Dan Funderburgh

Dan Funderburghs work interests me and inspires me a lot as his work is mainly pattern repetitive work that he uses for wallpaper deigns. 

If you look closely his work is actually of things that we think of as negative/ugly objects and transforming them into a floral feminine design. 

Will Cotton

I have a keen interest in Will Cotton's work as I like the realistic but magical paintings he produces, his work consists of candy, famous/female models and nutidy. Therefore I like the softness of his work it's enjoyable to look at and magical. The colors he uses mostly are pinks and yellows, candy colours which I also love. 

J.P.King

Jp King works primarily in the mediums of collage, text, print-based multiples and occasionally with relational/installation-based projects. Focusing heavily on story-telling techniques that attempt to unpack popular Canadian & American mythologies in whimsical and historically slippery ways. I love his work as he takes magazine cuttings making them look abstract by adding unusual rare things to them to make a complete photo.

I have taken inspiration from him and done some work myself. (Below) 

My 3D sculpture

Inspired by Richard Sweeney I created a fashion piece to go over the shoulder by using different media like paper, string, wire, canvas, tape and black bin liner. The shapes included in my piece are mostly inspired from the work of Richard Sweeney. His work is also unusual as I have tried to create that element in my own work also. 

Richard Sweeney

I find Richard Sweeneys work amazing as he makes sculptures entirely out of paper, I like the different shapes included in his work. It's interesting to look at and also elegant to look at and can be used in many different ways. 

Kehinde Wiley

I love the fact that Kehinde contrasts violence with elegance as he uses background of elegant wallpapered patterns to differ from the foreground which involves a typical stereotype of a 'gang' member. I love the colours involved and the patterns. The idea that contrasting elegance with violence is interesting as it could be sending a message to say don't judge people as they could be very different to what we assume. 

Stuart Mcalpine Miller

 

I love how Stuart Miller uses art to send a message out that the women in magazines arnt realistic, he represents this by combining models with cartoons. I love the contrast and colours that he has used in his work. 

Stuart uses a range of different vibrant colours and techniques in his work. 

Julie Mehretu

Julie Mehretu makes large-scale, gestural paintings that are built up through layers of acrylic paint on canvas overlaid with mark-making using pencil, pen, ink and thick streams of paint. Mehretu’s work conveys a layering and compression of time, space and place. As trying out marking on a larger scale with different materials and over lapping each layer I like this art work as it is done with feeling and expression which Is a personal way of creating a piece of art. I also like the composition of this particular piece and the variations of different marks and lines. 

Jennifer West

I like Jennifer Wests art work as she produces different marks and uses different materials on photos from films, this includes movement in her artwork and experimentation. I like the bright colours with the still real life photos making the piece of art look unrealistic and transforming the mood of different photos that she has used. 

Rebecca Horn

Rebecca Horns work focuses on her movement. She creates her artwork like the one above by strapping long sticks into her fingertips and freely drawing and marking out her work. I like the colours and different marks this piece has. I also like the composition and how the top of the piece is very busy contrasting with the bottom of the piece which is almost plain. I also like the different variations of her artwork and technique of how she paints after testing it out myself it is transforming feelings/expressions into a piece of art.  

Tony Cragg

 

I find Tony Craggs work interesting to look at as it involves a variety of colour, shapes and texture.

His collection of random colourful objects makes his art very effective yet simple.

His work has giving me an inspiring idea towards a piece of art I can create.

Fiona Rae

 

Fiona Rae's art focuses on nature and culture being transformed into her own experiment.

Her work involves the main colour purple as she is fond of this colour, as am I. The art she creates are a mix of thoughts and feelings which I also think is an important factor to have when creating art.

 

Nancy Spero

 

Nancy Spero's work consists of simple backgrounds filled with quick sketches,  her work has a limited colour palette of mostly black , white and red. I like her work as she includes feminist views and expresses her feelings In art form. She has a lot of patterns in her work which I like however she also includes detailed drawings which is a nice contrast.

Yinka Shonibare

 

Im interested in Yinka Shonibare's work as it is full of bright colours and complicated patterns, which I love in pieces of art. He captures simple photos but mixes them with the busy patterns and shapes which is an unusual but eye catching way of capturing art.

Sophie Calle

Sophie Calle's work is very similar to Bill Brandt who's work I also enjoy.

Both artists use a limited colour of black and white which makes the photography look sophisticated and simple.She also includes messages in her work, as in her work tells a story or has a meaning which I also like.