Class Notes on Environmental Project

I really liked the idea of not having to do a power point, but after doing so many, I feel as though I didn't have a solid outline to discuss my project. Almost everyones project had a conservation, or nature awareness theme to it, which I really enjoyed. As an Eagle Scout, I too like conservation, and preservation of wildlife. Most artists have t see a problem to bring to life, in order to really capture the audience. The environment was a great topic.

Robert Adams Art21

Robert Adams

I completely agree with his work on the book on Deforestation. He highlighted the detail that goes into photographing landscapes, and the problems threatening nature. Even tough he expressed that everyone should hug and care about the trees; I feel that some level of appreciating nature is necessary. Black and whit photography is a cool style, but I feel a little bit of color would have made the images a little less nostalgic, and a little more current. It may have just been the quality of the video, but it looked like the images weren’t in that great of quality.

Nature walk @ the park

Seeing all the trees made me want to use wood or natural materials as my medium.
I also thought about habitat. What exactly the word means. My natural habitat is the club. So I'm left wondering how do I capture the beauty of the wild outdoors. I also noticed the human impact of the forest, and I really want tot emphasize that aspect in my project. I'm thinking a photo series might be the best way.

How do you respond to being outdoors?

Personally, I feel that nature is relaxing in the sense that It’s a returning to the basics. Essentially it’s a form of primitivism. It’s a wild, and uncivilized place, but the beauty and mystery are unfathomable.

Are you comfortable around nature?

I feel nature is an escape from the industrial and corporate world taking over how we think, and how we live. Personally I hunt, fish, camp, kayak, and scuba dive. I love nature.

What is your current relationship to the outdoors?

I am an eagle scout, so camping is my passion. Being outdoors and managing to survive in the wild always brought me quite a thrill.

How is our relationship to outdoors deeply cultural?

Now that I no longer have time to go camping, I feel that culture is slowly taking over. Culture today is mainly based on being inside. Depending on your heritage though, I feel can impact your love of nature.

What is the "American" relationship to nature? How has it changed?

The American relation to nature varies person to person, but I feel nature is losing the battle to the industrial side of America. The sad truth is pure nature in the basic sense is being depleted day by day.

Class critiques

Class Presentations 2/17

Proposal number 1
Hanging piece illuminated by multicolored led lights

Sketching rampage while trapped by the snow God help us.