Week 6 - Grid Art

In reviewing the links listed online, I begin to see a similarity in pointillism and grid art. Both of these styles of art can only be understood when the viewer is standing far away from the piece. By standing up close the art simple looks like an abstract art piece. This was especially true when looking at the Lego grid art. The artist was inspired by famous art works, like the Mona Lisa and American Gothic and remade them with Legos. Looking at these pieces up close they look like random blocks of color, like an abstract. When I stood away from my computer the whole piece came together and looked similar to the original work. Another example of this is the work of Jason Mecier. This artist uses various things such as pills, household items to make portraits of celebrities. Similarly to the Lego art these can only be fully appreciated if the viewer is standing away from the piece.