artists and cultures (11-15)

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Frank Shepard Fairey

Art Type: Lowbrow pop surrealism

Shepard Fairey uses media such as stencils, rubylith illustrations, collages, screen prints,

stickers, and works on wood, metal and canvas for his artworks. His most well-known piece ofartwork is the HOPE portrait of President Barack Obama, but is also known for his GIANT

artworks. His artworks tend to be in three tones of colors, and are mainly propaganda type

images or images that send a direct message.


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Native Hawaiian Art

About: Early Native Hawaiian art were mainly feather works, kappa (bark cloth), petroglyphs

wood carvings, and tattoos. The Native Hawaiians did not have metal or woven cloth before

the late 1700s.

Lei Hulu, 19th century

eather lei

Undefined

Petroglyph

Na Kihapai Nani Lua Ole O Edena a Me Elenale (The Beautiful Unequaled

Gardens of Eden and of Elenale), before 1918

Hawaiian cotton quilt


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Seonna Hong

Art Type: Lowbrow pop surrealism

Seonna Hong uses media such as gouache, acrylic, and oil in her artworks. She is well known

for her background animations in the show My Life as a Teenage Robot. Her paintings arenarrative and autobiographical.

I Prefer the Low Notes, 2

121.9x 121.

Acrylic and paper on w

I am not permanent, 2007

182.9x 121.9 cm

Acrylic and paper on wood

Undefined, 2007

Pursuits of Peril

27.9x 43.2 cm

gouache on board

Undefined, 2007


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Edo Period Japanese Art

About: Art of the Edo Period [1603-1868] was in the form of architecture, painting,

sculpture, woodblock prints, and bunjinga, a usually monochrome type of painting. During this

period, most works of art depicted courtesans or placed an emphasis on landscapes.

Hiroshige

Great Bridge, Sudden

Shower at Atake, c. 1857

35.6x24.1 cm

Color woodblock print

Tawaraya St

Waves at Matsushima, c. 17th

cen

166.1x369.

ink, color, gold and silver on p

Katsushika Hokusai

The Great Wave off Kanagawa, c. 1829-32

25.737.8 cm

Color woodblock print


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Chinatsu Ban

Art Type: Japanese Contemporary

Chinatsu Ban mainly uses media such as acrylic on canvas or paper, and plastic with sculptures

Her artworks that are well known are her colorful drawings of elephants and humans. Her

artworks place an emphasis on cuteness and lovability.

Sour Plum-eyed Girl, 2009

260x185 mm

Crayon and color pencil on paper

Digital Elephant Underpants, 2004

130.3x194 cm

Acrylic on canvas

V W X Yellow Elephant

Underwear, H I J Kiddy Eleph

Underwear, 2005

Large elephant: 170 x 95 3/4

108 1/4 in (L: 4320mm x W:

2430 x H: 2750)

Small elephant: 48 3/4 x 28 x

3/4 inches (L: 1240 mm x W:

x H: 730)

Poop:14 1 /2 x 14 1/2 x 16

inches (L: 405 mm x W405 mm

H370)

Fiber-reinforced plastic, stee

acrylic paint, urethane

Happy Birthday, 2003

194x259 cm

Acrylic on canvas

The Elephant, the Twins, and Cell Division, 2008

1621x2606 mmAcrylic on canvas

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