Paper art

Have you ever looked at a stack of construction paper and wondered what you could do with it?  Well artist Jen Stark sure did.  She is using ordinary colored paper, like construction paper to make beautiful sculptures.

What do you think of her paper sculptures?  Is this a project that you would like to try or what would be the thing that would stop you from attempting a project like this?  Please think deeper than it would just be too hard.

Poppies aplenty

This next week will mark the 100 year anniversary of the start of WWI. That was supposed to be the war to end all other wars, which unfortunately it wasn't.  To help honor this anniversary artist Paul Cummins created an installation art piece, sea of poppies around the Tower of London.

  Each poppy represents one British or Colonial soldier that died during the WWI battles.  This project was started in July and the last poppies will be placed on November 11.  When the last one is placed there will be 888,246 ceramic poppies surrounding the tower, creating a sea of red which is being described as a Sea of Blood.

Each poppy was handmade

The Queen walking through the poppies

This is a group starting the process.

They have been lighting it at night so that more people can see the display.

The Tower of London

Installation art is meant to be impactful, does this send a strong message to you?  How does it make you feel?  Are you moved to see it, or to buy one of the flowers?  As an artist could you take it all down once it is done?

Electric Art

What would you do if you could use electricity to create art?  Well American artist Phil Hansen has done just that.  Watch as he uses sparks to create a picture of Nickola Tesla, one of the founding fathers of electricity.

Who would you draw if you could use this technique?  Do you have any other ideas that would be creative?

What is it? #3

Alright this is my last one for the day, but I found one more and I wanted to share it with you.  I think this one is my favorite of the bunch.  Because not only is he using the medium in the raw, but he also changes it and uses the changed ones as well.  Can you guess the medium that is used in these works of art?

You got to "Love" this work of art.  But be careful it is dangerous.

So this angle probably will give it away, but I still think it is a hot work of art.

I love the change that this medium can have.  I wonder how he got the two different colors out of it.

If you still haven't figured out this medium then check out Pei-San Ng and see what he has done.  Did you figure it out?  What would you create if you could work with this medium?  Would you leave them in the original form or do you like them when they are changed?

What is it? #2

Okay I have another guessing game.  What common household item is being used to create these stunning works of art.  Please try to guess before you Google the answer, or read what others before you find out.

It's hard to look close but try to see how he created this beautiful elephant.  Again it is a low relief sculpture that sticks off of the background slightly.

I know it is hard to believe but this portrait is created with the same medium.

Does this angle help you figure out what the medium is?

If you still haven't figured out what this medium is then look up artist David Foster to learn more about his work.  I am curious what you think he is using and when you find out what it is what you think of it?  Would you be willing to do a work of art with the same medium that he is using?

What is it? #1

Okay, we are going to see if you can guess the medium that is used in this artwork.  I want you to look at the pictures and see if you can guess what the artist is using.

Give me your first impression and remember that it is a low relief sculpture.  That means it comes off of the background slightly.

In this picture you can see that his medium is sticking up from those cube shaped boxes.  Do you have any ideas yet what he uses?

Does this picture help you zero in on what he is using for his medium?

If you still haven't figured it out or are not sure you can now Google his name, Christian Faur and figure out what he uses, Otherwise, I am curious what your first thoughts were?  What did you think he used and did you find out what it really is?

Real or Paint?

Have you ever wanted to create a painting that is so realistic that people have to do a double take at the picture?  Well a Swedish artist by the name of Yrjo Edlemann is a hyper-realistic artist that paints wrapping paper in such a realistic manner that you would think they are photographs.

I know it is hard to believe but these are actually paintings.  If you could paint anything like a hyper-realistic artist what would you paint?  Is wrapping paper and tape and interesting subject or would you pick something else?  Can you think of something that would be harder to paint that shiny paper?