Salvador Dali

This would have to be one of my favorite paintings. Swans Reflecting Elephants by Dali shows how art can trick the mind. This is one of my favorite things about art, making the viewer question what they are seeing.

Eugene Grasset

Eugene Grasset is an artist from Switzerland that moved to Paris when he was 26. He was a jewelry designer, ceramics, furniture design, and graphic design. He is most well known for his art nuveau posters such as this one named Expo Madrid, 1892.

Dale Chihuly

Dale Chihuly does blown glass work in many forms. Hes done many installations throughout the U.S. of his gorgeous works. His inspirations range from flowers to sea life. Many of his sculptural work is also functional such as this piece which is used as a chandelier. I enjoyed looking at an artist whose pieces can completely change the feel of a room, and the fact that the pieces are on permanent display in some of these places makes his work living art.

Miquel Barcelo

Miquel Barcelo is a contemporary artist who often features natural elements. This is a picture of his installation work Room XX. It features different colored paint literally dripping from the ceiling. A new aluminum ceiling was set in place for the exhibit in order to be able to withhold all of the plaster sculpture. It was a collabrative effort with different architects helping to make the installation come to life. Different techniques were used such as the use of paintball guns in order to put the paint on the ceiling.

Dan Witz

Dan Witz is a painter who specializes in photorealism. This painting which is oil on canvas is named Big Mosh Pit, 2007. Its amazing how realistic his paintings can be. I love the repetition of people that make the mosh pit. He really knows how to capture the mood of a crazy concert scene.

Ellie Saab

Ellie Saab is one of my favorite current fashion designers. In both his couture and ready-to-wear lines he always manages to display a timeless elegance. In these pieces the flowy fabrics are beautiful. I love how the bottom is flowing and romantic while the top of the garments are more structured.

Mark Rothko

I did not understand Mark Rothko's paintings until I saw some in person at the Tate Modern in London. The vibrancy of his colors and the large scale of his canvas make the viewer feel engulfed in his work. This painting is name Red, Orange, Tan and Purple, 1954. Mark Rothko was a Russian born American painter. He attended the New School in New York and quickly became a major player in the New York art scene.

Juliette Aristides

This painting is named "Sarah Resting," and is oil onpanel. Juliette Aristides' paintings have a softness to them that is continues throughout her work. She paints in a very classical way with somewhat of a contemporary edge. This charcoal on paper drawing really highlights her knowledge of the figure.

Joan Miro

Joan Miro was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist. He is known as a surrealist. This painting names Portrait of E.C. Ricart. 1917, shows more of Miro's early style. Although he always did abstraction in his work, it wasn't until the 1920's that he broke away from portraits and landscapes and focused more on the shapes he's most known for. I love how this painting has two stylistic elements to it, his own style which he shows in the portrait and the palette, and then the traditional chinese poster in the background. An example of Miro's later work would be The Nightingale's Song at Midnight and the Morning Rain. 1940. This painting shows more of what Miro is most known for. The shapes flow together throughout the page making an interesting and inviting composition.

Gustav Kilmt

Gustav Klimt is one of the masters of the art nuveau period. They have been a big inspiration in my own work. His somewhat flat line drawings are complemented by the repetition of pattern throughout his work. His paintings are always full of life and color.

Ablrecht Durer

After taking intaglio this semester I have a new appreciation for printmaking. Ablrecht Durer, one of the great masters of print, shows just how detailed and precise one can get in print. His line work is so neat and clean and always serves a purpose. In this print "Adam and Eve," from 1504, Durer's attention to detail amazes me. I think its wonderful we are still working in the same matter that he did all those years ago.

Tim Walker

Tim Walker is my all time favorite fashion photographer. He is British and his pictures have graced the pages of American, British, and Italian Vogue. His images are always creative and over the top. They are quirky but always beautiful at the same time. In this example he is exploring dolls and models.I think the simple white background helps to highlight the subject matter.

Adrain Gheniei

In this piece by contemporary painter Adrian Ghenie, the artist really plays with this idea of a faceless portrait. It name is "Pie Fight Study 2." It is oil on canvas 55 x 59 cm. I love how she really uses the medium to her advantage. In the painting it looks as if the figure is tearing away at the own paint he is painted with. This brings up a magnitude of meanings. It could also just be about a pie fight...but thats the beauty of art. Throughout her work she continues with this theme of the faceless figure.

Marc Dennis

Marc Dennis is an artist who will be featured at Slugfest Gallery this Saturday. My favorite pieces of his work are his paintings. Particularly his series of gun paintings. He plases guns by things like kittens and birds. It really shows a juxposition in subject matter which highlight the danger of guns. Check him out!

Banksy

Banksy, a well known British graffiti artists, also does many paintings and drawings in a more traditional way. Many of his themes are political and really made me think.