Erwin Olaf

My single favorite photographer in the entire world is a man by the name of Erwin Olaf. His art consists of many layers, literately and physically. His use of color and connecting to the audience is incredible. Each photo is specifically designed with a color palette in mind and all of the elements work together to create this bigger picture.

The Milkmaid

Oil on canvas

1658

17" x 16"

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Johannes Vermeer

1632 to 1675

Dutch

I found this artist online after searching for artists who use color to communicate,

Composition 8
Painting- oil on canvas
July 1923
55 X 79
Guggenheim

Wassily Kandinsky
1866 to 1944
Russian

Sculpture Class

Today I woke up and smelled my toes. My house was cold, so I layered my clothes.

I apologize in advance, I am strongly against everything that has to do with blogging and tweeting and ing which is why I have been waiting to start this, but here it goes...

So the other day in class, we began talking about a theme after going to the exhibit space. When Sam mentioned technology as a potential theme, I wanted to kill him. To me, one of the most attractive things about sculpture is the relationship between the artist and the piece they are creating and the lack of disruption between them. Not to say that the tools used to sculpt are not parts of technology themselves, but the artists bare hands and stripped materials is what I love the most.

We then went on to come to the conclusion of "Communication." This was great.
I knew exactly what I wanted to do.
I want to express the connection between color and communication and how greatly it effects the world around it.

I found a picture online that I was able to relate to through this idea.

Blue Rhapsody
2010
Oil painting
24" x 20"

Leonid Afemov
1955- current
Russian