YBAs
WHO ARE THE YBAs
Why have I chosen the Young British Artists (YBAs) to focus on?
Well it has to be said they are not so young any more but when they exhibited for the first time in - they were just out of college (mainly from Goldsmiths College) and they made a real impact on the world of art.
So have we heard of any of them already?
DAMIEN HIRST
is famous for these artworks above in the main banner which is called:
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The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living.
RACHEL WHITEREAD
Simple casting
ref
GARY HUME
Shapes and space and composition
MARC QUINN
Another self portrait
FIONA RAE
Abstracted
GILLIAN WEARING
Identity
MARK WALLINGER
RICHARD PATTERSON
WAS A
SECTION / INDIVIDUAL SKETCHES, PRODUCTIONS, ARTWORKS / EXAMPLES OF THINGS YOU MIGHT WRITE
Possible things to say / Monkey
This sketch of a monkey (name specific if can) using hatching and cross hatching, effectively suggesting the texture of the fur.
On a recent visit to a local animal park for primary research I sketched...
I produced a series of secondary studies from photographs I took at the local animal park...
The gesture of the monkey with the hand on the glass cage seems to emphasise its sorrow as a captured animal
Pop references, film anything etc
Possible things to say: Bear in cage. This was produced for a project entitled 'Animal'
Using withy sticks to construct the cage and leaving wide spaces in the structure shows that the bear could escape but has been psychologically controlled by humans.
The colourful abstract background contrasts with the rigid structure of the cage and the sad state of the bear.
The bear was sculpted out of clay. The rough finish adding a sense of the texture of the bear without in a simple way without drawing all the fur.
The expressive and free use of paint was inspired by the work of William de Kooning an abstract expressionist artist
The Abstract Expressionists (also known as Action Painting) produced dynamic art with no explicit reference to the visual world.
Good reference for artists and genres:
Previous student work
Great example of studies to support a project development.
References the medium
Using art and design words - references contrast in the black and white
Effectively references the artist inspired by.
Previous student work
Another really well developed project with good commentry using art and design words and referencing process.
The experimental process effectively informing the final visual work for this Negative and Positive Space project.