For
this blog, I will examining Picaso’s Guernica. Picasso appeals to me because he
was the first “artist” I knew of. His work truly comes from his heart and soul,
and it is apparent through looking at his work and measuring his success. Few
people are actually as talented, creative, and capable of channeling their sub-consciousness
like him. Although it is tough to drop a pin on his true intentions or themes,
I believe Guernica relates to surrealism. This altered reality reflects a dream
like state that shows phases of suffering and pain. Although the work flows in
a peculiar way and it is unlike anything I have seen, it is still emotional and
inspiring to me. Looking at all the disjointed figures together, they seem all
so random and abstract. However, I have a feeling they are all a part of the
same troubled and violent society. This artistic ability is truly inspiring. I
am inspired by his ability to have seemingly disjointed figures that all come
together to show a shared reality. I hope to have the same effect in my work in
this class. This inspiration will be channeled in my final project to think
outside the box, and follow my own feelings. I don’t need to make everything so
realistic if the theme is apparent. I hope to start using an abstract style to
make my work stronger. Being able to see something without the distractions of
the world around it should help me reach my goals. I would like to use
surrealism in my work as emphasis of my point. Picasso uses his surrealism to
express his point, and I hope to do the same.
For
my second analysis, I am looking at Richard Linklater, the director of the
animated film, Waking Life. This film was first filmed with digital video, then
artists
using computers drew stylized lines and colors over each frame. This artistic style appeals to me because it takes
reality, and it skews it in a stylistic way that has been never done before
this film. It shows you that perception is reality, as it takes normal images
and recreates it through another lens. The film is about perception and
reality, and the artistic renditions express that. Using all the different
editing to recreate the normal film, the artists were able to explore many
themes through the different plot lines of the film. Its inspiring that this
film can go from a regular film with themes of dreams, consciousness, and
existentialism, but then use the visuals in a different way that fundamentally
improves the style and themes of the film. I wonder where the inspiration came
from to do this type of art. I want to take the approach of using something
normal and adding a style to it that will bring out a theme. If I am able to
use this expressive, stylistic technique, it will build the strength of my art.
Going the surrealist route while also applying my stylistic changes to theme
will help my art work.
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