February 9th
Tableaux
Tableaux is the french word for painting. In this particular context when we say the word "Tableaux," we mean a still life painting. This is a painting that even though 'dead' or 'still', when looking at it you can interpret life from it, you can feel its presence, its energy. Okay so just to get something clear i'm pretty sure that paintings are always in 'still' form, if you are ever looking at a painting and it literally jumps out at you, it may either be a cruel joke, or hopefully for your sake just a dream. Either way alert the police because 3D is one thing but then again it's just an illusion and you weren't wearing glasses were you? You think it was 4D? As for the 'presence' or the 'energy' you feel it's not your dead Aunt Gertrude, at least I hope it's not it's the feeling that you get from the painting, that 'wow' factor as if you just got the meaning behind the portrait.
For this game we were put into groups and each group was given the same theme. We were to portray this theme in our own ways, but in tableaux form. Regarding factors like proximics, energy, levels and shapes had to be implemented. We had fun with it although one of the positions almost gave me a cramp. After making our own interpretations of the theme, the other group and Mr. Mouck would be called to examine our master piece. We were evaluated on how well we were able to incorporate the factors I mentioned earlier. The objective of this game I believe, was to instill the idea of how important energy and presence is and how it can take anything to a whole other level.
My experience with this game was quite interesting. It turned out to be fun being in a painting. Plus some of the comments we got were also quite funny. I didn't take well to the shapes that were being formed out of people's bodies when I was evaluating other people's paintings, because I didn't get it, but as for the energy, it's what I was looking for the most, to feel that wow as if looking at a real painting. To me this is probably one of most important lessons so far because, I do believe after watching some shows and movies that presence and energy really do take everything to the next level. I personally believe that energy and presence decide the emotional response that you will have to any type of art from a book to a painting. I believe that having enough energy and presence will be the difference between making your audience feel like a viewer or like their part of it, breaking the fourth wall.
Real Painting Interpretations
After playing around with tableaux, we actually went around the room and started observing paintings around the room, like a mini museum. We were supposed to see if we got that presence from them. We then sat down in a group to further discuss our thoughts. We started off with the "The Scream" a painting that uses dark colors and a screaming man to convey paranoia and despair. We then discussed "Yellow and Orange" this is probably the most simplistic painting I have ever seen and I was quite annoyed that we were going to even spend time evaluating this. We came to the conclusion of happiness and joy because of the colors that were used, but the biggest shock came when Mr. Mouck told us not only how much money could be spent on this painting but that people have been moved to tears because of it! I searched some of the artists other paintings that were similar, and I was still dumbfounded as to how people could cry over this. Then I remembered the idea of energy and presence, obviously his paintings created an energy and presence unlike and other for some people, the paintings broke the fourth wall.
For this game we were put into groups and each group was given the same theme. We were to portray this theme in our own ways, but in tableaux form. Regarding factors like proximics, energy, levels and shapes had to be implemented. We had fun with it although one of the positions almost gave me a cramp. After making our own interpretations of the theme, the other group and Mr. Mouck would be called to examine our master piece. We were evaluated on how well we were able to incorporate the factors I mentioned earlier. The objective of this game I believe, was to instill the idea of how important energy and presence is and how it can take anything to a whole other level.
My experience with this game was quite interesting. It turned out to be fun being in a painting. Plus some of the comments we got were also quite funny. I didn't take well to the shapes that were being formed out of people's bodies when I was evaluating other people's paintings, because I didn't get it, but as for the energy, it's what I was looking for the most, to feel that wow as if looking at a real painting. To me this is probably one of most important lessons so far because, I do believe after watching some shows and movies that presence and energy really do take everything to the next level. I personally believe that energy and presence decide the emotional response that you will have to any type of art from a book to a painting. I believe that having enough energy and presence will be the difference between making your audience feel like a viewer or like their part of it, breaking the fourth wall.
Real Painting Interpretations
After playing around with tableaux, we actually went around the room and started observing paintings around the room, like a mini museum. We were supposed to see if we got that presence from them. We then sat down in a group to further discuss our thoughts. We started off with the "The Scream" a painting that uses dark colors and a screaming man to convey paranoia and despair. We then discussed "Yellow and Orange" this is probably the most simplistic painting I have ever seen and I was quite annoyed that we were going to even spend time evaluating this. We came to the conclusion of happiness and joy because of the colors that were used, but the biggest shock came when Mr. Mouck told us not only how much money could be spent on this painting but that people have been moved to tears because of it! I searched some of the artists other paintings that were similar, and I was still dumbfounded as to how people could cry over this. Then I remembered the idea of energy and presence, obviously his paintings created an energy and presence unlike and other for some people, the paintings broke the fourth wall.
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