Art - Charcoal Piece

Tykeiah Martin

Ms. Hertz

Art

Artist statement

December 20. 2017

  My art piece essentially represents the thought, of overthinking. Starting off with a head, specifically the perspective of the side of the face. Leading to a person sitting on top of a head concluding them to also thinking. The thinking person lies on top of a thinking head. Portraying a lot of thoughts. I would like my work to communicate for those who are looking in, is that I'm an artist who thinks a lot about everything and the image of a thinking person on top of a head, visually shows my idea of overthinking. The tools that were used to create this image were a charcoal pencil that shapes the head and the person on top of it. While outlining the art with a white charcoal pencil, to add attention to the person. Also, I used Conte crayon for a darker outline. Leading to the smudge stick with smoother lines in the photo. Lastly, creating this drawing on textured paper. With an edgy effect. I think my old work relates to my new work because often I use the charcoal materials and it’s wrapped also around the mind and me personally. When created this picture, first I stepped into creating the side of the face and looking for the right angle. Then I created the body sitting on top of the head to show a feeling of the body simply relaxing in the process of thinking. Next, i started to shade around the body on the head to show thoughts prospering on top of the body around the head, concluding the ideas altogether. Then I used the smudge stick in 7 out to smooth out the thoughts surround the head of a person, next I began to outline with the white charcoal. Salvador Dali is an artist who focuses on surreal, which is what my art is most likely compared to. I think a certain technique is important to the work to enhance your quality and create the image that you see in your head for others to visually see from your perspective. A new technique I learned was starting off darker shade leading to lighter shade from smoothing it up and down. I'm most proud that I was able to reflect exactly what I was thinking on paper, and now I can let others have a look at what I might be thinking. If there was one thing is could change about this picture is the shading I used around the image. Throughout the completing of this art project I learned to justify what you want, and it can be however you prefer to cause it's yours, and if you use the right utensils everyone else can see your vision as well.