Lorenzo Duran

Lorenzo Duran uses leaves for his canvases. His pieces are amazing! Each one has so much detail. He washes and dries the leaves first before he can start cutting each design. This really caught my eye because leaves aren't a traditional item that artists use and I like the way he adds his own style into each work.

David Mazure - a review

The purpose of David Mazure’s lecture last Thursday was to show us three things: How process can reinforce your message; how there is evidence of the process in your final work/result; and how process can help your work convey a deeper reflection of yourself and your thoughts.

Overall, I thought he demonstrated well how your process is like the saying, “getting there is half the fun.”  Artists need to approach their process with a sense of purpose and that you’re going to discover new things during that time instead of pushing through to the final result. Without experimentation, you can’t find new ways of creating your work and it hinders your ability to grow as an artist.

I think this message was emphasized when David described his process as a scientific process, which starts with quick figure drawings and leads to abstract designs that resemble the structure of the human genome. His process is complex, but it’s also very thoughtful and fun. You can tell that the “journey” is more fun than the result because he was saying how he constantly changed the direction of his work because of his experimentation.

While his lecture was about his process, I believe that everyone was able to learn about how they can approach their own process simply by approaching it with a different attitude. His advice at the end about holding onto your old ideas, drawings, photos, etc. can be valuable in the future. Whether it’s an idea that you are finally able to use or an old photo that others want to display, these things also represent your process of becoming a better artist.

I found David Mazure’s lecture to be an eye-opener and it’s helping me become more aware about the choices I make and more thoughtful about the steps I take to producing a final piece of work.

Links!

Evolution of Intelligent Design - nice blog on all-things about Graphic Design

Graphicology - another graphic design blog put together by two graphic design professors

Your Logo Makes Me Barf - an old favorite, just thought I'd share it for anyone who hasn't seen it

Kyle Atkinson-David Mazure

I was impressed with David Mazure's ideas about keeping all of his sketches and work for use in his creative process in the future. When I first looked at his Transmeanderation Helix, I assumed that it must have just popped into his head and he was inspired to immediately put it down on paper. I was relieved and inspired by the fact that it came more out of sketches, experiments, and from inspiration by other artists. I appreciated that he accepts his failed projects and has used them to help him come up with new ideas. Mazure's lecture certainly influenced me to take a look at my old pile of sketchbooks and drawings to see what I could come up with.

David Mazure

I really enjoyed David Mazure's gallery presentation. I found his techniques and his style very unique. He talked a lot about the process of art, rather than just art itself, which I liked a lot because people forget how important the process really is. Like Mazure said "there is evidence of the process in your final work." My favorite part of the lecture was when he explained the process of the piece he is currently working on now called the Transmeanderation Helix. I thought it was really cool how he photographed his friends embracing eachother and then in photoshop, clipped out certain sections that were visually interesting and created his own abstract shapes. It makes me think about how I could incorporate something like this into my own work. I really like the idea of using figure forms to create an organic shape. His advice to "always hold on to your process" was very inspiring as well. It's always really cool to hear about other artist's experiences and techniques because there are so many ways to create something that is visually pleasing.

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Jordan A. - Artist Talk

David Mazure’s talk about the process that he goes though was very insightful to how much time he puts into his work Transmeanderation Helix. I especially enjoyed how he walked us through step by step. Seeing the transformation of his work from starting off as hand drawings and then how he developed them into the final piece. I like how he talked about harvesting his hand drawings for the most interesting areas. It was also intresting how he used many different mediums from drawing to the computer then to drawing it again. One thing that I learned from David was to never throw out your work even if it is not used because you’ll never know when you can use it again.

Amanda - Mazure Talk

Im so glad that I did go to this Artist Talk. David Mazure's lecture on the creative process was inspiring to me because I had lost touch with my own creative process and knew that I needed to reconnect. Coming from the strict graphic standard/fast-paced work environment that I'm in doesn't leave much room/time for outside of the box thinking/brainstorming, which is something that I am looking forward to changing.
His work is amazing, looking at it you wouldn't know that it had grown from sketches of the human figure. I love the fluidity of his pieces, which is something that I like to do in my own "doodles." I like that he involves science into his art and that once he broke down the figural shapes and turned them into line drawing, he thought they resembled a DNA double helix, which circled back to the beginning of his sketches of the human form.

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Printing on Metal

I did some research on printing on metal. What I have found is that it involves treating the metal (often aluminum) with a chemical process known as anodization. This process involves placing the metal in a chemical bath to turn the metal into an anode, a charged substance that is commonly used in batteries. This treated metal will readily accept dyes and certain chemical pigments will infuse directly to the metal, creating a strong and vibrant design.

There are several sites online that will actually do this kind of printing for you. Prints on metal could make very interesting portfolio pieces or business cards.

http://www.bayphoto.com/metalprints/

http://www.divlab.com/metal-prints.html

David Mazure

I really enjoyed this gallery talk. It was a unique and interesting look into another artist's creative process. Usually we only get to see the finished product, and don't get to fully appreciate the complete depth of the work. I found Mazure's work interesting when I initially saw it in the gallery, but after hearing more about it I find it even more meaningful. Seeing the stages that the work went through was fascinating. I was surprised to see that the piece hanging in the gallery began as a series of sketched figure drawings. They underwent enormous changes and eventually worked their way into a dynamic line drawing. The artistic process is incredibly important and I really liked seeing the finished work after getting a glimpse of what changes went into it along the way.