Concentration
Commentary:
Every country of this earth has its own legends and tales that transcend over time. My concentration explores these worlds of myth in order to be seen by today’s people. I believe that the concept of magic is so powerful that it conjured these beings for humanity back when mythology was religion. The concentration’s purpose is to educate the people of today of how these creatures were viewed and imagined.
Each piece of my concentration has a depiction of some sort of creature, god, or demon from places around the globe. Thorough research was done for each project in order to have the correct information. The cultures and countries can also be seen in the pieces, such as clothing choice and scenery. Each piece has its own small story in the color and expressions, all an accurate depiction of their tales with my own personal twist. An example is one of my favorite pieces, the sixth piece. Yggdrasil is the Norse tree of the universe, holding planets with infinite beings upon them. It is a beautiful twist of intergalactic branches, surrounded by magical creatures that eat at its bark. Yggdrasil is depicted as an old natural tree. In order to help the viewer understand the link between the tree and the way the Old Vikings viewed the galaxy, I put in the twist of having it look more science-fiction themed.
Every country of this earth has its own legends and tales that transcend over time. My concentration explores these worlds of myth in order to be seen by today’s people. I believe that the concept of magic is so powerful that it conjured these beings for humanity back when mythology was religion. The concentration’s purpose is to educate the people of today of how these creatures were viewed and imagined.
Each piece of my concentration has a depiction of some sort of creature, god, or demon from places around the globe. Thorough research was done for each project in order to have the correct information. The cultures and countries can also be seen in the pieces, such as clothing choice and scenery. Each piece has its own small story in the color and expressions, all an accurate depiction of their tales with my own personal twist. An example is one of my favorite pieces, the sixth piece. Yggdrasil is the Norse tree of the universe, holding planets with infinite beings upon them. It is a beautiful twist of intergalactic branches, surrounded by magical creatures that eat at its bark. Yggdrasil is depicted as an old natural tree. In order to help the viewer understand the link between the tree and the way the Old Vikings viewed the galaxy, I put in the twist of having it look more science-fiction themed.
Breadth
Year Recap:
Oh my oh my, here we are. The end of the year signals the end of the AP Art students, and I wish for their successful careers (And my own of course, still praying). I started this class with a huge doubt in myself being able to complete any projects with a good enough quality that I would be satisfied, I definitely wasn’t known for doing anything realistic or anything that made a good composition. I at least had one thing going for me, my tendency to be as accurate as possible, which lead me to finish my first and favorite breadth piece, the pokeball, the most realistically accurate piece of artwork I could muster. After that was a string and on and offs for me. Art 4 was hectic because my paintings were either a hit or a miss for me, the majority I was mostly just ‘okay’ with. The bunny rabbit Hoodoo Voodoo painting I can barely look at, I tolerate my lantern painting, and everyone loved my satyr. I wasn’t exactly excited for AP as I was afraid it would just be a continuation of ‘okay’ pieces.
Mythology was something I was dead set on becoming my concentration as soon as I was taking the class, and that somehow by just about any god’s will I was going to fit at least one piece in there that was completely in my art style, even if I had to wrestle for it. My first concentration piece had already been finished from art 4, the satyr, but as soon as I finished Tengu, I was beyond excited for the semester. I’m a very quick worker, because I believe if I work on something for too long, the fire will go out. One after the other, I cranked out pieces that I loved, specifically Hone-Onna and Hanuman, two pieces completely in my original art style. Even though I loved every piece, a few I know can definitely be updated, such as my volcanic painting. I fought with Oil paints this year, as I wanted my concentration to have different mediums, I wasn’t practiced enough with it to make a piece I truly adored. I remember walking around the room and asking everyone for advice on that one.
Friends was probably the most difficult hurdle to jump over. When working, I am listening to music purposefully drowning out any talking as it’s terribly distracting to me, and seeing that I worked mostly from class start to finish, I didn’t talk to anyone really. I know that I grew a reputation for finishing quickly and efficiently, so when I had finished with…everything, I tried to get to know the class a little better. By the end of the year, I was good friends with just about everyone. Everyone in the class is extremely nice and inclusive, and I am truly going to miss everybody this year.
PRESENTATION
Oh my oh my, here we are. The end of the year signals the end of the AP Art students, and I wish for their successful careers (And my own of course, still praying). I started this class with a huge doubt in myself being able to complete any projects with a good enough quality that I would be satisfied, I definitely wasn’t known for doing anything realistic or anything that made a good composition. I at least had one thing going for me, my tendency to be as accurate as possible, which lead me to finish my first and favorite breadth piece, the pokeball, the most realistically accurate piece of artwork I could muster. After that was a string and on and offs for me. Art 4 was hectic because my paintings were either a hit or a miss for me, the majority I was mostly just ‘okay’ with. The bunny rabbit Hoodoo Voodoo painting I can barely look at, I tolerate my lantern painting, and everyone loved my satyr. I wasn’t exactly excited for AP as I was afraid it would just be a continuation of ‘okay’ pieces.
Mythology was something I was dead set on becoming my concentration as soon as I was taking the class, and that somehow by just about any god’s will I was going to fit at least one piece in there that was completely in my art style, even if I had to wrestle for it. My first concentration piece had already been finished from art 4, the satyr, but as soon as I finished Tengu, I was beyond excited for the semester. I’m a very quick worker, because I believe if I work on something for too long, the fire will go out. One after the other, I cranked out pieces that I loved, specifically Hone-Onna and Hanuman, two pieces completely in my original art style. Even though I loved every piece, a few I know can definitely be updated, such as my volcanic painting. I fought with Oil paints this year, as I wanted my concentration to have different mediums, I wasn’t practiced enough with it to make a piece I truly adored. I remember walking around the room and asking everyone for advice on that one.
Friends was probably the most difficult hurdle to jump over. When working, I am listening to music purposefully drowning out any talking as it’s terribly distracting to me, and seeing that I worked mostly from class start to finish, I didn’t talk to anyone really. I know that I grew a reputation for finishing quickly and efficiently, so when I had finished with…everything, I tried to get to know the class a little better. By the end of the year, I was good friends with just about everyone. Everyone in the class is extremely nice and inclusive, and I am truly going to miss everybody this year.
PRESENTATION