Author: johnston-a66
Exhibition – Identity
Claire Curneen is a 3D sculptor who is most known for mixing themes of identity with nature. Her pieces range from full human forms covered in flowers, leaves and twigs to simply torsos. She has said that this is “to communicate the idea of pruning”(4) and that “If you prune well, you will get a … [Read more…]
Week 10 – Audience
For the majority of artists, their audience is incredibly important for their work. The audience is there to observe and interpret art, however, for Lawrence Malstaf, his audience is pretty much his art. Malstaf uses volunteers from his audience and allows them to become the art. His installation titled “Shrink!” involves “two large, transparent plastic … [Read more…]
Week 9 – Collaboration
Through artists collaborating, we are able to create pieces that alone, would have been almost unimaginable. When it comes to Pablo Picasso and Gjon Mili, the difference between their individual work is massive. Some would argue that they belong on completely different ends of the art world. Picasso most known for his bright, static, abstract … [Read more…]
Week 8 – Asethetics
Jean-Michel Basquiat was a painter who broke through the art world from his previous passion of being a graffiti artist. His very unique, graphic canvases grew in fame through Basquiat’s signature aesthetic. His past of graffiti is clear in his work through the bold colours and graphic, abstract imagery. Being so famous at a young … [Read more…]
Fine Art (Printing) – Screen Printing
My Layers My Finished Screens First and Second Layer Third Layer Final Layer I then started experimenting with other colours and the last two layers.
Fine Art (Printing) – Artist Research 3
Kaye Donachie is a Scottish oil painter which is most known for her blue toned palette that she uses for her portraits. Most portraits focus around female artists and activists. Her subjects are all known in their own right for work in their personal life such as their poetry or novels, however, Donachie uses her … [Read more…]