An Artist
survey
Jennifer Margrave
ARE 6450
Overarching Goal
 Theme
of home
 Andrea
 Theme
of identity
 Patrick
 Theme
Zittel, Do-ho-suh
Martinez, Cindy Sherman
of character
 David
Haines, Thee media study examples
Patrick Martinez
 Why
I selected the artist
 Martinez
has colorful images that speak
about and critique hip hop and low income
culture
 His critique comes from a place of
understanding
Patrick Martinez
 Bio
From Pasadena, CA. Received his BFA in
illustration from Art Center College of Design
in Pasadena.
“I work with many different mediums…it
depends on what I’m trying to say. If it’s
more effective as a sculpture or neon, I’m
going to go that route (Martinez, 2010).”
On process…
“I do real loose sketches or drawings of
what I think I want to paint…I find a lot of
the details, movements, or emotions when
I’m doing the actual painting (Martinez,
2010).”
“I like to take my time and really focus on
putting out good work. I don’t want to just
fill galleries up with wallpaper pieces that
have my signature. I want to try and
connect with people in a real way, not on a
Facebook level (Martinez, 2010).”
Patrick Martinez
Hustlemania
Mixed Media
2010
Patrick Martinez
Break Bread
Mixed Media
2010
Patrick Martinez
Productos Frescos
Mixed Media
2010
Patrick Martinez
Don’t Believe the Hype
Colored Pencil on
Illustration Board
2008
Patrick Martinez
Wack Rappers
Silkscreen and
Watercolor
2007
Patrick Martinez
Sign of the Times
Mixed Media 2005
My Thoughts
 What
do I want students to learn from this
work?
While Martinez is involved in Hip Hop culture,
he also critiques elements he believes
should change.
I want students to be able appreciate
elements of their surrounds, while also
developing a critical eye for the flaws in
their community.
My Thoughts
Martinez creates eye catching and
meaningful works that I believe will help
students second guess some of the things
they hold as important (the right clothes,
the right friends, etc.)
He also brings up issues that are common in
low income neighborhoods such as safety
and nutrition.
Cindy Sherman
 Why
I selected the artist
 Sherman
shows images of all types of women
 Her work provides an opening to discuss
physical appearance and identity
Cindy Sherman
 Bio
Sherman was born in 1954 in Glen Ridge,
New Jersey. Sherman studied painting, and
then photography at State University
College at Buffalo. Sherman has created
many series of photographs most of which
reference a type of woman, or a role
women play. Sherman creates photos that
are not self portraits, but use her image to
portray someone else.
www.cindysherman.com
On process…
“I think of becoming a different person. I look into a mirror
next to the camera…it’s trance-like (Sherman, 2009).”
“I didn’t want to make what looked like art (Sherman, 2009).”
“I wanted it to look like anyone would understand it because
it looks like it’s from a movie, and maybe I saw that
movie(Sherman, 2009).”
On why her work is generally untitled…
“I didn’t want people to have a preconceived notion of
what they’re supposed to imagine this character to be
(Sherman, 2009).”
Cindy Sherman
My Thoughts
 What
do I want students to learn from this
work?
I want this work to challenge student’s
assumptions and judgments about people
based on appearance.
I also want students to consider the role
woman play in our society, and to consider
what images of woman have yet to
become commonplace.
David Haines
 Why


I selected the artist
Haines exposes situations through his art that
happen all the time in schools
His work is a platform for discussing those issues,
and showing students that they can “talk about”
important things in their own art work
David Haines
Bio
Haines was born in the United Kingdom in
1969. He studied Fine Art at Camberwell
School of Art, London. Haines finds images
on the internet often depicting people
doing morally questionable things. These
images are usually the inspiration for his
work.
(Pilgrim, n.d.)
Haines states his images
“explore characterizations of passivity and
control, as well as assumptions made about
people who engage in these roles (Haines,
2007).”
Adidas Boys Investigation into Digestible and Indigestible Substances
New Balance Sneaker vs. KFC Bucket
David Haines
Nike Air Boy
Watercolor
2009
David Haines
Adidas Chicken
Convection
2010
David Haines
Liquid Myth
2008
David Haines
Dissolving Prophesies
2007
My Thoughts
 What
do I want students to learn from this
work?
Haines depicts people in situations that they
would often be ashamed of later. I want
students to consider the following questions.
1. What do the acts shown say about the
people involved?
2. What do you think contributed to their
behavior?
3. What does the work make you want to
do in reaction to it?
Do-ho-suh
 Why
I selected the artist
 Suh
has a unique perspective into western
culture because of where he has lived
 His themes of home are relatable for students
Do-ho-suh
 Bio
- Born in Seoul, Korea in 1962
- BFA and MFA in Oriental Painting
from Seoul National University
- Mandatory service in the military in
South Korea
- Relocated to the United States


“I was in New York for a year before I went to grad
school. I was living on 113th Street, near Columbia.
And my apartment building was right across the
street from the fire station. And it was really, really
noisy and I couldn’t sleep well. And I was thinking
when it was my last time to have a really good
sleep. And that was in a small room back in Korea.
And I wanted to bring the house somehow to my
New York apartment (Suh, 2003). “
“At some point in your life you have to leave your
home. And whenever you go back it’s just not the
same home anymore (Suh, 2003).”
 Do-Ho-Suh
describing Floor
 “It started from this notion of individual space or

personal space. Seoul is a very crowded
city…bumping someone shoulder is normal, but it’s
different here. My perception of personal space has
changed (Suh, 2003).”
“For me it was more important coming from Korea to
the United States and that kind of cultural
displacement allowed me to compare to different
cultures. I was able to actually look back and think
about this idea of individual and collective (Suh,
2003).”
Do-ho-suh
My Thoughts
 What
do I want students to learn from this
work?
I want students consider what their home
means to them, and what they would miss most
if they left their home.
I also want students to gain an understanding
of differences between western and eastern
cultural norms.
Suh’s work provides us a glimpse into the
experience of viewing western culture from a
fresh pair of eyes.
Andrea Zittel
 Why


I selected the artist
Zittel’s work causes us to think about what is
important to us in our home
This keys into what is important to us (being safe,
having order, privacy, etc.)
Andrea Zittel

Bio


Born in Escondido, California in 1965
BFA in painting and sculpture in 1988 from San
Diego State University, and an MFA in sculpture
in 1990 from the Rhode Island School of Design
Zittel states, “I am always looking for the gray
area between freedom—which can sometimes
feel too open-ended and vast—and security—
which may easily turn into confinement (Zittel,
2001).”
A-Z Escape Vehicle: 'Interior World Model'
Pocket Property
http://www.pbs.org/art21/slideshow/popup.php?slide=633
A-Z Mobile Compartment Units
A-Z Homestead Office
http://www.zittel.org/works_horizontal.php?a_id=102&tag=shelter
A-Z
Homestead Unit
My Thoughts
 What
do I want students to learn from this
work?


I want students to consider how Zittel’s work
communicated her essential elements of
home.
I want students to consider what home
means to them, and express the purpose of
home for them in their studio work (comfort,
privacy, food, warmth, tradition, etc.)
Media Study (Verbal Abuse)
 What
this?



do I want students to learn from
I want students to see how powerful and
memorable images can be.
For this reason they are good at getting
important messages across
In this situation that verbal abuse is just as
serious as physical abuse
 New
Diet Coke Commercial
 What
is this telling students about being thin and
your worthiness as a person?
 Moving away from the comments of the taste of a
diet drink vs. the regular…more of a character
value
 The goal of this piece is to help students think
critically about what makes good character and
what does not
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88wygh5d40o
Huggies Jeans Diapers
Example of parody
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ0M9
CBEkw0
Huggies Jeans Diapers
 What
do you want your students to learn
from this?
I
want students to be able to find humor in
the extremes that the fashion industry has
taken
 I want students to be able to incorporate
humor and parody into their own artwork
as a means of exposing issues through the
lens of comic relief. (It’s funny because it’s
true)
Conclusion
 It
is my goal that students will understand
the messages these artists are trying to
convey and then use their own artwork to
speak about issues that are important to
them
References
Art 21 (2003). Suh Biography. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/suh/
Art 21 (Interviewer) & Suh, D. H. (Interviewee). (2003). Do-Ho-Suh [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/suh/clip1.html#
Art 21 (Interviewer) & Andrea Zittel (Interviewee). (2001). Andrea Zittel [Audio File]. Retreived
from http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/zittel/
Aware Helpline. Verbal Abuse [digitally altered photograph]. Retrieved from
http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/aware_helpline_verbal_abuse_1?size=_original
Cindy Sherman (2004). Retrieved from http://www.cindysherman.com
Cartoon, M. (2010). Patrick martinez. Juxtapoz, 118, 90-99.
Cooper, D. (Interviewer) & Haines, D. (Interviewee). (2007). David Haines [Interview
transcript]. Retrieved from http://denniscoopertheweaklings.blogspot.com/2007_04_24_archive.html
Haines, D. (2009). Adidas boys investigation into digestible and indigestible substances
[Drawing]. Retrieved from
http://www.davidhaines.org/DavidHainesAdidasboysinvestigation.html
Haines, D. (2007-2008). New balance sneaker vs. KFC bucket [Drawing]. Retrieved from
http://www.davidhaines.org/David%20Haines%20New%20Balance%20Sneaker%20vs%20K
FC%20Bucket.html
Haines, D. (2008). Liquid myth [Drawing]. Retrieved from
http://www.davidhaines.org/David%20Haines%20Liquid%20Myth.html
Haines, D. (2010). Adidas chicken convection [Drawing]. Retrieved from
http://www.davidhaines.org/DavidHainesAdidaschickenconvection.html
Haines, D. (2007). Dissolving prophesies [Drawing]. Retrieved from
http://www.davidhaines.org/David%20Haines%20Dissolving%20Prophesies.html
Haines, D. (2009). Nike air boy [Watercolor]. Retrieved from
http://www.davidhaines.org/DavidHainesNikeairboy.html
Martinez, P. (2010). Hustlemania [Mixed media]. Retrieved from
http://www.patrickmartinez.com/art.html
References
Martinez, P. (2010). Break bread [Mixed media]. Retrieved from
http://www.patrickmartinez.com/art.html
Martinez, P. (2010). Productos frescos [Mixed media]. Retrieved from
http://www.patrickmartinez.com/art.html
Martinez, P. (2008). Don’t believe the hype [Drawing]. Retrieved from
http://www.patrickmartinez.com/art.html
Martinez, P. (2007). Wack rappers [Silkscreen and watercolor]. Retrieved from
http://www.patrickmartinez.com/art.html
Martinez, P. (2005). Sign of the times [Mixed media]. Retrieved from
http://www.patrickmartinez.com/art.html
Pilgrim, L. (n.d.) David Haines. Retrieved from
http://www.shineatthebluecoat.org.uk/artists/
Sherman, C. (2003). Untitled (Woman in sun dress) [photograph]. Collection of
Phyllis Tuchman. Retrieved from
http://www.wcma.org/press/07/Big_Images/07Tuchman/Cindy_Sherman.jpg
Sherman, C. (2008). Untitled [photograph]. Retrieved from
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/11/photographer_cindy_sherm
an.html
Sherman, C. (2009). Untitled [photograph]. Retrieved from
http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/in-new-work-cindy-shermanbecomes-women-of-a-certain-age_b6086
Sherman, C. (2009). Untitled [photograph]. Retrieved from
http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/in-new-work-cindy-shermanbecomes-women-of-a-certain-age_b6086
References
Sherman, C. (2010). Untitled [photograph]. Retrieved from
http://thatswhenireachformyrevolver.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/cindysherman-a-retrospective/
Sherman, C. (2000) Untitled [photograph]. Retrieved from
http:/www.artnet.com/artwork/425672935/424063138/untitled.html
Suh, D. H. (2003) Fallen star [sculpture]. Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Retrieved from http://exhibitioninquisition.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/doho-suh-fallen-star-1sq.jpg?w=450&h=450
Suh, D. H. (1999). Seoulhome [sculpture]. Retrieved from
http://dbeve.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/artwork_images_651_37010_doho-suh.jpg?w=420&h=334
Suh, D. H. (1999). Seoulhome [sculpture]. Retrieved from
http://dbeve.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/artwork_images_651_37010_doho-suh.jpg?w=420&h=334
Suh, D. H. (2003) The perfect home II [sculpture]. Retrieved from
http://representingplace.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/do-ho-suhstaircasesq.jpg
Suh, D. H. (2000). Floor [sculpture]. Retrieved from
http://www.imamuseum.org/art/collections/artwork/floor-suh-do-ho
References
Suh, D. H. (2003). Karma [sculpture]. Retrieved from
http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/dohosuh.html
Sussler, B. (Interviewer) & Sherman, C. (Interviewee). (2009). Cindy Sherman
Interview [Interview transcript]. Retrieved from Art 21 Blog Web site:
http://blog.art21.org/2009/08/28/cindy-sherman-interviewed-by-betsy-sussler/
Zittel, A. (1996). A-Z escape vehicle [sculpture]. Retrieved from
http://moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=7525
Zittel, A. (1996). A-Z escape vehicle (interior world model) [painting]. Retrieved
from http://moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=7525
Zittel, A. (2010). Pocket property [sculpture]. Retrieved from
http://www.pbs.org/art21/slideshow/popup.php?slide=633
Zittel, A. (2002). A-Z mobile compartment units [sculpture]. Retrieved from
http://www.zittel.org/works_horizontal.php?a_id=172&tag=shelter
Zittel, A. (2004). A-Z homestead office [sculpture]. Retrieved from
http://www.zittel.org/works_horizontal.php?a_id=128&tag=shelter
Zittel, A. (2004). A-Z homestead unit [sculpture]. Retrieved from
http://www.zittel.org/works_horizontal.php?a_id=102&tag=shelter