Hi,
This blog is for my Art portfolio class.
I will be writing about the class experience and Odilon Redon.
Experience
We have been introduced to a new teaching technique which was listening to a pre-recorded PowerPoint. A lot of my classmates were not happy with this technique but I thought that it was a good way to listen and take notes so that we could go through everything at the end. Which gives me better focus during the recording instead of being asked question and getting distracted.
Odilon Redon
The presentation we looked at during class was about Odilon Redon. We got some information about his life and looked at his artworks. From what I remember of his work is that they are different from what you will usually see and mostly creepy, one of his artwork that I have not been able to forget was the "Crying spider". The reason for this is because the spider was given a human face that was crying and it made it look creepy but interesting at the same time. What I have learnt from his work is that, in order to get noticed you really have to do differently from everyone.
The crying spider
REFERENCE
Obelisk Art History. 2021. The Crying Spider. [online] Available at: <https://arthistoryproject.com/artists/odilon-redon/the-crying-spider/> [Accessed 14 April 2021].
Good start to anazlysing the work - why do you think the artist uses this strange imagery? Is it to just stand out? Could you use a clash combination of images or ideas in your own work too?
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