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Section 1: Finished Artwork
Comfortability
Dimensions: 38.5cm x 51.0cm
Date: September 7, 2023
Idea: For my abstract piece, I shows an object that holds a lot of sentimental value to me, so I used a piece of clothing I wore back when I was younger.
Materials: Acrylic Paint. Chalk, Palette Knife
Process: Upon separating the object from it's background, different tools and styles of abstracting my piece were used, the background using acrylic paint with a palette knife and the object drawn as a contour with white chalk.
Section 2: Planning & Practice
Object Study Sketches
Blind Contour: For the first part of my object study, I did a blind contour of my object, requiring me to trace the outlines, designs, creases and folds of the clothing without looking.
Modified Contour: Just like the "Blind Contour", I outlined all the lines and creases of the clothing, being able to occasionally glance at my paper.
Continuous Line Contour: I am able to look at my paper while doing the same as the last two contours, but in one continuous line.
Cross Contour: This contour was difficult because of the varying amount of folds and changing surfaces of the clothing.
12 Space Grid: Using twelve different methods of abstracting our object, each had a unique feature that would exaggerate or change the object for possible ideas of our abstract piece.Â
We also did some research on two abstract artists that may inspire our pieces. I chose Claude Monet and Georgia O'Keefe. Georgia O'Keefe focused on various shapes and objects into her abstracted piece. Claude Monet used a mix of colors that fit into the piece into a cohesive idea.
Section 3: Experimentation
First, I experimented with moving my object around the canvas, finind different ways to position it other than keeping it in the center of the piece. As I abstract my object, I wanted the mood to have a soft feel to match the childlike feeling of the object, as long as blues in slight variation. I have used both acrylic paint and chalk last year so I understand how to use these materials in an abstracted piece, although techniques may vary since it is abstracted. I also wanted to incorporate the blind/modified contour sketch into my piece as the path of the lines from the folds and creases on my object.
Section 4: Process
After deciding to place my object in the right side of the piece, I sketched out the object with white chalk over the base color I had on the paper. After the rough sketch, I painted the outside/background with black acrylic paint to separate the object from the background. Upon a few experiments with ideas for the background, I used a new tool, a palette knife, as well a rectangular brush to paint the background to create unique and abstracted textures. I did not want the background paint to be outlined around the object, so to prevent the paint from getting on the object, I used masking tape. After completing the background, I took off the tape and started incorporating my modified contour to my object with chalk.
Section 5: Artist Statement
Abstract pieces are always a challenging yet relieving form of art to work on. There are challenges of figuring out a abstraction that best represents the tone, as well as the constant change the piece from choice in color to style. However, it was still relieving to work on a for of art where there is rarely a "wrong" form of it. That idea made it both easier and difficult to continue with the piece as I had a lot of freedom with how I wanted to express and display my work. But that freedom and lack of guidelines also made it difficult as I don't have a set idea and process for the final piece. But eventually throughout the process, as well as experimenting with materials and my object, it started to come together into a more cohesive idea, taking two different styles of abstraction between the background and the main object.
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