Friday, September 17, 2010

5 Artists

Today in class we were asked to compile a list of 5 artists, and a piece of their artwork, which we most admire. Here's my list. :)

1. Roman Czerwinski
What I really like about his paintings, is the bright colors of the poppies. They're so bright and cheery, and for him they represent freedom, since he's from Poland.


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2. Romina Petresku
This particular artist is my cousin, she studied art in Romania, and graduated from an art university in....2008 I think. I really like her style, the way she uses color, and shodow...but particularly her subjects. 
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These four paintings are a set, that she painted as a final project during her college years, she was ranked number 1 in Romania. I'm not quite sure what the size of the canvases is....but they're HUGE!

3. Edward Degas

Probably one of the main reasons that I like Degas' paintings, is the ballerinas, especially the bright colors of the bows on their dresses. 
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4.George Seurat
I absolutely LOVE his study on the way we perceive color. The different colored dots, is very very fresh and modern, for a man that lived in the 1800-1900's. 
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5. Jan Vermeer
Where to begin? The thing that I absolutely adore about this particular painting, is the contrast of lights and darks. THe girl with a pearl earring is also very beautiful...but so..um...common? 
Love it!
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