Design your own art project
In this project we were given the opportunity to design our own project. To start it off we picked a topic that we were interested in and researched it to learn how we could make art that looked like it. After researching it we made our projects and refined them so that they looked as good as possible. Then we learned how to hang up our art pieces and hung them on the walls.
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Artist Statement
Hair is something that I have always loved. Even when I was five years old, the only book I would let my mom read to me was Bridget’s New Look, which was all about ladybugs getting their hair cut. I have also recently acquired an interest in Photoshop. When we were given an opportunity in class to create our own art project, I incorporated my two interests to create a piece of art. The first steps of my project were learning how to properly photograph hair and place emphasis on it in a photo. Then, I gathered up some of my friends and styled and photographed their hair in different ways. Braids are my favorite thing to do with hair because they are so interesting to look at so I incorporated a lot of braids into my hair art. I used flash to make the hair look shiny and stand out. Lastly, I put them into photoshop and changed the background to a solid color. Once I was done with that, I decided that I wanted to add a little bit of an artistic aspect to the pieces so I put colored filters over each photograph. Lastly I bumped up the contrast to make the hair stand out. The pieces all speak about my interests and are a fun way for me to create something beautiful with things I love.
Hair is something that I have always loved. Even when I was five years old, the only book I would let my mom read to me was Bridget’s New Look, which was all about ladybugs getting their hair cut. I have also recently acquired an interest in Photoshop. When we were given an opportunity in class to create our own art project, I incorporated my two interests to create a piece of art. The first steps of my project were learning how to properly photograph hair and place emphasis on it in a photo. Then, I gathered up some of my friends and styled and photographed their hair in different ways. Braids are my favorite thing to do with hair because they are so interesting to look at so I incorporated a lot of braids into my hair art. I used flash to make the hair look shiny and stand out. Lastly, I put them into photoshop and changed the background to a solid color. Once I was done with that, I decided that I wanted to add a little bit of an artistic aspect to the pieces so I put colored filters over each photograph. Lastly I bumped up the contrast to make the hair stand out. The pieces all speak about my interests and are a fun way for me to create something beautiful with things I love.
Video Project
In this project we created a documentary about environmental issues in our community. We learned about how to create interviews and make a meaningful creation. We had to get at least two interviews with people who were knowledgable on our topic. We wanted to create something that will inspire people to take action on our topic of our documentary. Along with learned the digital parts of how to create a good movie we also learned the science behind out topic
What is old, and what is new in any work of art?
I think that there is very few things that are new in art. It is very rare that you see a work of art and know that all the ideas are completely original. If you think about every piece of art and how it's described we always say thats it's a inspired by some time period or some person. I think it's very hard to find new, original idea for art.
How is art used in everyday life?
We use art all the time even if you don't think you are. For instance when you pick out clothes you looks for colors that match or blend well. When you make meals you want them to look aesthetically pleasing so that people want to eat it. If you use makeup you are essentially painting your face. You have to use space and color and shape to create something pleasing to look at. Even the way you organize your room is using artistic skills.
How and why is art used as a vehicle for communication?
Art makes you feel things. You can read all you want but when you see an image or video of what is happening you feel it. It hits your soul. Documentaries are a perfect example of this. They are art that make you feel and think about issues. They are very powerful in making you want to help.
I think that there is very few things that are new in art. It is very rare that you see a work of art and know that all the ideas are completely original. If you think about every piece of art and how it's described we always say thats it's a inspired by some time period or some person. I think it's very hard to find new, original idea for art.
How is art used in everyday life?
We use art all the time even if you don't think you are. For instance when you pick out clothes you looks for colors that match or blend well. When you make meals you want them to look aesthetically pleasing so that people want to eat it. If you use makeup you are essentially painting your face. You have to use space and color and shape to create something pleasing to look at. Even the way you organize your room is using artistic skills.
How and why is art used as a vehicle for communication?
Art makes you feel things. You can read all you want but when you see an image or video of what is happening you feel it. It hits your soul. Documentaries are a perfect example of this. They are art that make you feel and think about issues. They are very powerful in making you want to help.
Stop motion ANIMATION
To start of this project we learned about photo composition and lighting. We watched videos and took notes to learn key elements of photo taking to unsure we had the best photos possible. After learning we got to go out and take photos to show our learning. After this we got in groups to make a stop motion film. We took our learning of photo composition and lighting and applied it to stop motion. After taking our photos we put them into Photoshop and ran a batch to resize and number the images. Then we put them into Adobe Flash to put them together in a Gif like movie. They ended up looking very interesting.
I could use this in my documentary to describe how pesticides effect the body since my partner and I were planning on using a white board drawing for this part of our documentary.
I could use this in my documentary to describe how pesticides effect the body since my partner and I were planning on using a white board drawing for this part of our documentary.
LOgo project
I learned how to refine ideas and come up with many different logos for my brand. I had a very specific idea in mind for my logo and I didn't really stray away from that. It wasn't until the the very end of the project that I realized my idea wouldn't work. It was hand drawn so it was really messy looking and didn't look very professional. So I decided to change my idea and trance an acacia tree to make the lines digital and cleaner. I really liked the hand written text that I had made but it didn't match the tree anymore so I needed to change my idea. That is how I came up with a clean and crisp logo for myself. I learned the refining can change a lot in an art piece and make it look how you want it too even if it wasn't your original idea.
What I took away from this project is that sometimes you need to change your idea for a project. I was very stuck in my idea of hand written font but once I changed it the whole thing look ten times better. I always have a idea for art and tend to not change it but I have come to realize that sometime change is the best for the outcome of the art.
My my personal connection to this logo is the tree. My name is Acacia and I am named after a tree. That is why I have added a tree to my logo. Also for me this logo could potentially be something I use for a business one day. I want to own my own salon one day and this could very well be the logo for it. I can see this on business cards and stickers one day. That is also why I put it on hair ties. I could really see this being my brand one day.
What I took away from this project is that sometimes you need to change your idea for a project. I was very stuck in my idea of hand written font but once I changed it the whole thing look ten times better. I always have a idea for art and tend to not change it but I have come to realize that sometime change is the best for the outcome of the art.
My my personal connection to this logo is the tree. My name is Acacia and I am named after a tree. That is why I have added a tree to my logo. Also for me this logo could potentially be something I use for a business one day. I want to own my own salon one day and this could very well be the logo for it. I can see this on business cards and stickers one day. That is also why I put it on hair ties. I could really see this being my brand one day.