REPORTAGE RESEARCH

(http://www.gallerynucleus.com/artist/veronica_lawlor 5/1/15)

This is a piece by Veronica Lawlor. She is a reportage artist who loves working with fast movement. In this piece I feel she has captured the movement well which is shown by the detail and overlapping of lines creating intense areas of colour and marks. I like how the foreground has been left with just the outlines of the characters and the bold colours that grab the veiwers attention that promenantly run through the image. I find the contrast of the white spaces against the bold colours work well together neither overpowering the other.

(http://www.veronicalawlor.com/?p=440 5/1/2015)

This piece is effective becuase of the ovberlapping of each line, within one persons head you see the building behind them as if everything has a translucency to it. I like how she leaves the main structure of the work visible, no lines are erased so its very clear to see how the piece was put together. I love the use of charcoal in this iumage and the combination of bold and fine lines, how busier areas are darker. I find it has more of  a hectic look than the previous image even though the colour is missing.

(http://prattcomd.com/faculty/eddie-pena/ 5/1/15)

I think this image is beautiful. I love the combination of the loose areas of ink against the precision that's shown in the lines of the drawing. even though the ink is quite strong against the delicacy of the lines, they work well together. I like the way he has worked out of the line hes drawn around the piece, there is a lot to look at but i find the piece still gives a calm overall atmospheric feel.

(http://reportager.uwe.ac.uk/mempics/betza/betza3.htm 6/1/15)

I really like this piece by Greg Betza. When initially looking at the image its the bold Chinese writing that is the most striking but I love the more detailed areas underneath this of the people. I love how the whole drawing is created with ink but used in different ways, for example in its more concentrated form to create boldness then more finely to create detail and the areas where it has been dispersed.

(http://reportager.uwe.ac.uk/mempics/betza/betza5.htm 6/1/15)

This is a really powerful piece by Greg Betza. The contrast between the blue, black and white has a very dramatic impact and I feel that the combination of media emphasizes this. The texture created with the pastels gives a rough feel to the piece and I feel it gives an industrial and dirty look to the image which is appropriate to the city/ building site subject of the work.