AED200 Reflections

1. What were you expectations for this course and where they met?

I expected to learn enough about the different forms and ‘eras’ of art that I could recognize them by myself. If I am able to retain what I know now, I should be able to think and speak a lot more intelligently about art with other people.

2. Now that you've been through this course, What is art? How would you define it now compared to your intial posting?

I will still stick to my original idea and define art as “anything that is made to inspire feelings in a person.” I’m staying with it because it’s succinct and it still makes sense to me.

3. Who was your favorite artist in your original posting and who is your favorite visual artist now? If there is a difference, why do you think so? If you have the same favorite artist, why do you think so?

In my original post, I chose Hieronymus Bosch as my favorite artist. Now I would say it is Ron Mueck. I think it changed because I was exposed to a ton of different artists and styles that I had no idea even existed. Mueck’s hyperrealistic, but bigger than life-size, sculptures of  people are very unsettling to me like a lot of Bosch’s work, but he is much more modern and not as well known at this time.

4. Now that you've completed this course, how do you feel about taking an online course? Is your answer the same as it was in your first posting? How is it the same or different?

I love taking online courses. The answer is the same because I’ve taken a lot of them in the past and I have rarely had any issues with them. This course was handled in a good way for an online course.