Part 3 Research

 Andy Warhol:

Tate. 2020. What Was Andy Warhol Thinking? – Look Closer | Tate. [online] Available at: <https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/andy-warhol-2121/what-was-andy-warhol-thinking> [Accessed 20 June 2020]

2020. [online] Available at: <https://www.invaluable.com/blog/andy-warhol-portraits/> [Accessed 16 November 2020].

Andy Warhol’s portrait style is very iconic. Developed from photographs using a silkscreen process they were produced with bold, bright colours in a comic pop art style. Warhol’s portraits were statement pieces. He wanted ‘everyone to have their 15 minutes of fame’ on a large scale, sometimes the same portrait repeated on the same canvas or separately. Warhol was obsessed with the image of celebrity, wanting desperately to live a higher life than the one he had grown up in. Known for his crazy hairstyle, he implied this importance into his portraits, with bold styles which featured in all his portraits. Warhol had a strong political agenda which fuelled his work. His desire to make a stand for his beliefs about gay rights in society held strong and despite the personal trials he faced, Warhol continued to make his art the way he wanted to.

Elizabeth Frink:

Wendover News. 2020. Elisabeth Frink: Sculptures, Drawings, Prints - Wendover News. [online] Available at: <https://wendovernews.co.uk/news/elisabeth-frink-sculptures-drawings-prints/> [Accessed 16 November 2020].

Tate. 2020. ‘Owl’, Dame Elisabeth Frink, 1967 | Tate. [online] Available at: <https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/frink-owl-p06157> [Accessed 16 November 2020].

En.wikipedia.org. 2020. Elisabeth Frink. [online] Available at: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Frink> [Accessed 16 November 2020].

Elisabeth Frink was a sculptor and printmaker who took her inspiration from the human figure and animals. Depicting the affects of war, emotions, human rights and mythology, Frink’s sculptures appear textured, bold and overbearing, conveying strong emotions and strength. Frink grew up during the Second World War, influencing her sculptures depicting the aggression and strength yet vulnerability of man through her human figures and animals. Rarely did Frink sculpt figures of women, however her sculpture of Walking Madonna was one of her highlights which is now on display at Chatsworth Gardens. Frink had a unique way of sculpting in which she would cover her armatures with plaster which she then chiselled back and carved with a tool much like a cheese grater to create her distinctive defined surface. Over her lifetime Frink created many well known sculptures which can now be visited in a variety of locations keeping her artistic voice alive.

Robert Gilmore

En.wikipedia.org. 2020. Robert Gillmor. [online] Available at: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gillmor> [Accessed 16 November 2020].

Watts, M., 2020. Robert Gillmor, Painters And Printmakers | Pinkfoot Gallery, Cley Norfolk.. [online] Pinkfootgallery.co.uk. Available at: <https://www.pinkfootgallery.co.uk/painters-and-printmakers/robert-gillmor> [Accessed 17 November 2020].

Web.archive.org. 2020. Cutting Away - The Linocuts Of Robert Gillmor Published  By The Langford Press. [online] Available at: <https://web.archive.org/web/20111101215654/http://www.langford-press.co.uk/Cutting_Away.htm> [Accessed 17 November 2020].

 

Robert Gilmore is an artist and illustrator from Berkshire. His passion for ornithology and wildlife is expressed very clearly in his prints which depict mainly birds but other wildlife too. Gilmore’s prints depicting bold, bright colours with delicate details communicate to the viewer his knowledge of the animals and well as his love for them. Having written many books, won awards, featured on wildlife TV programmes such as Spring Watch and founding the Society of Wildlife Artists, Gilmore has a vast experience of his subject matter which he still enjoys illustrating today. What attracts me the most to Gilmore’s illustrations is his ability to use flat blocks of bright colour with subtle details to describe the very essence of his subjects. You can tell that these animals bring him so much joy in the colours he uses and the way he constructs his compositions. A much sought after artist Gilmore has illustrated the covers of many books including his own called ‘Cutting Away – The Linocuts of Robert Gilmore’, which I am very interested to take a look at.