Line Project

Nalini Malani

Nalini Malani is an artist from India, and most of her work reflects her self-identity and the events occurring in India. She is a refugee of the Partition of India. She creates work that challenges the common beliefs of the masses about India. Malani creates dialogue and provokes discussion about issues from her home. She is a well-established artist and has had many residencies, and exhibitions, with work in the Moma. 

I was drawn to her work because of the way she transforms a space using drawing and light. Specifically her work at the Moma. Gamepieces was an installation using video and shadows to create imagery on the wall. She painted and drew images on clear cylindrical hangings and projected light and video through them. I am interested in the way light and shadows can transform a space. I’m thinking of doing something like that with the line project. I like how the video and shadows take up a whole room and immerse the viewer in the art itself. 

https://www.nalinimalani.com/painting.htm

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/109920

Layering art 

Maria Wigley 

Maria Wigley is a textile artist. She is from and currently works in the UK, which is where the majority of her work is exhibited. Maria explores the relationship between imagery and text. She often combines stitching and painting to create her work. The juxtaposition of the tight and calculated movements of stitching with the flow and carefree movement painting is a strong theme. Most of her work is personal and based on her own life experiences. She has also done collaborative work with her daughter where they both worked on the same piece and gave their own responses to the same experiences. She combines different textile materials and utilizes a layering effect for most of her work. Using translucent fabric and stitching words onto each sheet, she layers them on top of each other. This is to show the many conversations and thoughts that occur over time.

I really enjoyed looking at Maria Wigley’s work. The layering of words appealed to me the most. I also create work with word poems and reflections of my life, however, I usually accompany them with little drawings and write in pen. Maria’s work will be an inspiration for this layering project. 

https://www.mariawigley.co.uk/about-me

Atmospheric Perspective

KIM JUNG GI

Kim Jung Gi is a Korean artist who does illustrations like the ones shown. Most of his drawings are done in a .5 perspective. He works primarily with pen and ink. What sets him apart from other artists besides his intriguing style is his ability to recreate scenes from memory. All of his illustrations are created without the aid of references. 

Kim Jung Gi currently creates books that are a compilation of his drawings. He has written many short stories and has been published in magazines. He teaches manhwa (Korean comic book) to universities. He goes to various comic conventions and has become renowned worldwide. He offers online virtual courses and posts his own youtube videos for free drawing assistance. Highly recommend checking out his videos!

Kim Jung Gi’s style interested me, because for the atmospheric perspective project I have chosen to draw in this same perspective. I find this perspective interesting and pleasing to look at. I admire the extreme detail he has in this work. It would be interesting to incorporate something like this into my assignment. Not as detailed, however the creation of a scene with people in this perspective. 

https://www.kimjunggius.com/blogs/news/superani-exhibition-at-giant-robot

Laslo Antal – Visual Diaries

Laslo Antal is a Hungarian artist from Serbia, based in Berlin. He creates collages of a unique nature and concept, this is what drew me to him. He started a series in 2017 called “Visual Diaries”, in which every day he would make a collage that represented an event from that day. He has collages depicting topics called “Pain Thing” where he is representing himself in deep pain, to more mundane themes like “Early Morning Duties” where he is showing his morning routine and such. He uses the same materials and sized paper to create a cohesive series. He also carries these materials with him everywhere. As a Hungarian who grew up in Serbia and moved to Berlin, he often feels somewhat separated from the communities around him and uses his art to create grounding connections with his surroundings. He uses collaging to tell the story of his life, and record the many events that happen in a persons everyday life. It is relatable, but also personal to the artist.

Hi! I’m Fifi 🙂 I am an art major and a Junior. I don’t have a specific medium I work in, and my main goal as an art student is to explore and try new things. I tend to create art that is personal, and based on my own life and experiences. However, I like to have work that others can connect to and feel something from. When it comes to drawing, I feel I am somewhat lacking. It’s always a starting point for me, but rarely the finish, so I’m interested in seeing where this class will take me.