Faith Ringgold was born on October 8, 1930 in Harlem and started painting 35 years ago. She is best known for her painted story quilts, which is art that combines painting, quilted fabric and storytelling. When asked how she writes the story of her quilts she replied "I think about the characters and the story I want to tell and then I begin to write the chapters in segments. And then, just like the materials of a quilt, I piece the words together until they make a story. I have to edit many times before it is finished and ready to be written on the quilt." She also says that she gets her ideas from reflecting on her life and the lives of people she has known and has been inspired by.
Faith Ringgold is married and has two daughters. She is currently a professor of art at the University of California in San Diego, California. She is currently working on writing more children's books as well as creating new pieces of art.
Some of her more known pieces include,
"Church Picnic"
http://www.faithringgold.com/ringgold/d05.htm
"Tar Beach"
http://www.faithringgold.com/ringgold/d06.htm
And "God Bless America"
http://www.faithringgold.com/ringgold/d67.htm
Video on Faith Ringgold
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzEWJJUnTlk
Faith Ringgold information from http://www.faithringgold.com/ringgold/default.htm
Monday, September 27, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Chester Arnold "Digger"
Brandon Stone
Candace Nicol
Art 160
9/19/10
Chester Arnold’s art work seemed to focus on the environment and the impacts that mankind has on it. Taking a look at all of his paintings at the Nevada Museum of Art, they all carry out that theme. His work includes paintings that show trash left over from society, the deforestation of land and the pollution that man creates.
The piece that I chose to write about was titled “Digger.” It shows a harvested forest, tire tracks, and a lonely man who has dug his own grave. This piece jumped out at me because of the impact it has. To me, it is telling a story of how man has destroyed nature by cutting down all these trees and the man sees that there is no hope left. He digs his own grave because he sees the direction that the world is going in. He sees that the future is very dreary because mankind can not change their ways and maybe has regret for being a part of the deforestation of the now desolate land.
On the description of the painting is says that the leftover tree stumps act as tombstones. This is possibly saying that other people have noticed what the lonely man has come to terms with and have already dug their own graves. Overall I think the main message that Chester Arnold is trying to get across is that by killing the environment, humanity as a whole, are digging their own graves.
Candace Nicol
Art 160
9/19/10
Chester Arnold’s art work seemed to focus on the environment and the impacts that mankind has on it. Taking a look at all of his paintings at the Nevada Museum of Art, they all carry out that theme. His work includes paintings that show trash left over from society, the deforestation of land and the pollution that man creates.
The piece that I chose to write about was titled “Digger.” It shows a harvested forest, tire tracks, and a lonely man who has dug his own grave. This piece jumped out at me because of the impact it has. To me, it is telling a story of how man has destroyed nature by cutting down all these trees and the man sees that there is no hope left. He digs his own grave because he sees the direction that the world is going in. He sees that the future is very dreary because mankind can not change their ways and maybe has regret for being a part of the deforestation of the now desolate land.
On the description of the painting is says that the leftover tree stumps act as tombstones. This is possibly saying that other people have noticed what the lonely man has come to terms with and have already dug their own graves. Overall I think the main message that Chester Arnold is trying to get across is that by killing the environment, humanity as a whole, are digging their own graves.
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