Tuesday, November 27, 2012


Artist Name: Shepard Fairy
Title of Artwork: Hendrix
  1. The common themes of style this artist's work has is 
  2. The common themes in the topic or message this artist's work has is empowerment.
  3. The features that make it clear that Shepard Fairy's work is vector art and often created using Adobe Illustrator is the fact there aren't any photographic feels in his compositions.
  4. What stood out the most when I first saw this image was the instruments in the background.
  5. This drew my attention because that's the main thing he was known for, making music.
  6. As I keep looking, what also seemed important was the clothes he is wearing in the picture.
  7. The thing I mentioned in number 4 seems important because that was the main thing that he is known for.
  8. The contrasting light or color used in the composition just gives it that nice retro feel relative to the time period he was in.
  9. What directs your attention from one point to another in the image is the different things going on in the picture that relate to him in one way or another.
  10. What seems to be hiding in this composition is the time relative thing that don't stand out right away.
  11. Why do I think this was partially hidden is because the artist wanted people from that time period or familiar with it to get a different feel than people who are just familiar with him himself.
  12. The main idea of this artwork is to be like a tribute to Hendrix and to show things that were the fad back in those times.
Artist Name: Neil Duerden
Title of Artwork: Picture 18


  1. The common themes of style this artist's work has is like graffiti art.
  2. The common themes in the topic or message does the artist's work has is urban graffiti.
  3. Duerden's art is mostly digitally illustrated. It fits both aspects together because there is some photography in the composition. 
  4. What stood out the most when I first saw this image was the vividness of the car in the picture.
  5. This drew my attention because its the only thing not in a abstract graffiti art style.
  6. As I keep looking, what also seemed important was the graffiti in the background is based on city streets which are relevant to the car in the foreground.
  7. The thing I mentioned in number 4 seems important because it the main character of the picture.
  8. Contrasting light or color used in the composition to show different textures.
  9. What directs my attention from one point to another in the image is the different textures from the different shades of color and the shine some produce.
  10. What seems to be hiding in this composition is the road to success theme.
  11. I think this was partially hidden because it shows what you can get with success
  12. The main idea of what this artwork is to shrive to be successful.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Artwork Critique


Artist Name: Pablo Jeffer Da Silva
Title of Artwork: Woman of Dark Desires


  1. The common themes of style this artist has is abstract and colorfully.
  2. The common themes in the topic or message does the artist work had is reality verus fiction.
  3. The features that make it clear his work is vector art is the fact that its drawn.
  4. What stood out to me is the way it fades from top to bottom.
  5. This drew my attention because it gives the picture a different feel than it would had it just been one shade all the way though.
  6. As i kept looking, it also seemed important that the girl had horns to be relevant to the theme. 
  7. What i mentioned in number 4 seems important because it gives a different feel depending on what part of the picture your looking at.
  8. Contrasting light and color are used in composition to change the feel of the picture.
  9.  What directs my attention from one point to another is the way the color varies in different ways in different spots.
  10. What seems to be hiding in this composition is this seductive theme. 
  11. This was hidden because to play on the deep down intentions that aren't also seen but are there.
  12. The main idea of the artwork is seduction or innocence turned to maliciousness.