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Robert Collier Art 21 Slideshow
What drew me to Ai Weiwei’s work was not his activism per-se, but his polar sense of right and wrong and how this literal interpretation comes out in his art. This photograph says, in not such a polite way – I will not sit idly by while the government leads us in the wrong direction. • Study of Perspective - Tiananmen, Ai Weiwei, 1995–2003, 90 x 127 cm
Obviously I have similar feelings regarding our lawmakers, hence my response. Nothing, Robert Collier, 2013, 328 x 311 pixels.
Laylah Ali and I are the same age which is what made me check out her profile. Her bio says, "She meticulously plots out every aspect of her work in advance." Working in IT for many years, I really appreciate how she balances art and analytics. • Laylah Ali, “Untitled”, 2004, Billboard artwork
I also appreciate her being influenced by flat two dimensional cartoons. Untitled looked lonely so I have given him a crime-fighting partner. Thinman, Robert Collier, 2013, 600 x 200 pixels.
My last artist is John Baldessari. I can relate to Baldessari’s use of technology in finalizing or putting the finishing touches on images. • John Baldessari, Prima Facie: Unpleasant / Disgusted, 2005
In keeping with Baldessari’s theme I shot this ‘Selfie’ after eating Thanksgiving dinner with my family. I removed the background, added noise and grayscale to give the image more age. Exhausted, Robert Collier, 2013, 649 x 400 pixels.
Thank you! • I hope you enjoyed the images I selected and rendered for my presentation and learned a little about me along the way.