Project 1- Self-Portrait Reflection
1. Define which techniques you tried and mastered? Struggled?
I tried to add value and perspective to my drawing and use the grid for support. By the end, I was pretty good at visualizing parts of my face and transferring it from the picture to my drawing. I struggled, however, to master adding value and perspective. It was hard for me to draw my hair over my shoulder and show it going behind my face. It was also hard for me to add value to my nose and lips.
2. How did you draw inspiration from other artists techniques or aesthetics in your work? In what ways did you derive meaning or gain historical perspectives from their work? Why these artists?
I drew inspiration from my classmates and Ms. O'Ryan. They all helped me add value to my drawing and gave me really good advice on how to make my eyes pop and emphasize smaller and less apparent features of my face. I was able to derive meaning from their work because I was able to see the progression of their drawings as the days progressed. These artists were inspiring to me because they showed me how the portrait could evolve if I put a lot of thought into it.
3. Describe the evolution of your piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
I think that my piece has progressed a lot but there are many things I could have done better. I got frustrated a lot and instead of slowing down I either stopped or was impussive. I think I made good decisions about how to draw my shirt but bad decisions about how to draw my hair. I think the value could have been much better and compositionally, my nose is not centered and my face looks slightly crooked.
4. If you could consider doing something over, explain why you would do this and what you would do next time?
If I could do something over, I would slow down and spend more time working on my hair, nose, and lips. I would work more on adding value and perspective by refraining from commiting with dark charcoal until I felt super confident with my product.
5. Elaborate on how this piece links with your other pieces? What is the common thread?
I think this piece is similar to my onion drawing in that it is clear that there was progress along the way, but I got impatient by the end which affected the overall quality of the work. Impatience is a common theme I have noticed and I think I need to slow down and take a step back when I get overwhelmed.
1. Define which techniques you tried and mastered? Struggled?
I tried to add value and perspective to my drawing and use the grid for support. By the end, I was pretty good at visualizing parts of my face and transferring it from the picture to my drawing. I struggled, however, to master adding value and perspective. It was hard for me to draw my hair over my shoulder and show it going behind my face. It was also hard for me to add value to my nose and lips.
2. How did you draw inspiration from other artists techniques or aesthetics in your work? In what ways did you derive meaning or gain historical perspectives from their work? Why these artists?
I drew inspiration from my classmates and Ms. O'Ryan. They all helped me add value to my drawing and gave me really good advice on how to make my eyes pop and emphasize smaller and less apparent features of my face. I was able to derive meaning from their work because I was able to see the progression of their drawings as the days progressed. These artists were inspiring to me because they showed me how the portrait could evolve if I put a lot of thought into it.
3. Describe the evolution of your piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
I think that my piece has progressed a lot but there are many things I could have done better. I got frustrated a lot and instead of slowing down I either stopped or was impussive. I think I made good decisions about how to draw my shirt but bad decisions about how to draw my hair. I think the value could have been much better and compositionally, my nose is not centered and my face looks slightly crooked.
4. If you could consider doing something over, explain why you would do this and what you would do next time?
If I could do something over, I would slow down and spend more time working on my hair, nose, and lips. I would work more on adding value and perspective by refraining from commiting with dark charcoal until I felt super confident with my product.
5. Elaborate on how this piece links with your other pieces? What is the common thread?
I think this piece is similar to my onion drawing in that it is clear that there was progress along the way, but I got impatient by the end which affected the overall quality of the work. Impatience is a common theme I have noticed and I think I need to slow down and take a step back when I get overwhelmed.
Project 2- Social Issue Piece Reflection: (Preschool to Prison Pipeline)
1. Define which techniques you tried and mastered? Struggled?
At first, I wanted the pipeline to resemble an array of pipes with twists and turns. I tried to work with construction paper to form rounded pipes, but I struggled with rounding it out and was only able to make it pointy which was not what I wanted. But, taping the canister was easier than I thought it would be in the way that it ended up looking smoother than I anticipated. I'm not sure if that's a technique, but it was a component of the project that I was pleasantly surprised with.
2. How did you draw inspiration from other artists techniques or aesthetics in your work? In what ways did you derive meaning or gain historical perspectives from their work? Why these artists?
I drew inspiration from a few different sources. Many of my classmates were super helpful when I was trying to figure out how to make the canister look like a pipe and how to represent the two different sides of the pipeline. I also drew inspiration from the internet and was able to come up with my own ideas after seeing other pictures online. I was able to derive meaning from these artists and online sources by understanding the many different ways I could approach this project and the different meanings that could be drawn from these different approaches.
3. Describe the evolution of your piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
At first, I envisioned my project to represent different "pipelines" or pathways for people with different backgrounds. But, when I began working with the materials I had, I realized my time would be best spent using the canister I had to represent a pipeline. After realizing this, I focused my efforts on depicting the straight shot "pipeline" from preschool to prison instead of depicting different "pipelines" for different groups.
4. If you could consider doing something over, explain why you would do this and what you would do next time?
If I could do something over, I would want to make the canister look more like a realistic pipeline. I would want to make it look like metal instead of having it be green. I would also want to have more pipes to show different pathways.
5. Elaborate on how this piece links with your other pieces? What is the common thread?
This piece doesn't really link to my other pieces because this is the first piece where I have had the freedom to do my own thing. In my past two projects, the still-life drawing and self-portrait, I was granted the freedom to compose them in my own way, but there wasn't the same freedom to make a statement. More so with the self-portrait than the still-life drawing, but this project felt like one where I was able to take it in any direction. Because of this, I don't think I see a common thread YET. But based on my ideas for future projects, I anticipate a thread emulating diversity, inclusion and other social justice issues.
1. Define which techniques you tried and mastered? Struggled?
At first, I wanted the pipeline to resemble an array of pipes with twists and turns. I tried to work with construction paper to form rounded pipes, but I struggled with rounding it out and was only able to make it pointy which was not what I wanted. But, taping the canister was easier than I thought it would be in the way that it ended up looking smoother than I anticipated. I'm not sure if that's a technique, but it was a component of the project that I was pleasantly surprised with.
2. How did you draw inspiration from other artists techniques or aesthetics in your work? In what ways did you derive meaning or gain historical perspectives from their work? Why these artists?
I drew inspiration from a few different sources. Many of my classmates were super helpful when I was trying to figure out how to make the canister look like a pipe and how to represent the two different sides of the pipeline. I also drew inspiration from the internet and was able to come up with my own ideas after seeing other pictures online. I was able to derive meaning from these artists and online sources by understanding the many different ways I could approach this project and the different meanings that could be drawn from these different approaches.
3. Describe the evolution of your piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
At first, I envisioned my project to represent different "pipelines" or pathways for people with different backgrounds. But, when I began working with the materials I had, I realized my time would be best spent using the canister I had to represent a pipeline. After realizing this, I focused my efforts on depicting the straight shot "pipeline" from preschool to prison instead of depicting different "pipelines" for different groups.
4. If you could consider doing something over, explain why you would do this and what you would do next time?
If I could do something over, I would want to make the canister look more like a realistic pipeline. I would want to make it look like metal instead of having it be green. I would also want to have more pipes to show different pathways.
5. Elaborate on how this piece links with your other pieces? What is the common thread?
This piece doesn't really link to my other pieces because this is the first piece where I have had the freedom to do my own thing. In my past two projects, the still-life drawing and self-portrait, I was granted the freedom to compose them in my own way, but there wasn't the same freedom to make a statement. More so with the self-portrait than the still-life drawing, but this project felt like one where I was able to take it in any direction. Because of this, I don't think I see a common thread YET. But based on my ideas for future projects, I anticipate a thread emulating diversity, inclusion and other social justice issues.
Project 3- No experience needed piece reflection: (Topography)
1. Define which techniques you tried and mastered? Struggled?
I mastered measurements but really struggled with cutting the measurements accurately. I also really struggled with lining up words on the panels and making sure the spacing was even.
2. How did you draw inspiration from other artists techniques or aesthetics in your work? In what ways did you derive meaning or gain historical perspectives from their work? Why these artists?
I drew inspiration from Mrs. O'Ryan's thankful wall. It inspired me to add an interactive panel to my wall. I only pasted one of the panels above, but there are five total. One of the panels gives students the opportunity to share their thoughts on different topics, the first one being the proposed switch to have no honors classes for freshmen next year.
3. Describe the evolution of your piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
This piece was really hard for me. I am a perfectionist but also impatient so I had to re-do the panels multiple times. The first time, all the words were spaced differently and they weren't lined up at all. I made the decision to use a ruler to measure the white space around the words and used a level. I wanted to it be balanced but it's still not perfect.
4. If you could consider doing something over, explain why you would do this and what you would do next time?
I would not want to do this piece again. It stressed me out so much. But, if I were to do it again I think I would want it to be a group project so that I could focus on one specific task because I was overwhelmed doing this by myself.
5. Elaborate on how this piece links with your other pieces? What is the common thread?
This piece links to my social issue piece because it sparks conversation and encourages discourse. Both pieces make statements, while this one makes literal statements, and the social issue piece makes a metaphorical one, they both stem from my desire to incorporate inclusion, unity and equity into my art.
1. Define which techniques you tried and mastered? Struggled?
I mastered measurements but really struggled with cutting the measurements accurately. I also really struggled with lining up words on the panels and making sure the spacing was even.
2. How did you draw inspiration from other artists techniques or aesthetics in your work? In what ways did you derive meaning or gain historical perspectives from their work? Why these artists?
I drew inspiration from Mrs. O'Ryan's thankful wall. It inspired me to add an interactive panel to my wall. I only pasted one of the panels above, but there are five total. One of the panels gives students the opportunity to share their thoughts on different topics, the first one being the proposed switch to have no honors classes for freshmen next year.
3. Describe the evolution of your piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
This piece was really hard for me. I am a perfectionist but also impatient so I had to re-do the panels multiple times. The first time, all the words were spaced differently and they weren't lined up at all. I made the decision to use a ruler to measure the white space around the words and used a level. I wanted to it be balanced but it's still not perfect.
4. If you could consider doing something over, explain why you would do this and what you would do next time?
I would not want to do this piece again. It stressed me out so much. But, if I were to do it again I think I would want it to be a group project so that I could focus on one specific task because I was overwhelmed doing this by myself.
5. Elaborate on how this piece links with your other pieces? What is the common thread?
This piece links to my social issue piece because it sparks conversation and encourages discourse. Both pieces make statements, while this one makes literal statements, and the social issue piece makes a metaphorical one, they both stem from my desire to incorporate inclusion, unity and equity into my art.
Project 4- Final Project Reflection: (Shattered Soul)
1. Define which techniques you tried and mastered? Struggled?
I knew I wanted to use the Bao Shengs for an art project, but I had trouble figuring out how to use them. I struggled with composition in the beginning but was pleasantly surprised. I learned a lot about composition through this piece and made sure each element was exactly where I wanted it to be. At first, I had the two "Bao Sheng" logo pieces in one corner but then I decided to move them to different sides.
2. How did you draw inspiration from other artists techniques or aesthetics in your work? In what ways did you derive meaning or gain historical perspectives from their work? Why these artists?
I drew inspiration from the musical "Kinky Boots". I was listening to the song "Soul of a man" as I was working on my piece and it gave me the idea to use the word "soul" both literally and metaphorically. This helped me derive meaning from my piece and led me in the direction of my project based on the name.
3. Describe the evolution of your piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
At first, I thought I was primarily going to use the "Bao Sheng" logo pieces but I ended up using the actual shoes. I decided to only cut up one so that it could provide a contrast to the other one. I decided to have them side by side to provide more context and to emphasize the message I was trying to convey. I was also debating whether or not to put the broken shoe back together, and because I was going to use the intact shoe, I decided to.
4. If you could consider doing something over, explain why you would do this and what you would do next time?
If I could do something over, I would remove the first two "Bao Sheng" logo pieces as I removed the second two. I accidentally broke the first two so I would want to remove them all in the way I removed the first two so none of them would break. That way I would be able to use all four rather than just two.
5. Elaborate on how this piece links with your other pieces? What is the common thread?
This piece connects to my other pieces because it makes a metaphorical statement. Similar to my prison pipeline piece, the name itself is intended to get people thinking. Similar to my installation and pipeline it makes a statement about society.
1. Define which techniques you tried and mastered? Struggled?
I knew I wanted to use the Bao Shengs for an art project, but I had trouble figuring out how to use them. I struggled with composition in the beginning but was pleasantly surprised. I learned a lot about composition through this piece and made sure each element was exactly where I wanted it to be. At first, I had the two "Bao Sheng" logo pieces in one corner but then I decided to move them to different sides.
2. How did you draw inspiration from other artists techniques or aesthetics in your work? In what ways did you derive meaning or gain historical perspectives from their work? Why these artists?
I drew inspiration from the musical "Kinky Boots". I was listening to the song "Soul of a man" as I was working on my piece and it gave me the idea to use the word "soul" both literally and metaphorically. This helped me derive meaning from my piece and led me in the direction of my project based on the name.
3. Describe the evolution of your piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
At first, I thought I was primarily going to use the "Bao Sheng" logo pieces but I ended up using the actual shoes. I decided to only cut up one so that it could provide a contrast to the other one. I decided to have them side by side to provide more context and to emphasize the message I was trying to convey. I was also debating whether or not to put the broken shoe back together, and because I was going to use the intact shoe, I decided to.
4. If you could consider doing something over, explain why you would do this and what you would do next time?
If I could do something over, I would remove the first two "Bao Sheng" logo pieces as I removed the second two. I accidentally broke the first two so I would want to remove them all in the way I removed the first two so none of them would break. That way I would be able to use all four rather than just two.
5. Elaborate on how this piece links with your other pieces? What is the common thread?
This piece connects to my other pieces because it makes a metaphorical statement. Similar to my prison pipeline piece, the name itself is intended to get people thinking. Similar to my installation and pipeline it makes a statement about society.
Project 5- Stop Virtue Signaling Reflection:
1. Define which techniques you tried and mastered? Struggled?
I used photoshop and adobe illustrator. I struggled with the spot healing brush and moving photos within the program. I mastered the technique of adding text to the images but struggled putting them onto the photos I took. I also worked on my photography skills when I took photos of my neighborhood where there were sign posts to photoshop my work onto.
2. How did you draw inspiration from other artists techniques or aesthetics in your work? In what ways did you derive meaning or gain historical perspectives from their work? Why these artists?
I drew inspiration from a piece of art a neighborhood activist made criticizing the name of my neighborhood. They changed the logo to say "KKKpleton" instead of "Stapleton". This inspired me to create other satirical pieces and commentary about my neighborhood. This helped give me historical perspective because the basis of the critique is the dark history of Benjamin Stapleton. These artists were particularly helpful because they showed me how to use art to fight for social justice.
3. Describe the evolution of your piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
At first, I sketched out road signs and text I wanted to put on those road signs. Then I used photoshop to place the text on the images of road signs I found. Then, I decided I wanted to photoshop the signs onto real road signs. I walked around my neighborhood and took pictures of road signs while the sun was setting. It was important to me that the pictures were from my neighborhood because I wanted to personalize it to the problems I see there. Compositionally, I decided to place the road signs on the picture larger than they were in my neighborhood. I did this so the text would stand out and it would be clear that the road sign was the center of the image and the neighborhood was the background.
4. If you could consider doing something over, explain why you would do this and what you would do next time?
If I could do something over, I would try to edit the text onto the original road sign instead of placing an edited road sign onto the photo. Next time, I would want to add these pieces to a satirical ad for my neighborhood. I would want to put it on a flyer of some sort encouraging people to move to the neighborhood.
5. Elaborate on how this piece links with your other pieces? What is the common thread?
This piece links to my other pieces because the goal is to spark conversation and critique the status quo. The common thread is social justice as I am critiquing the mindset of people in my neighborhood. People think that because they are liberal, they can't contribute to systems of oppression such as racism. I wanted to make this piece to show the ways these beliefs show up in my neighborhood.
1. Define which techniques you tried and mastered? Struggled?
I used photoshop and adobe illustrator. I struggled with the spot healing brush and moving photos within the program. I mastered the technique of adding text to the images but struggled putting them onto the photos I took. I also worked on my photography skills when I took photos of my neighborhood where there were sign posts to photoshop my work onto.
2. How did you draw inspiration from other artists techniques or aesthetics in your work? In what ways did you derive meaning or gain historical perspectives from their work? Why these artists?
I drew inspiration from a piece of art a neighborhood activist made criticizing the name of my neighborhood. They changed the logo to say "KKKpleton" instead of "Stapleton". This inspired me to create other satirical pieces and commentary about my neighborhood. This helped give me historical perspective because the basis of the critique is the dark history of Benjamin Stapleton. These artists were particularly helpful because they showed me how to use art to fight for social justice.
3. Describe the evolution of your piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
At first, I sketched out road signs and text I wanted to put on those road signs. Then I used photoshop to place the text on the images of road signs I found. Then, I decided I wanted to photoshop the signs onto real road signs. I walked around my neighborhood and took pictures of road signs while the sun was setting. It was important to me that the pictures were from my neighborhood because I wanted to personalize it to the problems I see there. Compositionally, I decided to place the road signs on the picture larger than they were in my neighborhood. I did this so the text would stand out and it would be clear that the road sign was the center of the image and the neighborhood was the background.
4. If you could consider doing something over, explain why you would do this and what you would do next time?
If I could do something over, I would try to edit the text onto the original road sign instead of placing an edited road sign onto the photo. Next time, I would want to add these pieces to a satirical ad for my neighborhood. I would want to put it on a flyer of some sort encouraging people to move to the neighborhood.
5. Elaborate on how this piece links with your other pieces? What is the common thread?
This piece links to my other pieces because the goal is to spark conversation and critique the status quo. The common thread is social justice as I am critiquing the mindset of people in my neighborhood. People think that because they are liberal, they can't contribute to systems of oppression such as racism. I wanted to make this piece to show the ways these beliefs show up in my neighborhood.
Project 6- Hard to Swallow Pills Reflection:
1. Define which techniques you tried and mastered? Struggled?
I mastered the technique of downloading and editing templates and worked on my composition skills when deciding where to out information. I struggled with parts of formatting on the template because parts of it kept disappearing because I was too zoomed in.
2. How did you draw inspiration from other artists techniques or aesthetics in your work? In what ways did you derive meaning or gain historical perspectives from their work? Why these artists?
I drew inspiration from the memes about "hard to swallow pills", from artists who critique people who are apathetic or scapegoat action on the fact that they are liberal, and from other pill bottle designs. I derived meaning from their work because they helped me visualize the way I wanted the bottle to work and helped me come up with the things I wanted to put on the bottle.
3. Describe the evolution of your piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
At first I struggled with how to paste my pill label on the pill bottle. I decided to find a bigger pill bottle so that it would be easier to print the label. I screenshotted the template I had created and printed it so that it didn't take up the entire paper and would fit on the bottle. Then I used a paper cutter to trim down the edges so that the label didn't have white and it blended with the pill bottle. I wanted the composition to look realistic so I trimmed off all the excess space and super glued the label on the pill bottle.
4. If you could consider doing something over, explain why you would do this and what you would do next time?
If I could do something over, I would want to find a label template that looks more medically complicated. I would do this so that it would look more like a pill bottle that would be prescribed rather than bought at a counter. Next time, I would want to use the medically complex template to compare both projects.
5. Elaborate on how this piece links with your other pieces? What is the common thread?
This piece links to my other pieces because it is a critique on society and a call for social justice. It is similar to my "Stop Virtue Signaling" and "Preschool to Prison Pipeline" in that it takes a satirical and metaphorical approach to societal issue and follows the thread of social justice.
1. Define which techniques you tried and mastered? Struggled?
I mastered the technique of downloading and editing templates and worked on my composition skills when deciding where to out information. I struggled with parts of formatting on the template because parts of it kept disappearing because I was too zoomed in.
2. How did you draw inspiration from other artists techniques or aesthetics in your work? In what ways did you derive meaning or gain historical perspectives from their work? Why these artists?
I drew inspiration from the memes about "hard to swallow pills", from artists who critique people who are apathetic or scapegoat action on the fact that they are liberal, and from other pill bottle designs. I derived meaning from their work because they helped me visualize the way I wanted the bottle to work and helped me come up with the things I wanted to put on the bottle.
3. Describe the evolution of your piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
At first I struggled with how to paste my pill label on the pill bottle. I decided to find a bigger pill bottle so that it would be easier to print the label. I screenshotted the template I had created and printed it so that it didn't take up the entire paper and would fit on the bottle. Then I used a paper cutter to trim down the edges so that the label didn't have white and it blended with the pill bottle. I wanted the composition to look realistic so I trimmed off all the excess space and super glued the label on the pill bottle.
4. If you could consider doing something over, explain why you would do this and what you would do next time?
If I could do something over, I would want to find a label template that looks more medically complicated. I would do this so that it would look more like a pill bottle that would be prescribed rather than bought at a counter. Next time, I would want to use the medically complex template to compare both projects.
5. Elaborate on how this piece links with your other pieces? What is the common thread?
This piece links to my other pieces because it is a critique on society and a call for social justice. It is similar to my "Stop Virtue Signaling" and "Preschool to Prison Pipeline" in that it takes a satirical and metaphorical approach to societal issue and follows the thread of social justice.
Project 7- Word(les) From Teachers
1. Define which techniques you tried and mastered? Struggled?
I struggled obtaining the wordle software. I don't typically download programs onto my computer so it was hard for me to figure out at first, but once I had downloaded it was easier. I researched the ways multiple words could stay together. I learned you need to insert a ~ sign between words if you want them to be a phrase.
2. How did you draw inspiration from other artists techniques or aesthetics in your work? In what ways did you derive meaning or gain historical perspectives from their work? Why these artists?
I drew inspiration from other wordles and from pieces of art that emphasize certain words that are important. I derived meaning from this piece by making the words that were repeated the most the largest so that people who saw the piece were able to see the overlapping accomplishments and problems identified by GW teachers.
3. Describe the evolution of your piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
At first, I wasn't sure if I wanted to make one or two wordles. I decided to make two wordles because I wanted to juxtapose what works well at GW with what needs to be better. Compositionally, I learned that apostrophes separated words so I had to forego them in my phrasing. I deleted my original wordles because the words with apostrophes were separated. I re-did the wordles without apostrophes and the words stuck together.
4. If you could consider doing something over, explain why you would do this and what you would do next time?
If I could do something over, I would want to also ask the administration to fill out the same survey and make separate wordles. Next time, I would want to somehow incorporate the answers from admin and teachers to show common overlap where there are accomplishments and problems as well as outline the individual accomplishments and problems on each end.
5. Elaborate on how this piece links with your other pieces? What is the common thread?
This piece links to my other pieces because it advocates for awareness of an issue and for people whose voices are often not heard. The common thread in social justice in that this piece gives teachers a way to anonymously use their voice without fear of repercussions. Additionally, it outlines accomplishments and problems at GW so that it can grow as a school.
1. Define which techniques you tried and mastered? Struggled?
I struggled obtaining the wordle software. I don't typically download programs onto my computer so it was hard for me to figure out at first, but once I had downloaded it was easier. I researched the ways multiple words could stay together. I learned you need to insert a ~ sign between words if you want them to be a phrase.
2. How did you draw inspiration from other artists techniques or aesthetics in your work? In what ways did you derive meaning or gain historical perspectives from their work? Why these artists?
I drew inspiration from other wordles and from pieces of art that emphasize certain words that are important. I derived meaning from this piece by making the words that were repeated the most the largest so that people who saw the piece were able to see the overlapping accomplishments and problems identified by GW teachers.
3. Describe the evolution of your piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
At first, I wasn't sure if I wanted to make one or two wordles. I decided to make two wordles because I wanted to juxtapose what works well at GW with what needs to be better. Compositionally, I learned that apostrophes separated words so I had to forego them in my phrasing. I deleted my original wordles because the words with apostrophes were separated. I re-did the wordles without apostrophes and the words stuck together.
4. If you could consider doing something over, explain why you would do this and what you would do next time?
If I could do something over, I would want to also ask the administration to fill out the same survey and make separate wordles. Next time, I would want to somehow incorporate the answers from admin and teachers to show common overlap where there are accomplishments and problems as well as outline the individual accomplishments and problems on each end.
5. Elaborate on how this piece links with your other pieces? What is the common thread?
This piece links to my other pieces because it advocates for awareness of an issue and for people whose voices are often not heard. The common thread in social justice in that this piece gives teachers a way to anonymously use their voice without fear of repercussions. Additionally, it outlines accomplishments and problems at GW so that it can grow as a school.
Project 8- Recipe for Disaster Reflection:
1. Define which techniques you tried and mastered? Struggled?
I used photoshop and adobe spark. I struggled with printing the images because I wanted them to be on smaller pieces of paper. Because of this, it was hard for me to figure out how small to cut the paper so that it wouldn't cut anything off but also didn't have too much white space. I mastered the technique of adding text to images and was able to maneuver with different fonts with relative ease.
2. How did you draw inspiration from other artists techniques or aesthetics in your work? In what ways did you derive meaning or gain historical perspectives from their work? Why these artists?
I drew inspiration from baking brownies a few weekends ago. I was looking at a recipe and coincidentally realized I always mess up recipes. This led me to think of the idea of "Recipe for disaster" which connected to my desire to make an art project about the problems in the world that can lead to disasters.
3. Describe the evolution of your piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
In the beginning, I thought of having the backside resemble a traditional recipe with measurements and directions. However, after I started working on my project I realized it made more sense to put only "good intentions" on the back. The reason being that I felt it would stand out more and have a greater impact.
4. If you could consider doing something over, explain why you would do this and what you would do next time?
If I could do something over, I would want to do more research about where to print the images so that the colors popped more. Additionally, I would want sturdier paper if I were to do this project again.
5. Elaborate on how this piece links with your other pieces? What is the common thread?
This piece links to my other pieces because it critiques the status quo and uses satirical and direct messaging to make a point. It is vague in that it doesn't address a specific social justice issue but rather a general jab at the notion that simply wanting to help is enough.
1. Define which techniques you tried and mastered? Struggled?
I used photoshop and adobe spark. I struggled with printing the images because I wanted them to be on smaller pieces of paper. Because of this, it was hard for me to figure out how small to cut the paper so that it wouldn't cut anything off but also didn't have too much white space. I mastered the technique of adding text to images and was able to maneuver with different fonts with relative ease.
2. How did you draw inspiration from other artists techniques or aesthetics in your work? In what ways did you derive meaning or gain historical perspectives from their work? Why these artists?
I drew inspiration from baking brownies a few weekends ago. I was looking at a recipe and coincidentally realized I always mess up recipes. This led me to think of the idea of "Recipe for disaster" which connected to my desire to make an art project about the problems in the world that can lead to disasters.
3. Describe the evolution of your piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
In the beginning, I thought of having the backside resemble a traditional recipe with measurements and directions. However, after I started working on my project I realized it made more sense to put only "good intentions" on the back. The reason being that I felt it would stand out more and have a greater impact.
4. If you could consider doing something over, explain why you would do this and what you would do next time?
If I could do something over, I would want to do more research about where to print the images so that the colors popped more. Additionally, I would want sturdier paper if I were to do this project again.
5. Elaborate on how this piece links with your other pieces? What is the common thread?
This piece links to my other pieces because it critiques the status quo and uses satirical and direct messaging to make a point. It is vague in that it doesn't address a specific social justice issue but rather a general jab at the notion that simply wanting to help is enough.