Abstract

Surreal Project

 

Video

Object Study (cont.)

Photographs

Nature Bone Study

Self Portrait Progress

 

Online Reading: Portrait of an Artist

Artist Quote: "My early etching work represents a nostalgic illusion of my childhood fears with a longing for Western fantasy.  Later I began to develop subjects inspired by mythology and literature using washi paper and wood board." -Rieko Fujinami

This artist's work really captured my attention.  I really enjoy her color and expressive marks she uses when working. For example her piece titled "Ambivalent Indignation" has a very unique kind of mark making that seem "splotchy" and this works well for her piece. In her interview she mentioned that she works with a variety of materials, which I find interesting 

Anatomy Skeleton Study

Object Study

#1-Vine and Compressed Charcoal

 

 

#2-Black and White Conte

 

 

Hand Animation

5 x 2 min Gesture

Sketchbook #2 - Object Study

Animation in Photoshop_Charcoal

Path Drawing Assignment

 

Reading Discussion Assignment

"A drawing can be highly controlled and delicate, an act of homage, redolent of personal memory, history or desire, or it can be automatic, responding to irrational elements or chance encounters of materials." This quote was nice because it really made me think of how our every day lives can inspire us to draw. I immediately thought of the surrealist (Christian Edler) and his drawing "Silent Escape." This piece came from his memory along with many of his other pieces. I have also attached another piece from him "Forsaken"