Trenton Doyle Hancock

Trenton Doyle Hancock really captured my attention, following the video we saw in class. The way he portrays his point of views is extremely interesting. He is a modern young artist, who uses a vivid imagination when creating his art pieces. The way he incoporates his comic perspective into the realism he experienced as a young boy is amazing. His creation of "mounds" (good) and "vegans" (evil) along with his own inner super hero "Torpedo Boy" has catipultate him into one of the most famous artist of today. As I browsed the internet, I ran into this mural created by Trenton Doyle Hancock. It located in Cowboy Stadium.

 

                                                   Trenton Doyle Hancock
                                              From a Legend to a Choir (2009)                                                           Vinyl print
                                                      Approximately 41 feet by 108 feet
                                              Located on SE Ramp Wall (silver - star levels)

It states that here he is representing his own version of The Garden of Eden and The Summer of Love. The medium here would have to include the vinyl and the actual substance used to print. i.e. ink, or whether its screenprinted or painted. Here he uses the different vibrant colors and the size of his murals to draw people into his painting. His "mounds" are attention hoggers, for anyone within a close area. A great portion of his artwork, whether it be paintings or collages have to do with how he was raised. He is the son of a preacher, and actually uses this to his advantage. He creations have a storyline line where good fights evil and the ending just leaves you asking who won?

Legend Loid Trenton Hancock simple style of symbolic saga of formations left me to wonders what thoughts or what part of his brains produce such bizarre images. What events occurred in his life to allow such visions? As I gazed at the print of the Legend Loid, I wondered did each of the allegorical creatures represent someone in his past. I found myself in the point of a endless time. I wanted to know who could each creature represent. I was sure the creature that masturbated on the flowers was Hancock known as ( Torpedo Boy). Cora Thomas

Umm... Robert Crumb!?

A LSD user, Robert Crumb contributed his weird style to his long use of this psychedelic drug.
In this piece, Crumb depicts these characters to match the weirdly written word next to it. He shows these youthful girls as something so "weird" and misunderstood. You can't really tell exactly what they are doing. We as the audience is confused and I feel this is exactly how Crumb wants us to feel. He uses a simple pen and paper as his medium. With this, you get the image jumping off the paper. Any comically drawn figure isn't meant to be taken too seriously. Weirdly, I think Crumb is just fine with that, which makes him an awesome Artist.

Artists That Draw (blog #6 Due 3/30)

or this week's blog home work I would like you to do some quick research on an artist from the following list (choose 1)

Julie Merehtu

SUH SE-OK

Trenton Doyle Hanckock

R. Crumb

Once you have familiarized yourself with their work, choose one piece to discuss in your post (it will be helpful to upload an image to your post) Focus on how the medium of drawing is important to the artist's work and how it functions in helping the artist convey their meaning. Remember to prove all of your claims with physical descriptions of the work.

Extra Credit

Lev Borodulin, Parade, Moscow, 1956. Courtesy of 
Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, Moscow.

I hope you all enjoy your time off this spring break. Coincidentally,  Fotofest (http://2012biennial.fotofest.org/)  the oldest and largest biannual photography festival in the country, also begins this week and lasts for a little over a month. It is mostly focused on Russian photography but it goes beyond this with photo exhibits literally all over the city. People from all over the world come to Houston to attend this festival and I thought it would be a great opportunity to get to experience it especially since we will be covering photography soon. 

If you would like 10 extra point added to your midterm exam grade attend one of the many events or exhibitions (most are free) that are a part of fotofest and write about your visit (at least 100 words) and post it on the blog. Have fun!

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

William Scott-Elliot of Arkleton (1811–1901)

Sir Henry Raeburn  (Scottish, Stockbridge 1756–1823 Edinburgh)

ca. 1815–16

Oil on canvas

47 3/8 x 36 5/8 in. (120.3 x 93 cm)

 Since I saw this painting it remainded me of my baby girl. The painting shows a sweet little girl. It shows the beauty of an angel. The innocence of a human beign who is just starting to live her life. Another picture that I liked and caught my eye is:

Terrace of the Capuchin Garden, Sorrento

Heinrich Reinhold  (German, Gera 1788–1825 Albano)

                                                                     1823 or 1824
                                                   Oil on paper laid down on Masonite
                                                   15 7/8 x 21 1/8 in. (40.3 x 53.7 cm
This painting caught my eye because it shows the peace it feels living by the ocean filled with trees and a precious sight. The sight is so inspiring that I can imagine beign there breathing the fresh air.This website is a good website. It only took me a couple of minutes to explore it. There is one thing I believe is true for me, I believe it is better to see the paintings in person than thru a website. That way you can value the art more and find more meaning to it. There weren't many paintings that I liked, it doesn't compare to the museum visit.