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2012 m. lapkričio 8 d., ketvirtadienis

ISMI

Ismi are the famous Lithuania's Graffiti artist group. They started making their work illegally - with painting over the street walls, buildings, doors and so on. Nowadays they are a small group that use their graffiti skill to paint for costumers such things as logos, design in private territories or painting on clothes.

So why are they not like others? That’s because they got a very good set of skills and lots of practice - their work is straight, brightly coloured that blends and matches between. Moreover, they differ by the choice of their work - ISMI does not only paint gorgeous letters, but also characters and symbols that would make the work more appealing.

Ismi usually tries to sort out or bring up social problems with their works. And they don’t choose any random wall on the street, they take the main places where people can see the work without problems: On the wall of a kindergarten or in the middle of the road. They are like Lithuanian's Banksy - with unique ideas for social problems.

Because I'm from Lithuania, I had an opportunity to chat with them. They said "We are not trying to advertise ourselves with damaging walls just because it's cool or a gangster thing. We have two explanations to why we do graffiti: First - if your really good with using a spray can and can create stunning works on a 3 metre wall and second - if you are really good with using a spray can and can create stunning works on a 3 metre wall with ideas that try to say something to people.''

Sources: Interview was taken at Lt Graffiti Championship.

Picture: http://www.fotolog.com/ws_bit/13690348/

Marta Streng

She is a Polish fashion photographer who is doing all kinds of photographs associated with fashion, trends and posh images.

I like photographing people myself and I am doing it a lot. As she gets to photograph people too, she is one of the main photographers who influence me. Her photos are made thoughtfully and they always look great. She doesn't just take pictures randomly - she takes them with different ideas and themes. I personally hate those photographers who take photographs just for the sake of taking them without any ideas or thoughts put into them. They just take the picture the way it comes. But she is different. Marta expresses her ideas with different models, appearances and environments trying to not only express herself but also tell the whole story behind it. What she does “is something of an artistic representation of the fact.” (Tania Braukämper, 2012)

Moreover, Marta's photographs are taken with the highest quality, because she chooses good spaces and good timing. For example she specifically takes photographs on sunsets or when the weather is cloudy. If she does it in the studio - the background and lights are specifically and interestingly shuffled together. Also, the appearance of models is done by its theme and originality

Sources:

Marta Streng, 2012. [Online] Available at: http://martastreng.com/blog/(accessed at: 06-11-2012) ) Picture: http://slogaa.deviantart.com/favourites/#/d34jabm

Tania Braukämper, 2012, The end is the beginning, 8^th November, [online] available at: http://www.fashionising.com/search/Marta+Streng (accessed at: 8^th November 2012)

Michael Kutsche

Michael Kutcher is an amazing traditional and digital media who is described as “As an astoundingly lifelike depiction of parallel realities, populated by odd characters reminiscent of movies, comics but also Flemish Renaissance Painting.” (Michael Kutsche, 2009) artist who works with such major blockbuster companies like Disney Studios, Dreamworks, Marvel Studios, Sony Imageworks, Warner Bros, SEGA, The Creative Assembly and Saatchi&Saatchi. This is exactly the same person who created all the characters you see in Alice in Wonderland. What is the most stunning to me is how he creates all the little details. Just for example take the animal fur - all of it is made from little thin hairs. Or look at the patterns from clothes or even the skin texture. If you look at that mouse for example, who wears the musketeer’s clothes and a skewer, you start to wonder when ether the mouse is a real thing - because it's just so realistic. All of his work is done flawlessly and realistically, which says that he is one quality artist. Honestly, I haven't seen any other artist who has been so professional with his work. It's really amazing and eye catching no matter where you see it - a movie or a just in a picture.
Michael Kutche is one of the most wanted artists today. While time passes by, he keeps creating an army of characters who live around him and talk about his work. To become Michael would be one of my dreams. Do what he does - it's what I will be reaching in my life.

Sources:

Michael Kutsche. 2009. Bio. [Online] Available at: http://michaelkutsche.com/bio/ (accessed at: 06-11-2012) ) Pictures: http://michaelkutsche.com/alice-in-wonderland/

Michael Kutsche, 2009, Michael Kutsche Bio, [online], available at: http://michaelkutsche.com/bio/ (accessed at: 7^th November 2012)

Silvia Pelissero

Also known as Agnes-Cecile is watercolor artist. Her works are always light and transparent and it says miles about her individuality and originality because the works also have a lot of contrast as well as pureness and sensitivity

She is “self taught, focusing on watercolour, oil and acrylic, ink and varnish paintings” (zillamag, 2012) but there is always one style that she sticks to that is accuracy, realism and freshness.. I like her works because she has her own personal style and also because she draws human faces and expressions, what is exciting to me about her the most is that she can draw a face using just watercolors without help of pencil or any other materials, which is thought by many others that sketching at first can improve the work.

I’m taking examples of her works by subscribing to her at Deviantart, seeing all of her latest works and videos and where she shows herself new and intriguing pieces watching videos of her drawing. She is one of them artists that I would definitely have to get her artworks in my room on the wall.

Sources:

Zilla Magazine. 2012. Paintings by Silvia Pelissero. [Online] Available at: http://www.zillamag.com/art/paintings-by-silvia-pelissero/ (accessed at: 06-11-2012) )

Silvia Pelissero, 2012, Paintings by Silvia Pelissero, 3^rd September, [online], available at: http://www.zillamag.com/art/paintings-by-silvia-pelissero/ (accessed at: 7th November 2012)

Pictures: http://www.deviantart.com/print/22795116/ and http://www.deviantart.com/print/27671582/

2012 m. lapkričio 7 d., trečiadienis

Blake Flynn

Blake Flynn is the artist who paints surrealism. As he says himself – “within the genre of Magic Realism, where the depiction is realistic even though the subject matter is not, but without the dominant dream-based or subconscious component found in Surrealism“( Blake Flynn.2002). His paintings are innovative with deep thoughts in it. They have cultural boundaries and many other things in common – that is why I like him. Also Blake’s work dominates humans and animals – this is exactly what I like to draw.

This Artist inspiring me by the way he expresses his ideas and abilities of controlling the brush. All Blake’s Flyyn’s works are done immaculately: the strokes are very accurate, shades blend all together; the backgrounds are blurry, but bright. Also his main things are realistic and at the same time they are surrealistic. Moreover, the colours are made of thin layers of paint with soft brushes, which causes a pastel-like, light effect with the look of watercolour

I have been asked in school to draw a surrealistic picture and “Man Conquers Fish“was the exact painting that I took for an example of how to create a surrealistic picture. I took the idea of the fish and the point of humans holding it.

Sources:

Blake Flynn artist, 2002-2011, About the Artist. [Online] Available at: http://www.blakeflynn.com/about.html (accessed at: 06-11-2012) ) Picture: http://www.fineartforhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Blake_Flynn_Man_Conquers_Fish_Surrealism_Artwork.jpg?-4f188 (accessed at: 07-11-2012)

I AM

A girl from green and rainy country – Lithuania. Today I’m one of many London’s students who are trying to explore every corner of this marvellous and big city. I'm currently studying Graphic Design and Fine Art at the University of East London.

While I was living in Lithuania I studied in a Gymnasium, which is not based on Arts, so I used to attend extra curriculum at M.K. Ciurlionis School of arts, who is the most famous artist and musician in Lithuanian history. I used to sketch a lot of still life and human portraits. I really enjoyed doing that and this is how my interest in human anatomy. Moreover, this is how I learned to draw human body, anatomy, still life objects in general as well as scaling proportions of an object drawn and coordination between the eye and figure drawn. To add more, I learned how to use watercolours correctly by using different layers, shades, contrast and tones.

I chose to study in London, because Lithuania does not offer a lot of opportunities regarding the study of arts subject and the costs of studying there is very high. Lithuania has a problem with arts and artists because people do not recognise arts in general, so it’s very hard to make a living out of art. Graphic design and Fine arts were the subjects I chose, because; Fine art allows me to be creative and completely free in being expressive with my ideas and drawings visually while Graphic Design also allows me to be creative but it’s more practical in real life and after all, gives a lot more opportunities out there when having all the skills for this subject. So far I really enjoy both of these subjects, even though it’s still the beginning and I’m not doing anything major I have a feeling that it’s going to keep getting better.

Hopefully studying in University of East London, both Graphic Design and Fine Art will teach me a lot of new and interesting things or skills that will allow me to express myself even more in future. I also believe it’s a very rewarding career choice if art is something that is close to your heart – and if it is then you will be able to achieve great things with it. Saying that, I love art, I love design, I love being creative and expressive and I hope to show a lot of things to the world especially to people who are stuck in everyday life like financial workers, builders or administrators things that they can’t see and cant flow around in. my nearest achievement would be to get a degree and hopefully start out a career in this area of Fine Art and Graphic Design.

I believe an artist is a person who is able to extract himself from everyday life and show inspiring, original, amazing, new, thoughtful or beautiful.