Monday, January 3, 2011

Visiting artist: Hamlett Dobbins.

 
  I think that this piece from "every one, every day" is not only good, but now one of my favorite paintings. I've never seen a piece of art like this that made me focus on it for so long. The way the he makes the background blurred and that one chunk of white and red very sharp, makes it look like that red and white were hovering fast through a blue city and someone snapped a picture of it. I think that this piece relates to the rest of his art because it is so simple yet so complex at the same time. The art he makes challenges your mind to think about what that piece might be, and once you start analyzing more you start to realize that there is a lot more detail than you might have seen previously. I would really like to know what materials he used for this piece and how he made the background seem so blurred.


1 comment:

  1. those fuzzy edges remind me of some of the pictures you've made using charcoal to make the fuzzy edge, right? and the composition of this painting in particular reminds me of the drip painting you made during x block (with the red dots). be sure to ask hamlett your question.

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