Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Blue Angel

James Franssen
Blue Angel
Clarcoal and pastel on paper
18"x24"

This is an amazing portraint and it is so eye catching. The blue immediatly brings your eye to that spot. The movement is shown in a great way.  


Monet

Monet, Claude (1840 - 1926)
 Blanche Painting, c. 1892-3
Wildenstein 1330
Original color lithograph on chîne appliqué, on a wove support
 8 in x 6 1/2 in (20.3 x 16.5 cm)
this painting is a good representation if gestalt psychology as well as stippiling. There is not alot of detail but our mind connectst the dots andlines that make the painting come together.
 

Rembrandt

Christ Washing the Feet of his Disciples

Rembrandt van Rijn
c. 1655
157 x 221 mm.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

this is an amazing example of a gesture drawing. their is not alot of detail but the lines still convey emotion and movement. even the person in the center that is faded out is still clearly represented.

van gogh

Vincent van Gogh
Drawing, Pencil and transparent watercolour, on watercolour paper
Nuenen: March, 1884

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Europe
F: 1199, JH: 579

 this drawing is an excelent representation of using lines and marks to show mass and form such as in gesture drawings. you can clearly see the crossing of various lines and the detal in the way he created the three demensionality of the artwork.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

barbara kruger





She layers found photographs from existing sources with pithy and aggressive text that involves the viewer in the struggle for power and control that her captions speak to. In their trademark black letters against a slash of red background, some of her instantly recognizable slogans read “I shop therefore I am,” and “Your body is a battleground." Much of her text questions the viewer about feminism, classicism, consumerism, and individual autonomy and desire, although her black-and-white images are culled from the mainstream magazines that sell the very ideas she is disputing.

tiolet paper artwork

Turkish artist Sakir Gökçebağ used hundreds of toilet rolls in creating his paper installations displayed at a gallery in Germany.




The toilet rolls are sprawled across walls or hung elaborately from plinths to ‘bring beauty to the everyday’ in big, flowing piece of art. this art is part of project calla ed Trans-Layers and has been a hit in Europe where the artist is famous for his use of household objects to create his installations.
the use of line in this artwork is very innovational and creative, as well as the use of space shows the artisi out alot of thought behind the spacing and position of the  toilet paper.

Monday, October 1, 2012

salt watercolor

salt watercolor painting



a technique used to create organic forms in watercolors, you first lay down a base of just water and then a loose layer of watercolor paint over that, then you can use table salt, rock salt, sea salt or a mixture and sprinkle it over the watercolor paint. while drying the paint will suck up all of the water and leave beautiful organic forms in the watercolor paint.