After, sunset:
Rooset:
Mushroom:
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Artist Ryohei Hase
Ryohei Hase is based in Tokyo, Japan where he went to school at Tama Art University. He creates CD covers, websites, and so on. His art revolves around finding beauty in the darkness of the mind. A lot of his work involves themes with animals morphing into humans. He worked with Bandai Namco Games from 2004 to 2008 to perfect his online coding and pictorial skills. Much of his work is sold by print, rather than looked at on the computer.
Some of his images include:
His work is chaotic, which is in part why I choose this artist -- I intend to have a chaotic background in my work. His pieces are very textural, highlighting the properties of the animals meanwhile the lighting on the bodies reveals human aspects. The work looks like a bad, but vivid nightmare; it seems to be the kind of dream that is horrifying yet you want to stay asleep to resolve it and because it is so interesting. I like how the lighting effects seem done in a painterly way, yet the image obviously has a digital feel to it in its details. Originally I planned to do a crime scene but these images made me think something along the lines of a haunted house would be more fun.
I think the work could be better by having some parts slightly blurry, and some parts remaining crisp. This would give the viewer an idea of where the artist's intention is for the viewer to look. For example, the rug in the second image is so detailed that it detracts from the person and elephants which I assume are the intended main focus of the piece. It is almost as if the artist is "showing off" too much. However, I guess in a sense the details add to the overall dream-like feeling. Because the images seem to tell a story, and the artists website is set up like film stills, it might be interesting to see series images. The colors in the first image seem a bit predictable, such as the bright color of the blood, and are most interesting to me in the last image where the colors are more subtle and the focus is more on the lighting.
Sources: Home Website, Deviant Art
Some of his images include:
His work is chaotic, which is in part why I choose this artist -- I intend to have a chaotic background in my work. His pieces are very textural, highlighting the properties of the animals meanwhile the lighting on the bodies reveals human aspects. The work looks like a bad, but vivid nightmare; it seems to be the kind of dream that is horrifying yet you want to stay asleep to resolve it and because it is so interesting. I like how the lighting effects seem done in a painterly way, yet the image obviously has a digital feel to it in its details. Originally I planned to do a crime scene but these images made me think something along the lines of a haunted house would be more fun.
I think the work could be better by having some parts slightly blurry, and some parts remaining crisp. This would give the viewer an idea of where the artist's intention is for the viewer to look. For example, the rug in the second image is so detailed that it detracts from the person and elephants which I assume are the intended main focus of the piece. It is almost as if the artist is "showing off" too much. However, I guess in a sense the details add to the overall dream-like feeling. Because the images seem to tell a story, and the artists website is set up like film stills, it might be interesting to see series images. The colors in the first image seem a bit predictable, such as the bright color of the blood, and are most interesting to me in the last image where the colors are more subtle and the focus is more on the lighting.
Sources: Home Website, Deviant Art
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Restless
The following is my collage image. I added text and took the green cup and feather from google images.
This is the other photo assignment. I was at St. Mary's River Park.
And this is my other image. Sort of random, but then again the original pictures were pretty random.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Created Spaces
Craig Kalpakjian represents void spaces in his work to represent modern buildings and objects from completely computer-made images. This work, detailed with a reflective sign on the wall and light fixtures overhead has the illusion of being a real space. The light through the window, though somewhat inviting, has a synthetic glow which comments on the artificiality of the space. There is nothing outside of the window to focus on, so the viewer is forced to look at the space itself. In addition, the blandness of the space projects a bleak view of modernity, to some degree.The simplicity and familiarity of the piece helps for it to serve as a critique on modern architecture and how it is stiffening, sometimes even boring, and the psychological effects that has on a person in the space. It looks recognizable but in finding out that it is completely made up from a computer makes one question the common characteristics of modern architecture. However, does the fact that Kalpakjian uses a computer to create these images fit with his idea by cranking them out tediously, or does it promote computers and modernity and not serve his point?
While the concept and aesthetic quality are fine, the artist simply needs more images to prove his point, perhaps by working in series. This may be one recognizable image but if he is trying to say this is a common event there should be more examples -- overwhelming examples even. Overall, the use of dull colors are more effective than using black and white because of how you would see the space in real life. Also, the curve of the hallway in the picture makes it look infinite and taxing. The light coming through the window is a similar color light to that of computer screens and make one feel "trapped" in the dull hallway.
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