Reading #7

Julian Miller

Gregory Green

Pg. 322-331

After reading about Gregory Green I find his work very interesting. His outlook on the world is different than many others. He believes in anarchy and educating the public about bombs and how to construct them. He says that we loose power in a governmental society if we don’t equip ourselves with explosives. His work to me is awesome because in my opinion I don’t always agree with the government and its actions towards problems in society. Gregory Green plays around with the minds of many people because he develops explosives and gives the public the option to make them. His catch is that he leaves out little bits of information so an outsider could not complete the explosive completely. That is his catch in the legal system so that he cannot go to jail, which to me is brilliant. His outlook on his work and society is very engaging, and after reading about him I wanted to know more. He has also gained a ton of media attention because his artistic style is very avant-garde. His artwork stirs up a lot of attention and questions from outsiders, which has made him famous in a way. To me, Green is a different and brilliant artist who took a feared concept and has made it into an art form. His creativity is out of this world, I would like to meet this man and talk to him for a little bit to understand more. 

Inspirational Works

Ivan Navarro

  New Work

 Paint of a good friend of mine

 Wanted to step outside of oil paint and play with some texture. Melted candles down on a black surface and added the center of a record to play with the illusion that a record was actually there.

A self portrait I completed with oil paint. Loose brushstrokes.

Reading #6

Betsy Damon

pg. 356-363

      After reading about Betsy Damon, I have an new perspective on certain artists. This artist deserves a lot of respect for dropping the money aspect of art and by doing that she is going out in the world and trying to make a difference. She is taking the form of water and making it an art. She is looking out for the health of others and taking it upon herself to make other people’s water cleaner for their consumption. One quote that I read in her article really interested me, “The Chengdu project is an extension of my philosophy of what it takes to live on the planet, the necessity of working together, bringing together unlikely partners, and forming new relationships. It is about building new kinds of connections and relationships while grappling with the consequences of a globalized class system and the economies of dominance, possession, exploitation, and greed…Water as the source of all life can form the basis of such connection.” This quote means a lot to me because I have always felt very negatively about money and what it does to human beings. By forgetting about the money and forming relationships with people who have the same goal of you to better the environment and make a positive impact for a community is awesome. I wish more people were like this woman. I also respect her outlook on water and what a resource it is to human society. A lot of people take it for granted and it’s not right. Overall, I really enjoyed reading about Betsy Damon and found her story very interesting.

Inspiration Images

New Work

Reading #5

Will Schade

Pg. 86-92

             After reading about Will Schade and understanding his conceptual outlook on his work I came to the conclusion that I like this guy. The subjects he paints and why he paints them is very interesting. Also, he adds texts in his work that comes off as “stupid” to some, but comes off as comical to others. It is not his fault he is dyslexic and rather than shy away from it he uses it to his advantage. “ Bill Schade’s works are ego builders, morale boosters, and status elevators.” Why it says this in the book is because his work makes people laugh. He is a very talented artist but the texts in his works are horribly misspelled and in our society that is comical to people. I respect this artist because instead of getting offended by people laughing at his work, he simply enjoys it and it makes his work very successful. His work to me is awesome, “Gerasimus” is a comical illustration on homemade paper that is extremely creative and beautifully appealing. I enjoy how he takes old stories and recreates them to read how he wants them too. He has a very creative mind and enjoys creating work that makes people feel good about themselves. Out of any artist I’ve read about so far he is by far my favorite. His light-hearted spirit and creative mind is very appealing and respectable. 

Inspirational Images

New Work

Reading #4

Michal Rovner

Pg.44-51

After reading about Micahl and her artwork Mutual Interest, I was intrigued by her work of birds. Her process is very interesting, how she uses sounds, ink and computer technology to go in and manipulate her images. Her artwork really is beautiful in my opinion. At first glance I wasn’t sure what it was and after reading I began to see that is was birds, not a specific species just the symbol itself. I was interested in how she doesn’t view them as birds but as symbols. She states, “symbols are components of our cultural inheritance, they do not need to be learned, and often elicit the raw immediacy of an emotion.” This quote matches her work because you will always recognize birds no matter what it is formed into our culture. She took a common symbol and threw and artistic twist to it allowing her viewers to form an opinion and a thought. I enjoyed reading her thoughts and explanations about her work.

Inspirational Images

New Work