Annotated texts (rraw)

'Uhila,K. and Phillips,B.E(2012) Discussing Mo'ui Tukuhausia,in Phillips,B.E. and Lal,R.(Eds.),What do you mean, we?(pp. 46-53). Auckland: Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts.

This text is an Interview between the artist Kalisilate Uhilla and Bruce Phillips the interviewer written in present tense. The interview is about K. Uhilla spending two weeks living as a homeless individual in Auckland and what he experienced during his time, "how people treated him as trash  and how he was prosecuted and treated cruelly because of the way he looked"(K.Uhilla 2012). This brings up the issue that society will look down on someone because they are part of a lower class in society to the point of not being treated like a living human being. I find this article to be interesting because it highlights the cruelty of society and shows that people want to be treat others like items that they can do what they like to. This relates to my work because I tend to disregard human hierarchy and I tend to make darker work because I find it to have more character, this was interesting to me also as a template to society treatment of homeless people because I have not experienced being homeless myself.

Banksy (2005). Wall and piece(p. 8,  110, 112-113, 116). London: Century.

This text is an artist statement by the artist Banksy, a British based graffiti artist who is talking about his outlook on graffiti as "an art form rather than a symbol of the decline of society but a way to bring out ideas in a way that makes the world a better looking place"(Banksy 2005), likening it honest art instead of companies who deface society with their advertising. The artist uses the example of the segregation wall in Palestine where he makes something that the people want to get rid of look better. This brings up the issue of defacing property, should others have the right to do what they want with others property. The artist sees this as an opportunity to make something boring and depressing into something that is interesting and lively. I find graffiti to be interesting when it has a message behind it or an interesting form, I don’t care for people randomly putting their names on things because they can.

Wood,A.P. (2009). Seung Yul Oh. In F. Campbell(E.d)The Big Book of Essays: New Zealand Contemporary Art from the real Art Roadshow : Black Collection (pp.44). Wanaka Real Art Charitable Trust.

This text is an art writing about Seung Yul Oh in the perspective of Paul Wood. This article focuses on his Acrylic on canvas work called Ssyang Bbong (2007)and his art style. The artists work can be categorised as a mix of abstract and surrealism, the artists work is considered “cute and cartoonish which relates to Japanese artists asserting their identity in Europe, the United States and Australasia” (A.P.Wood 2009). The theme that is raised is quasi-abstract styled work, it is playful and hard to pin down since the artists work takes on different form because it comes straight from the mind. The authors view is that the artist is working to create his or her own identity within a culture that is heavily populated. My view on the artist’s work is that I don’t care for the form and style this artist uses but I am interested in the way the artist has created their own form and identity using ideas that are seen as unconventional and I find the work process to be intriguing

Pop, I. and Fairey, S. (n.d)Shepard Fairey retrieved from http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/shepard-fairey#_

This text is an art writing and an interview between Shepard Fairey the artist and Iggy Pop his interviewer. The article is about his work; his art style; his achievements and his transitions as an artist in general. “The ensuing 18 months have been transformative for Fairey, too. Up until a couple of years ago, he was best known in the skateboarding and street-art worlds for his Obey Giant campaign” (Iggy Pop n.d) This article talks about Shepard Fairey as a whole, his Russian campaign style posters and graffiti have iconic for him as an artist and his range has grown over time. The author finds his work to amazing and revolutionary in its field because of the artists change from a street artist to a published artist and the artist’s development. I find the artist to be fascinating, I agree with the author’s perspective and I find his work to be meaningful and beautiful, the colours and style of the artists work inspires me and I find the artists development to intriguing. This article gave me insight into the artists thoughts about his own work and his thoughts on his change as an artist.

Davis, J. (2012 April 27) Icon: Frank Miller retrieved from http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2012-04/28/frank-miller-sin-city-batman-comics-300-the-spirit

This is an art writing about the artist Frank Miller and his work on movies that he has directed and his history as a comic book artist. The author talks about the choices the artist has made in his works and how they affected him and others, he also talks about his choice of actors and his style as an artist, what he brings to his work. The works are Sin City (2005), Batman comics (1980 onward), 300(2006) and The Spirit(2008).The author  feels that the artist conveys his ideas well and works well with what he is given, he understands the strengths and weaknesses of his characters well “You do Batman right, and he's going to be popular, he's a great character. I was once asked by somebody if writing Batman was like holding a Ming vase or something. And I said, 'No, it's like holding a big-ass diamond that you can't break. You can throw him against the ceiling, against the floor, anywhere, and you

just can't break Batman.” (Frank Miller 2012) I agree with the authors perspective, I find Frank Millers Art style to be close to my own and his art practice is close to mine too.