Zak Smith

If Zak Smith was a musician, his work would be punk and grunge. Known for some of his erotic pieces of art, Smith has an edgy, dark side that is revealed through his pictures. It almost reminds me of an emo comic book. His work ranges from very basic shapes and shading to much more elaborate artwork.




I felt like this picture really has a lot of emotion. I'm sure anyone would be a little emotional if their arm was chopped off. Anyways, I feel this picture really exemplifies the comic idea stated earlier, although it is a lot more detailed. I think the spots Smith chose to shade really emphasize certain parts of the picture.




I really liked this picture. You can see where he re-drew parts to create the image he wanted, and also made those final lines darker. It is an interesting perspective for the picture to be drawn from, one not typically seen. I also like the contrasting black garments and lighter garments of the people in the drawing.




At first, I did not think this drawing contained a lot of detail. But at a closer glance, you realize all of the lines within the hair and the creation of shapes to form the eyes. I think this picture relates to the one exercise we did in class where we made shapes to create an image. This picture, however, does not make different shapes every time the plane shifts, just for certain aspects of the portrait.

Jockum Nordström

Jockum Nordström is an artist who is known for some of his folk art. He uses a lot of simple shapes to create the bigger picture. He does not include a lot of detail in his drawings. He takes advantage of shading to create the detail he does include in his pieces.




This pieces I found to be somewhat symmetrical and really focused on simple shapes. It is interesting how the black squares in the back of the room are much darker than the people in the front, drawing the viewer's attention to the back. You can even see some of the imperfections of this drawing where he started drawing people and maybe stopped. Or maybe they're ghosts..... probably not.




This piece, I thought, does a good job emphasizing main parts by shading the negative regions. The only white parts are the faces, which brings the viewer's attention to them. Again, the people do not consist of a lot of detail, but are simple drawings.




I felt that this drawing was the most detailed out of the three I chose. There is a lot of shading done in the picture that really brings out some of the finder details in the objects. The part at the top I felt was really cool and drawn well (flows well, evenly spaced, accurate circle, etc.), but it is kind of random with the rest of the picture. The whole piece seems to be out of proportion and floating in mid air.

Chloe Piene

Chloe Piene is an artist that has many line gesture drawings. Her pieces have a lot of detail, but focus on creating that detail with simple shapes. She emphasizes main points in her drawings by darkening them. All seem to have a very fluidness to them.


In this piece, it seems as if it could have been a continuous line drawing. She emphasizes the face in the picture by making it darker.


This is another piece that looks like it could have been a continuous line drawing. It is fluid and uses shapes to create a bigger picture.


This picture does a good job of darkening the parts that the viewer should focus. The detail is done really well and, again, uses the smaller shapes to create the overall picture.

Mrzyk

One word to describe Mrzyk: interesting. Most of the drawings I cam across were of the human anatomy or parts of it. I thought some of her pieces would fit well in a Shel Silverstein book. She is very simple in her drawing, with just outlines and occasional detail. Although her drawings are very basic, certain aspects stick out as exceptional work.




I really liked this drawing. I felt that the hair detail in this picture is very clean and neat. I don't know if Mrzyk intentionally did this, but the hair seems too detailed in contrast to the rest of the picture. I like how the artist uses circles in the hair and also in the beads of the bracelet, kind of connecting the picture. The red is also a nice touch.




I don't really understand the meaning of the picture, but the artist shows her capability of drawing outlines very well in this picture. Not much detail. Again, the lines are neatly drawn. Even some of the legs of the body parts (creepy) are drawn relatively parallel.




This drawing was probably the strangest to me, but it had a lot more detail than the other two I chose to look at. Both the right and left side have detailed hair, especially the lighting of the hair on the left. The shirt also has a lot of detail in the wrinkles and creases. It looks as if the person on the left is missing an arm. Maybe I'm just missing the "bigger picture"