Online Web Art

As I was searching online for some web art examples, I came across this website that has very intresting screen savers and web art pieces created by Ezra Johnson. The one I looked at in particular is called "Wrestling with the Blob Beast". Although this piece is simple, I greatly appreciated it for its abstraction, color, and playfullness. If you do not wish to go to the link, I can explain what occurs in this work. The opening scene is a wall, and a monster or creature of some sort sneaks onto the screen from the bottom crack of the wall, and then two hands appear tht begin 'wrestling' with the creature, and then it slips back underneath the wall. The monster is created with a bunch of abstract, colorful, biomorphic shapes, and there is lot of movement to this piece. Below is the link to this web art piece in particular as well as others:
http://www.diacenter.org/johnson/screensavers.html

Web Art

Right now, I feel like I do not know a whole lot about web art.  However, I think web art is something that people take advantage of, due to the fact that people use the internet everyday, and do not realize that web art is incorporated.  Web art is so important because it is a form of communication, and is a way to entice and attract people to a certain company, product, etc.  Like state before, I do not have much knowledge on this subject, but as I was looking online, I came across some websites to better help me understand what web art is, and what it entails:

http://www.mowa.org/

http://www.prowebart.net/

Inspiration for Self-Portrait

It took me awhile to think of ideas for the Self-Portrait assignment, but I think I have finally come up with an idea. I would somehow like to represent the past and the present, which in turn would be showing split personalities. I just recently went through some tough times in the past, and I would like to represent coming out of darkness and going into light; going through a bad time, and coming into the light/future. One side of the portrait will represent darkness, and I will do this by showing darker, colder images. The other side will represent happiness, lightness, and hopefullness, which is a portrayal of a hopeful future. I will incorporate personal images that give me hope, and make me feel better in hard times.

Analyizing an Abstract Painting

This abstract painting is by Kandinsky, and it is called Fugue, and was painted in 1914. I was drawn to this painting, first of all, because of its vivid colors. I generally love rich blues, and this painting has a lot of that rich blue color in it, therefore my eye was drawn to it. He uses a lot of various lines and shapes, and I greatly appreciate the richness of the textures. The organic lines and bright colors, I think, gives this painting a happy and exciting tone. This painting reminds me of a fantasy landscape. The combination of dark and light colors gives it a sort of whimsical feel. What also caught my eye was the object in the middle with the white slashes. Although this painting is abstract, that object to me looks like a ship, and it is sailing in a colorful sea. I also consider the title of the painting, which is Fugue. A fugue is a type of song that is sung in a round, and it gradually builds upon itself. For example, the song 'Row Row Your Boat' is a fugue. So therefore, considering that I see a ship or a boat in the middle of this painting, I immediately thought of that song, and also related it to the title of the painting.