Week 10 Research Assignment - Ian Garcia

 For this week, I decided to research Renata Spiazzi for this assignment. Renata was born in Trieste, Italy, on January 10, 1926. From a very young age, Renata has had a burning passion for art, and she has stayed involved with the arts all of her life. During WWII, she supported her family by working in the advertising scene, specifically at the Unione Pubblicita' Italiana in Trieste. She then moved to the United States in 1952, where she taught arts and crafts at the San Diego Community College. Renata was also the owner of Renée's Children Manufacturing and Designing Clothes in La Jolla from 1953 through 1980. Renata finally bought her very own computer when she retired. That's when she discovered the potential of digital art and its capabilities; she then decided not to do oil paintings, watercolors, or even woodcuts. She was purely focused on the computer and its possibilities and could create compositions using the non-objective images given to her by fractal fragments; she says that it has opened up a whole new world of possibilities for her. She is completely taken aback by fractals now; she also compares her compositions to music. Renata states that her art is not what it looks like, but it is what it makes you feel when you look at it.

Linked below is Renata Spiazzi's website

http://www.spiazzi.com/

Week 9 Research Assignment

The artist I have chosen for week 9 is Khang-Loon Ho. Khang-Loon Ho's work stood out to me because I found it to be very unique and interesting. I don't think I've ever come across microscope art before, I thought it was beautiful how they turned a science into an art. I like finding unique pieces that you wouldn't see everyday. It reminded me that you can make art out of anything and make anything beautiful. Anything can be art through a creative lens. Khang said that the art was made using a slide of a telescope, it being modified, and digitally colored in on a computer! Though simple, I still found it intriguing and different, as it is not something you see every day. I was not able to find more of Khang-Loon Ho's work on the web as search results were low, but I have linked below the MOCA art exhibit where the work is displayed! 

https://moca.virtual.museum/autogallery2014/autogallery_ho/index.asp

Week 8 Fractal Geometry

 

WEEK 10 Research - Reagan Franzoni

The artist I chose for week 10 from the Museum of Computer Art is Karen Kuhlmann. She is an abstract digital artist from Verl, Germany. Her art is mostly categorized as Fractals because of its unique and abstract look that she creates using algorithmic techniques. The name of her art is called AbstraXness and is designed and colored in Adobe Photoshop using a filter downloaded called FraxFrame filter from KPT5. Kuhlmann studied graphic design and photography in school and worked as a publicist for many years, and when she started using the computer to create her art she started to focus more on surreal and abstract techniques. She prefers to use automatism or conscious thoughts to influence her designs. She started with a series of shapes relating to an idea she has and combines them to form arrangements of colors with areas of glowing colors and lights within. All her designs are simply coincidences because algorithms depend on designs that come from experiments with different tools and techniques and the colors are subjective because they pertain to the idea you had in mind when picking out shapes to use in your image. 

The image that I chose from Karen Kuhlmann’s collection of fractal art is called “Sunny Day” and it is an abstract fractal of purple, blue, pink, orange, and green lines crossing over one another with what looks like abstract butterflies surrounding the lines. I chose this piece because I like the distinctive shapes of the butterflies within the image because a lot of her other work is a formation of unidentifiable shapes and the butterflies are very clear, but also very unique because of the brushstroke look they have. I like the use of multicolored lines to create a glowing effect. I think this image portrays an idea of a beautiful sunny day with bright colors and rainbows and butterflies  portraying happiness and calming environments. Kuhlmann uses a FraxFrame filter in Photoshop to combine her shapes and in this case she used sharp intersecting lines and brush stroke butterfly shapes to create her conscious and algorithmic design. 

https://carlita-cooly.pixels.com/

https://ro.pinterest.com/victoriaenache/karen-kuhlman/

Fractal Design Video Screenshots - Reagan Franzoni

I really liked this fractal Design at this stage because I think the combination of colors are very intriguing, I also think it adds to the depth of the image making it look like a foggy dimension or world. I like how the center fractal piece is caved into the ground and the deeper pieces of fractals look like the blend more flat into the ground. This image reminds me of a ball room in some sort of royal castle because of how large the room looks and the abstract structures that the fractal pieces appear to form.

I chose to screenshot this fractal design because I really like the image it captures. I like that it looks more realistic but something you wouldn't see everyday. This reminds me of scenes from movies about apocalypses' or destruction of the world. I think the dark colors and deepness of the holes give off a frightening and chilling feeling to the image, which I believe is the idea of the fractal to be an creepy and scary dimension of the world. 

Fractal Pieces Cont'd

 

Week 9 Research Assignment

                                KARIN KUHLMANN 

She is a German artist. She was born in 1948, and she lives and works in Verl, Germany. She studied photography and graphic design. She worked as a commercial artist for firms called Bertelsmann and Nobilia. She also worked as a publicist. She started to use computers to create art in 1996. Throughout the years, she worked on several series of abstract art created with fractals or flames and various fractal and graphic software. The majority of her works can be classified as fractals. To create her art, she used Photoshop and KPT5's FraxFrame filter. Karin Kuhlmann has won several awards for her digital work. Her art is abstract. This week, I chose a piece called Presentiments. This piece is highly abstract. When seeing this piece for the first time, I could see an eagle in his art. The color flows exceptionally well in this art.

Here are some website with here art:

 https://carlita-cooly.pixels.com/

http://artq.net/ArtistWork.asp?artist_id=AQDBT140286524528227

Week 9 Research Assignment - Tobias M

     For this week, I decided to do research on Ante Barisic. Barisic is a contemporary artist and has been researching digital media since 2009. He lives and works in Dubrovnik, Croatia where he creates art from the media he gathers. This is interesting because the paintings he creates are very similar to what he researches, so he is very detailed with his work. Since he is from Dubrovnik, the setting while being from Croatia, has a very vibrant art scene that is very overlooked. The city has a mix of national institutions and small private galleries that showcase some of Croatia's best modern and contemporary art. And Dubrovnik is a great place to immerse yourself in the vibrant world. 

    I chose this piece of art by Ante Barisic because it also represents a fractal. And since he makes his art very realistic to what he researches, Dubrovnik is a place where fractals are visible to people to see in my opinion. I also was interested in the detail Barasic put into this. It's not all over the place but very detailed and symmetrical since it is a fractal. 

Websites: 

Ante Barisic Art

Fractal Pieces Cont'd - Tobias Marineau

 

Week 10 MOCA-Andre Marcano

 

This piece is called "Clockeyed" by Alan King. King's main focus is creating surreal pieces of art. This caught my eye because I thought of it as watching time fly by with your own eyes. 

Drawing and computer talents are deftly combined in Alan King's style. While the computer component enables the artist to create some peculiar but fascinating images with far more clarity than traditional drawing and painting can offer, the drawing component maintains the artistic quality. "A master of digital technique, Alan King's vibrant and vividly surreal landscapes bridge the gap between surrealist imagery and New Media technique."

Week 9 MOCA-Andre Marcano

 

This piece is called Lyric Abstraction by Alain Valet

The 37-year-old Alain Valet lives in Arlon, Belgium, his hometown. In addition to being a painter and poet, he has been using digital art for some time. On top of that, he creates wood sculptures, marble paintings, and china ink drawings—sometimes in tandem with other artists. He uses both computer and offline time to produce his digital art. I enjoy working on a sequence of images, he says. I start with a source image, manipulate it, add elements or filters, print it, collage, scan it, and work over it with paint or china ink. I then rescan and manipulate it again, focusing on specific details, and use those details as new source images. It's a never-ending graphic story that keeps me interested. He claims that his attempts to "give birth to new images--a kind of lyric abstraction--in which the original motif gets drowned out or is integrated into a new creation." He draws using a mouse in Photoshop, primarily with the aid of Kaď Power Tools. His work is meticulous and accurate. It's common for the viewer to evaluate the qualities of different versions of the same image and motifs.

Link to the piece:https://moca.virtual.museum/valet/valet01.htm

Week 9 Research Assignment - Ian Garcia

For this week, I decided to research one of the Grandmasters of MOCA; I chose Werner Hornung. Werner was born in 1945 in a small town in southern Germany. Right now, Werner is a digital Postwar and Contemporary artist that is based in France right now. He then learned graphic design at an agency based in Switzerland, as well as he opened his own advertising studio. Werner had moved to Paris in 1970. He created his art under the pseudonym "Eifelturm." Werner makes modern, "old-fashioned" paintings to amaze himself. He mixes different elements with his digital creations to make his style. When he was growing up in the pop culture during the 70/80's, creating and putting together collages was his thing. He used glue and scissors to cut out little pieces and bits of old books and magazines, which is how he made art when he was younger. Then, since working on the computer began in 1994, he would scan his collages and enhance them in Photoshop, as well as Kai's Power tools. Werner states that his favorite software is "FLAIR." He also mentions, "It is situated on the right side of my brain..." I believe he means that the right side of his brain is more used for creativity and imagination, but I am not 100% sure. Werner's work has been offered at auctions on multiple occasions; his work prices range from 660 USD to 1,260 USD, depending on the size and the medium of the artwork. His record price in 2019 was the piece that went for 1,260 USD, named "Come and Dance with Me," this piece was sold at Sotheby's New York in 2022.

Unfortunately, I could not find a specific website that belonged or dedicated itself to Werner Hornung.

Week 9 Fractals

 

Week 9 Research Assignment

 

The artist I picked is Harlow Ballard. Although he is now deceased, his artwork continues to live on and be shared across the internet. Most of his art is inspired by the Primitivism movement. He got into digital art after retiring and completely self-taught himself everything he knew. He first started with Microsoft Paint and then taught himself to use other programs, such as Corel Painter. His artwork is mostly flat and involves buildings and storefront signs. The website used a quote to describe him that I really liked. "The artist was always himself without apology or defensiveness."

A link to his page can be found here.

I really enjoy Ballard's artwork, and I find the houses and colors very intriguing and eye-catching.

Week 9 research assignment - Hayden Grigas

 

This piece was made by Claudia Alves. This piece was created using computer painting. The software used was not stated in any description of the selected gallery. The reason I picked this piece was because it reminded me of star wars a bit which was a big part of my childhood so I chose this piece.

Fractals - Hayden Grigas

 

 

Week 9 Research

For this week's research, I chose Andrew Cole's work based on chess games. This work has the structure, and it is based on complete chess games, only adding the dimension of time. The artist used Corel Draw for his work.

Week 9 Research

Jacqueline Okuhara resides in Ontario, Canada, and her artistic journey is informed by a rich blend of practical and academic experiences in the realm of art. She has explored art history and delved into various material arts disciplines, both in Europe and Canada. Specializing in textile design and jewelry-making, she even shared her knowledge as a college instructor for several years. However, she made a pivotal decision to shift her focus and dedicate herself to her own creative endeavors, which included self-education in computer graphics.

In her artistic process, Jacqueline creates her work directly on the computer, bypassing the need to scan in images. She employs a range of digital techniques such as drawing, painting, filters, masks, and fills to craft her art. This approach offers her the immediacy of computer imaging, which she views as an indispensable tool in her expressive toolkit. Her work is deeply rooted in her life experiences and personal preferences, and she perceives the computer as a limitless medium for image creation, marking the beginning of her unique artistic odyssey.

I generally like this piece because it feels like you're moving with the background with all the colors flowing.

Jacqueline Marie Okuhara | Saatchi Art 

Paul Piorkowski - Week 9 Research

The artist I chose to share this week is Jonas De Ro. Originally from Belgium but currently living in Tokyo, Japan, De Ro mainly uses Photoshop for his work. He has been making art for over ten years, and has had clients such as Square Enix, Marvel, Paramount Studios, Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox, Universal Studios, Walt Disney Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Ubisoft, Sony Pictures, and most importantly, Wizards of the Coast. 

The artwork I chose to share is titled The House of Spikes:

Website link: Jonas De Ro

Paul Piorkowski - Week 9: Fractals 2

 

Fractal's Continued - Reagan Franzoni

 

Week 9: Research Assignment

 For this week I chose the artist Antonio J. Manzanedo who created this piece with Photoshop. Manzanedo used Photoshop to sketch out and colorize the piece. They also used Photopshop to add lighting to the piece and added an array of fire and ice on the Bloodletter of Aclazotz. The piece that Manzanedo made was to examine the mysterious nature of a world that is foreign to ours. I also believe that they are trying to convey to the viewer that this world is different to ours and opposes everything that we know about our world. I believe this because you can not only see the interesting mysterious Aztec-like architecture but also the weird structure leading up to the place. However I believe that Manzanedo is trying to convey that this is the guardian of this place. This through the fact that this creature is the center of the image. As well as fact that creatures that fly in mysterious worlds are most of the time deific in some way; in other words though to be godly.

The artists page is here: https://www.artstation.com/ajmanzanedo

Week 9: Fractals Cont'd

Fractal Geometry Week 8 Kyle Dann

 

Fractals Cont'd-Andre Marcano

 

Week 7 Action Script

 

Fractal Geometry Week 8