Shintaro Ohata

This is what I am trying to look for in the combination between sculpture and painting but on a smaller scale of course
.http://yukari-art.jp/en/shintaro_ohata_en

Magu Lujan and Art Communication

Magu Lujan is one of the founder's of the Chicano Art Movement. I grew up not have much resources to gain knowledge about art history and current movements. Magu says that art is a communication, something you need to learn and that is mandatory as an artist. Because it helps make good decisions towards created art, it helps put a story line to your art. At the beginning of the video he responds that "they" didn't consider "us" as a movement or culture. I wonder if that is towards an argument towards Chicano art. He goes on to say that "we", and I'm guessing Chicanos, can tel stories with their art if given the chance. I think that they already do. He says that artists as students have to reach, read, and go out to gain knowledge about the communication that is art. To learn its vocabulary. He points out to his painting how he mixes the vocabulary of abstract, even tho he is not an abstract painter, he uses it in in his representational artwork. Not learning and applying these things results in what he calls neanderthal art and results in your work not being displayed in museums and such. Although he offers few words, they did open my eyes to the responsibility I had and have in order to expand my art communication with or without resources offered to me.

Agustin Castillo: Abstract Artist

This is nothing like my style of painting but I am impressed at how fast he can work. I should start trying to keep my style ongoing and quick instead of being held behind by the details. I like how even the drips left behind he works around, he makes mistakes and keeps them. That would frustrate me. Although I am no abstract artist, I like how free this style of painting is. I probably won't make any drastic move towards going this abstract, I probably will try to be more free and accept mistakes with my painting.

Cheech Marin's Chicano Art Collection

i came across this page, about Cheech Marin's collection of Chicano art whose showcase was rejected at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. It hints that it was originally turned down, giving the possibility that it was later accepted. I'm still yet to come across that information. But I found this topic interesting since it seems that Chicano art seem somewhat neglected by the mainstreams of art establishments. Even in my art history classes I do not recall covering much of Chicano art. I'm interested to see what Cheech Marin's collection looks like since I never took him for much of an art collector. I only new him for some of his acting roles, especially the Cheech and Chong movie collection.

http://bullfighterscafe.blogspot.com/2008/06/cheech-marins-chicano-art-at-lacma.html

Lowrider/Graffiti Art

This Hispanic Artist calls himself Rask Opticon. I love the expressive work he does with grafitti like art. Like Rask this is the kind of art that I grew up looking at. Lowrider art was a theme that was everywhere around predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods. Rask soon turned his grafitti art towards canvases using airbrushing techniques giving his art a more surreal look. He has even come to make his own clothing line. Airbrushing is something i might want to get into. St. Ed's should make a class that offers airbrushing on canvas.


http://www.lowriderarte.com/featuredartists/1101_lras_rask_opticon_jack_of_all_trades/index.html

Chicano Artist Mike Roman

Mike Roman likes to use some Mexican icons and Mexican artist Frida in his work. He uses her in a form of a mermaid playing a guitar. He also uses religious icons like the Milagros. More than anything Mike Roman says his work is not about the subject but how to use colors and and mediums to make the art pop out. He prefers his art to look rough and rugged.

Watching his different pieces of work, I can see how unafraid he is to use any kind of colors to make the composition pop. I was trying to use this same kind of attitude towards my last painting, to try and use pattern and color to make my subject stand out.

5 Year Plan

Graduate from St. Edward’s University with a Bachelors in Art

Enter works into Senior Exhibition and apply for others

Get a full-time job

                Interview for jobs that apply to my Major

                                Advertising Agency (Creative Department)

Apprenticeship at a Tattoo Parlor

be a tattoo parlor as a fulltime artist

                Save towards own parlor and pay school loans

or

Apply to graduate school directly (or join the peace core to pay off loans first)

                Look for an assistantship

                Receive my masters in fine arts