Appropriation Post #2

2. Artists develop art making skills.

- learn techniques and processes

- explore media

Did you learn new techniques or processes as part of the work for this project?

Did you gain skill with familiar materials?

 

For my new project our theme is time and I was thinking about creating a flipbook of Peter Pan flying to Neverland with Wendy, John, and Michael Darling. I though this connected to time because Peter Pan was the only child who never grew up and over time a person is to mature and grown into an adult. The idea that Peter Pan defied time and the aging process is fascinating. “Everyone grows up, except one.”

 

5. Artists collaborate.

- share ideas and knowledge

- teach

- help

Did you ask another student for feedback during your work process?

Did someone help you understand important information or inspire you?

While finishing up my “Time is Money” project I asked Mr. Sands what I should include in the background. My background was a nice shade of green that represented money, but it was looking plain, so I asked for help. He gave me the idea of printing pictures of money off the computer and macheing it onto the background. I also rolled up a couple of the money pictures to make the hands for the clock.

 

4. Artists take risks.

- try new things

- experiment

Did you try something that you weren’t sure about as part of this project?

Did you pick a material or technique that was new or different over something that was familiar?

 

I have recently started another project that involves sculpting clay. I was thinking I could do a mobile with different icons from popular movies, TV shows, or books. I thought it would look way cooler if I made my figurines 3-D instead of just drawing them out. I haven’t gotten far, because I’m still brainstorming ideas of what I could use in my project, but I’ll start working on it very soon. I haven’t really done a mobile before so I’m interested to see how it turns out, but hopefully the odds are in my favor and this project will be a success.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appropriation

4. Artists take risks.

- try new things

- experiment

Did you try something that you weren’t sure about as part of this project?

Did you pick a material or technique that was new or different over something that was familiar?

I decided to do a clock made out of money to represent the phrase “time is money”. This project was a little risky, because I donated real money to my art project. I wasn’t sure if anyone would go through the lengths of taking my materials either, but I relied on the safety of the art room to protect my work of art. I just wanted to try something new, because I was feeling confident that no one else was dedicated enough to make major sacrifices like I am.     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Artists develop art making skills.

 

 

- learn techniques and processes

- explore media

Did you learn new techniques or processes as part of the work for this project?

Did you gain skill with familiar materials

In class were we brought to realize that the way the image is facing can affect the direction the viewer’s eye goes. If images on the piece of artwork is facing a certain way or is directed a certain way, the viewer may look in that direction. It’s better to keep the views eye on the page and not off the page. So, an artist is better off capturing the attention of the on looker when the artwork is kept on the page, therefore they won't loose interest.

 

    5. Artists collaborate.

- share ideas and knowledge

- teach

- help

Did you ask another student for feedback during your work process?

Did someone help you understand important information or inspire you?

Lately, I’ve really been trying to develop my shading skills, because they are below average. So, I’ve asked for tips to make my drawings more realistic with adding shading and highlights. After observing my fellow classmate Britney, who is exceptional at the skill, I started to practice a lot more on my own. My doodles are looking better, but there is always room for improvement. I enjoy doodling balloons the most; I just find the shape easy to work with, since I’m a beginner.

 

 



Just Relax

The theme for our project was tension. My mind inmmediately brought me to an image of someone getting a relaxing massage to relieve the tension from their life. This peice of art portrays a woman getting a massage from hot stones to relieve the tension in her back. I used shading to emphasize the stones and tried to express the importance of dark and light. I directed the light to come from the left, so the naturally, the right side of the woman's body would be the darkest. Everyone has stress or tension in their lives and as show in the drawing above, a relaxing massage could get ride of it.

Let Them Go

My first assignment of 2014 was to include typeography in our peice of art. I used oil pastels to outline the ballons and colored pencils to fill in the balloons with the colors blue, orange, red, and green. To include typography,  I wrote the word "live" repeatedly to form the letters L-I-V-E. I decided to assemble the word "live" on the balloons, because balloons signify letting go and gaining the freedom to live life however a person chooses.

 

Unidentified Tiger

In art this week we worked on photo shop. Our task was to combine to unlikely things and put them in a picture. It took me a while to figure out what I wanted to do but, after I came to a decision It turned out really good. I put a tiger in a swimming pool because no one would expect it. This picture keeps you thinking what would happen next? If this girl really knew what was behind her I don't think she would be smiling and would be swimming a little faster.

Ceramic Pot

This picture was taken after I made my pot and it was put into the kelm. Soon after, we had to put a stinking paste on it called glaze. We put this on the pot so when it was put into the kelm again it would come out all shiny. I have decided to give it as a present for my mom on Christmas. Hope she'll like it.

Chalk Pastel Drawing

We worked on Chalk Pastel artwork. After, laying out what we were about to draw the teacher explained to us what we were suppose to do. This piece of art took a long time and was messy but, I had fun doing it. The picture was hard to work with since it was chalk pastel and it smudged a lot. I think i may had made the picture look like the table is slanted. Overall, I loved this project and I would do it again if I could.