The painting gives the impression of happiness. It is loving and mocking at the same time. The girl is surrounded by color, and yet also lit from within by a darkness, I would say this is a parody of what she wants the world to see her as, smiling and carefree, clutching an innocent toy. The theatre mask is a reference to the drama of the character of the girl, and the role she is playing in her pose. The yellow light around her is a point of sincerer joy, but is vastly overshadowed by darker colors that consume the large scale of the painting. The curved lines are whimsical, the unity of colors used on her body reflect inner turmoil.
The black and white art was intentionally made to have a lack of color. The quality of lines shown are a variety, ranging thin in some areas, while they increase in thickness in other areas. The lines also create many organic shapes. While some lines are regular, others are more chaotic. The women are experiencing nature, but they are also in nature, and part of nature. They both have control in their elements, and show their inability to completely control their surroundings. There is also a negative space near the water that feels incomplete. It is intentional to represent air, something that exists with every other element, but cannot be seen.
Both the painting and sharpie drawing are original works of art created by me.
Wonderful works of art you have created. I really love the first photo because it does seem to be a young girl with a smile on her face and she does appear to be holding something close to her heart, maybe something special like you said, the toy. It does seem like she’s happy with what she has no matter how everything else around her may seem dark and cloudy. In the second photo, I loved how you explained it. Both of the photos represent women and somewhat peace.
Despite my initial hesitation when I saw that you’d used examples of your own work (because this often leads to issues with identifying the elements and principles) you did a good job of explaining your intentions in the work and how the choices you’ve made with respect to the elements and principles further contribute to your message. I think you’ve opened my mind a little about the use of non-professional works for this assignment. But, then again, not everyone is able to talk about their own work (or that of a family member or friend) in the way that you have here. Well handled, Kiah.
You explained both pieces of art very well. I really like the second piece and the way you explained the line usage and shapes you created helps to understand the work.
I like the way you explained both pieces of art. I agree that your explanation of the line usage helps look at your second piece of art.
Both images are so different and unique. Pretty awesome. Your explanation is great and you have some amazing talent. I wish I had some sort of “art” considered with me but I cannot paint or draw to save my life! Such a special talent you have!