Title : Rip roanin' blaze
Size : 2ft by 3ft medium : Acrylic paint on canvas completion :November 2022 Exhibition : Forest fires are seen as terrible things by humans. And while this is the case for humans in the forest, they are quite important as they clear away the debris and allow for new life to grow. But Human involvement has made it worse by clearing the fires and climate change. I wanted to show this through my art piece because, in the way that forest fires are typically handled, they cause a great deal of damage farther down the road. Thus it would destroy the landscape like my piece. |
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 than capturing it as it appears like the more traditional Art movements. Thus there can be many different interpretations of 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.
A smaller inspiration is the wildfires that appear throughout the world, particularly the ones seen in California since they then get a large news cover. |
Experimentation: I begin by going over the ideas that I may want to do. The main thing was another abstract piece to refine this style. However I once again did not want to make another green forest type because I did so much of these. But I immediately thought that I should do a forest fire.
Debating whether I should do just squares or a mix I drew up a small render of what I would do with just squares in 1 half and the other half with triangles as well. I much prefer the mixed shapes so the outlines would appear closer to my previous works. However I did not want to repeat my project three since I felt it didn't look as well as my previous pieces this year.
Deciding whether to have flat constant colors or making it similar to my first piece of abstract was an easier decision. Having 1 flat color for sections felt as though they took away the abstract quality and felt more like a normal landscape but with geometric shapes. Thus I would make it using a mix and variety of colors. Connecting it to my theme or making the theme seem more coherent may prove difficult until I finalize all the pieces so I made some rough ones to focus them.
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Process: Beginning with the canvas, I decided that 1in^2 squares would be too small for me to realistically do promptly and have it appear nice since I made it quite larger than I usually would. So I made it 2in^2. I decided that similarly to my previous piece I would only have squares and triangles that go from one corner to another for only two triangles per square.
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I drew the outlines of where the ground, trees, and flames would be. I then start by painting the flames since they cover the most and would require the most diverse color palette. I start by getting the yellows and oranges since they were the lightest hues that would be used. I even mixed them with white to get more shades.
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After some red I decided to work on getting the darker colors in because it was getting hard for me to tell where the outlines were. I added the black to parts of the tree since they would be charred by the flames. The ground would be brown and dark since the flames would likely just leave the dirt exposed. I even added a small flame, but this idea would later be scrapped and covered. I even started adding some gray to the sky.
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Next, I finalized the flame by adding in all the colors, including white. This does make it look like I left some spots blank but I wanted to add it since most flames have nearly white centers because of the heat. I also finished the ground with dark shades of brown and even one that mixed with orange. I then used dark brown to finish painting the trees.
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Reflection/critique: I like this piece as it is visually distinct from most of my other landscapes with the complete lack of green and the vibrant hues of the flame. It feels abstract enough that you may not understand what it is at first but can get it quickly enough. However, its technique is poor. multiple guidelines are still visible in the less opaque hues. There are a plethora of spaces where white peeks through and the parts that are meant to be white just appear as though I forgot to do it. like with my recent pieces I feel as though they get better but are stagnant all the same.
Compare & Contrast
Compare : Both are ladscapes and are both abstract art. they both used a grid system to get the main shape. Both are easy to tell what they are depicting.
Contrast : One is entirely made up of triangle while the other is only partially. One depices a plain with some mountains while the other is a burning forest. One focuses on the landscape more then the other. The inspiration has a dificult to find artist while mine doesn't
Compare : Both are ladscapes and are both abstract art. they both used a grid system to get the main shape. Both are easy to tell what they are depicting.
Contrast : One is entirely made up of triangle while the other is only partially. One depices a plain with some mountains while the other is a burning forest. One focuses on the landscape more then the other. The inspiration has a dificult to find artist while mine doesn't
Connection to ACT
1.) The cause-and-effect relationship between my inspiration and my art piece is abundance of triangles.
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 abundance of triangles.
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.
Citation :
https://mossandfog.com/lovely-geometric-landscape-paintings/
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://mossandfog.com/lovely-geometric-landscape-paintings/
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