Week 4 Aura
This
week for our reading we talked about aura. Now what is aura. Well according to
Walter Benjman, he states, "We define the aura of the latter as the unique
phenomenon of a distance, however close it may be. While resting on a summer
afternoon, you follow with your eyes a mountain range on the horizon or a
branch which casts its shadow over you, you experience the aura of those
mountains." While I wouldn't use so many big words to describe it, aura
basically is the feeling you get when you look at a picture, painting, any type
of art piece out there. Like Walter said when you see a picture with a mountain
in the background casting a shadow over the lands you can feel their Prescence
or "aura" even though you're not touching them. Like in the picture
above, you can't feel the storm that happening outside that massive rainstorm.
but you can feel its "aura". The feeling of looking out your window
with heavy rain coming down the sky darken has lightning dances among it.
Drinking a warm drink whether it be coffee, tea, or something simple like hot
chocolate. That is aura.
I feel like the concept of aura is one that often gets
overlooked when it comes to art. Because a lot of things go into the
making of an aura. From simple things like facial expressions, to more advanced
stuff like color pallets and framing. It's important to have your aura
match your scene. If it's a sad funeral you should use darker dreary
colors, if someone making a heroic last stand maybe a little brighter on
his side has his last moments allow the rest to escape. If you can manage to
give your art pieces these auras, It brings more depth to the art piece.
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Haunted Craglands by Vestesta on DeviantArt
From an educator's standpoint I
feel like teaching art is hard after all everyone mostly has a different art
style that slowly make them self's known has you practice. There will
always be similar art styles, but each creator will have their own little
spin on it. Like the multiple different versions of the mona Lisa out
there. all of them the same image but the original will stand out because
of how he painted it and of course the wear and tear of age now. Students
should learn to identify auras for they should find their own.
The only
problem I see with that is aura is something that can’t really be taught. Aura
tends to be the combination of a lot of different things and requires a good mix
of them to create a good atmosphere in your art. The same thing can be used for
writing, or any other creative output. Whether it’s poetry, animation for tv or
even video games, or your writing a short story, having a good atmosphere helps
bring the art piece alive rather than making the art piece feel just flat and
2d. It ads a layer of depth to your art piece that would be missing normally.
Big words and complex concepts indeed! I almost thought that this week's reading was more difficult than Amelia Jones dissertation. Nonetheless, I like having the opportunity to build on my comprehension skills and vocabulary.
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Hey Reiley! I absolutely love the image that you chose to represent your example of aura, because even by just looking at the image, I was able to remember the feeling of a similar day. You definitely have a solid understanding of what an aura can be. I also agree with Dani that this reading was possibly just as challenging, but thankfully the audio cover of it made it a lot easier to follow along.
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