From the very first week of joining Art 101 I knew that I wanted my final art project to be a trio of paintings for my mother, to pay homage to her career as an artist. Unfortunately, deciding the theme or subject matter of these paintings was a much more difficult decision. The lecture on narratives had the most influence on the final idea because I felt it resonated with my art style the greatest. I love using small details or minor symbols to tell a story and the examples of narrative art were some of my earliest sources of inspiration including Roy Lichtenstein’s “Drowning Girl” and Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica.” Learning the aspects of play was also a major contributor to the final project idea. Play was both fun and had the ability to make …show more content…
Each of the pieces included in this exhibition inspired this idea through their uses of color, forms of flowers, contrasts between light and dark, their narrative aspects, minor background details to evoke memory, and specific patterns that really emphasized the idea of play. My own work uses aspects of play through their use of color—contrasting blue and white with dark brown or bright pink and red with black. The color is also used to differentiate the personalities between the siblings and the patterns in the background use minor details to tell a narrative. Each of these features works towards the title and theme “The Nature of My Family” so that the audience is able to use clues to connect personality traits to each sibling… and also notice that flowers are a part of nature and appreciate my play on …show more content…
I originally started painting flowers simply because it was what my mother used, but throughout the project, I found my own unique sources of inspiration. My mother explained to me that she used certain flower types for their curves and painted the petals to have figure like appearances. During the sketching and painting process, I figured out I really love how nature can appear so simple and beautiful and simultaneously being extremely complex. I felt as though using a simple object in nature would be an interesting connection to some of the people I know best in the world because there is so much backstory behind the object, much like backstory behind my siblings. It was especially fun figuring out the flower meaning and choosing the best one for each sibling. I used a blue iris for my brother because a blue iris represents wisdom, admiration, and inspiration and I have always been competing against my brother while admiring his differences. My sister is represented by a red amaryllis for her pride, determination, and beauty. It is also said to stand for drama and I felt that captured her completely. I chose a purple dahlia for myself (with the help of some friends) because it symbolizes staying kind despite being tested by certain events, a balance between relaxation and adventure, and commitment to another person or certain ideal. I want viewers to see
Distinctively visual representations allow the audience to envisage different purposes crafting emotions which stay with us forever. Graphic depiction is a fundamental characteristic within distinctively visual, thus the audience is able to be exposed to the intense illustrations exemplified by composers. Spudvilla’s portrayal of “Woolvs in the sitee” demonstrates the child’s inability to reconcile with himself. Contrasting to this notion; the playwright “Shoe-horn Sonata” to expose the brutal reality of POW camps during WWII. Therefore, distinctively visual forces the audience to succumb to the barriers society creates.
Predominantly black and white in color, the artist utilizes the technique of contrast in painting to describe a narrative easily whereas color which carry their own meanings and emotions are strategically left out. Forms and figures are a fusion of organic and mechanical lines. Interestingly the art work is classified as a drawing which brings questions on the acrylic paint medium used to create it. This strategy includes the use of quick gestures on the surface to illustrate as much information
Throughout my early teen years, I was exposed to different mediums of art and discovered that I could express myself through more channels than just paper. Although Barry found comfort in her 11 x 17 newsprint and some paint, I was able to focus my energy on making music and taking photographs. Without my art teachers, I wouldn’t have the expressive outlet I do today. My childhood was not filled with unhappiness as Lynda Barry’s was, but from both backgrounds, we found a warmth from the exposure of art that the educational system gave to us.
Although Kathe Kollwitz’s work is mainly portraying the identity changes and effects of both World War 1 and World War 2 she also took a liking in depicting with in her artworks the role and identity of women in a family. She mostly used the same materials of charcoal on paper when she created this work, but also used different media to create some of her artworks. When working on expressing and exploring women, their identities and their roles in society Kollwitz was able to express the changes to a women’s identity if she had a family to look after, and to high light the importance of the women’s identity when it came to interacting with their child. She also focused on women who were barely able to care for or nourish their children. This was able to depict the difficulties with handle children and the identities that un-worthy parents had.
The entire show was wonderful, the title, “The Story Continues”, was a perfect fit. Both artists distributed their eye for art, making each of their art works appealing to the eye, having to reach out and send a message. Every painting feed off one another with meaning. The theme seemed to be earth, nature, and how everything played a part in the circle of life. Comparing to each other. The exhibit includes oil canvases, acrylic, mixed media, found objects, frames, pigmented papers, and steel frame.
In the painting of Cornelia Presenting her Children as Her Treasures by Angelica Kaufmann it reflects the Enlightenment thinking of Jean-Jacques Rousseau about the family bond. The painting shows Rousseau’s advice on how parents should nurture their children at home rather than sending them off to nurses until their indolence years like many were doing at that time. It reflects a new interest in the importance of the family unit that stemmed from the Enlightenment teachings of Jean- Jacques Rousseau. In this image the mom advocates child-rearing and family
First thing that I noticed about this gorgeous oil and tempera on panel painting was the precise emotional aspect: romantic and simple, yet so exceptionally lifelike. This work surely shows a development from the powerfully
My literacy path has a lot of exciting events that happened during my childhood. At that time I was inspired by my mother who was my literary guardian, and encourage me at that path. She was the closest person to me at that time. She has been teaching fine art for more than thirty years at one of reputable schools back home. She didn’t settle for that job only. She was cooperating with many other artist running exhibitions that won awards. Five years ago, my mother was promoted to be a supervisor at the ministry of education of all the art instructors over the region. As child whose literary guardian is an artist, I spent most of my time trying to imitate my mother’s painting.
One of the strongest presentations based on the short story “The Boat” was that of Alex MacLeod, Anngela Lee and Charlotte Taylor. Not only was their project complete with all the necessary components, but also the execution was well considered, detailed and professional. They went above and beyond by using multi-media, handouts and personally connecting with the class to effectively communicate a great deal of information about their three-dimensional artwork and its relevance to the theme of Fate versus Freewill in “The Boat” by Alistair MacLeod; however, no-one is perfect, and, undoubtedly, an area of their project that they could have improved upon was the oral presentation of their work.
When deciding what new painting to hang up in a new home with children around, some people may look only for the design aspect of a painting; but others may think a little deeper when it comes to putting something up in their home with children present. Donald Zoland’s art piece, Kids shows the ideal image of what a true sibling relationship should be. Knowing the importance of family, Zoland made the kids the center piece of this work. In Kids, it depicts two small children, brother and sister, walking down dirt road hand in hand with the both of them looking at each other happily as they make their way. But what message is Donald Zoland trying to get out with this work? Was it that kids are always happy and innocent, or is he trying to say
The portrait I choose to discuss is the Magnolias on Gold Velvet Cloth by Martin Johnson Heade. This portrait I believe is an oil, canvas due to the full vibrant color. What I like about this portrait is that it’s a beautiful flower. I am infatuated with flowers; I love having many things that are designed or have flowers printed. As I saw the portrait in the museum it made me visualize know suddenly what to write on my museum paper. I have a magnolia tree in my backyard. I remember my childhood whenever I and my older brother use to play on the swings and every time I saw a magnolia flower I will make my brother get it for me because I love the smell of the flower it remains me of lemon scent.
An exhibition of portraits of the family by Alice Neel, one of the finest painters of her generation, is at the Norton Museum of Art February 14 through March 29, 1998. Both critics and the subjects of her paintings have written of Neel's ability to portray the dynamics of relationships. Kinships focuses on particular family relationships: siblings, domestic pairs, parents and children, and members of her own family. The exhibition was organized by the Tacoma Art Museum, and is sponsored by The Elizabeth Norton Society.
It showcases the dense, extensive and delicate connections in the artist’s experimental practices, which includes performance, installations, prints, photographs, films and paintings. The show reveals the transgression with the thematically structured six main galleries with an impressive display of Parr’s diaries in the foyer, films in the theatre and the artist’s archive, ‘Information Centre’. According to Parr, he said, “But in the foyer, I must say, there’s this rather beautiful pop-up space, which is nearly confined entirely to language pieces, and outside this space on the curved wall we’ve got 40 beautiful vitrines..and I’ve displayed 45 years of diaries. So the foyer’s got all of this text, and it’s very intimate.” The diaries were a very clever idea that gave a lot of help to the audience in terms of better understanding of the
There was use of ambiguity here, as the artist left room for one to decide what this piece personally meant to one’s self. There was irony used here, forcing the observer to use implication upon seeing the demonstration of the daisies and the light pale colours. Although several possibilities occurred to me, I concluded that it was apparent to me that this piece was about a grieving young girl rape victim. The artist used a sense of defamiliarization here with the use of daisies portraying the loss of innocence in comparison to innocence itself. She used the cherries as a familiar object and turned them into the unfamiliar deeper meaning of the loss of one’s
The exhibition is organized systematically and chronologically, as well as sequentially. Each segment has a title, supplemented by a detailed description which gives context to the content. This makes for easy transitioning through the various sections of the show. To the curator’s credit, the audience will find these descriptions extremely useful. Without them as a guide it would be difficult to keep track of the sequence in which the objects are organized. The personal accounts of the artist’s experience of the war are also useful. They add a context to the circumstances surrounding the artist during that time. Such a device strengthens the viewer’s understanding of the object being displayed.