Title : Triangle Town
Size : 1ft by 3ft Medium : Acrylic paint on canvas Completion :September 2022 Exhibiton text : I was in a slight rut when it came to my art, as nearly all of it looked similar to each other unless I tried a new style. As such, I wanted to try a wholly different style than I was used to, as such I tried out abstract. Despite not understanding it as much as I feel I could I am quite enamored with the pieces that I see. |
Inspiration : My Main inspiration is abstract art. Abstract art is a style of art that focuses on the use of colors and shapes to express something rather then capturing it as it's apears like the more traditional Art movements. Thus there can be many different interpritations for a single landscape. The piece I'm using as inspiration was originally an art piece designed for practice for a lesson, as such there is no artist associated.
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Experimentation: I started by brainstorming different ideas. My first one was a self-portrait to replace the one that mysteriously disappeared from what should have been a safe place to store it. However, I was not looking forward to it so I decided to try another landscape in a different style than I'm used to, abstract. I started by figuring out how I would want to do it.
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I had thought about using multiple geometric shapes but scrapped that because it didn't feel abstract enough. Thus I decided on 1 single shape to be used for the whole thing. I also made an idea to be used for another project. Using multiple triangles in a scale-like formation just seemed too tedious as it just created more problems than solutions. Then I thought about turning squares into triangles after seeing the inspiration.
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I made a smaller version of the way that I would make the real one. a grid that has squares 1 in^3. then I would fill out where the specific things would go, like the ground, sky, etc. I had originally thought that I wouldn't let colors touch but thought that it would look better if some did. I also made a page with all the colors I would use, but I ended up not using it and using more specific colors than I was going to.
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Process: To start, I made mapped out the grid of squares that will become my Triangular prison. I had accidentally made it 3 ft long, an entire foot longer than I had anticipated, sadly this would just mean more work then I need to complete it. I decided that for now, I shall only make the lines for the green spaces. This should lead to a less cluttered painting experience rather than having to figure out which would be which. I draw the rough top part that will be where the grass meets the mountains.
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Normally, I start by using a larger brush to get the main parts filled in, but instead, I used a more detailed brush because it had smaller pieces than my other paintings. I start by going across the whole thing with only one shade and adding the rest as I progressed. Since there isn't much on it yet, it looks very empty and not very good.
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I then move on to making the sky. To start I added where the outline of the mountain would be so that I know where to stop. As I start wrapping up the sky, I decided to start with some of the mountains to see how it would look and the photos gave it some justice. The physical looked more barren than what the photo would suggest, at least from my perspective. And once I was on my last color I decided on black as a reference almost to my original planning sketch where I had envisioned there to be distant mountains that were purely black.
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Critique/ Reflection: This is my favorite painting I made and to make. It honestly feels like an improvement to my previous works by a clear margin. However, The piece is far from perfect. There are quite a few white showing through in quite a lot of places. The Technique feels fine but sloppy. Also (to me) this doesn't feel very abstract; it just feels like a landscape I would make normally but made of triangles.
Compare & Contrast
compare: both use a grid of squares to map the different colors, Both have a high focus on geometric shapes. both focus on what is presumed to be a field with a blue sky. both are abstract.
contrast: One focuses on squares and the other on triangles, the inspiration is more about the colors then the spaces, as such the colors flow together much cleaner than my own.
compare: both use a grid of squares to map the different colors, Both have a high focus on geometric shapes. both focus on what is presumed to be a field with a blue sky. both are abstract.
contrast: One focuses on squares and the other on triangles, the inspiration is more about the colors then the spaces, as such the colors flow together much cleaner than my own.
Connection to ACT
1.) The cause-and-effect relationship between my inspiration and my art piece is
2.) The overall approach is to portray things with shapes and colors rather than form or "accuracy." Accuracy was the photorealism multiple
movements had used.
3.)The generalization is that people wanted to express their feelings in a different way rather than the common style.
4.)The central idea the artist tries to convey meaning through color more so than the traditional mediums.
5.) The inference I made is that most anything can be art.
1.) The cause-and-effect relationship between my inspiration and my art piece is
2.) The overall approach is to portray things with shapes and colors rather than form or "accuracy." Accuracy was the photorealism multiple
movements had used.
3.)The generalization is that people wanted to express their feelings in a different way rather than the common style.
4.)The central idea the artist tries to convey meaning through color more so than the traditional mediums.
5.) The inference I made is that most anything can be art.
Citations
https://theartofeducation.edu/flex/lesson-plans/abstract-landscapes/
https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-inspiration/what-is-abstract-art/
https://www.riseart.com/guide/2366/guide-to-abstract-art
https://theartofeducation.edu/flex/lesson-plans/abstract-landscapes/
https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-inspiration/what-is-abstract-art/
https://www.riseart.com/guide/2366/guide-to-abstract-art