Exercise 1 Critique

    One piece of artwork that stuck out to me was the collage of traditional Japanese art by Beanie. In her piece, she combined seven pieces of historical Japanese artwork ranging from the feudal to medieval time periods in order to create one cohesive piece of art. The original artworks themselves all featured natural elements such as the ocean, mountains, trees, birds, and even humans. The primary colors bringing all of these pieces together were deep blues, bright oranges, and reds. In her creative process, Beanie overlapped these images while making sure that there was a continuous horizon line linking the images together. For example, she cropped an image in such a way that the curves and linear forces of the picture were continued through the curves and lines of a separate piece entirely. By doing this, she was able to create a story by using the visions of various artists through different time periods. Though the storyline was unintentional, I thought that it made this piece of work exceptionally strong because it presented the viewer with a narrative. Specifically, the artwork shows above the horizon line where the sky is calm whereas below the horizon line, the tumultuous sea is depicted with various monsters. Her utilization of the computer itself as a tool was impressive because she found a way to create something new out of pre-existing images she found. Overall, I found this piece to be successful because it held the composition of a finished piece. I would like to see what kind of narrative could develop if even more images of artworks were added to the scene.