This project had me in a major artist's block. I haven't done abstract projects very often, so this one definitely made me think. Originally, I was thinking about doing a collage that was just a bunch of tissue paper and miscellaneous objects I found in the art room. I didn't think about a meaning behind my work at all. Apparently, my brain thought a message would be good, since the collage ended up being a little bit deep. This actually made me like the work even more.
How do I reflect on my art? For a while at the beginning of this project I had absolutely zero idea what to do. I came up with a color scheme that I liked, and had to really work on planning what to add next. I often took different things like ribbon, feathers, and other objects over to my table and had to look at how they'd look on my artwork. Some things I really liked, like the cards and buttons, but others I decided not to use. I also had to look at the collage in different ways so that I could see different angles and compositions. In the end, I think it was worth it because I made something that I'm proud of. How did I develop art making skills? This is actually the first collage I've ever done, discounting elementary school ones with construction paper and glitter glue. I was really excited (and a bit apprehensive) to do abstract art, since almost everything I've done in high school art has been more concrete, I guess you could say. I learned a lot about how to make interesting compositions, and that you can't just throw some paper together and hope it looks good. It actually took a lot of thought. How did I convey a message? I didn't originally intend to have a message in this abstract artwork. I didn't even realize that abstract art could have deeper meaning. As I was making my collage it suddenly went from some blue tissue paper to a piece that had a theme about beauty. Not my original plan at all. The words I cut out from magazines such as "disaster", "blind", and "beauty" all make you really think. I guess what the message I see when I look at this piece is something about how society is very centered around beauty, and it can make other things seem less important. That being said, I also feel sort of calmed when I look at my artwork, because of all the cool colors and the way it is all tied together. I think that with abstract art the meaning is up to the viewer, everyone sees something different, and that is what I really enjoyed about this project.
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For this project we had to do a multi color print of a famous piece of architecture or one of the wonders of the world. I chose to do the Rome Colosseum because I've always thought it is a beautiful building, and it's such an important piece of history. How did I develop my art making skills? Before this project the only experience with printmaking was a very poorly done print of a tree. (you can see it in the Art 1 section of my blog for comparison) That project didn't turn out very well, so I was very hesitant going into this project, especially with multiple colors. I definitely surprised myself with this, as I'd somehow managed to make something I'm proud of. A few of my prints weren't very well lined up, but they mostly turned out okay. One thing I am still unhappy with is the details in the building itself. I wish I'd put more lines in the yellow section, since it looks sort of three dimensional and could definitely use more value. How did I create original art? The picture I referenced for this project was one I found on google images, and I thought it had an interesting composition. I knew from the start of the project that I wanted to alter the colors to make it more interesting and different from the real thing. I messed around a lot with the colors to see what would look good together, and ended up finding something I liked. I like the contrasting colors between the windows and the building, and how the yellow "stone" makes the purple windows really POP. How did I take risks? I think that for me personally, this whole project was sort of a risk. The print I made in Art 1 really left me feeling like I was terrible at printmaking, and that was only one color! When Ms.Rossi introduced this project I was definitely dreading it. I had serious artist's block, and took forever coming up with an idea. I ended up choosing one I wasn't totally comfortable with, but I think it paid off a lot in the long run. Another risk I took was attempting to add more details to the building. I would have been fine with simple, flat colors, but I knew I'd never get any better with that attitude. I'm glad I took some risk with this project, because I'm pretty proud of the turnout. |
SOME info for youAll of this is art from my second art class, which I took the first semester of my sophomore year in high school. This was the year that I realized, "Hey, maybe I'm actually sort of okay at this." After I took Art Two I had pretty much decided in my mind that I wanted to go further with art and explore my abilities. Archives
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