Internet Research Project

Cobie Dixson

Art 106.006

Julia Lambright

April 20, 2016

The Drawing Center Viewing program is a compilation of several different artists each with their own unique styles and pieces. In this blog post, I will be discussing five artists whose works I admired, five whose work I didn’t quite understand, and one artist who stood above the rest.

To start us off, I will discuss those artists whose work I found quite aesthetically pleasing.

First off we have Lisa Gronseth. Her works immediately caught my eye by her use of blue. The cool color really made her art pop from the rest. I also really enjoy her depiction of architecture and how she really captured the reflective surface of the buildings. Her "Dubai" series also really interested me as I find the place to be absolutely beautiful and would love to see it myself one day.

Reflection (Dubai)
Collage: acrylic on paper, cut and reassembled 2011; 53" x  110"

Corner (Dubai)
Collage: acrylic on paper, cut and reassembled 2011; 45" x  45

The next artist whose work I enjoyed is Christopher Reiger. His art caught my eye by his use of flora and fauna. He incorporates the nature around him into his art and combines it with some kind of geometric design to create these beautiful pieces. I enjoy that he uses nature as an influence, because it is very much one. There is art in all of the nature around us and he uses it so effectively. His work also surprised me in the fact that I enjoyed it event though he used watercolor, which I absolutely cannot stand.

without maps or manifest 
Watercolor, gouache, sumi ink and marker on Arches paper 2009; 32" x  27"

memory like albedo
Pen and sumi ink, gouache, watercolor and marker on Arches paper 2009; 30" x  15 3/8"

Next we have the work of Charles Koegal. His work interested me because it is a combination of what I love about the previous two artists. Koegal incorporates flora and fauna, and geometric designs into his architectural pieces in an absolutely stunning and complex manner.


Calder Installation
pencil and watercolor on paper 2013; 30 " x  22

Hanging Structure
pencil and watercolor on paper 2011; 29" x  21"

Next we have the art of Susann Gassen. Her work focuses on architecture including interior and exterior. Her paintings are so beautiful I could stare at them forever. The art is very retro and contemporary, yet they are by far my favorite out of all the artist I picked. This might be because I have a weird fascination with houses, but it also could be from that her work is just extraordinary.

E35
Acrylic on canvas 2001; 63" x  100"  x 0,2"

I2- Achtziger Jahre nach Petra Wittmar-Deimel,
1983 Acrylic on paper 2004; 65" x  76"  x 0,05"

The last on my list for artist who I admire is Jaime Lynn Henderson. Henderson's work is quite the oddball when compared to the others I picked. Her work is a lot more vibrant and whimsical than anything else I've posted. Her works are complex, but not overly so. I found myself examining her pieces for quite some time looking at every little colorful detail.

Casting Call
gouache, acrylic, ink, and collage on paper 2009; 55" x  87.5"

Glitteral Glam
gouache, acrylic, pastel, ink, and collage on paper 2008; 55" x  84"

Now on to the artists whose work I was not exactly fond of or I didn't quite understand. They included the work of:


Alexandra do Carmo

untitled for Everything was captured (even the movements of the goat), 2011 series, 30 drawings) pencil and printed text on paper 2011; 30 19 " x  22 13 "

Madeline Hope Arthurs

Self-Portrait 32
ink 2013; 11" x  8.5"

Nora May Klumpp

Womdo 2
pencil and nail polish on paper June 2009; 11,6 " x  8,2 "

Mark Alcazar Diaz

Taming4

Pencil on tracing paper 2006; 8.5" x  11" 

Edward A. Kingsbury III

Timgagulimpa

Pen and Ink on Watercolor Paper 2011; 12" x  12

With these artists I felt as if their work had no purpose. For a lot of them they are too simple. So simple that I wouldn't even consider it art. I understand sometimes simple can have a complex meaning or a powerful message, but I felt the works of Kingsbury, Diaz and Carmo had none. They just appear to be smudges. With the works of Klumpp and Arthurs I felt as if they had an interesting message, but it wasn't shown effectively. Both had neat concepts, but they fell flat to me. 

The artist who stood above the rest for me would have to be Susann Gassen. She paints hyper-realistic interiors and exteriors of buildings. She says that they are to invoke reality. Her goal through her art is to have the viewer reflect on the current conditions of life today. The conditions she speaks of are society's progressiveness, innovation and consequences.

Gassem says that she uses references of photos and real life references to influence her work, but not for all of them. She says that some are the product of the media in which they are painted in. She uses the media as a building block for the work. Quite an interesting perspective, and not one that I have heard before.

 All of her works are consistent in the fact that they portray the feeling of actually being there. Looking at her pieces I felt like I was actually outside of a house or in it's living room. I hope to one day have the same impact on others as her work does on me. Her contemporary and almost retro feelings the art conveys was also important to me. Also the subject matter she chose. I love architecture and houses in general. I always wanted to go into interior design or real estate and her works remind me of the dreams I had.  

E19

Acrylic on paper 1999; 61" x  98,5"  x 0,05

E9

Acrylic on canvas 2001; 59" x  94,5"  x 0,2" 

E1
Acrylic on canvas 2002; 87" x  55"  x 0,2" 

I6 - Wohn- und Schlafraum eines Junggesellen, 1953, nach M. Richter

Acrylic on paper 2007; 66,54" x  66,54"  x 0,05" 

This project was actually quite the experience. I loved seeing all the different styles and pieces of art (even though I didn't like all of them; I still enjoyed seeing the differences). It was nice to find artist who I can strive to be like, or whose art can inspire my own.