Matts Art Blog

 Raphael: Vision of a Knight (1504) Going through many of the works and artists of the renaissance era was very interesting. You can definitely see how similar the styles and works of arts are from this time. One artist I liked early on was Raphael. I browsed through many of his works and the one in particular I chose is called Vision of a Knight and is attached below. I am a sucker for a variety of bright colors and hidden messages. The piece has both and the message is something I try and find meaning in for myself. Many people can speculate and talk about a deeper metaphorical meaning that the artist meant, but I think artists want the viewers to interpret themselves. I think the message here is the soldier has a choice to follow a path of war and knowledge or a path of love as the two women in the painting are presenting him different objects. The women on the left has a sword and a book and the women on the right has flowers. The soldier is on the ground as he has not been able to

  Simon Bailly Simon Bailly is the artist who's art I chose to do an analysis on. He is a French artist who makes cartoon style illustrations. He states in the about section of his website that he "started to work as a professional illustrator for the French newspapers Liberation and LE 1. I now work for several newspapers, events, children's books, shop advertisement, and I was lucky enough to do some exhibitions in different galleries." (Bailly). His website showcases a full page of some of his works. Below I have attached two different works he has up on the website currently featured in the LA Times and the New Yorker respectively. Analysis As I mentioned in my introduction blog I am a huge fan of his work. I love the way he uses a wide variety of colors that set the scene of whatever the illustration is. You can see in the one on the left that was featured in the LA Times how he used many different bright colors that set an upbeat chaotic day time feel while on