Living with Art: how to analyse art pieces in your home

Task I 

List of Handcrafted Objects in My Home 

Decorative Objects 

Paintings

Animal carvings

Balloon animals

Marble sculpture

Wooden sculpture

Functional Objects 

Clocks

Fabric Wall Art

Doormats

Seashell Mirror

Pillow Covers

Jewelry

Brooms

Baskets

Hair Comb

Carpets

Bedroom Furniture

Dining Room Furniture

Living Room Furniture

Home Office Furniture

Task II 

Functional Object 

One of the functional objects in my house is a functional office wooden table where I work from at home. The wooden table is a work of a craftsman specialized in making wooden furniture. Similar to the weaving process described in video, a craftsman embarks in a process of create a simple furniture like a table. Besides, as stated in the video, making wooden furniture is in itself an art. When a craftsman reproduces an antique piece of furniture or puts a modern twist on a trusted favorite style, they get a sense of achievement for their efforts. Looking at the table, it is clear that the craftsman used their unique skills to make such a unique piece of furniture.

Task III 

Decorative Object 

This is a decorative glass flower painting on my wall. The painting is very important to me because it is very beautiful and it is the work of my good friend. Regarding painting, artists have multiple mediums to use for their paintings including watercolors, fresco, gouache, oils and acrylics. My glass flower painting is an example of a watercolor painting. Watercolor is among the hardest mediums to make, its transparent streaks nearly impossible to cover up and its different techniques precise and prestigious, although fulfilling when done ( Gonzalez-Gutierrez, Martinez, Moctezuma & Zenit, 2018) . Like weaving in the video, it is a process which involves skills and putting ones artistic skills to come up with a beautiful painting like the one in my home.

Reference

Gonzalez-Gutierrez, J., Martinez, E., Moctezuma, O., & Zenit, R. (2018). Watercolor painting: Pigment pattern formation in drying aqueous droplets.  Bulletin of the American Physical Society .