Eye Catching Movies

Arts Explorer #5: ‘Art Film’

The ‘art film’ “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”, is a very interesting, yet confusing movie. I can see why this movie would be considered an art film as it has a sort of uniqueness through the idea/storyline. This particular movie, aside from the great actors/actresses, had a very tricky storyline which made me think and wonder what was going on at some points. Aside from the actual story of the movie, the settings in which some of the scenes were shot in were absolutely gorgeous! The feelings which were evoked from these settings were chilling because of the interesting sights, as well as the context. The characters in this movie were also showing their abilities in the art of acting. The role which each actor and actress played was phenomenal. The ability to take on completely different characteristics is very difficult and throughout this movie was successfully done.

Balance seems to come to mind when watching the film “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”. This is because some of the unique scenery had negative space as well as positive space which seemed to work together in harmony (Schirrmacher & Fox, 2009). The way in which the space was used in each scene, at some points, looked awkward but also evoked a sense of interest in how it was displayed and used. The characters appeared to fit in an asymmetric balance (Schirrmacher & Fox, 2009). In some ways, the different images and characters all equally fit together to form balance throughout each scene. Overall this movie, although gave me confused feelings, evoked interest and amusement.       

Schirrmacher, R & Fox J.E. (2009). Art & Creative Development for Young Children. Delmar: Cengage Learning. 

A City of Natural Art

Arts Explorer #4: Patterns in Urban Settings

The city of Toronto has an unbelievable amount of glory whether it is a part of nature or man-made sights. In my opinion, nature is the most unique and original scenery out there which persuaded me to use this photograph of a large rock, which has many different lines and shades. I had taken this photograph when I was at a park and this particular rock was a part of a cliff which descended into a pond. I have also included another photograph which I had taken of a building that has unique lines and seemed to be quite interesting to look at. Both of these photographs consist of patterns that are made up by various lines. The photograph of the rock up close looks very different then when seen from a further distance. After starring at the picture for a few minutes, it began to look like the bark of a tree or a log because of the vareity of lines. There are a combination of vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved, wavy etc, lines in both pictures that gives off a texturized and flowing feel, which leads my eyes around the photographs.  

Lines seem to play an important role in capturing my attention because it adds a captivating view to each element of art which is already present such as, colour, texture, shape etc. Although the formal definition of a line is “a visible mark made by an artistic tool” (Schirrmacher & Fox.135. 2009), the impact it has on art is very effective. A line is not only a “mark” but can form many inspiring pieces of art, which effects people in many different ways.       



Schirrmacher, R & Fox J.E. (2009). Art & Creative Development for Young Children. Delmar: Cengage Learning.