Rebecca: Moving Image

My original idea for my final was to do a film based on my culture to represent myself I also wanted to film with low key lighting in a sense of a way that Tanu Gago did with his film "WHERE IS YOUR GRATITUDE". I found this interesting because not only is it about our culture but because it involves the type of lighting that I wanted for my film. The reason why I wanted this lighting is because with a black background you eyes are not drawn to anything else besides the subject and with a light source that focuses only on the subjects it draws the eyes of the audience on to them only.

RRAW: Annotation - Roy Nachum

"Roy Nachum"

Reference:

Nachum, R. "Roy Nachum"

Retrieved from:

http://roynachum.com/Texts.aspx

Another artist that I found interesting would have to be Roy Nachum. The reason why I find his work interesting enough to write about is because not only are the images that he paints remarkable he also adds Braille to his paintings. I found that to be different from most artworks i've come across because it not only gets the audience to interact with the painting but it also makes it visible for those aren't able to physically see the painting for themselves. On his website it states, "In his paintings, sculptures and installations where the subject of "vision" or "lack of vision" is predominant, the artist often paints subjects whose "vision is obscured"... Paradoxically, the artist sees his work as an "eye opener, a vehicle to allow the viewers to explore their own existential apprehensions. Nachum's works are meant to be inclusive, often executed with the participation of people who are blind." His technique in creating an artwork that can be viewed by both the audience who are capable of physically seeing his works and those who aren't as fortunate. 

After doing research on his artworks I came to realize that his pieces aren't only meant to help the blind see but also those who are able to see the painting itself. In the same passage that I received from his website it states, "The recurring image of a child with his eyes covered by a gold crown can be seen as a metaphor for man's blindness caused by displaced values and desire." Which actually reflects back to what he said before calling his work an "eye opener" not only for the blind by placing the braille upon the painting but for the audience as a whole for creating a metaphor within his oil painting.

RRAW: Annotation - Frederico Uribe

"Frederico Uribe"

Reference:

Uribe, F. "Frederico Uribe" 

Retrieved from: http://www.federicouribe.com/about.php

Frederico Uribe is an artist that lives and works in Miami. His works are similar to the tasks that we receive in our object class, which is to create art work out of found objects. I came across this artist from the "Inspiration Grid" website which didn't quite hold much information about him so I decided to search his name on Google and was able to find his website. On his website it states, "In 1996, abandoning his paintbrushes and attracted by the usually neglected beauty of simple objects in daily use, he began to observe them with care, collect them, set them side by side and combine them, so that they became unusual instruments of a new aesthetic, full of color, irony and lively playfulness." I believe that it is an amazing thing, being able to take ordinary objects that people over look daily and creating it into an artwork that people would find captivating. 

RRAW: Annotation - Frida Kahlo

"Frida Kahlo"

Reference:

Kahlo, Frida. (1990). The Art Of Frida Kahlo: Adelaide,S.Aust:Adelaide Festival of Arts Inc.

I chose to do an annotation on Frida Kahlo because of what she incorporates in her work. Most of her work consists of self portrait paintings that she has created. In the book it says "Kahlo addressed the question of identity both as a national subject and as something fundamentally to do with the self." Not only do I find her paintings fascinating but I also get captivated by how she creates each work. Although a majority of her paintings are similar to each other she is still able to give each painting a unique feel to it. Not many people are capable of replicating their works and pull it off as a new piece. 

I also get captivated by the concepts behind her work and how each painting represents something that is important to her whether its her culture, identity or those who are close to her heart. It also says in the book, "Her images are intimately tied to both her personal life and to the epoch and culture in which she lived. These were for her, inseparable." I believe that it is logical to start off with an idea of what you want to create before moving on to creating the art work but some people are able to move backwards, meaning they create something randomly and are able to give it a concept afterwards. Frida Kahlo starts off with her concept then moves on to her form and context. I believe that I am the same way although there are times where I do create a piece without a concept at mind but I do find it easier following in Frida Kahlo's footsteps. 

RRAW: Annotation "Magritte"

"Magritte"

Refference:

Meuris, Jacques. (1988). Magritte: New York:Artabras,c1988.

The reason why I find Magritte's paintings interesting is because of the fact that his work leaves those that view his work in curiosity. I believe that his work keeps people contemplating on what the concept is of each painting that he creates because once you see one of his paintings you begin to get overwhelmed by the numerous interpretations that come to mind. In the book it states, "Tackling Rene Magritte and his work with a view to furnishing explanations is rather like attacking a well-defended fortress. It means mounting an assault, by way of successive decodings, on something that at least looks undecodable. The fact is that each painting, each image, we can even say, each "reality" addresses each one of us differently." After reading this passage from the book I came to realize that with Magritte's paintings he doesn't give them a certain meaning instead he leaves the meaning of each painting up to the ones that view it. 

I chose to do an annotation on Magritte because after doing some research on his paintings I realized that with the way he does his work is similar to how I want my work to be. What I mean by that is not limiting my work to a certain meaning, instead having my work consists of different meanings which usually depends on how the viewer takes the artwork in. Although most of my work has been based upon photography, screen printing and film making lately I still have a desire to paint and draw as well. I believe that the traits in  Magritte's paintings can be expressed in any other line of work not just painting. An example would be comparing the way he leaves the meaning of his paintings to the audience which is similar to what I do with my photographs and drawings.

RRAW: "Hand Paintings" - Guido Daniele (critique)

"Hand Paintings"

 

Looking at the different hand paintings that were painted by Guido Daniele it brings back childhood memories. Each photo consist a hand or a numerous amount of hands that are painted upon to create an illusion of an animal. The one that I found the most interesting is the eagle and the dear that he created. I was interested in the eagle because when you look at the way he placed his hands it reminds me of when I was little I used to always play with my shadows against the wall. I would place my hands in certain positions in order to create an animal out of my shadow. The reason why his work reminds me of that childhood memory is because when he created the eagle piece he has his hands in the same position that I would place my hands in order to create a bird through my shadow. As I continue to take in the paintings on his hands I begin to think that he probably did the same what I did when he was young as well, which was create hand shadows to create animals. I believe that his work is creative because it seems to take a childhood memory and make it realistic in a way by painting the image of the animal on the hands instead of just a silhouette formed by a shadow.

RRAW: Relation in Time - Li Tin Lun (critique)

"Relation in Time"

Relation in Time is a series of sculptures created by Li Tin Lun. The sculptures that he creates are of couples, a husband and a wife who seem to have layers to them. What I mean by layers is like what it looks like when you glue a stack of paper together then cut in to it diagonally, you can see the different layers of the pieces of papers. The couples also seem to have a negative and positive space to them. Although the sculptures are created in all white I'm still reminded of Yin and Yang. My interpretation of Yin and Yang is how the white dot within the black side represents how there is good in people who come off as bad and vise versa. 

After reading the passages about the work I found out that the subjects in the sculpture is actually the artist himself and his wife. They were sculptured from layers of computer generated cross-section images. The two figures complete each other. The man's negative space is filled by the woman's positive space and vice versa. What they mean by the two figures complete each other is the fact that if you literally place the two sculptures together on top of one another you will see that the two sculptures fit together therefore they both complete each other. 

The story that I can grasp from the sculptures is that the artist is trying to portray the fact that once you're married it's not just about you any more, everything that you do and every choice that you make not only effects you but effects your significant other as well. I also get a feeling that what he is trying to say is that there is that one person that is meant to complete you, although that sounds cliché the artist was obviously able to find the one person that completes him and fits his every need. I believe that cliché's aren't as bad as people set them out to be especially if someone is able to create an amazing series of work following that cliché.