If you know me well, you’ll know that Marc Chagall is one of my favorite painters of all time. I was floored when I first came face to face with “I and the Village” in person at the MoMA in New York City. Today, July 7th is Chagall’s birthday and to celebrate Google has put together this awesome logo including the works “Birthday”, “I and the Village” and “Lover’s with Half Moon”.
Thanks Google for appreciating such a creative mind.
My friend Justin Solitrin gives an interesting angle on a recent trip to the MoMA in NYC. He and his friend noticed how people spend more time taking and viewing pictures of the art on their digital cameras than inspecting and taking in the actual piece itself. Blaming it on consumerism is a very strong stance that I do somewhat agree with. I also see photographs as memories and sometimes its just special to keep track of all of your experiences - including seeing works of art.
Above is my attempt at a Jackson Pollock style painting using jacksonpollock.org. The site is an art project by London-based Miltos Manetas. Simply move your cursor around the white “canvas” and click to change the color of the paint. Different flicks of the wrist will yield varying strokes. Based on how horrific the piece I did looks I am now leaning towards the idea that Pollock wasn’t just some nut who was throwing paint around.