Erik Johansson
was born in 1985 outside a small town called Gotene in the middle of Sweden. He was first interested in computer engineering and moved, in 2005, to Gothenburg to study computer engineering at Chalmers University of Technology. During his time studying, he took up his interest in photography. After publishing some of his pictures online, he started to get request for commissioned work for local advertisement agencies. He started out freelancing along with his studies. He finished his education and received a master’s degree, but felt like he would rather take the photography path. Today he works with both personal and commissioned projects. In November of 2011 he began to take street illusions and spoke at the TED conference in London about photography and in May of 2013 at the Adobe MAX conference. He’s been working with Google, Adobe, and Microsoft, but still thinks personal work and concepts are more important.
Rene Magritte
was born on November 21,1898 in Belgium. He became well know for a number of witty and thought-provoking images that fall under the umbrella of surrealism. His work is know for challenging observers' preconditioned perception of reality. Magritte's earliest paintings, which date from about 1915, were Impressionistic in style. From 1916 to 1918, he studied at the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. Before finding success as an artist, Magritte designed wallpaper and advertisements. After a poorly received solo show in 1927, he moved to Paris and became firmly lodged in the surrealist movement. Some of his famous works include Golconda, Son Of Man, and False Mirror.
was born in 1985 outside a small town called Gotene in the middle of Sweden. He was first interested in computer engineering and moved, in 2005, to Gothenburg to study computer engineering at Chalmers University of Technology. During his time studying, he took up his interest in photography. After publishing some of his pictures online, he started to get request for commissioned work for local advertisement agencies. He started out freelancing along with his studies. He finished his education and received a master’s degree, but felt like he would rather take the photography path. Today he works with both personal and commissioned projects. In November of 2011 he began to take street illusions and spoke at the TED conference in London about photography and in May of 2013 at the Adobe MAX conference. He’s been working with Google, Adobe, and Microsoft, but still thinks personal work and concepts are more important.
was born on November 21,1898 in Belgium. He became well know for a number of witty and thought-provoking images that fall under the umbrella of surrealism. His work is know for challenging observers' preconditioned perception of reality. Magritte's earliest paintings, which date from about 1915, were Impressionistic in style. From 1916 to 1918, he studied at the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. Before finding success as an artist, Magritte designed wallpaper and advertisements. After a poorly received solo show in 1927, he moved to Paris and became firmly lodged in the surrealist movement. Some of his famous works include Golconda, Son Of Man, and False Mirror.
Artist’s
Name: Erik Johansson
Title:
Fishy Island
Date:
2009
Description:
This is a picture of a of an oversized fish
in a pond, one so big that it takes up the whole depth of the lake and became an island, complete with red houses and green bushes on it.
Analysis:
This
piece is somewhat symmetrical vertically, balanced by the trees on both sides
and the picture is horizontal. The angle the picture was taken from was straight
on.
Interpretation:
I interpret this picture as the love for nature and that it might look peaceful
and nice on the outside, but it might really be empty on the inside. As you can
see in the picture, the pond looks clam and simple; however, when you look in
the pond there’s nothing there but one giant fish
Judgement:
I
think this photo was done successfully. The illusionary aspect of the piece
made the picture even better. This piece had the same tones and colors
throughout the photograph. I really like the fact that the photographer was
able to capture every little detail, like the person on the boat fishing, even though
the picture is of a large landscape.
Artist’s
Name: Rene Magritte
Title:
False Mirror
Date:
1928
Description:
The reflection of the sky in someone’s eye.
Analysis:
This piece is both vertically symmetric and horizontally symmetric. There is also symmetry of color with the
black pupil drawing the most attention, making the definite emphasis in the
picture, the pupil.
Interpretation:
The art piece seems to be challenging the viewer
to question whether what they are seeing corresponds with what they think they
know. When I associate this piece with its tile, I thought that the person was staring
into a mirror or sky trying to find his/her true identity because what he/her
is right now is false or not what he/she is on the inside. What they see on the
outside world reflects what they think about themselves.
Judgement:
I
really liked this art piece. The real, deep meaning behind the piece makes the
picture more interesting and enticing. The colors are bright and the size of
the eye (pupil), gives your eyes helps guide your eyes to the painting.
These two artist are
really different in the way they try to portray something in their work.
Johansson doesn’t have as much true meaning behind his work as Magritte.
Magritte’s paintings have deep meaning that might take a while to understand.
However, both artists have a much defined color palette, giving them both
unique works. Because Johansson is a photographer and uses photoshop, his
pictures have a different quality and feel. Magritte, on the other hand, is a
painter and uses paint resulting in uniformed paintings. Both artists have a unique style of surrealism, use intense colors and tones, and are really good at what they do.
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