Post #15: John George Brown (Artist)

The 19th century realism painter, John George Brown, was a great painter who focused on portraits of children. The picture I chose showed a black boy and 3 white boys having fun together playing cards. I chose it because it is the first picture I've seen that depicted blacks and whites in harmony. I find it to be a very realistic image, it's as if someone simply took a photograph. I believe the artist should be as famous as Van Gogh and Rembrandt because of his high quality style of painting. 

Post #14: Sweet Love Drawing

The found object I chose was this anime drawing of a man and a woman. I believe it is a reference to the well-known anime Sailor Moon. The names Usagi and Mamoru ring a bell in my head, and the girl's Japanese school outfit reminded me of Sailor Moon. I chose this object because of the very detailed drawing and the short and sweet words that accompany it. I could imagine how the artist felt when they lost this note, and I felt a bit sad, as I could feel his pain. It created some nostalgia to me because I remembered drawing a picture in this style for my mother on Mother's Day, and she still has it today. I could tell the man who drew this was in love with the girl he drew it for.  

Post #11/12: Chiho Aoshima

The image above is one of Japanese artist Chiho Aoshima's most well known artworks. Chiho was born  1974 in Tokyo,Japan. She is considered to be a very good artist in Japan. Her artworks have been showcased in many places outside of her home country. She is considered postmodern because of her painting style. Some may say her art is weird, and others may consider it to be works of beauty. 

Post 13: Nostalgia!

The image above is of a white 1993 Mercury Cougar. It's almost the same as the one my grandmother owns, but hers looks better. It brings nostalgia to me because it has been in my family longer than I have myself. It was the first car I drove, when I was apparently only a young child. I love everything about the car, and it will soon be mine when I'm old enough to drive it.

Post #10: Stereotypical American

The picture above is of the stereotypical American. We are portrayed as fat, patriotic, and into greasy foods. The image shows a cowboy hat, which puts the term Westerner into an object. There is a hands-free cell phone in the man's ear, which probably represents how often we are on the phone. The flag shirt shows how we are made out to be proud of our free country and what the flag stands for. The burger and drink represents how often we eat unhealthy foods. This image is stereotypical because there are some Americans who eat healthy, are not patriotic and are definitely not fat.

Post 9: Postmodern Art

The image above is from the anime Paranoia Agent, created by Satoshi Kon. Anime is a form of postmodern art that branches off from Western cartoons in the early 1940s. Anime has evolved from modern art to the contemporary form it is now. In the image, it shows one of the characters, Keiichi Ikari, standing atop a tower in the foreground of a mushroom cloud. Ikari's outstretched arms and grin on his face show his stability over the terrifying explosion behind him. The mushroom cloud represents the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945.

The image above shows layering because of the actual image of a mushroom cloud behind the artist's work. It also shows representin' by the representation of the madness of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, and how some people actually managed to withstand its devastating effects.

Post 8: Reflection

Looking back on the first quarter in Honors Art 1, I had fun doing every project online and in class. Our first project, (the Corpse project) was quick and fun to do. The free draws and personal map activities in the sketchbooks were also great fun. They helped me show off my drawing skills. The blogs are fun, I enjoy customizing my background and writing new posts like this. I've learned all about the principles and elements of art. I don't see the subject of art much differently, I still enjoy it.