nicc art appreciation

Reading:

In the article by Robert Worby, he discusses how sound isn’t a thing we can touch or hold. Things that make sounds, sound the way they are; is air moving, liquids moving, and objects and particles. Robert also discusses how sound does not leave any physical residue to be easily remembered, but only memories in one’s mind, which can fade quickly. To help the mind remember, people focus on the things that create the sound. Things such as a piano, a vehicle, or an animal.  There are typically no words for the sound which the thing creates. Listening and hearing things are two total different concepts. Worby defines hearing as a physiological, biological process. Every day there are sounds flowing into our ears; lots of it goes without realizing what you are hearing. People tend to ask themselves; what is the pitch? Is the sound changing? And many other questions you may not realize. Listening is considered an art, you have to take part in it to understand it.

Video/Audio:

Listening to the “One Square Inch of Silence” was something very unusual, I enjoyed it because it has sounds that you do not hear in everyday life. My family owns some acres in a valley near where I live. I have witnessed these sounds firsthand in nature. I think this is something that a lot of people take for granted.

Susan Pilipaz discusses why she likes sound and the meaning it has in her life. She made sound art using instruments from WWI. The instruments are old, damaged and do not have good sound quality, but the sounds she makes focuses on the breathiness, and unusual scratchy sounds.

Connections:

Both the video/audio and the reading discuss the ranges of sounds. They use things you would not expect to create. As usual, the reading and media had lots in common. I feel as they both reflected each other in great ways. In the media, Susan created sounds unexplainable, like what RoberT Worby describes.

Thoughts:

I really enjoyed reading the article this week. Especially Robert Worby’s Introduction to Sound Art. This put a whole new perspective of sound into my thought process. I have always been involved in music since I was little, my mom taught me how to play many instruments. I listen to music all of the time. When I’m driving, doing homework, hanging out with my friends and when I’m working out. I think music makes time go by so much faster, but after this week’s content, I think that I will have a much greater appreciation for sounds that make the music I enjoy listening to.

Relevant Artist:

For my relevant artist this week, I chose Carsten Nicolai. Carsten is a German artist that lives in Berlin. His work is mainly focused on the area that brings music, science, and art all together. He likes to show the sensory perceptions the connection between light and sound.  Nicolai has performed all around the world, showing his art to thousands of people. In Carsten Nicolai’s “ unidisplay” he exhibits amazing sounds along with visual stimulation to go along with it. I really enjoy this piece as this is things  you would not expect. The sound is like a subway and brisk air. I have linked below some of Carsten’s pieces of work.

http://www.carstennicolai.de/?c=works&w=unidisplay

http://www.carstennicolai.de/?c=works&w=reflektor_distortion

Citations:

-      Nibo. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.carstennicolai.de/?c=biography

-      Nibo. (n.d.). Unidisplay. Retrieved from http://www.carstennicolai.de/?c=works&w=unidisplay

Readings: The articles I read were Relational Aesthetics: The Art of Sociability and Introduction to Relational Aesthetics and Social Practice. In today’s world, many artists are using age to practice new relations of power in the world by creating art pieces that inspired by society. Relational aesthetics, social practice, and relational art are becoming very common, in order to understand these styles of art, one needs to be able to understand what one is explaining. Relational art is based on social interactions, it can be a moment that has happened in an artist’s life, or in someone else’s. This can be made through sculpture, paintings, performance art, photography and many other styles of art. Social interaction can take place in many forms, making someone’s day by giving them a compliment or a gift. Global art came after a revision of the worlds relations.

Video: In the video this week, Minerva Cuevas creates social practice art. Minerva Cuevas was born in Mexico City, she has strong connections to Mexico City and is very socially engaged in creating installations, sculptures and paintings. Her art is based around politically-charged events. Cuevas describes Mexico City as “rich”, I think she means rich with culture and poverty, not with money.  Her projects draw attention to starvation and capitalistic excess. She exercises her rights by protesting peacefully by shining light on topics not talked about. Minerva made fake ID’s to give to people of poverty to help them buy food for a cheaper price.

Connections: In the video, Minerva Cuevas creates her art to bring attention to social problems such as poverty, starvation, and social injustices. Both the readings and the video bring attention to issues and try to get messages across. All of these artists are creating history as we speak, they may not know it at the time, but they are advocating for things they believe in.

Thoughts: I was very saddened by Minerva Cuevas artwork. One of her pieces was chocolate dripping down, and every time the chocolate dripped, one person died of starvation. Which is approximately 3.6 seconds apart. At the beginning of this course, I was unsure of how to view art from different perspectives, but now I feel as if I can see art from the point of view of others. I feel as if I am a large advocator for Social Practice, I think everyone should know about the harsh effects of starvation, poverty, immigration and many other topics. I also think that at the beginning of this class, that I would not have thought that this was art. I really like how artists are trying so hard to make these issues known throughout the world.

Relevant Artist: For my relevant artist this week, I chose Vanessa Beecroft. Vanessa is an Italian performance artist. Her art typically consisted of naked or nearly naked models occasionally in large numbers. One of her first projects features one hundred women standing naked for three hours, oiled and in nothing but pantyhose. Vanessa has made art for Kanye West’s clothing line. 

Citations:

Vanessa Beecroft. (2018, May 22). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Beecroft

Neuendorf, H. (2016, February 09). Vanessa Beecroft to Present Kanye's Fashion and Album Launch. Retrieved from https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kanye-west-vanessa-beecroft-collaboration-422693

Readings: In the readings this week, performance art is discussed in many different ways. Performance art has dated back to as early as 1960. It has been found all over the work. In the early period of performance art, it was typically based on the body. This period is often referred to as “Body Art.” Performance art has illustrated many things, from wars, feminism, politics, and many other topics. This specific style of art is very broad, it takes styles from dance, rituals, or even sports. Post-war performance art was very common. Artists created performances based on World War II. One of the earliest styles of performance art is Action, this highlights aspect of the performers viewed activities. Happenings were common in the 1960’s, this was influenced by Dada, some of the aspects of this performance were planned. Endurance is when artists involve themselves in performance that border abuse or torture, the artist showing he can endure such pain. Finally, ritual is when artist make performances about religion. In Bree Newsome’s climb of the confederate flag, she climbs a flag pole holding a controversial Confederate flag. Bree then continues to cut it down, which it had been flying there since 1961. The two types of socially engages art are: symbolic practice, and actual practice.

Video: In the video of Nick Cave, he as a performance artist. He creates costumes made of materials. Performance art is when the artist is involved in the art its self.

Connections: Nick Cave’s performance art demonstrates events that have happened. Like the post-war performance art. The readings discussed the different styles of performace art. I think if I were to like one style the most it would be the Post-war performance art. It can demonstrate times of sorrow, need, and sadness. The effects of the war can also be explained through performance art.

Thoughts: I was very surprised when Nick said that he did not like to “plan” out his projects, he just goes to flea markets or antique shops and picks out random objects to create his piece around. I never thought that what Nick Cave does is performance art, I always considered that kind of art to be street art. I do not think that Bree Newsome really had to climb that flag pole to take down the confederate flag. She could have protested peacefully rather than trespassing and vandalizing government property, which I’m sure she was aware that she was going to get arrested. I really didn’t enjoy the content. I found it interesting, but pointless. I really tried to understand performance art, but I couldn’t,  

Relevant Artist: For my relevant artist this week, I choose Yoko Ono. Yoko is a Japanese artist. She is known for performance, singing, songwriting, and film making. Yoko was married to John Lennon, where they both expressed their views about the Vietnam War. Ono released a collaboration album with John Lennon.

Citations: Yoko Ono. (2018, November 06). Retrieved November 7, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoko_Ono

Rehearsal 5. (2009, December 14). Retrieved from https://aapaa.org/artists/saya-woolfalk/no-place-exhibition/rehearsal-5/

Reading: In the reading this week, it focuses on architecture. Architecture deals with the same styles of art such as line, texture, color, space, form, emphasis, repetition, and variety. I don’t enjoy the “modern” look of architecture today. I really like the old styles of art placed into the making of the building such as cathedrals and old courthouses. Architects need to be very creative, and work with the space they have to create an amazing building the right size. I did not know that temples in India were created so tall to be closer to heaven. I think religion comes into the building of lots of cathedrals and churches. A church in my hometown has sculptures of the disciples on the inside.

Video: I really enjoyed the video this week. Maya Lin uses water as the main line of her “park.” She uses solid, liquid, and gas into her theme. I was very surprised that Maya Lin designed the  Vietnam Memorial. Like she mentioned in the book, she is much more than an artist, or a memorial maker. The meaning behind her art still has lots of meaning behind the shapes, levels and textures rather than other buildings today.

Connections: The book mentions the things that go into making architecture, texture, color, repetition. I think that Maya Lin uses all of these techniques or styles in her art making. She puts lot of effort into her designs, and models. Maya Lin considers herself as an artist. I think she is because she uses the same principles as a sculptor or designer would.

Thoughts: There are lots of things I did not know about architecture reading the beginning of this chapter, I always pictured them to be sitting at a desk sketching and using ruler to create basic buildings with no history, or story behind them. I feel as if I were to do architecture, because I wouldn’t have the patience to draw the plans, create a model, then wait for the building to be built to see how it actually looks. I’ve really notices different styles of architecture while travelling. I’ve been to Ireland, England, Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands. The different looks of the buildings in all of these countries is astounding. When I was in Sweden, we went to the old village and all of the houses were bright colors and lots of detail to the doors.

Relevant Artist: For my relevant artist this week, I chose Zaha Hadid. Zaha was a British- Iraqi architect.  She received the UK’s most prestigious architectural award. Zaha created lots and lots of different buildings, from art museums, to sky scrapers, to opera houses, to ski jumps. Hadid passed away in 2016 in Florida. She is world renowned for her amazing building designs. Pictured below is the London Aquatics Center she designed for the Olympics in 2012.  I like the flow of the buildings she designed, I think the Aquatic center she created looks like a small wave coming in on a beach.

Citations:

-      Zaha Hadid. (2018, October 24). Retrieved October 31, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaha_Hadid

 - Gordon, M. (2017, September 07). The Curiously Unique Architecture of Valencia, Spain. Retrieved October 31, 2018, from https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/the-curiously-unique-architecture-of-valencia-spain

Reading: In chapter 11, the key topics are: clay, metal, wood, glass, and fibers. When I think of art using these materials, I think of sculptures. As I read on in the chapter, Craft Media is art like pottery, porcelain, many other things. Craft media artists that use clay can create a large variety of things such as bowls and fine porcelain. Artists who use metals use malleable metals to shape and bend them into the desired shape. The artists can use heat to make the metal more malleable to shape easier. They typically use precious metals such as gold, silver or copper, nickel, and brass. Wood is also used in Craft Media. Artists, chisel, file, and sand the wood to desired shape, then they are usually dyed or polished when finished. A fragile, transparent material is glass, When I think of glass in art, I think of glass blowing, which is the most standard way of using glass. Fiber is a very large variety of materials labeled into one category. Quilting is a style of craft media, as is making tapestries. This chapter of the book is very broad. There are many different ways to create craft media.

Video: In the video, artist Brian Jungen creates crafts out of different types of shoes. Some of his creations relate to his Native culture. Brian used to create art as a way to hide his emotion. I found it odd that he created native American work using Nike shoes.

Connections: There are many comparisons between the video and the reading for this week. Brian Jungen uses fiber for his artwork, although he technically uses shoes as his material, I consider them to be a fiber. I found it hard to see the “native American” side of his art, I mostly saw it as cut up pieces of shoes. The uniqueness of Jungen’s art is very different from the chapter, as “shoes” is not a type of material used.

Thoughts: I really enjoyed this week’s content, being able to see the different types of Craft Media was very interesting. It is a very broad category with many things to make and choose from. I think I enjoyed my relevant artist’s work the most. Brian Jungen’s work was very interesting yet very weird and confusing. I can’t understand why he would spend so much money on Nike shoes just to chop and rip them apart, but I guess since is a famous artist he is making enough money to do so.

Relevant artist: For my relevant artist this week, I chose Piper Shephard. She creates art out of cloth. She cuts cloth into lace-like patterns. When I first saw her art, I thought it was actual lace that she used. The cuts she makes into the cloth is very unique and time consuming.  I enjoy Pipers art because it is very unique. When I see her art, I think of when I was younger making snowflakes out of cut paper, but she’s very talented with her work.

Citations:

-      About. (n.d.). Retrieved October 24, 2018, from http://www.pipershepard.com/about/

Reading: The two websites we read from were Wikipedia and Hamptons Art Hub. Installation Art is a three-dimensional piece that are usually created to be displayed in one specific area. Installation Art is usually either temporary or permanent to the site. This style of art is usually created from everyday objects or natural materials. Installation art became prominent in the early 1970’s but signs of this technique have been dated earlier. Typically, installation art is large enough to be encompassed by our own bodies, such as walking through them or getting to be a part of the art itself.

Video: I enjoyed the video this week, Do Ho Suh’s art was confusing and wonderful all at the same time. Do Ho Suh felt that his father’s artistry fame overtook him, and he felt useless compared to his dad. His house that he created is very artistic and is an exact replica of his home back in Korea that he left. Ho Suh uses sewing techniques to create his replica. I found his “house” that he created very unique, because he described that he could fold it up and put it in a suitcase. I do not think that many pieces of art are very transportable like Do Ho Suh’s house. Personally, my favorite project he showed was the floor he created using little army men by gluing them very closely to each other. I think that the monument he created resembles the people holding the society up, using the small people figures, all of them working together.  

Connections: The connections between the readings and the video this week were that they both consist of random, everyday objects. Do Ho Suh makes art that is also typically set up to fill a space, as in the readings. Do Ho Suh also uses things such as sewing to create his art. I think that these types of installation art, is somewhat like sculptures.

Thoughts: I really enjoyed the content covered this week. I was unsure what I would think of because I had never heard of this style of art before. Installation art is now one of my more favorite types of art that we’ve covered. I really enjoy this class because I am beginning to understand all the types of art that were before unknown to me.

Relative artist:For this week’s class, I chose Karla Black as my relevant artist. Karla is a Scottish artist who makes abstract sculptures. She studied at The Glasgow School of Art for Sculpture. She takes everyday common objects such as toothpaste, soap, and wool. I enjoy the pastel colors she uses in some of her art. In one photo, it seems as if it is saranwrap with crumpled up paper, and dyed Easter eggs. When I went to go read about the photo, I saw that it was all made with different unique things such as thread, bath bombs, petroleum jelly, chalk and many other things. Black has art in the Tate Modern Museum in London, England. I cannot recall if I saw her art there when I visited Tate, as there were many different things to see.

Citations:

-      Karla Black. (n.d.). Retrieved October 17, 2018, from https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/karla-black

Reading:  In the reading of chapter ten, there are six key topics. Carving, modeling, casting, assembling, earthworks, and installations, performances, and multimedia. Carving consists of the artist cutting away pieces of the material used. Michelangelo, a famous sculptor believed that the piece of art was already inside the material and carving it away released the piece. Modeling is another extreme type of carving, this consists of hand-shaping malleable materials. They typically have to be formed over a “skeleton” to support the material. Casting is when a molten material is shaped then allowed to harden. Most widely used materials are bronze or plastic. Assembling is a very interesting form of sculpture. Assembling uses different or random materials by attaching them to each other, these are typically called “found objects.” Earthworks is a type of sculpture consisting of sculpting earthly materials such as rock, stone, wood, and many other things. Finally, Installations, Performances, and Multimedia. Installations are 3D works of art that completely fill a space. Performance art is when the artists is the center of attention, engaging with the audience.

Video: This week, in the art21 video, we watched Kara Walker as she attempted to build a sculpture she’s never done before. Kara uses sugar, corn syrup and water to create what she calls a “Sugar Baby.” Her ending sculpture will be five feet tall. She uses computers to scan, digitize then create the model into an actual piece of art. The file can be read and then the computer can create the sculpture.

Interview: Kara Walker’s very first silhouette piece was referring to the novel, Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell. Before even reading the book, Kara had a preconceived stigma towards the book. The very first time she read the book was in college, which she ended up loving the book. Kara defines her art as “giddy humor.” Her artwork is kinds of things that you wouldn’t expect to see at an art gallery. Walker defines herself as a “negress” because she believes that “it is a title with a certain set of expectations that come from living in a culture that is not accustomed to a great majority of African American women.”

Connections/ Comparisons: The book talks about “Planning Sculptures,” Kara Walker plans her sculpture by creating a model, using a computer to scan it, then the computer helps her sculpt the piece. Walker uses the sculpting method of “carving” while creating her piece, “ A Subtely”

Thoughts: I was very intrigued by Kara Walkers type of art, I have never heard of anyone using sugar on sculptures. I really enjoyed the content this week as it was easy to understand and some content that I have learned about before. I was surprised that there were so many methods for sculpting.My understanding of art has broadened throughout this course.

Relevant artists: For my relevant artist this week, I chose Rachel Whiteread. She is an English sculptor. Rachel usually uses casts to create her sculptures and was the first woman to win the Turner Prize in 1993. Her first solo exhibition opened in 1988 in London. Whiteread’s art typically resembles casts made around pieces of furniture.

Citations:

-      The Melodrama of "Gone with the Wind". (n.d.). Retrieved October 10, 2018, from https://art21.org/read/kara-walker-the-melodrama-of-gone-with-the-wind/

-      Rachel Whiteread. (2018, August 24). Retrieved October 10, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Whiteread

- Tate. (n.d.). Five Things to Know: Rachel Whiteread – List. Retrieved October 10, 2018, from https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/rachel-whiteread-2319/five-things-know-rachel-whiteread

- (n.d.). Retrieved October 10, 2018, from https://www.michelangelo-gallery.com/sculptures.aspx

Reading: Ever since I was little, I’ve always liked photography and films. The chapter talks about photography, the history of photography, digital photography, creative use of digital imaging, film, television, video, and multimedia. Photography is the Greek word for “writing with light.” Photography is my all-time favorite style of art. When I’ve travelled to Europe, I enjoyed taking photos of the things I’ve seen. I love going through my picture books of the places and things I’ve seen. I love watching the video at the end of Disney where they show the artists drawing the animations step by step.

Videos: Watching this weeks’ videos made me very confused. I’ve always liked watching movies and trying to figure out what happens before it does. The animated video we watched was very confusing. I could not understand what was going on. I understood that an elephant and some other animal were brothers and the older brother would not let the little brother go swimming. But after that I couldn’t follow the story line.

Connections: Between the video and the chapter reading, there were lots of connections between the two. We watched two videos about film making. They were both very unique in different ways, confusing, yet intriguing. The book talked about different styles and types of photography and filmmaking that artists can use.  

Relevant Artists: For this week’s class, I choose Wolfgang Tillman as my relevant artist. He is a German photographer. Tillman was the first non-British artist to be awarded the Tate annual Turner Prize. He photographs contemporary art. I enjoy his photographs because they illustrate beauty and uniqueness. Wolfgang began taking snapshots of his friends. There was lots of controversy that his photography was staged, such as outfits and location.

Thoughts: I really enjoyed the content this week. This was by far the most diverse chapter and video(s) that I’ve read. Photography and Filmmaking can be about anything, of anyone, and anywhere. Although with art in general, anything can be made. I love photography because it is real life things, people, and places. Some people don’t consider photographers, artists because they do not create the work. I consider photographers as artists because they capture the beauty of things that people do not realize.

Citations:

-      Tillmans.co.uk. (n.d.). Retrieved October 3, 2018, from http://tillmans.co.uk/component/jcgtillmans/buchholzcologne2018

-      Ten Questions for Wolfgang Tillmans | Art | Agenda. (n.d.). Retrieved October 3, 2018, from http://www.phaidon.com/agenda/art/articles/2014/may/08/ten-questions-for-wolfgang-tillmans/

-      Out of Storage. (2018, October 04). Retrieved October 3, 2018, from http://www.outofstorage.nl/en/tentoonstelling_out_of_storage/kunstenaars/b/beshty_walead/24/

reading: The reading for this week was about Printmaking and Graphic Design. Print making originated in China and Korea, while graphic design is commonly used in Latin America as art work or inexpensive advertising. I took an art class a few years ago in high school, where we carved a design or picture into rubber chunks. We then had to create 3 different designs into the one piece of rubber, trying not to take much out each time but making the designs different. After each caring, we stamped these designs on top of each other in different colors.

media: This week we watched a video about John Baldessari, an American artist known for his photography. I did not enjoy this video because I was very confused about his style of art. I believe that taking a picture from a movie or a person then putting color over the body parts is not very unique or talented. I like to look at art with the idea of finding a story behind it or some meaning to it. I just could not understand how his style of artwork is very original.

connections: John Baldessari uses styles from both printmaking and graphic design, the two chapters we covered this week. John typically has lots of different shades and colors in his art work, just like the chapters describe in print making and graphic design. I think I learned more from the chapter rather than the video this week, being that I saw more and different styles of these types of art in the chapters. The book chapters better describes how the different types of print making and design are used and evaluated. John’s art uses lots or variations of colors just like Yinka Shonibare’s sculptures and pictures.

relevant artist: For my relevant artist this week I chose Yinka Shonibare, a British Nigerian Artist known for his work of colonisms, race and cultural identity. He uses a dutch wax fabric that is most widely considered to be “African” that he gets in London. While Yinka lives with a physical disability of paralyzation on one half of his body, he has assistants who help him put his ideas into play. He can describe what he would like to be done, that his is not capable of doing himself, and his assistants help him.

thoughts: I am reconsidering what I said in the first week of this class. I said that anyone can define good art, and anything is art. Personally, this weeks media I really did not enjoy, I just cannot understand how putting color over body parts and changing the color of things is very talented. When I view art, I try to analyze the piece and figure out why the artist created it the way they did. I also try to see if the piece has a historical significance or is from a story. I really liked seeing Yinka’s art because culture is very important to me, I have travelled to many different countries in Europe, Latin America and South America. I have always loved to see the variations of cultures in art. I have been to the Tate Modern art museum in London and they had exhibits of different artists from different countries. Seeing that Shonibare’s art portrays his views of cultures is  one of my favorite types of art.

citations: 

- Wind Sculpture II, Yinka Shonibare MBE. (n.d.). Retrieved September 26, 2018, from https://www.artspace.com/yinka_shonibare_mbe/wind-sculpture-ii

- Yinka Shonibare MBE (RA). (n.d.). Retrieved September 26, 2018, from http://www.yinkashonibarembe.com/

reading: The key topics of this chapter are encaustic, mixed media, mosaic, fresco, tempera. collage, oil, gouache, synthetics, and watercolor. I really enjoyed this chapter because viewing paintings is one of my favorite types of art. I like seeing all the pigments and different colors and how they react with one another. All of these techniques differ from each other, yet they are all in common. I liked this chapter because I can relate to some of the styles of painting, in the past I have used a few of these techniques in previous art classes.

media: Julie Mehretu is a painter who currently lives in Berlin, Germany. She has a team of people helping her work on her enormous paintings. Typically her art is 25 feet by 85 feet. I liked seeing her art, although I don’t understand how she gets all the credit for her art when her “team” paints the canvas so she can draw on top of it. Julie typically draws city scapes over abstract lines, curves, colors and many other things. In my opinion I do not think Julie should get all the credit when her team puts so much hard work and effort just so she can draw on top. 

connections: The connections in this weeks content is the Julie uses different techniques of painting in her artwork that is described in the book. She uses watercolor and oil. The chapter is all about the multiple types of painting, so i believe that the video this week relates a lot to the chapter. Probably more than any other video and chapter that we’ve discussed so far. 

relevant artist:  This week for my relevant artist, I chose Hiroshi Senju. He is a Japanese painter mainly known for his waterfall paintings. Senju bases his paintings on traditional Japanese paintings. He has received many rewards for his artwork. I chose Hiroshi this week because of his nature based paintings. really liked Hiroshi’s paintings, although many of them are very similar, he takes time to make them all detailed in different ways. 

relevant artist connections: My relevant artist, Hiroshi Senju also uses the styles of paintings in the book. Julie and Hiroshi both are painters; Hiroshi paints nature while Julie paints abstract and city-scapes. In conclusion, all of the content this week, all relate to one another.

thoughts: I enjoyed this weeks video a lot more than last weeks. I liked the content we read. I felt as if I understood it more because I took an art class last semester and we used different types of paintings like in the chapter. I think I liked watching Julies video more than the chapter this week, I feel as if I got more from the video since I knew some of the basic types of paintings. I chose the painting “ Spirit Like the Wind II” by Joseph Raffael because I like the varieties of color and detail. 

citations:

-  Hiroshi Senju. (n.d.). Retrieved September 19, 2018, from http://www.artnet.com/artists/hiroshi-senju/ 

- E. (n.d.). Waterfall - Gallery. Retrieved September 19, 2018, from http://www.hiroshisenju.com/gallery/waterfall/4