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fallsemester2020 · 4 years

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Peer Responses

Adam Odolil-

“Gillan Williams’ artwork.

What I noticed in Gillan’s work was the order of the leaves, rocks, and acorns. This made me think about how nature is in fact quite orderly even though it looks so chaotic. As you zoom in on a leaf or acorn, you see the symmetry they contain. I think this is part of the reason why people are so drawn to nature. It looks haphazardly arranged at first glance but upon closer inspection, you see how orderly it is. By explicitly putting the acorns and other materials in a clear pattern, Gillan made me realize how much order there is in nature. I think I can apply to this my personal life as well in that even if it is chaotic, I can still find some overall order or purpose within it."

Jillian Riley-

“The nature artwork that I connect with the most, is the one done by Diana DeVito. I really like how she made her artwork look like a compass. It reminds me of all the different directions we can go in life. Not one direction or path is the correct one, meaning that we all have a different story to tell. You as the observer are led in a different direction based on what object your eye catches first. This makes me imagine that the different leaves, and sticks lead you to a new adventure in each direction. I also liked the picture of the sunset along the Allegany river that she took. I like to capture the progression of a sunset, because as each moment passes in time, there is a new picture."

Alyssa Shelander-

"I truly enjoyed looking at all the student's outdoor work, however, I believe I connected with Hailey Echdahl’s outdoor work the most. I connect to her work specifically due to the bright and vibrant colors that immediately caught my eye. This caught my eye because the various colors stuck out that I felt represented energy and positivity. I also see this piece representing the season of fall due to the different colors of leaves, which is my favorite season. Finally, the various layers created a sort of a 3D dimension, allowing you to contrast the different leaves and see the beauty under it all. “

Gordon Santiago-

“After looking through the blog posts I found myself constantly looking back at the work done by Diana. Although I am not sure what brought me back to her work I found that there was a feeling of being centered with it. predominately I focused on the green stuffed into the acorn in the center of the sun like disc. It’s not a very complicated work and I’m not sure if the simplicity is what drew me to it, however it reminded me a lot of a sun, with the matching colors of the opposite sides calmed my anxiety because I don’t like asymmetry In art unless it makes sense.”

Hailey Eckdahl-

“Hey Lauren!I really enjoyed your art that you created for this week! I like the progression of the life of the leaves as well as it representing the change in the season it shows the change in weather/seasons that we are experiencing now! I also liked you nature photos they turned out really cool! Great work.”

Josie Barcley-

“I really connected with Sam’s piece due to the combination of all its elements. I am familiar with album that Sam used while creating her piece so this allows me to form a connection not only with the art but with the artist herself. I also noticed how Sam was the only one that used filters on her photos and that was something that stuck out to me. All of Sam’s photos flowed together nicely. I also think that the photos of the bugs fit in well with the piece Sam created.”

Alby Alex-

“I found Gordon Santiago’s artwork very interesting. I thought it was creative and humorous to see a stick figure made out of sticks. When I saw the stick figure, it brought me back to my childhood. It reminds me of drawing stick figures for every individual. It’s funny how something as simple as stick figures can mean so much to a kid because they represent the people in his/her life. I noticed that in one documentation the stick figure had yellow eyes, and in the second documentation the stick figure had no eyes. Both documentations show no facial expression on the stick figure. I wonder if the artwork is trying to show that one expression cannot embody an individual. I also wonder what the circle of rocks was supposed to signify. Maybe the circle of rocks was displayed to focus on the stick figure, maybe it shows entrapment, or maybe it was put for no particular reason than display purposes. In addition, I thought the blue eggshell and the snake were fascinating to find outdoors. The snake is surely neat but creepy as well! How did you get such a close shot of the snake? Were you not at all scared? I didn’t think there would be snakes in Olean; but, I hope it’s nowhere near the campus! Overall, I enjoyed seeing Gordon’s nature artworks and documentations on the blog!”

Sarah Kone-

“A peer's artwork that I connected with was the one by Diana DeVitto. For her pictures you can tell that her picture were taken around the night time and that is my favorite time of the day. The picture that she took of the lake (I'm asumming it is a lake) had a very nice reflection of the sky when it is about to get dark outside. That picture just looked really peaceful. The 2nd picture with the acorn heads and leave kind of reminded me of a sunflower (the way its shapped) and I like those.”

Alyssa Dean-

“The art piece that really drew my eye was Lauren Barry’s. I admire the simplicity of it as a whole. It also brings me a feeling of serenity as it is not very noisy or complex. I think that I connect with it so well because it almost projects who I am in a way — I love anything organic and earthy and physically being with nature. Her piece is quiet, simple, magical, and brings me peace.”

Leann Mangalath-

“I related to Sam Henry's art piece because I interpreted it as a heart. The heart consists of raw, green leaves and rusty-colored leaves. In my mind, I viewed this as my heart being varied in terms of emotions. I have my raw emotions that come out but sometimes, I release my energy and heart sourly. There was a time in my life that I was very self-centered. This can be represented by the rusty-colored leaves. Then, it was not until my cousin who passed away recently that I realized that life is too short and that life should not be taken for granted. In the middle of the heart, there are white flowers and at the top of the heart, there is a stone-made pedestal with a white-pedaled flower on a yellow bud. This is a great way of showing that no matter what life brings to an individual, life will be fine overall in the end. In our hearts, we have hope to be our best versions of ourselves.”

Raine Pfeiffer-

“One of my peer’s outdoor work that I connected with was Ryan Pfohl’s. I really liked the messaged that was conveyed behind this art having to do with litter and trash found in nature. This really is a continuing issue in society that we all need to improve upon together. I can remember ever since I was younger my dad would take me up and down our road weekly and pick up trash and cans that was left by others. Nature is beautiful, precious, and so important to our well-being. That is why we need to treat it so carefully and never throw trash in areas it shouldn’t be.”

Diana DeVito-

“I really liked Lauren Barry’s piece. It’s very simple, but the colors blend perfectly together. It reminds me of the changing seasons, but also the uniqueness of each tree during the fall. It reminds me that everything looks different and unique while they change, and that’s what makes the transition to fall, or transitions throughout life so beautiful and exciting.”

Lauren Barry-

“After looking at the blog, I really connected with Margaret Sweeney's poem. When explaining what art means, they explained what art is from various perspectives. Art coming from the past, future, meaning opportunity or a lesson, really connected with me. In addition, starting with "Art is..." on one line, then following it with "And art is" on the next line provides a format that is consistent, which is nice for the reader. All in all, I connected with Margaret's poem, "Art Matters to Me”.”

Gillian Williams -

“'Upon reviewing my piers work in last week's outdoor activity, I noticed much different and expressive artwork. Alby Alex's artwork stood out to me for many reasons. For example, there were many layers of outdoor material that help form a very contrast by the look from very bold colors and the different layers. Her use of materials was very well thought out.”

Zachary Delardi-

“The artist I decided to reflect on within our class was Brett Smith. His art piece connected with me for multiple reasons. For starters, he did this at the house he lives at and I know this because I live at the same house. His photos have some comfortable vibes with me. I personally like this piece because it is very symmetrical. My major has me dealing with computers all day, so consistency/patterns is something that I think I am more incline to find visually appealing. As someone who has always grown up near a city, his choice of environment isn’t a big forest, but next to some roads and businesses. I thought this was different compared to everyone else and brought in a new look. Lastly, I was able to talk to the artist himself. It was interesting knowing that Brett Smith made this piece with a lot of emotion in mind. He said it reflected him as a young kid when he was growing up in rural Buffalo. He would ask his dad to throw a ball with him once in a while, but his own hand eye coordination was not good enough to earn his father’s respect. As any kid would when they are bored, he ended up playing with sticks in the yard. He said he used to make stick figures and call them “dad” and have conversations with them. I think we all do weird things as a kid to cope with situations we don’t understand so to bring that into the world of art and express that is very cool.”

Margaret Sweeney-

"Peer Connection – Zachary Delardi

I noticed we went to the same spot on the River Trail, so I had an instant connection with your work of art. I really like how you utilized all the resources in the environment, not just the nature. I think it is important to capture the entire atmosphere to portray the deeper issue of litter in our society. Zooming in on your art piece, I really like how you emulated a face. I find it fascinating when people use items in nature such as rocks and grass to personify a human. On a deeper level, it goes to show humans in their own sense, are equally as a part of nature as anything else. Your art piece was simple, yet effective in highlighting a deeper meaning, and I felt as if I really connected with it on a level that shows humans as connected with elements in nature.”

Brett Smith-

“The art piece that I have chosen to reflect on is by the artist Zachary Delardi. His art spoke to me. Growing up in suburban Buffalo, I didn’t really get to camp a lot and that’s all I wanted to try to do as a kid. So, seeing the face in a wooded area speaks to my childhood. Also with the face not smiling speaks to me because it’s like that was me as a child not being able to go and experience camping like most of my friends at the time where doing. Living with the artist also helps with the piece speaking to me because Zach and I had a similar background growing up in a very suburban childhood.”

Chris Flood-

“I choose to look at Riley Dambaugh's nature piece. The reason I chose to do this was because it caught my eye when I was scrolling through the blog. I really liked it because of the contrast of the colors in the work. The stones on the outside are gray, but she puts berries on the rocks to add some color to that part of the work. Then the inside has green, yellow, and red which really draws your eyes. I also like how she stuck with the shape of the circle throughout the work, I really like the look it makes.”

Ryan Pfohl-

“To Zachary Delardi:

The parents of one of my best friends like to travel to different places all over the world. They collect these tiki statues and tiki faces from all different places, and they have their tiki collection all hung up in one room of their house. I have also thought that their collection was super cool especially because it came from all over the world. Your nature art project reminded me of their collection as soon as I saw it. The way you strategically placed rocks of different sizes turned out great. Your work looks organized and well thought out, but it also has a messy look that gives it character. This was very creative, great work with this project!”

Riley Dambaugh-

“Nature photo submission that I connect with: Gillian Williams

Gill’s nature photo submission is simple yet beautiful. It is very pleasing to the eye. I love the colors used and the combination of all different things found in nature work very well together. The yellow and orange used give the submission the perfect pop of color. This submission immediately caught my eye, as it is very symmetrical and pleasing to look at. I also love how the rocks at the bottom contrast with the larger rock that they are sitting on, and help to tie the work together. Overall I love Gills submission because of the use of color and symmetry.”

Noah Vassallo-

“I can connect and relate to Zachary Delardi’s outdoor art. The way he assembled the stones and other components together looks exactly like a smiling face with two eyes, a nose, ears, and a mouth. He also used grass for the hair and leaves for the ears on his creation which I think is quite clever and creative. The colors on the stones he used really fit well with the muddy background. I also noticed that his creation sits on the banks of a nearby river. The river behind the smiling face strongly reminds me of a time in my childhood when I use to swim with my friends in a river near my house. I can imagine the smiling face as myself having a happy and fun day swimming in the river and hanging out with my friends as a child. Zachary’s art reminded me of my childhood and all the good times I had. It brought back fun and happy memories from my childhood which I can really appreciate."

Sam Henry-

“One blog post that I connected with this week was Maggie Sweeney’s. I really enjoyed looking at her outdoor artwork. I liked how she incorporated some things that people might ordinarily view has garbage and gave them a new purpose in her artwork. I also really enjoyed reading her poem about why art matters to her. I like how in her poem she looks at the different emotions involved in art. I also like how she takes about the importance of art in the passage of time. She discusses how art tells the story of our past and drives us into the future. My favorite part about her post is her picture of the spider on the flower. I like how changes the view that people often have of spiders. A lot of times people see a spider and think they represent creepiness and darkness. But in this picture the spider is made to look pretty and full of life.”

Chasity Garcia-

“While I was walking and collecting objects, it was hard to find objects that had color on the trail. There were paint leaves and broken tree branches on the trail that lead me to use more than just object. T he land piece that really caught my attention was created by Riley Dambaugh. The reasons why I liked her piece so much is because it quickly made me visualize a campfire or a sunflower. The way the rocks are placed on the outside of the sunflower just allows us as the viewers to look at 2 pieces of work at once.”

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