FKDL Review

FKDL

 

Franck Duval was born February the 2^nd 1963 in Paris, where he still lives today. He began to paint in 1984 Franck’s work has changed during the time period, as now his work is becoming more modern, the work he had made before he uses block colors this might be because back then bright colours were not really rare, but recently Franck has been using a lot of bright eye catching colours this would be interesting for someone to look at whilst walking down the street.

Franck uses a lot of different materials that had been recycled such as newspapers, magazines, flyers and posters he then collages with these materials and then edits them with paint and spray paint. Franck’s work is very different compared to any other artist; he has his own unique way of putting up his.

For example in every piece of art he does he uses different materials and techniques for the same piece, when you look at Franck’s work it isn’t quite clear what he’s trying to do it’s sort of odd but at the same time I think this is good because a piece of Art won’t be as interesting it had been stated on this site. “He neglects neither the substance nor form, nor all the details and certainly not because he likes all that is hidden and does not reveal itself at first sight”. http://artbattles.com/artists/fkdl

 

I personally think Franck’s work is very interesting, I like the way he uses vintage newspapers and magazines in his wok and then has this bright block colour as a background, the colours he uses all match and make a really nice combination.

Gustave Dore

Gustave Dore

Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Dore was a French artist, printmaker, illustrator and sculptor. Dore worked primarily with wood engraving.

In 1869 the journalist Blanchard Jerrold joined forces with the famous French artist Gustave Dore to produce an illustrated record of the ‘shadows and sunlight’ of London. Jerrold and Dore spent many days and nights exploring the capital they visited night refuges, fashionable shows and many other places in London to get ideas; it took them 4 years to create this project and published as London with 180 images. But then Dore started to dislike sketching in public because his work only showed the extremes of society.

From looking at Dore’s work, I have established that his work is unique and different compared to other artists that I have looked at. By looking at his work, you can have a rough idea about how life was like during the 1860s. For example back then in the 1860’s there were a lot of events held and was rather crowded, and people were concentrated on their religion and the history of their country such as war. Dore mainly focuses on poverty as he draws scenes that he has experienced and according to this website, they have described these scenes as ‘’disturbing’’. http://www.prisonersofeternity.co.uk/gustave-dore-images-of-victorian-london/.

 

Overall, I find Gustave Dore's work very interesting due to the different techniques he uses in his works. His work has inspired me and I will be using his techniques in my own work in the future.