Kaitlyn

I chose my theme because I love animals and I hate to see them tortured. I have animals of my own and I would be horrified to see one of my animals being experimented on. My personal connection with it s=is that I have seen many animals that are in the pounds be sent to labs across Michigan and I hate that. No animal should have to suffer like that jut for our vanity. The problems I encountered were trying to find a good stand for my clay dog. I created a box out of cardboard and painted it black to make it look more like a table. Another problem was making sure I didn’t have too much black space in my background. The process I used was just testing out different things like paint splatters I feel that my piece of artwork is very successful. It makes the viewer feel the emotion behind animal testing. The only thing I would have done differently is possibly making the back ground a little more elaborate, or possibly even glazing my figure a different color. I believe that it does indeed persuade the viewer of my opinion. I chose my figure based on the darkness of it, it’s a portrait of a fallen Angel which sparks a debate among many in the religious aspect of it all. My personal connection with it is that I am always exploring both sides of and argument. I find it amazing how one person can find everything wrong in just one thing, but at the same time there are others who are willing to put their heart in soul in it because they feel that is what’s right. The portrait speaks to me through religious art. Religion is a battle as old as time and it fascinating. I encountered a lot of problems in trying to recreate this piece of artwork. It wasn’t entirely a painting so it wasn’t broken down to the point where every detail was visible and I had to incorporate my own twist on things. In order to do so, I had to use three mediums (graphite pencil, paint, and oil pastel). I made my decisions on how to tackle it by testing it out on separate copies of my own drawing and learning how to use the mediums in an effort to get them how I wanted them. It was very tedious but I got the project done. I do believe that my work is successful. I am proud of it, but I never really like my artwork. I wish I could have had more time to add as much detail as I could to the face and muscle patterns. If I had the chance to do it again I would take the skills I have learned and reapply them to the painting as well as add more detail. Although I may not always like my art, I am proud that I could accomplish such a task.

I believe that the social issue is child homelessness. I think that the viewpoint of the artist is that he or she wants to portray the filth and grime that these children have to live in. They have no food and no clean clothes, but most of all they have no home. The artistic elements being used are a lot of brown colors to represent the gritty way of life and they used raw materials such as wood and metal to show what type of environment these children may live in. I believe they used these these materials because they want people to see a glimpse of how these children are having to live. I think that the artist is truly passionate about this social issue. By using these materials they caught the emotion of living in a city with no home, no food, and no one to rely on. The figure turned out extremely well, and it appears very life-like. It's not a huge piece of artwork, but it is very impacting.