Blind contour sharpie drawing...
This picture is a blind contour drawing, meaning that there was no glancing at the paper, so I was completely unaware of where my hand's location was. This drawing took 10 minutes.
Believe it or not, but this is a blind contour drawing of a backpack. Again, I was unable to look at my paper which resulted to the many misleading lines. This drawing took 10 minutes.
SEMI-BLIND CONTOUR DRAWINGS
This art piece took around 5 minutes. It was semi blind, so I was able to partially see the paper, but it was not suggested.
WIRE SCULPTURE
This wire sculpture took around 4 days to complete it is designed to resemble a jacket hanging on a hanger. I used primarily gray wire, but created a focus for the eye when creating the rose gold wire. The mesh creates a texture showing the folds in fabric.
In this drawing, I emphasized on the center of the drawing creating a point for the eye to look. I used different values to create more of a three dimensional picture, for example the frame is set behind the cloth so part it is cut off and dark to create less negative space and make the picture look realistic. I used two point perspective to make the book which the apples are laying on look like an actual book instead of a flat rectangle. Overall I feel good about how the still life came out. Next time I think that I will work on have there be less fingerprints on the picture in order to provide more of a clean look, but other than that I am pleased with my work and how it turned out.
Charcoal Still Life
FOUND OBJECT SCULPTURE
The title of this piece is "Procrastination." I selected these objects, because the play dough symbolizes fun while the timer under the white out means how I don't have enough time. The glue symbolizes how I am stuck between what I want to do and what I have to do. The crumbled pages are old tests and agenda pages, they are mashed up to show struggles. The white out and eraser mean that nothing is perfect. The sculpture is placed on a foam board, which is covered in a clock meaning how all of this conflict is going on in one day. At all four corners are pros and cons. I feel as though I could not have improved my structure, I am very pleased with how it turned out. I feel like the sculpture as a whole attracts a lot of attention, the center is definitely the focus point, but the base provides some meaning also.
I recreated a dock over the ocean in a sunset. It represents nature because this picture is of the outdoors and shows the sky, the sea and the outdoors. I used both warm and cool colors, also primary, secondary and tertiary colors. While collaging, I noticed that the sky is ombre, so I began with the blue and added pink-oranges then red they are larger pieces layered together to display the clouds, I tore the paper because there are white sections and to show the fluffiness in the clouds. Under the bridge I used smaller pieces for the ocean which is dark in the picture I ripped the papers to show the choppiness of the ocean. The bridge is the point of emphasis. I directed the viewer's eye around my picture by using different colors in order to draw attention and by changing my way of collaging by using both large and small pieces.
Final Assessment
This picture shows three different stages of a person's life, it is mean to explain how when you grow older you define how you are. The youngest version of a boy in this picture has not experienced defining himself so he blends more in with the second picture, while the third has completely separated itself from the younger two. The question mark is to symbolize the internal conflict going on while the boy is growing up. In the modern day today it is so hard to be "different" from the rest of the crowd, so many people trying to make you just "go with the flow." This picture displays how the boy is struggling, but in the end he knows who he is. Claude Monet did something similar by doing impressionism, I was thinking of making a statement so I used the huge question mark in order to, which I received inspiration from by Andy Warhol, because of how he would use words to draw attention, for example POP! BAM! and WOW! Instead of using words, I used symbols. I used shading in order to represent how the boy has not yet made himself stand out but once he did i defined the lines more.
Final Paper
Gemma Laroche
December 20, 2017
FND-Art
Grandma Moses, Claude Monet, and Andy Warhol
Art is not defined by a picture, but an expression. These three artists were not all painters, but they all expressed themselves, whether it was through depression, sadness, or pure admiration for nature. Yet, while Grandma Moses and Claude Monet are both painters Andy Warhol did more work with magazines and advertising. Besides their differences and similarities, these figureheads in art have shaped art and visual culture by putting their own twist on expression, not letting people take that away whether people agreed or not.
Grandma Moses, (born on September 7, 1860 to December 13, 1961) is an important artist in our culture because of her admiration for nature. She used to be a farmer and then moved to New York, Grandma Moses missed her home which led her to begin to paint scenes of nature, for example “Catching the Turkey”. She was a self-taught artist and her art was never recognized until an artist saw it and realized her immense talent. Later in her life, her husband died which caused Grandma Moses to paint even more, this was her way of coping with her sadness. Her paintings eventually were put on greeting cards and on September 9th “Grandma Moses Day,” is held to honor this amazing woman. Her work still remains popular today due to how different her nature scenes looked. This shows to me that art is pure inspiration, when you feel something and flow that into your work, that is art.
Another renowned painter, Claude Monet (November 14, 1840 to December 5, 1926), unlike Grandma Moses, he did not capture nature scenes, but introduced a form of art known as “Impressionism.” Impressionism is using different paint brush strokes in order to accurately depict light. During his life, he struggled with many illnesses and depression. As a boy he would fill his school books with sketches of people, even teachers. Monet’s mother believed in his talents, yet his father believed that he should go into business. After his mother’s death, he became very depressed and traveled to Paris in order to pursue his passion. Not only did Monet paint, but he was also enlisted in the army, but was discharged for health reasons. Monet preferred to work outside, his first wife Alice died which led him to remarry Camille Doncieux. His love for the outdoors is evident in his art for example in the “Impression, Sunrise,” which was done in 1872. This artwork influences my views on artwork by demonstrating that art is not meant to be like everyone else's, it is meant to be different to explain what you were feeling, it is mean to be your expressions not someone else's.
Finally, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 to February 22, 1987) took part in a different sort of art. He was not a painter, or a sculptor, but worked with magazines and ads. He was a leading supporting artist of Pop Art, which has to do with sounds for example BAM! POP! And POW! During his early years, Warhol became sick which was when his mother began giving him drawing lessons. His father died at a young age, but before his death he noticed his son’s talents which led him to devote his life savings in order for his son to attend college. After he graduated, Warhol began working for Glamour magazine and became one of the most successful commercial artists. Later, he became active in the Pop Art movement, some of his works include pictures of Coke bottles, hamburgers and Marilyn Monroe. Warhol became famous for painting portraits and he opened an art warehouse called “The Factory,” in New York City. Finally, when he died thousands of people were supporters of him and his works, which led to thousands attending his funeral at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. Warhol’s art showed me that there are many different types of art. Art does not have to be in a picture, but can be much more from magazines to words.
Grandma Moses, Claude Monet, and Andy Warhol, all have different styles, pieces, yet they have one thing in common they are artists, people who take their fear, hopes, and sorrows to express themselves. Each person’s life affected their artwork differently, for some it was a death, others it was depression, but they all found their way. I feel that they have taught me that every picture, sculpture, etc. has a story behind it, not a fairytale, but an actual life, something which fueled every stroke of the brush and wedge of clay. Artwork is for the people who have the guts to take their life and put it into form, to make it beautiful or scary or as powerful as it feels. Art is an emotion.