well, deviantart is an awesome website i use to find inspiration and promote my own very humble work. its a great site to meet fellow artists, learn from tutorials and search for stock images, textures and brushes. You can also sell prints of your work, follow other artists' and ask questions on the sites forum.
Its a useful tool for most forms of art from poetry to digital fantasy art.
I love that it houses such a massive diversity of both amateur and professional artists. It has a very useful search engine that can help greatly with finding reference photos and just generally inspiring art.
Right now I'm very interested in this style of multi-medium pieces but mostly intrigued by the very different styles of art in Mistur-Heather's gallery.
http://mistur-heather.deviantart.com/art/Wrong-Side-In-152460651
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Paper - Emily Ritter
It is amazing how many different types of paper are out in the world. What is even more amazing is what you can turn into paper. Last semester on this blog, a student posted a link to stumbleupon.com. This website is incredible, and I have stumbled upon some amazing and interesting things. For example, fruit and vegetable paper.
http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2007/10/02/carrot-paper/
That would be fun to print on.
-Emily Ritter
http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2007/10/02/carrot-paper/
That would be fun to print on.
-Emily Ritter
Tom Huck's Possum Promenade
Well, though tardy with my entry I feel that late is still better than never.
Tom Huck's Bloody Bucket series contrasts with his 14 Days in August series. I see much more use of high contrast and extensive use of white lines in the August prints. Over all he incorporates a lot of movement in his complex pieces. I chose to focus on the Bloody Bucket print titled Possum Promenade.
Within this detailed composition Huck has mastered the use of line, implied line, shape, pattern and value to achieve movement, flow, texture and dimensionality. The small figures behind the table with their hat brims all in a zigzag line define the top background. Contrasting the light brick wall with the solid black floor adds further dimension and a foundation for overlapped objects and figures. Huck makes use of repeated lines, patterns and gesturing forms to help move the viewer's eye through his composition. I particularly noted the dotted headband in conjunction with the mouth on the central dark broom. More repetition is evidenced by the ess shaped contours of many shapes, specifically possum tail on the left and the smoke across the woman's back. This smoke shape is also mirrored, in a way, by her garter. Strong straight lines of broom handles and table help define depth and areas of the print. Yet they are controlled through careful positioning of body parts so the eye can't easily escape the composition. The faces are well defined with fat cheeks and evocative expressions. Value is used effectively to portray texture as well as definition and dimension. I could go on and on but won't.
Margaret Raymond
Tom Huck's Bloody Bucket series contrasts with his 14 Days in August series. I see much more use of high contrast and extensive use of white lines in the August prints. Over all he incorporates a lot of movement in his complex pieces. I chose to focus on the Bloody Bucket print titled Possum Promenade.
Within this detailed composition Huck has mastered the use of line, implied line, shape, pattern and value to achieve movement, flow, texture and dimensionality. The small figures behind the table with their hat brims all in a zigzag line define the top background. Contrasting the light brick wall with the solid black floor adds further dimension and a foundation for overlapped objects and figures. Huck makes use of repeated lines, patterns and gesturing forms to help move the viewer's eye through his composition. I particularly noted the dotted headband in conjunction with the mouth on the central dark broom. More repetition is evidenced by the ess shaped contours of many shapes, specifically possum tail on the left and the smoke across the woman's back. This smoke shape is also mirrored, in a way, by her garter. Strong straight lines of broom handles and table help define depth and areas of the print. Yet they are controlled through careful positioning of body parts so the eye can't easily escape the composition. The faces are well defined with fat cheeks and evocative expressions. Value is used effectively to portray texture as well as definition and dimension. I could go on and on but won't.
Margaret Raymond
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Abstract Works of Art
I don't usually do abstract work because I feel like abstract work is somewhat...not real art. The way some artists make it, doesn't seem like real art. It almost seems like they can make anything and get away with it. I thought this until I saw works of art, that were abstract, in the Ulrich building. There are abstract works that actually are appealing to me and seem quite interesting because I like designs that look complex. And at first I thought they were just designs until I read information on some of them and they were abstract pieces. But my opinion still stands due to the fact that some artists do abstract pieces because they can't do much else and they believe that any old thing can become a work of art no matter what it is.
Lee Jones
Lee Jones
Antonio Jorge Goncalves
I came across this website while stumbling. I thought this was an orginal idea, but also a little creepy. He went to 10 major cities and just drew people in the different subway stations. It is intersting to see the differences as he traveled from city to city...
http://www.subway-life.com/
For those who do not no what stumbling is, it is a button that can be installed and configured to your specific interests. It is pretty sweet, but can be a huge time waster.
Justin Miller
http://www.subway-life.com/
For those who do not no what stumbling is, it is a button that can be installed and configured to your specific interests. It is pretty sweet, but can be a huge time waster.
Justin Miller
Printmaking in Mexico
I always admire the criticism that Mexican artists apply to their work. For example, they target what is wrong with the government or the nation. The use of sarcasm on some of their works impacts the viewer, and it causes to acknowledge problems that sometimes people are afraid to notice.
Here is an article about how art started to develop in Mexico.
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1063-printmaking-from-revolution-to-establishment
-Victor Villanueva
Here is an article about how art started to develop in Mexico.
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1063-printmaking-from-revolution-to-establishment
-Victor Villanueva
Beksinski
I'm pretty heavy into surrealism, so this guy happens to be one of my favorite artists.
Check it out. Sorry the site is in Polish, the English version just wasn't loading.
http://www.beksinski.pl/
- Salem
Check it out. Sorry the site is in Polish, the English version just wasn't loading.
http://www.beksinski.pl/
- Salem
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