Kehinde Wiley is one of the recommended artist that, by far, most resembles my work in terms of image, process and concept. His main subject matter deals with people that exist in his surroundings and in his experiences throughout his life. In my project, I am exclusively dealing with imagery that deals with my life experiences and the faces that I connect with from my surroundings. Kehinde's process is to capture this imagery and juxtapose it against pattern design reminiscent of classical portraiture. The overall concept is to put the people in Kehinde Wiley's life up on that pedestal that classical renaissance portraiture is generally considered to reside. This is the entire point that I am trying to make with my work. My goal is to put the people in my life that have made me who I am seem larger than life thorugh color and composition. Two things that Kehinde Wiley does in his work that I would like to improve on in my work is the realistic style of the human form and the harmonious collaboration of abstract design with the paintings main subject matter.
John Currin is one of the two artists that have been recommended for me that I feel most resembles my current work, as well as, my overall goal for this semester's project. His technique, process and overall concept all coincide with harmoniously merging different distinct styles together. I also identify with his usage of the female form and satirical subject matter. Throughout his composition in "Heartless", there are sections with rough brush strokes that materialize into the female's dress. In the same painting, he makes the smoothest of brush strokes to bring out the smoothness of the females face and hair. This difference in brush strokes and painting styles throughout the composition is exactly the process I use to bring out the imagery in my work.
Andrew Wyeth is a realist painter who's work has been criticized to verge more on illustration and to focus overwhelmingly on sentimental subject matter. Illustration is in my background, as an artist, and almost all of my subject matter is sentimental. It is because of this that I am able to relate to Andrew Wyeth's work. His technique and/or process enables him to make a realistic portrayal of a female in "Braids" (1979) and be able to make that image jump off the canvas without exaggerating any aspect of the composition. This is a valuable skill to have and one that I am exploring my semester's project.
Lucian Freud "paints people...not because of what they are like, not exactly in spite of what they are like, but how they happen to be." In his "Interior at Paddington" painting (1951), Lucian blurs the line between realism and expressionism. His process, technique and overall concept all consist of making this combining of different styles compliment each other and seem naturally intertwined. This merging of these two distinct styles is similar to what I am exploring in my work. In my project, I am combining realism with graffiti imagery. I study Lucian Freud's work to see how different styles can compliment, rather than take away from each other.
Kehinde Wiley is one of the recommended artist that, by far, most resembles my work in terms of image, process and concept. His main subject matter deals with people that exist in his surroundings and in his experiences throughout his life. In my project, I am exclusively dealing with imagery that deals with my life experiences and the faces that I connect with from my surroundings. Kehinde's process is to capture this imagery and juxtapose it against pattern design reminiscent of classical portraiture. The overall concept is to put the people in Kehinde Wiley's life up on that pedestal that classical renaissance portraiture is generally considered to reside. This is the entire point that I am trying to make with my work. My goal is to put the people in my life that have made me who I am seem larger than life thorugh color and composition. Two things that Kehinde Wiley does in his work that I would like to improve on in my work is the realistic style of the human form and the harmonious collaboration of abstract design with the paintings main subject matter.
John Currin is one of the two artists that have been recommended for me that I feel most resembles my current work, as well as, my overall goal for this semester's project. His technique, process and overall concept all coincide with harmoniously merging different distinct styles together. I also identify with his usage of the female form and satirical subject matter. Throughout his composition in "Heartless", there are sections with rough brush strokes that materialize into the female's dress. In the same painting, he makes the smoothest of brush strokes to bring out the smoothness of the females face and hair. This difference in brush strokes and painting styles throughout the composition is exactly the process I use to bring out the imagery in my work.
Andrew Wyeth is a realist painter who's work has been criticized to verge more on illustration and to focus overwhelmingly on sentimental subject matter. Illustration is in my background, as an artist, and almost all of my subject matter is sentimental. It is because of this that I am able to relate to Andrew Wyeth's work. His technique and/or process enables him to make a realistic portrayal of a female in "Braids" (1979) and be able to make that image jump off the canvas without exaggerating any aspect of the composition. This is a valuable skill to have and one that I am exploring my semester's project.
Lucian Freud "paints people...not because of what they are like, not exactly in spite of what they are like, but how they happen to be." In his "Interior at Paddington" painting (1951), Lucian blurs the line between realism and expressionism. His process, technique and overall concept all consist of making this combining of different styles compliment each other and seem naturally intertwined. This merging of these two distinct styles is similar to what I am exploring in my work. In my project, I am combining realism with graffiti imagery. I study Lucian Freud's work to see how different styles can compliment, rather than take away from each other.
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