Dustin London

Dustin London

 

 

                    Now we are at the last member of our special presentation: Dustin London. He was born at Michigan in 1980. His creative direction goes like this: cutting a single line slowly into the surface, and instinctively following it, which in respect gave him the time to decide the art piece's process and direction. He doesn't know the final result until he sees it and in his own words "A piece must be discovered in the making." When he works on a black surface, his mind is in a set of rest, silence, reflection, meditation, and clearness thanks to a strong sense of emptiness caused by the black surface. Through all of this, he feels that he is exploring the deepest recesses of his subconscious as he explores and maps his own visual thought process, as it creates constellations, puzzles, it also manages through mazes as it creates those mazes. Through a sea of diagrams, folded paper pieces, aerial views, and perspectival spaces the art work becomes more of a challenge for the viewer. His education consists of the BFA award from Michigan State University in 2002 and the MFA from University of Pennsylvania in 2005. His awards and exhibitions can be found here:

 http://www.dustinlondon.com/index.php?/cv//

 

 

Here's the image the artwork I selected:

 

The art piece is untitled.

 

Micaceous Iron Oxide on Panel

2012

12 " x  10 "                      I chose this image because it is very creative in its approach and execution. When you look at the image, the things on the art piece can be seen in a multitude of interpretations. All of this results from optical illusions. In one way the picture looks like it is showing the inside of a room, some pieces resemble the walls, and some pieces of the work resemble shadows. Another way to interpret the image is that it is a bunch of folded pieces of paper. In other words the cardboard cut out is standing up and the folded pieces are laid in a way that produces dimension. Notice that there are some places that are lined in a connect the dots sort of way as if to imply where there are going to be folds in the image. You can find more of his work at his site; http://dustinlondon.com/ I hope you enjoyed my blogs. I might add more blogs in the future, but trust me you have the time too see a variety of art yourself, so go out and look at some art!

Ram Samocha

Ram Samocha











 

 

                   For the next part of this special presentation we will talk about Ram Samocha. Ram Samocha put a very strong emphasis on physical drawing. He has also came to a consensus that by drawing lines in dynamic and repetitive ways he would make the construction of his images a lot more clearer. In those variety of ways, he opens many doors that led to him range over new ideas and lighten up the struggle that leads to the final product.  Time, rhythm, and movement are essential to his works and it shows as they emphasize progression and movement. Some of his most recent works have showed more interest in the concept of metalpoint which slows down the drawing act which tells the artist Ram Samocha himself to be careful because anything added by the metal is permanent. The metals used to make the metalpoint art can suggest gold, silver, bronze, and copper. The finished drawing's notion of "finished" is very temporary and the emphasis returns to the performative utterance. In other words the drawing does the talking where the artist left off regarding it's execution. His education stemmed from 1988-1992 where he earned the Bachelor of the fine art degree from Bezalel academy of arts located in Jerusalem and 2007-2009  where he earned the degree of Master of Fine Art from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. The locations of some of his exhibitions can be found here: http://www.samocha.com/shows.html.

Here's the image of the project I chose:

The piece's title is Heavy Duty, 3D metalpoint drawing

Silver solder on rock paper

2011

30 " x  35 "  x 4 "

                    I chose this image and the respective artist because of the image's overall design. One element of interest is the texture, in one way the art piece looks like it was created using aluminum foil when in fact it was rock paper that was used to emphasize the texture which give a since of visual deception. The lighting also played a part in making the image stand out because it further made the art piece look like it was made from aluminum foil as it reflected the light. It also gives the art piece a sense of looking at a rocky silver cliff. You can find more of his drawings and sculptures at http://www.samocha.com/. So enjoy his creativity as you can.

Richard Lund

 

Richard Lund

 

 

                For a special presentation, I'm going to talk about 3 more people, today I'm going to talk about Richard Lund.  His birthplace was in Coney Island, he later raised in Upstate New York, and he later spent his high school days in a Parker, Arizona at a Navajo Indian reservation. He would later work for the Marines in the late 60s at Vietnam. In the early 70s he would perform mostly odd jobs, only to become a great games player during the middle 70s, then in the late 70s, he would head back to school, only later to get a job at a utility company located in New York. In 2010 he would retire from his job to pursue his love for art.  He has created Wall art through a variety of mixed media. Through this he managed to emphasize a lot of colorfully abstract work. His method goes something like this; he lets his mind's point of view dream of an intriguing structure, next he searches for the materials and other knick knacks necessary for the project. In his books, this is the best way to express your artwork. His inner desire to produce is what motivates him to create all of his work. His work includes a multitude of everyday objects to execute his work. His style emphasizes color patterns, texture, symmetrical and asymmetrical development. He produces his parts through laser cutting, different methods of joining pieces together, and treatments given to the surface area. His work is located at the BRIC Arts | Media House, the SPACEWOMb Gallery and many other art houses that can be found on this link:http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/47525-richard-lund?tab=EXHIBITS.

 

Here's the image of what I have chosen:

http://www.drawingcenter.org/viewingprogram/portfolio.com

 

The image is titled Somewhere Out There

 

Mixed Media

2012

36 " x  36 "  x 3 "

 

                I chose this image, because of the following stuff. It had a very intriguing use of color, texture, and pattern creating a unique piece on its own merits. Another thing I like about the image is how certain things stood out both subtlety or obviously, for example the black spots they give a sense of texture to the areas that stand out in a subtle way. As for the things that really did stand out they stood out in a colorful way. Taking into account of viewer interpretation, the things on the piece can represent many things. The many circles can be interpreted as location spots on a radar. The pieces that aren't circles can be seen as pieces of land. Another way to interpret this piece is that the circles are stars, while the yellow and orange pieces can be interpreted as either the sun or an exploding star, while the dark circles can be seen as far away stars. All of this shows that Richard Lund has a very creative perspective when it comes to mixed media. You can see more of his works by visiting this site:http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/47525-richard-lund?tab=PROFILE. Trust me you will surprised by what he was capable of doing with his imagination. So Good Bye. 

Dragana Crnjak

 

Dragana Crnjak

 

 

                           

                         For this Final Blog to date, we are going to talk about the use of dots in art. When you have a well thought out image that consists of dots it can capture the imaginations of our mind by having it consciously connect the dots. This is the case for Dragana Crnjak who has made a lot of art like this. She was born in 1977 in former Yugoslavia. During 2002 to 2004, she earned her M.F.A. in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. She earned many other rewards as time went on. She is now an art professor at Youngstown State University in Ohio. She is very invested in the concepts of fragile but uplifting power of the following; a new start, a feeling of levitation, and the moments of  transition from vanishing to forming. She used certain shapes and forms to create bigger shapes and forms, all which suggests moments of transition for growing and developmental processes. The structures she suggest will sometimes struggle with their own ability to be stable. It's hard to tell if they are being developed or dismantled.

Here's the image and the link.

http://www.drawingcenter.org/viewingprogram/portfolio.com

The painting is called the House.

Charcoal Installation on wall

2006

0" x  0"  Here's why I chose this image. I chose this image because of its use of charcoal stippling if you can call it such. At first it might look just like a bunch of dots on the wall, but when you look at the dots closely you can actually see a house. The wall's angle also complimented the art piece's uniqueness giving the house some sense of scale and dimension as a result. You can find more of Dragana Crnjak's work at her website: http://www.draganacrnjak.com/index.html. Trust me they are very well thought out from site sensitive drawings to paintings. So see you at the next art blog if there is going to be one hopefully. So Good Bye!