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Friday, May 27, 2011
Banksy
Banksy
I love Banksy's work. His images are often have strong political content. I like this because he is not a pop artist, creating works for beauty rather than deeper meaning. Another interesting thing about Banksy is that his identity as of yet is unkown. His style is very recognizable with its stencil-like qualities. I love how his works are on the internet because as many of them are street art, it is impossible to transport them and also, a lot of them are in London, so one would have to travel to see them.
I love Banksy's work. His images are often have strong political content. I like this because he is not a pop artist, creating works for beauty rather than deeper meaning. Another interesting thing about Banksy is that his identity as of yet is unkown. His style is very recognizable with its stencil-like qualities. I love how his works are on the internet because as many of them are street art, it is impossible to transport them and also, a lot of them are in London, so one would have to travel to see them.
Love and Marriage
<3
This is the most original wedding invitation I have ever seen. I love the fact that it tells the story of the relationship between these two people in an extremely visually pleasing manner. Also, being a hopeless romantic, I think the story is absolutely adorable! But back to the design, the variation in the text makes it interesting but as it is all one color does not seem too busy or detract from the beauty of the text.
This is the most original wedding invitation I have ever seen. I love the fact that it tells the story of the relationship between these two people in an extremely visually pleasing manner. Also, being a hopeless romantic, I think the story is absolutely adorable! But back to the design, the variation in the text makes it interesting but as it is all one color does not seem too busy or detract from the beauty of the text.
BOOK
www.lookatbook.com/
This is one of the most interesting ideas for a collaboration project slash one of the best end results of a collaboration project that I think I have ever seen. The book randomly went between four different artists, and they each had 5 days to complete their spread before sending it off to another artist. Two of the artists resided in Brooklyn, and two in Belfast. This went on for 36 weeks, and each artists work was a response to the preceding piece. The result is an incredible variety of styles that all are visually stimulating and beautiful.
This is one of the most interesting ideas for a collaboration project slash one of the best end results of a collaboration project that I think I have ever seen. The book randomly went between four different artists, and they each had 5 days to complete their spread before sending it off to another artist. Two of the artists resided in Brooklyn, and two in Belfast. This went on for 36 weeks, and each artists work was a response to the preceding piece. The result is an incredible variety of styles that all are visually stimulating and beautiful.
Senior Show 2
Although I didn’t thoroughly investigate the first senior art show, the second
senior art show was filled with mind-blowingly creative and well-crafted art pieces.
There were a variety of pieces in the Foreman Gallery, but I will just highlight my
favorites of the grouping.
Harriet Grace’s final project was two bronzes of a male and female from the waist
up. In talking to Grace, I learned that they were supposed to be her parents at the age of
19. She constructed them in three pieces, but they appeared seamless. It was amazing
how she was able to make the collar bones protrude on her mother’s figure as if they
were pressing against skin.
Crystal Postighone’s art piece was a tree structure which had lights hanging off of
it. The lights were inside hand-blown glass creations, and it is absolutely beautiful. The
varied colors and swirls that Postighone used in each unique glass piece created an array
of different yet similar pieces. I absolutely loved her idea to present her piece on a tree.
Megan Petruney’s piece is an installation, which is inside a sort of house
structure. Once inside, on the right, there are mirrors that reflect one’s face in a rather
blurry manner, and in the center there is a blinking traffic light. In the corner there are
boxes of grass, one just filled with dirt and seed, one filled with baby grass, one filled
with over grown grass, and one filled with mown grass. I feel as though it was to
symbolize the processes of life.
senior art show was filled with mind-blowingly creative and well-crafted art pieces.
There were a variety of pieces in the Foreman Gallery, but I will just highlight my
favorites of the grouping.
Harriet Grace’s final project was two bronzes of a male and female from the waist
up. In talking to Grace, I learned that they were supposed to be her parents at the age of
19. She constructed them in three pieces, but they appeared seamless. It was amazing
how she was able to make the collar bones protrude on her mother’s figure as if they
were pressing against skin.
Crystal Postighone’s art piece was a tree structure which had lights hanging off of
it. The lights were inside hand-blown glass creations, and it is absolutely beautiful. The
varied colors and swirls that Postighone used in each unique glass piece created an array
of different yet similar pieces. I absolutely loved her idea to present her piece on a tree.
Megan Petruney’s piece is an installation, which is inside a sort of house
structure. Once inside, on the right, there are mirrors that reflect one’s face in a rather
blurry manner, and in the center there is a blinking traffic light. In the corner there are
boxes of grass, one just filled with dirt and seed, one filled with baby grass, one filled
with over grown grass, and one filled with mown grass. I feel as though it was to
symbolize the processes of life.
Peter Callesen
Paper Art
This reminds me of the art of chinese paper cutting, but more modern and three-dimensional. I love the originality of Callesen's idea of paper sculpture. I particularly love how he doesn't use anything except for paper and paint/pencil and glue, but the creations are so much more than the sum of their parts. My favorites of his works are tied between "Alive But Dead" and "Dead Angels". I guess he's also a bit morbid, but then again I am too, and I really love how he creates such beautiful and delicate works.
This reminds me of the art of chinese paper cutting, but more modern and three-dimensional. I love the originality of Callesen's idea of paper sculpture. I particularly love how he doesn't use anything except for paper and paint/pencil and glue, but the creations are so much more than the sum of their parts. My favorites of his works are tied between "Alive But Dead" and "Dead Angels". I guess he's also a bit morbid, but then again I am too, and I really love how he creates such beautiful and delicate works.
We don't need no education.
Educa-gun
Haha oh so punny. I love this piece! It is reminiscent of the word play my grandfather used to do in his artwork, and I really agree with the statement that the artist is making. Even though the image might not be flashy, I feel as though the simple black and white coloring are extremely effective in this piece. It also is really cool how the gun is combined with the words, and some of the words are half black and half white. This makes the image visually pleasing, and requires artistic vision. The choice of combining the words into a gun makes the image that mouch more powerful.
Haha oh so punny. I love this piece! It is reminiscent of the word play my grandfather used to do in his artwork, and I really agree with the statement that the artist is making. Even though the image might not be flashy, I feel as though the simple black and white coloring are extremely effective in this piece. It also is really cool how the gun is combined with the words, and some of the words are half black and half white. This makes the image visually pleasing, and requires artistic vision. The choice of combining the words into a gun makes the image that mouch more powerful.
Art Event #1
I expected a larger turnout for the Foreman Gallery Invasion than there actually
was. At first I was disappointed by the small number of people that were in attendance,
but in the end it did not matter about the quantity of company, but the quality of the
company. The best part of the event was the large variety of media to work with, which
ended up in a large variety of different works created by the students.
Personally, I created a portrait of a person on four different pieces of construction
paper. I originally wanted to experiment with the corn syrup, however I decided against it
once I was told that it would take an extremely long time to dry. So instead, I created the
face out of chalk, collage, paint and oil pastel. It was interesting to me to see a single
picture comprised of four different mediums and colors, I liked how they interacted even
though it might have been a little bit “busy” looking at the same time. It was really fun
just to experiment.
The other people in the group utilized different materials. I saw paintings, abstract
and realistic, pastels, chalk, colored pencil, marker, and more creations of different
media. It was interesting to see the different styles of the artists in the group.
was. At first I was disappointed by the small number of people that were in attendance,
but in the end it did not matter about the quantity of company, but the quality of the
company. The best part of the event was the large variety of media to work with, which
ended up in a large variety of different works created by the students.
Personally, I created a portrait of a person on four different pieces of construction
paper. I originally wanted to experiment with the corn syrup, however I decided against it
once I was told that it would take an extremely long time to dry. So instead, I created the
face out of chalk, collage, paint and oil pastel. It was interesting to me to see a single
picture comprised of four different mediums and colors, I liked how they interacted even
though it might have been a little bit “busy” looking at the same time. It was really fun
just to experiment.
The other people in the group utilized different materials. I saw paintings, abstract
and realistic, pastels, chalk, colored pencil, marker, and more creations of different
media. It was interesting to see the different styles of the artists in the group.
Hey ohhh.
It's over 80 degrees outside today, and I'm in a room that lacks air conditioning.
So why not create a snowflake to cool off? This reminds me of the symmetry tool that I experimented with in SumoPaint for the tile project. Although originally not completely enthused with digital design, this exploration of images/programs/works online has really opened my eyes to all of the possibilities that there are with digital. I particularly like how the snowflake can be rotated in 3 dimensions, it just looks awesome!
So why not create a snowflake to cool off? This reminds me of the symmetry tool that I experimented with in SumoPaint for the tile project. Although originally not completely enthused with digital design, this exploration of images/programs/works online has really opened my eyes to all of the possibilities that there are with digital. I particularly like how the snowflake can be rotated in 3 dimensions, it just looks awesome!
Recycled art!
Liquid To Light
Wow. This not only is functional, beautiful design, but also is an extremely creative use of these discarded containers. In addition, he is actually recycling these pieces, which is beneficial to the environment. I've personally always wanted to get into this type of, I guess, "trash art", and haven't really experimented with the design aspect of art. Maybe I should do that...I guess I'm just musing on what to do this summer.
Wow. This not only is functional, beautiful design, but also is an extremely creative use of these discarded containers. In addition, he is actually recycling these pieces, which is beneficial to the environment. I've personally always wanted to get into this type of, I guess, "trash art", and haven't really experimented with the design aspect of art. Maybe I should do that...I guess I'm just musing on what to do this summer.
Promotional Art...buit it's stilll pretty cool
When I first starting watching this video I thought the artist was going to make some sort of statement by piling up mentos gum packs but then he actually uses the presence and absence of the gum pieces in the packs to create his piece. It reminds me of pixels. The immense planning that must have been undertaken before he could actually go to work on the piece just amazes me, it must have been very tedious. Although usually not a fan of art involving advertising, I loved this because the idea was so unique!
Monday, April 25, 2011
Street Art: Joshua Allen Harris' Inflatable Bag Monsters
One thing that I love about the internet is that I am able to see art works that I wouldn't otherwise be able to see. A picture of the art work would be different, but the progression from looking like trash on the street into looking like a polar bear due to wind is incredible to actually see. Another thing that I think is great about this video is the incredible creativity that Harris possesses and is able to harness into an extremely unique art form.
LAB by Matheiu Badimon.
LAB.
This website's homepage has a menu that displays 7 different options: ELASTIC SPIRAL, LIQUID FORM, WARPED TEXT, ACTION CHESS, GRAVITY BALL, BLOCK CLOCK, and CORNER DRAG. ELASTIC SPIRAL brings you to a screen where you can spin a grey and white patterned circle to the left or the right and then it snaps back. Let it be noted that on the left hand, right hand and bottom parts of the window you can adjust the angle at which you are viewing the object. LIQUID FORM takes you to a screen where there are two white circles with dark green outsides, and if you move them in close proximity to each other the dark green outsides become attached. WARPED TEXT is the word "FORM" and you can click on buttons and drag to warp the word. In ACTION CHESS, moving the cursor over the small white blocks makes them get big and pink. With GRAVITY BALL, the higher you throw the ball the deeper it falls into the soft ground. BLOCK CLOCK forms the time from different blocks that lay around the time, it tells you in hours, minutes and seconds. You can also click the option chronometer, and then it acts like a stop watch! CORNER DRAG allows you to drag the word "DRAG" over a corner.
I like this website because although it seems quite simple, the amount of work put into creating these seven windows as well as being able to alter one's perspective in three dimensions is amazing. Unfortunately, the artist Matheiu Badimon is under construction, so I couldn't find out much else about him, besides that he is French and his profession is a web designer.
This website's homepage has a menu that displays 7 different options: ELASTIC SPIRAL, LIQUID FORM, WARPED TEXT, ACTION CHESS, GRAVITY BALL, BLOCK CLOCK, and CORNER DRAG. ELASTIC SPIRAL brings you to a screen where you can spin a grey and white patterned circle to the left or the right and then it snaps back. Let it be noted that on the left hand, right hand and bottom parts of the window you can adjust the angle at which you are viewing the object. LIQUID FORM takes you to a screen where there are two white circles with dark green outsides, and if you move them in close proximity to each other the dark green outsides become attached. WARPED TEXT is the word "FORM" and you can click on buttons and drag to warp the word. In ACTION CHESS, moving the cursor over the small white blocks makes them get big and pink. With GRAVITY BALL, the higher you throw the ball the deeper it falls into the soft ground. BLOCK CLOCK forms the time from different blocks that lay around the time, it tells you in hours, minutes and seconds. You can also click the option chronometer, and then it acts like a stop watch! CORNER DRAG allows you to drag the word "DRAG" over a corner.
I like this website because although it seems quite simple, the amount of work put into creating these seven windows as well as being able to alter one's perspective in three dimensions is amazing. Unfortunately, the artist Matheiu Badimon is under construction, so I couldn't find out much else about him, besides that he is French and his profession is a web designer.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Imagination
Show me your imagination.
This link leads to a page called Neave Imagination - Play with beautiful wobbly lines. And that's basically what you do, you move your mouse around, click to change the color, and the lines that come out of your mouse movements differ depending on the movement, and also change color just on their own constantly. It reminds me of the Jackson Pollock website, but with laser-like light images instead of bright paint.
This link leads to a page called Neave Imagination - Play with beautiful wobbly lines. And that's basically what you do, you move your mouse around, click to change the color, and the lines that come out of your mouse movements differ depending on the movement, and also change color just on their own constantly. It reminds me of the Jackson Pollock website, but with laser-like light images instead of bright paint.
Claymation Hell
"Oh dear....our first attempt at being disturbing! I think we pulled it off to a certain extent. We wanted to make the most evil animation we possibly could so we made an animated vision of hell. We set it to some dark ambient music by Nurse With Wound and made horrific sounds by recording screaming and moaning and then altering it to sound inhuman and downright scary. The result was this. Creshton Crayfields (Crust) was excited by our work so he hopped on board and helped us finish it."
~ David Firth on his claymation short "Hell".
David Firth is one of the most famous internet animators currently on the web. You may also know his series of shorts called Salad Fingers, which has gained a sort of cult following. In this video however, Firth uses claymation, a stop motion video which must have taken weeks upon weeks to film to perfection. The result is an unnerving sequence of scenes accompanied by shrieking music which to me sounds and looks exactly like how I imagine hell...if it were made out of clay.
~ David Firth on his claymation short "Hell".
David Firth is one of the most famous internet animators currently on the web. You may also know his series of shorts called Salad Fingers, which has gained a sort of cult following. In this video however, Firth uses claymation, a stop motion video which must have taken weeks upon weeks to film to perfection. The result is an unnerving sequence of scenes accompanied by shrieking music which to me sounds and looks exactly like how I imagine hell...if it were made out of clay.
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