Found Object Sculpture Reflection

Sailing Away

The sculpture my partner and I made is suppose to be a sailboat on the water sailing away. When you move the gears, the sailboat moves back and forth. Whoever is viewing the artwork then gets the feeling of an actual sailboat sailing away on the water. The process of making this sculpture was fun! We had to find all the right shades of blue for the water, and find something to create the base of the boat out of. I loved having to search for the objects we needed, and being able to think of a way each object could be used. One struggle we encountered was the gears becoming lose and falling off. At one point during the process of making this sculpture, the gears to make the sailboat move fell of. We tried to glue it back on, but it took a gluing to make the gears stay back on and still work. The most successful aspect of the project was having the boat move. I believe that people enjoyed that part the most.

Principles of Design Research

The work of art I looked at and researched was Nighthawks by Edward Hopper. It was a painting that took place in New York City in an empty bar. The artist used The Principles of Design to support the story or message of the work. Edward Hopper uses balance in his artwork. Specifically, he used asymmetry to show the lonely streets of new york compared to the bar that had only four people in it. Another thing Edward Hopper uses is emphasis, particularly placement. He put brighter lights in the bar rather than on the streets. In the bar, there was implied movement with the bar tender.  He was bending down to get a cup or something in the bar. Edward Hopper also used proportion in his artwork. He made the bar a lot larger than the people to prove that the bar was lonely will few people in it.

Fabric Drawing

Today's activity was difficult. It was hard to recreate the fabric that was used. I had trouble creating the folds in the fabric and where things over lapped. It was different than last weeks drawing because last week, we only worked with one main shape, which was the sticks. This week, we had to work with all the different fabrics and designs. This week and last weeks drop everything and draw were the same when it came to overlapping and shading.

Found Object Sculpture Reflection Discussions

I was happy with the feedback i got on my project. I was not sure if people would like it and understand the moving sailboat, but the people in my group liked it. They told me advice of what to change, and what the good things about it were. They told me to add a base under the middle part so it would stand and be more sturdy. I was very scared that it would not look good because it is not very neat, but my group did not mind the messiness. They made me realize that it actually looked okay and is good the way it is.

Pile of Sticks

Today's drawing was difficult for me. We had to draw a pile of sticks and try to make it look like they were overlapping. We also had to look at the specific detail on the sticks surrounding the outside. In order to make it look like it wouldn't collapse if you moved one of the sticks, you had to shade and darken the area in the middle. It felt okay making the drawing because I knew that no one would judge it, but it definitely was one of the hardest for me. I am proud of the outcome because even though it was challenging, I did not give up and kept on drawing. It was not a GOOD drawing, but it was the best I could do. I did try to darken the middle area, which did work in some spots. Even though it was not my best, I liked the challenge and it made me come out of my comfort zone.

Mid-Term Reflections

So far this term, I have really enjoyed this class. I never really liked art until this year. I really like using all the different materials while drawing. All the projects we have done so far I have enjoyed. I did not like the idea of the sketchbook at first, but I have started to get into it. I have tried different things, such as using pencil to shade, using markers, and using pastels. The Tuesday class is the hardest for me. I do not like drawing from observation that much, I have started to get used to it. It is interesting to see all the different things we are told to draw each week. I have enjoyed this class a lot more than I expected to so far this term!

The Changing Still Life

One thing I needed to do to accomplish the goal of today's still life drawing was I had to be able to keep up. I needed to be able to add everything that Ms.Roberts was putting in, and take away the objects she took out. It was hard having to draw so fast because I like to take my time on things and make sure I did them correctly, which is something I could not do during today's lesson. I also had to look at the drawing and not just draw the objects, but see where they were placed, and what I could actually see. Another thing I had to do in order to accomplish the goal was not get frustrated. If I wanted to understand the purpose of this activity, I needed to focus and finish it.

Relaxing Scenery

In my project, there are many mountains overlapping, with water at the bottom of the page, and a sky with white, fluffy clouds. I got my inspiration from two photos in a National Geographic magazine. One of the pictures that caught my attention was a waterfall. One of the ideas I got from the picture was the blue water at the bottom of the mountains. The other picture that I liked was a picture of tall mountains with clouds covering the peek of the mountains. From that picture, I got the idea of creating mountains and having clouds at the top of the paper, but not overlapping with the mountains. I loved being able to play around with the different colors from the magazines, and cut parts out that would look good in my picture. Also, I enjoying having to look through different magazines to find the same color that I found in a totally different magazine. Overall, I liked this project and was proud of the outcome.