JESSICA ROHRERInstructor: Amy Poff

Art 21 Project

JEFF KOONS

“Large Vase of Flowers” 1991

A lot of Koons’ artwork has a timeless creation to it. This is a good example because a bouquet of flowers is something that I feel always inspires people. I do not feel like he has an exact style of work because his work goes from painting to photographs. He is an all around gifted artist.

I was inspired to blow up the flower that stood out to most to me in the flowers from Koons’ art. That blue flower was one of the smaller flowers in the vase but its bright color stood out to me the most, making a statement. I used oil pastels to create this.

UMBERTO BOCCIONI

“Unique Forms of Continuity and Space” 1913

I chose this piece because it is something that is timeless and similar to work that Koons’ has previously done. In a lot of his other work he seemed to like using gold and this is a perfect example of something I think he would have done.

JUDY PFAFF

“Moogie Cha” from “Apple and Oranges” 1986

She has a funny logic kind of style. Looking at her work it is kind of confusing with all of the different things going on. She likes to throw in a bunch of different things to make a masterpiece. For example this one has stripes and polka dots involved and everyone always says they do not go together, but she proved them wrong.

I was mainly inspired by the polka dots in her work so I started off with them. I love the different color bubbles. I then wanted to add that random funny feel that Pfaff has to her work. I did this by starting a checkerboard that doesn’t even match up, the lines, and the pattern down at the bottom. I wanted this piece to have that random funny feel about it that she has with her work.

WASSILY KANDINSKY

“Sketch for Composition VII” 1913

I choose this picture because when I first looked at it I had the same thought in my head, “What is that?” I felt with this you had to look more into what the picture is representing and not just see it for a bunch of things put together.

WATON FORD

“Blue Matari” 1998

Ford uses his imagination with animals. The animals are sometimes in non realistic setting or they some times are. He looks into the mind of animals and what they might be thinking.

I was inspired to get into the mind of my animals. My dogs are clearly thinking about something. Emerald, the one on the left looks like she has something on her mind. While Lilly is licking her licks because she is thinking about something yummy. When I was taking this photo I was trying to get a picture of Lilly when she sits up on her back legs and begs, but I really liked how I caught her in the moment of licking her lips. I felt this shows that animals do have things on their minds, but you just have to imagine what they are thinking.

GIACOMO BALLA“Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash” 1912

I felt this represented Ford’s work because of the animal involved. He used a lot of animals in his pieces. This piece can relate because you can try imagine what this dog is thinking why on his walk. He is moving fast so possibly they could be running, or he just has a lot of excitement. This gives me the opportunity to imagine what an animal is thinking just like in Ford’s work.