Form: Surprise Group Project *Artist Statement*

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    Inspiration

   Half-way

   Finished product

Directions:

http://boardgames.about.com/cs/checkersdraughts/ht/play_checkers.htm

Our group made this game for Liam as a project. This game could be simply challenging, and also be enjoyable for the creators and players.  My contribution was cutting the squares, helping in gluing down the squares on the board, and finishing touches. In this piece of art, the repetition and pattern of a square used harmony. Unity and variety were both displayed through the sameness of shape and difference in color of the squares. Horizontal, vertical, radial and symmetrical balance were shown because if you divide them in half in any way, the amount of colors and shapes are equal. Normal ratio and scale was used, so everything is equal (no dominance). Eye movement in every direction is presented, and we made our game realistic because our game is mostly like the original format. (After all, we hope that Liam would recover quickly from his surgery!)

Final Project: Art Critique

Emily Parker created this art piece to show her cultural background. When I first looked at it, the red section in the flag stood out to me the most because it is the brightest and warmest color presented. The messy borders of the red and green sections lead my eye from place to place because my mind thought it would be a straight line, but it's not. So, my eye is trying to follow where the border might lead to. When I look at this artpiece, it gives me a sense of assurance or protection as if the figure subject is a warrior who guards people with loyalty. Therefore, if I could give it a name, I would name it the Tribe of Loyalty. I believe the artist's color choices are complimentary to each other and signify the mood, message, and point the artist is aiming to deliver across. I also think Emily chose to make this specific artwork because it represents her history and identity. Overall, I like this artwork; it displays cultural art quite well. 

Final Project: Artist Statement "Who Am I?"

Out of the many tribes existing in a small country of Burma (Myanmar), I came from the minority tribe of Zomi in the northern mountains of Chin State. The national bird is a hornbill, representing unwavering loyalty. The red, yellow, and green colors on the flag signify sacrifice, victory, and prosperity. The flower is the most well-known flower that could be found in the mountains. These symbolic figures and colors are used to identify ourselves among other people. I made this artwork because I like the colors, and it serves as an important role in my identification. I feel that my history and traditional lifestyles surely affected who I have become. As someone who currently live under the influence of many cultures and backgrounds, I want to remember my origin and maintain some of the positive traits and moral characters it values. In addition, I love the traditional clothings, which notably inspired my artwork. I think that's one of the main things that will always be apart of me no matter where I am in this world. 

In this project, I used acrylics for shading the bird feather, water colors for tinting the background, and glitter pen that added an actual, glittery texture for the tree branches. Some primary and secondary color palettes were used, as well as complimentary colors because red, green, and yellow go together quite well; they are the custom colors that I should use. The color patterns of the tree bring harmony and variety, and the size of the birds —compared to the tree—proves the dominance of the birds. The whole project is two-dimensional. This art piece's various patterns are basically based on measure, type, and direction of the line element. Despite the messes I made on the flower, this project is a success for me because I did not expect to include this much detail. Overall, I can always improve. But for now, I am content with the outcome. 

Six Sketches 🔝

Inspiration🔝 (Artist Unknown)

Half- way Photo 🔝

       Finished Art

Critique of Daily Sketches and Art Journals

Daily Object Sketches: 

       I like this daily object sketch of a leaf because it is cool and interesting. I thought it was a bug at first sight, but it took a few glances to recognize the leaf. I am still not sure what exactly it is.  (Artist: Joshua R.)

The previous two daily object sketches were drawn by Lam. I like them because of the colors and the uniqueness in each sketch. The green apple shows the seeds inside of it, and it looks like a face to me.

The second attracts my attention as well. Maybe it is because of the warm colors that he used. I like how the colors are simple and yet peaceful. 

In this sketch, I like how Emily used ice cubes and a cone to illustrate ice cream. It identify ice cream by showing the origin (for example: ice cream came from ice cubes). 

I am not sure what the original object of this sketch is, but I like the shapes and pattern of lines that were used to create this sketch. I love shapes. But, the plainness and simplicity grabbed my eyes the most.  (Artist: Derick M.)

Art Journals: 

    I like this art journal from Sierra because of the colors and the detailed patterns on the hands. The blue color is peaceful, and the pink adds some sort of intensity with the white part portraying purity I think. The drawings on the hands are my favorite.

The art journals on animals and the dream were made by Emily. For her animal characteristic, I like how the animal (giraffe) exactly or mostly represented her character. I also like how she cut out the animal shape and put texts in it. In the dream journal, I like the specific images, especially the dream catcher. The background color was a plain, solid color of blue/purple. And, the images help the audience visualize the things she might've dreamed of in her sleep. 

(Artist:Josh R.) I like this art journal because the objects were drawn very well. I can automatically tell what he wants to become in the future. I also like the quotes that he included. I love soccer, too.  

This journal was created by Annabelle. I like her imagination of heaven. Most of all, I like how she made the shapes by using pieces of the magazine/book pages and cross-contouring. The colors, blue and green, are my favortite as well. 

Favorite Daily Object Sketches

I like these daily object sketches because I think they are neat, unique, and pretty. They convey various emotions and portray an intense feeling, serenity, growth, and/or the season of fall and spring. My favorite part is that each of them are in different shapes, illustrating the types of flowers from my imagination; each one represents my thoughts and who I am as a person in some shape of form. 

Favorite Art Journals

My favorite art journals are art journal #5 about dreams and art journal #11 about heaven. I like the colors in my dream because they're like rainbows. The soft, tinted colors make me feel peaceful and sleepy. I really love my last art journal that describes what I imagine of heaven because of the exciting and beautiful emotions that was expressed through it. The fact that I love making collages contributes to my reason as well. 

Final Project: 6 Sketches

Daily Object Sketch #28: 12/09

Daily Object Sketch #27: 12/04

Daily Object Sketch #26:11/25

Daily Object Sketch #25: 11/20

Tessellations

Daily Object Sketch #24: 11/18

Daily Object Sketch #23: 11/13

Daily Object Sketch #22:11/11

Daily Object Sketch #21: 11/06

Daily Object Sketch #20: 11/04

Daily Object Sketch #19: 10/30

Art Critique

This artwork was Sierra Sewharack's recreation of Self Portrait with Monkeys by Frida Kahlo. The pink/red flower on the top left corner stands out to me the most when I first looked at it. I believe it stands out because it is a bright and warm color, so it advances through space instead of receding.  The leaves lead my eyes from place to place because of the direction of the lines on them. I feel like this artwork represents care (like as if a mother is kindly caring for her children), and the beauty of nature as well (it includes different types of flower). If I could give a name or title to this piece, it would be By Nature. Color was also used in this artwork to form characteristics of the flowers, leaves and humans through using monochromatic and some mixture of colors (?). It seems like the colors signify the uniqueness of each feature because they have different shades even if they are the same color. I think Sierra chose to recreate this specific artwork because it would be fun to draw it in manga style. Overall, I love this recreation especially the colors of the eyes and flowers; I can tell the effort that was put into it. 

Daily Object Sketch #18: 10/28

Daily Object Sketch #17: 10/23

Color Project: Artist Statement

I have decided to recreate Andrew Wyeth's painting called Christina's World. This artwork was painted in 1948 inspired by a lady named Anna Christina Olson, a longtime resident of the Cushing,Maine farm pictured in the painting. She had a degenerative muscle disorder that disabled her to walk, so she crawled around the house and grounds to avoid the use of a wheel chair. Christina's World also represent a plaintive style of painting figures, muted palettes, and barren landscapes that Andrew Wyeth might have used to express his inner grief to the death his father, N.C.Wyeth, who was killed at a railway crossing. This artwork has played a large part in the pop culture as many writers, filmmakers, and other visual artists start to recognize the significance and greatness of it. 

I chose to recreate this specific artwork because it caught my attention the moment I first glance at it. The plainness of the painting calmed my mind, and I could imagine myself being in a different world or place. When I learned the story and inspiration behind the picture, I view it in a total different way that reached out to me. Somehow, I think that this artwork symbolized how I feel powerless in my life when I cannot control certain situations and problems in the world that I wish I could resolve. Through this painting, I also realized how color can effect emotions. The original ground colors are so monotonous to me that it seems like the world is just a dull and lonely place. This caused me to change the colors majorly to show my idea that the world can be beautiful and exciting.

To recreate this piece of art, I wanted the theme and characters to remain similar to the original. The lady with the pink dress sitting on a bench is viewing a city across the river, and the wheel chair by her represents how Anna Christina Olson  refused to use a wheelchair.   In my interpretation, I tried to use as many color palettes (such as primary, secondary, tertiary, analogous, complementary, split complementary, triadic, tetradic and monochromatic) to produce a mixture of different coloring for various parts of the art piece. Additionally, I changed the materials by using mix media (color pencils, pastels, water colors, acrylic paints, and gel pen) instead of egg tempera, which was originally used by Andrew Wyeth. There are hard textures and soft textures existing in the art which, I believe, varies from the original style/technique of the artwork. Overall, this project took longer than I expected, and I get to experiment with painting and experience the agony of making a bad mistake that cannot be erased or fixed easily. Even though the result is not fully satisfying compared to my expectation, I think the effort is worth it.

Six Project Sketches

Halfway Photo

Finished Photo

Andrew Wyeth, Christina's World

Daily Object Sketch #16: 10/21

Daily Object Sketch #15: 10/16

Daily Object Sketch #14: 10/14

Daily Object Sketch #13: 10/09

Daily Object Sketch #12: 10/07

Color Project: 6 Sketches *Christina's World*