Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
4.
In lieu of our next project, the vector portrait, I looked for a vector artist to do my next blog entry. After few hours of searching for someone who really inspired my personal work, I chose Arthur Mount.
His work.
While searching through probably fifty different artists, hyperrealism was a reoccuring, impressive theme. However, I for some reason, seemed disconnected from the work. Even though those works were incredibly realistic, pushing the boundaries of vector design, it projected to me this overwhelming since of artificiality. Even when I had to take double take to see if it was a photo or a vector, I felt little connection with the piece except to admire the artist's technical skill.
Arthur Mount's work however, incorporated line and very simplistic elements to achieve a much more effective piece of art- all the while his images are often only made up of 3 or 4 different colored layers. I am most interested in his use of line. Unlike most vector artists I came across, many of his images are made up of primarily lines. He is not trying to trick anyone into believing his portraits, nor show off his technical skill, but instead shows his process and what he thinks the most important characteristics of a person are. In my opinion there is something more artistic about his work because he is making very conscious, artistic choices to leave certain elements out of his work, in order to be left with a very simplistic, yet nevertheless effective portrait.
I hope to translate his use of line into my work. Perhaps it is the drawer/painter inside of me that connects to line, but something about it seems more thoughtful and artistic. While those hyperealistic portraits are very impressive, the absence of the artists hand, to me, only further exploits its artificiality; it is not a photograph, yet does not appear to be handmade either. I plan on layering lines, abstracting my image slightly, while creating a sense of motion within the piece. Furthermore, Mount often uses a single, simple gradient change to achieve a person's entire complexion. I hope to experiment with this technique and challenge myself with its effectiveness.
His work.
While searching through probably fifty different artists, hyperrealism was a reoccuring, impressive theme. However, I for some reason, seemed disconnected from the work. Even though those works were incredibly realistic, pushing the boundaries of vector design, it projected to me this overwhelming since of artificiality. Even when I had to take double take to see if it was a photo or a vector, I felt little connection with the piece except to admire the artist's technical skill.
Arthur Mount's work however, incorporated line and very simplistic elements to achieve a much more effective piece of art- all the while his images are often only made up of 3 or 4 different colored layers. I am most interested in his use of line. Unlike most vector artists I came across, many of his images are made up of primarily lines. He is not trying to trick anyone into believing his portraits, nor show off his technical skill, but instead shows his process and what he thinks the most important characteristics of a person are. In my opinion there is something more artistic about his work because he is making very conscious, artistic choices to leave certain elements out of his work, in order to be left with a very simplistic, yet nevertheless effective portrait.
I hope to translate his use of line into my work. Perhaps it is the drawer/painter inside of me that connects to line, but something about it seems more thoughtful and artistic. While those hyperealistic portraits are very impressive, the absence of the artists hand, to me, only further exploits its artificiality; it is not a photograph, yet does not appear to be handmade either. I plan on layering lines, abstracting my image slightly, while creating a sense of motion within the piece. Furthermore, Mount often uses a single, simple gradient change to achieve a person's entire complexion. I hope to experiment with this technique and challenge myself with its effectiveness.
Monday, March 8, 2010
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