Extra

Potassium 

14x7

Acrylic 

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I spent my saturday studying color theory. It was nice to create something that I did not have an assignment to cater to, a painting that I did simply because I enjoy the process of mixing colors. 

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4/26/14

Historical Content

18x24

"Six Dancers"
8x6

"Early in the Morning"
10x8

"Marian Anderson"
8x6

Historical Context 

Acrylic on Canvas 

Compilation 

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The assignment given was to choose a piece of art from the VMFA and use it as inspiration in creating a narrative. I however chose three pieces to demonstrate how art is constantly building on itself, how artists use what they learn through art history to find where their art fits into the contemporary art world. 

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4/28/14 

VMFA

             I spend my beautiful Sunday afternoon exploring the VMFA to do some research and search for inspiration for the upcoming 'Historic Context Assignment'. 

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4/13/14 

Major/Afo Assignment

Submerged Still Life
18x24
Gouache
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          Assigned to pursue an assignment given to first year students of our potential major. Getting this mock assignment by contacting a current upperclassman, giving me a great opportunity to talk with someone whom has first hand knowledge in what the next few years of my educational career in the Painting/Printmaking department will look a little something like. The assignment given to me was to paint a still life from direct observation and then place it in a made-up atmosphere. This challenges the artist in creating a believable composition by enforcing the consciousness of how the atmosphere will affect the objects included in the still life.
      I chose to create a narrative still life, placing this set-up underwater to fulfill the given assignment's requirements. What challenged me the most was using my limited skills and knowledge in creating a compelling submerged scene that acts upon the featured dry objects. 
Added onto this assignment is two more requirements. 1) to use a material that I have not yet used before and 2) to tackle this assignment in an AFO way. 
    I chose to take this opportunity to experiment with gouache and to create an AFO-like piece I chose to add audio to my painting. I looked at what we've been learning in class, how composition and color enhances a piece, and I wanted to see how adding audio would enhance or even chance the effect of the final piece. I accomplished this by playing deep ocean sounds through a hidden speaker behind the canvas. 
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5 minute example of complete piece with both painting and sound aspects 

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3/24/14