Capstone Project: Artist Inspiration

During my research for other artists who are creating works that I find relevant or useful in carving out the details for my project, I found a few artists that I will mention here, and my reasons for why their work is impactful to me.

Jason Salavon

Projects:

- Every Playboy Centerfold, The Decades

- mean averaging of covers; form or portrait

- The Top Grossing Film of All Time

- each frame average color and mirror narrative

- Little Infinity

- American Varietal

- 3171 US Counties populations 1790-2010

Anat Gutberg

Projects:

- Otavia

- Use of light, color, and sound to create abstract imagery that relies on mood

- Toshiki Death

- Movie about snowboarder - uses film/animation imagery & unusual sound with narration

- Certified Copy

- abstract, use of layering and line

Ben Escobar

Projects:

- Genesis

- imagery present is representative of the theme; not direct; use of color

- Exodus

- no music, only sound effects and text on screen to convey dialogue; interesting idea

June Erica Vess

Projects:

- Kinetic Simile III

- Use of color, layering, messy, abstract - potential for overlays

- Pebble Coast III

- color, lighter, easily animated

- Poppy Sketches II

- melancholy feeling, another world; shading, line work

Additional Research

Books - Abstract Video: The Moving Image in Contemporary Art

Video - Clouds Documentary

People - Bob Sabiston, Judith Butler, Jose Munoz