PIXNIT Post III

[Since today we have learned about Art Nouveau, I thought I write my blog about PIXNIT, whos ornamental, flowery style, linked to the decorative arts, reminds me very much of the Art Nouveau style]

"As we get farther from her work, we're going to recognize that she's a different voice in contemporary art."(Chris Constas)

Pixnit was a street artist, who introduced something contemporary by combining graffiti with something traditional. Her style is beautiful, elegant. Her technique is spray paint and ornamental stencils, also called "spores." The artist has been influenced by Mexican mural art according to Asher. Her art is also influenced by the decorative arts, 17th-19th century architectural ornaments and wallpaper.(Folie que la nouveaute,2008).

The name PIXNIT comes from latin, which means "she painted it."
She is believed to be a rare artist, with a wonderful personality, who brought beautiful contemporary art with a hint of tradition and who believed that everyone deserves to enjoy art and art should be visible, easily accessible.
Unfortunately, she will not continue her journey since she is believed to be dead after dissapearing on April 2nd during her visit to Paris, but she will not be forgotten since her work has been exhibited in many places, such as Boston, Los Angeles and also in Switzerland.

"This quarreling over graffiti is going to fade, and she will be recognized as a great American artist", Constas believes. She is not limited to street art, she also works on canvas and paper, but she is recognized as a graffiti artist since 1987. (Gallery revisited)

http://pixnitproductions.com/Info.html
http://www.decordova.org/decordova/exhibit/2008/PIXNIT.htm
http://www.weeklydig.com/arts-entertainment/visual-arts/200804/pixnit

Franco-Belgian Comics Post II

European comic art is considered to have richness in style, humor and realism. Comic art was famous and respected all around Europe, especially in France and Belgium.
I would like to concentrate on the Franco-Belgian comics( so called because they were created in France and Belgium),but especially on the ones with the middle eastern influence. The Franco-Belgian art was heavily influenced by the middle eastern civilization. probably one of the earliest and most famous graphic novels is "The Adventure of Tintin," by the belgian comic artists Herge and George Remi. Herge created his own studio and started working with other comic artists such as Jaques Martin, who got the chance to become known and famous by creating "Alix" hero, in a Persian word of a different time.
Gilles Chaillet follows them who is known to be the master of middle eastern comics. the Persian culture has a major impact on his art and he creates "Vasco," a medieval knight of the Middle Ages. His adventures are taking place at the time when Persia and the Byzantine Empire were rivals.
Marjane Satrapy also a member of the artists interested in the middle eastern culture, successfully completes the circle of artist with her series "Persepolis." The hero in her graphic novel is not a muscular, strong figure but a school girl, who experiences the Pre and Post Revolution in Iran. The style of these comics are known as a clean line style. The reason I talk about the European comic art is because I wanted to see what differences in style and plots can be found on different parts of the world and how American artist were influenced by them.