Keeping with the nature observation theme this painting was an inspired piece expanding from the sketches and observational drawing i completed. As well as incorporating techniques from a class I took part in this is my artistic expression of what the bases we learned in this unit. This drawing above is an example of one of the many sketches I did to work upon drawing what you see. With a heavy focus on nature, This specific one is of my front yard from the viewpoint of a side window. These exercises were useful in helping to notice the placement of things in relation not just to other objects, but the viewpoint your looking at it from. This drawing was created after researching on an artist named Robert Bateman, for i was inspired by his very realistic approach to animals works of art. This apple drawing above is an example of one of the many challenges and exercises I completed while going through this first unit. It was a drawing challenge using only prisma colored pencils. Working upon not only observational skills, but the building of colors to achieve realism. As an artist one thing I enjoy greatly is challenges. I love to build upon skills and personally have been trying to work a lot to achieve better realism in my pieces. This eye drawing was one of the challenges we completed in this unit observing from a video how to do it. This is one of my many variations of this drawing and is a challenge I actual do quite frequently. For my final piece in this unit I wanted to take a detailed observational drawing I did of a tree and attempt to put the texture of it in play in a large scale acrylic painting. As well as using skills from a class I took this is my artistic rendition of the project and I am quite happy with the results. Normally I would say my skills are much stronger when I draw, so i really wanted to take a risk with this piece. Working on how to build colors use acrylics differently. This sphere drawing above is another example of one of the many drawing exercises we did throughout the unit to build upon and develop skills. While it seems like a simple exercise this drawing was actually quite hard for me because I shaded it using just the motions of my pencil and cross hatching. attempting to build upon the skill of using less blending and "smudging" from the tortillon. Other written parts completed with the summer work. Question 2 - How do contemporary artists observe?
In order for a contemporary artist to observe the world they really need a lot of patience. The videos I watched showed that not only must you be patient but that also there is no way to ensure you get an expected result. These videos encouraged me to take my headphones off and keep a joyful eye on the world. You never know what you could find. Another concept explored in the videos is ‘going the distance’. You can’t give up just because you get your first no or are told that someone doesn’t like your work - you need to keep going and let your art tell your story. Famous Artists Observe Part One I choose Robert Bateman as my artist. I find his work to be compelling due to his ability to capture the life and movement of the animals he paints. The realism is stunning and something I strive for in my own work. As I went through his galleries online I saw one picture after another that spoke to me. Even his black and white work comes to life, jumping off the page.I would definitely hang his artwork in my house as I enjoy his subject - animals make me happy.I found it interesting that for him ‘painting is not a hobby, it is my labor, athletes and writers would say the same’. It is an interesting way to look at art. My inspired artwork from him is a realistic drawing of an owl. I have never drawn this amount of realism when it comes to animals and enjoyed the challenge of building up the fur. As well as building up the facial features.
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#1 - Contemporary Artists Steal The main idea behind the video I watched was to “copy, transform, combine”. In other words there are no new ideas just new ways to pursue them. I found it interesting that he claimed we are all just reinventing things that have already been done and I’m not entirely sure I agree with that. He says ‘everything is a remix’ and yet I am pretty sure that there will be new things invented in my lifetime. I am interested in the concept of ‘owning’ an idea and what that means to artists. I liked that in the end he didn’t take it too seriously and told the audience to just ‘begin’. Fair use questions: It is legal because only a part of the original image was used and the rest was different - even if the concept was the same. The second is legal for the same reason - only a part of the original image was used and then altered to become a new piece of art. The third picture of Eeyore is not legal because the image is copyrighted and nothing has been changed. Parody - An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect. In art we can create our own pieces of original art by creating parodies of art we like or find inspiring. Changing it to make it our own, but drawn from a piece as inspiration/muse. Appropriation - The act of taking something for one’s own use, typically without the owner’s permission. In art this would be ‘illegal’ to copy someone’s piece as your own without permission. Re-mix - Mix (something) again a different version of something by combining multiple things. In art this would be like taking the style from one artist and the subject from another and combining them to make a new original piece of art. Copyright basics - printed guidelines To avoid copyright: Don’t use Pinterest Always change it up when using inspiration Make it your own Use photographs you’ve taken as inspiration For this piece I choose the character of Tinkerbell to draw. Instead of the Disney version everyone is used to I used inspiration from an artist who draws characters and updated Tinkerbell to have a more teenage look. After I sketched her I tried to paint her in a cartoon-like style. This is not my normal style, I am definitely trying something new. This piece was more of a learning moment. I tried to do the characters in a different way - making them seem younger - on a ‘starry night’ inspired background - but felt the characters ended up looking too much like the characters as they are.
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AuthorMy names Cassie, I am currently a senior at Millis High School and this is my online version of my AP art portfolio. Archives
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