Artist Statement 9.8.15
The instructions were simple. "make three works of art that share one theme." Simple in theory but complex in depth. Honestly, as an artist I am very elementary. I haven't found my style let alone a medium I enjoy. The reason I picked flowers as my theme was simply because I love flowers, and I constantly doodle them on every paper. The works I produced are lighthearted and fun. They may not be as complex or meaningful as others, but all the same they are mine.
The question that will be asked and pondered many times this year is, "Who are you as an artist?" My best answer at the moment would have to be, I have no idea what so ever. My summer work does not represent me. Yes, I find flowers beautiful and soulful and calming, and heartwarming, but I have something much deeper that I want to let out but I don't know how in my art I can express that. Stay tuned I will be writing another artist atement at the end of the year and just maybe I will answer my own questions.
The question that will be asked and pondered many times this year is, "Who are you as an artist?" My best answer at the moment would have to be, I have no idea what so ever. My summer work does not represent me. Yes, I find flowers beautiful and soulful and calming, and heartwarming, but I have something much deeper that I want to let out but I don't know how in my art I can express that. Stay tuned I will be writing another artist atement at the end of the year and just maybe I will answer my own questions.
Self-Reflection/ Subject Media Mashup 3.14.16
In this assignment each student was given two mediums, one subject and one artist. All of these where chosen at random, the point of this project was to test each of us to see how creative we could be with the materials that were given to us. My two mediums were pen and sound, my subject was timidness, and my artist was Marina Abramovic.
Personally, I found this project quite challenging because it really made me think outside the box with such limited amounts of material I could use. My biggest challenge was creating a work that reflected the artist that was given to me. Marina Abramovic is a very famous and to some levels extreme performance artist. She often tested the limits of her physical and mental self while also testing her own audience. I also wanted to test the limits of my class mates but in a less extreme way
This is how I came about to project I have now. It is a short motion stop video of a mysterious hand protruding out from behind an easel that is writing with pen coming from her finger on a canvas placed on the easel the words, "Be seen not heard." While showing this video to the class I would then proceed to ask them the various sounds one would make when they feel an emotion. The point of this was to show how timidness does not have a sound and that a timid person wishes not to be heard even though they sometimes have to be seen (ex. if one is in school.) Unfortunately this part of my project was never done so instead every student just observed the video quietly.
I mostly worked on this outside of home because of the amount of space, time, and background I needed to capture my vision for the video. Personally if I were to give myself a grade on this project I would award an A because this project provoked emotion from the students who saw this video because it related to every high school student who has felt the emotions of self-consciousness.
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Personally, I found this project quite challenging because it really made me think outside the box with such limited amounts of material I could use. My biggest challenge was creating a work that reflected the artist that was given to me. Marina Abramovic is a very famous and to some levels extreme performance artist. She often tested the limits of her physical and mental self while also testing her own audience. I also wanted to test the limits of my class mates but in a less extreme way
This is how I came about to project I have now. It is a short motion stop video of a mysterious hand protruding out from behind an easel that is writing with pen coming from her finger on a canvas placed on the easel the words, "Be seen not heard." While showing this video to the class I would then proceed to ask them the various sounds one would make when they feel an emotion. The point of this was to show how timidness does not have a sound and that a timid person wishes not to be heard even though they sometimes have to be seen (ex. if one is in school.) Unfortunately this part of my project was never done so instead every student just observed the video quietly.
I mostly worked on this outside of home because of the amount of space, time, and background I needed to capture my vision for the video. Personally if I were to give myself a grade on this project I would award an A because this project provoked emotion from the students who saw this video because it related to every high school student who has felt the emotions of self-consciousness.
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Final Thoughts
This years was a big step for me as far as art. I have to admit, it took me a while to find my style but eventually I was able to develop a unique form of collage that is simple to assemble yet intriguing to look at. It involves a simple wood canvas, then I begin to layer different newspapers or magazine with paint and then sand it down. I then paint or draw an image on top the blends well with the color scheme of the background. I am able to assemble multiple pieces within an hour and it allows me to express new medium and expand my ideas.
I have invested a lot of my time to art this year, especially since I took two art classes. I tired my best to do all the projects with as much creativity as I could and for art IV I really made an effort to expand my ideas. I often spent many hours at home completing my projects because I was able to concentrate better at home. I didn't sacrifice much because one I enjoyed making art and two I didn't spend countless hours making art because unfortunately I've learned that it is not my passion.
I've often thought about what I would do differently If I could re-live this past year in art. Honestly I wouldn't have wanted to change much. I did all projects to the best of my ability and spent a good amount of time on each. It took me a while to find my own style but it came at the right time and I still had time left in the year to work on it. The only thing I wish I could have changed was that I would have turned in my journals on time.
An artistic accomplishment that I am most proud of during my time in high school would have to be finding my own style. The reason why is because I feel that finding your style Isn't easy, especially for me. I thought I had a style at the beginning of this year but I quickly learned that this was not the case. Over time and lots of trial and error I eventually got where I needed to be.
I cannot say that their is one specific memorable moment in art because to me many memories in that hallway are some of the best memories of my high school career. I truly enjoyed being in those classes and I felt that art class was a place I could completely be myself and not have to worry about what other people thought of me. I thought of the art hallway as a sanctuary, a place where I could tune out the rest of my high school worries. It truly saddens me knowing it's over.
For future students I recommended not wasting anytime working on your art because before you know it the year is over and you would have wished that you made more of an effort.
Mr. Guyer, thank you for teaching so much about myself and art. You where truly one of my most favorite teachers and I want to thank you for never giving up on me.
I have invested a lot of my time to art this year, especially since I took two art classes. I tired my best to do all the projects with as much creativity as I could and for art IV I really made an effort to expand my ideas. I often spent many hours at home completing my projects because I was able to concentrate better at home. I didn't sacrifice much because one I enjoyed making art and two I didn't spend countless hours making art because unfortunately I've learned that it is not my passion.
I've often thought about what I would do differently If I could re-live this past year in art. Honestly I wouldn't have wanted to change much. I did all projects to the best of my ability and spent a good amount of time on each. It took me a while to find my own style but it came at the right time and I still had time left in the year to work on it. The only thing I wish I could have changed was that I would have turned in my journals on time.
An artistic accomplishment that I am most proud of during my time in high school would have to be finding my own style. The reason why is because I feel that finding your style Isn't easy, especially for me. I thought I had a style at the beginning of this year but I quickly learned that this was not the case. Over time and lots of trial and error I eventually got where I needed to be.
I cannot say that their is one specific memorable moment in art because to me many memories in that hallway are some of the best memories of my high school career. I truly enjoyed being in those classes and I felt that art class was a place I could completely be myself and not have to worry about what other people thought of me. I thought of the art hallway as a sanctuary, a place where I could tune out the rest of my high school worries. It truly saddens me knowing it's over.
For future students I recommended not wasting anytime working on your art because before you know it the year is over and you would have wished that you made more of an effort.
Mr. Guyer, thank you for teaching so much about myself and art. You where truly one of my most favorite teachers and I want to thank you for never giving up on me.