theFundamentartist

“Karma”

2003

Urethane paint on fibreglass/resin 

Do-Ho Suh

Do-Ho Suh is a contemporary painter and sculptor; born in Seoul, Korea in 1962, he received a degree in oriental painting and finished his mandatory military service. Suh then moved on to study at RISD and Yale in the United States. His huge sculptures convey a sense of “architectural environment,” and also illustrate the dichotomy between the public and the private, the large-scale and the miniscule. There is often a sense of both horror and humor in his work.

Sources:

http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/dohosuh.html

“Juncture”

1994

120 x 66in. (304.8 x 167.6cm.) 

Jenny Saville

Jenny Saville was born in 1970, in Cambridge, England; she completed her BA at the University of Glasglow in 1992, and studied at the University of Cincinnati for 6 months afterwards. Many knew of her larger-than-life paintings by 1994. She lives and works in Oxford, England.

Saville is interested in the weight and the texture of flesh - and lots of it. In this way, she is very similar in her style to Lucien Freud. She largely paints female and transgender figures, with a significant emphasis on the texture and physicality of the way that skin interacts with the motions of the body and its surrounding environment. 

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Saville

http://www.gagosian.com/artists/jenny-saville/

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/jenny_saville.htm

From the Series “Ladies and Felines.”

2011.

Adara Sánchez Anguiano

- Anguiano is a 24-year old artist born in Seville, Spain; she proclaims that she loves to draw skin, hands, and impossible poses.  She traveled to Antwerp, whereupon she decided to become an illustrator; thereafter, she moved back to Spain (Cuenca), and is now living and working in Barcelona. 

This work is particularly interesting in its use of sharp angles and blurred lines between human and feline body structures; whereas the woman’s fingers are almost sharp enough to resemble claws, the cat’s front legs resembled human arms. The piece strongly adheres to Anguiano’s love of “impossible poses,” “hands”, and “skin.” Especially interesting is that the viewer cannot see the woman’s eyes, usually the most relate-able feature of human beings; indeed, perhaps this was meant to make her less human - and connect her with the animal inside. 

Source for Information:

http://adarasanchez.carbonmade.com/about

http://cargocollective.com/adara#2181561/About

I am a double Art and English major studying in Texas; I love bright colors, graphic line quality, and raw emotion in fine arts. I started this blog not only to keep a record of the beautiful, weird, wacky, and fascinating art that I am drawn to, but also to share my appreciation for these excellent pieces with the world. Indeed, art is a fundamental part of my joy in life - and therefore, this blog shall be named “the Fundamentartist,” or FA for short. 

I am planning to research and write a little more than I have been about the pieces I have been submitting; this blog has heretofore been simply exploratory, and I intend to expand its depth for the pleasure of both others and myself. I try to always include the artist’s name and as much information as I can, but sometimes I can only find the name. Please feel free to correct me if I forget to give credit where it is due. 

Appreciate art! Your life will be so much the richer for it. Furthermore, the artists will thank you for taking the time to see their work - that is, after all, one of the greatest pleasures of creative production.  

Thank you always,

FA Blogger

artforadults:

clouds

by Khoa Le

fer1972:

Ghost by Craww

mag0c0ro-gif:

植木鉢

alecshao:

Michael Cina, The First Come Out

bookspaperscissors:

Ademaro Bardelli

Wayne Thiebaud

starbottlebits:

smash came up with this owl/newt/other durring a sketch jam on monday, and I loved it so I drew one too.

I drew this silly newt bird and Kayla drew it ten times better! Look at how nice this is!

(via knockingghosts)