Stuart Davis was an American painter from 1894 to 1964. While growing up he was surround by art because his father was an art director of the Philadelphia newspaper. As he got older he began working with artists, which inspired him even more. He began with watercolors, but later on he discovered abstract patterns and he often used lettering in his designs. He was very original and became known for his distinctive American style.
The Mellow Pad1945-51 (180 Kb); Oil on canvas, 26 x 42 in; Brooklyn Museum, New York
I really like this piece of artwork by Davis because you really have to concentrate on it. Instead of just looking at the piece of work and saying “oh that is nice”, you really have to focus on the piece of work. There is a lot of things going on in it, but I think that that is why it’s so unique! I love how abstract and original all of Davis’ art pieces are, but this one really stood out to me because of the abstractness and the high intensity of color.
In 1928 he was born as Robert Clark in New Castle, Indiana, later he change his surname to his home state. Growing up his eye would always seemed to catch the highway signs while driving; they began to become really important to him. When he was older he studied at the Herron school of Art and then he attended a couple other schools to study art. His first art pieces had the contrasting colors that caught his eye driving down the highway. He is very well-known for capturing the American dream in his artwork. His artwork have given simple words a much bigger meaning. Artist: Robert Indiana
Title: The Book of Love 1Year: 1996
I really like this piece of work by Robert Indiana. First of all, I love how it is set up and I really like the idea of an art piece being made up of letters. By making the colors black and white it really jumps out at you because of the contrast that black and white have. The contrast really makes the statement “love” be so much more powerful and it makes it have a deeper meaning, which I really like!
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