Grind Time

The passage that stands out to me most was authored by German artist Jochem Hendricks. Specifically his work titled “Eye”. This artwork stood out to me the most because the woman in the photo looked almost exactly like the actor Heath Ledger dressed as the Joker from the movie the Dark Knight. I fell in love when I have watched the Joker. The way that Ledger portrayed how a human being could create chaos and bring out the true colors of people was brilliant. I feel this artwork captures the aggressive expansion of mystery and evil. The way the woman is glancing at you as she covers most of her face with the newspaper makes it look like she is up to no good. She is also in a white room with just tea newspapers and cigarettes shows how she does not need much to satisfy herself. It is almost as if she welcomes you into her madness like a Harley Quinn. Either she is plotting to kill you or plotting to kill with you. It says that the author used a kind of digital technology equipment to direct representation of the artists gaze. Which I think he nailed perfectly. This was one of the most interesting pieces from the total passages.

One of my favorite artists is Roy Lichtenstein. He is the guy who developed the pop art. They look like comic book strips but with real life emotion. One of his most famous works is titled “Drowning Girl”. In the thought bubble the woman cries out “I don’t care! I’d rather sink than call brad for help!” I thought that was funny because it generalizes a typical beautiful diva that always gets what she wants except this time when a guy turned her down. Lichtenstein really helps all forms of new arts to progress into popular and recognized artwork. His art continues to live forever.