Assignment 4

 

Artist statement: For this assignment, I only used clippings I found out of magazines.  I took words out of context and tried to convey them as best I could, visually speaking.  I mostly focused on cropping the word from its background and then duplicating it multiple times to get to the essence of the word.  I wanted plain white backgrounds that wouldn't distract attention from the words and I also kept the words in their original colors - an overall "clean" look was my goal.  I think they would work well as a set because they are all simply visual interpretations of a word. 

Assignment 3

Artist statement:  For this project, I wanted to use only objects I found outside.  I focused on figure-group and color relationships. I mostly employed different layering options, color manipulation tools, and the liquify tool to distort my objects.  The pieces are supposed to look "believable" yet surreal at the same time as well as moving but stationary.

Assignment 2

Artist statement: For this assignment, I really wanted to focus on texture, color, and pattern.  For the first two images, I used carefully aligned T-shirts.  The next in the set is simply made up of folder dividers that I stacked on each other.  The first "surrealist" piece was made up of different lids I found around my house.  The next was made up of different vitamins and pills in the red shade.  Finally, I used "beat up" everyday items for the last one: used sandpaper, a scotch-brite pad, an old envelope, and a crumpled up paper bag.  I wanted to explore geometric shapes (circles, rectangles, squares) yet still make the pieces have a somewhat organic feel to them - most of the shapes are slightly imperfect.

Assignment 1: Play

 

Artist statement:  I have used Photoshop for many years, so I mostly wanted to, as the project is named, play for this assignment.  My goal was to emulate a painted look while focusing on texture and color: hard and soft brushstrokes as well as warm and cool colors.  I started with a basic, organic shape and built and subtracted from it using the brush and eraser tool.  From there, I used different brush and layer modes to change colors and add textures into the piece.  All of the images except for one (the clouds) are abstract pieces that focus on color opposites, so I suppose the overall theme of the set is contrast.  I haven’t really had the chance to sit down and make art in a while, so my main goal was just to have fun!