Thursday, 26 March 2015

Leo Sewell is an American "found object" artist.
His assemblages of recycled material are in over 40 museums and in private collections worldwide.
Born: September 7, 1945 (age 69), Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Leo Sewell went to the University of Delaware.

Leo Sewell has played with junk now for fifty years and has developed his own assemblage technique.
His works are collected by corporations, museums and individuals throughout the world.
His sculptures are composed of recognizable objects of plastic, metal and wood. These objects are chosen for their color, shape, texture, durability and patina; then they are assembled using nails, bolts, and screws. The outdoor sculptures are constructed of stainless steel, brass, or aluminum found objects which are welded together.
He can also use objects from the patron's past for a more personal assemblage.
This sculpture of a Hammer was made of recycled materials and is one of Leo Sewell's artworks.
It measures 10ft x 4ft x 2ft.
I like this idea of making artwork out of recycled materials, it is great for the environment and it can make a great sculpture for a new town.
Leo Sewell’s artwork and information can be found on the following websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Sewell
Michelle Reader is an artists based in London, England.
She works in London and is based at Blackhorse Lane Studios in Walthamstow (Barbican Arts Group Trust).
She has been working with recycled materials since 1997, and also has a background in design for performance.
Michelle makes bespoke recycled and sustainable sculptures for organisations, often created from waste materials relevant to the business or event. 
Michelle also works with galleries, schools, and other organisations as a freelance artist educator, and creates unique awards and trophies from reclaimed materials.
The direction of Michelle's work has been influenced by environmental concerns such as pollution and overconsumption of resources.
This sculpture of a Jaguar is made of recycled materials by Michelle Reader, it is as big as an average human being.
Michelle Readers artwork is very fascinating and I also like the idea of making a life size Jaguar out of recycled materials, I believe this sculpture took a long time to create.
Michelle Readers artwork can be found on these websites:

http://www.re-title.com/artists/michelle-reader.asp
Born in 1983 in St. Louis, USA, Erika Iris Simmons is an artist who specializes in using old cassette tapes to create incredibly artistic celebrity portraits.
Erika Iris makes portraits of people associated with the item she choose – without adding any paint or pigments.

This piece is a self-portrait of the famous Kurt Cobain from the band Nirvana.
LVMH - Louis Vuitton

Yuken Teruya, (born 1973 in Onikawa) is an artist based in New York City.
Louis Vuitton
14.5 x 40 x 33.5 cm
He works in a variety of media and often references consumer culture alongside traditional craft techniques.
An example of his art is the series of McDonald's and high-end designer store bags into which Teruya cuts intricate tree shapes that are then pushed through into the interior of the bag, creating an enclosed environment within.
Teruya creates a beautiful scene inside a bag, and that is very fascinating, the cut out of the top makes the tree reflect of the sides of the bag making it look like a small park in Japan.
Using different bags with different colours can create a lovely atmosphere, for example this one particularly looks like a scene in Autumn, orange, brown and yellow are Autumn colours.
Teruya has many other artworks that are similar and used with recycled materials.
Yuken Teruya's work can be found on these websites:
http://www.yukenteruyastudio.com/
http://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/yuken_teruya.htm

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

Timothy "Tim" Noble (born 1966) and Susan "Sue" Webster (born 1967), are two British artists who work as a collaborative duo, and are associated with the post-YBA generation of artists.

Tim Noble and Sue Webster's work can be divided into the 'Light Works' and the 'Shadow Works'.

This piece is called Dirty White Trash (With Gulls) and was made in 1998.
6 months' worth of artists' trash, 2 taxidermy seagulls and a light projector.

'Dirty White Trash With Gulls' is a art piece Noble and Webster made by using and gathering all the trash they had, it is a very unusual thing to do and I have never seen anything like this.

It is so interesting how they put all the trash together and used a bright spotlight in front of the trash to be able to see what it really is they made, and the result was a shadow of Noble and Webster sitting on the floor back to back.

This is a great idea and piece, you can barely make out what figure is made of the trash because there is so much colour and shapes its almost impossible to tell, it just looks like messy trash on the ground.

I enjoy their work, its very fascinating and unusual, and its something different from other art.

Noble's and Webster's art and information can be found online on these following websites:
http://www.timnobleandsuewebster.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Noble_and_Sue_Webster

Monday, 16 March 2015

The False Eye
René Magritte was born on 21 November 1898 in Lessines, Belgium.

Rene Magritte was a surreal artist, with this painting.
It display more sentiment by the shape of wide eyes directly portraying a clear blue sky with white puffy clouds.

Reflecting from the sky and directly to thee pupils.
The way the outline and shadow are cast as if the individual has been watching the sky and has spotted something which whom don't see it.
This painting shows substantial feelings and displays more than 1 action taking place at their time.

It also seems as if the image is a dream and the individual is seemingly gazing through the sky as referred to lucid dreaming or day dreaming.

This painting includes shades of blues and browns. nudes around the eye with slight yellow light.
The shading in this painting starts from the right side travelling to the left side, becoming lighter.

The False Eye is a fascinating painting and I enjoy the very well put together colours and shading.
Octopus & Elephant combined street art.

This piece with an elephant head growing out tentacles is quite inconceivable.

This art piece is located in London, England.

Is very far from the ordinary however instead of the elephant having one main trunk, it has multiple tentacles which represents an octopus converging along with an elephant head not only that its main trunk has been replaced by also an octopus tentacle, whereas everything else following the ears, eyes, head & the root towards the trunk remains the same except the tentacles.

The piece is done on a layer of brick which simply matches the scales or rough skin which thee elephant has.

A fascinating piece of street art, also being done by paint spray. Showing efforts of shading not only on the elephant head itself but the emotions of the tentacles of it lashing like 'liquid' shows as if the elephant actually has control of the tentacles, as if both creatures was one.


The fact that the artists done this in a local area, it will appeal as a sense of graffiti too.