Wrapped (assignment 17)

Christo and Jeanne-Claude bring something as simple as wrapping to a new level of art. From the smallest object, to the coast line of Australia. The work completed by the married couple have been hailed across different countries and cultures. Their work may seem simple, but they appear to be impactful by the amount of awe they inspire. I felt changed from studying their work because I had never considered visual art to extend to the level that they reached. It's not sculpture exactly, but it's more then a two-dimensional piece. It is this defiance of definition that intrigued me, end even more considering I could use that concept and make a photograph. It, to me, is art within art. I wanted to create a piece that wouldn't have some super deep meaning, but rather an interesting photograph to look at. I began by going over ideas, then choosing the focus of fruit. At first, I wanted to leave most of the fruit unwrapped, and have one contrasting wrapped fruit. However, after I wrapped the first one, I liked the way it looked and decided to do the rest. With the final images, I concluded that art doesn't always have to have a super deep meaning (although some of the best work does) but rather just have an awe-inspiring intriguing appearance.

Night Photos

Close up to Abstraction (sketchbook)

Ideas for wrapping assignment

As we talked about, I think I will play on the idea of contrasting items. So one wrapped amongst many that or not, or possibly a single object only half wrapped. I was inspired by your (Ms.Kunt'z) idea of the shelf of glasses. I can see that image quite clearly in my head. I think I will do a series of images along that line. My first idea is for a fruit bowl (or plate, depending on what photographs the best) and wrapping one, probably a distictively shaped fruit like a banana or pear. Also, one the idea of fruit, maybe fruit completely wrapped then cut in half, or one half wrapped and cut. If I start with fruit, I would most likely continue the series with fruit or food.
I was also thinking about accessories, like bracelets or glasses, and carrying out the same idea concepts.

walkabout

sketchbook-through space

Assignment #15

David Hockney is an English artist known for his work with photography and painting. He was born in 1937 during a wartime in England, yet lived well and received a good education. He went to numerous art schools during his education including the Bradford School of Art. He was born with synesthesia, causing him to see synthetic colors as a response to musical stimuli, and his influenced his work.
For this assignment we were asked to observe and analyze his style of photography where he pieces many pictures of a section of an image from different perspectives to create the whole image. He would often use a Polaroid and piece the pictures together physically, but for this assignment we did it digitally on Photoshop

my take on Hockney's style