Margaret Kilgallen

The artist who struck me the most was Margaret Kilagallen. I love the way she uses different fonts and texts mixed with other artistic elements. In this piece, the font she used for the word "blue" is very stylistic and stands out. I think the way she matches up various elements makes her work interesting to look at. All of her work doesnt have the "normal" look to it, and that is a part of why it is so striking. You can still tell what the object is, but she doesnt have a perfectionist style. I enjoy the way she draws people, because they have a very different look. Margaret's work is striking because each element has a unique look and when it is put all together, the final piece is stunning.

Feeble Minded Children

Feeble Minded Children Artists Statement Emilie Colwell

To create my pieces of art, I first thought a lot about my definitions of heaven and hell. I moved away from the stereotype of heaven and hell. I was inspired by nature and the natural things that we take for granted every day. My five pieces are symbols of things in our natural world that I believe are truly incredible.

The natural objects I chose to highlight were; stars/constellations, mountains, a leaf, a tree trunk, and an ocean wave. I selected stars because they are my favorite thing to look at, and it’s really interesting that constellations are a part of how we see the stars. Mountains have a certain natural architecture that is breathtaking to look at. A leaf was one of my selections because they are everywhere, and there are so many different types. Tree trunks are solid and we have a partnership with them because they breathe in what we breathe out. As for the ocean, I chose it because of the rhythm it has with the waves, and how the water flows in and out.

I chose to combine the urban textures of graffiti to create the natural parts to show a link between urban life and nature. My personal heaven isn’t just our natural world. I think that it is amazing that with all of our production and urban creation, these natural things still exist on our planet. Even though we have such a negative impact on the environment, urban life and nature still coexist.

I created all of the pieces using Adobe Photoshop. I used graffiti images from Josh and mixed them with a picture of something in nature. The pieces are organized from the highest in the sky, to lowest to the ground. At every level on earth you can find something natural that is bigger than us and mysteriously beautiful.