ARTIST STATEMENTS

Wings:

My artwork, Wings, is a series of quotes put together in a collage next to a colorful picture of a man with wings spilling into a river of blood, sweat, and tears, In the river there's flowers, hearts and clocks made also with sharpie.

I created my art by printing out some quotes from the music video and putting tissue paper over it with modge podge. It was then put in a college and I drew with sharpie in the empty spaces. I even added some paint at the bottom below the sharpie to symbolize a river.

The idea behind my artwork is based on the Blood Sweat and Tear music video by BTS. It symbolizes hard work, dedication, and the path to success. The album was called wings which is where it got the name as the album was to symbolize them finally reaching what they have worked for.

My goal for this art was to create something that reminded me of my aunt. She really loves the artists that sing the song and this is a song that portrays her through the lyrics. The piece was nothing like how I imagined I was going to create it but the message has remained the same.

She's a murderer:

My artwork shows a scene in the music video 365 So Fresh by Triple H. It shows an image of the singer HyunA looking in the corner of her eyes because she is in a cautious state of mind in the beginning. I wanted to do a black and white face with only a slight hint of color but have bright red hair and lips like she does in the video.

I started by doing the background with vine and started mixing compressed charcoal in once I had a basic outline of everything. A lot of the colors were dark, especially in the background. I started adding color by using pastels but as it all progressed, I had to keep redoing the background and hair as they kept getting smudged.I used pencil for the eyes and streaks in the hair. I still need to touch up details which I will do with pencil later on.

The idea of the piece is to live as much as possible. The music video presents a group of outlaws who committed crimes based on an event that was not their fault. Eventually, they realize that this is the last few days of their life and they live it as best as they can. They steal a car filled with money, party, but after the law catches up it ends with them jumping off a bridge together. HyunA, the focus of my work, is a famous idol in Korea who is known for breaking many stereotypes in such a strict society and therefor the theme best suits her.

My goals were to create a piece that could have a meaning that nobody would ever guess by looking at it. When you see the photo, you may only see a redheaded girl with red lips. In reality, this was a scene right after she killed a man for sexually assaulting her in her place of work. I also wanted to gain experience in not only a new style of art but a new media.

I love the theme of the image and I love how it doesn't fit my usual style as this is a more uplifting piece compared to some of my past works. I hope to improve in both charcoal and realism. This may not be the best piece or even good by some standards but I think the message is interesting and that's what I love the most about artwork.

Median:

My piece is a chime with five total pieces. In the middle, there's two large circles (one larger than the other which goes on top) and on the side there's three small tarot like cards. The general subject was polar opposites and meant to be used as a template so that you can warp the subject around to your perspective.

I started creating my work by using the slab roller to create two circles in which everything would go on. After that I created little statues of an octopus tail, horns, rocks, a snake head and etc. For my melting face, I let it rest against the edge of the meat container that way it would dry curved and I placed it in between the snake and horns. Finally, I created three small cards out of a slab and engraved it after it had time to dry out just enough.

At first, I wanted to create something special that was about me. Soon enough I realized I just didn't know enough for certain about who I was and that I have very different opposing perspectives on everything. That's where the opposites theme came in as I wanted to be able to look at it and see all the hypocritical details about my soul that just don't make any sense. I look at something and I can see it many, many different ways and that's what i wanted others to do as they looked at my art.

My goal was to create something creative and different. For me, it was average and like every other clay project that I have done so I did not reach my goal. I am. however, glad with how it turned out in terms of looks. I feel like there's something missing to it and I am hoping to find out through the artwork I continue to make.

My final piece is never close to how I imagine or sketch it as my mind goes in 20 directions at once, especially when creativity is involved. This piece was very difficult for me to think of and I feel like that has taught me to not overlook simplistic things and go for something so in depth. In general, my piece was very basic with the meaning and the structure but I still ended up liking it, surprisingly. I believe that this will allow me to be more creative in future projects and find different subjects than what I normally choose.

open air:

My artwork is called Open Air and shows a colorful, open air market which a stone/dirt pathway in the middle and stands going back. It consists of three stands or stores on each side and big rocks that are placed on a dirt pathway.

I used watercolor for this piece and used both the wet on wet and wet on dry techniques.I used the wet on wet technique for my washes and under painting and started using the wet on dry technique for my detail work.

My work was inspired by the open market scenes that you find most commonly in foreign countries. There are intentional markings and words placed that you normally find at a store. However, it's used in three languages/cultural references. I used the Korean pricing and used simplified Chinese and English to write the word fresh along signs and banners. I was trying to portray the difference in the eating habits between America and other countries by showing the place where most Asians may go and get their food versus when we go to Walmart and get packaged and processed food that have little to no health benefits.

My goals for this project specifically were to further my knowledge in techniques, media, and other art based facts. I definitely did learn a lot more than I knew and figured out that I am not nearly as terrible as I thought I would be although I still have quite a ways to go.

I learned how to do washes and how to add details in watercolor works which was what I struggled with the most. I always imagine a piece as best as it could be but realistically it is better than I thought I would be able to do.This piece will definitely influence my other art pieces as I took a different path with my idea and reasoning for choosing the scene I portrayed

USS Abby

My artwork is a clay piece in the shape of a stereotypical alien spaceship with a removable lid (which is the area where a person would sit to command the ship). It is in the shape of a saucer as I thought it would be more identifiable as a spacecraft rather than a space shuttle which basically looks like a gigantic and oddly shaped missile.

I created the bottom by cutting a flat circle out of clay then applying one coil around the edge to raise it up slightly. For the top/lid, I used the pinch pot method and created a raised surface on the inner circle so that the top would not slide around.

The big idea behind my work was to present my love for space travel in a form of art. Halfway through, I also decided that I would like it to be able to be used as a chip and dip plate which helped for the form. Therefor, it not only showcases my love for space but also my love for food.

My goal was to create a form of spacecraft that would let people know that I have serious dedication to NASA (who evidently is ignoring my emails) and space. I happen to enjoy creating clay projects and wanted to enjoying combining one of my passions with my arts in hopes that it would improve me as an artist.

I believe that it was serve well for its purpose and I hope that NASA will be impressed when I show them pictures of it. In my opinion, it could have been way better. But with my limited time and limited experience, I think I did semi-well.

Suffocation:

My piece is called suffocation and represents an outdoor scene of a tree and a vine like leaves crawling from the bottom to around the tree. There's rain in the background to represent acid rain, a hidden face (screaming) in a tree to show the dying souls found within nature and leaves to represent what nature should be (prosperous and plentiful).

I used acrylic and used the normal process for painting but added short strokes showing movement as I was working in the impressionism style.

I was inspired by the memories I made over the summer of 2018. While living with my aunt, she showed me many beautiful things, one being a love for nature. She taught me that being at piece with the world around you is the only way to be at peace with yourself. All this has given me a new perspective on my surroundings and has led me to see how terribly we treat something as wondrous as living on a planet like Earth.

My goal for this project was to create something I truly liked and I believe that this project has been more than successful. Even though I did not make my goal, I did learn that I really love the style and media. I even plan to continue working in the style on my home and at school.

Overall, I have learned a new style of painting and I am very glad I have gotten the chance to do so. I did not enjoy many painting styles and didn't think I would enjoy doing this one but I was thankfully wrong.

Suffocation:

I used acrylic and used the normal process for painting but added short strokes showing movement as I was working in the impressionism style.

corn

My artwork is a plaster sculpture of a common male peacock. It has semi realistic proportions (apparently you cannot find the circumference of a peacocks body or neck on google). It is sitting down and facing the front with the feathers up.

I started creating the peacock by using cardboard rolls to start the armature for the neck and as I built depth into it using newspaper, I would add an armature for the body. I continued to use a very large amount of newspaper to shape the individual curves and body fat. Then, I created my beak using poster board. I put a large, whole poster board on the back to support the feathers and using a piece of bent cardboard to hold it up. Afterwords, I started to plaster the peacock and finally I started to paint the poster board and peacock body.

For this project, we needed to show our own style in the form of a sculpture, Therefor, I created an animal that is known for it's colors since I have been known to have a really colorful personality.

My goal was to create a sculpture that actually looked like what it was supposed to be and be proud of it. Although I reached half my goal, I feel as if it is not something to yet be proud of even though you can see what it is supposed to be.

Overall, it was a really fun project for me to work on and I am very glad I had the chance to. My dislike for my artwork does not define my enjoyment in the process of creation and in this case, they are on opposite ends. I hope that this project will influence me to continuously work harder and continue to venture outside my comfort zone.

the gorn

My artwork is an impressionist painting that has details inspired by "The Scream" by Edvard Munch and "The Bedroom" by Van Gogh. It depicts a ghost that is creeping in through the door into an otherwise calm bedroom. When you are looking at the painting, it seems like you are looking in from an outdoor window.

I started my piece by painting my background colors first and then slowly adding more details until I finally go back over my piece with short brush strokes. I used a variety of shades for each wall and so although many of the same colors were used, it does not get overused.

I created Paranoid Sleep because I wanted to represent the feelings that delusional or paranoid people may feel in a place where people normally feel safe and comfortable.

My goals were to advance my skills in painting and finally just go into a project and be unsure because I have always struggled with needing the perfect reason to paint. I wanted to learn how to just do it anyways and not overthink everything I put on the canvas. I may not have improved much with my painting skills but I did successfully finish the painting and not just give up and accept it.

Despite all this, I still dislike my painting and believed it could be much better than it is. I'm sure my ideas will grow and become better as my skills do too.

spockoroni

My artwork, called "Spockoroni", depicts Spock (a main character from the Star Trek franchise, namely "The Original Series") and his tricorder being beamed down to another surface. It shows him with exaggerated features in the transporter room with his tricorder being foreshortened.

I started out creating my piece by doing 4 sketches and trying out different placements and different details for the same subject matter. The I worked on a final elaboration and worked on transferring it over to a watercolor paper. Finally I used the watercolor painting process (Washes, darker, then details, etc) to create my final piece.

Leonard Nimoy, or Spock as he is known on Star Trek: The Original Series, was the inspiration for my piece. Although it may seem silly to convey emotions through a TV show, the concept of Star Trek and many other shows bring me joy. I find science, space travel, and dream like universes to be fascinating and can only dream that I will even come close to a fraction of what they can do.

My goal was to show a person whom I look up to in a perspective that might interest outsiders. I'm not so sure I completed my goal but I had fun doing it and that's what art is all about for me.

I have slowly been getting less critical and less focused on a piece of art being technically correct in every way. I believe that this piece shows exactly that. Through making it, I did not stress or worry nor did I get upset due to it not reaching my standards and instead I had fun. Therefor, whenever I think about this specific project, it doesn't unsettle me but instead brings me minor joy.

Choo Choo Llama

My piece, "Choo Choo Llama", is an acrylic painting with many images set all over it. They are meant to be random objects that have no connections with me or the others (e.x. a toaster, llama, playing card). Each individual object is set inside a shape, with black lines in between each (where a train is passing through).

I created it by adding the colors of the inside shapes and then taking tape to paint the black lines so that it would not be curved be less messy. Then I started creating the subject matters and then lastly I touched up the lines so that it would seem sharp.

The big idea was to show my thought process. It all began when I was becoming addicted to solitaire and didn't have very much time to sleep. I started connecting cards to everything (including toasters) and from then on my brain just goes racing with different thoughts. For example, an alligator eating the toaster cord or a corn with human ears listening to music from a banana "phone".

My goal was to accurately show how I think. Since this was my only goal and I wasn't too worried on the technical skill, I would say that I did quite well and got my idea through.

Surprisingly, I really like the piece overall and I am glad I chose to represent my mind like this because it seems to be a unique thought process (at least for others that I have spoken too). I enjoy the fact that when someone looks at my piece they will be seriously confused and wonder what it could possibly be about.

overlooked elegance

My piece, "Overlooked Elegance", is a collarbone in black and white Prismacolor pencils on craft paper. It has tints of blue within some of the grays but it mostly stays on the black-white gradient. In my opinion, I find that blending and contrast is the most prominent feature, as they are with most Prismacolor based pieces.

I started to create my piece by sketching four different options and then choosing one for an elaboration sketch. As stated earlier, I used Prismacolor pencils and craft paper. I then followed the process of using whites, then light color, then darker, and finally burnishing it.

Originally, I wanted to do the entire body and make it graceful or elegant to show the physical beauty of people. After seeing others ideas, I noticed many people did not show a small, overlooked feature that they thought was beautiful. I wanted to show that although you may not like your body as a whole, it doesn't mean you cannot like individual aspects. Many people cloud their perspective of something by critiquing every piece together instead of looking at a body as individual features and finding beauty in them.

My goal was to create a piece that actually looks like a collarbone and work on my fear of using deep contrast. In my opinion, the piece does not look like a collarbone until you are told that it is one. However, I did make progress in expanding my horizons and got to learn new techniques, media, and I hope to continue making progress with my technical skill.

Besides the goals stated above, I did not have much hope for the project as I found it hard to be creative at the time. I feel as if this piece represents the part of me that is simple and tired, Therefor, it is not the happiest piece I have made but I am glad to have gained experience and I hope that creating this piece helped me to learn to express something other than brightness.