Nothing Gold Can Stay #10 (Friend Till' The End)

Nothing Gold Can Stay #10 (Friend Till' The End) - i decided to end my nothing gold can stay series with this painting. this painting i made is for one of my good friends Patrick West. you may be asking whats the meaning behind this? its pretty simple. i expect most of the viewers to get out of this art piece that some of our good friends we make in life will slowly become only a memory. that a great amount of the friends we make will move on in their lives for a loved one, a family, a job, or up to heaven. but life can be like a painting or photograph; even though we can't physically see all the friends we have made in our lifetime, we still have a picture, a painting, or even a drawing of the close relationships we have had. a memory.

Robert Frost A Dream Pang

I had withdrawn in forest, and my song Was swallowed up in leaves that blew away; And to the forest edge you came one day (This was my dream) and looked and pondered long, But did not enter, though the wish was strong: You shook your pensive head as who should say, 'I dare not--too far in his footsteps stray-- He must seek me would he undo the wrong. Not far, but near, I stood and saw it all Behind low boughs the trees let down outside; And the sweet pang it cost me not to call And tell you that I saw does still abide. But 'tis not true that thus I dwelt aloof, For the wood wakes, and you are here for proof.

what i take away from this poem is so meaningful. my life has almost always started with a small/big dream I've had. I've had people tell me that i would never be good enough, never be fast enough, never be smart enough, never be good looking enough, etc. all these dreams that i have had made me that man i am today, and i never take one bit of it for grant it.

Nothing Gold Can Stay #9 (Runners Dream)

Nothing Gold Can Stay #9 (Runners Dream) - This artwork was done not only for everyone's dream about sports in general, but my dream! This collage is a reminder of how far I've come in my running career; all the runs, the miles, the accolades, the awards, the losses, the wins, etc. My dream has come to a stop for now but in my heart i still fight the urge to be able to carry the American flag onto the track in the Olympic games.

Nothing Gold Can Stay #8 (Ivory Whites)

Nothing Gold Can Stay #8 (Ivory Whites) - This piece is dentures sculpted out of a bar of ivory soap. When making my piece, i had tried to find the common sides of the two subjects. I was trying to portray the meaning of "love" with not just young adults, but with old citizens as well. That even though our grandparents may be old, and may think they don't experience love anymore isn't true. They still dress nice, try to smell nice, and do whatever it takes to express and impress the ones they truly love.

Artist #16: Michael Craig-Martin

Michael Craig Martin- is a contemporary conceptual artist and painter, who was born in Dublin, Ireland. He was a well known artist to all of the young British artist, and is famous for what is called "An Oak Tree." Martin's field consist of painting, drawing, and conceptual art; with a movement of Conceptualism.

Artist #15- Joan Miro

Joan Miro (1893-1983)
Joan Miro was a Spanish Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramist born from Barcelona. Most of his work was put into the Surrealism category for the sandbox for the subconscious mind, a recreation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan pride. All the fields Miro was put into was painting, sculpting, murals, and ceramics. His movements were Surrealism, Dada, Personal, and Experimental. His influences were Andre Masson, Pablo Picasso, Tristan Tzara, Andre Breton, and Arshile Gorky. Joan got his art training from Escuela de Bellas Artes da la Llotja, and Escuela de Arte de Francesco Gali, Circulo Artistico de Sant Lluc. One of his major Awards was 1954 Venice Biennale Grand Prize for Graphic Work, 1958 Guggenheim International Award, and the 1980 Gold Medal of Fine Arts (Spain). Some of his most prized pieces consisted of The Tilled Field, Dona i Ocell, Pajaro lunar, and La Lecon de Ski.

Artist #14- Jackson Pollock

Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Paul Jackson Pollock was an American painter and a major attribute to in the abstract expressionist movement. His field involved only painting with the movement of abstract expressionism. Jackson got his training from the Art Students League of New York. His patron was Peggy Guggenheim; with Pollock's influences were Thomas Hart Benton, and Pablo Picasso. Two of his most famous pieces were No.5, and Number 1 (both resemble his movement strongly). Pollock struggled with alcoholism his entire life, and ended up dieing at the age of 44 in an alcohol-related single car crash in December of 1956.