My name is Christina Hobby. I'm 24 years old and currently reside in Worcester, Mass. I'm majoring in Elementary Education in hopes of one day becoming a teacher of the Arts. I have a great passion for Art and can't seem to get enough of it. I'm currently enrolled in an online Contemporary Art course at Quinsigamond Community College and was asked by my instructor to create a blog in reference to Contemporary Art. I'm thrilled to begin communicating via blog about a subject I'm so passionate about.
At this point I have studied many forms of art but haven't really touched to much upon Contemporary Art. I'm interested in learning more about the artists of our time period and understand their influences and styles.
Contemporary Art is present day art. Any art that has been produced since World War II.
A Contemporary Artist I am passionate about is Tacita Dean. I am also inspired as well as intimated by Jeff Koons and his work.
Tacita Dean is an English artist that lives and works in Berlin. She primarily works in film. One of my favorite pieces of Deans is titled Majesty. The medium is gouache on photograph and mounted on paper. It's an extraordinary piece as is many of Deans artwork. The subject is one of the largest and oldest oak trees in England. Dean captures the significance of this oak tree in her piece with the use of medium and complexity of its nature. Below is a link to observe this impeccable piece of art.
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/dean-majesty-t12805
Jeff Koons is an American artist that lives and works in New York City. Koons is know for his reproductions of mundane objects. A particular set of pieces that are well known is his over-sized balloon dogs. The medium he uses is stainless steel and a mirror finish. There intimidating pieces and very blunt in nature but surprisingly popular. His last work actually just sold for a remarkable $33.7 million. The link below provides more information about Koons over-sized balloon dogs and the expected price tags of up and coming pieces.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/08/balloon-dog-christies_n_3882510.html
At this point I have studied many forms of art but haven't really touched to much upon Contemporary Art. I'm interested in learning more about the artists of our time period and understand their influences and styles.
Contemporary Art is present day art. Any art that has been produced since World War II.
A Contemporary Artist I am passionate about is Tacita Dean. I am also inspired as well as intimated by Jeff Koons and his work.
Tacita Dean is an English artist that lives and works in Berlin. She primarily works in film. One of my favorite pieces of Deans is titled Majesty. The medium is gouache on photograph and mounted on paper. It's an extraordinary piece as is many of Deans artwork. The subject is one of the largest and oldest oak trees in England. Dean captures the significance of this oak tree in her piece with the use of medium and complexity of its nature. Below is a link to observe this impeccable piece of art.
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/dean-majesty-t12805
Jeff Koons is an American artist that lives and works in New York City. Koons is know for his reproductions of mundane objects. A particular set of pieces that are well known is his over-sized balloon dogs. The medium he uses is stainless steel and a mirror finish. There intimidating pieces and very blunt in nature but surprisingly popular. His last work actually just sold for a remarkable $33.7 million. The link below provides more information about Koons over-sized balloon dogs and the expected price tags of up and coming pieces.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/08/balloon-dog-christies_n_3882510.html
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