Artwork: Painting
Title: Your a man
Size: 16 in x 10 in
Medium: Acrylic Painting
Completion: November 2018
Exhibition Text: My painting Your a Man is heavily inspired by the artist Alphonse Mucha. This painting portrays the femininity of a man and how vulnerable they are. I decided to incorporate Mucha because of his ability of incorporation deep messages within his paintings.
Size: 16 in x 10 in
Medium: Acrylic Painting
Completion: November 2018
Exhibition Text: My painting Your a Man is heavily inspired by the artist Alphonse Mucha. This painting portrays the femininity of a man and how vulnerable they are. I decided to incorporate Mucha because of his ability of incorporation deep messages within his paintings.
Artist Inspiration
planning
Process
Before even starting my project I decided to look at my sketches in order to figure out which one I wanted to do and so I decided to have the hand movement from the first sketch because it was what I had in mind with my project, but also have him looking away because it would have been the best fit for my piece, and also because when you are vulnerable you are more shy and scared. At first it was a bit hard to work with to position the man correctly in the canvas as I did in the sketch.
As I started my project I decided to gesso my canvas since I accidentally bought a canvas without gesso. So I decided to give it a thick layer of gesso so I would not need another coat and have it warp my actual piece. Once gessoing my painting I decided to let it dry and continue to think about the color scheme within my painting. Once doing so I then started with the outline of the inner face by this I mean the eyes, nose and the mouth. I was not give it detail until after I was actually color it in. Next came the hair and the hands. Once the sketch was done with I decided to start coloring the actual piece so I decided to gather all of my acrylic paintings. I started out by coloring in the body once I finished blending in the colors in with the shades colors I decided to move on to the background. With the background I decided to paint it an orange brown. Once doing so I decided to color in some flowers to make the bigger flower that the man is sitting on bigger. Once done with the smaller flowers I decided to go in with the blue and go in and color in the big flower. Once shading in the flower I also decided to start and work in the border and color in with yellow. Finishing it up with a detail in the top middle of the painting to give it a feel of even more flowers.
As I started my project I decided to gesso my canvas since I accidentally bought a canvas without gesso. So I decided to give it a thick layer of gesso so I would not need another coat and have it warp my actual piece. Once gessoing my painting I decided to let it dry and continue to think about the color scheme within my painting. Once doing so I then started with the outline of the inner face by this I mean the eyes, nose and the mouth. I was not give it detail until after I was actually color it in. Next came the hair and the hands. Once the sketch was done with I decided to start coloring the actual piece so I decided to gather all of my acrylic paintings. I started out by coloring in the body once I finished blending in the colors in with the shades colors I decided to move on to the background. With the background I decided to paint it an orange brown. Once doing so I decided to color in some flowers to make the bigger flower that the man is sitting on bigger. Once done with the smaller flowers I decided to go in with the blue and go in and color in the big flower. Once shading in the flower I also decided to start and work in the border and color in with yellow. Finishing it up with a detail in the top middle of the painting to give it a feel of even more flowers.
Experimentation
I do believe that the there were certain parts in the project that I had experimented with. This would include the fact that I used a man because I was stepping out of my comfort zone in order to be able to make my piece.
Reflection
I noticed that when positioning my character in my painting was difficult, not this was because I have to be able to make him seem like he is lying on the flower. Also the pastel colors used could have been more corresponding as I am not so content with how they look together.
Critic/ compare and contrast
Critic:
Overall I was pleased with how my piece came out a couple of things that I would change would be to be able to try and be able to use better color scheme in the future.
Compare and Contrast:
One of the main things that it is noticeable with my inspirations and my piece would be that both use the movement of the bodies as well as the use the similar colors. Once of the differences would be that they aren't exactly the same in Four Season they use color and in Reverie was more dark.
Overall I was pleased with how my piece came out a couple of things that I would change would be to be able to try and be able to use better color scheme in the future.
Compare and Contrast:
One of the main things that it is noticeable with my inspirations and my piece would be that both use the movement of the bodies as well as the use the similar colors. Once of the differences would be that they aren't exactly the same in Four Season they use color and in Reverie was more dark.
ACT Questions
1. Clearly explain how you are able to identify the cause effect relationship between your inspiration and its effect on your artwork?
Since my main idea or theme is self image, I wanted to depict someone who is trying to be them self in a vulnerable state.
2. What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration
My overall approach would be for everyone. This is becasue everyone goes through challenges in their life.
3. What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, culture, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
With my research I concluded that with my inspirations the artist tend to show emotion.
4. What is the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?.
My theme is self image with my inspiration they relate because they both show emotional aspects.
5. What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research
Some of the inferences that I made was that Mucha used more of a feminine aspect by using woman while I used men.
Since my main idea or theme is self image, I wanted to depict someone who is trying to be them self in a vulnerable state.
2. What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration
My overall approach would be for everyone. This is becasue everyone goes through challenges in their life.
3. What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, culture, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
With my research I concluded that with my inspirations the artist tend to show emotion.
4. What is the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?.
My theme is self image with my inspiration they relate because they both show emotional aspects.
5. What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research
Some of the inferences that I made was that Mucha used more of a feminine aspect by using woman while I used men.
Citations
“Four Seasons.” Alphonse Mucha Paintings, Prints & Artwork, www.alphonsemucha.org/four-seasons/.
“Four Seasons.” Alphonse Mucha Paintings, Prints & Artwork, www.alphonsemucha.org/four-seasons/.