Printmaking

At the end of the year, his discovery of Desjobert Printing Studio evoked his interest in color lithography and etching. Under the guidance of Johnny Friedlander, Zao learned basic skills of printmaking and soon began to experiment with unconventional processes in which he created painterly qualities in his prints. Fascinated by Zao’s prints, poet Henri Michaux wrote several poems as comments for the prints and became Zao’s lifelong friend. From…

visual and liberal arts and was accepted to the Visual Arts department. This was an early opportunity to explore many fine arts disciplines. And explore I did. These included painting, figure drawing, metal smithing, ceramics, photography, and printmaking. I also have a passion for books and my liberal arts studies focused on classic literature, art history,…

According to biography.com Henri Matisse was born on December 31, 1869 in Le Cateau in France. He was born to a family who worked in the grain business. Starting off as a young man Matisse worked as a legal clerk then pursued a degree in law in Paris from 1887-1889. When he returned to Saint-Quentin he received an occupation in a law office. Although he already had a steady occupation he began to take drawing classes every morning before work. Matisse was suffering from an illness at 21 years…

Hawai’i has a culture where art holds a prominent influence in the traditions of the islands and by reflecting that in work I plan to do, I could bring exposure to what makes the land distinct among other regions of the world. As someone who, despite the pride I hold for my heritage, truthfully does not hold many skills that could provide in ways other than what I can create with basic craft materials, paint, or pencil. Despite how nonreassuring that may sound, I am fairly confident in the…

Is graffiti vandalism or art? Graffiti is a way of individuals expressing their own individuality in a form of art. The particular stance, I have chosen to analyze is graffiti, art. Graffiti establishes a stand point in artists to get themselves noticed within the art world, it is also a way of showing and expressing their own individual style that artists can procreate on walls, or throughout streets. Lastly, graffiti is a way to express and get artists and messages across to others in the art…

Andy Warhol was born on August 6th, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Andy was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as “pop art”. Warhol’s "Campbell's Soup Cans" and "Gold Marilyn Monroe" made him famous worldwide, and his studio,known as "The Factory," became a magnet for artists of the 60s counterculture. Andy Warhol was the most successful and highly paid artist and photographer in New York. Although he’s best known for his iconic paintings of soup cans…

I have learned that in tough situations, I am able to succeed rather than sink under pressure. Of course, there have been occasions where when I have been put under stress I have snapped, but even so, I was able to bounce back, and I find ways to overcome my disappointment or discouragement and do what it takes to be successful in my endeavors.One lesson that has taught me to persevere when things become challenging was the portfolio I made for advanced studio art my senior year. I have always…

studio space for artists that will also offers classes with scholarship opportunities to children in the community. Exposing the importance of art to youths can foster a lifelong passion for art This community art center will offer classes in printmaking, painting, drawing, woodworking, glassblowing, and blacksmithing. This will not only give working artist a chance to further develop their skills, but also other members of the community One major challenge we will face when opening our…

pieces. Art is not just a piece having some drawing, for an artist it’s what they want others to see. This article focuses primarily on the visual arts of the museum, which includes the creation of images in the form including paintings, sculptures, printmaking, photography, and other visual media. (3) John F. Kennedy Presidential library and museum’s collection is consisting of 20,000 different forms of objects. The museum is among the biggest ones and the things preserved in the collection…

I peaked in sixth grade. This was the first thing that came to mind after a devastating “sorry” from my former English teacher. Within a minute of my life, my six-year dream of competing in the national spelling bee trickled down the drain. I believed I was a failure until I came to an understanding of what I gained in the process. In second grade, I found out about the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Three years later I was allowed to compete. I won three consecutive school-wide spelling bees,…