For the Teens, Inspired project I had a really tough time finding a piece that really inspired me. I kept on looking and looking, but I just couldn't find the right piece. My art teacher showed me this piece called "The Blue Dancer" and I really liked it. Since I am a dancer, the piece inspired me to paint something dance related. This is the final work! I liked that the dancer didn't see her face, because it has a deeper meaning than if it had been a perfect reflection. I chose the "Blue Dancer" by Alexander Archipenko because it was dance themed, and I am a dancer. It inspired me to try to make a dance themed artwork, which I had only tried once before. I was really inspired by the motions that the sculpture was making, and I especially liked that it looked peaceful even in the odd positions. I took that idea of peace and put it into my art. Im really happy with how it turned out, and I am very thankful that my art teacher showed me "The Blue Dancer" because without that inspiration, who knows what i would have done!
0 Comments
For sculpture week we were taught all of the basics of clay and linoleum. I chose to do a project out of clay, and I used the pinch pot technique. I never knew that pinch pots could be used to make sculptures, but this unit taught me that you can! The steps are really simple, and made it easy for me to make my sculpture. The first step in creating a pinch pot is to wedge your clay. This is a step similar to kneading bread. Wedging is SUPER important, because it takes the air bubbles out of the clay. Make sure you use water to keep your clay pliable. If you touch the clay too much without adding water it will start to crack. My pinch pot sculpture was inspired by Christmas and a classic holiday movie, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer! I made the body a pinch pot and then added features to make my very own Rudolph! |
The BEGINNING.Here it is. The deepest, darkest depths of my high school art career. This was before I had any clue what I was doing, and marks the beginning of my journey as an artist. As a fun game, feel free to look through and then go back to my most recent art. You know, to see development and all of that. Enjoy the very beginning of my art education. Archives
January 2015
Categories |