PABLIO PICASSO

Everyone knows Picasso.  I looked at his work again as a friendly reminder what artist can accomplish.  I needed this inspirational boost over Thanksgiving Break, and right before finals.

Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist, but moved to the United States in 1957.  She is considered a painter, sculptor, photographer, installation, performance, and conceptual artist.  Her concept revolves around her obsession of polka dots.  She has exhibited many of her artworks in numerous galleries, and won many prestigious awards for her work.

I first heard of Kusama when I took Sculpture I at Indiana Wesleyan University.  Her obsession and passion for one particular shape is very peculiar, yet interesting.  She inspires me to continue to explore singular ideas and replicate them into multiple projects.

YIJUN LIAO AKA PIXY LIAO

Yijun Liao, AKA Pixy Liao, is a Chinese artist who captures the relationships between men and women.  She is currently located in Brooklyn.  Liao quotes "I open myself to extreme possibilities." (Liao)

I randomly googled photography artist, and happened to find Liao.  I gravitated over her work because of the subject matter of the images, and the obscure context of the images  Liao seems to capture a sense of rawness and fantasy elements - which I extremely enjoy.

The images inspired me because it provides a in-depth perspective of how an artist perceives modern relationships.  I want to capture such essence in my own art and photographs.

Here is a body of work called Experimental Relationship.  Also, here is a link to Yijun Liao's website of her recent creations.

http://pixyliao.com/newspage

ZUMBO'S JUST DESSERTS

Throughout the weekend, I watched a dessert making competition on Netflix called Zumbo's Just Desserts.  It's an Australian reality tv show about 12 contestants competing against each other.  The grand prize is a whopping $100,000 for whoever outlasts the competition.

One aspect that was really inspiring was the perseverance of the contestants.  They experienced tremendous obstacles in the challenge, and strived through emotional turmoil.  I was intrigued and hopeful when I watched the contestants because I am struggling to persevere through tough myself.  I want to persevere and keep pushing on through out my college years, and create inspirational art work.

Here is a link of the show's first episode.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4qw9q5