Electric Flower” artist statement :

 During this project I knew I wanted my work to be bright, to tell a story without including words.

I purposely had many things going on with my creation because I didn't want the viewer to just focus on one thing but everything at once. Doing this project, I achieved how to add line,texture and drawing into one picture. My current work relates to past work more in a better way because I improved, I stayed more focused on having a neat project and making sure my work was meeting the expectations. I simply was just going to have the colorful flower picture but I wanted to go outside the box and add a dramatic background including texture with the bold dots I created. I also did not want my work to be dull so I used multiple colored markers to incorporate my theme of the " Electric Flower”. This project does not affect the world I live in but It does reflect who I am as a person..  Bright, variety of, out of order but put together at the same time. Its unique in its own way. Lastly a new technique I learned to do is to create my own frame for  a picture by just using  a ruler, scissors and some tape. This project has helped me express myself through colors, lines, texture and drawings.

I decided to make a project in the 3D sculpture category because it’s a medium that I’ve never really tried out before and I wanted to broaden my horizons. This particular piece was me wanting to make a character from a web series I watch named mine turtle. I think it mainly shows that when you make art it doesn't have to be perfect but it must have meaning. I think the main thing I took away from this is how to work with aluminum safely and well. This specific piece is like nothing I’ve done before, I have always been a fan of painting so sculpting was a big step away from that. I was trying to make it like the figures of vehicles made from soda cans that have been really popular lately. I made this by cutting up pieces of aluminum seltzer cans and hot glueing them to each other, while it was difficult it worked well with a little extra effort. This piece isn’t really meant to make anyone feel any specific feeling just to let them see a fun little project that I had fun making. Overall it was a fun project that was somewhat difficult but ended up nicer than I thought it would.

I created this work because I saw my peers do it and it looked cool too me. I was hoping to make a cool basketball design. I feel like it communicates my passion for the sport through art. I achieved a new way to create art in a new way so of I want to show someone else hot too create what I did I can show them with ease. My current work relates to my previous because they both relate to basketball. In this work I drew a ball and a crown. Then my last work I drew Stephen Curry’s sneaker. My art work can compare to graphic designers that do basketball art.

I made my art by finding ouy the design that I wanted to make. Next I traced my design on a piece of paper. Then I got blue paper and the pad that you cut on. After that I put the white paper over the blue paper then I put the blue paper over the pad. Then I re traced the design on the pad with the blue paper. Then after that I began to cut out the design that I drew but heating up the pad with the iron. My work reflects my life as a basketball player. It can inspire more people too make basketball art. Of you don’t do a specific part of the tenique right you wil mess up the complete design. I learned how too carve designs into a pad. In conclusion I learned how to show my apssion using a new form of art

This project was fun and I had a great time creating this art piece. To be very honest my drawing for this project was the first thing that popped in my head but I like the way that it came out. The picture that I created was my zodiac sign which is a leo and the vines in the picture represent the jungle so I the piece the King of the Jungle. Some viewers might not be able to the zodiac sign because of the all of the vines but besides that it should be noticeable. Throughout the whole experience I did not have any issues besides printing but I feel like the carving went well and the drawing went well.

My old work and my new work are very different because my new work is more sophisticated and my was more kind of kid style. I first had to draw my picture and I made sure that it was neat then I traced the picture onto the linoleum and I carved around the picture. I used the iron to make the linoleum hot so it would be easier to carve. I did look up some pictures of my zodiac sign to help with the drawing and it did help a little bit. My work could influence other people because it makes a statement.

I created this flower because i wanted to do something based on agriculture which is really different for me. My hope while creating this was to successfully make a flower on linoleum cut which is a difficult. My art shows that i worked really hard with the little details of my flower. I achieved successfully with making a design correctly with linoleum cut. This current work doesn't relate to my previous art because i used the tree color palette painting and this was only one color and white lines. I don’t think my work is as creative as contemporary art. I first drew the flower in my art book then i copied it onto the linoleum. The tools i used to cutting tools to cut the lines out and ink onto the drawing to be able to get pressed onto paper. This art piece It doesn’t really express me in a way that it could. I don’t think my work could influence anyone. A technique i learned was to make sure when you are cutting your linoleum you should make the lines not very deep and make sure you always use the iron to make is softer and easier to cut.

I decided to do line texture and volume because i liked the concept of the project and i also was a little experienced already  and i also just love the way that black and grey art. What i was hoping to achieve with this project was to create a realistic eye with a smokey look and a realistic pupil. What i think i achieved through the creation of my work is showing detail in the pupils and the trees. What i used to create my art was a detailed pictured that i referred back and forth to to achieve the template of my picture. Then used volume and shading to make it look more realistic and to give it more detailed. At the end i used charcoal on the eyelashes to give it a smokey look.  What inspired me was a picture on google @ https://goo.gl/images/7MpOQq . A technique that had a big impact on this project was blending the dark shades to show volume.

I created this linoleum cut because I looked up the design and it looked cool. It is supposed to be a dragon head. My vision is to display the dragon like I wanted too. I didn’t really succeed. I lost my best print so I had to use the second best one. I don’t really think my work communicates anything to the viewer, except that I liked the way the dragon head looked. I think I achieved something nice though. I would do it again to do it better next time.

 I think my previous work was better. However I did put forth more effort, sweat and blood (literally) to complete this project. I first asked people who did the project what they did to make their’s good. Then I looked up an image of a dragon head and drew it. I then traced that onto the linoleum with the blue paper. I then began to cut and mold my creation. When I was finished with that I printed on white and colored paper.  My work doesn’t reflect the world I live in. It’s doesn't impact the world either.  One technique that is good is keeping your off hand away from the carving tool.

So overall I liked the project and the process even though I stabbed myself twice. My finished product could have been better but I kind of like it. If I did it again I believe it would be better than what I have now.