BFA Portfolio: Week 7

This week was a fun one. I was able to go back to the basics and play around with a big painting. Instead of embracing the flatness, I wanted to add texture. The smaller pieces were experiments of this process, given that I really didn't want to screw up such a large canvas (30"x40"). I really enjoyed the aspect of not knowing what was going to happen. I think I've realized that that's really important to me, because that's how the best things happen. It's really important that I find that language that fully expresses who I am as an artist and individual.

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Printing in the Pandemic

BFA Progress: Week 13

For this week, I re-photographed my littles beans and used Lightroom to tweak the lighting in most of them. I tried my best with help from my friend that has experience with it. I grouped them based on color and shape, as well as other characteristics.

BFA Portfolio: Artist Statement Bullets

Delving deeper into the idea of language and layering Visual storyteller Being able to mimic soothing shapes and textures through painting and sculpture Bringing to life the relaxing property of softness and smooth lines/shape Tribal qualities, reminiscent of knot making in ancient civilizations -- ( continuation of our history with textiles ) Playing with light to achieve a more dramatic quality, but moreso to enhance the details on the fabric/canvas By using textured materials, easier to envision the slow process of time The collective whole -- combining different materials together to be seen as one. Brining together all of the aspects of art that I find most pleasing in work Ambiguous shapes that are pleasing because of their unknown origin. Natural looking, also soothing to look at The connection between humans and textiles from birth -- there is still a need for this today, for anyone. We sleep with sheets, we adorn ourselves with clo...

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