Charley Harper (1922-2007) is probably one my favorite artists of all time, his prints are simply enthralling. Harper's use of color and geometric shapes is amazing, and while he is most famous for his birds, I'm absolutely in love with the way Harper portrays people. HIs pieces almost always have a grainy look to them, which I believe adds to the natural element that he is trying to display. Fortunately my parents are also avid fans of Harper, so I have more than one book that I was able to scout images from, and they are certainly amazing. I'd love to incorporate the graphic and geometric way he makes realistic things look, and yet makes them look so organic. It's almost always sharp lines, and yet the whole cohesive pieces looks so smooth. Book: Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life by Todd Oldham From Left to Right: Shaker Lakes Regional Nature Center c.1991, and Monteverde Cloud Forest Perspective c.1999 House Wren c.1959 Rotunda Brochure, Ford Motor Company c.1957 Clockwise: The Golden Egg , Jonah and the Whale , Little Boy Blue , and Rock-A-Bye Baby c.1950
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As per usual, I have chosen to react to a Russian artist. Igor Shelkovsky, a contemporary Russian artist, has a graphic style that I absolutely adore. I chose three different pieces of three different mediums to show how he utilizes this style. In all three of these you can see that nothing is entirely realistic, but easily distinguishable, and I feel that is an area that my art is starting to lean towards. I love his pencil drawings of Russia, Shelkovsky's use of geometric shapes in those greatly enhances his works (which can also be seen in his sculptures). The almost simplified components of his works create a great, almost comic book-like look. These techniques seen below, and in the rest of his works, could make create additions to the direction in which my art is going.
From left to right: Red Sky. Moscow, c.2006, pencil on paper Flowers on Orange. c.2006, oil on canvas Flowers in a Vase II. c.2002, paint and metal |
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