Obama Pop Art !

Hello everyone. These are the images of the Pop Art Posters for the Obama Campaign.

Hope to see your opinions!

Posters as Portraits

Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture This "exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery's collections examines how a famous face can enhance a poster, and, conversely, how posters have defined reputations of prominent Americans." Browse exhibit sections (such as "Export of American Culture"), view an audio slide slow, and read an exhibition introduction and a blog entry about the exhibition. From the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.URL: http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/ballyhoo/LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26195

Then post your views on the blogg.........Karim I'm still waiting for your post!!!!

SACHA JAFRI

This month, one of Britain's most exciting young artists Sacha Jafri unveils his ten-year retrospective in Dubai.

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/512716-designer-insight-sacha-jafri

What is your response to his work?

My only ambition is to become an important artist of this century - one that is remembered in 200 years... someone who is a Picasso, a Kandinsky, a Van Gogh. And anything less than that is just not good enough.

...and his attitude?

The 40 greatest magazine covers of the last 40 years

Photographic portraits are often found on the front cover of magazines............check out this website and comment on the blogg on the covers included, then have a go at creating your own cover in your book which may be seen as controversial at this time/in this culture. (Be respectful in your choice of words and imagery.) Remember to explain what and why.

http://www.magazine.org/asme/top_40_covers/

Mikala Dwyer-workshop response

Whether the workshop matched your expectations or not I am sure all of you got something out of the experience yesterday. Mikalya was very impressed with you-It was a credit to you all that she commented on your positive attitude and enthusiasm, the sophistication in some of the work being producing and the ideas you came up with. She thought you were polite, receptive and forthcoming, and apparently a contrast to several other situations she had experienced during her time doing workshops in Qatar and the Emirates. In fact to quote her….”I’m so glad I made this the last visit of my trip as it’s been the highlight”.

So you know what she thought, now share your own thoughts by stating what positive points you will take away from what you HEARD, SAW, EXPERIENCED, FELT/THOUGHT during the experinece......

MIKALA DWYER-visiting artist

We have a visiting Australian artist called  Mikala Dwyer coming to do a workshop with you on Monday. Google her and make yourself familiar with her art and background before her visit. Take time to give your initial response to what you find out on this blogg. You will also be asked to comment again after her visit.

David Hockney

The photo collages are extremely amazing. The idea of putting the collages is very creative. I think that all his collages are beautiful because the focus of the object are shown in a different angel in each picture and thats what caught my attention the most. I also like the shape of the picture, because it looks very unusual and in the same way creative. This gave it an amazing and attractive effect.