My artwork is a representation of some problems that I see in everyday life. I decided to create a cross with rainbow colors because the colors represent L.G.B.T.Q. association. I decided to make it a cross because people like that are not wanted in churches and things because according to their religion it is a sin. I actually did this for 2 of my friends who are apart of it. I created this so people do not feel abnormal because they are gay and they still feel like they are wanted in the world today.

As an artist that I am, I work upon my interests. My interests can be based on my style, personality, my story, my surroundings, society, and anything in particular that I find interesting. For this project piece I had to limit some of these options and create something that inspired me in the present moment. It has been very cold and the weather hasn’t been quite great. Knitting was always something that I would say I wanted to do, but never did. This was the perfect opportunity to make something out of those two thoughts, a scarf.

Knitting is not something that is done fast, especially not a scarf. Thats is why it took me quite some time to finish this. What’s unique about my project is that not only is this for a grade, but this is something that I can keep forever. So, I did not have to stress over this assignment. I actually had a lot of fun learning and trying something different.

As an artist, I create art that speaks to me and others about the specific art that i’m working on. I don’t think i’m a very good artist but I try to get deep into my drawings and paintings so they can be as detailed as possible. My goals as an artist is try to make paintings or drawings that tells a story behind them. I love painting and drawing because it’s also a way that I can express myself on paper.

Part of my process before I begin my painting was to research as much information about surrealism. I looked at different themes that artist have done so I can get and idea of what I wanted to do for surrealism. I came across an idea which was nature. I painted a pond with a fishing rod coming out the water with a fish at the end. When you looked at this eye you’ll also see an eye. That’s what surrealism is it makes you have a unconscious mind. For this project I used a acrylic paint and water color paint.

In conclusion, I enjoyed working on surrealism it was challenging.

My art piece took an easier route to knitting a scarf. I needed a warm sweater but knitting would have taken too long, and I wasn’t advanced enough in it yet. What I made was an arm knitted infinity scarf. It took a short amount of time, and got me warmer faster. My artwork is based on necessities because I don’t feel confident in other kinds of artwork. I don’t have much artistic talent so paintings and drawings were out of my range of ability. I think my scarf is very nice and I’m happy that I finished it. I’m proud of how nice it turned out. Now that I have finished the scarf, I think I can tackle actual knitting.

For me as an artist I find it hard for me to be inspired to draw something creative. I feel this because all my life I have found it to be easier to just copy something. So rather than to think of something creative I would just copy anything I would see.

Now this project is different because instead of copying something I made something I wanted to make without copying anything. I know it sounds odd for a 15 year old to talk about creative drawing, since everybody does that. For me though I feel a sense of accomplishment since I never do things like this.

Now my art focuses on what I like in life. For me I like prehistoric animals since I’ve always like them since I was a child. I put that as the main focus of the picture, and then I added a forest background. I put a forest background since I’ve always like a certain aspect of the forest.I guess it’s because I like how it represents most of the life on Earth.

Tiffany Irick

Art

December 8, 2014

Artist Statement

As an oncoming artist, I like to express my emotions in many different ways. It could be expressed physically, emotionally, and mental. But, my favorite way to express my feelings are through the work of art. For my final project in quarter 1 I’ve decided to create a painting of a galaxy. When I think of a galaxy I feel my body go motionless as if I was floating in the stars and threw the planets atmosphere. When I was painting I used acrylic paints in various colors. If you look at photos of the galaxy you could see many different extraordinary colors. So again as a upcoming artist I had to find out how to blend my colors in with each other to make them look real. I also had to learn how to actually use acrylic paints. My painting represents the universe. In the painting to me what stands out the most is the colors. Without the color you would be dull and there would be nothing to look forward too. With color your eyes winded with hope and your mind would change in hope to see the future.