Roy Lichtenstein

Pop art artist

 

 

His work defined the basic premise of pop art better than any other through parody.

Favoring the old-fashioned comic strip as subject matter, Lichtenstein produced hard-edged, precise compositions that documented while it parodied often in a tongue-in-cheek humorous manner. His work was heavily influenced by both popular advertising and the comic book style. He described pop art as, "not 'American' painting but actually industrial painting".

 

Want to learn more about Roy Linchtenstein and his artwork, then go to these websites :)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Lichtenstein

http://www.lichtensteinfoundation.org/frames.htm

Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
A Spanish artist and writer, Dalí joined the Paris Surrealists in 1929, shortly after the premiere of Un chien andalou, a film he had co-written with Luis Buñuel. A child prodigy, Dalí began painting at age six, exploring a wide range of styles and approaches, before finally arriving at Surrealism in 1927. His paintings capture the dream state in a remarkably realistic way, overflowing with Freudian symbolism, unrestrained sexual desires and childhood memories. Utilizing his paranoiac-critical method, Dalí's "dream photographs" depict a subconscious world of mysterious landscapes and melting objects, with great attention paid to elements of Nature - the earth, sky, clouds, water, pebbles, insects, animals, fruit, etc. While exploring his deepest obsessions and fantasies, Dalí conjured up unforgettable surrealist images, often containing hidden figures and double meanings. Among his many masterpieces are The Lugubrious Game (1929), The Great Masturbator (1929), The Bleeding Roses (1930), The Persistence of Memory (1931), The Phantom Cart (1933) and Atavistic Vestiges After the Rain (1934).

Dalí's explorations were not limited to painting. He also created photographs, sculptures, holographs, jewelry, clothing, stage scenery, film scripts and literature. In 1939 he designed and oversaw the construction of the Dream of Venus, a surrealist funhouse at the World's Fair in New York. During the 1940s, he published his autobiography The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí and collaborated with Philippe Halsman on several memorable photographic experiments, including Nude With Popcorn (1948), Dalí Atomicus (1948), and Dalí and the Skull (1951). Finally, in 1974, the Dalí Theatre and Museum, a building conceived and designed by the artist himself, was opened in Figueres, Spain.

Though, in later years, Dalí's endless self-promotion and megalomania led Breton to dub him "Avida Dollars", there is no denying the profound impact he had on Surrealism. Responsible for an immense collection of powerful images, Dalí emerged as the Movement's most recognizable figure.

Source: http://www.surrealism-plays.com/surrealist-artists.html

 

Late in his career, Dalí did not confine himself to painting, but experimented with many unusual or novel media and processes: he made bulletist works. Many of his works incorporated optical illusions, negative space, visual puns, and trompe l'oeil visual effects. He also experimented with pointillism, enlarged half-tone dot grids (which Roy Lichtenstein would later use), and stereoscopic images. He was among the first artists to employ holography in an artistic manner. In his later years, young artists such as Andy Warhol proclaimed Dalí an important influence on pop art.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD http://www.theartstory.org/movement-surrealism.htm

Hisashi Tenmyouya

 

Hisashi Tenmyouya

Japanese artist

From Tokyo, Japan



Field: Contemporary art

Movement: Neo Nihonga, BASARA

 

Neo Nhonga is known for merging techniques and themes from taditional Japanese art with themes of modern Japanese life in his work. And "BASARA" is a new Japanese art scheme which is extravagant and xtraordinary ans embodies a Samurai aestheic like "Basara" in Nanboku dynasty era and "Kabuki-mono" in the end of Sengoku era.



To learn about Hisashi Tenmyouya more and his artwork go to these sites :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisashi_Tenmyouya
http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~tenmyoya/paintings/0_paintings.html
 

Polyurethane Foam in Art

Spray polyurethane foam, commonly referred to as SPF is a spray-applied insulating foam plastic that is installed as a liquid and then expands many times its original size. Spray polyurethane foam can be adjusted and have many different physical properties depending on the use desired.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For one of my art projects I decided to use a spray polyurethane foam because it gives out a interesting texture, especially when you add the acrylic paint to it. So this is the website that I used to help me make my art project.( http://www.halloweenforum.com/tutorials-step-step/74894-how-make-skeletal-rib-cage-cheaply.html ) But once you try to sculpt with the insulating foam, it gets really sticky :( and it is hard to remove it. 

 

 

 

  

 

 In these pictures below I'm using the Spray polyurethane foam to make my heart. :)

 

 

The Key Characteristics of Surrealism

·        The exploration of the dream and unconsciousness as a valid form of reality, inspired by Sigmund Freud's writings.

·         A willingness to depict images of perverse sexuality, scatology, decay and violence.

·         The desire to push against the boundaries of socially acceptable behaviors and traditions in order to discover pure thought and the artist's true nature.

·         The incorporation of chance and spontaneity.

·         The influence of revolutionary 19th century poets, such as Charles Baudelaire, Arthur Rimbaud and Isidore Ducasse.

·         Emphasis on the mysterious, marvelous, mythological and irrational in an effort to make art ambiguous and strange.

·         Fundamentally, Surrealism gave artists permission to express their most basic drives: hunger, sexuality, anger, fear, dread, ecstasy, and so forth.

·         Exposing these uncensored feelings as if in a dream still exists in many form of art to this day.

·         Two stylistic schools: Biomorphism and Naturalistic Surrealism.

Source: http://arthistory.about.com/od/modernarthistory/a/Surrealism-Art-History-101-Basics.htm

Origami

Origami is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was popularized outside of Japan in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form.

• The goal of this art is to transform a flat sheet of paper into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques.

Over the spring break, I wanted create origami Lotus flowers that was inspired by one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols and one of the most poignant representations of Buddhist teaching.

I found this video that helped me make these Lotus Flowers. And it is easy to follow to the Instructions :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfMGjjW4avc&safe=active

Stencil Graffiti Art

Stencil Graffiti Art :)

        The process of stenciling involves applying paint across a stencil to form an image on a surface below. Sometimes multiple layers of stencils are used on the same image to add colors or create the illusion of depth.
        The desired design is cut out of the selected medium and then the image is transferred to a surface through the use of spray paint or roll-on paint.



Different Artists that make Stencil Art:

• Blek - France
• Alexandre Orion - Brazil
• l.e.t. - Germany
• s0t - Iran
• Erykah Badu - France
• REDLOCK - UK
• Alto Contraste - Brazil
• C215 - France

Source: http://abduzeedo.com/beauty-stencil-art 

Multi-layered Stencil On Canvas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I19weeErueA ( not my video)

Relief Sculpture

Relief sculptures are the projection of figures or forms from a flat background, as in sculpture, or the apparent projection of such shapes in a painting or drawing.

There are different types of relief sculptures in the world.

 

• Bas-relief or low relief
• High relief
• Sunken relief
• Counter-relief

Bas reliefs or low relief

       This type of of relief is a projecting image with a shallow overall depth, for example used on coins, on which all images are in low relief. 

       Bas relief is created either by carving away material or adding material to the top of an otherwise smooth surface.

 

 

 

 

For example, I made a Pucca & Garu bas relief for my class art project. The stuff that I used for this project are acrylic paint, cardboard, ribbons and paper flowers.

 

 

 

High relief

High relief is the same thing as low relief but the things depicted are closer to being fully 3D than in low relief.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunken relief

The image is made by cutting the relief sculpture itself into a flat surface.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counter-relief

Where an image is fully modeled in a "negative" manner. The image goes into the surface, so that when impressed on wax it gives an impression in normal relief.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Human Art

While searching on the internet for how to make skeleton props, I came across this picture that looked interesting. At first I thought the sculpture was made out different art materials but as I searched for the person who created this, Dr.Gunther Von Hagens. He is a German anatomist who invented the technique for preserving human bodies with the process called plastination. His work is fascinating and on the website it says 36 million people throughout the world have visited BODY WORLDS exhibitions.

 

 

 

For more information go to http://www.bodyworlds.com/en/exhibitions/current_exhibitions.html

Japanese Artists

There are a lot of interesting and unique Japanese artists. And these are some artists that inspire me to create my own art.






Takashi Murakami - Contemporary artist, and created the Superflat art movement (blend between high art and anime). People who love anime, manga and cute bizarre characters can easily fall in love with his art work. Takashi has wonderful taste in colors that explodes into his master pieces.

 Shintaro Kago - Guro & Sci-Fi manga artist. His art work is extremely bizarre, cruel, and funny if read or seen his mangas. But Kago's art is really eye catching due to the disturbing, colorful, and busy images he creates.













Tomizaki Nori - Contemporary artist, his unique and fascinating style of the 3D illustrations is collecting the highest reviews in the editorial material and in personal and group exhibitions.
(Source: Gothic Lolita Punk Book)
Nori's art gives out a gloomy, scary, creepy and Lolita feeling to his viewers.