The focus of my folio for his year was to capture a sense of wonder and curiosity. During unit 3 I began by exploring different mediums to get a feel for the different attributes they bring to a piece. However, I found that though how art was completed is important, the what is more significant. I wanted to tell some sort of story, either one of my own or one that had significantly impacted my life in some form, particularly through childhood. I also aimed to emphasise contrast and symbolism with a touch of dark context. These aspirations for what I visioned at the beginning played a large role in helping me decide what story and emotion I wanted to tell.
Throughout my design process I found the focus becoming skewed as my mind was always drawn to something else, other than the ideas that I had planned to explore at the beginning of Unit 3. Thus, what I wanted to explore shifted. During term 4, I began finding interest in the full human form, opposed to alien type skulls that I conveyed an interest in term 3. I decided to mix and match conflicting ideas. I had no expectations for this to work, however I kept with it because my haphazard method of trying things that probably will not work is how I stumble my way from painting to painting.
This became a roadblock for me as I always wanted to add everything from my potential directions that I liked into the one piece and after some extremely frustrating attempts, it wasn't working for me. Plan B was to pick and choose my favourite, most wondrous pieces, that best represented my focus. I was down to two pieces. First, the alien skulls; secondly, the Where the Wild Thing Are graphite piece. I began with the latter, I found that the monochromatic feel to it was too dull and it needed a little colour. So I completed a coloured version in gouache. But I soon got annoyed at this because it did not work out the way I wanted it
The HMFA has a collection of 3 skulls of part of this collection. The medium is plasticine on wood and was created in 2009. The overview of the image created is that of a skull. However very quickly you realize it has much more details. The artwork consists of many characters, scenes and different pictures that seem to be all symbolic. It includes a wide range of figures and images from historical to pop culture. The artwork has black, white, blue, and pink around the skull. However the skull itself is made of many different colors because of the extensive amount of detailed figures making up the entire skull. There is so much texture in this artwork! The outside of the skull has many ridged lines creating a Pacman arena. The artist created the Pacman arena including the ghosts, the points, and Pacman itself all onto the left and top of the skull The next things that popped into my view were the Adventure Time figures above the skull’s left eye. It is Fin and Jake from the show Adventure Time, Fin is parachuting with a big dollar bill while Jake has his arm wrapped around Fin’s backpack strap. There is a large depiction of Hitler with two large megaphones behind him. It looks like he is asserting his power. There is money scattered all around the skull but mainly on top above the eyes in between all of these bills are
I personally like the stick figures, remnants of prehistoric art, drops of written language, though I would have chosen stick figures missing body parts (half-bodies) to represent “a half”. Not to mention, Sol Lewitt’s instructions nearly split my brain with its daedal maneuvers. As a side note, I have yet to figure out what those almost symmetrical vine like structures represent or mean in your experiment, but I still thank you for providing such a unique, thought-provoking experiment for this week’s workshop.
“You got him! Nice shot man! You did amazing on it,” my brother congratulated me.
Similarly, I often have no plan when I sit down to experiment with sounds on the piano, an instrument I have played and enjoyed for years. The keys, physically, are black and white. They feel cold and hard to my touch; yet they help me unwind. As I sit down to play, my shoulder blades relax in my back, I close my eyes, take a deep breath, and my fingers begin to float across the keyboard. I do not lose sight of the fact that there are certain rules to abide by while playing, which sharps and flats create a harmonious sound, the timing of the piece, or how each note should be played by a specific finger. But, just like when doodling, my truest joy comes from losing myself in
The air hung around them, tensed and quiet. The fragility of her emotion was threatening to shatter. It is as if that time stood still for her. She fingered the brim of her notebook, nervously and took notice of the cup of coffee on her side. Controlling the sudden urged to drown the caffeine all at once; she carefully picked the cup and warily sipped its content. It had long been cold, and her tongue appreciated that fact.
As a retired Seal, I still retain the memories of the struggles and hardships I have encountered over my life. Starting at the age of five, my mother met a man named Leon. He would always criticize me for something I did or what I did wrong. Every little detail that was not done correctly would lead to pain and discipline. This was Leon’s way of ,”setting me straight”. Finally I had enough. I decided to leave home by boarding the wrong bus after school one day out of fear. I was so scared to go home. But I eventually decided that I have to live with it, I knew Leon was going to stay I could do nothing to change that. In life there are things that you can't change. I believe that you must learn to cope with problems in order to succeed, not by running away from them.
Texual illustrations establish a tension between text and design in which the reader isolates a design to ascertain its meaning or its textual referent. Paradoxically, when the reader does this he or she is impelled to return to the text for meaning. Each has a share in the totality of a book's meaning; neither text or design can alone impart as much meaning as text and design together" (Easson 43).
see the type of elements the artist has used and how different elements can complement each
Growing up as an only child I made out pretty well. You almost can’t help but be spoiled by your parents in some way. And I must admit that I enjoyed it; my own room, T.V., computer, stereo, all the material possessions that I had. But there was one event in my life that would change the way that I looked at these things and realized that you can’t take these things for granted and that’s not what life is about.
As a graphic designer, I always strive to make all the elements included in my work flow together in a way that doesn't over complicate whatever message I want to convey. My goal is to take my interests—and sometimes, my experiences, and to give them purpose in my art. I want my audience to feel something from my efforts, even if they don't completely understand what it is I am going for.
I have always enjoyed the concept that by making multiple intricate strokes you can create a masterpiece. Growing up it felt like the one thing the world could not take away from me. Some days it felt like it was the only thing I had. However, I had never had a real sketchbook. I remember waking up one morning to find a fresh unfilled sketchbook on the edge my bed for my twelfth birthday. I opened the book, and I cried. I shook violently as I ran my shaking hands over the pressed paper. I flipped through the book and smelled the ‘fresh paper/new book’ smell; my tears wetting the edges of the neatly bound pages. I remember crying because I had an almost indescribable feeling of euphoric bliss. To this day, I still write notes in the margins of my old sketchbook using it as a venting and coping
My art is essentially one big collage. Each individual item says something about me or my personality type. I
...ything fits together and disunity is the opposite, it’s a feeling of disorder. In art, unity is often achieved by the repetition of a shape, colour or another visual element. Simplicity is another method and it’s the use of one major colour, kind of shape or element to unify a work. Another technique is harmony where related colours, textures, and materials might be combined. Theme and variation is another method that allows artists to organize a work around one major element like a circle, and variations of circles. Works are sometimes unified by proximity or continuity. Proximity means that parts are grouped together, enclosed or clustered into sets. Continuity means that edges of forms are lined up so your eye moves from one part to another in a definite order. Variety is like a spice in art and it is the use of contrasting elements to make something interesting.
I feel my work is a resemblance of Robert Rauschenberg in a sense of innovation and expanding the use of material and mediums. Rauschenberg was well known for his ability to combined nontraditional material and objects creating a single - unified piece. Much of Rauschenberg 's work consisted of employing innovative combinations. Though, Rauschenberg was both a painter and a sculptor and implemented a combination of both, he also worked with photography, printmaking, papermaking, and performance -allowing him to expand his ideas and innovations. Like Rauschenberg, much of my work is based on combining different elements and media to create singular bold works. With my recent work, it manifests into a composite of sculpting and painting leading
The time to breathe before advancing further in my future projects, the difficult moments instead of discouraging me, these moments give me motivation and the necessary energy to move forward. I am optimist but realistic. My parents taught me that we live in a world that is constantly changing and to succeed we need a smart plan and the ability to adapt and adjust to the changing world environment but more importantly one need to prepare one’s self to succeed. We need discipline and above all an unshakable will to resist difficulties when they happen. “An ongoing work of art” would probably be one of the best ways to describe my life. From very early on in life, I have learn that I can be the artist of my own life through guidance and hard work, I learned that we are the architecture of our life, the artist of our own destiny through work, commitment and determination. Every route taken or not taken will somehow impact our existence and leave a trail like a shooting star in the night sky, the beauty of the trail depends entirely on the nature of our actions in life. This is the first time in my existence I have had the opportunity to write the story of my life in detail. This exercise