Landscape Reflection

I address the term "landscape" as a broad description that can encompass a wide range of graphic design. For this final drawing I hoped to be very precise in my lines and have a lot of detail, which was successful. I like how my final composition turned out but I wanted to do geometric designs along the bottom of the drawing like I did in my practice drawings. I did not do these designs to save time and also in an effort to not destroy my hard work with errors. I was very scared of going too far and doing more to the drawing than was necessary and destroying the visual appeal. I had to make the artistic decision to not do the designs, but I probably would have made the designs if time allowed. As an artist I tend to the more abstract side of the spectrum. I like conceptual understanding of images and I am not a major fan of color. Even though some find my work as "plain" it is what appeals to me so it is what I do.


Here are a couple of the terms provided to me in the discussion session:
Peaceful
Spaced and laid out well
Natural
Plain

 I think these responses differed from my intentions because I did not include the geometric designs that would contrast the natural lines, and the result seemed very natural and clean. The word "peaceful" resonates with me because the space it is from is one of my most peaceful places to go, and I am happy that I can express the emotion of a view in my drawing.


Throughout the project I definitely improved as an artist. I think that this is one of my most formally appealing pieces and portrays my skills acquired throughout the year. I think that this project differed from my last couple projects because I have been wanting to work with pen on paper all year and I finally got to do it. Had the school year lasted a week or two longer, I would have made geometric designs along the bottom of the paper as I did in my practice drawings. However, there was no time but I still really like my final drawing and how it turned out visually. I really like my drawing and I hope that others do as well.

Interum Landscape Post

Landscape: portrayal of the features of land

My definition of a landscape is very broad because I find that a landscape encompasses a vast range of photographs, paintings, drawings, prints, or any other medium. Landscapes can be a traditional realistic depiction of a sunset or mountains, but the term landscape can be stretched to include a vast variety of media. However, I feel that the bare minimal required for a work to be called a landscape is that it somehow portrays the physical features or the feel of a certain piece of land. 

For my final, I want to do a pen drawing. I have a vision of doing some mountain-like drawings but with an infusion of geometric shapes and I want to do a somewhat larger drawing, that is short and pretty long. My work will probably develop as I go so we will see! Although I am yet to finalize the composition of my final, I want to make my mark making very tight and thin lines and patterns, also trying to morph nature with the geometric shapes. I am looking forward to working on my drawing and hope it is a success!

Printing Project

Printing is not a medium with which I feel comfortable. This is what made this project fun for me. I came into this project without the slightest idea of what I wanted to print, and looking back it is interesting to see how my intentions developed throughout the span of the project. I think the lorax is a compelling subject to print because there is so much meaning behind all that the lorax stands for, and is almost a universal symbol of environment protection. I think that printing the lorax standing on city streets and begging for money is an obvious statement about environmental protection because soon the lorax will not be able to "speak for the trees" because there will be none left. I printed the street scene on litho paper and I printed the lorax using a plastic card like carving  (cannot remember the name). Even though the printing process definitely felt unnatural to me, I like how my prints turned out in the end.