Olivia Gude

I feel the use of postmodern principles is important to know as an art student, however I don't agree that you have to study art textbooks in order to make great art. In that way, art is one of those subjects that doesn't require a specific curriculum because it's eventually up to the artist and how they would want to interpret their artwork. There are many art pieces in the world that have no connection to any one of the postmodern principles yet still worth millions. Also, I feel that artists have these principles within their artwork without even knowing it. Therefore, I believe that these principles are known to be just general ideas rather than specific vocabulary words for a student to study and be tested on.

My favorite postmodern principles would be appropriation and layering. I feel with technology advancing its way into works of art, many artists have adopted different ways of making art a lot more interesting. For example, with appropriation, there are tons of ideas you could create since it's just a combination of multiple types of art styles; therefore your options are limitless. I also agree that a lot of people create art based on their environment like with the example of living in the woods, which can also be an example of appropriation. I also like layering because it's more technological-based. I like the fact that you can layer piles of different art styles on top of each other to eventually create a whole new piece. It's also a fun way to incorporate photography into art. 

Essential Question Project 10/2

For my project, I chose the word "beauty". At first, I wanted to do a portrait of a young, beautiful woman but eventually changed my idea to do something completely different. My question changed to "How has beauty evolved?"; so I decided to do an evolution of makeup from the 1920s to the present day, 2015. There were 4 distinct looks that I chose to do on my model, Carissa Ayers. We then took photographs of each look and I put them on a powerpoint slideshow with descriptions of each look.
    I wanted to do this project because a lot of people underestimate makeup, or cosmetics, to be a kind of art. Many techniques we learn in class can also be applied to the human face; like contouring, shading, value, lines, color, etc. By researching about the different styles of makeup, I applied certain eyeshadow colors, foundation colors, and variations of lines on her face.

1990s

2015

1970s

1920s

The 1920s look: Flapper

• Bright red lipstick
• Defined, thick top eyeliner, minimal bottom eyeliner
• Long eyelashes
• Thick, dark eyebrows
• Heavily white, powdered face
• Rosy pink cheeks
• I also pulled her hair back and teased it in order for hair to have the '20s "puff look"

    The 1970s look: Disco

• prominent blue eyeshadow with bright purple eyeshadow on the creases
• winged eyeliner; heavy mascara 
• hot pink/magenta lipstick with pink lipgloss 
• lots of pink blush on the cheekbones 
• added a glittery hairband to represent the colorful, shiny look from the 1970s

    The 1990s look: Grunge

• fully covered black eyeshadow above and below the eyelids; silver eyeshadow in the creases
• thick, intense black winged eyeliner on top and bottom
• minimal mascara
• thick, dark eyebrows
• lots of concealer for bright, white skin
• Dark lips: dark maroon shade 
• No blush; just a little bronzer for contours on her cheekbones
• septum piercing; beanie; choker
• pin-straight hair

     The 2015 look: Modern

• Heavy contouring of the face: tan-colored foundation used on cheekbones, jawline, forehead line, and nose
• navy blue and orange smokey eye 
• thinner eyeliner
• heavy mascara
• nude lipstick/lipgloss
• bronzer and minimal blush on cheeks
• tight, high bun w/ shiny silver earrings