Overview
For this discussion I would like you to choose which fine art media you enjoy most (painting, drawing, printmaking, installation, digital, sculpture, etc..), research artist who work in the medium (contemporary or historical). Once you have found an artist you would like to share with the class, pick one of their works to analyze!
First, share which medium you enjoy most and why.
Next, include an image of the work in that medium and, because this is about material, provide a more formal analysis of the work.
**Be sure to cite your image and provide a link to where you found it.**
An example:
Sculpture is my favorite fine art media - specifically ceramic sculpture. (You couldn't tell?) Initially I was drawn to the ceramic medium because of it's relationship to domestic life. If you look around your home you can find evidence of ceramic material everywhere; in the tile on your floor, the dishes in your kitchen, perhaps a lamp, flower pot, etc.. It is an incredibly intimate material at every stage. People have used it for centuries for utilitarian and ritualistic purposes, giving it a unique ability to occupy formal and informal spaces.
**Your reasoning does not have to be as deep as this, but push yourself to figure out why you like the material you chose.**
The artwork above, Dango, by Jun Kaneko, 2013, is much larger in scale than domestic ceramics, but seems to hold a similar warmth in its materiality. Perhaps it is the softness of its form that gives it warmth? Maybe it is because it has similar characteristics to functional ceramics? It stands upright, much like a vessel would - only there is no opening. The non-perfect sphere that makes up its shape is contrasted by the two sharp edges that form a band down the center. This contrast is satisfying in appearance, but the contrast is interrupted by the black glaze running into the dominate lunar white space. This interruption draws out the variation present in the white and gives the piece a feeling of melancholy.