Jake and Dinos Chapman

Jake and Dinos Chapman

    Iakovos "Jake" (born 1966) and Konstantinos "Dinos" (born 1962) are English visual artists, and are toften known as the Chapman Brothers. They're often recognize by their art with disfigured and molded together dolls masterpiece. 

Jake and Dinos Chapman below

 Zygotic 1997                                               



                    

I've noticed that they make something that represents hell in everything, even the fast food industry. 

Their recent work seems different from their past works.

Who's Afraid Of Red, Black and White (Dipstick) 2016



I chose Jake and Dinos Chapman because of their weird creativity and their weird way of representing hell.

Japanese Masks

Japanese Masks

  Japanese culture has always fascinated me, but what I really didn't look into the Japanese culture was the Japanese masks you'll be seeing later on. If you know about masks, you should probably know that each mask has its own story and names. Each mask have different roles to play when they're put on. Here are the following Japanese masks; 

 Japanese mask is called "Otafuku". Otafuku is basically described as someone's happy grandma from the look on her face, I can see why. It's really a funny looking mask but at the same time it's warm and easy to get use to. People don't really know how she first appears but there's two theories how. According to this website, "According to one source Otafuku first appeared around the end of the Ashikgaga period (1392-1569) as the name of a miko named Kamejo (Tortoise Woman) at a certain Shinto Shrine, whose face resembled the traditional mask known as Okame (Tortoise).  She was devoted to the goddess Uzume no mikoto, and had a charming exuberance that seemed to radiate from her very being.  Despite her homely appearance, her sincerity and purity of spirit was such that even a villain of the most dastardly stripe would undergo a change of heart just by gazing at her face.  Because of this a mask resembling her was fashioned and given the name Otafuku (Much Good Fortune).  From the beginning the name Otafuku became known through the land.  However, there is another theory that Otafuku’s face was modelled after the goddess Uzume no mikoto." - 
/http://www.greenshinto.com/wp/2012/03/25/otafuku-and-uzume/

The Semimaru mask that represents happiness and serenity, in my opinion that is. It's the trype of mask you don't want to disturb its sleep. Semimaru actually represents the face of blind boy but the boy is also the son of an emperor. I like how ovalish the mask is and how smooth it looks, but I don't like how its eyes are closed, it could be a little open but then it would look like it's half asleep. This mask is used for the excursively for the play, "Semimaru."

The Hannya mask above is a mask used in Noh theater, representing a jealous female demon. It possesses two sharp bull-like horns, metallic eyes, and a leering mouth. In my opinion it's such a cool mask and could be used for Halloween probably. This mask has more features added to it and it doesn't look like it has any "flat" surfaces on it.

The Tanuki mask was used in Kyogen scene when hunting Tanuki. Tanuki is a Japanese raccoon dog. The mask looks like it has a smooth flat surface and to be honest, that kind of makes me want to touch it.

The Wakaonna mask is a mask representing a young lady. It was used by men if they had a female role in theater since women weren't allowed to perform. Kind of like the Otafuku mask in the beginning but much smoother and flat and also ovalish. The design is kind of funny too.

Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse was a French artist known for‎: ‎Painting, ‎printmaking‎, sculpture, drawing, ‎collage‎. His famous art work were the "Woman with a Hat", 1905,  Nu bleu" , 1907, "La Danse", 1909. His paintings to me sometimes seems realistically cartoonish in a good way.  http://www.smk.dk/en/explore-the-art/highlights/henri-matisse-portrait-of-madame-matisse-the-green-line/

Street Art

Street Art 

    Designed by artist Ervin Loranth Herve, "Popped Up" was revealed in Budapest, Hungary as a highlight of the region's     international art fair.

                Street art. What fascinating thing to see as you walk down the sidewalk in your                      neighborhood. In this picture we see a giant probably waking up from his sleep or covering himself, who knows. To me this is a really good masterpiece because it lets the viewer think what's going on here in a different perspective. I couldn't decide if the giant is waking up or covering himself and that amuses me because most of the time I know what's going on. So if you like being confuse and in be in the state of awe, this street art will do it for you.