Do you think Jackson Pollock’s work had a positive impact on developments in American art? I have to admit that as often as I have heard or read the name Jackson Pollock, I had never knowingly seen any of his work. My first real introduction to his work came recently during the virtual museum assignment. During my virtual visit to The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC (http://www.nga.gov), I watched a video documentary of Jackson Pollack. The video documented Jackson Pollock while painting outdoors using house paints, sticks and a rather large canvas laid out on the ground. After… Read More…
Do you think that Paul Gauguin was successful in his attempt to correct the misunderstanding of non-Western art as primitive in a regressive way? Unfortunately, I do not believe that Paul Gauguin was successful at anything more than creating a unique style of art that was obviously influenced by his time spent living in Tahiti. His Idol with the Seashell, c1893 Wood in fig. 25.15 on page 460 in the textbook A HISTORY OF WESTERN ART (Revised Fourth Edition), shows an example of a primitive piece with certain elements of Western influence. While this piece may work to demonstrate the… Read More…
Artist Statement: I had a great deal of fun working on this project. A quick look inside the .psd will reveal the dozens of color and filter combinations that I considered while trying to decide on a final concept. The more I worked with it, the more things just sort of fell into place. I’ve been on a real anime kick lately with my sketches and for this reason; I decided to attempt an anime subject in a pop art style and setting. I went for an oil paint on canvas effect and chose a vibrant pallet typical of pop… Read More…
Question: Do you think David Hockney’s research and theory on the use of technology by the artists of the Renaissance period is important for artists today?
Answer: Absolutely. In fact, I believe this theory is more relevant today than ever before. For years I created with pencils, inks and paints, and now, I create with a Wacom Intuos4. I’ve traded in my sketchbook for my Macbook and suddenly in would seem that many no longer consider my creations art. These detractors discredit my art purely on the basis that they are digital pieces. My company sublets a portion of our… Read More…
Artist Statement: After watching the video by Chris Gaynor on how to render different lighting effects in Photoshop, I did a quick Google images search for “cave paintings” and looked at several authentic examples. I tried to use these examples as inspiration when creating my own piece. I wanted the painting to appear as if someone had literarily ground rock into rock to create the designs. For this reason, I avoided the use of colors outside of those that might seem natural to this cave’s environment. I also avoided the use of too much detail, either in my lines or… Read More…
These matters are perhaps best handled on a per case basis. I cannot say across the board that artifacts belong to their country of origin but, I do believe that the Parthenon Sculptures specifically, should be returned to Greece. While reading the British Museum’s statement regarding their acquisition and right to ownership of the Parthenon Sculptures, there were several points that stood out to me. The first thing to catch my attention, was how one sided their position seemed. In fact, it would appear that they might have gone as far as to stretch the truth, in part to defend… Read More…
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