Her work is fascinating and it leads to my next post, as they inform each other.
I also love this video. It is inspires what I am working on with video effects. I have started to incorporate sound and timing effects into my work and this sparks creativity for me.
I found the videos on Youtube.
Stereo Styles, 1988. 10 Polaroid prints, 10 engraved plastic plaques.
Photographs 35 x 31 inces each, plaques 3 x 6 inches each, 66 x 116 inches overall.
The abov photo is what I picture when I think about Simpson’s work. She sparked an interest for me in black hair culture, which eventually developed into a broader conceptual focus on identity. However, looking at her later video work, I see how her work has an authenticity about it, which is why I am so drawn to it.
Corridor, 2003. Double-projection video installation, video transferred to DVD.
13 minutes, 45 seconds, sound.
Easy to Remember, 2001, Video installation, 16mm black-and-white film transferred to DVD.
2 minutes, 35 seconds, sound.
Images found from her website.
Danville Chadbourne was recommended to me by my clay professor, Stan Irvin. I am in the process of making a separate series of ‘Vagina-heads’ and am working on the aesthetic decisions of finishing. I don’t want my work to look glazed, because they are not about ceramics. Moreover, they are organic sculptures that happen to use clay as a material. Chadbourne’s figures are captivating as sculptures and I enjoy the bright and painted finish.
http://www.danvillechadbourne.com/Danville_Chadbourne/HOME.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/07/jonathan-schippers-car-crash_n_1409165.html
The Huffington Post describes Schippers’ piece as “a dramatic inevitability that reflects our own mortality.” I am obsessed with his slow-motion car crash installation. The time-based installation in the gallery setting is well done. I am intrigued by exhibits that are constantly moving or changing and this is a shocking revelation of technical skill and conceptual genius.
My professor, Hollis Hammonds, actually turned me onto this artist. His work is excellent. In terms of creating a loud thematic component, he is successful. Moreover he has developed a true “body of work,” in that it is cohesive and is obviously process-driven. Stylistically, he is intriguing and I would like to see this work in person.
Viola talking about The Greeting
Ever since I saw this piece on exhibit at the Modern in Fort Worth, it has stuck out to me. It has heavily inspired my voyage into video art. It captures a historical theme and it does so in such a powerfully evocative way. When I saw it, I was mesmerized. My most recent piece for the Ms. Senior Art Exhibition was inspired by The Greeting.
Working at the People’s Gallery at Austin City Hall, I was exposed to a lot of great local artists. My favorite would have to be Fred Woody. His paintings are flat and prismatic, with meticulous detail. I am obsessed with his style. This was a photo I got of his 2013 display.
Milo Moiré’s “PlopEgg” Painting Performance
Milo Moiré’s shocking piece at Art Cologne 2014 showed the artist essentially birthing her own art. “The ‘PlopEgg Painting’ itself releases a loose chain of thoughts – about the creation fear, the symbolic strength of the casual and the creative power of the femininity. A comparison to wild associations arises and by the intensity of the seen and experienced, one becomes clear: the art needs like so often the corporeity to be able to manifest itself.” The intensity of this work is what draws me in. The fact that she is so vulnerable in her nakedness and her action is captivating in front of an audience.
Info from milomoiré.com
David Hockney is a favorite painter of mine. His style is so illustrative and detailed and there is always a distinct attitude within the art. His website, hockneypictures.com, has an extensive history of his numerous achievements and exhibitions. He is an artist that demonstrates a prolific career, an undying artistic spirit, and an ability to work in different ares. From his paintings, he has moved onto other mediums. Particularly noteworthy is his skill with media and his most recent digital work, including computer drawings that exhibited in 2009. Despite his old age, he has not ceased in developing his vision and experimenting with new innovations. This motivates me to push harder in my art career.
Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy, 1970, Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 84 in.
Sonya Clark was brought to my attention whilst conversing with a fellow artist about my interest in textiles and hair. She is a very prolific and dynamic artist whose work demonstrates her own “roots.” On her website (sonyaclark.com), Clark states, “Hairdressing is the first art made of fiber. The more elaborate the hairstyle, the more hat-life it becomes. These pieces play with fusion of hat and hairstyle. They reside in the grey area of wigs, hairstyles that seem to have taken over the hat, and hats that replace hairstyles.”
“Hair Chair” 
“afro abe ii” 