Choice Piece
"Divert"
Pencil on Paper
18in X 12in
04/21/17
Pencil on Paper
18in X 12in
04/21/17
Exhibition Text
"Divert" meaning is the ugly truth of discrimination. The ugly truth of racism and gender inequality. All theses' problems within society is a big issue as of today. This figurative drawing is representing the answer to society problems where we all become one as a whole, and we come together to become a union of equality and this drawing symbolizes this.
Artist Inspiration
I made "Divert" based on these artist inspirations with their art movements and the styles that I found within their work to implement into mine. the art that inspired me the most is "Figure Drawing" by Henry C. Pitz and their piece inspired me the most with the idea of identity and relating to the ugly truth of discrimination. Both inspirations aren't known worldwide and they make many figurative art pieces. My meaning is more related to my inspiration "Figure Drawing" by Henry C. Pitz due to how we capture the beauty of women but in our own ways. my piece in relation to his is the inequality of women. Looking at our pieces mine is more of a cubism abstract art while my inspirations are more dramatic and modernism with their figure drawings. While in my piece I talk about all form of inequality including race, not just sex, unlike my inspirations. I wanted to capture a current event that also has been a trouble within the past and there isn't any more of a bigger issue then inequality among the differences between one and another. My piece "Divert" was me trying to portray a symbol of hope and to be the solution of one day everyone being equal in all right and standards and opportunities.
Outline of Piece
The Meaning
The meaning of "Divert" is the ugly truth of discrimination. The ugly truth of racism and gender inequality. All theses' problems within society is a big issue as of today. This figurative drawing is representing the answer to society problems where we all become one as a whole, and we come together to become a union of equality and this drawing symbolizes this. This relates to how the society I live and in our generation, these are the biggest problems that are occurring. We have been dealing with discrimination and inequality since America was created and slaves were addressed. This piece is what I imagine gender and racial equality would look like. The truth of it may look disturbing but the unity of the piece is the true beauty of it.
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Process
This is the process of my figurative drawing which I started from the feet making them and everything else on my piece bigger to accommodate the bigger piece of paper given for my figurative drawing. After the feet, I then did the paint and the shirt only the outlines though. Then I did the bra and arm of my piece only doing the outline of them. Then I did the head where I started with the eye and mouth and hair with the details. I also used the pencil to shade areas of shadow to remind me for further reference where they were. After that, I did all the details and shadows within my piece. After that, I went through and got rid of some excess line and sharpen other lines that were to light to see. Last I photographed my piece.
Reflection
While making my choice piece I found out many struggles with taking a photo for the process. and also making the parts of my piece look accurate like the outline while still making them 2 times bigger on my final piece. Also, my strength with this piece was my ability to recreate all the parts with the similar form they had on my outline. It is a real pain to try to recreate something when you have to make it twice the size as the original piece. This makes it a lot harder to be crucial on the depth and proportion of the piece. This was my only struggle with this piece and I wish if I had the materials to create better shading like with charcoal.
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ACT Questions:
1. Identify cause and effect relationships between your inspiration and your artwork.
My inspirations capture of identity which had a great influence on my work.
2. What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
The overall approach for this piece was for me to create a piece that represent our society and inequality. But I wanted to capture what it would be without inequality.
3. What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, cultures, etc. while you researched your inspiration? After I've did some research, I've came to a generalization about the idea of capturing inequality. It is where the insignificance of one rights in comparison to another's of a opposite race or gender.
4. What was the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?
The central idea of this piece was to create a symbol as my art to represent all the forms of inequality in one piece.
5. What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
From my research, I've made inferences that inequality is a big issue that is going on still today and has been showing up more frequently due to politics and event that have been occurring in America.
My inspirations capture of identity which had a great influence on my work.
2. What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
The overall approach for this piece was for me to create a piece that represent our society and inequality. But I wanted to capture what it would be without inequality.
3. What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, cultures, etc. while you researched your inspiration? After I've did some research, I've came to a generalization about the idea of capturing inequality. It is where the insignificance of one rights in comparison to another's of a opposite race or gender.
4. What was the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?
The central idea of this piece was to create a symbol as my art to represent all the forms of inequality in one piece.
5. What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
From my research, I've made inferences that inequality is a big issue that is going on still today and has been showing up more frequently due to politics and event that have been occurring in America.
Citation
Folk Dancer - original charcoal figurative drawing, original painting by artist Connie Chadwell. (n.d.). Retrieved April 24, 2017, from http://www.dailypainters.com/paintings/62374/Folk-Dancer-original-charcoal-figurative-drawing/Connie-Chadwell
Figure Drawing. (n.d.). Retrieved April 24, 2017, from http://figure-drawings.blogspot.com/2013/01/henry-c-pitz-illustrator.html