Art Article Response

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/26/questions-raised-about-dylan-show-at-gagosian/?ref=arts

Above is a link to an article in the New York Times about the controversy over Bob Dylan's work. Bob Dylan was born in May 24 1941 during his life we worked as a poet, writer, visual artist, and director. Looking for inspiration he had traveled the world looking for inspiration. From these travels he used many places and people he had seen or met during this adventure. This is where the above link comes into play, some of his work show similarities to other photographs taken by other artists. Some of these photos are well known and widely used. “Asia Series” exhibition on the Gagosian site, appears to be closely modeled on a picture by Léon Busy, an early-20th-century photographer." From the article

- Mr. Gray, an author who has written extensively about Mr. Dylan’s work and its artistic influences, writes on his blog:

“The most striking thing is that Dylan has not merely used a photograph to inspire a painting: he has taken the photographer’s shot composition and copied it exactly. He hasn’t painted the group from any kind of different angle, or changed what he puts along the top edge, or either side edge, or the bottom edge of the picture. He’s replicated everything as closely as possible. That may be a (very self-enriching) game he’s playing with his followers, but it’s not a very imaginative approach to painting. It may not be plagiarism but it’s surely copying rather a lot.”

Another opinion from the article is - “There’s no need to be an apologist for that,” the post continued. “It’s often a part of making art, that’s all. Good grief, y’all..From this recent article is it clear that there is a difference in opinion behind Dylan's work and its originality. I found this article extremely interesting and informative.

Take a look at this article and decide for yourself if you think we was original or not in his work. :) - Jen

Architecture :)

In contrast to my pervious post, I do do however very much so enjoy architecture. An architect is someone who designs and plans for structures and buildings. Ever since I was little I have enjoyed building and creating things using whatever I possibly could. To become and architect formal schooling is needed and salary varies from job to job. Here is a link to a website showing information i have gathered and other interesting facts about architecture and pictures and other great stuff.

http://education-portal.com/articles/Architectural_Designer_Summary_of_Architecture_Design_Career_Education.html

Architecture seems like and interesting and fun job to have. I am also going to apply to the GSA architecture program. Below is a link to the Kentucky GSA website so other people can take a look and get information about the great program offered.

http://www.kentuckygsa.com/

HAVE A AWESOME DAY!! -jen

Graphic Design :(

Graphic design has always been a medium that I have struggled with. It has never come easily to me one factor in that is probably because I am not very tech savvy. So with that an career in Graphic Design would not be ideal for me. It would be too stressful and I would mostly likely become bitter because i would not enjoy it. Although I struggle making graphic designs I do enjoy them so below are some links and pictures of some graphic designs you might enjoy. :)

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=graphic+design&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&sa=N&biw=1024&bih=684&tbm=isch&tbnid=4w7KEB9pDxo4bM:&imgrefurl=http://maheshwarioffsetprinters.com/graphic_design_18.html&docid=Lb-jqbn9sWuHgM&w=900&h=900&ei=9DtyTuqWOMqgtgeBmdmXCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=438&vpy=199&dur=108&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=157&ty=141&page=2&tbnh=134&tbnw=137&start=15&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:14,s:15&surl=1

http://weburbanist.com/2009/09/21/communication-dedication-15-amazing-graphic-designers/?ref=search

This is a link to a site called urban artist joshua davis. Its really awesome check it out :)

LIz Jones the contemporary artist :)

Liz Jones is a contemporary artist that concentrates on painting and photography. She studied oil painting at Washington University, and has a master level certificate in Art Psychotherapy.
Below is one of her works, its an abstract watercolor piece. Her main concentration in the piece is her line quality and the color. She wants to ask the viewer what we see in nature not in the actual images but what makes up what we see in nature. The lines vary from sharp and precise to flowing and soft giving the illusion of depth and layering. She is comparing the earth to the sky using both colors and textures found in both. I really enjoy this piece because even though it is very simple it tells a story and makes you wonder how you would view the world not in a visual and actually seeing things way, but more of the color and lines that make up what we see in the world and in nature :) - jen