In her essay “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” Linda Nochlin cites one reason is that historically women were not allowed to draw from the nude figure (restricting them to landscapes and still lives). Nude women, prostitutes, posed for male artists. I wonder if the models were respected by artists, if they were [...]
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November 13, 2008
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Glaze room
By Alisa in Art, Photography, School, UofAHere are some photos from the glaze room. The glaze room is a covered area that’s outdoors, adjacent to the ceramics studio. Large shelves that store old, crusty containers of glazes line the perimeter of the area, and bins of finely ground minerals are stored underneath the stainless steel glazing table. All of the pieces [...]
November 3, 2008
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Funky functions
By Alisa in Art, Photography, SchoolIn ceramics, our current assignment is called “Function/non-function.” We must build two of the same item, but one must work and the other must be dysfunctional. You’ll have to wait to see the finished project to understand what I’m making, but today I built the bases and part of the handles. There is a bisque firing [...]
November 2, 2008
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Happy message tree that brings happiness
By Alisa in ArtEvery Friday I have a three-hour block of time that I schedule, in ink, in my calendar for personal art time. Even though I am drained of creativity on Fridays, I still feel that it’s important to create things that won’t be graded or critiqued. I usually do something mindless, making something that I couldn’t [...]
October 16, 2008
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Castleness
By Alisa in Art, SchoolIn my illustration class, we had to illustrate a castle that isn’t cliché nor such an obscure reference that no one would understand it to be a castle. See this large. 11×17″ (28×43.2cm), ink on paper
August 13, 2008
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Hairstyle sketch
By Alisa in Art, Crumbs, Ideas1: Alisa! You have so much stuff to do, and you’re doing what?? Doodling in your sketchbook? 2: I am trying to decide on a hairstyle, thank you. 1: You could at least be doodling a part of the newspaper that you’re redesigning. 2: Look at my to-do list! I’ve accomplished a lot today. Besides, [...]
February 28, 2008
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Studio Photos
By Alisa in Art, Life, School, UofAThis was taken in my 3-D studio class. We cut the foam into smaller squares, layered them, and glued them together. Now we are working on carving the foam into something that’s recognizable. I have taken a camera into all of my classes, and no one has ever said any negative comments about it. I’ve [...]
February 16, 2008
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Just to prove that I have not died.
By Alisa in Art, SchoolIn my 2-Dimensional Studies class, our current project is a twelve panel collage. Each panel is 5 x 7.5″, and all of the panels have to reflect a common theme. My theme is “Urbanization.” My professor said that we can do the collage by hand or on the computer, so I jumped at the chance [...]
January 20, 2008
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First Day: Spring 2008
By Alisa in Art, Life, School, UofAI tumbled into the art room, panting and stomping. A lady, who acted like a professor, looked down her nose at me. “Art 101?” She asked. “Yes!” I answered, a little too enthusiastically. The lady went back to her reading. People were seated in a circle on the floor. A couple people sat in the [...]