Steve Tilden

http://www.blackfish.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=23
(This shows his work that is in Black Fish)
When we had the Portland field trip, either this year or last, one of the galleries had Steve
Tilden's art. I admire his experimentation with materials, e.g. the use of violins, and his layering and colors used in his painting. Antonius Stradivarihorse was my favorite of his 3D pieces, and I generally like the clean lines and long limbs/neck he gives his horses. I was less fond of the paintings that he did, although I did like Io and Prometheus because it was messy yet precise, and I really liked the colors and texture that he used. I like the shading on the face, but I feel as though, on a whole, his painting is less developed than his sculpture, and therefore less appealing to me.

Jasper Johns

Jasper Johns! I'd most like to emulate Jasper Johns out of, like, everyone. He is super experimental - his style and mediums change pretty drastically from time to time, and he has done painting, mixed media, print making, molds, etc. I think he is probably a part of the reason I have started layering paint semi-recently (which I feel has made my art more successful) because when I visited DC a few years ago I saw an exhibition of his art, and (obviously) really liked it, and I think it motivated me to experiment. I believe that his art is many times unsuccessful, but I admire his ability to experiment so freely and seemingly without inhibition, and when everything falls together well, his art is stunning.