Probably one of my biggest influences in my current body of work has to be Banksy. (www.banksy.co.uk/)
He is a stencil/graffiti street artist, painter, and a political activist. I find it amazing that no one knows who this guy is, and when and where his artwork will appear next. That mystery really intrigues me. Not only that, but the style he uses, along with the political messages hidden in every image, sparked my interest. From the very first image I saw of his, i've been hooked. Hooked enough to try something like this myself.
Peat Wollager (http://www.stensoul.com/) is another stencil artist that has grabbed my attention recently. He pays more attention to detail than Banksy would. (Heck, Banksy's stencils have to be simple, he pretty much has to stencil on the run to avoid being caught.) Rather than painting on the street, he paints artwork that can be transported (His artwork can be displayed in galleries.) He focuses more on multi-layed stencils. The use of multiple stencils allows you to use more colors and add more detail into the pieces. Although he does not paint political propaganda, he artwork is still interesting. It is more "fine-art" stenciling.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Photography show
My favorite pieces of the show were those done by Casey Waters. I was very interested in the daguerreotypes, especially the process in which they were created. The first thing I thought was, "Wow, how did they do that??"
"Description: The daguerreotype image is formed directly on a silver plated copper plate which was made light sensitive with a surface coating of iodine vapors. It is a direct-positive process, made without a negative. It has a highly reflective surface that sometimes makes it difficult to see the image. (Source: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/589_daguerre.html)"
It was a really neat effect, and it makes me wish I had the materials to try it myself. The size was nice too, you had to get up close and personal, and stand at the right angle to see the image. Overall, those images sparked my interest the most. I thought they were presented very well.
"Description: The daguerreotype image is formed directly on a silver plated copper plate which was made light sensitive with a surface coating of iodine vapors. It is a direct-positive process, made without a negative. It has a highly reflective surface that sometimes makes it difficult to see the image. (Source: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/589_daguerre.html)"
It was a really neat effect, and it makes me wish I had the materials to try it myself. The size was nice too, you had to get up close and personal, and stand at the right angle to see the image. Overall, those images sparked my interest the most. I thought they were presented very well.
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