Michal Rovner

Michal Rovner is an Israeli photographer and video artist. She works in both Israel and New York, and has had her art showcased in many solo exhibitions and otherwise. Her art and video often have political commentary, often involving Israel. She created one piece about the borer between Lebanon and Israel, attempting and failing to cross over it.

What initially drew me to her work was the way that a lot of her images were almost blurred, but Ness Monster or Bigfoot from far away. I like that stylistic choice a lot.

There are a lot of silhouettes and often black and white coloration. These images are very striking and have such bold coloring with such dark darks and light lights that they demand to be looked at in a way.

 Her abstract pieces are also very striking, like the rest of her work. These ones are almost jagged and look as if they've been torn apart and stuck together again. They are very complex images without being overly busy and difficult to look at.

Beau White

I chose to talk about Beau White here because I love the very grotesque look his art has; it elicits a big reaction because they look realistic yet disgusting, and sometimes somewhat unreal. His art is just very odd and original and he isn't afraid of being gross for the sake of a painting.

Chuck Close

Chuck close was born in America in on July 4th, 1940. He is an American painter and photographer famous for his photo realism, he also often does abstract portraits of people that are held in galleries all around the world. He is famous for doing huge scale photo realistic paintings. In 1988 he suffered an injury that left him paralyzed, but he kept doing art afterwards successfully.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a German expressionist painter who was born on May 6th, 1880 in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria. He is remembered for helping to form a group of artists known as The Bridge, and they were some of the most well known Expressionists of the day.

He was a volunteer in the army during the first world war, but was discharged after a nervous breakdown in 1916. After this incident he was committed to a mental institution (which have historically caused more harm than good, as a side note). He was very mentally ill and grappled with similar issues for his whole life, which inevitably were the cause of his death. He committed suicide by shooting himself on June 15th in 1938 in Davos, Switzerland. He was fifty-eight years old at the time.

An important part of Expressionism is that it is very loose and well, expressive, and much more emotionally full than what was the traditional style of art previously. This can be clearly seen in his work, which is very raw and rough looking.

The art studio that Kirchner and the other artists of The Bridge worked in was truly Bohemian, and messy. Also, there was frequent nudity (as the human body was very important to Kirchner's work) as well as plenty of sexual activity.

The female form was mostly what he focused on, but he also painted landscapes and portraits. His use of wild and bright contrasting colors really makes his art very distinct. His colors are my favorite part of his work, and they draw the eye to them very well. His art demands to be viewed. His brushwork is also very expressive and complex without being overwhelming. His art is quite beautiful and well worth a look.