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algal cells. Cardstock and masking tape. 2018

gridded portrait

In researching a new website with a wide variety of archives from all over and from different time periods, I found a few that particularly caught my attention. These collections caught my attention, not just as an artist but also as a future art educator. There are a few examples of photos from the collections I researched and read through, they all have a theme of illustration and experimentation. I am always open to trying new styles of creating art, and I am on the verge of trying out the waters of illustration. I am particularly interested the collections above to apply them to planning lessons and or to create posters of these to hang around my future art classroom. Some of the images from the collections are from videos, movie posters, and even sketches for magazine covers. This type of exploration is key to break the mold of only finding paintings as inspiration. 

This months archival post is focused on the works of René Magritte. The dreaminess of his works coupled with the fact that he was interested in distorting the audiences perception of reality is inspiring. His works appear as if they were taken out of the context of someones dream. Odd objects and people are placed on the canvas and in ways that would make a person do a double take. Within his works, it appears as if there is a mystery that needs to be solved. I came across his work through social media over the years and have recently touched on the topic in my modern art history class. I am fascinated with surrealism and hope to gain inspiration from major and small artists within the movement. 

My monthly archival set is focused on the work of Henri Matisse. I encountered his work through my History of Modern Art class, and from there I researched his work through Artstor.com. His works belong to the Fauvism movement and broke molds for how art should be produced around the 1930′s. A majority of his paintings were produced with oil on canvas. I am in love with how light and almost nostalgic his artwork comes across. It is pastel, flowy, and natural. The colors in his work seem very modest and calm, almost as if I can just walk right in and be embraced by the warmness in his works. Some of these works appear as if I am looking through a window of time as these women are in their own world focusing on their tasks or as if I am another person in the room that these women are also in. This set means a lot to me as it shows me how to create a sense of perspective, a sense of lingering, but in a discrete way. 

After my walk, I realized that my life does not have to consist of one color palette. It can consist of Oranges, Pinks, and Yellows. Whether I choose to surround myself with unnatural colors or not, it is my choice to experiment with colors that one might not naturally view on their own excursion outside.