Symbolic clay sculpture portrait

I chose to make Gordie from the movie Stand by me. He is not quiet but he is not outspoken, he's brave and a little scrawny. I've chosen to use a coyote to represent Gordie. In the movie he has a lot of freedom, so I chose to put him alone in a jail cell because he is usually free and spending time with his friends.

Symbolic Portrait

I chose to make my portrait about Tupac Shakur, a rapper from the 90's. I chose to do him because I think that his life/death are interesting. I also enjoy his expression through his music. I am going to use different metaphors from all of his music in my piece. The story of his death has been very questionable since then and i somehow intend to use that in my art.

Visiting artist: Hamlett Dobbins.

 
  I think that this piece from "every one, every day" is not only good, but now one of my favorite paintings. I've never seen a piece of art like this that made me focus on it for so long. The way the he makes the background blurred and that one chunk of white and red very sharp, makes it look like that red and white were hovering fast through a blue city and someone snapped a picture of it. I think that this piece relates to the rest of his art because it is so simple yet so complex at the same time. The art he makes challenges your mind to think about what that piece might be, and once you start analyzing more you start to realize that there is a lot more detail than you might have seen previously. I would really like to know what materials he used for this piece and how he made the background seem so blurred.

Reflecting on group work.

There are some aspects of working in groups that I enjoy and others that can be difficult at times. Working in groups provides many different aspects. When I am alone and I can't think of an idea, it's much harder to try to do that then when I am in a group. But when we're in groups there is not as much freedom to express yourself you have to make sure everyone else is happy. So that means there may be an idea that you don't like, but the rest of the group agrees on, that's when you take one for the team. Once in a while though if there is something that you really don't agree with you have to speak up to tell everyone that you think that might not work, and try to collaborate to come up with another idea.

the separation

End of Term Reflection

 This class has changed the way I view art and myself as an artist. I've never been so invested or passionate about any other class. I've always enjoyed the subject, but this term I was waiting for art class and wondering what we would be working on that day. At the beginning of the term I found myself becoming frustrated with my drawing from observation skills, but as the term progressed, as did my skills, I began to enjoy the whole process. For me art is a form of expression more than anything else. I'm not always up for expressing myself, but if you put a piece of paper and some materials in front of me, I could draw for hours. My highlight of the term was when I created my independent piece with the dripped paint. I was never a huge fan of using paint but after I started that piece, I learned that painting doesn't always have to involve your brush stroking the paper. I've realized that about a lot of different materials this term. There isn't only one way to use each material, you can experiment with different ideas and sometimes you come across something really interesting. Going ahead I think that I can do a little bit more planning before I begin a project. When we are given the parameters for an assignment I tend to think of an idea quickly and get started as soon as possible. I think that if I take the time to go over the project and brainstorm ideas in my sketch book that I can start to have some more elaborate ideas.  I think that this term I have made great strides as an artist, and I am looking forward to my future in art.

Principles of Design Research

My partner and I looked at the painting Dempsey and Firpo by George Bellows. I think that the main principle in this piece of art was movement, the artist showed movement in the painting he used implied movement by having one of the boxers falling out of the ring and the other boxer following through with his punch. Bellows showed emphasis by having the two boxers be the brightest, and biggest in the painting, which contrasted everything else which was smaller and darker, he also had them placed in the middle. He used proportion by making the people who were further away smaller and not as defined as the ones who were closer. He used balance in the painting by using asymmetry.