Tuesday, May 05, 2009

#40 Ethan

Artist Project

Artist’s Name: Jim Dine

Year he or she was born: June 16, 1935

Year he or she died (or still alive):N/A

Where he or she lived throughout his or her life (list dates he or she lived there if known): Cincinnati Ohio,New York

Where he or she went to school: University of Cincinnati, New York

Family life:Worked at a famly-owned hardware stor

Other activities: Worked at a family-owned hardware store

What kind of art he or she produced (watercolor, sculpture, etc.): Pop art

The subjects of his or her work is (still life, people, animals, landscape, etc.): Tools

What he or she is known for in the art world (famous paintings, certain style, etc.): Pop art

Other interesting facts: created the "Happenings"My opinion of this artist’s work is: Its very
interesting he changes your prospective of art

I chose this artist because: he’s not like everyone else

My favorite piece of art they did is called: Shellac Orientale

The name of the piece at the San Diego Museum of Art is: Atheism

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