Hi there!
My name is Joe. Over the years I’ve spent a lot of time drawing things during class, but that’s what this blog is all about; to learn more about the site head over to the ABOUT page, lets just skip to piece #1 in the JOE HAMM exhibit…
For some reason I really like the idea of a bunch of mindless people willingly following each other off of a cliff. I find the thought very amusing. Some people may think it’s a little dark, but to me that’s what art is all about, the weird insanity. If the subject of a drawing is something unextraordinary, what’s the point? Normality is forgettable. When it comes to weird subjects, Gustave Dore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Dor%C3%A9) takes the cake…Behold! Naked Head Guy!
Dore has got to be my most favorite artist. He’s done a whole bunch of illustrations for bizarre and macabre stories like the Divine Comedy, The Raven, Paradise Lost, Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, The Tempest, and the Book of Revelations. Really cool stuff. I’d be lying if I said that his work hasn’t affected the the subject matter of my drawings. Not only is the subject of Dore’s work super cool, but his art style is awesome. The use of only black and white, and the way he shades his work is amazing.
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