Artist Research

1) Andy Warhol: Andy Warhol's work always intrigued me. His use of color, contrast, and repetition is his tactic for grabbing the viewer's attention, and it works. Also, Warhol seems to have a tendency to depict major figures of the past; Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Michael Jackson, etc. These are a few of the people who grab my attention the most. I've always been a person more interested in the past than the present. I have pictures of Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe hanging in my dorm room as well as my room at home. Also, his use of repetition gives his work a sort of systematic feel, which I like. Being a numbers person, I'm attracted to things that are systematic and organized which makes his work so pleasing to my eye. Since Warhol is basically the founder of the pop art movement, he would be a really interesting artist to research.

2) Bridget Riley: When I looked up Bridget Riley's work, I was instantly drawn to it. Again, her approach is very systematic and organized in such a way that it forms optical illusions. I enjoy her lack of bright colors and abstractness. Everything she makes seems to form some kind of pattern, but no two are the same. Trying to learn to create your own optical illusions seems to me to be very difficult and I think Riley would be a really intriguing artist to look into and research for that reason.

3) Salvador Dali: Salvador Dali is a little bit out of my comfort zone; His painting style is very abstract and unusual, but in such an interesting way that you can't help but stare. When I look at his work, my mind wanders through it and it ignites my critical thinking. His style of morphing different things together in a way that flows and pleases the eye is so unique and compelling. Also, the surrealism behind every piece only draws you in even further. There seems to be a hidden message behind every piece and that's what makes you think so hard, but they're also free to interpretation. His style and character seem to be really unique and really interesting to research.