My incentive this semester is to develop a body of work that reflects my interest in
narrative as well as the figure. Contemporary artists Alice Neel, Willem De Kooning. Alex Katz, Joan Mitchell, Joan Brown, Richard Diebenkorn, inspire me with their mastery of form, color, and
perspective. I will be working in both oil and acrylic paint. I want to take risks
with composition, surfaces, and color as it coincides with my subject matter. I will use these different elements of
inspiration and creative thought process to present a modern take on
portraiture and storytelling. The evolution of my project has gone from a more traditional idea of the figure to using my passion for collage to create the narratives. I am transferring pieces from the collages directly on canvas to create an interesting juxtaposition between the surface and the process of layering other materials on top. What is painting really but a collage? We layer paint over paint, shape over shape, color over color, and I am using this thought process to hopefully provoke the viewer into dialogue with the painting. The struggles in my process have been using small collages to create larger work, which can cause one to get too wrapped up in the plan and less on the final product. Also, I have been using materials such as, wood, aluminum, glue/sealer, paper, acrylic, and oil, together which can be difficult to achieve the right textures without mistakes. Size of the work has also been something to consider. I have two larger works 48x60 currently in progress, but am planning to scale down so that I can create more work in a shorter period of time.
first: I encourage you to research contemporary living artists that use the figure and narrative and might even be influenced by the same artists that you mention. here are some ideas:
ReplyDeletehttp://davidhumphreynyc.com/art/
http://www.gladstonegallery.com/althoff.asp
http://www.gladstonegallery.com/peyton.asp
http://www.marianneboeskygallery.com/artists/barnaby-furnas/
http://www.zachfeuer.com/exhibitions/dana-schutz/
http://leokoenig.com/artist/view/443
ask yourself - what makes these artists contemporary? how do they interpret history through their work
Not quite what I will be going for this semester, but it is close enough that I will definitely take note. I find Noah's recommendations to be similar enough that I can draw some inspiration off of them. I really like Leo Koenig's work.
ReplyDeleteLeo Koenig is the gallery. The Artist's name is Nicole Eisenman
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ReplyDeleteEnglish printmaker and painter, Richard Hamilton’s collages titles “Adonis in Y fronts” and “Interior” utilize human forms, similar to those you are working with. The juxtaposition of the flat, crisp, and smooth paint creates dissonance between several perceived environments.