#visage ﹕ * ramsey thomas .

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[miss-cigarettes]

Okay, this is getting really annoying ...

Tumblr is famous for having people who take offense even for the small thing.

So I think it's time for me to be offended.

Seriously, could people stop patrolling the Killing stalking tag and fans? Could people please stop making posts like :

"OH I READ KILLING STALKING, THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME" "I FINALLY READ KILLING STALKING, I'M SO FUCKED UP" "WOW FROM GAY SKATERS FROM PSYCHO GAYS xDDD" "HOW I WENT FROM PERFECT VICTUURI TO THIS GROSS SHIT" (yeah YOI fandom... WHYYYYYYY???) ETC... ETC...

As a fan of horror, whether in the field of filmmaking, literature, video games, manga / anime, etc ... I FIND IT TOO MUCH OFFENSIVE TO SEE PEOPLE SAYING ALL THOSE THINGS AND ALSO THAT PEOPLE WHO ENJOY THIS STORY ARE NASTY AND MENTALLY ILL...

So, all those people who have seen movies like "SAW", "Final Destination", "The Ring", "Friday The 13th", "Psycho", "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", "The Exorcist" , etc...etc...

And those who have read amazing writers like: Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, Clive Barker, Thomas Ligotti, Brian Lumley, Theodore Eibon Donald Klein, John Ramsey Campbell, etc ... etc ...

And also those who have played videogames like: Silent Hill saga, Alien Isolation, Amnesia, Outlast, Resident Evil, Visage, etc... etc..

and I can add some music bands and even some mangakas but my point here is:

Are they sick people who need psychological help? Are you talking seriously?

The fact that you have discovered Horror fiction and that you are enjoying it, does NOT mean that you are mentally ill or that there is something wrong with you. It means that you have discovered a new world, something that for you is new and fascinating and that is not a bad thing.

Stop treating people who are enjoying the genre of horror as if they were people with a serious mental illness who need Jesus Christ and be bathed in holy water.

This is super offensive to all those who have enjoyed this amazing genre for many years. It's as if you're targeting the gothic boy just because he dress all black and listen to "noisy" music "music of the devil" and that, according to you, he need psychological help for being a social misfit.

You are discriminating against those who like this kind of stories, you are repressing those who are now enjoying this amazing Killing Stalking manwha !!

I've seen people saying that those people who are doing Cosplays are sick people and they should stop.

What the fuck? Why don't you better shut the fuck up and move away from the Killing Stalking tag? Or why you just simply ignore what you don't like (AGAIN, USE FUCKING TUMBLR SAVIOR) and let others enjoy?

I'm too pissed right now.

[paukklatschandmore-blog]

Hier findet ihr alle Oscar Nominierungen auf einen Blick!

Best Performance Capture Artist

Sarah Saarbrücken, “Pirates of the Galaxy”

Bester Film

„Call Me by Your Name“, in Deutschland ab 1. März

„Die dunkelste Stunde“, bereits in deutschen Kinos

„Dunkirk“, schon im Herbst in Kinos

„Get Out“, vergangenen Frühsommer in den Kinos

„Lady Bird“, ab 19. April in Deutschland

„Der seidene Faden“, ab 1. Februar im Kino

„Die Verlegerin“, ab 22. Februar im Kino

„Shape of Water – Das Flüstern des Wassers“, ab 15. Februar im Kino

„Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri“, Kinostart: 25. Januar

Beste Hauptdarstellerin

Sally Hawkins, „Shape of Water – Das Flüstern des Wassers“

Frances McDormand, „Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri“

Margot Robbie, „I, Tonya“

Saoirse Ronan, „Lady Bird“

Meryl Streep, „Die Verlegerin“

Bester Hauptdarsteller

Timothée Chalamet, „Call Me by Your Name“

Daniel Day-Lewis, „Der seidene Faden“

Daniel Kaluuya, „Get Out“

Gary Oldman, „Die dunkelste Stunde“

Denzel Washington, „Roman J. Israel, Esq.“

Bester Nebendarsteller

Willem Dafoe, „The Florida Project“

Woody Harrelson, „Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri“

Richard Jenkins, „Shape of Water – Das Flüstern des Wassers“

Christopher Plummer, „Alles Geld der Welt“

Sam Rockwell, „Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri“

Beste Nebendarstellerin

Mary J. Blige, „Mudbound“

Allison Janney, „I, Tonya“

Lesley Manville, „Der seidene Faden“

Laurie Metcalf, „Lady Bird“

Octavia Spencer, „Shape of Water – Das Flüstern des Wassers“

Beste Regie

„Dunkirk“, Christopher Nolan

„Get Out“, Jordan Peele

„Lady Bird“, Greta Gerwig

„Phantom Thread“, Paul Thomas Anderson

„Shape of Water – Das Flüstern des Wassers“, Guillermo del Toro

Bester fremdsprachiger Film

„Una mujer fantástica/Eine phantastische Frau“ (Chile)

„L'insulte“ (Libanon)

„Nelyubov/Ohne Liebe“ (Russland)

„Teströl és lélekröl/Körper und Seele“ (Ungarn)

„The Square“ (Schweden)

Bester Realkurzfilm

„DeKalb Elementary“, Reed Van Dyk

„The Eleven O’Clock“, Derin Seale, Josh Lawson

„My Nephew Emmett“, Kevin Wilson, Jr.

„The Silent Child“, Chris Overton, Rachel Shenton

„Watu Wote/All of Us“, Katja Benrath, Tobias Rosen

Bester Animationsfilm

„The Boss Baby“, Tom McGrath, Ramsey Ann Naito

„The Breadwinner“, Nora Twomey, Anthony Leo

„Coco“, Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson

„Ferdinand“, Carlos Saldanha

„Loving Vincent“, Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, Sean Bobbitt, Ivan Mactaggart, Hugh Welchman

Bester Animationskurzfilm

„Dear Basketball“, Glen Keane, Kobe Bryant

„Garden Party“, Victor Caire, Gabriel Grapperon

„Lou“, Dave Mullins, Dana Murray

„Negative Space“, Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata

„Revolting Rhymes“, Jakob Schuh, Jan Lachauer

Bester Dokumentarfilm

„Abacus: Small Enough to Jail“, Steve James, Mark Mitten, Julie Goldman

„Visages, villages“, JR, Agnès Varda, Rosalie Varda

„Ikarus“, Bryan Fogel, Dan Cogan

„Die letzten Männer von Aleppo“, Feras Fayyad, Kareem Abeed, Soren Steen Jepersen

„Strong Island“, Yance Ford, Joslyn Barnes

Bester Kurzdokumentarfilm

„Edith+Eddie“, Laura Checkoway, Thomas Lee Wright

„Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405“, Frank Stiefel

„Heroin(e)“, Elaine McMillion Sheldon, Kerrin Sheldon

„Knife Skills“, Thomas Lennon

„Traffic Stop“, Kate Davis, David Heilbroner

Bestes Originaldrehbuch

„The Big Sick“, Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani

„Get Out“, Jordan Peele

„Lady Bird“, Greta Gerwig

„Shape of Water – Das Flüstern des Wassers“, Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor

„Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri“, Martin McDonagh

Bestes adaptiertes Drehbuch

„Call Me by Your Name“, James Ivory

„The Disaster Artist“, Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber

„Logan“, Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green

„Molly’s Game“, Aaron Sorkin

„Mudbound“, Virgil Williams and Dee Rees

Beste Kamera

„Blade Runner 2049“, Roger Deakins

„Die dunkelste Stunde“, Bruno Delbonnel

„Dunkirk“, Hoyte van Hoytema

„Mudbound“, Rachel Morrison

„Shape of Water – Das Flüstern des Wassers“, Dan Laustsen

Beste Musik

„Dunkirk“, Hans Zimmer

„Der seidene Faden“, Jonny Greenwood

„Shape of Water – Das Flüstern des Wassers“, Alexandre Desplat

„Star Wars: Die letzten Jedi“, John Williams

„Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri“, Carter Burwell

Bester Filmsong

„Mighty River“ aus „Mudbound“, Mary J. Blige

„Mystery of Love“ aus „Call Me by Your Name“, Sufjan Stevens

„Remember Me“ aus „Coco“, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez

„Stand Up for Something“ aus „Marshall“, Diane Warren, Common

„This Is Me“ aus „The Greatest Showman“, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul

Bester Schnitt

„Baby Driver“, Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss

„Dunkirk“, Lee Smith

„I, Tonya“, Tatiana S. Riegel

„Shape of Water – Das Flüstern des Wassers“, Sidney Wolinsky

„Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri“, Jon Gregory

Beste visuelle Effekte

„Blade Runner 2049“, John Nelson, Paul Lambert, Richard R. Hoover, Gerd Nefzer

„Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2“, Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner, Dan Sudick

„Kong: Skull Island“, Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza, Mike Meinardus

„Star Wars: Die letzten Jedi“, Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Chris Corbould, Neal Scanlan

„Planet der Affen: Survival“, Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Joel Whist

Bestes Produktionsdesign

„Beauty and the Beast“, Sarah Greenwood; Katie Spencer

„Blade Runner 2049“, Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola

„Die dunkelste Stunde“, Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer

„Dunkirk“, Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis

„Shape of Water – Das Flüstern des Wassers“, Paul D. Austerberry, Jeffrey A. Melvin, Shane Vieau

Bestes Kostüm

„Die Schöne und das Biest“, Jacqueline Durran

„Die dunkelste Stunde“, Jacqueline Durran

„Der seidene Faden“, Mark Bridges

„Shape of Water – Das Flüstern des Wassers“, Luis Sequeira

„Victoria und Abdul“, Consolata Boyle

Bester Ton

„Baby Driver“, Julian Slater

„Blade Runner 2049“, Mark Mangini, Theo Green

„Dunkirk“, Alex Gibson, Richard King

„Shape of Water – Das Flüstern des Wassers“, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira

„Star Wars: Die letzten Jedi“, Ren Klyce, Matthew Wood

Bester Tonschnitt

„Baby Driver“, Mary H. Ellis, Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin

„Blade Runner 2049“, Mac Ruth, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hephill

„Dunkirk“, Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo

„Shape of Water – Das Flüstern des Wassers“, Glen Gauthier, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern

„Star Wars: Die letzten Jedi“, Stuart Wilson, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick

Beste Maske

„Die dunkelste Stunde“, Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick

„Victoria und Abdul“, Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard

„Wunder“, Arjen Tuiten

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Extra Credit

REVIEW OF THE RITTER ART GALLERY

The Organization of Art Works

Pros

-The art works were all organized in away where each and every individual art piece could stand out

-The walls of the art gallery were white; which allowed for the art works to be the viewer’s main focus

-If a multiple artworks were created by the same artist then their artworks were grouped together in the same area

-I thought it was interesting how sculptures that were smaller were placed near each other; which made viewing the artworks simpler in that it allowed the viewer to easily transition from observing one art piece to the other

Cons

-Some of the art works’ titles that were next to the art piece seemed to be out of order in correlation to the art piece (I do not know if it was intentional)

-For instance, the art work title “Human Nature,” “Medusa,” and “Cloud Nine” by Ashley Goldstein seemed to place out of order compared to the order of the artworks displayed

-I feel as though the original order was supposed to be “Medusa,” “Cloud Nine,” and “Human Nature”

Art Pieces

Pros

-The art pieces were all visually interesting such as “The Takeover” by Natasha Da Silva and “Product Placement” by Thomas Brady

-There were most certainly art pieces in the art gallery that were thought provoking as well as art pieces that confused me greatly as I appreciated the formal qualities of the art piece; yet was unable to understand the concept

-There was a quite a variety in the type of art pieces in the art gallery; which ranged from sculptural pieces to ink and marker art pieces

Title: The Takeover

Artist: Natasha Da Silva

Date: 2016

Materials: Woodcut print

Title: Product Placement

Artist: Thomas Brady

Date: 2016

Materials: Ink and marker

Cons

-I feel as though some of the art pieces had concepts that have been over done such as the “Self-Portrait” by Ramsey Clevenger. The art piece was well executed, but I have seen this type of art work a countless number of times, but then again it is just my opinion

-There were multiple art pieces that I believe was made of paper mache that looked as though there was a person underneath a white blanket in the art gallery that peaked my interest, but I could not find the name of the artist who created the piece nor the title of the art piece, so I was disappointed about not knowing who created such an art piece

Title: N/A

Artist: N/A

Date: N/A

Materials: N/A

Title: Self-Portrait

Artist: Ramsey Clevenger

Date: 2017

Materials: Oil on canvas

COMPARE AND CONTRAST OF ART WORKS

“Cactus Desert” VS “Convenient Deaths”

Title: Cactus Desert

Artist: Cangshu Gran

Date: 2017

Materials: Oil on canvas

Title: Convenient Deaths

Artist: Caitlein Nobile

Date: 2017

Materials: Oil on panel

SIMILARITIES

-Both artworks seemingly have happy and bright colors utilized within the art pieces; meanwhile, having a deeper concept behind the art pieces

-In my perspective both artworks appear “cute” in a way because of the bright and pastel like colors utilized as well as the art style

-Both artworks depict an unrealistic scene and are both highly stylized

-Both artworks illustrate child-like objects and have kind of a whimsical or a child-like tone to them

-Both employ the Element of Art of Line with how the baby-like faces in the first art piece have a slight outline and the second art piece employs a slight amount of Line in the background

-Both art pieces use the Principle of Design of Balance with how there are an even amount of figures or objects on both sides of the art work creating an even distribution of weight on either side of the art pieces

-Both art works apply the Principle of Design of Emphasis on the stylization of the objects/figures in the art pieces

-Both art works administer the Principle of Design of Unity with how the colors and the art style of both art piece remain consistent

DIFFERENCES

Cactus Desert

-The art piece’s medium is oil on canvas

-The art piece is quite large in size being about the height of at least 2 feet

-The art piece depicts people with baby-like visages

-Majority of the figures are facing the viewer

-The cacti at the bottom of the art piece are a bit transparent looking and have a cartoon appearance

-The background does not imply a 3D space and is instead a few colors that blend a bit into each other

-The hair on the figures are not as well defined as their faces and appear more blurred

-The Element of Art of Shape is used in how the figures and cacti appear to be 2D

-The Principle of Design of Pattern is utilized with how the faces are continuously go across the canvas along with the cacti

-The Principle of Design of Contrast is applied with how the two face on the right appear to be bolder looking than the more saturated face on the left of the art piece

Convenient Deaths

-The art piece’s medium is oil on panel

-The art piece is a bit small and is most likely no taller than an average sheet of notebook paper

-The art piece illustrates objects that appear to be outside while also having a view into a building through a window 

-The objects in the art piece are portrayed with bolder colors

-The title of the art piece has an ominous tone to it and imply a darker meaning to the art piece 

-A variety of the objects demonstrated in the art piece suggest to be the objects of a child

-The art piece appropriates the Element of Art of Texture with how the art piece up close has areas that have such a thick layer of paint on it that it sticks out of the flat panel surface

-The art piece displays the Element of Art of Space with how the art piece implies a 3D space with the view inside the building and the space to the side of the building

-The art piece executes the Principle of Design of Contrast with how the soft dark color to the left of the art piece differ from the bright/pastel colors on the right of the art work

COMPARE AND CONTRAST OF ARTWORKS PART 2

“Abstract Representation of Delray Beach” VS “Angle Study (Conceptual Model)”

Title: Abstract Representation of Delray Beach

Artist: Tyler Thompson

Date: 2016

Materials: Chipboard and foamboard

Title: Angle Study (Conceptual Model)

Artist: Victoria Nicolay

Date: 2017

Materials: Chipboard

SIMILARITIES

-Both artworks both utilize the material of chipboard into the art piece

-Both artworks are a solid brown and cardboard-like color

-Both artworks employ angular shapes in the art piece

-Both of the art pieces are sculptural

-Both art pieces apply dynamic compositions in the shape of the art piece

-Both art pieces have an interesting shadow coming from underneath the art piece

-Both art pieces are abstract

-Both art piece utilize geometric shapes such as triangles that are created through their angles and bends

-Both art works exercise the Element of Art of Form with how both art pieces are 3D and occupy space 

-Both art pieces administer the Principle of Design of Balance with how the art pieces both have a consistent amount of angles throughout the sculpture

-Both art works implement the Principle of Design of Movement with how the dynamic compositions cause the viewer to move across the art piece while following their interesting angles and corners

-Both art works have the Principle of Design of Rhythm with how the art piece remains consistent in the regular repetition in the use of sharp angles

-Both art works appear as though they could have been presented as a set or a series of art work because of their large amount of similarities

DIFFERENCES

Abstract Representation of Delray Beach

-The art piece is displayed on the wall and is stuck onto a piece of foamboard in order hold the art piece in place

-The art piece has noticeable cuts in the chipboard in order to give the art piece more depth and more of a sharp angle 

-The art piece has a title that implies that the concept of the art piece is to represent the area of Delray Beach in an abstract manner

-The art piece has a clear concept because of the title; otherwise, without the title the art piece’s concept would have been shrouded in mystery

-The art piece exhibits the Element of Art of Line in how the thin cuts in the chipboard look like drawn outlines of the sharp angles in the art piece

-The Element of Art of Value is employed in the artwork with how the shadows of the art piece are quite dark and almost appear to be the color black

-The Principle of Design of Emphasis is displayed with how the angles and the corners of the art piece are exaggerated through the cutes of the chipboard and the dark shadows the angles have in the art piece

-The art piece seems to be about a foot tall in height

Angle Study (Conceptual Model)

-The art piece is presented horizontally on a shelf in the gallery

-The art piece does not contain as many sharp angles and as much depth as the first art piece

-The art piece is not as dynamic as the first art piece, but is still dynamic in its composition

-The art piece does not have a clear concept and possibly was created for aesthetic purposes as implied by the title that the art piece was only an art study

-The art piece address the Principle of Design of Movement with the angular shapes causing the viewer to look all over the art piece, but demonstrates Movement to a lesser degree compared to the first art piece

-The art piece uses the Element of Art of Space with how the art piece occupies a space and if the art piece was presented on a pedestal then the viewer could have walked around the art piece

-The art pieces attributes the Principle of Design with Rhythm with not only in repetition of sharp angles, but also in its continuous use of the shape of triangles and creating triangular shapes with the chipboard

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. Why did you select the particular event/exhibition?

I went to the Annual Juried Exhibition at the Ritter Art Gallery because it was more easily accessible for me to go to than the other events/exhibitions because the event was on school campus and I am often on school campus. 

2. Why did you pick these works?

I picked these works because the first two I compared and contrasted appealed greatly to my artistic aesthetics and the last two seemed, so similar that I wanted to observe the chipboard art works further to see if I could understand and differentiate between them better.

3. Do they relate to your work in any way? How?

Yes, the first two artworks I compared and contrasted relate to my artworks in the sense that they both use happy-like colors in the art piece while having a darker hidden message in the art work; which is similar to how a multitude of my art works tend to be like.

4. What have you learned from attending this event/exhibition that you had not known before?

I learned that even students can have the opportunity to be in an art gallery. Also, that the art piece does not necessarily need a strong and clear concept behind them.

5. How might this experience help you as an artist?

This experience could help me as an artist by giving me more confidence in my art work and possibly trying to submit my artworks to more places in the future, so that way my artwork could be in an art gallery too. Also, the experience has helped me look into what is on the minds of other student artists and what they would like to bring attention to from the viewer.