post #12 James Rosenquist

             



James Rosenquist had a significant role in the pop-art movement. Starting off as a billboard painter gave Mr. Rosenquist an entrance into the art world. Much of his work exhibits juxtaposition between advertisements, pop culture and the media. With the use of vibrant colors he caught the eyes of popular culture. People in pop culture were searching for new art and when they found him they claimed him as a pop artist. James's art was often done on canvas or walls, and it consisted of works of  lithography, screen-printing, etching, and collage.

Post#11

The artist  I chose to research is James Rosenquist.
Mr.Rosenquist was born on November 29,1933. He was born in Grand Forks ,  North Dakota. James is an activist of the pop-art movement.
The beginning of his career consisted of him painting billboards in 1957-1960. From that he began making large scale paintings and he even got the opportunity to meet Andy Warhol. James Rosenquist has received numerous awards including "Art In America Young Talent USA" in 1963. Mr. Rosenquist is currently 77 years old.

post #10 Stereotype

Stereotyping according to the dictionary is defined as a set of inaccurate, simplistic generalizations about a group that allows others to categorize them and treat them accordingly. Stereotyping is something that occurs more often than people might think.  People may think differently of certain people because of the way someone might look. It's like the expression "don't judge a book from its cover". In this picture the groups of people being stereotyped are Asians, punk rockers, and people who dye their hair.  All of the girls are giving off the message of people automatically thinking they belong in a category just because of their appearance. Stereotyping in society is very common, all thought it is something people should stop getting in the habit of doing.

post #9

Banksy's Mona Lisa

 This piece of art is made by Banksy and is postmodern graffiti. This exhibits the Mona Lisa holding a missile launcher. She is clearly out of her original elements here. I see several postmodern visual strategies in this picture. One of them is juxtaposition, the Mona Lisa traditionally has nothing to do with weapons and graffiti. Another strategy is re-contextualization, the Mona Lisa in this case is the image that is familiar  to us. Hybridity is also incorporated with this picture. This is so, because there is cultural blending between old and new forms of art.

 

Post #8

What did I learn in the first quarter of art?........Before taking an art class my view of art was different than it is now. Before, I thought art was all about loud colors and expressive pictures. Now I know all of the details behind it.I learned about the elements and principles of art. I learned hot to properly critique art work. So now instead of saying "this piece of art is pretty and cute" I can say "this piece of art forms unity because of of its complex elements coming together in perfect balance".I also learned the different types of drawings. it doesn't seem like I learned many crucial things, but what I learned are the basic and technical terms to defining art.

Blog post #6

The handmade book that you see here is the Romeo and Juliet novel. It has been made over to "steam punk" style. Steam punk style is a genre of science-fiction that was around in the 1980's or the Victorian time. The cover is made over with clay. The craftsmanship is unique, rare, and extraordinary. It is held together with string laces. The designs on the cover are artistic and original, its texture is exquisite . This book really stood out to me because it is an antique, making it very hard to find and distinct.

Post #5

This piece of art stood out to me as I searched threw many abstract art pictures. The colors, forms, and shades are what make the picture so unique. When I look at this picture I see beautiful butterflies being able break threw the confusion and chaos of the dark ink splatters.This piece could be a personal representation of someone's experiences or feelings.