Discussion (Series)

I had some artists in mind when thinking of series of works. Of course Andy Warhol would the first on my list. But here are some other artists I like as well:

1) Salvador Dali
http://www.art.com/gallery/id--a126/salvador-dali-posters.htm?RFID=054402&domain=com&KWID=866130873&gclid=CJr-mNC807YCFUyY4AodGFQAYg&CTID=1814778450

I am looking at Dali's work of the elephant on stilts and he particularly used the elephants in a number of his works. I find these elephants with tall, skinny legs rather interesting and like the way he incorporated it into his artworks. Although I am not a fan of the colour used in his paintings, The Elephants c1948, is my favourite. The use of warm colours make the artwork appealing like the hot dessert sun setting behind the sand. Plus, the elephant on stilts done as a 3D sculpture is sooo exciting.

2) Piet Mondrian
https://www.google.com/search?q=Piet+mondrian+series&client=firefox-a&hs=Qp3&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=l4lvUcfCArPC4AO_7IHIBQ&ved=0CD0QsAQ&biw=1024&bih=479

Piet Mondrian is easily one of my favourites for his use of primary colours and geometric shapes and lines in his works. He has created several series, each exciting in its own way and his works have been incoporated on other products as well like Nike shoes, bags, clothes and even as a logo in a mall in Singapore.\

3) Roy Lichtenstein
http://www.susansheehangallery.com/recentacquisitionsdetail.php?id=11168

Roy Lichtenstein is known for his cartoon-like works using primary colours in halftone dots. One might say his artwork style can be found mostly in the comic section of newspapers or Archie comics. His works normally feature a blonde lady expressing emotion in either a thought or speech bubble. I found the Bull Profile series rather interesting. The deconstruction of the bull into simple basic shapes and primary colours show how an organic shape can easily change into geometric shapes with just a few simple tweaks.