Art Making/Material Exploration #2: Logo Design

1. Discuss what you thought about creating your logo.

I absolutely loved designing this logo, it's something I'm going to have to take serious in the near future because I want to work on a couple of projects thats going to have to have my logo and name attached to it, so this was good practice. I got a slight feel of what the process really is.

2. Describe the process: creative thinking skills and ideas you used in the logo creation.

My creative thinking process came from me thinking deep into my future. I thought of a possible image that I want to showcase, one that has a true meaning behind it. I'm interested in the art of Ancient Kemet, so I also based my design around that.

3. What was the most important discovery you made in the creation of your logo?

The most important discovery I made while creating my logo was that even though I presented my final piece for this project I'm still not 100% satisfied with the image. I know that in order to have my perfect ideal image I will have to go through a lot of trail and error.

4. What is the most important information you learned from watching the videos, powerpoint, and reading material  for this project? What is your opinion of the videos?

The most important information I received from the watching the videos, powerpoint and reading the material is that it really is a logo creative, brainstorming process to create a logo. Even with companies that are established, going  back to the drawing board to create an image that better represents your brand is sometimes necessary.

Project #2: Art Gallery Visit #1

1. Which artworks make an impact or impression on me? Why?

The two artworks that made an impact on me were two abstract pieces. I love abstract art. I love that it doesn’t have to make much sense sometimes. It could just look great. I believe the stranger the better. Pure Abstract Art represents what is being felt on the inside rather than what is being seen on the outside. Abstract Art is more than a haphazard mess flung onto canvas. The creativity within these works of art is meant to turn heads and illicit new imaginations within the viewer.

GUTS BOG HERMES STAR FACTOR, 2010

oil, acrylic, and photographic developer on canvas 
support: 98 3/8 x 74 3/4 inches (249.87 x 189.87 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Georgia M.G. Forman, by exchange, 2010 
2010:40

·       MORNING WAR, 2008

·       oil and marker on linen
framed: 98 1/2 x 145 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches (250.19 x 369.57 x 6.99 cm)
Albert H. Tracy and Charlotte A. Watson Funds, by exchange, 2010
2010:14 

 2. Which artworks do I feel a connection with? Why? 

One artwork I feel a connection to is an oil painting called “Afro” I feel a connection with this piece because it reminds me of the drawings my mom would do when I was a kid. She would get a blank piece of paper and make weird unique shapes and designs with a pencil or pen without lifting the pencil or pen off of the paper, she would then color the background a solid color. Next she would color in each shape a different color. The drawings would always turnout very unique and abstract, which I love, abstract art is my favorite.

AFRO

oil and watercolor on canvas CONCERTINO, 1948

overall: 27 1/2 x 35 1/4 inches (69.85 x 89.53 cm)
Room of Contemporary Art Fund, 1949 

ONE ANOTHER, 2008

digital chromogenic color print, 6/10 and 4 artist's proofs 
overall: 21 3/4 x 21 3/4 x 2 in (55.25 x 55.25 x 5.08 cm)
Charles Clifton Fund, 2010 

Which artworks would I like to know more about? Why?

The two artworks that I would like to know more about are two Ancient Egyptians figure sculptures. I love the Ancient Egyptian culture in general, really I love the Ancient Kemet  Culture because that’s what “Egypt” is really called. I would love to know more about the two works of art I selected because everything about Kemet including art is amazing. Kemet was the very first civilization, and of course I would want to know about the works that the people there created.

UNKNOWN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN

(ANCIENT EGYPTIAN; EGYPTIAN, 3100 BCE–395)

Made of wood

FIGURE OF A SERVANT, CA. 2065-1785 BCE

overall: 14 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (36.83 x 11.43 x 11.43 cm)
Sherman S. Jewett Fund, 1941

EGYPTIAN DYNASTY XXI-XXVI

(EGYPTIAN, 1076 BCE–525 BCE)

Made of granite 

BLOCK STATUE OF A MAN, CA. 1085-525 BCE

overall: 8 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches (21.59 x 10.8 x 13.02 cm)
Gift of the Family of Mrs. Ansley W. Sawyer, 1971