Advanced Studio
COVID-19 Response Art
~ Final Reflection ~
Although I only got to be in this class for a semester, I feel as though I have grown more that I have in previous years, I showed more dedication and determination to my art in regard to finishing a project that I am happy with. I believe that the push to follow my concentration allowed me to perfect what I was doing and recognize when something was not done to my best ability, ie. the couple boards that I ended up redoing because they didn't look quite right to me. Hands down, these projects are some of the most time I've really put into art for school and I enjoyed the long hours spent to complete them. From my concentration projects, I was able to experiment and hone my skills with acrylics much more than I ever have in the past and I think it shows in the final products; I was also able to get a taste of a sort of mass production, with a template that I would go off for the skateboards, becoming much more efficient in going from a plank of wood to a finished blank deck. the meaning in my art was much stronger as well because I had such a greater personal connection to it, as they represent an experience that changed me greatly, for the better of course. I think my successes this year came with the creation of products that could actually take me somewhere with a step up from previous years art that may not have looked quite as finished/desirable. However, I have also struggled with a lot in trying to get exactly what is in my head down on the board, and knowing that what I create will not be perfect, but being okay with that in the end; pushing past the perfectionist side of myself and still appreciating my art. As for the future, I'm not sure what will come for my art, I will always have a creative and artistic side, but I think it will take me in a different direction than typical high school art, the use of paints, clays, graphite, etc. just hasn't quite pushed my limits or excited me all that much, so, while it is unfortunate, I cant really see myself doing much more of this kind of stuff.