As You probably know, Google Doodle is both a competition for artists to have their work published on one of the grandest homepages ever AND a reminder for many as to the holiday or famous dead-person's birthday. Google artists really get creative in order to incorporate their logo into a work of art that represents the "theme of the day". And they usually do a really good job. Some logos are simply images, while others are interactive, videos, or gif files.
Today I am going to focus on the logos that have been designed for famous historic artists, many of which we have studied in class. Above you will see "The Scream" by Vincent Van Gogh, who is not honored in one but two well known logos, including "Starry Night." Van Gogh based his art strongly on the principles of expressionism, using swirling bold lines of color to convey emotion rather than portray reality.
I have also included a design based on Salvador Dali and his work "The Persistence of Memories". His surrealist style is mimicked in the logo, cleverly interpreting the clocks in the original piece as the o's in Google.
Yet another artist, Pablo Picasso, has been targeted by Google artists. Here they have used Picasso's famous method of cubism to distort faces and body parts in a stylized effort to describe his work... and they succeeded. Notice the trademark 2-perspective faces.
And last, but certainly not least, we have-- you guessed it-- Leonardo DaVinci. This artistic mastermind's most memorable work can be seen here. He was as realistic in his work as one can get, and he will always be remembered and honored as one of the most prestigious artistic geniuses to have ever walked the earth.
So there you have it. 5 brilliant examples of good-old Google Doodle art, all dedicated to a handful of the greatest artists of all time. Cheers!
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