Elemental
Size: 9 x 13.9 in. (2)
Medium: illustration & digital manipulation
Completion: January 2019
Medium: illustration & digital manipulation
Completion: January 2019
This is the natural human figure relative to modern influence, expressive of the elemental experiences of beings with the absence of physical additions; the bare minimum. Human life, stripped of all the pieces and parts, is a body. This is what contains our experiences. We often have one thing we depend on in life -- here it is the dependency is on the presence of light. I was inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's intimate, artful study of anatomy through sketches and diagrams.
Inspiration
Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical and observational sketches. Man with Staff observes a man in his elemental presence, lacking all but the skin on his body. However, he holds one important additional item -- a cane. This shows the raw existence and its single dependency -- canes, aid in movement and walking. Dependency on the presence of life -- metaphorically and physically. |
Planning
Process, Technique and Experimentation
Reflection
ACT Responses
Clearly explain how you are able to identify the cause effect relationship between your inspiration and its effect on your artwork?
I am able to identify the cause-effect relationship between my inspiration and its effect upon my artwork by analyzing the intentional use of specific shades of color (black, red, and blue) to unify and simplify the portrayed content, allowing for a degree of abstraction.
What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
Kandinsky's approach to his woodcut prints was to simplify concepts and subject matter as abstractly as possible; his creations are dominantly composed of organic shapes and lines in smooth, consistent color. Dali utilized precise subject matter to conceptualize surreal sensations and display unusual experiences that humans uniquely encounter.
What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, culture, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
Due to the abstract nature of the emotions that are produced by the experience of intangible aspects of life, surrealism is characterized and symbolized visually in different ways. Dali was able to interpret time as a concept that had consistency (could fluctuate between hard and soft).
What is the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?
The central idea of my inspirational research was the use of a simplistic, more abstractly-inclined style. The nature of prints allow for color to remain consistent in saturation and intensity, an approach that dominates Kandinsky's woodcut prints.
What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
Kandinsky's focus on the presence of color and the placement of visual elements creates an aesthetic that is not always focused on depth or meaning, but more so on the visual experience and the pleasing characteristics of the work itself.
I am able to identify the cause-effect relationship between my inspiration and its effect upon my artwork by analyzing the intentional use of specific shades of color (black, red, and blue) to unify and simplify the portrayed content, allowing for a degree of abstraction.
What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
Kandinsky's approach to his woodcut prints was to simplify concepts and subject matter as abstractly as possible; his creations are dominantly composed of organic shapes and lines in smooth, consistent color. Dali utilized precise subject matter to conceptualize surreal sensations and display unusual experiences that humans uniquely encounter.
What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, culture, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
Due to the abstract nature of the emotions that are produced by the experience of intangible aspects of life, surrealism is characterized and symbolized visually in different ways. Dali was able to interpret time as a concept that had consistency (could fluctuate between hard and soft).
What is the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?
The central idea of my inspirational research was the use of a simplistic, more abstractly-inclined style. The nature of prints allow for color to remain consistent in saturation and intensity, an approach that dominates Kandinsky's woodcut prints.
What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
Kandinsky's focus on the presence of color and the placement of visual elements creates an aesthetic that is not always focused on depth or meaning, but more so on the visual experience and the pleasing characteristics of the work itself.
Bibliography
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leonardo-da-Vinci/Anatomical-studies-and-drawings
http://www.drawingsofleonardo.org/
http://www.drawingsofleonardo.org/images/manwithstaff.jpg
http://www.drawingsofleonardo.org/images/studyofwoman.jpg
http://www.drawingsofleonardo.org/images/faceandeye.jpg
http://www.drawingsofleonardo.org/
http://www.drawingsofleonardo.org/images/manwithstaff.jpg
http://www.drawingsofleonardo.org/images/studyofwoman.jpg
http://www.drawingsofleonardo.org/images/faceandeye.jpg