April 28 Presentations

Tamaj: I really like your subject of impressionism and I really like learning about how these artists painted scenes according to their emotions and by using unique brush techniques. You gave a good analyzation of each of the paintings and how they displayed impressionist works. So your thesis is to show how the impressionist depicted real life scenes in a different way. I think you have a good focus but maybe elaborate a little more on the impressionist era like what provoked them to paint with emotion. Otherwise good presentation!

Britney: You gave a good brief history on the Salvador Dali and the surrealist movement. I thought it was very interesting how Salvador used ideas from Sigmund Freud to express subconsciousness through his art work. This is a very interesting aspect of the art pieces. You stated a lot of fact from different sources and it showed that you did a lot of good research but try to state one coherent idea and then use your sources to back up your claim. 

Jazzmin: I really liked your presentation! You were very engaging and graffiti art is such an interesting subject. I've always been fond of it and I really enjoyed learning about the different kinds of graffiti art and all the history behind it beginning from Greek times. I liked that you focused on specific cases and people therefore there wasn't a lot of information scattered everywhere. You were very enthusiastic and overall you had a really good presentation and a very good thesis.

Phyllis: I really enjoyed the art sculptures you showed by Claes Oldenburg and Coosie Van Bruggen. Their pieces were very entertaining and definitely humorous. I also liked how depending on where you viewed the sculpture, it looked differently. You did a very thorough discussion on each of his works and what they represented. So are you focusing on the metamorphic quality of his work? I wasn't exactly sure what your thesis was, but overall you did a good presentation.

Sara: The second muralist movement was very interesting. You have a good focus and a good analyzation of each of the different paintings that you showed. It's interesting how all these paintings show women being vulnerable and embarrassed and how this relates to the views of that time. I think you have a lot of good information to work with!