Artist Week 8- Photographer shout out

1. Cindy Sherman

"If I knew what the picture was going to be like I wouldn’t make it. It was almost like it was made already...the challenge is more about trying to make what you can’t think of."

An American photographer that is known for her portrayal of feminine stereotypes.  Yay for feminism.

2. David La Chapelle

http://www.lachapellestudio.com/exhibitions/

The irony and the outrageous images he captures the hilarity of pop culture.

3.  Suntek Chung

The mix of being Korean and being raised in Richmond make his photos both funny and unique.

4. Arnold Newman

To contrast the last two artists, I picked the classic black and white photographer Newman for his timeless, simplicity.

5. Paul Strand

A modernist photographer that helped photography as an art form.

Artist Week 7

1. Edward Robert Hughes

An English painter who specialized in watercolor and gouache to create flowing, dreamy fairytale scenes of mostly women.  He also utilized lighting to create that atmosphere.

2. Edward Hopper

Most known for his oil paintings, Hopper painted like he was capturing a moment in time.  In his "Nighthawks," he realistically captures an intimate moment between late-nighters. As a night owl myself, it relates to me personally.

3. John Wonnacot

Wonnacot uses his distinct style of painting to add a twist of perspective and lighting to make a sight Wonderland effect.

4. Antoine Bourdelle

I gotta say that the French know how to produce sculptors.  His mythological sculptures could rival that of Rodin.

  5. Sandro Botticelli

I remember looking at his "The Birth of Venus" in first grade, the teacher asked us to be mature. lol.  I've never liked the composition because it seemed unbalance, but I guess it had to be to get the effect of wind blowing her to shore.  I've always loved the flow of movement and texture in each of the figures in the painting.

6- Donna Karan

On long and lean forms, Karan likes to play with splashed of simple colors on different silhouettes. 

6- Giorgio Armani

Armani's designs are chic and simple forms that can make a woman's figure more feminine or masculine.  I might never wear one but if I had the skill, I would make Armani dresses.

6- Hubert de Givenchy

Designing dresses for Audrey Hepburn that she wore in some of her movies, Givenchy had more ladylike designs that flowed and hung simply on the female figure.  His brand has been taken into a more gothic and sharper way, but tries to keep the simplicity the brand began with.

6- Alexander McQueen

It doesn't hurt that he did outfits for Lady Gaga, but I find the exotic bursts of color, patterns and forms to be inspiring.  I'm also a sucker for flow of movement of any kind. RIP McQueen.

 

I would never wear the shoes though. Ow.

6- Vera Wang

If I knew how to sew properly, I would go crazy and design clothes. Alas, I don't.  I just have to admire fashion designers from the sidelines.  I love Vera Wang wedding dresses for the dreamy fabrics and forms she uses in her designs. The colors do not stick to a white palette either.  They range in light dreamy colors.