My area of expertise is in art. There are many key elements to making a good piece of art whether it is a landscape or it is a portrait. Art has many medians with which to use and all of which are unique and special. Chalk has this rough tone to it because it can be hard to get fine details. Graphite allows the artist to produce a beautiful image using different shades of darks and lights. Oil painting is by far the most prestigious of all the art medians for it has been used for centuries in thousands of different styles. There is also the water color median which can also produce very similar art to oil painting. These styles can create a limitless amount of artwork and creative ideas because all art is, is the expression of the mind and what it perceives.
I prefer drawing over most art forms because when I have an idea i do not have time to paint it with oils or water colors. Most of my artwork is crude because I do not know how to express the idea the way I want to. Over time the drawing develops and it becomes presentable. Sometimes, in fact most of the time the art never devolpes and I leave the idea. Occasionally I try to paint but my mind is always distracted with so many ideas. I need a purpose to draw artwork. I often as people what I should draw or I will find one of my deeper passions. For example I draw a picture of Robert Redford when he played in the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid because the Sundance Kid is one of my heroes. Often I draw things relating to space but I can never get the artwork the way I would like it.
Famous artists do inspire me. I really like the art of Salvidor Dali because it transports me to another world. My favorite painting by him is the one of a rock in the center up the reflection looks like a hand. I try to do work like that where I can transport the viewer in the couple of seconds they look at the piece into a world very different from the world today. I am very passionate about art some days I wish I could skip the rest of my classes to stay in the art room and work. There is something about drawing and painting that really grabs me but I cannot figure out what that might be. Art is a valuable part of society mostly because of the artists. There have been several artist rebellions in European most of which are ineffective to change politics but they do change the society.
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You offer some interesting details into the different mediums of 2-D art, and I appreciate your clear level of passion/ devotion to artistic expression. It would have also been interesting, perhaps, to share some of the specific techniques/ skills of brushwork, shading, depth (texture), etc.-- give us more insight into the refined and enclosed world of the artist!
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ReplyDeleteI can tell you have a real passion for art. Art requires a lot of precise hand movements and being careful not to paint over the lines. I like your line in the first paragraph, “Art has many medians with which to use and all of which are unique and special.” Next time, try to expand on the different forms of art, what you like and don’t like, and if it is popular in the 21st century. You definitely use pathos and logos expressing your true passion for art and the precision of it.
I really liked this blog because it is very present that you have a real passion for art. That kind of passion is very hard to come by. Art is a very good passion and is an amazing way to really express your feeling and emotions
ReplyDeleteThe line "I wish I could skip the rest of my classes to stay in the art room and work" shows that you have a deep passion for art. I liked how you described how different materials are used to create different effects. Your blog post truly shows your passion for art.
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