6Alyssa



 I chose this particular piece because I think I have the ability to replicate this painting with success. This particular painting caught my eye because of the position of the girl. She seems as though she's floating and this illusion causes a dramatic and yet peaceful image to form in the viewers mind.



The choosing process for this project wasn’t extremely difficult. I knew from the start that I wanted to challenge my artist capabilities and I thought the only way to do that would be to replicate a work of art that involved plenty of flowing fabric. Fabric is VERY difficult to do and VERY time consuming, but I still enjoyed the process none-the-less. This particular piece caught my eye when I saw the girl floating in the calm water. Her posture made me question whether or not she was living, and this was an interesting element to this piece. The dramatic components of this piece is intriguing and I think anyone who views this work of art will think so also.

Figure Project:



Throughout the course of this project I had a very hard deciding on what to do with my figure. With an extensive amount of research I found some paintings with bright, vibrant watercolors and I thought this would be the best look for my figure. Her posture suggest that she's relaxed, and I thought to myself, "When am I the most relaxed?" I'm personally peaceful when it's raining. I love when it rains and I thought this woul dbe perfect to incorperate into this piece, especially with the watercolors.

The thing I had the hardest time with was the actual watercolors themselves. I've never really used watercolor as an art medium before, so doing this project was challenging for myself. I had a really had time with the dripping of the paint. It was messy and often times I couldn't control where the paint was going. I also had a hard time pulling the piece together. to start off with because there was a lot of white space. I needed to find a way to pull everything together so I darkened the background and place boots on her.

I personally think this piece turned out alright. It was difficult to pull everything together but in the end it turned out. I will continue to work on this piece making it the best it can be.

Social Issue Project:

I chose the topic of "self image" because it's something I struggle with everyday. I often look at myself with judgmental eyes and it's always been and issue for me and for my family. Made a sad looking figure with on of her hands reaching for the mirror. Her head is looking toward the ground in disgust, and there are red glass shards coming from the mirror. I wanted to have the viewer witness the pain of the self torment of the girl and for them to also look at themselves to see what they view themselves as.

I had a really difficult time finding a way to bring this entire project together. First of all I had a hard time creating the figure. This figure kept falling apart and she was a little disproportional. In the end, the sculpture turned out great and I'm very pleased with the result. As for the box, i needed a way to make the figure stand out and i also need to find mirrors and lots of them. With the help of my mother i was able to find four mirrors that where perfect for this project. I angled them so that they would reflect off one another, and in the end it created a stunning effect.

Final:

For this final writing promt, I am choosing to write about the very last work of art. This painting caught my eye because of the abstract figures and the interesting use of space. At a first glance, I think this social issue painting is about the harmful effects of smoking.

The main charachter who is smoking in this picture, seems to be dieing a slow death. I can tell this because while he is smoking, the skin around his ribs are melting, suggesting that he is dieing. in the background, I can see two other figures. I believe these figures are the victims of the poisonous effects of smoking as well. Looking at the main man's face, it almot looks as if he doesn't know he's dieing. He shows no pain or concern because of his actions and I personally believe the artist did this on purpose. A lot of the times smokers know the harmful side effects but they continue to smoke.

When I look at this particular picture I can see that the artist really wants to make a statement. Even though the viewer has to dig deep within the meaning of the painting, I definitely this is a powerful piece that makes the viewer think.