Landscape & Social Science Works

 

The results from the questionnaires lead me to thinking about the content and design of my pieces. I received good, positive feedback, but the works I ended up making just do not seem like what I would choose to make if given complete freedom with direction. I liked using the cardboard for the landscape, because it gave a rougher look, especially around the edges. It made it easier to blend the colors as well, but once I completed it I did not like the results as much. For the social sciences project, I used mostly torn up pieces from found magazines as the background. I like the look and texture that it made, although regarding the size of the piece, I am still unsure how I should have cropped it. I made it close to the elements within, because I did not want too much negative, white space from the background. The problem with doing that is it seems too small. In drawing Marilyn’s portrait, I am pleased with how it turned out. If I had more time I would have perfected her jaw line and spent more time on the details of her hair to look more realistic. I may continue on the Marilyn piece and experiment with any possible cropping and sketch details to make it better. Comparing both the landscape and the social science piece, what is most noticeable is my use of color as the dominating elements. The landscape is composed of many bright colors and one dark, and the Marilyn piece is primarily black and white with contrasting red on certain places. I do like using color in works, as is obvious in both. In planning the landscape, I wanted to represent my attitude towards my situation in life at the moment. The ground is dark, as the present can be difficult to view as good. The sky is bright with a sunrise, like looking forward, or up, into an ideal future that is aspired. For the Marilyn piece, my plan was to make a small commentary on female body image as it is influenced by the media. Marilyn Monroe is an iconic beauty image, although the point of the piece is to say that if there is exact and definite beauty, no one would fit the model.