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Wells, ADP, 2015-2016
Ink, 17 x 12
Final Reflection:
I'm most proud of my final project. This work expresses my hard work and how far I've come. It demonstrates my capacity to mimic and create faces using ink. I enjoyed this project because I was successful in combining some of my facial features with the original photographs. Because this final project was completely based upon our ideas and not an assigned pro, I was able to make a piece that shows my love for portraits. This work proved to myself that I am able to create a portfolio worthy piece completely from my own creation.
The project that I found the most informative was the charcoal self-portraits. This project allowed me to further my portrait ability while expanding my understanding of a medium I used often. I was able to focus on small details while working on such a large scale, which I enjoyed a lot. This project also taught me how much I have to learn about different mediums and portraits in general. It showed me how to illustrate small details while working on a very large piece
Artist Statement:
I’ve always found myself sketching in the margins of my notes books, random slips of paper, tests, binders or whatever I can get my hands on.
Lately, I have been focusing on the features of the human face to show how emotion translates through our features and characteristics. I’ve found that the slightest shift in expression can reveal so much about a person’s mood or state of mind. Like most portrait artists, I focus on the people around me, the faces I see everyday. I feel like knowing my subject personally, not surprisingly, helps me to connect to work. I’ve worked with many different mediums and through my adventures I’ve gravitated towards charcoal and graphite. They allow me to capture the smallest of details and reach incredible depths of values.
As my love for “the portrait” has evolved, I’ve experimented with filmmaking and narrative to capture the beauty and textures of people, environments and stories around me. I find there’s something very different about telling a story in film and going with the unexpected flow of working with a group of people, versus working towards telling a story with a single drawn portrait done most of the time alone without any interruption. In a strange way making a film still feels like drawing to me. I think it has something to do with feeling creative. Some people like to draw. I need to draw. It connects me to the world like no other experience I’ve found. It forces me to look at the world around me in a deeper way than I would otherwise. I want to continue my love for art in college and apply my passion to a career as a professional artist in one form or another.
I’m a work in progress.
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