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Pepe Research Paper

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For my final art project, I created my own version of the popular meme known as “Pepe.” Collecting rare Pepes was a famous trend that took the internet by storm. Though the trend has died down now, I wanted to make my own version to call my own. Since it would be the only one ever created, it would rank among the rarest Pepes ever created. I’ve based my Pepe on one of the first ones ever made, created by artist Matt Furie. If he hadn’t created the Pepe, my final art project would have been completely different. Matt Furie’s art is almost all very colorful and strange, practically abstract. His art way my inspiration for my project. This is very similar to my creation. My Pepe is both colorful and abstract, which I hope enforces my love for colors and randomness. My artist, Matt Furie, was born in 1979 in. He is still alive today. Since to most he is not considered a big artist, his most known works being Feels Good Man and Sad Pepe, it wasn’t easy finding information on him. Based on his art, he seems to be a very creative and strange person. What we know is that he first created the original Pepe, Feels Good Man, in ‘06 in an …show more content…

My influence, Matt Furie, gave me amazing examples of how to use these things in all of his computer creations. I believe I successfully showed this to the audience with the creation of my Pepe. Throughout the project, it was mostly smooth sailing with a few minor bumps in the road with mixing colors and smudging paint. I used the principles of variety, line, shape, contrast and emphasis, and infused them into my project to create something I can describe as magnificent. My favorite thing about the “Rave Pepe” is the silly randomness of the markings, lines and dots spread across his face. To me, the liveliness and energy that I’ve captivated in my project is astonishing. Since there is only one of its kind, my Rave Pepe is truly one of the rarest Pepes of them

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