Portfolio Final 12 Breadth

IB Portfolio Final 12 Concentration Works

Set Free

18x24"

pastel over ink on paper

On Repeat

9x12"

Drawing put in photoshop

If Hands Could Talk

16x20"

Mixed Media (image of acrylics and hands on canvas)

The Unknown

2.5x5"

Galaxy Note 4

Lucky

32x44"

 paint and marker on magazine pages

House of Chaos

8x11"

Photography

Cluttered Minds

Photoshopped images and magazine pages

White Space x5

16x20"

magazines and paint on canvas

Artist Pages

cluttered minds

Cover-up

I produced this piece during my first true exploration in my IB Art SL1 class of a single topic I am adamant about. Problems with body image, particularly in women, have been an interest of mine for years. Comparing yourself to others is inevitable, but when we start comparing ourselves to photoshopped images of women who have careers that rest on being beautiful, a real disservice to ourselves occurs. For this piece, I wanted to have a beautiful woman made out of makeup because that is what women need to remember: that pristine entity of beauty is not real.

Still

I wanted to show my understanding of shadows and how fabric sits on a body. I dressed my mannequin in a mildly dramatic outfit and then drew from direct observation.

Waiting

This is one of my pieces that I did strictly from observation. I used charcoal to draw this piece because I love the stark contrast it creates. I didn't want this piece to be just another drawing of a warm fireplace at Christmas time; I wanted to make the viewer feel a sense of unease about how joyful this image is. I drew the stocking-hooks but left out the stockings. I left the walls bare and let the top of the piece sort-of fade its way out in order to keep the focus on the dark, black whole in the center of the drawing. It's Christmas time, but almost all of the joy and fulfilling qualities that are associated with Christmas are gone.