I saw an interesting article in ClothPaperScissors. A woman wrote about finding her “artistic style”, and for the article, she chose ONE thing as her main subject (in her case, a giraffe).
She painted/drew/created it in the style of 8 different artists with a clearly identifiable style. She just did them as a 2-page spread in her journal, they weren’t big pieces.
I decided to try it. My subject is a Bird – no particularly species, just a bird-like shape. I found this gorgeous photo on the ‘net. (Photo Credit:
http://jasenkaluksa.deviantart.com/art/The-clown-bird-17500060)
Here are my renditions.
Artist: Banksy (Graffiti style)
Artist: Picasso (Cubist style)
Artist: Warhol (Modern Art style)
This was a challenging exercise, as I don’t really like any of the above styles, but it definitely made me create and think differently, and that’s ALWAYS a good thing!
I am actually feeling like I know the style I’m moving toward, and it’s acrylic, multimedia, multiple images, a lot of overpainting, and hidden and visible text, along the lines of this.
great exercise! it is good to try different techniques and styles, pushing the comfort zone.
cool!!! brings some sunshine to this rainy cloudy day !!! Suz