http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/barry-mcgee
This graffiti artist uses his knowledge of color, symbolism, and geometric design to create massive collections as installations on large walls. His many concepts include: urban ills, overstimulations, frustrations, and addictions. His processes include creating individual works as a series that may not work together when you first look at them, but as you observe them more, the patterns create an overwhelming arrangement that connects with the shapes of the lines. His bright colors is one of the first things that drew me into his works, as well as the simple use of line to draw in his audiences. In my work, I would love to bring in the "urgency" that he uses with his bright colors, without overwhelming my audience. Being a modern artist, I find it very interesting that he chooses to uses color and line as his "conceptual" objects, which allows his pieces to be very icon iconic and abstract.
This graffiti artist uses his knowledge of color, symbolism, and geometric design to create massive collections as installations on large walls. His many concepts include: urban ills, overstimulations, frustrations, and addictions. His processes include creating individual works as a series that may not work together when you first look at them, but as you observe them more, the patterns create an overwhelming arrangement that connects with the shapes of the lines. His bright colors is one of the first things that drew me into his works, as well as the simple use of line to draw in his audiences. In my work, I would love to bring in the "urgency" that he uses with his bright colors, without overwhelming my audience. Being a modern artist, I find it very interesting that he chooses to uses color and line as his "conceptual" objects, which allows his pieces to be very icon iconic and abstract.