Cows

Soo things right now are a little crazy.. I am trying to memorize over a hundred works of art for this art history class I am in. I'm sure alot of you know what I'm talking about because some of you are probably in it. In the meantime though, I am enjoying our last painting before Spring Break!! I am again focusing on animal cruelty, and this time making the subject matter cows, so it should be interesting. I am also incorporating a 3D aspect to it with some netting I bought a while ago. I am excited to see the effect it has on the painting.. Well can't wait to see everyones!

Damion Loeb

Out of all of the artists we saw on tuesday, I was most impressed by Damion Loeb. I found his work incredibly amazing. He is quoted as a "hyper-realist painter" and despite our conversation in class on realism versus naturalism, you can tell from looking at the unbelievable detail in his work, there is no better word to describe exactly what he is or what he does. When first looking at some of his most recent work, you are not quite sure whether you are looking at a photograph or a painting. Though those are the most naturalistic even some work done in previous years are very picturesque, but have an unusual, almost sureal aspect to them. If you go to... http://www.damianloeb.com/art/ you can see many of his pieces. I also found the process of his artwork very intriguing and if you choose the works marked "studies," you can first view the video clip he has taken the image out of. Then he even goes as far as to break down the clips into individual scenes. Finally he ends with what resulted from all his efforts, his final painting, which takes him about a month for each one.
One of the most remarkable aspects that is the most attractive to me, is the way he handles the light. In his images that include water, it seems as though not even a camera could capture the quality of light that he does. I think this is especially evident in "M," "From Here to Eternity," and "Then There Were None." These are all under his "Deliverance" exhibit from 2005. Anyone who was interested in his work from Tuesday, you should definitely check this site out. If you want to know some more information about him you can also look him up on Google and alot of his personal interviews show up. So enjoy!

Recreation

I am definitely excited to see what everyone is doing for the next assignment. It seems so much more individualized than the last, and I think everyone is taking it in completely different ways, which is cool. So after going through most everyone elses plans for the new assignment on here, I figured I would write mine as well.
So after a couple extra days in the studio, I think I am well on my way to a complete Rene Magritte Recreation. Alot of you have probably heard of or seen some of his work and maybe even seen "The Listening Room." Magritte is a surreal artist who plays alot with scale and illusion. Alot of his other works are pretty interesting to if you want to check him out you can go to
http://interiors.intendo.net/magritte.html
So anyway, what I plan to do with "The Listening Room" is mostly replicate it, but at the same time I am hoping to enhance the coloring of the apple with the glazing technique, we used in the last assignment. And also with a complimentary color scheme (red walls against the very green apple), I am hoping this will make the apple "pop." I am however changing the composition a little bit by adding a surrounding scene. This will mostly just consist of objects from my dorm room. I am thinking this could add to the apple by making it the obvious focal point to a busy scene. Well I hope this works out for me. Good luck to everyone else too!