Question 1A. I selected three of my sign language sketches because they were probably the hardest warm ups for me to do this semester. I found it so difficult to line up all the parts of the hand in the right positions with the right proportions. I also didn't add a lot of detail to the fingers and the palms. I decided I wanted to change the simplicity of my original sketches, so that my new drawings would look more detailed, proportional, and overall realistic. B. The differences between my original sketches and my new ones are very noticeable. The ones I've recreated have more details, like wrinkles in the skin, and shading where there are small shadows. It shows that through the semester I've learned how to become more detail-oriented, and how I can use that to my advantage in artwork. It also shows my growth in drawing proportionally and being able to size things correctly. Before, I had a very hard time making the fingers look like the right size in comparison to each other and to the palm, but now I've learned to look at each finger individually while drawing. It helps when I break down certain aspects of my work, instead of trying to perfect the whole picture at once. Before AfterQuestion 21. To me, artists are historians with the power to connect with human emotions and behaviors. Art can document and record events or experiences in the world through colors, shapes, and other aspects that make us all feel a certain way. A history textbook may tell us parts of the human experience, but an artist will show us. One Spanish artist, Francisco Goya, painted a scene of Spanish Resistance being cornered in the Peninsula War. The emotions on the characters' faces and the darker color choices emphasize the sadness of the event and help the audience understand history in an unique way. 2. In this class, I created a tape mural to document the changes in our Earth's "health" and the effect we, as a school, can have on our planet. In hopes to encourage people around me to recycle, I made the tape mural of Earth in a coffin, as if the planet was dead. Pollution is such a huge issue all over the world right now, and by taking a stand with my mural, I've helped document the human experience.
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1. When we were assigned the theme of identity, I immediately thought of what makes society develop their identities. The media, friends, family, religion, and so many other aspects all affect how we see ourselves. Then I began to think of when we start developing self identities, and I realized that even in our young age, we begin thinking certain things about ourself. To show this idea I simply used a pencil and paper to sketch out a portrait of my two year old nephew; my inspiration for this project.
2. Although my work may be hard to connect to self identity at a glance, I want people to really think about identity. I hope that they notice all the shading and details I put into this work to make it look as realistic as possible. 3. I think my piece was very successful. It may not seem like a lot, but my planning took a lot of time. I couldn't get all the baby proportions right, so I had to plan and sketch out his face multiple times for me to get comfortable. With my final piece I feel like I made it realistic and detailed enough in comparison to my first drawings. |
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