Celine's Paint-making Journal

SART1313  2016 Sem II

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patterns inspiration || Masaaki Sasamoto

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patterns inspiration || Gustav Klimt

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patterns inspiration || Ikenaga Yasunari

Having seen the traditional example of the abundant use of patterns in Japanese woodblock prints, I was very intrigued by the unspoken harmony within the patterns. How were the numerous patterns put together and how did the artist managed not to make them clash? Yasunari is a contemporary example of this mastery. He uses these patterns abundantly on the background depicted women’s clothing yet done so with the utmost grace, emphasising the women’s sensuality and exquisiteness. 

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pop surrealism a.k.a. lowbrow art

assessment 1: self-portraits

Pop surrealism, a contemporary contemporary art movement, has a very distinct calling card, since it incorporates pop culture references/kitsch imagery. I am inspired by pop surrealist artists such as Mark Ryden and Nicoletta Ceccoli. They are known to combine cute, innocent characters with absurd or even grotesque elements. Pop surrealism, as a descendant of surrealism, has retained the hyperrealistic painting style of its predecessor (i don’t know if this makes sense but I noticed that the majority of artists painted detailed “realistic works with surreal elements to make it look believable). Some artists such as Mark Ryden tend to blow a subject’s body features out of proportion to achieve a “cute” look. 

There is a debate on whether this is a legitimate art movement and whether lowbrow art can be categorised as fine art. I believe it is a very interesting and aesthetically stimulating art movement. And it has inspired me to experiment with conflicting imagery in my prints.

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Louise Zhang (born 1991) is a Sydney-based artist whose work starts with the most basic unit of construction: the amorphous, inchoate ‘blob.’

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Louise Zhang

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Section of Pesta Tiga by Roby Dwi Antono

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Love Will Tear Us Apart Again by Nicoletta Ceccoli

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Louise Zhang. I Can Be Whatever You Want Me To Be, Baby, 2013. Expanding polyurethane , gap filler, acrylic, enamel, silicone, 50 x 35 x 35 cm.

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inspiration || traditional Japanese imagery - clouds

woodblock print by Hiroshi Yoshida

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Francesca Woodman

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self-portrait  inspiration || Francesca Woodman

I like the way Woodman’s photographs both reveal and conceal her presence. As the subject, she seems mysterious and airy. There seems to be a special connection between her and the places in which the photographs were taken.