digital imaging: April 2010

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

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My inspirations come from an assortment of places, like anyone else. I believe inspiration can come to anyone at any place at any time. However, a few of my inspirations come from a book called "The Masters of Illusion" that I got as present from my art teacher. I absolutely love illusions and crazy perspectives in art. It's conventional art in a non conventional way. I also enjoy art that is incorporated into every day things, like murals and chalk drawings. As I began to look t

hrough my book, I found 2 artists that completely blew me away with their illusions. They are John Pugh (who does trompe l'oeil murals) and Julian Beever (who does crazy intense chalk drawings. I really try to use the styles of Pugh and Beever in most of my art...whether it be painting murals, or drawing on the ground. But I try use their incredible ability of perspective drawing as a basis for any art project i do.

Four Artist Response

So far, I've learned about 4 new artists, Gregory Crewdson, Tuen Hocks, Jeff Wall, and Cindy Sherman. Each of these artists have a very unique style. But the one that appeals to me the most, is the work of Gregory Crewdson.

Crewdson was my favorite because of the way he portrays private and intimate moments. The emotion of the sad, dismal, and lonely looking figures and the incredible use of light movement draws me in. I feel like I'm emotionally part of the artwork, because I almost feel sorry for the characters that I see. Because of this, I want to know more about the artwork, and wonder why it portrays sadness.

Tuen Hocks is another one of my favorites. I love how his pieces are self portraits put in some crazy and some unrealistic scenes. I also love how the viewer can almost related to his artwork, such as the one where he is carrying a bundle of sticks, and he dropped one, but just stood there deciding on whether to pick it up or not. I remember being in the same predicament multiple times, so I relate to the piece well.

I am not a fan of Jeff Wall's work. I feel like even though there is a sense of tragedy in all of his pieces, they are too regular for me. I feel like he is trying to capture some personal moments in peoples' lives, however, I don't feel as though he captured the emotion in it like Gregory Crewdson did.

As I looked through Cindy Sherman's work, I instantly thought of Audrey Hepburn. Her photos are all titled "Untitled Film Stills", and that is what i get the feeling of, film stills. To me, it seems that there is a 1920's film feel to it. Some of the photos are portraying women sexually, but nothing over the top. I enjoy the photos being in black and white because I feel it gives more emotion and is more dynamic, whereas if the photos were to be in color, it might take some of that away.

Mid Term

I cut out a photo of a nude and arranged her at the bottom of the final product so her back is parallel to the cityscape in the background. To go along with the city theme, I took a photo of a subway map, and combined it with her back. The subway tracks also act as bones and veins throughout her body- the city is a part of her.

I found most of these photos online and combined them. I kind of wanted a creepy feel of the piece and wanted to make the viewer a little uneasy. I made the background a sepia-like color and turned the nude and the eyes a but opaque. The eyes arent place in the center of the piece because from a distance, it looks as if the door was a nose.

Image Combining Composition

For this piece, I set my camera up on a timer to capture myself doing a handstand (before I fell over). I combined that photo with another one that I took at the beach on a jetty. Basically the inspiration for this piece was Jesus being able to walk on water. Not that I'm comparing myself to Jesus, I just like the concept. So I decided to make myself walk on my hands on water.