Wednesday, October 29, 2014

JOSEPH cornell

Joseph Cornell

Jospeh cornell was an artist/filmmaker with no real experience or training. his most famous pieces of art are boxes with odd photographs and objects arranged in strange ways. His use of surrealism and constructivism in these boxes will lead to be called assemblages.
 here are some of his assemblages:


cornell.defense-afficher.jpg

cornell.1942.jpg






cornell.pharmacy.jpg


Tuesday, October 7, 2014

I like this mask a lot. I like the simplicity of it but also the way it makes me question this type of animal greatly. its nice that the artist who made this, made this so similar to the actual thing but it feels and looks completely different i think.
Here is another mask i find interesting. I like that it is not completely symmetrical like a lot of masks you usually see. I like that it also has a folded type quality like a fan.

here are some of the masks i found that i really like: