Post 2- Influences In Art Practice Gabriel Lopez

 Who are the 5 artist you chose?

1.  Kerry James Marshall
2.  Doris Salcedo 
3. Andrea Zittel 
4.  Laylah Ali
5. Drake Carr

What were 5 themes the artists addressed about making work?

•  Kerry James Marshall 
•  his love for collages and images
• taking the work that is loved such as greek gods etc and putting the gods of cultures not seen 
• he uses big work but also smaller work in the comic world 
• the need to see and create is incredible strong  
•  the culture and pain not to be forgotten 
• Doris Salcedo 
•  the inside out shows the sculpture the work is measured perfectly
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• Andrea Zittel  
•  the tiny nyc apartment movement something compact that can be useful and moveable
•  ability to build a mini form of house
•  use the earliest part of modernism in the older take
• addressing small spaces and how she lived in those spaces 
• using the societal pressure of Professional and of uniqueness
• Laylah Ali 
•  uses paper instead of canvas 
• huge love for writing  
•  Uses one paint brush for one color
•  the figures dont have eye brows or ears
• the schedule of what to paint and when to paint
• Drake Carr
• self acceptance  
•   rid of shame
• be more campy  
• confident in your work 
• take from the past and use it for the future 

What were 5 challenges the artists faced in making their work? 

• Kerry James Marshall 
1. finding the right work  
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• Doris Salcedo
1.  making sure the work is compelling marker of accurate 
2.  the work shows accurate of others experiences 
3.  talking about Colombian pain from the ruins
4.  uses actual concrete work to make visual 
5.   absurd work but it is so to be human
• Andrea Zittel 
1. saw the way of breeding spaces and transformed that for humans  
2. taking form life and adding adsorbing in ridiculous  
3.  pushing the social boundaries with experimental homes 
4.   the need to be aloneness and the need for control
5.  the internal fight of voluntary isolation and need to show perforce in the work
• Laylah Ali 
1.  Don't want to make it seem the work is an a escape  
2. is almost too set down to the point 
3.  trying to break free from certain skin colors in each work
4. pass through the violence  
5.   trying to pass the precise to where the live performance 
•  Drake Carr
1. Self acceptance to fight the shame in desires 
2.  Self assurance in the work that is being produced
3. Understanding the meaningfully of the work that is being shown 
4. Collecting all the work from the 80s to get inspiration from  
5. Moving to NYC and showcasing that desire from the past to the future. 
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What were 5 inspirations you drew from the artists?

• Kerry James Marshall
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• Doris Salcedo
1.  Colombian artist underatanin the pain of seeing the ruins
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• Andrea Zittel
1. a wooden sculpture that helps living  
2.  the need for perfected living and the space really molds the person
3.  creating everything out of nothing in living life
4.  the space you take socially and figurative
5. the needs and beauty of the human life 

• Laylah Ali 
1.  Organize references in an orderly fashion
2.  the organized system of painting, of scheduling the work system
3.  The simpleness of the work but conveys such emotions
4.  what stories are shown in each piece  
5. concentration in the stages of violence 

•   Drake Carr
1. The colors of reminiscent of the 80s brightness 
2. Learning and growing from shame from what you created to acceptance and seeing people love your work. 
3. Loving drawing people and getting commissioned to draw more people 
4. Celebration in camp of queerness and meaningful  
5.  You can learn from the past and make more art in the present

What were 5 things you would like to incorporate into your own work after watching these videos? 

1.  To be more bold 
2.  Focus more the essence of people or in the moment more rather than try to super copy what is there.
3.  Play with more dynamic poses
4. collect good references   
5. breaking free from the mold can be scary but necessary