Community Connection #15
Date: 3/13/12
Artist: edgar r. mcherly
Location: http://invisiblehairsuit.com/
Notes:
- Creepy
- comics
- disturbing
- hilarious
Elaboration:
There is no one feeling that the art of edgar r. mcherly encourages in his audience. The grotesque images with comical ideas make for a very unique collection of art. To funny understand is work, one much visit the website and spend some time browsing. Until that point, none of what I have explained to you will make any sense.
Community Connection #14
Date: 2/28/12
Artist: Charlie Green
Location: http://www.zhibit.org/profile/charliegreen
Notes:
- Cartoonish
- street art
- graffiti
- animals
Elaboration:
Charlie Green is a street artist who creates cartoonish animals and places them all over the urban streetlife. The art that he makes is quite unique in everyway. From his style to the similarities between different pieces, it is hard to not enjoy his work. I hope that you take a moment to look through some of the art he has created.
Community Connection #13
Date: 2/14/12
Artist: Mark Langan
Location: http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/upcycled-cardboard-art-47032004
Notes:
- Cardboard
- detailed
- texture
- Sculptures
Elaboration:
Using cardboard Mark Langan makes beautiful designs out of trash. The lines and textures that he creates are beautiful and it is hard to believe that the material was once going to be dumped into the garbage. The line quality he achieves through these sculptures is amazing to observe. I am quite pleased that I found this gem on stumble upon.
Community Connection #12
Date: 5/31/11
Artist: Tess Adgie
Location: http://tadgie.wordpress.com/
Notes:
- Fantastic display
- comics
- realism
- comical
- dark colors
Elaboration:
Right off the bat, her set up was amazing. positioning her self portraits, arguably her best work, as the center-piece, the eyes are instantaneously drawn to their precise details. to the left, however, she takes a very different approach–that of graphic novels. Regardless of the incomprehensible storyline, the perspectives she uses along with her skilled ink pen are equally fantastic. the dark colors, usually used to convey sadness, seem to give a hopeful feeling to the art. The name-sash and loosely strewn carpet add a uniqueness that is lacking in other set-ups… namely my own
Community Connection #11
Date: 5/11/11
Artist: Joshua Ellingson
Location: http://www.joshuaellingson.com/
Notes:
- Cartoons
- comics
- superheros
- vibrant colors
Elaboration:
This artist uses vibrant colors to portray his art. The heroic individuals portrayed are fairly detailed and vary from each individual piece of art. His beautiful works are portrayed separate from each other piece in such a way that all can be seen at once on the homepage. Very good web design.
Community Connection #10
Date: 5/11/11
Artist: Carlos Huante
Location: http://www.carloshuanteart.com/sculptures.html
Notes:
- Creepy
- Sculptures
- heavily detailed
- fantastical
Elaboration:
In his sculptures, Carlos uses various colors of clay to form distinct and unique fantastical creations. They are heavily detailed in the fine-tuned aspect of his work. Definitely worth a peek.
Community Connection #9
Date:
Artist: Chema Madoz
Location: http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/surreal-world-25-photos
Notes:
- Surreal
- photo manipulation
- making something out of something else
- beautifully designed photos
Elaboration:
In this blog post, Eugene analyzes Chema Modez’s art. The photos are seemingly real with some very subtle–and some not so subtle–modifications. It’s interesting to see how he sees the world. Through this manipulation, he creates things in real life in places they shouldn’t be, with things that don’t belong together. It’s difficult to explain without seeing the actual pieces. The black and white tones amplify the photos perfectly. Definitely worth a look.
Community Connection #8
Date:
Artist: OaKoAk (French Street Artist)
Location: http://www.thecitrusreport.com/2011/headlines/good-french-street-art-by-oakoak/
Notes:
-cartoon-like street-art
-comical
-takes previously existing objects and uses them in art
Elaboration:
OaKoAk’s art is street art that involves a very distinct style with simplistic lines and little composition and line weight. The part that I find most interesting, however, is that he utilizes previously existing objects and images in his art. For example, he drew an elephant with the trunk that was a pipe protruding from the side of a building. Also, the illegality of course adds some interest to the topic. The method he uses to apply the images is by creating the image on paper and placing it on the art.
Community Connection #7
Date:
Artist: slinkachu
Location: http://little-people.blogspot.com/
Notes:
- Sculptures
-small in size
-Human figures
-mystical behaviors
Elaboration:
This artist, known only by his username, slinkachu, uses minature humanoid figures in landscapes created by small objects, magnified by the size of the sculptures. His combination of minature figures, nature, and garbage create a very creative atmosphere in his art. The comedic and satirical nature of his art is quite appealing to my sense of humour as well.
Community Connection #6
Date: January 3rd, 2011
Artist: Matt Sewell
Location: http://mattsewell.co.uk/
Notes:
- Emphasis on color
- focuses on minimalism
- uses open space as main idea
- cartoonish, yet often believeable
Elaboration:
This artist seems to enjoy drawing animals. Birds especially show up in his pieces. The happy colors that he uses are an interesting avenue, especially when compared to the lack of bright colors often used by other artists–mine especially comes to mind. Although quite different from the way that I do my art, this person’s ideas are very interesting and because of this are very cool to look at.
Community Connection #5
Date: December 16th, 2010
Artist: Robert J. Lang Origami
Location: http://www.langorigami.com/
Notes:
- Origami!!
- not so ordinary form of art
- creative pieces
Elaboration:
What I find most interesting about this man’s art is the creativity. Although I won’t deny the fact that Origami is a creative art-form as any other, I am more accustomed to the step-by-step instructions from origami books; clearly he doesn’t follow these books. instead, he creates his own books with his own wonderful creations. Very realistic. Very interesting way of making something three-dimentional out of something so.. flat!
Community Connection #4
Date: November 16th, 2010
Artist: Bobby Neel Adams
Location: http://www.bobbyneeladams.com/
Notes:
- A bit creepy
- non-contemporary, to say the least
- Photography, however the artist creates the majority of the artifacts in the pieces
- wide array of ideas/topics
- each is similar in that in conveys meaning through creation, photography, and modification.
Elaboration:
As I stumbled upon this site, the first page I arrive on was the AgeMaps page. Here, the artist takes a picture from the subject’s childhood, and overlays a piece of it over a recent picture taken to mimic the older photo’s positioning. Its very interesting to see not only how the person relates to their former self, but also how the photograph from the childhood differs from the clarity/technologically enhanced photo (simply because of technological increases).
Next, I took a look at the Couples page. Here, though it was a bit creepy, it was very interesting to look at how the subjects in the portraits compared and contrasted to one another. It’s hard to even describe this page without affecting your view/vision, so I will leave this page up to your discovery from that point on.
The final page I want to focus on, though not for the weak of heart, is the somewhat-disturbing Drowned page. This group of photos are clumped together by their similarity of water incorporation. each seems to be a photo taken from under water/outside an aquarium; whatever the case, the implication seems to be that of the lingering idea of death. As creepy as this page is, its quite interesting to see what this man has done with his arrangement of dead flowers, animals, etc. Disturbing, yet quite respectful, IMHO.
Community Connection #3
Date: October 12th, 2010
Artist: Chris Buzelli
Location: http://www.chrisbuzelli.com/
Notes:
-Surrealist paintings
-believable, yet cartoon-like
-very diverse concepts and characters/creatures
-conveys influences of classic art
-some are a bit disturbing to look at and comprehend
Elaboration:
I think the reason I enjoy this art so much is because I find it quite difficult to paint with such control. The concepts he portrays in his art are often a bit comical. Though some of his art has a rather boring composition, the way that he portrays the most important aspect in the center works with his way of painting. Other pieces use a satirical concept to portray his beliefs on certain subjects. I found this website through StumbleUpon’s Arts mode. I continue to be amazed with the nearly completely unknown artists with such skill are stumbled upon.
Community Connection #2
Date: September 28th, 2010
Artist: Banksy
Location: http://www.banksy.co.uk/
Notes:
Distinguishes from Graffitti/tagging to Street Art
Indoor and outdoor pieces
unknown identity
obsession with rats
satirical beliefs
Elaboration:
I quite enjoy his satire. He takes serious issues in the world, mocks them, stands back with his camera and laughs. Not only that, but he doesn’t stick with simply graffitti; he creates sculptures, modern art, and even some contemporary. His out door pieces are generally what you would expect; a few stencils, some spray paint. There are some sculptures, and other such art, but all is done without permission which is quite amusing. His indoor art, though not all, is quite similar to his outdoor art. He takes his own pieces and puts them into highly acclaimed museums. It’s quite amusing seeing some of the pieces he has created. His stencils, in his out door art, are absolutly amazing. Each piece is so fantastic that it makes me want to do that (though I have tried, and it is NOT nearly as easy as he makes it look, lol).
Community Connection #1 2010-2011
Date: September 14th, 2010
Artist: Barnaby Ward
Thoughts:
-Thematically similar throughout each of the pieces
-Surrealist aspects combined with realistic influences
-Black and white combined with bright colors
-good use of composition
Elaboration:
I chose this artist because I enjoy the way that the artist uses black and white to draw the humans and bright colors to draw the creatures and figures. The way that the women are drawn in the pictures are awkwardly long and thin, yet the positions they are portrayed works for the characters. I enjoy the artists use of colors and the composition. The way that the creatures and humans are able to seem interactive adds a fantastical aspect to his art.
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Fall Semester 2009
Harry Paul Ally
website: http://lowegallery.com/artists/index-scrollbar.php?artist=harry-paul-ally
- Dry brown colors used, with certain uniformity
- Abstract painting and charcoal
- Dripping paint is often used.
- most have human forms, no faces, splatters instead
I am personally quite impressed by this man’s art. He uses very dry colors mixed with slightly more eye-grabbing colors in a beautiful mix that allows for us to be drawn in and yet not overwhelmed with color. Each piece is mostly concerned with color usage as opposed to gestures, though the dripping adds rhythm and such. The thing that most entices me is his use of human forms without overwhelming each piece with details and such. I personally am intrigued by the human body, however usually spend too much time on the face. I think that this way allows for the body to be used without having to get hung up on the details. I am extremly fascinated by his art, and I think that I will be heavily influenced by this unique style in the future; especially because he uses many of the colors which I find the most interest and fun using. And I like to mess with charcoal on the rare occasion as well.
Roaul De Keyser
website: http://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/15/index.htm
- Modern art
- interesting use of space, color, and implied texture
- Effectively uses the absence of color to emphasize dark colors (using the white base)
- looks similar to my familial set of cards
I was surprised to find that Mr. Miller found my Familial cards so intriguing. Link After notifying me of his interest in my work, he delivered the website above for me to check out. I decided to give it a go and use it for my Community Connection. The things that I really found interesting about Roaul De Keyser’s art is is ability to cleverly manipulate space without too much detail. Although some of his artwork gets into detail in the gestural aspect, I have found that each piece uses bright, contrasting colors in fairly solid formations. But, though it is simplistic, I do not believe that it is in any way, shape or form unappealing. I found his art to be interesting and eye-catching allowing the viewer to grasp the painting in a short amount of time. This may seem counterproductive, as if spending all this time on a piece that will be looked at for a short period of time, however with much more detail pieces, I find that I can continue to look at the painting for hours and hours, paying attention to each and every detail, and still fall short of grasping the entire concept. And, as a side note, my short attention span makes these types of paintings incredibly tedious to admire. After observing this website of Keyser’s art, I found that the similarities between his art and my cards are in the shapes and color usage. In that piece/set of pieces-I created a collage and then pulled it apart-I used similar color choices: blue, green, black, etc. and painted a blank collage of white cards. The layered effect of the cards acted as Keyser’s use of space. Though his art is created through two-dimensional painting, my pieces had a similar message to convey, which I found quite interesting.
Elizabeth W. Fram
Website: http://www.elizabethfram.com/Home.html
-Sketchbook is mostly realistic human/dog bodies/parts of bodies.
-Sketchbook also includes still life and architectural drawings
-Uses Textiles in collages
-Interesting use of naturalistic colors, very few bright or lively colors.
After looking at her website, I am very interested to see more of her work. In her sketchbook she has many drawings which are quite interesting. Because of this, I am unsure of why she doesn’t develop them more. Instead, it seems, she develops her very abstract Textile collages. I think the most interesting thing about all of these collages is that each is very unique in and of itself. other than the fact that she uses similar materials-fabric-each piece is completely different from the last. It is as if instead of learning from her mistakes or using ideas that worked well, she just starts over from scratch, and I really enjoy that.
Sophie Sanders
Website: http://www.sophiesanders.com/
-Most if not all art includes human forms
-very modern use of colors and backgrounds.
-Interesting positions the people assume
-No people smile in her art
-Similarly Themed, yet vastly different
As I am looking through the gallery on her website, I can see that some have similar themes. There are several paintings which each have a figure without any details, only a silhouette. Throughout each painting, there is a common background. All three have the same background, a series of diamonds inside squares repeating. As the
painting is covered by the silhouette, the colors change. Similarly, each painting has a different color scheme.
Another painting which stuck out to me is a painting of a skull. Ironically, it is one of the only art pieces she created in which the figure is smiling, and it is a skull. This is a very cool idea to me because it sort of seems like she is being happy, through the good times, and the bad.
