Annette Messager

Annette Messager is an installation artist who mostly works with photos, prints and sketches. I have included her in my blog for the way in which she installs her pieces. Like Michael Maier, Messager uses strings, and the illusion of hanging.

I would like to use this in my own work; either painting a picture of pictures hanging or even use her installation approach and hang the painting themselves, bringing the painting into a more 3D Format.

More MAGRITTE!

I know ive already posted about Magritte but i didn't include this picture! I love the whole reflection/mirror image thing thats going on using positive and negative spaces. Something else i didn't mention is the bright blue sky Magritte often uses. Especially with some nice white n fluffy clouds! Nice!  : D

Not too sure how this will look in my paintings, but i think i will experiment with this. Why NOT!? Experimentation is the key right?  :P

Michael Maier

I found this artist and was immediately taken by the feel of his artworks. I was first drawn in by the idea of hanging the subject in a puppet like way. This concept got me thinking and i don't think that their could be any limits ti this idea.

 

Although Michael Maier has only really suspended the dominant subject matter, why not suspend everything, clouds, text, birds etc etc... even suspend the painting itself. This concept could be a lot of fun.  :)

Tomoo Gokita

I love how this Japanese guy makes such interesting figures out of metal and industrial looking objects. I could easily take inspiration from this guy buy creating an object from my box... such as a wine glass, and paint it using metal looking objects, such as a bird cage.

I could also use Tomoo Gokita as a possible artist model for my painting folio.