Self-Portrait (4B Pencil)
This piece is done with a 4B pencil. I copied the image from a picture that I took of myself. I tried to get all the tones of my face with the light and dark shadows. I also tried to get the reflection of my glasses on my cheeks.
About Me (Collage of materials and images)
This page is a collage of myself; my interests, images of myself, my hobbies, my family and my passion.
Me, my Dubai (Acrylic Paint, Tissue Paper and Water Color Paint)
It is the skyline of Dubai and some of its most known buildings. For the background, I used tissue paper to get a sunset effect. For the Burj Al Arab, I used water colors to paint it in a type of monochromatic way.
Spoon Reflection (2B Pencil)
We were given the task of looking into the back of a spoon and copying our reflection. For further study, we had to draw the background outside the spoon. I tried to add value to my drawing to make it look more realistic.
Paul Cezanne
Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter. Cezanne's often repetitive explanatory brushstrokes are highly characteristic and clearly recognizable. He used planes of color and small brushstrokes that build up to form complex fields. The paintings convey Cezanne's study of his subjects.
'Pyramid of Skulls', the dramatic resignation to death informs several still life paintings that Cezanne had made in his final period between 1898-1905 which take the skulls as their subjects.
I really look up to Cezanne as an inspiration because of the work he does, his observations to details and his brushstrokes.
'Pyramid of Skulls', the dramatic resignation to death informs several still life paintings that Cezanne had made in his final period between 1898-1905 which take the skulls as their subjects.
I really look up to Cezanne as an inspiration because of the work he does, his observations to details and his brushstrokes.
M.C. Escher (Tissue Paper)
Maurits Connelis Escher (17th June 1898-27th March 1972) usually referred to as M.C. Escher is known for his mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs and mezzo tints. Escher's first print of an impossible reality was 'Still like and street' in 1937. His artistic expression was created by his mind not other observations.
He primarily worked in the media of lithographs and woodcuts, though a few mezzo tints he made were considered masterpieces of the technique in his graphic art. Although Escher didn't have any mathematical training, his contribution towards math was very visual and intuitive.
'Hand with Reflecting Sphere' is a lithograph print first printed in January 1935. Self portraits in reflective, spherical surfaces are common in Escher's work and this image is the most prominent and famous example. In much of his self-portraiture, Escher is in the act of drawing the sphere , whereas in the image, he is seated and gazing into it. On the walls, there are several framed pictures, on of which appears to be of an Indonesian shadow puppet.
I really appreciate Escher's work, it inspires me as he is a master of adding tone and value to his paintings/drawings and each piece of artwork means something different to the other.
He primarily worked in the media of lithographs and woodcuts, though a few mezzo tints he made were considered masterpieces of the technique in his graphic art. Although Escher didn't have any mathematical training, his contribution towards math was very visual and intuitive.
'Hand with Reflecting Sphere' is a lithograph print first printed in January 1935. Self portraits in reflective, spherical surfaces are common in Escher's work and this image is the most prominent and famous example. In much of his self-portraiture, Escher is in the act of drawing the sphere , whereas in the image, he is seated and gazing into it. On the walls, there are several framed pictures, on of which appears to be of an Indonesian shadow puppet.
I really appreciate Escher's work, it inspires me as he is a master of adding tone and value to his paintings/drawings and each piece of artwork means something different to the other.
Ron Mueck
Ronald 'Ron' Mueck is an Australian hyper-realist sculptor working in the UK. Mueck's sculptures faithfully reproduce the minute detail of the human body.
Mueck's early career was as a model maker and puppeteer for children's televisions and films. In 1996, Mueck transitioned to fine art, to produce small figures as part of a tableau. 'Dead dad' is a silicon and mixed media sculpture of the corpse of Mueck's father reduced to about two thirds of its natural scale.
Mueck moved onto establish his own company in London, making photo-realistic props and animations for the advertising industry.
Mueck's early career was as a model maker and puppeteer for children's televisions and films. In 1996, Mueck transitioned to fine art, to produce small figures as part of a tableau. 'Dead dad' is a silicon and mixed media sculpture of the corpse of Mueck's father reduced to about two thirds of its natural scale.
Mueck moved onto establish his own company in London, making photo-realistic props and animations for the advertising industry.
Experimenting with Ink
I was experimenting with other media, other than water colors and acrylics. I really liked the monochrome idea so I wanted to try it with ink. I was thinking about copying this idea onto my final piece.
This piece took some time to paint because it required a lot of patience and tidiness. I had to give it several coats of ink to finally get the perfect tones for the different areas. But for the parts which were definitely black in color, I just painted it completely without diluting the ink so that it would stand out as the dark part of my portrait.
This piece took some time to paint because it required a lot of patience and tidiness. I had to give it several coats of ink to finally get the perfect tones for the different areas. But for the parts which were definitely black in color, I just painted it completely without diluting the ink so that it would stand out as the dark part of my portrait.
Experimenting with Glue
This page was just an experimental idea of using PVA glue (with black ink added to it for color change).
I quite liked the effect it gave because it helped give the painting a 3D effect which is whatI also wanted because I thought the painting was too flat.
I quite liked the effect it gave because it helped give the painting a 3D effect which is whatI also wanted because I thought the painting was too flat.
Experimenting with different media
I really enjoyed doing the henna designs and painting with the water color pencils was quite fun too.
I used water color pencils, henna and black colored glue to expand my source of media in this piece of work. The henna turned out to be of very good use in this experiment because I was able to show how much attention I give for the details and that I want to expand my media.
Also, I had to make every different subject somehow connect to each other and since the piano went all through the photo, I thought I might make everything connect with that. I added lines using the glue of different lengths to connect the henna to the piano.
I used water color pencils, henna and black colored glue to expand my source of media in this piece of work. The henna turned out to be of very good use in this experiment because I was able to show how much attention I give for the details and that I want to expand my media.
Also, I had to make every different subject somehow connect to each other and since the piano went all through the photo, I thought I might make everything connect with that. I added lines using the glue of different lengths to connect the henna to the piano.
Self-Portrait (Water Color Paint)
This is the exact same image as the one I did in pencil, it was done with water color paints though.
Construction of Final piece (Paper, Felt Tips and colored pens)
To start of my piece, I had to first plan in my book. After making my final decision, I had chosen a palette with piano keys going through, 3 notes and my face. I painted the piano keys using watercolor pencils in a rainbow style because plain white is too boring. I painted my face with watercolor paints and instead of hair, I painted a cupcake on top of my head. I then painted blobs of paint with bright colors so that the painting didn't look dull and boring. Then using black glue, I drew lines coming out of the blobs to show that the keys were blending with the rest of the painting. Using the glue, I also drew random lines at the bottom of the painting. To finish off the painting, I added some henna to cover up the white spaces, I did many different designs and it was a whole new different media.
Paul Cezanne
In 1866-67, inspired by the example of Courbet, Cezanne painted a series of paintings with a palette knife. Cezanne's palette knife phase 'was not only the invention of modern expressionism, although it was incidentally that; the idea of art as emotional ejaculation made its first appearance at this moment.'
I am very influenced by Cezanne's work as I wish to be like him with his successes through his paintings. His work is extremely beautiful and each piece means so much to him. He painted everything from landscapes to death to family. He also influenced other great painters such as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.
I am very influenced by Cezanne's work as I wish to be like him with his successes through his paintings. His work is extremely beautiful and each piece means so much to him. He painted everything from landscapes to death to family. He also influenced other great painters such as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.
Cubism (Colored Paper)
It disrupts the notion of representation in art. Cubism mainly involves geometric shapes such as: cubes, cylinders, balls and cones. The actual work is visualized from many perspectives.
Analytical: Disorganized, overlapping and repeated variety pf geometrical shapes and sometimes use of collages. More monochromatic and earth tones.
Synthetic: Collage of arranged found paper and objects.
Facet: Sharp, facet like flats often suggested landscapes mainly influenced by Paul Cezanne.
Analytical: Disorganized, overlapping and repeated variety pf geometrical shapes and sometimes use of collages. More monochromatic and earth tones.
Synthetic: Collage of arranged found paper and objects.
Facet: Sharp, facet like flats often suggested landscapes mainly influenced by Paul Cezanne.
Analytical Cubism
Analytical Cubism was the first phase, which was both radical and influential as a short but highly significant art movement between 1907 and 1911 in France.
I really enjoyed this type of cubism because I could really bring out the tones in the observation of the object I drew. For this piece, I did draw a rather boring object because I feel like there isn't much to this image. I could have definitely done a better job with this drawing.
I really enjoyed this type of cubism because I could really bring out the tones in the observation of the object I drew. For this piece, I did draw a rather boring object because I feel like there isn't much to this image. I could have definitely done a better job with this drawing.
Realism
Classic Realism, which was an artistic movement in the late 20th Century, valued beauty and artistic skill. With this exercise we were meant to pick an object and draw it from different perspectives. I chose a complicated shell and used a 4B pencil because I knew that it would help me bring out the tones in the shell.
Analytical Cubism (3B Pencil)
This shattered image is made by drawing a simple image and having two points on different sides of the drawing and drawing lines throughout the image. Then I shaded the areas from dark to light and the opposite if the shape was right next to it, light to dark. For the border, I just extended the lines to the end of the page and colored them accordingly to the shapes in the image. This was a really fun piece to do because I like shading and think that I was pretty successful in this assignment.
Facet Cubism (Oil Pastels)
Facet Cubism is compiled buildings or sharp, facet like flats often landscapes. Mainly inspired by Paul Cezanne, my most inspired artist. I used oil pastels in this piece instead of my typical paints or pencil shadings. At the bottom of the page, I have tested out certain colors to see which would be the best shades for this piece since it is a building and trees, I wouldn't want to have awkward colors.
Synthetic Cubism (Flooring Samples)
Synthetic cubism is the collage of different found paper and different materials. I used a sort of tile effect for my piece. I tried to incorporate into my piece so it looks unique.
Research
For our final piece in the Cubism unit, we were given the instructions of painting something that was of real importance to us.
I chose to paint some birds because I am extremely fascinated with the texture of their feathers the different sizing of the body and beak. The colors interest me the most because they vary from bright colors to dull colors.
I chose to paint some birds because I am extremely fascinated with the texture of their feathers the different sizing of the body and beak. The colors interest me the most because they vary from bright colors to dull colors.
L'ordre des Oiseaux- Georges Braque
The initiative was inspired by a small publishing house between George Braque and Saint-John Perse. The directions of the publishing house proposed to the artist publishing a book dedicated to his last lithographs, developed around the theme the bird, under the title "L'ordre des Oiseaux"- The order of the birds. Above all, he wants the bird drawings by Braque not to be independent but to accompany the book.
Also, the genesis of the text of 'Birds' has existed before the proposed collaborations with Braque. This piece of work is very useful to me because my final piece for the Cubism topic is on birds. It shows that other people like Braque have used birds to expand cubism.
Also, the genesis of the text of 'Birds' has existed before the proposed collaborations with Braque. This piece of work is very useful to me because my final piece for the Cubism topic is on birds. It shows that other people like Braque have used birds to expand cubism.
Composition Planning
I copied this drawing of the outline of the birds from an image I had found on the Internet. I then drew on the details, added some leaves and shattered the whole image.
Painting of my composition
For this painting, I used the practice drawing I had already done. Then I shattered the image and drew some leaves. I began with painting the background with blue watercolor paint from dark to light by diluting the paint on my brush. I then painted the leaves using the same technique.
Finally I began to paint the birds, I used different shades of brown to create the effect of the bird and then added a touch of white to really capture the feathers.
Finally I began to paint the birds, I used different shades of brown to create the effect of the bird and then added a touch of white to really capture the feathers.
Final Piece
To make my final piece, as shown above, I chose to focus on birds. We were told to create levels using cardboard which showed facet cubism. Then it was onto shattering the image which counted as analytical cubism. Considering my idea of not shattering the birds, with the cardboard, I planned on making them count as synthetic cubism because I used feathers to symbolize real birds and a bit of wool for the beaks.
I used acrylic paint for the background and for the birds I only shattered them with the paint to give it the base coat so that when I put the feathers on the bird, it wouldn't have a white background. I used PVA glue to stick the cardboard down so that I would be assured that it wouldn't come off.
I got the feathers from a feather duster I had at home which was unused, and used the hot glue gun to stick it down because the hot glue dried a lot faster than the PVA glue. Usually, bird's eyes are round but because this was a cubism topic, I changed the shape into a diamond shape. I quite liked this topic because I got to show my different skills with the different types of cubism.
I used acrylic paint for the background and for the birds I only shattered them with the paint to give it the base coat so that when I put the feathers on the bird, it wouldn't have a white background. I used PVA glue to stick the cardboard down so that I would be assured that it wouldn't come off.
I got the feathers from a feather duster I had at home which was unused, and used the hot glue gun to stick it down because the hot glue dried a lot faster than the PVA glue. Usually, bird's eyes are round but because this was a cubism topic, I changed the shape into a diamond shape. I quite liked this topic because I got to show my different skills with the different types of cubism.
Bag It Unit
Statement of Inquiry:
The student will understand that their creativity and innovation with recycled materials can influence society through an inquiry into our responsibilities of our finite worlds' resources.
The student will understand that their creativity and innovation with recycled materials can influence society through an inquiry into our responsibilities of our finite worlds' resources.