Still Life Photos

Texture Sculpture

Texture Unit Sculpture

1. The variance of textures is pretty big in my piece. Even though there is a lot of Wood, it is split up by the bike tire in the middle.
2. At the beginning, I really wanted a uniform piece.  After a couple days, I decided that I only wanted part of the piece to be uniform and the other side to be chaotic.
3. Overall, my understanding of abstract has gotten bigger as now I appreciate the 3 dimensionality of works.
4. Throughout my project, I was constantly changing my idea of how I want it to look.  Each component went through multiple stages.
5. I was constantly reforming my components.  At the end I added screws to the wood because I thought the color of the screws would nicely contrast the wood.
6. My print and sculpture are not very similar as I only used my print as a springboard for my sculpture.
7. Instead of just trying to make what I thought looked cool, I now try to make art pieces that work together.  I think about contrast and depth as apposed to just color.
8. Overall, my works could have benefited from a little more control.  Instead of being so random with how I placed my wood chips, I could have been more thoughtful with my placement.
9. I was happy with how I participated in saying my views about my artwork and others.  
10. I was able to communicate my insight well.  Instead of just pointing out cool colors or shapes, I really tried to point out contrast and depth. 

Texture Unit Reflection

1. The most interesting part of my final rubbing was how the different textures border each other.  There is very little white space between the textures which made the rubbing successful.
2. The inside of the jacket was the most successful because of the difference between it and the other photos.  The fuzziness of the jacket made the photograph tangible and believable.
3. The most successful collage is the photoshop one.  The best part is the way the tire welds the opposite light and dark sides together without being too bold.
4. The photoshop one is also my favorite because of how the colors changed from their original pictures into photoshop.  I like how the fuzz on the top right hand side of the screen has the blue highlight surrounding it.
5. The plaster system that Mr. O used was cool.  The rocks at the end looked real.  I think that if I used a tire, I could make a very successful collage with plaster.

Pop Art

Pop Art Color Scheme

The main tool in this project was the paintbrush.  As time went on, I became more comfortable with the brush and experimented more with the paint application.  Instead of just brushing in one direction, I started to dab the brush with different sized paint brushes as well as I worked on making sure some of the sides looked lighter than others based on the density of the paint application.

This project also taught me  how colors can interact with one another and how a blue may seem lighter or darker depending on its surrounding colors.  I also learned about the colors on the color wheel and how they can be grouped into analogous, monochromatic, complementary, split complementary, and triad color groups.