Foshay Tower Pieces

This piece reflects the creation of the Foshay Tower. It portrays the dream of the Foshay Tower in, theoretically, 'Wilbur Foshay's' eyes. Metaphorically comparing the image to the Foshay Tower itself, the tower draws you in(it is the center of the pupil) and is very bright and colorful compared to the black and white of the rest of the eye around it. 

This piece represents Wilbur Foshay as well as the height of the tower. From my readings, Wilbur Foshay seemed very ambitious. This image reflects him 'reaching for the sky' with his dream of building the tower. It also reflects the height of the tower-it's so high you could 'touch the clouds'. I read that it is second tallest next to what was the Empire State Building. 

This piece reflects the fashion-esqe sense of the Foshay. It's very 'hip' and contemporary. The height of the tower combined with it's contemporariness reminded me of a supermodel for some reason. The idea happened to pop into my head, and I started working on it. I found the perfect model to go along with the Foshay Tower image I had found. 

Metaphors We Live By

It was interesting to me how they compared 'argument is war' to 'argument is a dance'. If that was how the saying goes, there would indeed be very different actions and thoughts to arguments. It was interesting to think about. I also like how they broke down how war is a metaphor to arguments. Dissecting the metaphor really shows how they relate using th literalness of war. It was also cool looking at the break down of 'time is money'. The two definitely relate in many ways- and I found it true that most people believe this in American culture. It'd be interesting to hear the view on that phrase from someone outside this culture.

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Inspiring Artists

Antassias Elias: http://anastassia-elias.com/portfolio/viewcategory/8
This artist inspires me to think out of the box. She has many types of art, however one that really intrigues me is her toilet paper roll art. The concept sounds basic, but if you look at her work, you'll see that it's got to be meticulous work.

Beru Betto: http://www.designswan.com/archives/humble-art-toilet-paper-roll-art.html
While looking at Elias' work, I came across Beru Betto. He, as well, creates art using toilet paper rolls. However, rather than focusing on one roll, he collaborates them to create a bigger illusion. I found this to be unique. His work is inspiring to me because he creates beauty in the bland.

Liu Bolin: http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/meet-the-real-life-invisible-man.html
This is one of the most brilliant artforms I've ever seen, personally. This man paints himself so precisely to camaflouge himself with his surroundings. I presume it's quite pretentious work, & it's wonderful the creativity to what he does.

Susan Manvelyan: http://www.behance.net/paronsuren/Frame
Manvelyan has a variety of genres in the images she photographs. I found the pictures from "Your Beautiful Eyes" to be extremely cool. I had never seen eyes in the way she portrays them in her images. It's different, real, and beautiful.

Bill Waterson: http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes
As a fan of Calvin and Hobbes, I had to include Bill Waterson in my 15 inspirational artists. His characters are cartoonish, though they have big personalities. What I love about his work is the characters' personalities are so well portrayed in his work. His artwork really brings the characters to life.

Frank R. Paul: http://www.frankwu.com/paul1.html
Frank R. Paul's work is very attracting to me visually. I love the vintageness of his work- created before his death in 1963. What I find most inspiring is how he created sci-fi such things, such as ufo's and aliens, in a time where technology was only beginning. It's fascinating.

Yusuke Nakamo:
Nakamo is the illustrator to one of my favorite video games, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time. While searching for game illustrators, I found it's rather difficult doing so, unusually. I love the artwork of Windwaker, & I believe Shigeru Miyamoto did the illustration for that game. However, both artists have different roles in different games-not just as an 'illustrator'.

Madison Dube: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hiimmadz
Madison is a friend of mine. I really love her photography and graphic design illustrations. It's inspiring her passion for the arts. Every artist sees differently, and I love seeing the world from her eyes through her camera lens.

Peter Jamus Holme: http://www.peterjamus.com/
I found Peter through facebook. He is a photographer/graphic designer of my age around the local area. His work is top notch, in my opinion, and deserves to be acknowledged by graphic designers and photographers of higher status. His passion for the art really is inspiring. On his facebook page he had a project going in which he created an image once a day for a whole year.

Martin Waugh: http://www.liquidsculpture.com/fine_art/image.htm?title=AmberOrb
When I first saw Waugh's image sof liquid sculpture, I thought the concept of it was brilliant. It's wonderful and amazing how he can capture a second, if even, in time and make it into something so beautiful. It really brings me into a different world .Some of his work kind of reminds me of Alice in Wonderland.

Various Architects: http://www.wackyarchives.com/featured/20-unusual-house-designs.html
I'm not sure who designed these houses, but when I see the buildings I see art. It's really cool how they created something so big out of a small idea in their minds. I also love how unconforming the buildings are. They're all really awesome.

Don Marco: http://www.themastercrayonartist.com/shop/custCat.aspx
Marco creates all his artwork using merely crayon. It's definitely more prestigious than most people's crayon-drawings. He brings crayons to another level. I especially love and admire this piece of work: http://www.themastercrayonartist.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=292

Diem Chau: http://blog.tuesday.com/2010/03/31/chinese-zodiac-crayons/
I stumbled upon this image one day and was fascinated by it. Another artform that requires meticulous work. The animals(from the chinese zodiac) are so detailed. I love the idea of what he did, and making Crayola crayons into something more.

Addity Karmakar: http://browse.deviantart.com/?order=24&offset=48#/d30aylh
I'm not a fan of goldfish, but this image is beautiful. It gives the goldfish a whole new life and sense of importance. The colors really attract me & the entire image is jut appealing.

Javiar Alvarado: http://www.poisonvectors.com/
His work is incredible. I especially love the images with a lot of vibrant colors wrapping around the model. It gives off a sense of life, youth, and vibrance. It definitely inspires me to create and look into digital art.

Rajaram Rajendran: http://el-el.deviantart.com/
I really love his photography, as well as his advertising. It's larger than life and makes me want to see more.

“Mamihlapinatapai: A look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither one wants to start.”