2 Artisits

 






 Claude Monet was the first artist I chose. A few of his works of art are pictured above. Monet's work has always appealed to me because of his impresisonist style and his subject matter. I love how he uses so many colors and blends them together to create something that first most people don't see as anything. It is inspiring to me because he invented a new style of art and was able to create exquistely detailed pieces by smartly using different brush strokes and color. I feel that in the series of images I chose above, Monet's big idea was conicidentally also time. He painted this bridge as seasons changed, as years past, and in different times of the day. The last image is very impressionistic because it was painted towards the end of Monet's life and he began to lose his vision. He continually used the same bridge as his subject matter, but painted it in different times. His artwork will help me in my creation because it shows that I'm not limited when it comes to subject matter. I don't need to do use many different images to represent one idea, but instead can use one very representative image to show the Big Idea. I can also be inspired by nature and outdoors as a subject matter, whereas before i was only thinking about objects and people.

 http://www.robinurton.com/history/Impressionism/MonetBridge.jpg
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/monet/last/monet.japanese-bridge.jpg
http://www.canvasreplicas.com/images/Water%20Garden%20and%20Bridge%20Claude%20Monet.jpg













The above images were made by Milton Braser, a famous graphic designer. I really enjoy the simplicty and boldness of his work. It is not overwhelmed with techniques and is very graphic. It's hard to be so simple yet still show a great design and I think he did that. I feel that his Big Idea may be showing culture. He made the famous Bob Dylan CD cover, who was a pop culture icon. The extremely famous I heart NYC design is cultural in that NYC is a metropolitan mecca, and so many people value the city. The Aretha design also relates to pop culture since Aretha Franklin was another famous singer and pop culture icon. His work is inspiring to me because it looks like he created his own orginial font, and also because the designs pop out at you and instantly capture your attention. They are simple, yet beautiful. I feel that by looking at his designs and artwork, I'm inspired to really focus on one thing and do it in a graphic way instead of overwhelming myself with technical aspects and really making my designs elaborate. His artwork shows me that by carefully playing with colors and boldness, you can still achieve a realistic and inspiring look.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULQoibvX5dAknjr1488MapnDo8zbxuhejHb0IE4SvGkXpvBABJjfgBwS_1pl1s-q2HeWZksGArQMmXVSWt7cy8IdPZ7G6sU4LSKWhPbRpQHJyN6CJBJf244tk4NKgEUvjz7VGuQI7eLg/s400/Milton+Glaser+-+ilovenewyork.jpg
http://www.101bananas.com/art/dylan4.jpg
http://blog.iso50.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/274063398_5dfed4d382_o-449x612.jpg