Jill's+VTS

I chose to make my work of art on Self harm because self harm is an issue many people have to deal with. I myself have had a battle with self harm, it is an issue I believe everyone should be informed on. Most people don't know the facts on self harm, self harm is not an attempt at suicide merely a cry for help. The way I thought, people needed to know what I went through and what others are going through. I needed to get my word out so people understand self harm. I didn't encounter many problems while working on this project; I don't think I encountered any at all. I had to make many decisions though, I will write about those. I had to decide mainly how to connect the figure with the display, I used the broken mirror shards to accomplish that much. I made my person look like they were punching the mirror and breaking it. I then glued the figure on a piece of glass to the display. From my point of view, I believe that I did show self harm well. I think I persuaded the audience that self harm is not a joke, and that it is a serious issue. The only part that is not working is the blood on the back of the figure... The blood looks really bad and splotchy. If I had the chance to do this project again, I would make the figure in a different position. The figure standing up just doesn't seem to have the effect I was looking for.

Artist Critique In this painting, there was obviously a chess game going on and the Lion is playing an unknown opponent. There is an eagle pecking at what looks like South America. A hand is sprouting up from the ground, and a bull is being stabbed with sticks covered in string. The Lion is the biggest thing in the painting, and he is sitting on the left side of the chessboard. The lion also has some sort of melted coin in his mouth. On the right side of the chessboard, you do not see anyone. The artist either does not know who the opponent is, or they don’t want to show the opponent. Perhaps the eagle means that freedom is tearing South America apart. The eagle has its beak over the edge of the country and looks like it is pulling it. The eagle seems to be pulling apart a country that is on a very beaten up post. The bull looks like it is pulling a man maybe with a rope, but the bull looks tired. The bull is being stabbed with sticks and is very bloody. The man could have stabbed the bull because he was not working or doing what he wanted him to do. Well this piece obviously has a lot going on, it is a very well rounded piece artistically. However, logically I believe that it just has far too much going on. This piece is almost too much to think about and no one really knows what is going on and its very confusing.