Monthly Archives: December 2019

Rationale IV

December 11, 2019141 PSisy Wong

Sisy Wong

For survey 10, I’m doing a free-wheeling spread. I am doing research on comparing Traditional Chinese characters and Simplified Chinese characters. They are both Chinese characters that people are using right now but used in different provinces. Traditional Chinese characters are used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Besides, they appear in most of the Chinatown. Simplified Chinese characters are used in mainland China. For what I’m doing is Fai Chun. It’s a traditional decoration that is frequently used during Chinese New Year. People put Fai Chun in the doorways to create a jubilant festive atmosphere since the phrases are written on it mean good luck and prosperity. I used acrylic paints to paint it all red and used a black marker to draw to characters on the paper. Then I put the introduction in the separate picture as if I put it with the Fai Chun, the words will be unclear. I would give myself a Grade B as I think most of it is working except the left Fai Chun can be bolder more.

Contemporary, Post Modernism, and Women in Art

December 10, 2019131 RSisy Wong

Sisy Wong

Adrian Piper is a American conceptual and performance artist. She was born on September 20, 1948, New York. She is known for her provocative works that treat race, gender, class, and identity. She studied sculpture and painting at the School of Visual Arts in New York City with an associate’s degree in New York in 1969. She then studied philosophy in the City College of New York in 1974 and Harvard university in 1981. Her early art style was conceptual art tradition. Her art work contains both art and philosophy. I like her art works as I think they are very new concept and I like most of her art works are in black and white which made the tone serious for us to really think about.

Resources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adrian-Piper

Rationale III

December 4, 2019141 PSisy Wong

Sisy Wong

For Survey 9 I am doing research on tools and technology, so I came up with an idea of researching Japanese cameras. The Japanese Camera industry began to take off in 1936 with the Canon 35mm rangefinder, an improved version of the 1933 Kwanon prototype. The Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory that established its reputation for developing the ‘Hansa Canon’ was transformed into the Precision Optical Industry, Co., Ltd. to start the full-scale production and sales of cameras. The company specialized in manufacturing high-quality 35mm cameras and developed the unique ‘Serena’ lens with the motto that it would produce world-class cameras.

For the camera part, I used toilet paper rolls and wrapped them with tinfoil. Then, used a transparent film for the lens part. For the background, I hanged up some photos that I took in Japan tried to make it related to the topic. The outcome is good but not the clarity of the picture. I tried to retake the pictures with my camera but the spread still looks blur. I would like to give myself a grade B+.

Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art

December 2, 2019131 RSisy Wong

Sisy Wong

Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist who was a self-described “obsessional artist,” known for her extensive use of polka dots. She was born on March 22, 1929, in Matsumoto, Japan. She employed painting, sculpture, performance art, and installations in a variety of styles, including Pop art and Minimalism. She studied at the Kyoto City Specialist School of Arts between 1948 and 1949. She then moved to New York. Kusama’s artworks are all polka dots in different shapes. One of her famous pieces is the polka dots pumpkin. Kusama also has a cross over with Louis Vuitton in 2012, which made her become well known than before.