Mod 6 - Peer Review

Questions and Topics for Your Blog Posting:

1. Hyperlink the Blogs you reviewed into your Blog
            http://julianereimer.blogspot.com/            http://ashleys-art200.blogspot.com/

2. When looking at Project #1: (Elements and Principles), did you agree with the element or principle the artist listed with the images? Did you see other elements and principles in the images?

            For http://julianereimer.blogspot.com/, I did agree that all of her images matched the element or principle that she intended.  There were some pictures that could have been used for other elements also but for the most part her creativity was great.

            For http://ashleys-art200.blogspot.com/, I like this one a little better than the first only because it included outdoor photo’s.  The photo’s were not labeled, or at least I didn’t see labels where I expected them, which made looking at these a little more interesting.  I tried to match the elements with the pictures and after some time was able to match an element to at least one picture. 

3. When looking at Project #2: Where there any images in the Peer Blogs the same as your own? If yes, what were they? Where the reasons the image was selected the same or different as your own?

            For http://julianereimer.blogspot.com/, none of the images were the same as mine.  For question A Juliane picked pieces that seem to be mostly based on the color of the painting that made an impression on her which was not what I did but color is definitely very important to me with art as color is appealing to the eyes.  For B, which she felt a connection with she connected with works that she compared to her personal likes and memories outside of art.  This was a nice angle that I did not think of.  And for C, what she’d like to know more about, her reasons were similar to mine in that it was the piece that made her want to know more about not just the subject but the artist. 

            For Ashley’s post, there once again was not any pictures that I chose.  Ashley’s was the one I got to pick, not the one above my name on the sheet, I chose hers because I like #20.  I thought about going back and picking someone who chose a piece of art I did but wanted to stick with my first choice.  I like her reasons for paintings that left an impression because she said they remind her of peace and tranquility, something that a painting has never done for me.  She chose her connection pieces because they, to her, reflect seasons of the she enjoys.  This is something I may have done because a painting should have some meaning to you and include your interests if you are to connect with it.  For the ones she picked to know more about, each mentioned colors.  It’s interesting that someone would want to know why a person used the colors they did only because different colors would make entirely different paintings.

4. Where there any images that your Peers selected that pique your interest now? If yes, what are they and what is your connection with them? What would you want to know about them?

            There was one that Juliane had on her Project #2 that I did interest me.  The one by Jackson Pollack.  The only reason it interests me is because it is an artist that I’ve actually heard of and I would like to know more about these types of artists.  Not because there are a name but because their fame has lasted through the years and I would like to learn, what it is about their works of art that make them so special.

            For Ashley’s there really wasn’t any choices the interested me because, with my lack of artistic taste, they all looked to me like pieces of art that would make fun puzzles to put together.  If I had to pick one it would be the one by Emile Pierre Blanchard, called Winter.  And only because it’s so simple and because of the walking path that seems to lead your eyes from the left to the right. 

5. What do you think about  the process of reading your peers reflection? Do you find this to be a valuable in your learning?

            This is a valuable tool in learning.  If we had not had this exercise we most likely would not have taken the time to look at what others are doing.  It’s nice to see a couple of things.  Since this is an online class it’s interesting to see how other people interpreted the assignment that was given to us.  To see how they answered the questions and worked through the assignment is helpful for future assignments.  It’s also interesting to see, in this particular case, what others chose to use to represent the assignment.  By that I mean what kinds of art was picked at the gallery and what kind of subjects were picked for the photographs.  Were they even close to what I did was my question.

6. Check your Blog and read comments posted by your Peers. Do you find their comments helpful?

                Overall I thought the comments were helpful.  But I do understand the comments may not be as critical as they could be from an instructor as it is kind of inherent that we, as fellow students, do not want to be harsh to other students.  The exercise as a whole was interesting in that we do get the perspective of someone other than our instructor.