Artist Research

Patrick Heron

• Heron is a British painter and an art critic.
• Born in Yorkshire however, at the age of 5, he moved to Cornwall as it was a very important place as he spent most of his life over there.
• His career as started as an artist by designing silk scarves at his father’s company.
• His influencers are Henri Matisse and Paul Cézanne.
• One of the paintings, Horizontal Stripe Painting may look like a few strips of colours and by looking at another perspective, you can see the sunset.

 

Azalea Garden: May 1956

The painting shows a series of bright colours brushstrokes which blend with the white brushstroke and brings a good contrast. When Heron was making this painting, he saw himself moving from representational art to abstraction and saw as a garden of painting. Heron uses oil paint to captivate the boldness of the painting. What made me really like the painting is that the way Heron uses colours to bring life to his drawing and the way he uses the brushstroke is very simple. If I were to change some things about the painting, I would make sure that I would advise the painter to create a complex shape that would bring an appealing appearance to Heron’s work.

Francis Bacon

• Bacon idolised Pablo Picasso as he was his hero which made a spark in his career.
• Bacon’s mother was a flapper which in the 1920s, his mother would wear wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain and that was considered to be appropriate.
• He was a cinephile which he was very fond of the cinema. He found a particular film called “catalyst”.
• During Bacon’s career, he would have already destroyed his early work.
• You can still visit his studio in Dublin today.

 

Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion

Bacon wanted to create the horror of what has happened in World War 1. People did not want to remember what has happened to the war but Bacon did not want people to ignore what has happened. The painting has disturbing imagery which makes people unease viewing the painting and the use of colours set off a negative output. The use of red empathises the pain that the people have to suffer during the war. Bacon uses pastels and oil paint to use as a medium. If I were to change anything on this piece, I would make sure that blend the red with some extra colours to make it even more grotesque.

Peter Blake

• At first, he did not aspire to be an artist in his childhood.
• In 1954, he had studied the Royal College of Art
• Peter Blake is one of the most famous British Pop Artists
• One of his work, Cover of SGT. Pepper’s is considered to be Blake’s most famous work at all times.
• Blake was known for his collages art.

Self-Portrait with Badges

Blake uses oil painting to portray the man showing interests and achievements. His portrait shows good understanding of respect for historical tradition and modern popular culture. The painting shows a man standing outside in his garden, showing a blank expression and his interest. Even though what he likes may be interesting but the person itself might be boring. In my opinion, I like how the model is designed and how the colours are used, however, I do not like the background as I consider it to be blurry and very scruffy.

Richard Hamilton

• Hamilton was inspired and really like Duchamp
• He was interested in interior designs.
• He likes change and always updating his work to a higher standard.
• He hangs out and was friends with Paul McCartney
• Richard Hamilton got kicked off the Royal Academy at the age of 15.

 

Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing?

Hamilton uses to pop art and the material uses collages to be cultivated the media. In the 1950s, it can become an iconic art for the pop art industry. Hamilton has been trimming newspaper where that he includes celebrities, technologies and etc. In my opinion, it is very appealing to me and the college is put into place is very clever and it is effective.

Gilbert and George

• Throughout their career, they were considered to be “living sculptures” and everytime they made an artwork, they would be the centre of the imagery.
• Gilbert & George have been residents of Fournier Street, Spitalfields, East London and all of their work has been focused on that area.
• Their approach to art has always been anti-elitist. They wanted their art to be “All for one” which aims to be relevant to the new world.
• Gilbert & George are an oddity in the art world because of their openly conservative political views and George stating that Left is good in the political view.
• In their exhibition, “Scapegoating”, White Cube has to describe Gilbert & George’s artwork ” a world of paranoia, fundamentalism

The Singing Sculpture

During their work, they would like to involve themselves as they want to be part of the new world.  Gilbert and George wanted to show the art industry that their art is “All for one” where the art is more open and that it shows expression to the art. In my opinion, I believe that it is very lazy and they could do even better by showing more complicated shapes or even something that can come to a fantasy world that represents East London.

Tracey Emin

• Despite “My Bed” is a complete mess, her life is not as chaotic as her bed.
• Tracey is a real philanthropist.
• The art movement “Stuckism” was named after her ex.
• She does not take her art seriously
• Emin joined forces with a jewellery designer Stephen Webster and she also designs accessories.

Sad Shower in New York

Emin uses a monoprint style to portray the loneliness when she is visiting a foreign country. It shows a very blank expression of her in the shower as it is very dull and I believe that it does not interest other people but herself. In my opinion, I do not like this painting as it is very lazy and I could see that there was not enough effort and thought put into this painting.

Grayson Perry

• Perry was born Chelmsford, Essex in March 1960.
• Despite the fact he had a difficult family situation, his childhood was a major influence in his career as he would go to his father’s shed and indulge into the fantasy world.
• Alan Measles, a teddy bear that belongs to Perry, was described as a “surrogate father, rebel leader, fighter, pilot and undefeated racing driver.” which lead Alan to be featured in one of Perry’s artwork.
• In Perry’s teenagers years, he realises that he was a transvestite and he refers to himself as Claire and he wants to do because he wants to in his own feel will.
• In the social world, he wants to show people how manly he can be whilst wearing a dress and expressing sexuality on fashion.

Grayson Perry: Revenge of the Alison Girls, 2000

Perry shows a large of variety of imagery and implemented onto the vase. Perry uses glazed ceramic to present technical complexity and he likes to play the effects of surprise and irritation. The vase values above all tolerance containing autobiographical references and details. In my opinion, the medium and the imagery that Perry bring an appealing effect towards the art and the way that he approaches this artwork will help expand art deco.