Made a pretty big canvas. I had to cut the wood and then ended up gluing on some foam core. Following, I started painting today. I'm thinking of having a figure coming out of the colors in a way such that the background is interactive and dynamic. I'm not sure yet though. Here are the first touches though!
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11/2/19 I have decided to go back and just redo my portrait. Starting, I'm choosing a picture I think that is more closely reflective of my face. I hope to still keep the gestural markings as I go. Starting out with proportions this time, I just used the projector instead of going straight in. Hopefully that'll keep my on track. 11/9/19 Okay so the lips turned out weird so I had to redo them and move them downwards. I'm not sure how to fix the teeth as they're slightly grey and slightly off? 11/13/19 Smoothed over the teeth and the nose a bit just for a slightly more refined look. Overall I think it looks sort of like me? I most definitely think it looks better in person but am not sure how I am supposed to resolve it digitally. For First Friday, we went to the ICA and it was really interesting! It was the first time I had ever actually entered the building to look at the art and I enjoyed it. The atmosphere was especially engaging and the music and the snacks were a bonus. While I enjoyed all of the music and the people it made it more difficult, personally to focus on the art and enjoy its simple presence. The upstairs exhibition was pretty cool. There was a super cool display of three weird/abstracted small mirror men. The mirrors were two way and reflective. The artist, Aria Dean is using the reflective surface, that is often used in prisons and psychology, and interrogation rooms, to comment on the history of incarceration and commodification of black bodies to be suppressed and contained. I would really like to look into her more as her content is rather interesting. I wonder how as an artist she pushes this idea of black incarceration and commodification through other pieces? I would like to go back sometime, perhaps when it is more quiet without dance music playing to further inquire and explore Deans artistry. I really liked Deans sculptural work and how she rendered her figures. I wonder if I should play more with abstraction? Something I may consider...
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