Every day, from the moment we wake up to the time we go to sleep, our eyes are loaded with images we come across by; different people, an abandoned car by the side of the road, construction sites, and much more. As we go through our days we often get caught up in our busy schedules and miss out on the beauty of everyday sights that we have all too much have come accustomed to. Sometimes it takes artists to help us remember that there is beauty in the simple things and one such artist is Michael Stasinos. Michael Stasinos work captures the beauty of a variety of landscapes and people. Stasinos’ Wintonia Hotel, which he painted in 2003, is a piece that captures the resemblance of the hotel to those who view it through different elements and principles.
Michael was born in Canoga Park, California and attended Southern Utah University where he initially began studying to become an actor but later moved on to pursue art. He now is an associate professor of Art and Design at the Pacific …show more content…
He also uses diagonal lines to show a directional force that leads a viewer down the street and to the hotel. The diagonal lines construct a one point perspective that creates depth in the painting. Stasinos also creates implied depth by overlapping the buildings and gives the viewer the idea that the buildings are far away by making them smaller than the ones in front. One way the painting forms mass is through the lines that are connected in order to make the buildings seem three-dimensional. Through it viewers get the feeling that they can actually walk down the street as if they were there in person. Stasinos also helps create time and motion through the shadows made by the trees and buildings that portrays that it is early in the morning. There is also repetition in the painting through the trees that line up the sidewalks and help construct the rhythm of the
Michael was born in Canoga Park, California and attended Southern Utah University where he initially began studying to become an actor but later moved on to pursue art. He now is an associate professor of Art and Design at the Pacific …show more content…
He also uses diagonal lines to show a directional force that leads a viewer down the street and to the hotel. The diagonal lines construct a one point perspective that creates depth in the painting. Stasinos also creates implied depth by overlapping the buildings and gives the viewer the idea that the buildings are far away by making them smaller than the ones in front. One way the painting forms mass is through the lines that are connected in order to make the buildings seem three-dimensional. Through it viewers get the feeling that they can actually walk down the street as if they were there in person. Stasinos also helps create time and motion through the shadows made by the trees and buildings that portrays that it is early in the morning. There is also repetition in the painting through the trees that line up the sidewalks and help construct the rhythm of the