULTIPLY and many social networking sites. Internet is used in online games because the games nowadays requires internet for playing. The first purpose of having the internet was for military purposes. The internet back then was called 
"ARPANET". ARPANET or Internet was used by military back then, for their communication to their other bases. 
The military put their battle strategies and information in the 
ARPANET and send it to their home base or their ally base 
to know their strategies.

 Using the internet everyday is really not necessary, because it is just for use such as research, communication and updates. A little look at the networks and sites are fine, you don't have to be in the online world in 24 hours. The use of internet nowadays has been easy, much younger people get into the online world. At my age for me Internet is a usable source of assignments and for research works. It can also be used as an business purposes and for communicating to other persons. Internet is a usable network that you can rely on. For the younger people who log in too much on the online world, should reduce their being online in the online world. Parents should prevent their children in being online too much. 

Multi Media Arts Family

My name is John Claro V. Labitoria and I'm an MMA (MULTI MEDIA ARTS) student of LPL (Lyceum of the Philippines-Laguna). I chose MMA, because I have this hobby of editing pictures/videos/sounds. I was right to pick this course, because I am enjoying my 5 weeks of learning the course. Even if they are still teaching us some basic skills, I am still being patient, because I want to enhance my editing skills sooner as possible. Yesterday, July 19,2012 1pm we went to the room beside the faculty. The gathering at that time was about our society, the MMA family. We elected our set of officers for our society. They say that, that society is strictly for MMA students only and we will do our own activity even if it is part of the CAS department. I was amazed and inspired when I heard the officers personal background. I heard that our elected president Andrew Abrigo worked with ABS-CBN, and that ispired me a lot.



They say that we shouldn't be bored of  learning the basics, because this is a step-by-step procedure. That phrase made me think and agreed to what they said. No one can become a professional or a well known person if they did not went through the basics, lets say for example Mark Zuckerberg, he wont be able to create the facebook if he didn't learned how to make a program. 
It made me patient about learning the future. Now I research on my own and learning about what we will study about in the future, so I have background on what are we doing and it would be easy for me also. I am ready for the obstacles I might encounter of being a professional Multi Media Artist. I enjoy my MMA family, even though we have the most few students in this course, still its fun being and MMA student. MMA wouldn't be complete and happy if Ms. Anna Kagaoan is not our adviser. I wish I will know better my fellow classmates and my fellow MMA students. 

TEAMWORK!!

What is teamwork? How do we build a teamwork? Can teamwork help us? Can it help us to socialize with people around us? 

Teamwork a work done by several people with each one of them doing a part for the team. It is also the process of working collaboratively with a group of people in order to achieve some goals Teamwork is often a crucial part of a businesses. It is also necessary for people to work together and trying their best. Teamwork means that people can try to cooperate, using their individual skills and providing feedback, despite of any personal conflict between people. We will be using a team for making teamwork to function. Teamwork needs confidence, cooperation, communication and socializing with the teams. Teamwork can improve our self confidence and cooperation with people, and also interacting with many people. Yes it can, because communication is one of the characteristics needed in such teamwork. If we don't cooperate with the team we might be the cause of loosing their chance of winning. Teamwork are often used in games and businesses.

If you don't cooperate in the team, eventually you might loss what you are fighting for. In games, teamwork is really required for playing especially basketball, football and different kinds of sports, because teamwork will lead you until the end.

 Also in my case, playing DOTA needs teamwork and strategy in playing it. Teamwork cannot function if there is no leader to guide them what to do. Team can't just act by their own, it might look messy. A good teamwork depends on the leader and also in his subordinates. The leader of the team must have a high leadership skills to be a leader,because if the leader is not good the subordinates will not listen to the leader. Being a member in a team is fun, you do some things together and enjoying it. 

If you are in a team just follow what the leader says. 

If you don't have a team, go OUT THERE AND FORM ONE!