2013-2014
Yusaku Kamekura
John Heartfield
My name is John Heartfield. I was born in Berlin, Germany on June 19, 1891. I am well known for being the originator of the photomontage technique. This is the technique of using two or more photographic elements and integrating them into a single image. I was a communist and used my work as a form of political speech. I died in East Berlin on April 26, 1968.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
My name is Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. I was born in Albi, France on November 24, 1864. I pursued painting when I was young and I went on to create innovations in lithograph drawing. I became famous for my posters that were influenced by Japanese styles. Some of my most famous works are "At the Moulin Rouge" and "The Streetwalker". I died on September 9, 1901.
Design Evaluations 2
This sketchbook page stood out to me from all my others because it seems to be more of my type of work. Because Mr. McCray insists we use all the white space I never get a chance to do just plain sketches and when I do I have to either ruin them with watercolor or shade in the background (which I personally think looks way better than the watercolor option). I just used a regular number 2 pencil to draw this page. When I first drew this I drew it because 1.) I love YuGiOh and 2.) puzzleshipping is epic! However, once I continued on in my sketchbook I thought of something that went well with my sketch that I did. I thought about how everyone judges me because I like to ship two boys and that the two boys are almost the same person. Then I thought why does it have to be that way? Why do people automatically judge someone just because of who they like or what they like? Then a thought occurred to me. Love surpasses all boundaries. (If you look even further into my sketchbook you will see I used that saying later on) This sketch is now about limitless possibilities. I personally do not think I have developed a style yet; however, my friends told me that when they look at this sketch they immediately think of me and say it's my style. I did not think about any of my art knowledge when I drew this picture. I just found the image online and decided to sketch it for fun. It turned out to be pretty awesome and I really like it. As for what others will say about this sketch? They will probably say I need to step outside the lines more and take more risks, and I agree with them. But! I also think that I have found a good style for me and I will try and explore it more. If it doesn't work out for me then all I can do is keep trying and keep walking forward.
Kurt Schwitters
My name is Kurt Schwitters. I was born in Hanover in 1887. I was a German painter, sculptor, typographer, and writer. In 1918 I created my own form of Dada called 'Merz'. I developed friendships with Arp, Hausmann and van Doesburg. In 1940, I feld to England and spent seventeen months in internment camps. I then lived in London. In 1945, I moved to Ambelside in the lake District. In the last few months of my life I began a further Merz construction in an old barn. Sadly, I died at Kendal in 1948.
Jean Hans Arp
My name is Jean Hans Arp. I was a French abstract sculptor, collagist, engraver and poet. I was born at Strasbourg and I studied at the Ecole des Arts et Metiers, Strasbourg, at the Weimar Academy and briefly in Paris at the Academie Julian in 1908. I spent a lot of my life in Switzerland working in isolation. I have had many achievements in my life such as participating in the Surrealist movement. I married the lovely Sophie Tauber in 1922 and settled with her at Meudon. She was mon Coeur. Tragically, I died in Basle, 1966.