Monthly Archives: January 2002

These ones got prep sketches but were never painted: Stay (Faraway, So Close): was pretty weak and I don’t have a scan of the sketch handy. So Cruel: I like the composition of the piece itself, but I don’t feel … Continue reading →

Prep Sketch – Large – Full Size The song itself is about the men who were taken from their families during Augusto Pinochet’s rule of Chile and never heard from again. The mothers weren’t even told wether their children were … Continue reading →

Prep Sketch – Large – Full Size Bad is a beautiful, touching song about addiction and helping someone to deal with an unsurmountable problem. It’s dark, plaintive, but not without hope. This painting however, is without hope. Put shortly, one … Continue reading →

Original crayon doodle – Prep sketch – Large – Full Size Buy poster! It’s hard to imagine a more angry, politically driven U2 song than Bullet The Blue Sky. Edge’s guitar work brings out the shrieks of South American countries … Continue reading →

Pre Sketch – Prep Sketch – Large – Full Size This is the only 100% Grade that I’ve gotten from a teacher and regretted. I don’t think this lives up to the power and intensity of the song, and I … Continue reading →

Pre Sketch – Prep Sketch – Large – Full Size The pictures of this one are of second-rate quality because the painting is in the possession of an ex-girlfriend. This is one that overall I am slightly pleased with, but … Continue reading →

Pre Sketch – Prep Sketch – Large – Full Size Where The Streets Have No Name is unquestionably one of U2′s most powerful songs, so coming up with something to try and represent that pure energy and drive was a … Continue reading →

AVI OAC PERSONAL THEME STATEMENT What do I want to say or express in my work? For my theme I will try to express through paint the wonder of music. Each painting will specifically represent a few lines of lyrics … Continue reading →

In OAC Art class (that would have been late 2001 to early 2002) part of the class was to create 6 or more works of art based around a certain theme. I chose to visually interpret U2 songs, and unsurprisingly … Continue reading →