China Adams

China Adams

Why does so feel she has this big obligation for the viewer? She is an interesting woman, she focuses her art around humanity and people in their element. I really like that shetaps into mythology for a lot of her work. I love mythology! I would really enjoy doing a project the focuses around mythology, and all its symbolism.

She does end to work with dead bodies, which is intriguing but disturbing at the same time. I don’t know how I feel about that… Why would she want to work with the bodies?

It’s interesting that she uses her own z-rays and body sometimes in her pieces. She says that she is using her body that will some day be deceased but now she is alive and she is uses her live body on these dead bodies.

Gillian Wearing

Gillian Wearing- I really think that Gillian’s work I important, and that she address important issues in every person’s life. My question is though, why does she do it? Does she feel better from other people venting out their deepest emotions and thought to her cameras? She has everyday people express their thoughts and/or emotions in written text and then they become the subject of her art. I think the contrast is interesting… she is having these people pose with their deepest thoughts and emotions in text with them, but they most likely don’t know her which probably makes them more comfortable to vent. These pieces are then her art work and seen by millions. So people are allowing their deepest thoughts and emotions to be displayed for others to see. Brave? I think so. I was just curious as to what motivated her to focus her work on other people and their problems.

Julian LaVerdiere

Julian compares himself to Faust. Faust to Julian, His idea to create art infused with the perennial power to inspire original achievements in others. I find it amazing he just makes art for others and not for himself. I know that I make my art from my life experiences and from thing close to my heart, friends, family, etc. Things that not only have meaning for me but for others as well. I like the way he creates is art for others, that is inspiring. Why? is my question. What is his benefit, and how does it make him feel?

Kim Jones

What is his works purpose?
how does his work relate to him?
who is his audience?
I found him to be weird and somewhat disturbing. I don't really find the idea of multiple persons within one very interesting. By changing his appearance in many odd ways he shows his different persons. I find it gross. I think he has a good idea behind it, by trying to show how people have layers but thats the direction i saw it from. Does he get pleasure out of doing these things to his body? has he ever hurt himself? has he ever incorporated multiple people in his work?

Scott Greiger Text

what media does he work with?
what makes him good enough to be published in our text?
what makes him unique in the art world?
I enjoyed reading bout Scott because I want to go into graphic desgin, i love logos. I found it funny that he goes, "against the vocabulary of of corporization." I love that he takes the big ad logos like the nike swoosh and pokes fun at them. I find that hilarious! I think its impotant that he brings issues to the table through his art. He shows consumerism in a different way, and its always good to have that core meaning in work. My questions were answered through the reading, he works with design, fabrics, etc. and he calls attention to consumerism, and casues a lil stir up. what else has he done? what other meaningful pieces has he done? is he still activly making art? how else has he incorporated his anthropology into his work?

first reading

The reading opened up my eyes to new ideas, and ways to find my inspiration. I mainly like to take my hobbies and passions that i do outside of art and bring those into my pieces. My work shows my passion; my main passion is horses and show jumping. I enjoy receiving my inspiration from the connection between horse and rider. But the reading showed me many other ways to find inspiration. I think that listening to my music would be good for me, because my music brings out emotion which would come through in my work.

I have a good grasp of who I am and who I want to be as a person, yet who I am as an artist has yet to be found. I have yet to establish a specific style of my own. I find it kind of hard to do when in foundation class our assignments call of an assigned style. I mean, I know that we can still show who we are though, which I try to do but it is harder than it seems.

I enjoy using words to express my emotions, and I know that, that seems like the easy way out. I want to be a graphic designer within an advertising agency. I love the use of facial expression, and I love photography. So like I said my mission would be to sell the product, and create easy to understand layouts. I looking forward to my future, it have endless possibilities.