Jakkee Kongkaew:
WHO IS HE?
Jakkee Kongkaew is a young Thai artist who produces large scaled woodcut artwork with photographic detail.
WHY DO I LIKE HIS ART?
His prints are very stylised and I feel like my work could be done free hand in a similar. I feel like using this technique would fit some of my work really well. His pieces are extremely detailed and show off textures and patterns perfectly which is what I want to achieve.
WHAT TECHNIQUES DOES HE USE?
He uses the woodcut technique and creates prints on paper. Woodcut on paper is an artistic method of creating illustrations out of wood marks. An image is usually carved out on the inside of wood materials , usually beechwood. This particular woodcutting step raises the outline of image, which is then inked and pressed or stamped on a piece of paper.
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OVERALL:
I feel like I could try this wood cutting technique in my own work as I really do like the overall effect that it leaves on the paper. I also want to try recreate the look of this work as I think you could get a similar look with thin illustration pens .
Nives Palmic:
WHO IS SHE?
She is a painter and art professor who runs art courses and workshops as well as a review writer for art exhibitions. She tries to make everyone of her pieces unique and not impersonate others. She mainly is into abstract art mixed with mixed media painting and mainly does this with paint and on fabric. Her sources of inspiration come from nature, form and has a fascination with flowers plants and trees.
WHY DO I LIKE HER ART?
Her work is done from a unique perspective and this is what I am trying to achieve with my work and I love the effect that her work gives off. I like how you can also tell that she is passionate and has taken the time to look and make her work. You can really tell that she inspects and analyses her subject matter that she uses.
WHAT TECHNIQUES DOES SHE USE?
She use pencil, charcoal and other mediums to create realistic representation of different point of views of nature
OVERALL:
I think that her style is really suited to my idea. she does a mix of realistic and abstract representation of nature which is something that i want to try.
Andrew Cooper:
WHO IS HE?
He is an Indiana based artist who creates contemporary aesthetic nature and flower art. He is known for his style as he uses bright and vibrant colours in his work. He takes his drawings and turns them into big fun graphic wall murals.
WHY DO I LIKE HIS ART?
I like the fact that his style is very unique and eye catching and I think it would fit my theme of nature and I would really like to try some work in a more abstract style.
WHAT TECHNIQUES DOES HE USE?
He normal starts off with a few sketches and then goes to canvas. Then starts to pick the colours and paint them where he thinks would fit the best.
OVERALL:
I think this artists style would be a great thing for me to try as I want to push myself into doing things that I normally wouldn't do in my own work and I think this topic of nature gives me a lot to work with regarding colour and layout.
Paul Morrison:
WHO IS HE?
Paul Morrisons makes bold, black and white. landscape paintings, wall drawings, sculptures and animations.
WHY DO I LIKE HIS ART?
I like the bold lines used in the outline and the mark making used to create shading. I think his pieces are very eye catching and great compositionally.
WHAT TECHNIQUES DOES HE USE?
Paul Morrison is known for large-scale that are normally characterised by nature and landscapes that are normal magnified or appear distorted. He uses many mediums like painting, drawing, print, sculpture and film.
OVERALL:
I like the idea of zooming into a zoomed in section and focusing on the details of a certain plant or flower/composition.
William Kentridge:
WHO IS HE?
William Kentridge is a South African Artist is know for his prints, drawing and animated films.
WHY DO I LIKE HIS ART?
I like the fact that his work is quite literally alive, he makes 2D still images into storylines that are really effective and attention grabbing. They are almost mesmerising and make it so its hard to look away.
WHAT TECHNIQUES DOES HE USE?
Kentridge is known for his charcoal drawing animations. For this he draws his first scene and then takes a picture and then rubs out certain sections to create a sort of stop motion with his drawings. This technique is so cleaver and works really well with the medium he used.
OVERALL:
I like how he brings his art alive and makes a narrative out of a piece that would usually just be a snapshot of a story.
Jim Dine:
WHO IS HE?
Jim Dine is an artist who does painting, drawings and printmaking, he is assossiated with many different kinds of arts and movements.
WHY DO I LIKE HIS ART?
I especially like his black and white work such as his tools and his paintbrushes. I love the high contrast and the visual impact it has on the viewer. I think the backgrounds make the work so much better and is done just enough to fit the piece it makes it so much more eye catching and creates more enigma to his work.
WHAT TECHNIQUES DOES HE USE?
He has experiment with all sorts of print, mixed media, painting and drawing.
OVERALL:
I like the overall effect of his work, these pieces I selected in particular are a few of my favourites. they have that effect that look like they could have all been rusting in an abandoned asylum as these works are quite intense looking. They almost look like old medical tools,