Jillian's+Social+Issue 





Social Issue Project I chose suicide because I have a personal connection to this topic, and it means a lot to me. I know people who have struggled with this and I have as well. This is a very touchy subject for a lot of people, and I understand why I am very close to this subject and people should know that there is away out. With this project I had some major struggles with making the clay figures, trying to make them look right and keep the shape I want. Also choose the colors to put on them was also difficult as well. Another struggle was trying to make it look not like a science fair project. Some decisions I had to make were what I was going to use for the environment, which I chose to do a window because I felt it would make it look cooler. I do believe that my piece was successful, from the audience’s point of view. I do not believe that it looks like a science fair project, because the figures and very life like and standout and I feel go alone with the piece. Some of the things that aren’t really working for me is the background, I didn’t have enough time to make it look how I wanted, and I need different resources that I couldn’t get. If I had a chance to redo this project again I would spend more time on the background making it look more life like and changing the materials I used and improving it.

** Critique of a Social Issue Painting **

This painting it very diverse in the what they have in it, there’s a lot going on and to understand you have to separate what’s going on to get the full meaning behind it. I believe this painting have something to do with our nations, and the wars and affects that are put on them and that they’re going through. Also I believe that it mostly has something to do with Africa, and most of our foreign nations. The first clue that told me it was about all the foreign nations are there’s Africa up on one of the pillars. Then lion looks so skinny and has peoples faces in the side of him. There’s also the statue of liberty, and one of the presidents on the chessboard. Next to explain why it’s about the affects on the countries is because of the lion and how skinny he looks which would be like world hungry in Africa. Next is the chessboard that has half of it one fire and the only to pieces that are still standing up are the ones that represent the U.S. There’s also the bald eagle on the top of one of the pillars that looks like it’s looking over everything. Lastly, there’s the bull that looks like it’s been stabbed, and the lion looks like it’s dying of thirst and he just looks sick and has flies on him. I believe it’s trying to represent Africa and how so many people are sick there or not getting enough food. I believe that this is will be a successful piece because of how different it is and diverse. I have never seen a painting like this, with how colorful it is and just over all different. I believe it would be successful because everyone would want to know the true meaning behind what the artist is really try to protrude with this piece.