She's done! I attached the paper flowers to the canvas with hot glue. At certain points I also poked holes in the canvas and attached them that way. I'm rather happy with how it turned out but still al little unsure of whether or not the flowers go with the piece. I also would've liked to make the final figure pop out of the background a bit more.
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Currently making large, sculptural flowers to supplement the wacky hair. It's taking quite a while as I have been paper macheing paper after paper to construct the flower. I have spent two classes just paper macheing and one actually constructing. I'd like to ideally make 3-5 flowers, but the paper macheing and construction process is rather time consuming. I like the overall look of the flowers though!
I definitely went into this fast. I've been working in smaller increments and forgot to go in to really check the angle of the face. But the proportion and tilt of the head is off. Also the lips and the general face shape (which are rather bigger elements that are harder to change). I'm not really sure how to make it better from her as its so off. I'm thinking of just starting over?
Marina Abramović
“The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind." - Abramović Nightsea Crossing (1981-1987) Heather Rose: An Account of 'The Artist is Present'In the atrium of MoMA, visitors were observing a woman in a long red dress sitting at a table. It was a blond wood table with blond wood chairs, as if it had come from IKEA. Opposite the woman in the red dress, a younger woman sat wearing a lightweight beige coat. The two women were gazing into each other’s eyes. Levin noticed white tape on the floor marking out a square. People rimmed this square. Some were standing, others were sitting cross-legged, and all of them were watching the two women at its center. Levin heard a small girl ask, “Mom, is that lady plastic?” “No, of course she’s not,” the mother replied in a hushed voice. “What is she, then?” the girl asked. “Mom? Mom?” The mother had no answer and her gaze did not leave the spectacle in front of her. Levin could see the child’s point. The woman in the red dress was like plastic. Her skin looked as if the floodlights had bleached her to alabaster. Suddenly, without any cue, the young woman got up and left the table. The woman in the long dress closed her eyes and bowed her head, but remained seated. After some moments a man sat down in the empty chair. The woman now raised her head and opened her eyes to look directly at him. The man had a crumpled face with untidy gray hair and a short hooked nose. He looked small opposite the woman. The two of them gazed into each other’s eyes. More than gazing, Levin thought. Staring. The woman did not smile. She hardly even blinked. She was entirely still.... read more Check out this Link to read more about the interactive piece 'The Artist is Present' 2010: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/marina-abramovic-inspired-novel-1425469 ThoughtsI love the idea of performance art. If I were to continue with my cinematography work, I would like to incorporate performance. I really like the idea of Abromovic's 'The Artist is Present' almost as literal way to "see into the eyes" and truly experience the artist. I think If I were to do performance it would have to be recorded and then incorporated into a video rather than in the moment presentation.
Haha I'm completely just going with it. I'm not sure what's up with the hair or if I like it? One of my challenges was to incorporate a 3D element...and this is what I came up with. It ultimately will have to be balanced by another 3-dimensional piece so I'm thinking maybe massive sculptural flowers?
So uh... its been a while since I've done drawing from a photo. Confession I for sure spent a week and a half choosing a photo. Last week I began penciling, and this week I went in with the conte. It is not right at all. I think I need to give myself more than thirty minutes because it takes me a while to get my bearings for this type of drawing. The angle is off completely. Will have to go back and fix it somehow.
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