I’m not the best with sculpture, so, going into this I kind of just focused on shapes and architectural elements of sorts. I kind of was going for like a post modernest style, but I know it doesn’t really read that way. I don’t think I’m super satisfied with this. If I were to go back and change something I’d probably paint it or something. I still might. I wish I had been able to get the curved elements more round I guess? I don’t know, I tried a lot of different methods and none worked how I wanted them too.
This was my groups project, we used meg and Sydneys ideas and then I thought we were incorporating Beth’s, but I think we may have taken on more than we could handle. The concept was so cool, but I was really confused during most of the construction. I’m glad it’s held up okay until now. I think we probably should have found objects that were already circular because I think that that was one of the major issues with this structure. Making them was also difficult but I think it was just due to the necessary quantity. It was a super cool idea, but I think everyone was pretty set on that we were making and we maybe should have considered different methods, maybe intertwining the circles , or using something easier to connect like thick wire… I’m not qualified to say what definitively would have worked, but I think that could have helped.
Alright, I never finished this piece. I wanted to, but I spent so long editing an image that I wanted to draw, by the end of it I didn’t even want to look at it anymore. In creating my reference image, I wanted to combine images that I thought were visually interesting on an individual level and then go from there, sadly, even though the image I made was fine it was dark and with that the point of the project was it didn’t really make sense. I gave up after starting on the blurriest layer because I was so frustrated. I wish I hadn’t given up or this might have been kind of cool.
My translucent layers project was kind of just a collage with translucent paper. I wish I had spent more time on this and had gone in with a better plan. The paper we used wasn’t as translucent as something like tracing paper and I really wish I had done that instead. I like my little doodle and the colors are nice, but I don’t know what else to say about it. I do definitely hope to make more work using this method in the future because I really like the effect it gives when done correctly. I think to successfully make an image with it you really need to work from a reference.
For my line project I worked with Meg. We both really like crocheting and I found a ton of knit scraps I had, so we decided it would be cool to cover something with them. Originally we planned to cover a bench, but decided a chair could be easier and wouldn’t get rained on (or would be less likely to) I think it turned out pretty well… I’m not sure if I like it as much as I thought I would. I wish we had had more materials to cover it, but I guess I can continue to add to it until it’s a lot comfier.
for my individual project I decided to do a large drawing. I started over a lot of times because I couldn’t really decide “what” I wanted it to be. First I thought large panels of scribbles, but then I realized I could really do something I WANTED to do. From there I started drawing characters and just kind of went with whatever I felt was working. Honestly, with projects like this, it’s hard for me not to be happy with out it turns out, but they always feel like I could do more. I feel like with this I did what I wanted to do. I used sharpie, pastels, hot glue, string, collage, and cotton stuffing stuff. I really wish I had had white news print, but I feel like the brown works well with the pastels. I can see why someone would think this looks. like a kid drew it or something, but I think thats’s the part of it that really makes it uniquely mine. Overall I think I was happy with it, I’m still on the fence.
I definitely thought about our use of collage, as well as the idea of a drawing with actual three dimensional qualities. I always think I incorporate artists’s I’m researching styles in my work, but I feel like this stays pretty true to my own style. Installing was pretty easy, but transporting it from Fremont was annoying due to the size and durability of the paper.
This is the collage i made. I didn’t really have any solid plan going in I found old magazines in my apartment and just kind of went from there. at the time i was thinking about drug addiction and kind of thinking of where the appeal comes from. then i found a painting i had cut up and decided to incorporate that and printed images of pills as well as text to try to get my idea across. i think i did what i wanted to do and i’m happy and with how it turned out
Marc Chagall was born in Belarus in 1887, he was of Jewish descent and had 8 siblings. The town he was born in the majority of the residents were Jewish. He was part of many art movements, and worked in nearly every medium. He was known as one of the most impressive Jewish artists by many critics and writers. He created stain glass for many monumental buildings, painted murals, and had many more accomplishments. Before World War I he spent time traveling. He created his own unique style after traveling to Berlin, Paris, and Saint Petersburg. His work was rooted in Jewish folk culture as well as his concept of Eastern European culture. During World War I, he established himself as a primary artist in the Avant-Garde style. His focus on color was imminent making his a famous colorist. He He died in 1985 in France.
Amedeo Modigliani was born in 1884 in Livorno, Italy. He moved to Florence in 1902 and studied at Academia di Belle Arti, which translates to “Free School of Nude Studies.” After that he moved to Venice to work as a professional artist. He started experimenting with drugs. He moved to Paris and drank alcohol, smoked heavily, and drank absinthe. He started using narcotics, which led him to the philosophical belief that creativity was only possible through rebellion. This led to a life of addiction and his eventual death from tuberculosis. His unexpected death at 36 was followed by his wife’s suicide. His reckless behavior was prompted with his diagnosis of tuberculosis when he was young, which made him feel as though he didn’t need to make an effort to better his life. Modigliani created a large number of works, but most were given away or destroyed by him.
Andre Derain was born in 1880 in France just outside of Paris. He is known to have contributed to both the fauve and cubism art movements. In 1898 he attended the Académie Carriere. He and Henri Matisse, and Maurice de Vlaminck became friends. They would paint together to help one another develop as an artist. He and Matisse spent the summer of 1905 in Collioure, France, where they worked with many artists and learned many techniques for most the impressionists and post-impressionists. They worked primarily on landscapes. This is when they came up with the name “Fauves,” which translates to “Wild Beasts.” He was influenced by Paul Cezanne, and in 1908 started moving towards cubism.
drawing into space 