Iconoclasistas

These artists from Argentina use icons as the basis of their visual work about the distribution of social services to people in the city.
Go to this LINK AT  their website to discover many more information rich ICONs

Dynamic Graphics- Week 1

We talked in class about the word "dynamic" used to describe an image. I am copying here a definition of Dynamic.


dy·nam·ic/dīˈnamik/

Adjective: (of a process or system) Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.

Noun: A force that stimulates change or progress within a system or process.

Synonyms: dynamics

You can imagine there is a degree of dynamism-- more or less. There is no measurement, but is about whether or not it makes your eyes and your emotions react in a way as if they are perceiving movement, anxiety, and speed. Think of the image of a rocket taking off.

Examine the following for different forms of dynamism.
Use these or other examples from the same artists as mattes to do your second dynamic image.



In the history of art, there have been movements when artists especially tried to represent the velocity of technological change.
For example, even to ride the train for people in the 1800s was very exciting feeling and even violent, because of the speed, and the loud noise and the irregular movement. Technological advancement was also experienced through the violence of World War 1, and artists tried to capture that in dynamic images--

See: Futurist Images HERE

RUSSULO, Luigi. 1911. The Revolt

Piet MONDRIAN, early 20th century

Guernica, by Pablo PICASSO. 1937

Guernica is a painting by Pablo Picasso. It was created in response to the bombing of Guernica, Basque Country, by German and Italian warplanes at the behest of the Spanish Nationalist forces, on 26 April 1937, during the Spanish Civil War. FROM WIKIPEDIA. MORE

"Blips and Ifs" by Stuart DAVIS, 1963-4

"Eggbeat" by Stuart DAVIS



Good discussion of art of Stuart DAVIS at this link

Romare BEARDON. American artist 1911-1988