After bringing together a selection of artists examples i set about just trying to replicate them - not necessarily using the same materials ( i wasn't about to bust the oils out - I've never busted the oils out) but trying to achieve a similar looking piece with whatever tools i had available, but much more scaled down. I did however get a bit of acrylic & ink painting going, which is something that i haven't taken the opportunity to do much this year. Even if it was only to study the work someone else had made, i still felt that i was learning how the original artist may have one about making these particular pieces. Some of them were obviously easier to replicate than others - the Keith Haring trademark style came very naturally to me, due to it's bright colours and thick line work, which are already quite prominent in my practice. Hofmann's abstract brush work, i imagine, was pretty spontaneous - however for me, as i was trying to imitate every brush mark and paint blend, it turned into a meticulous, carefully executed operation. The minimalism of some of Klee's work however is what really started to inspire me to try and head in a stripped down approach. Rather than replicate the actual paintings of other others, i looked for a subject matter that i could draw/paint in the 'style of' those artists, but hopefully give them a new twist.
TOP:Hofmann art study. My effort on the right, obviously!
MIDDLE: Paul Klee x Heinz Ketchup.
BOTTOM: Keith Haring x McDonalds art study.
It occurred to me that i could then possibly draw a globally recognised object over and over but in the style of these various painters. A design classic like a donut or a hotdog. Something pretty simple, but would be intanstly identifiable my pretty much anyone (well, anyone who knows what a donut or a hotdog is).
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