Vaz_David Lecture

First seeing David Mazure's work on the wall, my first thought was that it looked like black smoke design. After seeing how he came up with the idea and the process he went through in creating how it looked as a final piece, blew me away. To see something complex as the human body drawn, mutilated, and twisted into each other to form this helix structure. My thought was " Why can't my mind process an idea like his?" Overall I really liked his lecture and him revealing the magic behind creating a piece that looks like it was made with such little effort, to explaining the hundreds of hours spent on it. Definitely take his advice with keeping my sketches and not throwing them away, but instead work from it to improve.

David Mazure

David Mazure's talk and work were very interesting. When I first looked at his piece I had no idea that it was based on the human form. His piece looked abstract and I liked the repetition of lines and shapes that were being created. After he explained his work, I found it even more creative. I would have never guessed that his pieces start with the human body. I like how his pieces were different combinations of things and how there were so many layers. I also liked the size of his work. It would be really awesome to create art at such a large scale. I thought his process was so interesting and different. I'm curious to know about his performance piece.

It was very inspiring to hear him talk. It was really cool how he was also a fashion designer and a tattoo artist. I'm interested in so many areas of graphic design and can't decide which direction I want to go yet, so it was reassuring to hear that he went in different directions. I will remember his advice to keep all my work. I have all my sketch books saved, but it was interesting how things he created as sketches are now in gallery shows. His presentation really made me think about my own work and my own processes. I hope I can take some of the things he said and apply them in the future.

Jackie_Mazure response

I thought that David Mazure's work was so unique and nothing that I have ever seen before. When he was explaining his whole process, I thought it was so interesting that he starts from human form. When I first looked at his work on the wall in the gallery, I would have never guessed that he started out from studying human form. At first, I thought it was just a really interesting ink drawing that was just meant to be an abstract drawing. Once I realized that there was so much more to it, the shapes in the drawing really resemble the human form in an abstract way, which helps to bring imagination into the observation of the piece.

He was very inspiring to me in the fact that you should never doubt yourself or your work. I think his advice to keep your process and all of your work was really helpful. You never know when you will look back on something and spark an idea based off of your old work. It's amazing that he can keep getting so many ideas for new projects based on one idea or drawing from a past process. I think that your artwork is all part of one big process, and it helps you to keep growing.

Anna: David Maruze lecture

It was really interesting to hear a lecture coming from an artist who actually works in the field of design. David Mazure's work is fascinating. From first look I did not think that the work displayed in Dowd Gallery had anything to do with human form, however as he took us through the process of making the piece is became more and more apparent as I kept looking at the work. The way he uses human form to communicate the abstract forms is inspiring.

I also valued his presentation for the explanation of how important the actual process is. It made me think about my own process of work. It made me realize that maybe I'm closing myself in on a single project at once without thinking about past projects or experiences. I thought his talk was inspiring, it made me think back on what I could have done differently on various projects.

It was very good to see an artists talk to us about his work and share his process with us.

Jordan - 2/2/12

I found this website while working on the first project it is a site with tons of free photoshop brushes to download. They have tons of different types and they are very useful. They are not hard to install after you download and can be used in many different settings. The site has over 8000 different brushes so if interested in using some they probably have something close to what your looking for.

Anna New Post

This website shows different styles of business cards that are considered effective because they are different and eye catching. I thought this was a useful website to look at since we are all in the process of designing our own.

Kyle Atkinson - Wacom Inkling coolness

I think this Wacom Inkling is about the coolest thing around right now.

Tutorials from Computer Arts Mag

I like looking and trying out the different tutorials that Computer Arts magazine offers. They offer a lot of cool ones like this type one. When I get stuck at work, I look through the tutorials to get inspiration and possibly trying something new out.

Cool Artist

I used this same artist, Dalton Ghetti, for portfolio, but I thought his work was so interesting I wanted to post it here also. He practices carving a lot and has always been interested in it. He has an interest for small living things and wanted to challenge himself and carve the smallest things possible. That's how he got started carving pencils. He carves the pencils with a sewing needle and a small blade. His work is amazing. I can't believe he can carve things that are so tiny. My favorite work of his is the above picture with the giraffe carving. His pieces all have great detail, which is what keeps me interested in looking at them.

Jackie_abstract inspiration

I really like the work of Jean Lebreton. Her photography and graphic designs are very abstract and interesting. I am curious as to how she accomplished this. Her compositions have so much movement and energy in them, it really reminds me of our project.

Thread Design

This is some very cool illustration and typography created simply and elegantly with just needles and thread. It is not sewn or embroidered however. The thread is wrapped around strategically placed needles to create the pieces.

Vaz_2/2/12

These are some more calendars I found while researching for the project. I particular like the box of treat calendar, interesting idea.