Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
Personal and Public Life- 'Untitled' by Greg Dickerson, Mixed Media, 2008
'Untitled' is a piece that really stood out for me;I instantly liked it. It has different textures and layers ultimately mixed together to create a beautiful canvas. There are two main colors to the entire piece: a teal-ish blue and a warm red. Looking at the piece as a whole, the blue represents a house and the red represents concrete outside of the house. Different textures and fabric was pasted on the house to represent windows and such.
In the piece, there are four doorsteps, but only two doors in front of two of the doorstep. A third doorstep led to a window, and a fourt doorstep(closest to the left) led to nothing-only the outside of the house. I found this to be interesting, and I feel it represents public life vs. private life There's a lot of interest of public life when knowing about someone elses' private life, however, that information is available to a limited amount of people(the two doors). The doorstep leading to a window represents the curiousness of public and private life, and the doorstep leading to nothing represents the blockage there is between the two.
There is one door out of the two that is placed more in the middle, and seems bigger and more obvious to be a door. This door is half plaid-fabric and painted half-blue. I feel this represents the fact that the home is split between two sides. The left side, with the plaid fabric, represents a mysterious, yet livlier side of the home. This side also had more texture to it. There are glimpses of two elephants on this side, and they have dotted textures. Also, there is a 'checkered' pattern created over the area these two elephants are in. I feel that this brings life to the elephants(the only form of life on the portrait) as well as stating more energy towards that side of the house.
The right side of the house has more of a typicalness to it. There's not too much of different textures to it, and the colors seem to be constant. This may be the 'calmer' side to the house, and perhaps the side of the house that is presentable to the public world.
Going back to public life vs. private life, I feel the right side of the house symbolizes the fact that many people are wary of the way they present themselves publicly, however there is a deeper, more lively REAL side to who they are-represented by the left side of the house. This also makes sense when thinking about the doorsteps. The two doorsteps which lead to actual doors/entrances are located on the more typical side of the house on the right side, and two doorsteps which do NOT lead to doors are located on the more mysterious side to the house on the left side. The right side represents a 'front' to the public world, ultimately, but the left side represents the deepest parts of private life, and is limited to few.
The elephants on the left side of the house could refer to the 'big elephant in the room' saying. If the house represents the personal life of a person, the part of the life which is unknown to many could be the 'elephant'-information that the person knows but is unseen to everyone else. The elephants are also very unique-they have detailed dots on them. This could represent the individuallity of this part of the person.
There is a drip of blue paint leading down to the red 'concrete' of the piece. I feel like this represents the mixing of personal life and public life. The two not mixing is ultimately inevitable, but there are ways to keep personal information you want to hide away from the public.
Thinking more about this piece, I feel that the color blue was chosen for the house because it symbolizes a sense of comfort and safeness. The red on the concrete represents danger from the outside world. This piece relates to the world in my view because public life versus private life are inevitably mixed in our lives;people are constantly coming in and leaving. We cross paths with so many faces on a daily basis, however there are very few, if any in some cases, who really understand us individually.
In the piece, there are four doorsteps, but only two doors in front of two of the doorstep. A third doorstep led to a window, and a fourt doorstep(closest to the left) led to nothing-only the outside of the house. I found this to be interesting, and I feel it represents public life vs. private life There's a lot of interest of public life when knowing about someone elses' private life, however, that information is available to a limited amount of people(the two doors). The doorstep leading to a window represents the curiousness of public and private life, and the doorstep leading to nothing represents the blockage there is between the two.
There is one door out of the two that is placed more in the middle, and seems bigger and more obvious to be a door. This door is half plaid-fabric and painted half-blue. I feel this represents the fact that the home is split between two sides. The left side, with the plaid fabric, represents a mysterious, yet livlier side of the home. This side also had more texture to it. There are glimpses of two elephants on this side, and they have dotted textures. Also, there is a 'checkered' pattern created over the area these two elephants are in. I feel that this brings life to the elephants(the only form of life on the portrait) as well as stating more energy towards that side of the house.
The right side of the house has more of a typicalness to it. There's not too much of different textures to it, and the colors seem to be constant. This may be the 'calmer' side to the house, and perhaps the side of the house that is presentable to the public world.
Going back to public life vs. private life, I feel the right side of the house symbolizes the fact that many people are wary of the way they present themselves publicly, however there is a deeper, more lively REAL side to who they are-represented by the left side of the house. This also makes sense when thinking about the doorsteps. The two doorsteps which lead to actual doors/entrances are located on the more typical side of the house on the right side, and two doorsteps which do NOT lead to doors are located on the more mysterious side to the house on the left side. The right side represents a 'front' to the public world, ultimately, but the left side represents the deepest parts of private life, and is limited to few.
The elephants on the left side of the house could refer to the 'big elephant in the room' saying. If the house represents the personal life of a person, the part of the life which is unknown to many could be the 'elephant'-information that the person knows but is unseen to everyone else. The elephants are also very unique-they have detailed dots on them. This could represent the individuallity of this part of the person.
There is a drip of blue paint leading down to the red 'concrete' of the piece. I feel like this represents the mixing of personal life and public life. The two not mixing is ultimately inevitable, but there are ways to keep personal information you want to hide away from the public.
Thinking more about this piece, I feel that the color blue was chosen for the house because it symbolizes a sense of comfort and safeness. The red on the concrete represents danger from the outside world. This piece relates to the world in my view because public life versus private life are inevitably mixed in our lives;people are constantly coming in and leaving. We cross paths with so many faces on a daily basis, however there are very few, if any in some cases, who really understand us individually.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
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.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
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.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
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.
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.
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