Storm Tharp

The final artist that I will be analyzing today is Storm Tharp.

   Click here to view her work! -   http://pdxcontemporaryart.com/tharp 

The underlying idea in Storm's work is probably something along the lines of "perception vs. reality."  She uses people to portray her messages more often than not, and they are often abstracted.  It all seems very whimsical, and makes my brain want to figure out what is going on in her mind.


All of Storm's works coincide with each other because they all have very unique shapes.  I believe that Storm uses shapes to emphasize her own personal reality.  Not only do the shapes create a visual coherence between the works, but they also create somewhat of a mental coherence as well.


In this artist's work, I definitely see use of movement and value.  The use of these elements and principles of art really impacts the way that the viewer sees the work.  The value makes the focal point of each of the works very apparent, and the movement aids the value in helping the viewer find the central point.

Here are a few of her works:

       
        

Batrek Yassa

      The next artist who I will be analyzing is Batrek Yassa.  She is actually a senior in high school right now, and has won a gold medal and a gold key for her portfolio.


       Batrek Yassa - http://yourenocaravaggio.blogspot.com

Batrek's works all take on a very morbid undertone.  Many of her pieces have examples of the living interacting with the dead.  I believe that Batrek's work is meant to symbolize the connection between the world we live in and the afterlife, however, it contrasts them in a very different way.  I think her work is harbors the idea that nobody ever leaves, and that death is just another part of life.


To employ visual coherence in her work, she definitely uses space to tie them together.  Her use of foreground, middle ground and background are backed up by his use of lines as well.  The lines draw the viewer's eye back into the painting to focus on a central point.


Texture is a huge factor in Batrek Yassa's work.  She constantly utilizes textured and patterned paper or creates her own designes to utilize in her works.  They tie everything together, and I think the patterns, designs and textures that she uses emphasize that there is more to life that meets the eye.

Here are three of Batrek's pieces; you should really check out her blog linked at the top of this post, it's really cool.

Matthew Dennison

       The AP art class at Lakeridge high school has been looking into what a concentration actually entails.  Its definition reads: "a body of work unified by an underlying idea that has visual coherence"  and my peers and I have been assigned the task of looking through local artists and analyzing their works/ concentrations! So here I go!


       Matthew Dennison - http://www.matthewdennison.com/matthewd/Home.html

When I see Matthew's works, I see the emotion behind the scene.  I believe that Matthew has tried to emphasize the aura or atmosphere in his paintings.  For example, there is a picture of a narwhal approaching a child in a boat, and the adults surrounding him appear to be in a very tense state. Matthew managed to portray this tense atmosphere successfully.


Matthew Dennison is very good at using color to create a visual coherence throughout his work.  Every color he uses ties perfectly into the atmosphere of the paining.  Even though some of his paintings use varying colors, he manages to create visual coherence with the intensity he uses when he applies his colors.


Of the elements and principles of art, Matthew Dennison uses shape and line very frequently.  This is also another thing that helps the visual coherence of his work.  Adding to this, however, the lines and shapes that he uses draw the viewer's eyes throughout the painting, ensuring that no detail will be forgotten.


Here are just a few of his works; they are all oil paintings on canvas.

  

Summer Art HW = Completed!

         This summer, since I have become part of the Lakeridge AP Art family, I was assigned some tarea del vierno.  I was instructed to take 1000 pictures and i did just that!  I think I did pretty well on the time management side of things.  I finished in late July, and that's pretty early for me! I kept on taking pictures, though, because I wanted to be able to pick and choose by sorting out some bad ones and replacing them with good pictures! The most enjoyable part of my picture taking endeavors was probably the way people respected me as a photographer. I know it sounds lame, but I've never really immersed myself into the picture-taking world! People really wanted to help me if I asked.  In San Jose, I walked right into a tattoo parlor and straight up asked this lady if I could take a picture of her neck (she was tattooing a picture of her cat's eyes on the back of her neck), and she was like "oooh yes! I love the young people! What a lovely blouse, young lady!" The tattoo artist kinda grunted in an approvalish way, so I took several pictures of this old lady's neck.  But the only reason they let me take the pictures was because I told them that I was a student, and the pictures I was taking would be for an art project. But all in all, I liked the summer homework! It was probably the best homework I've ever been assigned because it gave me an excuse to get out of my house to be artsy!  These are some pictures that I took on my summer photography excursion.