The most influential artist to me is KAWS also known as Brian Donnely. KAWS started off as a graffiti artist and later developed into a painter and clothing designer. I enjoy almost every piece of art he creates. When I see his work I get this overwhelming feeling of inspiration and enjoyment. Most times after seeing a piece I think to myself that I wish I would of created that or that is a such a great idea why didn't I think of it. In KAWS latest works he has used affinity with black and in some cases red to to make his usual characters such as "companion" and sponge bob very plain and similar. KAWS paintings often use rectangular shapes and vivid color which are always visually pleasing. One of my favorite pieces and his most famous piece is that album art for Kanye West's 808 and heartbreak album.
Although it is almost cliché to say that George Lucas has been an inspiration to me I feel that he must be included. This man has produced classic movies such as the Star Wars Trilogy and the Indiana Jones movies. When our generation gets older and has kid these will be the movies we tell our kids about. Both of these series have clever stories and characters with addictive personalities, in which I love. George Lucas finds a way to include a tolerable amount of action, romance, and comedy all into one movie and keep you wanting more. For example at the end of Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull George Lucas uses a subtext of irony to make you think. At the end, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) gets married, and due to the wind his hat flies off his head and lands at his son’s feet (Shia Labeouf). This would be situational irony because Shia Labeouf has been rumored to be the next Indiana Jones. Little things like this and characters such as Yoda make George Lucas a genius.
Martin Scorsese
Two of my favorite recent movies were directed by Martin Scorsese. Scorsese had directed movies such as Shutter Island, The Departed, Goodfellas, Taxi Driver and The Aviator. I enjoy his movies because most of them have a twist or a surprise ending. I enjoyed Shutter Island because the ending is left open for interpretation and makes you truly think about what you saw in the past hour and a half. Scorsese makes you be an active viewer by never really telling you what to think or believe is true. I believe that with any good work of art or movie that you should be able to have your own view on what happened and not be told strictly what to think. Scorsese also directed several episodes of Boardwalk Empire which I have just started watching and enjoy the complex story line and the corruption of Nucky Thompson.
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