Choose your favorite artworks from five different artists (they should all be from the list of artists you received). Make sure you include Artist's Name, Title, Medium, Date.
Derek boshier, The New Mad Donas,Oil on canvas,1986
Leon Golub,Bones,Oil stick and ink on Bristol,2002
Nancy Spero,La Folie ll,Ink & handprinting on collage,2002
Romare Bearden,All the Things You Are,Water Color and Collage on paper,1987
Stuart Davis,New York Mural,Oil on canvas,1932
Part 2: Synthesize
1. Explain what it is you like about these 5 artworks (elements/common threads).
I like how at the first look, it doesn't seem to make sense and that the images all look like the objects and the people in it are misplaced or randomnly put together. However, if looked at carefully, everything ties together and creates a story that the artist is trying to tell to the public through his/her paintings. All the paintings seem to show a form of surrealism making it look dream like. I also like how all use different types of brushes and brush strokes, the intensity of the colors that create depth, and a dominance of color in each painting which makes it more eye catching.
2. What is it that these elements are expressing?
These elements express imagination, story,truth and mankind. The paintings show different parts of everyday life almost like a picture, an emotion or a visual story. Even though the images are simple, the arrangement makes it seem unreal.The images are realistic and easy to identify which leaves the interpretation of the painting up to the viewer.
3. How could you take some of these strategies and apply them to your own work -- either in terms of media, formal qualities, and/or theme?
I intend to use some form of surrealism in my piece as many of the things in my painting are arranged in more of a fantasy manner. Since my theme is music, i would like to focus on a narrative painting in which the images show the power of music, almost like a visual story.
Part 3: Artist In-Depth
3. Choose one artist and research what has influenced his or her work. If the artist is alive and has a website you should look at what they've written about their work. If the artist is not contemporary, then research what others have written about this artist.
Leon Golub was an American artist whose work was strongly influenced by the harsh treatment and brutality of mankind, political corruption and power. He focused on violence of many forms such as murder, brothels, racial and gender inequality, and torture chambers. He also lived through the Vietnam War so his perspective on all these disturbing issues can be seen through his dark and upsetting paintings. Therefore his paintings included of both specific and general violence issues. It is said that Golub often painted in a "unique figural style" as the figures in his paintings are modified from athletes, Greek and Roman scultpures and gay pornography. Golub wanted to paint the truth and aware the people of the violence in the world. He used a sculptural technique to paint as he would layer and then scrap away paint using a meat cleaver.The link below are some of the examples of his paintings.
http://whenisitart.blogspot.com/2009/07/crisis-in-modern-art.html
LINKS
http://popartmachine.com/item/pop_art/MCAS-MCAS.003CS003/DEREK-BOSHIER-THE-NEW-MAD-DONAS-1986
http://artobserved.com/2010/06/go-see-new-york-leon-golub-live-die-like-a-lion-at-the-drawing-center-through-july-23rd-2010/
http://tsunamon.blogspot.com/2011/04/nancy-spero-at-serpentine-gallery-2nd.html
http://www.artnet.com/artwork/425993817/all-the-things-you-are.html
http://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/New-York-Mural/81B76948D13F45FB
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