Charater research

 

For my character research I chose to do Shaggy from Scooby Doo. Shaggy is Scooby’s owner and shares many characteristics with Scooby. Both are pretty mellow and love to eat. Shaggy’s appearance greatly reflects his name; he has a shaggy beard along with his haircut, which is referred to many as a shag. His hair never was combed perfectly, there was always a piece in the back sticking out. When it comes to solving mysteries both are frightened most of the time. Throughout the series, besides Scooby Shaggy is one of the most memorable characters. Even today kids in high school sometimes refer to a facial hair style as the Shaggy (a few wimpy strands of hair on the chin) Shaggy’s background is kind of unclear at times. He originated from a place called Coolville and has two parents. I think his popularity is somewhat do to his sense of style in the time period. He was portrayed as kind of a laid back surfer, which was popular around that time. He is also memorable due to his voice. Almost every statement he makes either starts or ends with the word “like”.The colors used on his clothing where never changed which added to a “whatever” type vibe compared to Fred who always had a different colored scarf and was extremely well dressed. The colors of a red-brown and green added to the mellow vibe. His popularity is proved due to the fact he is the only character besides Scooby to appear in every stage of the series including the movies. From his voice to his overall relaxed appearance Shaggy was able to captivate his audiences and become a memorable character.

Social Issue Responce

Paul Kuczynski is a modern contemporary artist. He is an American who has clearly kept up to date on social issues. The social issues that most of us see on the news but just look past or don’t grasp the severity of the issue influence his artwork. His artwork is created by the use of digital illustration and maybe a little use of watercolor. His works remind me of political cartoons with much more detail and instead of focusing on politics he focuses on larger issues. My favorite piece depicts men cleaning black smoke as if it were a window. The issue depicted is clearly pollution and how we try to cover it up to seem okay. A lot of his works have to do with destroying our environment and also how the government and wars are ridiculous. In some of his pieces he used greed to show motivation. The images are very dramatic to stress the issue and each one combines two everyday things that contrast each other. Window washers and smoke stacks are things we have grown used to seeing everyday but when you put them together the contrast creates drama and does a good job of getting the issue across. Paul’s works are very inspiring to me and some of them have given me good ideas that might reflect in my own composition.

Logo Design!

Guernica Responce

 

            Pablo Picasso’s piece entitled Guernia was based on the bombing that occurred in the small village in 1937.  The bombings were fueled by the Spanish civil war and is believed to be the work of Spanish nationals in alliance with Germany. There were over 1,500 deaths reported on a devastating bombing run that lasted 3 and a half hours. Picasso saw this event as mass chaos. He combined abstract forms of humans and animals in what looks like a shelter, scared for their lives. I read up on the history of the event and one man who was resided in the village during the bombings recalls hiding in a small cramped shelter wondering if he was going to live or die. When I put the history with the painting it made a lot of sense. It was a time of fear and survival. The overall feel of the piece suggests  Picasso was sickened over the bombings and tried to show the devastation caused by them. To me it seems this is very much an anti war piece with strong messages.

Concept Map

Logo image responce

I chose these five because i like the use of some sort of design along with the name. All of these logos are pretty simplistic but represent the brand well and are unique to that specific artist. I do like the use of some color but I would like to keep the color minimal since i will be placing my logo on artwork that will have a lot of color so you need to be able to see it clearly. I also like how the logos dont take up much space. Logos that are too big and bold take the focus away from the work so im going for something small and simplistic that still represents me and my artwork.

Symbol Research

Symbolism is using a symbol to represent something. A logo is like a signature for the artist that represents his or her brand making it very similar to a symbol. A logo, like a symbol is a personal representation of the person or the thing it represents. The logo you choose should make your artwork unique to you and be recognized by others that it is your brand. Therefor a logo and a symbol are one in the same.