Thursday, January 31, 2013
Tina Chen Drawing 04
Tina Chen Drawing 04
It is a contour of the chess board wrapping object, but it is not finished.
N Ford Contour Drawing #4
Nathalie Ford Contour Drawing #4.
I drew this contour of Clark's piece (gun in dough) on January 31st.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Friday, May 20, 2011
William Kentridge
William Kentridge, Walking Man (2000). Linocut on Canvas (99”x40”)
William Kentridge’s linocut titled “Walking Man” is a very large and distinguishable piece that depicts a massive figure of a distorted “man” with tree branches sprouting from where his head and arms should be. The immediate characteristic of this piece details the dark and light shades and contrasts within the piece. The organic lines in this piece add to the shades of the work through its distortion much like the figure’s distortion. The piece reads off as a critique of nature and technology as we view this large figure of a supposed man literally intertwined with nature, and at the lower right bottom you can see what appears to look like a tiny electrical tower. The size of the figure is exemplified through the vertical and diagonal line that creates a distinct shape which also compares to the vertical shape of the electric towers beneath it. The figure of the “man” is composed of mostly black contrasts with few bold white contrasts that compliment the bold light contrasts of the sky. The diagonal lines influence movement and fluidity much like the fluidity and calmness of the sky. The placidness of the scenery juxtaposed with a supposed negative critique on nature and technology creates a vivid picture of action and resistance.
The walking “man” in this piece, appears to almost walk over these electrical towers as a way to convey the anger developed towards technological advances depletes the natural environment. The distance created by the miniature figure of the electrical tower and the walking figure of nature symbolizes the spatial divide created by hierarchal powers associated with man-kind’s infringement on nature. The fact that the “man” is faceless and cannot physically convey emotion towards this idea the “man” tends to stand in for something larger like a tree, to convey the emotions portrayed.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Final Project
Greg Parks, Untitled (2011)
Leaves, grass, and acrylic polymer on wood board (18" x 24")
For this piece, I was interested in exploring "encroachment"
*I originally posted this last Wednesday, but it seems that it somehow got deleted when Blogger was throwing a fit, so here it is again
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Final Project
I uploaded this last week but the post was lost, I don't know why that happened - sorry!
Nora Kostow
"Untitled"
Paper
12"x12"x12"
Fracture
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Final project
Brieauna M. Bradley
"Simplicity at the Center" 2011
Materials: Form board, spray adhesive, kodak prints
29in x 24in
Transience
Friday, May 13, 2011
Final Project - Juan Carlos Perez Borja
My Grinnell Experience, 2011. Wood, beer cans (Natural Ice, Keystone Light, Miller High Life) (36''x36'').
I explored the concept of Regression
Final Project
Final Project
Lucy Marcus
"Untitled" 2011. Paper mache, hot glue, flour and water paste, black and white acrylic paint. (about 20.5'' x 22'')
Entropy
Final Project
Emily Yoon
Remnants, 2011.
Mixed Media: Globe, M&Ms, glue, water, acrylic paint.
13" x 13" x 17"
For this piece I was interested in exploring encroachment.
Final Art Project
Vilma Castaneda.
"Making It Perfectly Queer" 2011. Paint, Wire, Plastic Fan, and String (6"x 12"). For my piece I chose to explore the meaning of the word fracture.
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