Foundations of Art

Time Capsules - September 13th, 2016

Social/Political Issue Prints - April 4th, 2017

Written Reflection:

Overall, this class was really awesome. I learned so much and discovered that I'm better than I originally thought I was at art. I really like how we covered many different aspects of art, because I found that I liked types of art I didn't know I would. When we were introduced to printmaking, I didn't like the idea of it, but after going through the whole process of carving, printing, and extending, I realized it was really fun and worth the effort in the end. I had never created or worked with scratchboard before, and I realized I really liked it after this class. One thing I did struggle with this year, was working with charcoal, and I plan on improving my work with it. Overall, I am most proud of my Self Portrait, Scratchboard, and Assemblage Sculpture.

I learned that it takes self discipline and motivation to improve your work. If you want to be better at something, you need to work for it and get help when needed. My work before Foundations of Art was not original at all, and and had nothing unique about it. Now, it is completely different. This class helped me appreciate art more, and have an understanding of famous artists and how their work was created and what inspired them. Some of the historical artists we learned about gave me inspiration and motivation to create my own work. I learned new forms of art that I hadn't thought about before, too, like wire sculpture. Also, looking at my self portrait from the first quarter compared to my self portrait from the second quarter, I really improved. I learned more about value and how to create it. My work differed a lot in the first and second semesters, and it improved a lot between the two.

Art is very important to me in my life. I use art to express myself and how I feel. Art is my way of letting go. Without art, I wouldn't be who I am today.