SELF PORTRAIT
PROGRESS
Size: 60.96cm x 60.96cm Medium: Acrylic on canvas Completion: August 2019 Impressionism like, Edgar Degas The Blue Dancers, inspired me to capture a moment in time. While Derians fauvism inspired me to use multiple colors to express emotion. Over time I grew to become more content with myself. This off-guard photo of me laughing represents how joyful I am when I think of the hard work I've put in to my mental state of mind to become a better me.
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INSPIRATION
Ever since I was introduced to impressionism I fell in love with the technique. I like how artists tried to capture the moments that were taking place. Also how they used a mix of colors within one section, since time is always moving and colors are always changing. I wanted to capture a time in my life were I was truly happy. So using impressionism was the best technique to ue to paint my off gaurd laughing picture. The blues on the dresses always caught my eyes because of the changes in value and bright blues. These colors inspired me to use blue in my painting to catch the audience eyes as well. I didn't want to just place blue into my painting without meaning. I looked up what blue meant and it was said to mean calmness and trust. I figured this would be a god choice to but in my background because I am learning to trust my environment and be calm in my life.
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Fauvism is another technique that does not use blending. I never really use it as much as impressionism and I wanted to try it and see if I liked it just as much. I thought since the brushstrokes are wider and shorter that I wouldn't succeed in it as much. I really enjoyed how Andre Derian used color to express emotion even if it looked unrealistic. Personally I know I do not succeed in making paintings look photo realistic. I figured that using colors in unrealistic ways that it would help my painting succeed even more in looking like a fauvism painting. I wanted to look up the meaning for colors and place the on me or the background according to how I see fit. For example I used brown on my sweater and hair because it is used to express wholesome and honesty. I see myself as a very honest person so using brown for my hair expresses that since it is very close to my mind. Also since I have become very content with myself I decided to use brown as what I'm wearing because I feel wholesome in my own body.
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PLANNING
I rarely use fauvism as a painting technique so I knew I had to practice it before executing my final painting. I started off with a black out outline of my whole painting. While creating the black out line I didn't have a continuous line, but I made the brushstrokes effortlessly. Then I started to try the fauvism technique, I started with highlights around my face. When switching between different values I didn't wash the brush off until I switches hues. During this practice I decided to plan out how I was going to use different hues. I knew I wanted each hue to be symbolic, but I wasn't sure which hues would look well together in this painting.
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PROCESS
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EXPERIMENTATION
When I started the background I started to do a fauvism technique to match the technique I did on my face. I did not like how the strokes were to thick because I thought it would make the foreground defined from the background as much. I decided to continue with an impressionist technique like I did with my hair and clothes. I knew using blue would make the background stand out a lot. By using an impressionist technique I figured that it would make the background not overtake the foreground.
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REFLECTION
SIMILARITIES
DIFFERENCES
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ACT RESPONSES
Clearly explain how you are able to identify the cause effect relationship between your inspiration and its effect on your artwork?
In my inspirations I was able to use the idea of using color to express emotion instead of showcasing what nature really looks like. This idea made me execute how I see myself through the colors and their meanings in my whole piece.
What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
Andre Derain said he used "color as a means of expressing my emotion and not as a transcription of nature." He used long brushstrokes to create the structure of his subjects.
What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, culture,etc. while you researched your inspiration?
With the use of lines, no matter the painting or medium, you can make an audiences eyes travel along the canvas. Whether you use the line horizontally or vertically, you are able to determine how you place the lines so you can dictate where a persons eyes lead next.
What is the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?
Not blending in any part of the painting so that you can see the brushstrokes whether they are thin or thick long or short.
What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
That having unnatural and nonrepresentational colors can lead to a more interesting painting. It can be very impressive when someone makes a realistic painting like baroque, where they look almost like a photo, but it can become boring. By using techniques that don't include blending can be more impressive because it is hard for a person to understand where to put lines if they are not creating a photo like product.
In my inspirations I was able to use the idea of using color to express emotion instead of showcasing what nature really looks like. This idea made me execute how I see myself through the colors and their meanings in my whole piece.
What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
Andre Derain said he used "color as a means of expressing my emotion and not as a transcription of nature." He used long brushstrokes to create the structure of his subjects.
What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, culture,etc. while you researched your inspiration?
With the use of lines, no matter the painting or medium, you can make an audiences eyes travel along the canvas. Whether you use the line horizontally or vertically, you are able to determine how you place the lines so you can dictate where a persons eyes lead next.
What is the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?
Not blending in any part of the painting so that you can see the brushstrokes whether they are thin or thick long or short.
What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
That having unnatural and nonrepresentational colors can lead to a more interesting painting. It can be very impressive when someone makes a realistic painting like baroque, where they look almost like a photo, but it can become boring. By using techniques that don't include blending can be more impressive because it is hard for a person to understand where to put lines if they are not creating a photo like product.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Admin. “Blue Dancers by Edgar Degas.” Go to ., 8 June 2016, painting-planet.com/blue-dancers-by-edgar-degas/.Admin. “Blue Dancers by Edgar Degas.” Go to ., 8 June 2016, painting-planet.com/blue-dancers-by-edgar-degas/.
Lundberg, Anna. “Color Meanings and the Art of Using Color Symbolism.” 99designs, 99designs, 22 Aug. 2019, https://99designs.com/blog/tips/color-meanings/.
“Fauvism Movement Overview.” The Art Story, https://www.theartstory.org/movement/fauvism/.
Lundberg, Anna. “Color Meanings and the Art of Using Color Symbolism.” 99designs, 99designs, 22 Aug. 2019, https://99designs.com/blog/tips/color-meanings/.
“Fauvism Movement Overview.” The Art Story, https://www.theartstory.org/movement/fauvism/.