Gestalt

Gestalt is a combination of two different images that are seen as a hole of one single outline.

image source: http://www.uni-ulm.de/uni/intgruppen/memosys/desn00.gif

When I made this picture I started off with the outside line, just getting the shape first. Then with a ruler I made different straight shapes inside the figure, then I drew in a few circles. After that I used a couple different gradation values and colored in the different shapes.

String Project

The best way to describe the string activity is chaotic. At first when I got the yarn my thoughts were to just string things up. I started wrapping around three computer chairs, people, and other random chairs. I almost got entangled with a group of people, but I got out of that fast. I moved to the other side of the room and stringed each computer chair one by one. By that point I was being cautious about were the string went. Then I focused on one chair on top of a table, to make a composition. The chair ended up looking pretty cool. After that I moved to other chairs, and a few minutes later the string was up.
Once I was done I sat there a little overwhelmed with all the string every where and all the tangled knots and people. Other people were still stringing each other, that was funny to watch. Once i started to untangle the string it started off easy because my string was by itself in one section of the room. Once it caught up with the big knot of sting and people it became hard to untangle. There were five people working in one area around one giant mess. Patience was important seen as we couldn't just give up and cut the string. I finally got my string untangled all the way and I was so glad.
In the end it was a chaotic experiment. It was a lot of fun tangling the string everywhere and on everyone. When it was time to untangle it became less fun. The room got pretty quite and everyone was concentrating on just getting done with it.

line or shape?

1) Which of the images a,b,c,d are lines?
All of the images are lines, because lines can be open where they don't meet, or closed where they connect together.

2) Which of the images a,b,c,d are shapes?
All of the images are shapes because they all have a form to them. They are just a flat.

3) What makes a line?
A line can be open where it never meets or ends, or closed, where the lines connect together.

4) What makes a shape?
A shape can be 1-D, 2-d, or 3-D. It has to have an area, and a perimeter. 2-D shapes have volumes and masses. A shape is anything with a closed form.

Critique

In this piece of art you can see a mother holding a naked baby which is the center of the picture. Around the mom and the baby is a woman and a naked child looking directly up to the baby. In the shadow to the right of the baby is a man. The background is a stone area, probably a house. Finally in the upper right corner of the picture is the blue sky with clouds.
I think the tone of the picture is religious. The people in the picture are suppose to represent Marry holing baby Jesus, the woman and boy as followers of them. The shadowed man is Moses, because he is often the forgotten one seen as he isn't the "real" father of Jesus. So he was purposely put in the background because he was still always there.
I think this is an overall good picture. The author gets the point across, showing baby Jesus as the center of the picture. I think the lighting in the picture was done well, it highlights the focus of the picture perfectly. The contrast from the bright baby to the shadowed man was also done well. It creates a balance to the picture. So overall, I do like this picture.