My Project 1 Pictures

Chuck Close

Chuck Close is a very patient fellow. His works are mainly portraits but compositionaly I do not find them uninteresting like a normal portrait may turn out. These works are made up of individual images put together to make a whole and the process takes him unbelievably long. This shows identity within the paintings and images as clear as day.

Robert Longo

Robert Longo uses a very common subject matter, the figure. But then he takes this figure and instead of traditionally focusing in on that, he moves towards the idea of space, and motion. The figures positive and nagative space it creates in the different pieces are what give each image it's distinct quality that tells people, "this is a Longo." I find that his identity shows in his work very distinctly in that he views people as a constantly moving force. The wave piece he did goes along with this idea perfectly.

David Ho

David Ho's work tends to have a very surrealist, expressionist feel to it. When looking at the images he creates you have to really think to take into effect what he is trying to portray or get across to the viewer. Compositionaly his works work out very well as looking at one of his images just makes you want to take in the whole view. While some of his other ones are the exact opposite and draw your attention to a specific point, which is what he was most likely going for. David Ho clearly has a way of seeing life all his own, but from there he then takes this sight or imaginative object and creates it into a concept of idea and art. David Ho's art conjurs up such powerful emotions and he creates images that could never possibly be real, yet they are so tangible. His identity is displayed in his works in that he deals a lot with the form and obviously prefers this area of work, along with the idea of going beyond just a figure. By adding in a surrealist effect and making the viewer wonder what is really going on in the picture is what Ho's identity is all about.