Mr. Brainwash

Thierry Guetta known as Mr Brainwash is a French street and pop artists. He also is the moniker of Los Angeles based filmmaker. Mr Brainwash became famous through his association with famous street artists Banksy and Shepard Fairey, which was chronicled in the 2010 documentary ‘Exit through the Gift Shop’.

I think Mr Braiwash work is about making people smile and happy, because this is what it’s all about. A lot of people criticize his work, but by showing his work he wants to say that if you work hard enough and follow your heart then nothing is impossible.

 My favourite piece from the exhibition is called ‘Life is beautiful’, because it is really colourful, in the background you can see different characters and pieces of Mr Brainwashes work and its really positive be the words ‘Life is beautiful’ and the sign ‘Love is the answer’ holding by Albert Einstein.

I really enjoyed Mr Brainwashes exhibition and I do like his work, because he is inventing something new and unique. Some of the work really made me laugh like Barrack Obama in a Superman costume or Mona Lisa with a machine gun, because as they are serious and important characters, he tried to make it funny. By this I think he wants to tell people that you just can’t take everything seriously. However I saw a painting with a monkey holding a spray can writing ‘Follow your dreams’ and this is exactly why I like his work. This is the first artists I saw making this really clear message to his audience.

 

Kara Walker

Kara Walker was born in November 26th 1969 in Stockton, California. At the Rhode Island School of Design, she began working in the silhouette form. In 1994 her work appeared in a new-talent show at the Drawing Center in New York. Her work caused a stir. In 1997 she received a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation “genius grant.” Her work was exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide.

Kara Walker's work explores the raw intersection of race, gender, and sexuality through iconic, silhouetted figures.

Here is my version of one of Kara Walker's work. The longest part while making it was painting. I used black acryling paint and a brush. I have also done it negative, to make it a little bit different. I enjoyed making this piece of wark as this is a first artist I saw making her work completly unique e.g. using only black nad white coulours. However its not easy to say whast it is actually about.

Si Scott

Firstly let me tell you something about Si Scott.
He is an English graphic designer who is originally from Leeds. He studies a BTEC in graphic design in Leeds College of Art and Design, and a foundation in visual communication. After he finished college he decided to go to Buckinghamshire Chilterns University in order to get him Graphic Design degree.
 
The usual routine of Si Scotts work is most of the time start by picking the font, then trying to imagine how it will look and play around with different page layouts. When he adds more details to it, and trying to make it look unique and by getting the inspiration from music and especially the lyrics it comes really easy. The next phase is to just bring the piece to life using fineliners to create the illustration. The last part is to make the work bigger by scanning it when it is decreased to the original size its clear and easy to read. The last part is to make the work bigger by scanning it when it is decreased to the original size its clear and easy to read.

Here is my own version of Si Scotts work, which i was asked to do for my graphic project. I was trying not only to copy the artist but also give something from myslef, my own idea. I simply used  pencil as it is just a begging. Then I will scan it on the computer and play around using e.g. different colours by using Photoshop.