Title:Vibrant strength
Medium: Digital collage Size:61x91cm 2015 Exhibition text: The digital collage was created through the Adobe Photoshop program. The purpose for this project was to be able to make a connection to our artwork with a specific life event that really influenced us and contributed to who we "truly are". All the photographs used in the making of this project were originally mine. Throughout this art piece I try to reflect the dull moments in life and the brighter moments. How when there's difficult times in life there's always going to be something that's going to help you overcome that sadness that one carried .Therefore the title of my digital collage is Vibrant Strength. The artwork which I utilized as a helpful resource to the development of my art piece was "Your body is a battleground" by Barbara Krueger, this being for the strong use of value degrees she applied in this creation which I knew would be helpful to the deliverance of my artworks meaning. |
Planning
1.)Begin thinking about the message you want your digital collage to deliver. What do you want the person viewing you're artwork to be able to interpret.
2.)Begin sketching ideas as to how you want the structure of you're digital collage to be ,as well as brainstorming ideas of a specific artist or art movement you would like to make a connection to within your artwork.
2.)Begin sketching ideas as to how you want the structure of you're digital collage to be ,as well as brainstorming ideas of a specific artist or art movement you would like to make a connection to within your artwork.
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3.) Look for images you know will help for the development of the delivering of what you want to express through this art piece.
4.)Since Photoshop was a new media I was working with , it was helpful to search up some beginner lesson videos of how to use this particular program this way I wasn't totally unaware of how to utilize all the tools and effects that are provided through this amazing program.
5.)Begin creating you're ideas on photo shop just experiment with all the tools.
5.)Begin creating you're ideas on photo shop just experiment with all the tools.
Artist inspiration:
https://imageobjecttext.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/barbara-kruger-your-body-is-a-battleground-19891.jpg
Meaning behind my artwork:
For my Digital collage project I tried to deliver the message of how in life there's going to be events which are going to bring you down but you will always find something to give you support to keep continuing. As observed the image is essentially divided into four subunits ,both the upright corner and the down left corner were taken from an original image I took of purple flowers which I used to represent my grandmother because she loved flowers and her favorite color was purple. In the top image of myself the message of grief is delivered throughout the look in my eyes because it was a time period in which I felt very upset for the loss of my grandmother this is why the image of the flowers is dark and dull because that's how I felt in that time period. In the bottom I include an image of myself with my little sister in which I look happier because the coming of my little sister into our lives helped me have joy in my life again and helped me get through the depression I had fallen into .On contrast to the top picture of the flowers the bottom picture of flowers next to the picture of myself with my little sister are very vibrant and bright to show how my little sisters coming helped restore some of the sorrow I felt. Regarding my artist inspiration for my art piece I tried to incorporate a similarity to Barbara Krueger's work who would include self portraits with blown up images and deliver deep messages throughout these. Essentially the artwork which I utilized as a tool to begin my planning was her famous artwork "Your body is a Battleground". The reason I chose this artwork of hers particularly is because of the value element which was incorporated with a high degree to which I knew would be very helpful towards the development of my artwork and would facilitate the deliverance of my message.
Reflection:
Throughout the project I was able to acquire many new abilities throughout the media of Photoshop. It was challenging because I was new to the use of this particular program and it was difficult for me to be able to do what I wanted to accomplish with my images and the overall joining of my images. This is why I looked up the beginner lesson videos of Photoshop as I mentioned in step four of my planning. I really enjoyed being able to deliver my art throughout this media because it was something different then the other medias I was used to. I enjoy a challenge which is why at the end of the project I was satisfied with what I had accomplished.