Gianna Lovell

ArtQuest Superstar

Acrylic, paint pen, watercolor pen, pencil, plastic pearls, and paper on acrylic paper

Hi, my name is Gianna Lovell, I have been in Visual Fine Art for 4 years. In AP art this year I will be submitting a drawing portfolio. I work mostly with acrylic paint and pencil, but I really enjoy working with embroidery as well. Something else which I have found I enjoy this year is working on surfaces that maybe would not be considered typical for doing art on.

My SI is titled "My Perception of Beauty" this is something that I focus on a lot in my life. My pieces all represent something that I find beautiful, either on a surface level, or a deeper one, or both. Throughout this year I have considered what I find beautiful, and why that is. My collection of work shows many things which I have taken a fascination with. This includes things such as the American Dream, beauty being in "the eye of the beholder" and the view of women sexually, while not seeing them as sexual beings. Many of my pieces are also just about surface-level beauty, and how seeing that in everyday life can drastically improve your mood.

Forbidden Fuit

Acrylic on cotton

The Zodiac

Thread on cotton

Let Them Eat Cake

Acrylic on canvas

The American Dream

Magazine clippings, The Great Gatsby, paper, paint pen, salt, and acrylic on plywood

Goddess of Spring

Acrylic on canvas

Chicken Food

Acrylic on canvas

If Only You Knew Where I've Been

Magazine clippings on playing cards

Happiness is a Butterfly

Thread on cotton

Thread on bralette

Eyes to the Soul, Trio

Micron on book page

Paint Pen on picture

Titeyes

This is my favorite piece in my portfolio. While the title may suggest differently this piece is about more than surface-level things. (In fact, this is why the title is what it is.) The piece is about the sexualization of women in America and the world. The background is made up of old photo negatives which are glued to the back of the picture frame. The woman is the focal point of this piece, she is naked but holding a thin veil which suggests provocativeness. On her breasts, where nipples should be, are instead eyes. This is a play on the ever so fondly said phrase "my eyes are up here." Those eyes and the other ones in the piece are meant to show the uncomfortable feel of unwanted gaze, and how it can really bore into your soul in a deeply unsettling way.

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