For this project I was unable to visit a physical art gallery and was not very successful in using the art gallery website provided, but I was able to find a really good online art gallery, which had a very large collection of self portraits called Art Gallery NSW, which can be found at this link: http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/?q=self+portrait+&page=1
Artwork #1
Name: James Gleeson
Title: Self Portrait
Media: Drawing
Size: 36.2 x 26.8
Year: 1938-40
Artwork #2
Name: BE Minns
Title: Self Portrait
Media: Watercolor
Size: 45.5 x 35.5
Year: 1928
Artwork #3
Name: Charles Blackman
Title: Self Portrait
Media: Oil and synthetic polymer paint on paperboard
Size: 45.5 x 47.5
Year: 1952
1. Why did you select the inspiration pieces?
Overall, I selected these specific inspirational pictures because they were so unique with their design and I particularly loved the colors they used in the paintings themselves, to me, the colors gave the painting the wow effect and made them so interesting to look at. To go through why I chose each painting separately, for the first self portrait by James Gleeson, I chose this painting because of how unique it looks, the painting itself almost looks unfinished and the colors are sloppy and speared on in unique color tones, I overall thought it was very unique. For the second self portrait by BE Minns, I chose this paining because it looked very realistic but also cartoonish at the same time, I also really liked the color choices in this painting as well. For the third self portrait by Charles Blackman, I chose this painting because it was very abstract and out of the box in terms of color and design, one of the reasons I chose this specific painting was due to the fact that I really like self portraits that are abstract with unique out of the box color choices that don't really look realistic.
2. Why did you select the media to create your self-portrait?
I selected paint as my media to create my self portrait because I wanted to use something that allowed me to blend unique colors together to have that unique creative effect like the three inspirational paintings I chose. I really wanted my self portrait to be somewhat abstract, especially with the unrealistic color choices I chose, which is the main reason I chose paint. I originally wanted to use oil pastels, as I am very good at blending those colors together but I thought it would take too much time to complete this project, so I went with paint as my second choice.
3. What challenges did you face in creating your self-portrait and how did you overcome them?
The main challenges I faced in this project was actually drawing my face on the paper, I have not done any drawing projects, especially faces, in a long time so I was a bit rusty when it came to that part. Another challenge I also had was the painting, being that I have never really been a strong painter, I found it kind of challenging to not mess up as you can’t erase paint. With both of those two previous challenges, I did find it very difficult to draw and paint my nose, as I just could not get it to look right. I was able to overcome both these challenges by pushing through it and not giving up, even if I made a mistake. As for the challenge of making my nose look right, I overcame this challenge by just keeping in my mind that the goal of my painting is to make it look abstract.
4. How does this piece represent you?
This piece represents me because it is so unique, as I am a creative out of the box person, which is why I wanted to use abstract, not ordinary colors, in my painting to describe my creativity. Overall I think the way a painting is done in terms of color and design can really describe a person and the way mine is so colorful and creative, I think it does a good job describing me as a person, being creative and always positive.
5. What elements and principles of art did you apply in this work?
Some of the elements and principles of art I used in this painting were color, balance, and emphasis. For the first one, being color, this can be evident in the fact that I used such a variety of rich and dull colors throughout the painting, which really draws the viewers attention into the piece. For the second one, being balance, this is evident in the fact that my face is nearly symmetrical and everything you see on one side of the painting, you well see on the other side. For the third, being emphasis, this is evident in all of the bright colors, but were I find it most noticeable is in my face, as a bright orangey red face is not realistic and really draws the attention in of the viewer.
6. Did you enjoy working on this project?
I did enjoy working on this project a lot, overall I thought it was very fun and interesting to paint myself, and the part I enjoyed the most was, we were able to do it our way and choose the media we wanted to work with. I definitely thought this was one of my favorite projects to work with so far this semester, but it still does not beat the photography project.
7. What do you think of your final artwork?
I think my final artwork was good, as I was able to accomplish everything I was looking to do, being abstract design, unique out of the box color choices, and my work looking sort of unfinished but finished, as all of these things I did related very well to the three inspirational pictures I chose for this project. Overall, I think my painting represents me well and I was able to create something unique and interesting, even thought it might not be the best looking painting, I am pleased with it, especially how good my hair turned out in the painting.
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