Art Event II

The second art event I went to was the SMCM Senior Art SMP in Progress show at the gallery and art annex. This show featured art form all the senior SMP students. Their works seemed to be a bit more focused and had a general idea of what their SMP was about. Most of the works in the gallery of the conventional painting, drawing, sculpting, etc. form. Also the ones in the gallery were the smaller ones that could actually fit in the gallery. There were many insulations and video works in the annex. Both were really cool.

There was so much work to see all at once and in such a short time. Reading a few of the artist statements and looking at the work they seemed to be on a good track and are getting across what they wanted.  For example Chuck had a large interactive sculpture about the toll or tax if you will that every citizen has. Kind of like a civic duty. Having this large real life tool booth really made you literally feel what your duty was. There was the duty of the toll but the question on the inside was what does society need and that at the time is just a question that you answer as you go throw the art work but later take with you and becomes your civic duty. On the other hand there is the easy way out were you just walk around it. Another example of work was Shannon’s pieces done in a wide range of materials. I did not really get what she was after but from an outside point of view I first of really liked them. I could see what she meant but starting with no end image in mind. It did in a way look like any other abstract of that nature but had something about it that when you look at it for a second you get a feeling or mood. I think this is what she may have been going for or at least ended up with. The different colors some heavy and some light all playing with emptiness of the canvas exposed. It has like music that played with silence. In a way had a harmonious yet exited feel. Very cool. And all the others were just as good.

I think the show was a huge success and everyone really enjoyed it. I think all the work was really really good. Just talking to a few I found that everyone got loads of feedback and grand ideas were already rolling for their final. It seemed that everyone knew how their work went and what to do to make it better.

Art Event I

The first art event I went to was an artist talk by Jerry Truong. He is from northern California and his parents are from Vietnam. They fled during the war and lot of his work relates to this. His work is supposed to expose the inequalities and injustice in society. He uses pretty much every medium to get the message across. He talked a lot about the history of his family, how his mother and father grew up as well as how they met. He also tied a lot into his child hood and the things that went on in everyday life like his mom going to work or his brother getting a haircut.

A lot of his works may be considered modern and minimalist but have good value. For example Untitled is about a girl and tells a story of her and sex slavery and pirates and such. This is a work that has good execution and history. It comes from the girls that would be in the boats from Vietnam and to America encounter pirates and then be slaves. There are iconic and symbolic representational elements as well as metaphors and implied objects. Another example is Biến/Mất , that is basically a plywood boat looking structure with a projector, polytarp all over the floor and some sort of mylar on the wall and ceiling. This was supposed to represent the ocean, all its greatness and how people get lost, disappear, and transform from it. This work had good intention and seemed to have a lot of thought in what each thing represented. This one is very interactive and uses the view as part of the work for them to see themselves as they go more into it. This work uses a lot of relation objects to represent things and a somewhat metaphoric atmosphere.

Over all his art is very cool and kind of edgy thou I was not a huge fan I understand where he is coming from and what he is trying to do. I liked his talk and I seemed that he was very interested in his work. He is also a good speaker.

Project 2 Final

Vector Portait, So I have four versions, can't really deside

I  think I like this on the most

Artist Post

Adrian Todd is a vector artist From Norway. His style has a realistic look as well as the flatness that is characteristic of vector art. He does not only do vector art but is also a skilled oil painter. This can be seen in his style of drawing.

His work brings life to these portraits in a crisp and refreshing way. Most of his work is created using the gradient mesh tool. this tool takes any shape, turns it into a mesh that then can be colored and warped with a gradient to show mass and volume. using the combination of the gradient mesh tool with the flat vector shapes he creates this hyperreal image that has a bit of contrast in style. this contrast between the flat fields and the gradients give his portraits a kind of movement and pop. Another key feature is the harmony that the facial expressions have with the image style itself. For example the top one has a sooth almost soft to the touch face yet an aggressive hair and background. The bottom one on the other hand is all attitude, in her body language as well as his use of flat color fields.

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