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Expressive Lines

The lines in the second artwork are very flowy, almost like a stream of water. The lines are thin and light. There are no sharp edges and every line is very curvy. The lines in my second artwork represent calmness. The lines describe Patrick Batemen's persona as a laid-back top-floor businessman. The lines are very wavy, smooth, and calm. The lines sway through the artwork like ocean waves.

The lines I used in my first drawing are very jagged, bold, and all over the place. The lines are thicker and bolder. There are no curves whatsoever. I drew multiple lines over so it gives it a look almost like shark rocks. The lines in my first drawing represent craziness. I drew the main character from the movie “American Psycho”, Patrick Bateman. He is a businessman in a top-floor building in New York, but he is a sociopath who is a murderer. The jagged lines represent a scary, sociopathic look. The lines jolt from place to place and are very sharp. The lines are stacked on top of each other to give a rough look.

Cubism

Cubism is when you use one or multiple perspectives, geometric shapes, and a flattened plane. Cubism was popularized by Pablo Picasso and Georges Barque. This style turned away from the usual of realism. The term Cubism was coined by the art critic Louis Vauxcelles who described it as “geometric outlines like cubes.” My work uses the Cubist style through the geometrization of the work. There are no straight lines and it is chopped up. Every section is faded and every shape is geometric. My style is more graffiti and cartoonist so the Cubism style was very different for me. This assignment was pretty challenging for me. I have never drawn in the Cubism style or done the fading required for the assignment. Making sure each section was faded was the most difficult part for me. Even though I have never done the fading, I did well. The rocks were hard because I used black, grey, and white. The bird was the easiest part for me because the yellow and orange faded together really easily due to the colors being very light.

Texture

During this project, we started with a block and we had to find a picture to draw onto it and carve it out. We had 5 papers and we layered the prints on top of each other to make a reduction print. I showed bumps on my leaf by making circles and the smooth leaf itself by keeping it one solid color. I chose these textures because I wanted it to be like a real leaf. We printed our lightest color, carved out more of the block, and then printed more colors. This is a relief print because I added multiple layers on top of each other by having the raised part of the block print the ink. This is also a reduction print because you reduce the block by carving it. I used a registration, which is a paper where I can line up my block to print. I learned a lot about printmaking and registrations during this project. I came into it not knowing anything about it, but now I know a lot. Lining up the papers on the registration was hard. I think I succeeded the best at carving out the block.

Sculpture

There are 5 members of my family, but for this project I used my sister, brother, and I. My sister is 21 and goes to IU Bloomington. She is very care-free and loves animals. My brother is 25 and graduated from IU McKenny School of Law. He works as a lawyer in Jasper. He loves sports and animals as well. I am 16 years old and attend Springs Valley Highschool. I love sports and hanging out with friends. We all get a long very well and have been close for as long as I can remember. In my object, I represent each of my siblings as well as myself. The flat bottom and the shape on the top of the main square represents my brother, as he is a lawyer, and is supposed to represent a brief case. The straight edge with a curve line on it represents my sister’s love for animals and is supposed to resemble an ear of a dog or cat. The E shape opposite of the dog ear shape represents me. It is an E for Evan. I have all of our shapes connected, but going off in their own directions. This is supposed to represent how all of my siblings are getting older and moving on to their own life. They are all still connected, though, as I feel we will always be just as close no matter the different directions that our lifes takes us. I am proud of my craftsmanship. I think the best part of my sculpture is the expressive lines that represent my family. I struggled with paper macheing the sculpture and that was definitely the hardest part. The easiest part was taping together the sculpture and carving the pieces out. I thought this part was also the most fun. If I had more time on this project, I would have painted it better. I would compare this project to the movie ‘Toy Story 4’. At the end of the movie, all of the toys realize that although they are close friends and will be forever, they all have very different visions and plans for the future. They go on their own ways, but still remain best friends. This is similar to my sculpture because my siblings know we will always be best friends, but life is taking us all in a different path. We may not see each other everyday, or even once a month, we all know we are still there for eachother and still are best friends.

Expressive Self Portrait

My idea for this project was to depict myself on a fishing hook with the pole above my head. One of the biggest memories from my childhood was fishing with my grandpa. I changed the project and instead of the fishing pole I used a sun hat that I wear while I fish. I learned the proportions of a head using the Loomis method on a ball of clay. I then sketched out my planning for my sculpture on a piece of paper from multiple angles. I started my sculpture with foam core and cardboard and then wrapped it in aluminum foil. I then used sculptamold and surrounded my sculpture in it. I painted it to look like me. I learned the proportions of a head and I learned how to sculpt a head. The building phase was very easy to me but wrapping it in tinfoil was very difficult. I want to go into engineering so the skills I used for this project may help me with my future career.

Organic Abstract Sculpture

My idea for this project was a natural object, like a tree, with a living feature. My original idea was to have the tree have arms, but the material was too easily breakable so I decided to give the tree eyes. I looked up organic things from nature and decided on a tree. I started with a block of plaster and carved away at it. I ended up with the tree and the eyes and I painted it. Finding what I wanted to do for this sculpture was the hardest part. I didn’t want to do anything too easy and instead went for a more challenging approach. The easiest part for me was carving out the tree. I learned how to carve and get small little details and I may use the patience in my future.

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