Tuesday, February 22, 2011

concentration critique

i'm actually kind of wondering whether or not this person is a current ap student cause his/her posts are from may 2010. IDK! but i'm thinking their concentration has something to do with their visit to china. there are a lot of asians in their paintings and they all seem to be asian girls. i like that the girls are unified through a somewhat solemn look on their faces in each one. even the drawings seem to have that same solemn and melancholy feeling to them. as i said though, idk if this is an actual concentration or maybe i'm just talking nonsense! i love how real the faces look (since i love faces and portraits) and i loveee how this person tries out new medias on each of their pieces. lots of variety! awesome!

Monday, February 14, 2011

adopt a blog and critique

http://roomsixthirteen.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-01-21T17%3A47%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=7
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVKmec8rLCZBlosJF_lUkcbRRxX4Vi4zmT4JXReV53ZtxUJaknMEAL5e6CLwSvXz8lZxZQDBDSJRu88R3gB4fUX4t4FJOQwYxwkh42baSM6cX85H1rLJSQahN8Ykjl2U5XiXtjiEyV04y/s1600/IMG_9685.jpg
ok so i actually think this blog might be better for me to follow since theres more paint on here and some mixed media which is really what i need to focus on. her pieces are really lovely. it seems like she kind of has this asian theme going on in the first few pieces. the second link is the piece im critiquing. to start, i love the way this person has created this piece. the watercolor that drips down and the side profile are just phenomenal. i love the way the colors create a wide range of values and really make the face pop. the message that i see in this piece is that there's a man who looks sort of solemn but maybe deep in thought? i also really enjoy the simplicity of the photo. there isnt a huge distracting background and i think that the piece in itself is very descriptive that it just doesnt need that anyway. there really isnt anything that i would say needs work. i would definitely go see this artist at a museum. i'm eager to see the rest of their work.

Monday, February 7, 2011

adopt a blog

http://lhsap2kevinw.blogspot.com/

i chose kevin's blog because i was instantly inspired by the photography he had posted and it motivated me to try new ideas in both photography and my 2d art. maybe even collaborating the two more.