Van Gogh (see right) may be known for his natural works of art, but he also did some pieces revolving around people (see below). According to Wikipedia "Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Post-Impressionist painter. He was a Dutch artist whose work had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art. n just over a decade, he produced more than 2,100 artworks". He fits the profile of a "figurative artist" because as you can see here, he not only does nature scenes, but also does human picture or real life figures. While these are not 3-D, they look 3-D and have great texture which kind of creates a three dimensional look. See http://www.vangoghgallery.com/ for more info. Challenges: Throughout his project, the main struggle with this was continuing to use my time wisely and having to keep adding to it. I also had some problems with connecting some materials to other materials (connecting the cardboard to other cardboard does NOT stick well with ordinary glue). Near the end the hot glue holding the piece(s) to the base gave way and starting falling apart in general. So next time I would apply more powerful glue to the base for sure.
Successes: I do like how this huge piece turned out overall, but the details did not turn out exactly as it did in my head. I am proud that I found ways to use recycled materials to create a whole new piece and that they did turn out looking like a little house with a bunch of outbuildings (basically what I was aiming for). I do like that the paint created a more colorful piece, but also allows some transparency to see which materials I used. Changes for the future: Next time I would for sure use more glue and less see through tape to make it more coherent and apply the individual pieces to the base VERY firmly with a very strong adhesive. I would also make the buildings look more similar and use more planning instead of just winging it after the first building ( the one on the far right).
Planning: https://www.pinterest.com/lightningred123/dwellings/
I thought the molding process in general is an interesting concept and an easy way to get a detailed and realistic piece. I think Vicki was successful because it completed its purpose of looking like a real human head. Next time I would trim some of the extra clay before firing though. I would also take more time with a smaller brush to paint more neatly. Process: This piece had lots of “add-on”s; meaning the piece started one way and finished with a lot more than originally planned. For example, I started with the idea of having one giant tile, and then it turned into five smaller tiles. Then I painted them with acrylics and attached them to a board (luckily we had one the perfect size). I evenly spaced them out and then “stained” the board using watered down acrylics to match the border of the appropriate tile. All in all, I am glad it turned out how it did. Successes Overall, I am proud of this piece. I think it was successful that once attached, the tiles did not come off the board, and the fact that I created a stain (more or less).It was also successful to create realistic looking foods for the tiles to have. Another success could have been that I accurately measured the tiles and space between them. In general, there were more successes that “failures”. A last success could be my time efficiency; I tried to always add on to the piece to use my time wisely. Changes While generally successful, there are some things I would change about this piece. Next time I would get reference images to create a more realistic look to the foods. I would also spend more time applying the tiles to the board because I feel like I rushed that part and may pay for it later on. Next time I would also spend more time creating a better color palette, but overall I think it looks delicious. |
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January 2016
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