Art T2 W1: Series and Sequences

 Today in Art we studied series and sequences of portfolio works. 

In this folio, the sequences are quite vague but we can see some series. The top left and the one under it are a series, the bottom two on the left are a series with the top two on the right, and the bottom two on the right are a series. The image of Dumbo on the left and the image under it are outliers.

I aim to use this information to educate my own sequences on my folio about mental health. I want to make sure everything ties together through the portfolio.

Week 6 Art

What is my Kauapa: three key words Mental Health/Stereotypes

What artists have I looked at so far?

Frida Kahlo, Miriam Schapiro, Shane Cotton

How does my work show that I considered Negative space?

I have made sure that the light source has the brightest shades and the further towards the back of the brain the painting goes, the darker the paint is, showing degradation of the brain.

What has happened in the making process that led me to new ideas around negative space once the works were made?

I very much messed up my first attempt at painting my brain, so I repainted it with a much more careful and precise approach. 

What can I do to go further with my work?

Lovely suggested using the shape of a brain to put images inside, such as people. I really really like this idea and I’m probably going to use it for future works.

Level 2 Art

 Over the past week in the new year of art, we have been deciding our subject matter and themes. I have decided to focus my artboards this year on stereotyping and mistreatment of mentally ill people, specifically focusing on the autism spectrum. I chose this because I am an autistic person and I notice the things people say and assume about us.

This is my mood board of the artists in my area of work, painting. These are all under the 'equality' umbrella. The artists I'm using for my inspiration are Frida Kahlo, Miriam Schapiro, and Shane Cotton. 

Week 7 Art

My LO is to make a portfolio around the struggles of transgender people, specifically FTM.

This week I have done 2 works based on Henri Matisse's cutout silhouette-styled work. The first is based on a previous watercolour I did on a silhouette in blue falling into a pink 'ocean', and the second is the same silhouette with their arms across their torso.

Matisse's original work

 

I relate to the pieces quite personally because I feel that, as an FTM trans man, I have the gender roles of a woman forced onto me by those who don't accept my identity. The pink 'ocean' around the blue figure of the silhouette represents the pretty-in-pink stereotypes that are forced onto trans men by transphobic friends and family.

Jaden Barr: DVC Standard AS91066

 https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/nqfdocs/ncea-resource/achievements/2019/as91066.pdf

This standard is all about rendering. A client wants us to draw our drink bottle designs in three different materials as a way to experiment with materials and shading.

This is a clear blue bottle and an unfinished metal bottle. The final uncolored bottle is going to be solid red plastic. 

I enjoyed learning about highlights and shadows in this standard. However, this is a very tedious standard to do and it's very repetitive. 

Art - Series & Sequences

On Monday, we did an exercise on series and sequences in our portfolios. 

These are exercises around finding the series and sequences in a portfolio, as well as rearranging the folio to look better with their series.

Visual Art - Term 3 Week 2

Kaupapa: Transgender equality and discrimination

What worked?

I enjoyed doing watercolour works and experimenting with a silhouette-like style.

What didn't work?

I'm struggling a little with drawing realistically. 

What is my next step?

Going onto the 1.2 slide and seeing what the next medium to use is.