1 Minute Spray Painting

This video really amazes me.  I think spray paint is a very unpredictable, yet interesting media to work in.  I actually saw many street artists in Mexico selling paintings such as these.  Each painting would take a little over a minute to create, and they could sell each one for at least $20.  It was amazing to see in person, and it made me want to try it out and see what I could do with spray paint.

Banksy Film (Art Event #1)

                  Going to the Banksy film was really fun.  It was interesting to learn about street art.  The most exciting part of the movie was seeing everything that goes behind creating graffiti and other street art.  Some people see graffiti as vandalism, but it's actually a unique form of art.  

              Banksy, one of the most talented street artists was featured in the film.  It's interesting because he wants to remain anonymous, so he wears a hood and his voice is taped over and changed.  The movie followed film artist Theierry Guetta, who would tape almost every aspect of his life.  Banksy had always been an inspiration to Guetta.  One day Guetta received a call; Banksy needed him to be a “helper.”  Guetta rushed to where Banksy was, bought him a phone and told him to call him whenever he wanted.

         Theierry slowly started to become a friend of Banksy’s.  He knew he could be trusted with keeping his identity, and eventually he even allowed him to film their various escapades. 

         Toward the end of the film, the focus shifted to Guetta.  Banksy inspired him to start his own work as an independent artist.  Guetta was very successful after his first art show and ended up selling over $1,000,000 worth of his work.

Shadow Art

Artists Kumi Yamashita, Tim Noble, and Sue Webster create art in which there are two aspects; the actual pieces and the shadows.  What's really interesting about these pieces is that if there is no light, or the light isn't in the exact place where it's supposed to be, the shadow will be casted differently than the artist wanted.  The viewers will take the whole piece differently than the artist intended.  Click on the picture to see more on these artists.

Liu Bolin, Camouflage Artist.

Artist Liu Bolin was inspired to create "camouflage art" by some of the animal species seen in China.  Bolin is a 35 year old from Shandong, China, but his art is appreciated at an international level.  He describes his art as a protest toward the government who shut down his art studio in 2005 and continues to persecute artists.  

Each of Bolin's pieces can take up to 10 hours to complete.  He's known to work until he blends in perfectly.  Sometimes people walking by don't even notice that he's there until he moves.  After he's done painting, he is photographed blending into his environment.

Click on above picture to see more on artist Liu Bolin.

NYC Inflatable Trash Art

Joshua Allen Harris considers himself a street artist.  He lives in New York City and uses shopping bags and trash bags.  His art comes to life using subway air.  His art is interesting because it looks like real trash on the sidewalk, but when the air hits the bag, it suddenly turns into a beautiful art piece.

Paper Exhibition

This piece is part of an exhibition at the Museum of Art and Design.  This exhibition shows how artists today use one simple material... paper.  I think this thought process is really interesting.  Paper can be ruined so easily, so it makes the viewer wonder how long the piece may last.

First Design Using Sumo Paint

Messing around on Sumo Paint, I made this for a tile project.  I thought the piece looked similar to a style of Picasso, which I enjoyed.  

Drawing With Lines

This video really made me think about how something 2D could turn into a 3D realistic character.  This character, designed by a person on paper, has come to life frame by frame and become someone.