Response to Peers' Blogs.

For this assignment I reviewed two of my classmates' blogs:
Joseph Frangione and Grace Platt. 

For Project 1, I think both of blogs did a great job. All of the pictures included in their slideshows clearly represented the designs and elements. I found a lot of similarities within all three of our slideshows for this project. It seemed clear that we had all kind of went around our daily lives and found things to photograph that would represent all of the required designs and elements. I was really impressed by Grace's photography. She may have used a more professional camera or have some experience with photography. Her photos were very clear and well taken.

For Project 2, only Grace had uploaded her experience from the Albright Knox Gallery visit. I was surprised that there was not one work that we both used. I really appreciated Grace's reflections on each piece she chose to use for this project because it is always interesting to hear how someone else views a piece of art. While I remember looking at some of the pieces that meant something to Grace, I did not have the same connection with them. I find this to be really important because everybody is different and has different life experiences. There are many factors that contribute how a person will view a work of art.

I find it helpful to create these blogs, especially for an online class, because it is a great way to stay connected with classmates. I often have no idea what other students in an online class are doing but with the blogs is valuable to read their reflections to know if I am getting the same things out of a project or exploration. These blogs are a perfect example that a group of people can all be assigned the same thing but will all do something totally different. Many of us went to the exact same art gallery and I hardly saw anyone use the same pieces that I chose. Since we are all in the same class and working on the same assignments, it is helpful to know how this experience varies for each student.

I only received one comment. It was on my elements and principles slideshow. I believe it is valuable to have peers respond, but only if students actually take the time to respond to one another. Although I haven't gotten feedback here on my blog, I do appreciate the comments from my classmates on the discussion posts.