Post #19

In class, we created portraits of real nobodies that closely resembled our names and the process was easy overall. To begin, I had to find a portrait of a man with my name. I could not find one, so I picked the closest picture I saw. Moreover, we drew the pictures on a larger poster on a gridded scale, then we painted it with one color and different shades and tints of it, which is called a monochromatic painting. To end my thoughts, the portrait making process was overall easy and successful.

Cope2 Art

This is a piece of street art by graffiti artist Cope2. He used various colors to create multiple moods. He created retro and futuristic designs. To begin, he creted retro designs to create a nostalgic mood. He used old school background designs with the house and the bubbles. Moreover, he used futuristic designs to create a futuristic mood. He used stars and "wildstyle" graffiti to make his art catch a viewer's eye. To end my thoughts, Cope2 used different colors and shapes to create several moods.

Carrie Mae Weems

I can relate to Carrie Mae Weems's art in many ways. Initially, I can relate to this artwork mainly because the subject of it is black. I am a black male and this reminds me of my ancestry from many years back. Also, I can relate to this because it reminds me of slavery. My ancestors were slaves and I have always been against the way we were used in previous years. Lastly, I can relate to this because I have learned a lot about slavery in history classes. It makes me remember my past years in school in my previous history classes. To close, Carrie Mae Weems's art is very inspiring and I can relate to it.

Post #15

Shepard Fairey created this inspring Barack Obama poster in 2008 for the presidential election. To begin, his message was for the United States. Apparently, he wanted people to vote for Barack Obama, because he displayed hope for the U.S. Moreover, he photocopied his artwork onto paper t-shirts, stickers and other things. He put it up everywhere from billboards to stop signs. To sum it all up, Shepard Fairey created this artwork fo various reasons and was able to get it up everywhere.

Nostalgia

I am nostalgic towards cds and music because that are very special to me. To begin, I was raised listening to music but we had cds. They kept me entertained as a kid and that is part of the reason I love music today. Moreover, music has always been important in my life. It always calms me down or makes me energetic. To close, music and cds have always been nostalgic to me.

Kenneth Price

Kenneth Price is a postmodern artist in his own way. He combined two of his paintings and sculptures to make one new painting called "High Minded". He used the strategy "layering" with his own artworks by placing his old sculpture on top of a mountain in his painting. Moreover, he took a position on what he thinks being "high minded" is. To close, Ken Price is a postmodern artist who uses his own artworks to create more art in his own style.

Post #11

The artist that made this ceramic sculpture is named Kenneth Price. To begin, he was born in Los Angeles, California in 1935.  He is a very interesting artist with a certain view on art. Moreover, I chose this artist because he uses his own imagination in his artwork. I can connect with this because I also use my imagination in my artwork. Lastly, I chose this artist also because he makes abstract art out of ceramics and clay. I believe that this is a very hard task to do, but he does it very well. To close, Kenneth Price is a great artist with a great view for art as a whole.