FOREAL

FOREAL 

FOREAL is a "young design studio with a creative focus on illustration & art direction." It was founded by Benjamin Simon and Dirk Schuster. Their artwork makes me question "What is going on here?" and laugh sometimes. They have interesting CGI art. 

Here we see on the left is Mickey Mouse's hands mimicking mimicking Michelangelo’s iconic “The Creation of Adam.” Pretty nostalgic I say.

They also do contemporary mashups such as the one above where Barack Obama is mashup with David Bowie and also a race car. 

I have no words for this one but just "Why?"

This one definitely goes under "Things I should've Not Seen" tab.

The more I look at this the more disturbed out I am.

Tooth-brush, get it? This reminds me of Jasper John's "The Critic Smiles" (1959) but with a more modern feel. 

Lisa Rodden

Lisa Rodden 

Lisa Rodden is a Visual Artist, Creator and Designer. She is from Sydney, Australia.

Gumnuts II

Her artwork process is painting a cardboard then cutting design on another cardboard. She places the painted cardboard under the cut one. She lifts up the already cut designs and then the final results are how they look like below. She's really good with the razor.

Two Koi

I really like this because it's just so neat. 

Also it's amazing. I've never seen art like this before to be honest.

This looks like something a perfectionist would do if they're an artist. She really knows how to handle the razor.  

This one is my second favorite. It's just so detailed as it can get and the shadows makes the feathers seem a little life like somehow. 

Last but not least is this Chinese dragon, it's also my favorite. I really want to make something like this.

Jasper Johns

Jasper Johns

Jasper Johns is an American painter, sculptor and printmaker associated with Abstract expressionism, Neo-Dada, and Pop art according to Wikipedia. He was influenced by Robert Rauschenberg, Pablo Picasso, and many others. 

Sculptures

"The Critic Smiles" (1959)

What's outstanding about this sculpture was that instead of sculpting the bristles on the toothbrush, John sculpted teeth. 

"The Critic Sees" (1961)

This sculpture surprised me. At first glance you just see a pair of glasses but at a closer inspection you see mouth for eyes. The critic sees through their mouth. 

You can already tell by looking at these sculptures that John didn't liked people criticizing his art without fully understanding the story behind it.  

"Light Bulb" (1960)

All I can say about this sculpture is that it seemed that John wanted or had new ideas, thoughts or inspiration. 

"Flash Light 1" (1958)

"Painted Bronze" (1960)

Fun Fact

"He never became, in historical terms, a mainstream artist, never joined the parade that sprang up after him in the early 1960s. He didn’t align his work with either Pop Art or Minimalism. And he certainly didn’t join any of the clubs associated with a style, technique or subject. Instead he went his own way and, more to the point, he exposed what he thought of critics in two sculptural objects, “The Critic Smiles” (1959), a well-known work depicting a toothbrush with human teeth instead of bristles, which is included in the exhibition at Craig F. Starr, and “The Critic Sees” (1961), which replaces the critic’s bespectacled eyes with a pair of mouths"- hyperallergic.com

"Sometimes I see it then paint it. Other times I paint it then see it...At every point in nature there is something to see."

-Jasper Johns

I like this quote from him. Describes me in terms when it comes to art. 

Assemblage

Assemblage Art

Assemblage is an artistic form or medium usually created on a defined substrate that consists of three-dimensional elements projecting out of or from the substrate. It is similar to collage, a two-dimensional medium--according to Wikipedia.

Artists Who Use Assemblage In Their Art

Jim Dine

Jim Dine is an American artist and poet known for his roles in both the formation of Conceptual Art “Happenings” and Pop Art.

Bedspring. 1960. Assemblage of oil, metallic paint, candles, metal candle holders, paper, corrugated cardboard, canvas, newsprint, waxed paper,

This assemblage makes me laugh for some reason. It's probably that face there, staring at you creepily. 

Robert Rauschenberg

Milton Ernest "Robert" Rauschenberg was an American painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the pop art movement. Rauschenberg is well known for his "Combines" of the 1950s, in which non-traditional materials and objects were employed in innovative combinations according to Wikipedia.

Canyon (1959)

The title of this assemblage says it all. It reminds me of a canyon. 

Kurt Schwitters

Kurt Schwitters was born in Germany in 1887. Originally concentrating on painting and poetry, he began experimenting with collages and assemblages.

Merzbild Rossfett (1919)

In my opinion this assemblage reminds me of an abandoned house or house that has been raided. It's sad now that you think of it. 

Niki de Saint Phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle was a French sculptor, painter, and filmmaker.

La Hachoir (1960)

This assemblage looks like someone is about to bake something. A person that comes to my mind is a housewife.

Portrait of My Lover (1961)

Interesting. I'm not sure if she hates her lover for leaving her because of the target for a head. This assemblage shows many emotions towards the lover of hers. 

Mayan Sculpture

Mayan Sculpture

The Mayan culture is a eastern and south eastern mesoamerican culture that took place in the time period of 500 BCE to 200 CE. The sculptures they've done all have different forms and functions. Some sculptures were made to represent the gods they worshiped. Others were made to make life easier, and some were just for decorations.

                                                                The Mayan Calendar

Tiquisate, Escuintla Incensario (Incense Burner) or cache vessel with woman holding cone

                                                                                    Replica of Rosalila Temple

Negative Space-

Negative Space

Negative Space is the space around and between the subject of an image. Some examples of negative are the following pictures:

Artists Who Uses Nagative Space

Michael Pippo 

 Uses negative space to illustrate that 'oh crap' moment from Brave. It was sold as a limited edition run of 300 screen-printed posters at San Diego Comic-Con 2012; sadly they've long sold out.

Tang Yau Hoong

Tang Yau Hoong is an artist, illustrator, graphic designer living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With a passion for creative thinking, he creates art that is conceptual, surreal and fun in a simplistic and unique way.

Suhki Barber

Negative space can also be used in 3D sculptures.

Tolga Girgin

Tolga Girgin

Tolga Girgin is an electronic engineer and also a calligraphist. Born in Simav, Kütahya, Turkey in 1981. He lives in Eskişehir, Turkey. He also does lettering and drawing. 

Why did I chose this artist? I chose Tolga Girgin because I think his calligraphy is incredible. I can't believe a human can make calligraphy in this type of way the way Tolga is doing. I never knew calligraphy and 3D together would come out looking like this to be honest. This is the first time I'm actually amazed by the artworks from others. 

What Tolga is dealing with in terms of materials and subject is doing illusions, combinations and texture. That's what I think he's thinking when drawing.