What is our purpose?

Before I created a question, I had to think of different significant words that had an underlying meaning. One of the words that came to mind was useless. What makes us useless? Are people born useless? Are there objects in life that are useless? The more I thought about it, the more I realized that everything is useless until given a purpose. I thought of different examples like how a seed turns into a flower or how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly and how they were once nothing special, but now something beautiful and purposeful. My favorite idea was how an ugly, fat pig turns into delicious, beautiful bacon. I decided to create this image by using colored pencils, paper, scissors, and glue. The bacon now demonstrates how the pig's purpose was to make food.

is art without meaning decoration?

I think that not everyone may interpret the meaning of art in the same way. A piece of artwork is different for everyone who encounters it. What is meaningful and purposeful to one person may have no effect on someone else who viewing the same art. Also, someone who is decorating their home can not physically put emotional value in every single aspect of decorating. For example a lamp is a lamp, you simply pick which one looks or works better, not every single object in an household is going to have a purpose other than to function and/or look pretty. Things like paint, pattern, pictures, paintings, and signs on the wall could have a significant meaning and emotional connection. The picture of the Nana's Kitchen is a sign my Nana has in her kitchen. This decoration has an emotional connection because it was a gift to her from my mother.

The missing piece

For my project, I used shape. I wanted an interesting shape so I cut out a cardboard square and cut triangles out of the sides. I then pasted the cut outs to the other side of the square to make the unique shape I repeated over and over again. The media I used was paint. I wanted to use paint because it was the quickest way to complete this project. Coloring with marker or colored pencils would have taken wayyy too long. Lastly, the subject is the missing piece. I left this piece out manly because Sands told me to, but I realized that it made this piece more unique, the missing piece could make people question why it wasn't included. Different ideas could form about the missing piece. Definitely made this project a little more interesting. :)

portraits

katie thought that we should do a portrait of john travolta because she liked his look in the movie grease. We first decided to use cd cases but later realized that the actual cds would be easier. we had to paint the different shades of grey and black and then posted them on the wall according to what the order was on katies picture of him. As we started putting them on the wall, it just looked like a bunch of random cds, but as you step back and take a farther look, the piece really came together. I thought this project was risky because i wasnt sure how it was going to come out or if it was even going to work. to be honest i was kind of nervous, but the different shades of cds side by side really do look like john (or elvis) from far away so i am very satisified with this project. We had to move around the bottom row a lot becasue the mouth never seemed to look right. but it all came together.

sticky situation

For my sticky situation, i wanted to paint something that was literally sticky. so i thought of foods or candys that would work for this project. Melting icecream is obviously sticky so thats what i painted. There are many patterns in my painting. such as the patterns on my icecream cone, and the repition of the circles in the background. My choice of media was acrylic paint and it was difficult to create a certain type of brown i wanted. Whenever i did find the perfect shade, i'd run out and have to try and create it again. i also hated how many times i had to paint the background but it came out how i wanted the end so its all good.

up close and personal

I couldnt think of a personal subject but i knew that my project had to be colorful so i thought a bright iguana would work. I tried to blend colors and also use darker/ lighter areas to show emphasis. I thought that having one color blend into another one would make the picture pop more. I used oil pastels on a black paper because i wanted contrast. I chose the oil pastels because they are very bright and colorful and thats what i wanted for my iguana. I wanted to keep my iguana on a small piece of paper but i was kinda pushed out of my comfort zone to draw much bigger. I was handed a huge piece of black constrution paper and felt iffy about drawing that big. it took a while but it was worth it and im glad i added trees in the back. I think i included technique in my art becasue i had an idea of what i wanted my piece to look like and it turned out the way i planned.

Whats the point?

Sands : Art Two : What’s The Point

Posted on: Thursday, September 5, 2013
  Sands : Art Two : What’s The Point

 1. What where some of your solutions to What’s the Point? 

I was thinking literal points so i thought of animals with pointy teeth.

2. Which solution did you chose and why?

I chose my snake because i liked the long, sharp teeth. It ended in a point.

 

3. How did you show contrast in your work?

my background was black and white tiles so i thought that showed good contrast. Also my snake is shaded in certain areas to show contrast.

 

5. What techniques did you use to create this work?

I used black charcle for really really dark areas and i blended it together for value.

 

We encourage risk taking in art. Risk taking can be as simple as trying a new technique or learning about a new medium to as complex as trying something totally new.

 

6. Did you take any risks with this project? 

I thought my background wasnt going to turn out right because the black would rub off on the white but watevs.