Painting
Resolved Works: First Assessment
Below’s works include the three paintings I completed for modules one, two and three.
The first painting, for module one is painting of a young Frida Kahlo. Painted in Grisales Portrait style with a cadmium red underpainting and a blue background.
The second painting for module two, shows a figure painting, first drawn during a life drawing session and recreated and painted later. The figure is painted floating ethereally on the canvas, showing the purple underpainting around her.
The third and final painting for module three, shows my own face, but using distorted reality techniques. For as long as I can remember, people have always complemented me on my hair and eyes, saying that my eyes look like stars and my hair shines in the sunlight. I wanted to showcase this idea by making it look like two stars were flaring out of my eyes, and sunlight was streaming through my hair.
Printmaking
Resolved Works: First Assessment
Below are the prints that I created for modules one, two and three.
First, there are my jigsaw lino prints, made for module one. They show a collection of three gourds, inspired by a photo I took during First Year. Gourds have been something that has always been around me growing up, whether I was using them in games with my cousins or believing they were the homes of Faries, they were there.
The second set of prints show my Poster and Zine, for module two. It shows my two brothers and father as flowers, photos taken during First Year for Sculpture. When creating these, I decided that I didn’t want to create something political, instead I wanted something fun and whimsical.
The last prints show an etching plate, made for module three. The print is inspired by the first real novel that I read when I was 14 years old, the first book that made me cry, Patrick Ness’ A Monster Calls. The print shows the monster, leaning towards the young boy in front of his house in the dead of night. Using different shades of brown, black and yellow, I wanted to create a rusted, dark and weathered look to represent the theme of the book.
Assessment Gallery Exhibit
