Gaia

5607802775_7348e388aa_bGaia is graffiti, mural, and graffiti artist from New York. The mural I have posted above shows you the amount of detail he pays attention to in his work. The detail and beauty of his work is what caught my eye when I was searching for an artist to review. His work breaks the boundaries of what we usually think graffiti is. His work compliments and blends into its surroundings while grabbing your eyes’ attention. There is a pattern of innocence and romance in his art, letting you recognize that it is his work. Another element that is common in his paintings is hands. He has mastered the form, shape, and detail of hands working together. His work makes you believe that someone has taken a giant pen or pencil and sketched effortlessly on the wall.

To see his work, visit his site here.

A Sign

What sign could be better than this for a little girl’s photo shoot? For fun, I took out the kids that I babysat for a little photo shoot around the park near their house. As we passed by the outside of the park I spotted this sign that had just the right letters worn away. Signs challenge their use in the creativity of art, because they are usually seen as boring and industrial objects.

Violators Will Be Cute

Violators Will Be Cute

 

Collage Party

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Collage #4 made with the leftover magazine pieces. My goal was to create keep an overall colour scheme with interesting objects and layers.

Collage #4 made with the leftover magazine pieces. My goal was to create keep an overall colour scheme with interesting objects and layers.

On September 18th, we gathered together as a class to have a “collage party”. We brought stacks of magazines, scissors, glue, and our sketchbooks. That day we were taught about Josef Albers’ colour theory and how colour interacts with each other. Using the magazine pages, we created collages with one another to discover how images and colours work together.