Blog 3 - Term 2 Posters

Batman: The Movie (1966) 26 october
The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.

This is the Batman poster from back in the 1960's, i like this one because i view batman as a great hero as a child and even now, though he may be a fictional character. This poster is used to advertise the movie Batman through out the world as this one is from Italy. The image of Batman and Robin in bright colours to capture the viewers and the bold title to tell them what they are advertising and that is "the movie BATMAN" and by adding the texts at the top making the viewer feel like that he/she needs to see it.
If it was used today it would be seen as a parody to the Batman movies today even though this is one of the originals, some would brush it off as a fake because they do not know that these were one of the classic batman posters back in the day. To compare this batman to the modern day batman is showing how much of the actors now a days have worked on their body to make it like the real Comic/Cartoon batman including the armour painted in all black but to the old batman his body is not really that similar to the batman in the comics and cartoons even the colour of the costume.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060153/



"We Can Do It!" is an American wartime propaganda poster used in 1943 produced by J. Howard Miller for Westinghouse Electric as an inspirational image or goal to boost workers self esteem morale. The poster is generally thought to be based on a black-and-white wire service photograph taken of a Michigan factory worker that goes by the name Geraldine Hoff. The poster was seen very little during World War II. It was rediscovered in the early 1980s and widely reproduced in many forms, often called "We Can Do It!" but also called "Rosie the Riveter" after the iconic figure of a strong female war production worker. The "We Can Do It!" image was used to promote feminism and other political issues beginning in the 1980s. The image made the cover of the Smithsonian magazine in 1994 and was fashioned into a US first-class mail stamp in 1999. It was incorporated in 2008 into campaign materials for several American politicians, and was reworked by an artist in 2010 to celebrate the first woman becoming prime minster of Australia. The poster is one of the ten most-requested images at the National Archives and Records Administration.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Can_Do_It!


"Keep Calm and Carry On" is a motivational poster made by the British government in 1939, several months before the beginning of the second World War, used to raise the morale of the british public in the aftermath of widely predicted mass air attacks on major cities. This poster is still being used but now modern day society has changed the meaning in to other meanings, thus being used to humour many other people instead of trying to motivate people for upcoming hard times. I think this because there are many others like the original now a days that it is being used for the wrong purpose instead of giving people the right idea of what it really was meant for.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_Calm_and_Carry_On

History of printmaking

Planography (Lithography)

Eugène Delacroix

Royal Tiger, 1829
Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863)
Lithograph, second state of four; 12 7/8 x 18 1/2 in. (32.7 x 47 cm)
Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966 (67.630.7)

Delacroix had great empathy with the natural world and was fascinated by animals, although he seems never to have encountered untamed ones in the wild, even during his trip to Morocco in 1832. Having to rely upon the resources of the Paris zoo, he began studying felines there in the late 1820s, probably not long before making this lithograph. In this terrible, beautiful picture, Delacroix demonstrated the Romantic penchant for tragedy, torment, and violence in scenes that showed nature "red in tooth and claw" some decades before Charles Darwin publishedOn the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (1859).

This poster was used for showing how tragic and beautiful nature can be. using the dark grey colours to bring out the death in this picture. I do not like the background though because it does not blend well with the image in the front. But it does give it the image up front a more darker image. 

Andy Warhol 

Stencil : Serigraphy

A stencil is a sheet of paper, fabric, plastic, metal or other material with designs cut, perforated or punched from it. Ink is forced through the openings onto the surface (paper, fabric etc.) to be printed. Sometimes called silk screening, serigraphy (seri means silk) is a type of stencil printing. A stencil is fastened to a sheet of silk which is tightly stretched across a wooden frame. Or, an area of the silk is "blocked out" using glue, gum arabic or shellac. The frame is placed against the material to be printed. A squeegee (rubber mounted in wooden handle) is used to push the ink through the open areas onto the material or paper below.

Stencil & Serigraphy - History: A long time ago in the Fiji Islands, stencils made of banana leaves were used to apply patterns to bark cloth. The idea of using silk fabric as a screen was developed in 1907 by Samuel Simon of Manchester England.

The work was completed during the weeks after Marilyn Monroe's death in August 1962. It contains fifty images of the actress, which are all based on a single publicity photograph from the film Niagara (1953).The twenty-five pictures on the left side of the diptych are brightly colored, while the twenty-five on the right are in black and white. It has been suggested that the relation between the left side of the canvas and the right side of the canvas is evocative of the relation between the celebrity's life and death.

The piece is currently owned by the Tate. In a December 2, 2004 article in The Guardian, the painting was named the third most influential piece of modern art in a survey of 500 artists, critics, and others.

Relief Printing

=Van Gogh

Japonaiserie (English: Japanesery) was the term the Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh used to express the influence of Japanese art.

1887

 This is printing from a raised surface. A simple example of relief printing is a rubber stamp pressed into a stamp pad and pressed onto a piece of paper. Relief printing plates are made from flat sheets of material such as wood, linoleum, metal, styrofoam etc. After drawing a picture on the surface, the artist uses tools to cut away the areas that will not print. A roller - called a brayer - is used to spread ink on the plate. A sheet of paper is placed on top of the plate and the image is transferred by rubbing with the hand or a block of wood, or by being run through a printing press. The completed print is a mirror image of the original plate.

Woodcut - Historical uses: Textiles and other decorative purposes, playing cards, calendars and book illustrations.

I find this work really interesting by how Van Gogh was affected by japanese art. I like its colours and how it brings like a swampy kind of mood but it is yet beautiful, he plays around with the art style of japanese art and tries to make it his own.

A Short History of painting blog 1 term 2

Van Gogh

Iris

I think this work has great colours to it, making it look like a bright cheerful day. the background is a bright colour giving the iris more attention with its dark colours. I think the artist is trying to tell that even when their are good days there are still gonna be bad things. that showing that some iris are dying.

1. Created: 1889
2. Media: Oil paint

Irises is one of many paintings and prints of irises by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. Irises was painted while Vincent van Gogh was living at the asylum at Saint Paul-de-Mausole in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, in the last year before his death in 1890.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irises_(painting)

Hokusai

The Great Wave

I like this work because it is japanese and i like japanese art. I think japanese art have interesting ways showing their art styles are very different than others, making it a great piece of work. this artist is telling that life will drown you sometimes but along as you still stay strong then it will be alright. Given the colours it is not very bright and also not very dark giving it a great view of both dark and light, the Sea being dark coloured while the sky is Light coloured.

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   Period: Ukiyo-e
2. Genre: Marine art
3. Created: 1829–1832

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (神奈川沖浪裏 Kanagawa-Oki Nami-Ura^?, "Under a Wave off Kanagawa"), also known as The Great Wave or simply The Wave, is an ukiyo-e woodblock print by Japanese artist Hokusai, published sometime between 1830 and 1833 in the late Edo period as the first print in Hokusai's series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景 Fugaku sanjūrokkei^?). It is Hokusai's most famous work, and one of the best recognized works of Japanese art in the world. It depicts an enormous wave threatening boats off the coast of the prefecture ofKanagawa. While sometimes assumed to be a tsunami, the wave is, as the picture's title notes, more likely to be a largeokinami ("wave of the open sea"). As in all the prints in the series, it depicts the area around Mount Fuji under particular conditions, and the mountain itself appears in the background.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa


Leonardo da Vinci

The Mona Lisa

Year: c. 1503-1506, perhaps continuing until c. 1517

Genre: Oil on poplar

Dimensions : 77 cm x 53 cm (30 in x 21 in)

I like it because it has a very old but calm setting with the background, it has very calm colours with the realistic  image of the mona lisa. The image is said to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo. That was when one of Da Vinci work was made and noticed by King Francis I of France.

 This is the portrait i have chosen to use as my forgery, it is one of many works painted by Leonardo da Vinci. I chose this as a challenge to see if i have improved any better at painting, i do not know the name of this painting but it is one of Da Vinci.

I tried to challenge myself by doing one of Leonardo Da Vinci work but it seemed to be more challenging then i had thought. Painting and trying to get the right skin tone color was one of the difficult things i had to do in this task.    

Blog 1 - Term 2 Craig Ward

Craig Ward (born 1981) is a British-born, New York-based designer and art director primarily known for his pioneeringtypographic works and often scientific solutions to projects. A frequent speaker, occasional artist, published author and contributor to several industry journals, he has created award winning typography for a diverse array of clients across the advertising, publishing, fashion and music industries. His work has been shown and documented globally in countless magazines, books and exhibitions.
Ward was born in Boston, Lincolnshire. Following a one-year foundation course in Fine Art and Graphic Design, for two years, he trained as an art director at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (now Buckinghamshire New University), eventually switching to the Graphic Design course from which he graduated in 2003. Following his graduation he moved immediately to London and for the next 6 years, worked his way through a handful of advertising agencies including CMW, Elvis/MCBD and CHI & Partners for clients such as HSBC, Porsche and Lexus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Ward#Words_are_Pictures




Craig Ward - Ink and water don't mix

The text used in this art is a bit messy showing why text and ink don't mix. The Font showing that it should not be used for any newspaper company. the colours being black and white giving it a bold statement. He says that is does not work well together but in some uses  it does work very well.

http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Misc-Typography/92669

Craig Ward - FEAR

The text is used in a smoky or steamy kind of font, to show that fear is something we make ourselves but can easily overcome. By using the colour white in a dark background, highlights the font in front. The font itself is really interesting "FEAR" in a smoky or steamy king of way, meaning that we make "FEAR" out of thin air.
Or this can be Advertising Smokes.
As i found more information about this it seems it is chalk dust. This work may have been made by using photoshop by coping a picture and creating the image again and again.

Created as part of Secret's Olympics campaign, this type was created to reflect the chalk dust used by athletes. A combination of chalk and flour was used and the final piece was a composite of approximately 80 photographs.
Typography created to accompany a campaign for Secret Deodorant in the US by Leo Burnett Chicago.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/4854085/FEAR-typography-for-Secret-Deodorant-Leo-Burnett

Craig Ward - Love

The text is made out of Money showing that money Cannot Buy Love. By using money it is stating more that no matter how much money you have you can never buy love with what ever amount of money you have. The font of the text is really amazing and very creative. It is a bold statement, simply yet brilliant. He may have used photoshop to copy a picture of stacks of money and just used them to make it bigger to be able to read  , but it still is amazing. The sticker below is advertising the new york lotto.

http://wordsarepictures.co.uk/kp0ypmlpag0c8gkj6vtrbyw2hauma6

Frank Stella-COLOUR

Frank Stella

Painter

Frank Stella is an American painter and printmaker, noted for his work in the areas of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction. Stella continues to live and work in New York. Wikipedia

Born: May 12, 1936 (age 77), Malden, Massachusetts, United States

Spouse: Barbara Rose (m. 1961–1969)

Artwork: Die Fahne Hoch!, more

Periods: Geometric abstraction, Monochrome painting, more

Education: Princeton University, Phillips Academy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Stella

Title- Sinjerli, Variation I Artist- Frank Stella (American, B. 1936) Work Date- 1968 Category- Paintings Materials- Oil on canvas Size- 10 feet in diameter Style- Minimallsm

this piece of artwork reminds me of the the peace hippie symbol so i like how it kinds of reassembles that. The way Frank Stella uses dull colours to bring out the red and yellow is a good idea to improve the brighter colours.

Banksy-SCALE

Banksy

Artist

Banksy is a pseudonymous United Kingdom-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stencilling technique. Wikipedia

Born: Bristol, United Kingdom

Nationality: English

Movies: Exit Through the Gift Shop, The Antics Roadshow

Books: Banksy

Periods: Graffiti, Street art

Awards: Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature, more

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy

A woman walks past some graffiti art on a building in the Stokes Croft area of Bristol, southwest England, September 9, 2009. Authorities in the home city of British urban artist Banksy plan to become the first to allow a regular public vote on whether popular works of street graffiti should stay or be removed. The move by Bristol council in the west of England follows a sell-out Banksy exhibition in the city that attracted 300,000 visitors and boosted the local economy by an estimated 10 million pounds ($17 million). Photo taken September 9, 2009. To match Reuters Life! BRITAIN-GRAFFITI/ REUTERS/Phil Noble

http://totallycoolpix.com/2010/12/banksy/

I think it is very creative the way he shares his message by using stencils but we get completely different ideas when we see this like how i see that astronaut with shopping bags in his hands showing that the moon landing may be fake but that is just my view of point.

Bridget Riley-LINE

Bridget Riley

Artist

Bridget Louise Riley CH CBE is an English painter who is one of the foremost exponents of Op art. She currently lives and works in London, Cornwall, and France. Wikipedia

Born: April 24, 1931 (age 82), London, United Kingdom

Periods: Hard-edge painting, Modern art, Op art

Books: Bridget Riley

Education: Goldsmiths College, Loughborough University, Royal College of Art, Cheltenham Ladies' College

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Riley

Cataract 3 - Bridget Riley 1967 PVA on canvas 223.5 x 222

“The music of colour, that’s what I want” (Bridget Riley)

Riley’s introduction of colour to her work was something she was cautious of. The black and white paintings depended on the disruption of stable elements. No such stable basis could be found for colour as the perception of colour is relative – each colour affects and is affected by the colours next to it. Over time, she began to accept this inherent instability and made it the basis of her work.

From 1967 onwards Riley increasingly began to use colour. She also started to use more stabilised forms – often simple vertical straight or wavy lines. It was the positioning of the colour itself that produced the feel of movement she wanted to convey. The colour groupings affected the spaces between them to produce fleeting glimpses of other colours and hence the illusion of movement.

http://www.op-art.co.uk/bridget-riley/

It was during this time that Riley began to paint the black and white works for which she is best known. They present a great variety of geometric forms that produce sensations of movement or colour. In the early 1960s, her works were said to induce sensation in viewers as varied as seasick and sky diving. From 1961 to 1964 she worked with the contrast of black and white, occasionally introducing tonal scales of grey. Works in this style comprised her first 1962 solo show at Musgrave's Gallery One, as well as numerous subsequent shows. For example, in Fall, a single perpendiculars curve is repeated to create a field of varying optical frequencies.Visually, these works relate to many concerns of the period: a perceived need for audience participation (this relates them to the Happenings, for which the period is famous), challenges to the notion of the mind-body duality which led Aldous Huxley to experiment with hallucinogenic drugs^{[citation needed]}; concerns with a tension between a scientific future which might be very beneficial or might lead to a nuclear war; and fears about the loss of genuine individual experience in a Brave New World.Her paintings have, since 1961, been executed by assistants from her own endlessly edited studies.
Riley began investigating colour in 1967, the year in which she produced her first stripe painting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Riley

I like to think this work gives off a certain vibe when they see this, it will give them a feel as if they feel like what they see is not only a painting but a short trip of using colours.