Reflective Summative Statement

            Through my research on Genevieve Gauckler I have learned a lot about current art and inspiration for art. There are so many things in a person’s life that they can experience that will influence them as a person and what they create in the way of art.

            In this project I certainly learned about Gauckler and her art but I learned more about current day art as a whole. Certain aspects, like street art, I was very drawn to. I got to take a direction that interested me and gave me knowledge and inspiration to go and create my own art.

Gauckler has done both advertising and works that are simply works of art. There are many possibilities and directions a graphic designer can go with their art.

In the last posts I made I saw a style I am very interested in and would like to learn more about. The thing about this project is that it has opened me up to the concept of just researching anything that interests me for just that reason; it interests me.

That is a great way to become knowledgeable in the world and your art.

            Gauckler lives and works in Paris. The city in which one lives can certainly have an impact on the works created. Different cities are known for different things, have different ways of life, and unique aspects, as well as many opportunities. Depending on what you surround yourself with your art can reflect your surroundings.

            Gauckler has a unique, simple, colorful, vibrant, humerous, and somewhat childish charm to her work. As a graphic designer she has made her own style and molded it to a point where she has become successful and known for her style and her work. Processes like this project can give one insight to themselves in relation to art and the world. Those kinds of things shape them as a person and an artist. I have a strong interest in music, art, and design. This assignment showed me a little more what type of art grabs my attention, and helped me determine what direction I would like to go, and what I would like to do with art, more so than I knew before this project.

            The world around us also grabs our attention more in certain areas than others. For example, with this project I was very drawn to cities and their landscapes for a portion of this blog. Places with as much going on, as big cities especially have no end of material to inspire an artist.

            Gauckler did a whole art show on food. Food is something we encounter everyday and its most common occurrence in art is in bowls or baskets for still lives. It is very interesting to see an artist take a unique direction with art like Gauckler did creating an entire show of graphic design art centered on food.

            Art is everywhere and inspiration is everywhere. Just as Gauckler surely has been inspired countless times by all kinds of things she has experienced in her life so will you and so will I as an artist. These things not only give us something to make art about but give meaning to our art as well. Art connects with the people who view it. The world connects with the artists who then are inspired to create something that connects with the world. Art represents ideas and it can be a very fun and exciting thing when the artist is inspired to create something that means something to them.

AVT 101 Midterm Paper

Genevieve Gauckler is a graphic designer. Her art has an abstract style. Almost all of her works have a simple design style with vibrant or brilliant colors. Her art is fun loving and creative. Being a graphic designer, she often incorporates text in her designs. The majority of her work consists of simple ‘cute’ monsters/ creatures. The creatures’ bright white eyes pop against the value-less flat shapes of their bodies. Many of her pieces contain elements of humor. An example is a design she has with a creature lacking of a face and a caption that reads, “How can you actually eat when you don’t have a mouth?” In the bottom right hand corner is a small casket and a caption that reads, “Unfortunately, there’s no way. You may die very soon.”

Genevieve also has done a few detailed designs that contain bits of photographs as well as computer design. When explaining a design that is essentially an enormous pile of food and a few other objects like human hands and legs, she reveals her interest in tourists and also mentions that the pictured dog is her pet dog. It is aspects like this that bring to our attention how things from artists and designers lives impact their artwork. Genevieve was born in France and has said she has always been interested in Asian culture and religion. In the picture at left you can see her design for a flyer advertising her show in Tokyo; based on this information it would be reasonable to conclude that France and Asia have both probably made significant impacts on her as a person and as an artist. This fact could have contributed to her style and design and helped shape her work to what it is today. In a video on YouTube she actually mentions Asia affecting her work as well as projects she has done in Asia. She specifically talks about how she did a wall painting in Japan and that inspired her to do one for the gallery she was presenting in. She painted on a wall large characters in bright orange and bright blue. The contrasting colors and simple designs make a bold image combined with a large pile of food packaging ‘trash’. Genevieve says she would have liked to make it larger. When art is made large scale it can really have a big impact on the viewer.

Genevieve likes characters, stories, and text among other design components. This all is apparent in her work and unique style. Genevieve has obviously made an impact in the design world. Otherwise, Coca-Cola would not have utilized her in an advertisement. Coca-Cola is a powerhouse company and has always stayed up to date and current with exciting and interesting advertisements. I have seen many very artistic Coca-Cola advertisements and commercials. This image at right is one Genevieve Gauckler designed for the company. 

This Image at left is my favorite I have seen of her work. The Bright colors of red and blue are split evenly down the middle. This divides the picture into two halves in a way. I also think the simplicity is what makes this piece such a strong image.  The fact that the eyes are looking left with only one right and not up and down gives the impression that the creatures are looking around almost cautiously or timidly. It gives me the impression they are in a strange habitat they have never seen and are exploring it with their eyes for the first time. The fact that the creatures do not have mouths also adds to the interesting ‘timid exploring’ look of their ‘faces’ in my opinion. I really like how the creatures are poking out of the black holes. It completes the look they have and makes a big impression on the viewer with the overall scene. I also like this picture even better because of its location and the environment it was created in. If I were walking by this image on the sidewalk, I would have to stop and take a picture.

Genevieve Gauckler has created a unique and bold style with her work. The simplicity of her design is the strength and consistent element that drew me to her work, that as well as the creative, unique, and seemingly fun loving characters. The final element that brings her work full circle is her color choices; they really set the mood for her work.

Site for Art

I came across this wonderful site to look at and find out about current art. There is a lot of very cool stuff on here. http://www.behance.net/

Logos

I came across this interesting logo-like design as a result of the last post.

www.behance.net

"30 Colorful and Funny Character designs"

I came across this site with some very nice images of character designs. Check it out here : http://www.inspirationmix.com/30-colorful-and-funny-character-designs/

Character Design

While reading Gauckler's mini biography, it mentions her character design. when i searched character design a wide variety of styles, concepts, and ideas came up. I will show some of the different takes on character design.




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Back to Gauckler/ Boo.com

When i went back to look at her biography I originally posted, I read about her designing boo.com's online fashion magazine, however when a different site came up when I typed in the URL I searched boo.com on Google and read the fascinating story on Wikipedia. Link below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boo.com