H I G H - C O N T R A S T S E L F - P O T R A I T
Statement of the Artist.
The process of creating a high contrast self-portrait was one that seemed intimidating at first. I had to use a grid-scale drawing, paints, ink...(something I'd never used before btw) and water...the use of mixed media was a bit overwhelming. And did I forget to mention the fact that I had to take a picture of my self and draw it? After taking a thousand and one pictures, I finally managed to take one that I deemed (somewhat) appropriate. I then had to create a grid by hand on the printed image, which lets be honest, is pretty hard for someone who hates math, and draw each little square step-by-step.
As for the art of creating this piece as a whole, I chose to title it "Beautiful Chaos". At one point, the image was slightly of balance, much like myself, but that all changed when I rearranged the composition with blocked colors. The paint splatters and drips signify how out of balance life can seem at times, yet the paint splatters bleed into a beautiful image. and image of myself, sometimes my life seems off balance, yet its a beautiful, chaotic mess.
The process of creating a high contrast self-portrait was one that seemed intimidating at first. I had to use a grid-scale drawing, paints, ink...(something I'd never used before btw) and water...the use of mixed media was a bit overwhelming. And did I forget to mention the fact that I had to take a picture of my self and draw it? After taking a thousand and one pictures, I finally managed to take one that I deemed (somewhat) appropriate. I then had to create a grid by hand on the printed image, which lets be honest, is pretty hard for someone who hates math, and draw each little square step-by-step.
As for the art of creating this piece as a whole, I chose to title it "Beautiful Chaos". At one point, the image was slightly of balance, much like myself, but that all changed when I rearranged the composition with blocked colors. The paint splatters and drips signify how out of balance life can seem at times, yet the paint splatters bleed into a beautiful image. and image of myself, sometimes my life seems off balance, yet its a beautiful, chaotic mess.