September 2008
4 posts
Ray/Schade/Morales
CHARLES RAY
Even before reading about Charles Ray the first picture of one of his works surprised me. I thought to myself “whoaaaa this guy seems really out there..”. It made me wonder why he would create something like that. As I was reading about Charles Ray I started out not really understanding what he was trying to do with his art. It seemed really confusing to me. But when I read further...
Rovner/Ritchie/Laramee
Michal Rovner
After reading about Michal Rovner’s Mutual Interest, I found it to be a very clever piece. When I first saw the pictures before reading the text it did not make any sense at all. I did not know that these images were birds. I thought they were random ink blots that were splatterd on. But after reading about Rovner I was very surprised to see what these images meant. Now when...
Kinkade/Julien/Schuckman
Thomas Kinkade
Thomas Kinkade is a very popular artist who’s artwork appeals to a wide audience. He captures the dream-like, fantasy mood in his paintings. Many of this paintings are of nature, cottages, forests, and landscapes. Also his paintings are strongly inspired by his christian faith. Kinkade’s works attracts his audience because he provides an escape to the “perfect...
Preface/Intro Response
After reading the preface and introduction of the book most of the information helped answer some of my questions about art. Some interesting things that I found out was that people had to become apprentices in order to be an artisan. Also I didn’t know that art production was a controlled institution. This showed me that the artists/members were limited to their creativity and the pricing...