Logo inspirations to aid in assignment #2

Coming up with a logo is kind of a daunting task. It took me forever to come up with a basic logo for myself, a photographer. Logos need to be recognized and associated with whatever the person whose logo you see, does for a living. You can be conceptual, or stick to the basics as less is more. There's so many things you can do. Below are some examples of good logos that may inspire you, plus a website with lots more.

Logo inspiration

"Designer as Dramatist, and the Tales He Left Behind"

A show at the Met called "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty," is all about the career of a talented fashion designer and artist who ended his life far too early. "The show, or rather what's in it, is a button-pushing marvel: ethereal and gross, graceful and utterly manipulative, and poised on a line where fashion turns into something else." McQueen liked to shock people when it came to his fashions typically with shapes consisting of horns, teeth, hair, cast-metal, etc...

The fact is that McQueen wasn't just a fashion designer, he was truly an artist with an intense, dramatic vision that came out in pieces of clothing.

Alexander McQueen

assignment 3

Feathery Fun
photographs of a model, studio, Avedon lighting, and a pound of colored feathers.

pick a gallery, create an art show post card

NYC GALLERY – Hasted Kraeutler – 537 west 24^th street, new york, ny 10011

#212-627-0006


2x2 map to put on post card
use grays and one color

The influence of music on art..

The Parish Art Museum in Southampton, New York will be hosting a night where musicians improvise what they play based on what the artists are painting. Artists are influenced by musicians and vice versa, this is something that has been going on forever, but the idea of actually playing it out seems very interesting. 

"Everyone will improvise, the idea being that the painter will respond to the music, or paint what he hears, while the musicians simultaneously express what they see. From a musician's standpoint, it is very exciting because a line, a color, a shape immediately means something, and you trade it back and forth."

The band playing in this event is called the Sinopia Quartet, which consists of 2 pianists and 2 percussionists.

The influence of music on art..

The Book Surgeon

There are many different types of artists in the world, one way to be creative and try using an unconventional canvas, so to speak, is to use books as a carving material. Brian Dettmer is an artist who does this. He uses all different kinds of tools like tweezers and surgical tools in order to carve amazing details page by page. "The richness and depth of the book is universally respected yet often undiscovered as the monopoly of the form and relevance of the information fades over time. The book’s intended function has decreased and the form remains linear in a non-linear world. By altering physical forms of information and shifting preconceived functions, new and unexpected roles emerge." He's from Chicago and work in Atlanta. 

I really enjoy the intricacy and time that goes into creating a work like these books. I don't know if I could ever be patient enough to do complete one though.

The Book Surgeon

Creative Use of Film Negatives

On the theme of "green living" and do-it-yourself projects, one way to recycle old negatives is to make a lamp. Go to Ikea, buy a cheap rectangular or curved lamp for about $7 and use a clear type of adhesive, such as Mod Podge or rubber cement to attach your negatives. This is a super easy and creative project. The lamp you make will absolutely be one of a kind and it's a great way to use some old negatives that you have collecting dust. The light from the lamp will shine through and they look really great.

Turn Photo Negatives Into Artsy, Personalized Lamps

Beer Can Butterflies

While I was sitting in a doctor's office, I was skimming through a home decor magazine and came across these beautiful wall sculptures. They were sculpted butterflies in the pattern of a flock. I wrote down the name of the artist so that I could look him up when I got home.

Paul Villinski is an artist who works with found objects and after finding crushed beer cans, decided to create a butterfly installation using them.

“These pieces explore themes of transformation and recovery through the metamorphosis of crushed beer cans from the streets of New York into flocks of realistically crafted butterflies.” 

Beer Can Butterflies

I used to be an art history major and remember learning about 'found objects' in contemporary art. Artists such as Marcel Duchamp and Robert Rauschenberg are known for incorporating random objects, 'readymades' into their artworks.

I think that using found objects in art is a really important subject especially today because recycling and re-using are the ways of the world now. Plus, I believe that anything can be used in art. The simple design of a beer can or the way it looks crushed can be considered art by someone out there. Paul Villanski just took the idea and ran with it, morphing his found objects into resembling beautiful things found in nature.

Artist's Website