RF2a: Aesthetica

In the December/January 2016 Issue of Aesthetica I went through and picked out some of the Artists that attracted my attention. Some artists I felt related to my own practice and others I thought would build on my contextual research for my essay.

What images are of/look like. how they link to my practice or my essay? aesthetics. what makes them aesthetically pleasing.

Sasikrishnan

Weeping Girl

Crying is a very powerful expression of emotion. Through using the emotion, this image has captured this helpless moment in a girls life. The use of gold toned colours gives this image a feel of importance and value, which I feel is quite contradictory of the image, as it is trying to portray a sincere and honest emotion.

Arman Sultani

Expression

Mystic Light

The work of abstract expressionist Arman Sultani often involves movement and colour. The influence from music is vital in his work. There is an element of mystery in the work which seems to draw you in and question each brush stroke and dollop of paint. I feel Sultani's work relates a lot to my own practice, where the use of movement and colour is essential. I find his work aesthetically pleasing and intriguing but not for reasons that traditional art would have been deemed beautiful. His use of colour creates beautiful harmonies, and the use of what looks like random splatters of paint, produce interesting patterns.

Franz Petto

Water Meadow

Petto's work is spontaneous and wild, while often hinting to ideas of nature. This work is a fine example of the fine line between abstract and representational art. I find this much more beautiful than a fine detailed painting of a landscape.

Henrik Hytteballe

Hytteballe's work is influenced by both music and nature. The colours are rich, creating a sense of intensity and excitement.

Ion Nicola

The Blue!, 2013

Untitled No. 5, 2014

I am going to write a second post on Ion Nicola as I feel his work is very important for the development of my own practice, and it will be interesting to research this artist further. The main thing that has drawn me to Nicola's work is his use of colour and movement which reflects that of my current ideas.

Joanna Burda

Detailed depictions onto abstracted backgrounds. Kind of resemble landscapes, more about colour and texture.

Janis Cornelius

intense colour, light, sharpness, evoke memories,

Joel Moens de Hase

photomosaics,

Kiyomi Baird

abstract, human spirit, fascinated by marks left by living organisms. energy

Klaus Grape

nature and time, each a unique landscape.

Luca Brandi

minimalist, layering of metallic colours, bold, rich colours, contrast with black

Manja McCade

abstract, when you look closer can pick out real images. people landscapes. energy

Marco Piemonte

Portrait of an Angel, 2014

surrealism, portraiture, encapsulated with the magic of childhood, trying to represent both the adult and child within us. heavy, quick brush strokes.

Maria Iciak

Anastasia

Joe, 2015

Birds X

Samantha

watercolours - reminds me of emin and dumas, subtle colours but not subtle subjects. abstract however relate to the human body

Marlies Plank

dream-like, surreal, viewer caught dwelling in the moment,

Martina Furlong

oil and acrylic, landscapes, transforms and distorts reality, memories and imagination

Sarah Flack

creates a positive experience where she can explore the spiritual world. the colours and patterns transport her to a joyful dimension. to me the dizziness and craziness of the colours kind of resemble a weird drug trip and therefore take me to a place of uneasiness, definitely not a warm and joyful place.

Wiktoria Florek