Aniyah's Blog Post

Artist Statement

The object of the project was to see how colors mixed and see how three primary colors could mix into many different colors. We could have done an ordinary color wheel, but I decided that I wanted to do a dream catcher because it had a lot more parts and it was more complex than a regular wheel.

My overall vision when I started the project was to do something different and unique, but make sure it was easy enough to incorporate all the colors of the color wheel. Some of my colors like blue-green and yellow-green came out looking a weird looking gray. I think my audience will react in a positive way because my drawing was very unique and where I placed the colors was thought out. My current work relates to my previous work , because in 2nd grade we used to do free sketches , and when we started our project in this class, we had the choice to do any kind of sketch that we wanted. My art fits in with the history of contemporary art because the color wheel was how artists around the world learned how to mix colors. Also, people get dreamcatchers tattooed on themselves in the modern world. One of my influences in the art world is Frida Kahlo. She’s an artist that I really paid attention to, so when I do do an art project, I compare my art to hers. I feel that this was portrayed in my dreamcatcher.