As I was browsing Mr. Dobbin's site looking for my favorite painting, I came across a hyper link with the artist's statement. By this time I had already looked through the paintings (which were incredible) picked out which piece(s) I was going to write about. I still will talk about why I like the paintings, but after reading the statement I can't help but comment on it as well.
I will just start off by saying, if Mr. Dobbins acknowledging my Zombieland movie reference this morning in art class hadn't already made my day, reading the first sentence of his artist statement sure did. He starts of saying : "You have two kinds of boys born in 1970: Lego boys and Lincoln Log boys. I’m a Lego boy." I was born in 95 and don't know too much about the 70's, but I think that this description accurately describes me and my friends growing up and I'm sure lots of other boys all over. I can't say I do know that many Lincoln Log boys (my friends and I were into Legos) but I do feel like I understand the comparision. I may be completely misinterpreting it but, the way I understand it, Lincoln Logs and Legos represent two different approaches/styles and maybe even interests that are part of many boys. While they both are creative personalities, Lincoln Log boys seem to focus and practice one certain area. Similarly Lincoln Logs, the toys, are used for one purpose: building houses. while amazing buildings can be constructed with Lincoln Logs, no one would ever try to model a spaceship with them. That's what Legos are for. But the difference with Legos is that the possibilities with them are endless. You can build great houses with them, and when you are done with your architecture phase, you can break your creation and model somthing completley different. I wouldn't go as far as saying that a Lego boy is more creative than a Lincoln Log boy, but Lego boys definitely have the opportunity to do a much greater variety of projects. ..... Mr. Dobbins later says: "Legos were a way for me to create whatever I could imagine, and I am still doing that now only with paint instead." I think that that is such a cool way to talk about art and I encourage other classmates to read the statment as well because the sentence above illustrates the work on Mr. Dobbin's site. Just like with Legos, I see a wide variety of styles, technique, colors, etc throughout his paintings, (which is something that I would predict would be less apparent in the work of of a Lincoln Log boy). I couldn't decide on my favorite piece of Mr. Dobbins art so I chose my top two favorites, and coincidently I think they show how each piece of his work is so different from his others, while both of the painting styles are phenomenal.
Untitled (Havok) mixed media on paper | 11 in x 10 in. | 2006 seems to incorporate calmer and more familiar aspects of nature such as pebbles, the surface is broken with bright colors and black space that interrupts the pattern of earth, similar to Andy Goldworthy's sculptures.
in my other favorite painting by Mr Dobbins:
Untitled (for G.X./C.B.) oil on linen on panel | 30 in. x 36 in. | 2009, i am reminded a little of the Japanese woodblock print of the wave which just shows how much range the different pieces of art manage to cover. The use of curves and flowing lines as well as different colors creates a cool effect that i like a lot. i think it is so cool to be able to develope a unique style whether it be in painting, drawing or even building legos and i am hoping that Mr dobbins can tell us or answer the question:
"what types of art have you felt least comfortable making in the past/what types of art do you feel most confident in making."
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