M.C. Escher

J.Riddle — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 22:41:33 -0700

I have loved Escher’s work from the first moment I saw it as a young man. I am sure that sentiment is pretty universal and that everyone on Earth is familiar with his work. If not, his official site is linked below.

I found it interesting that the entire Wiki article (linked below) on Escher failed to mention the term “Surrealist”. Conversely, the term “Surrealism” fails to mention Escher as well. Yet he is very well known as one of the great Surrealist artists from the post-Dada era. Other sites on the Web seem to verify this idea, but perhaps there is some debate or technicality that I am not aware of. Any proper Art Historians out there feel free to educate me on this one? To my eyes his later work would appear to be firmly and undeniably rooted in the Surrealist camp.

In any case, Escher’s was a true genius who’s work everyone should contemplate. Go see visit the official site.

Shepard Fairey

J.Riddle — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:56:12 -0700

Shepard Fairey is probably best known for his "Obey" pseudo-propaganda campaign as seen not only in hipster bars of Seattle but also in select locations worldwide.

Not everyone will agree on whether or not his art is great, but it certainly does make for a good conversation vis-a-vis the famous old question "what is art?". Check out his site and tell me what you think.

How his work came to light is an interesting story, I suggest reading his manifesto or some of the articles on his site, a fairly comprehensive Wiki page is helpful as well.

Graphic Artist

M.C. Escher

Shepard Fairey