Project 1
Tittle: Endoskeleton
Medium: Ink on canvas Size: 8 in x 10 in For this project I looked at a bird's skeleton and its actual body and decided to make almost like a print of both things. I did this artwork to try to show how things sometimes looks different but deep down they serve the same purpose. An artist that inspired me was Paul Jackson who has made similar art pieces like the one I created. He uses and idea of dissection on the creatures he illustrates to show more of the creature for example its skeleton and its brain or nerves. The mediums used in this project were bought. |
INSPIRATION
Paul Jackson
Paul Jackson is a British artist who is well known for his large scale works but he also did some works which are the pictures shown to the side. This are dark artworks which show an animal being "dissected". This means the flesh of the animal is getting separated from its bones and its nerves. When looking at Paul Jacksons work you can see how there is different things that belong to the animal or creature. This inspired y work as I wanted to create a work showing a birds skeleton and its actual body. |
Another thing that inspired me was a birds endoskeleton . I wanted to capture this in my artwork as a way to show its endoskeleton and its actual body(feathers etc.) to show things can look different but tend to do or be the same. I got this idea as I looked at different bird species and realized that many of the birds skeletons are somewhat similar. This gave me the idea to the project I created.
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PLANNING
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As I was planning what I would create I had 3 different opinions and sketches. I also used a ravens anatomy to create this work. I searched up how a raven looked like and how its endoskeleton looked like as well. I also searched up other kinds of birds for example a blue jays skeleton and other. I noticed that these skeletons are very similar and that gave me the idea of this work.
I wanted to show how things sometimes look different but deep down they serve the same purpose. As I was sketching my ideas I came up with 3 sketches. The first two really looked like certain type of bird so I went and used my 3rd sketch. I used this sketch because the bird I drew could have been any type of bird. To leave the viewers wondering what bird it was I decided to leave the wings white to give it more of a mysterious look. This way the viewer would assume its a certain type of bird but in reality it could be any bird. |
EXPERIMENTATION
For this project I experimented as I proceeded with the project. I never tried using pen on a canvas so I was experimenting as I started the project. As I started using the pen on the canvas I noticed that if you put too much pressure on the canvas it would make the ink bleed. So to fix this i had to lightly going with the pen instead of applying a lot of pressure. For the parts where the ink started bleeding at the end I went in with some white paint to glean up the edges and get rid of any ink that had started to bleed.
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PROCESS
As I started this artwork I started out by planning what I would do in my canvas. I decided to use Paul Jackson as my inspiration and do my project somewhat related to some of his work. I looked at a ravens skeleton and then realized that most bird skeletons look alike. Thats when the idea of connecting my work to my opinion of things looking different but often serve the same purpose came up in my mind. I did 3 different sketches to support my idea of things looking different but often serve the same purpose. At the end I went and used the last sketch I created. I like the idea of sketching a raven and looking at pictures of its skeleton to make it look as if it was dissected. After I had an idea of what I was going to do,I grabbed some white acrylic paint and painted the entire canvas with it.
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Once the acrylic paint dried off, I started sketching my idea into the canvas. The sketch had to be in neat lines as it was hard to erase pencil lines once it was drawn in the canvas. Once my final idea was sketched I grabbed a pen and started going over my sketch. I had to let the ink dry as its difficult to use a pen on a canvas. I did the birds skeleton first and let the ink dry for 2 hours. Then I went and outlined the birds skeleton with pen after the head was dry. There was some times where I would accidentally rub my arm on the ink and it would make the ink bleed. I fixed this problem by grabbing some napkins and drying the bled ink and once it was completely dry i grabbed more of that white acrylic paint I used at first and try to clean up the bled ink that was left.
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For the last part of my project I still used ink on the canvas. I tried to do the birds wings as neat as I could and tried to not push the pen to much as it would make the ink bleed in the canvas. I did the wings carefully and they came out just like I wanted. After letting the ink dry I grabbed white acrylic paint and try to go over places where the ink was not supposed to be in. I also used the white paint to try and hide the pencil marks I used when sketching the bird. After that I went back to using the pen and tried to create some shadow into the bones and wings of the bird.
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CRITIQUE
Similarities
Some similarities are, the way both artworks look. Paul Jackson made his work look dissected and I also tried and do that sort of style on my artwork. Another similarity is the color which both artworks had. For example in Paul Jacksons work you can see different shades of black and white as well as in my project. |
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Differences
Some differences are the things added into the dissected creature. For example, Paul Jacksons work add more than just its skeleton. It also adds the nerves and even the brain of his creations. Another difference is the space used in our work. Paul Jackson made his work more focused on the head of the animals of creatures he created while my work shows the entire body of the bird I drew. |
Reflection
When doing my artwork I refined my skills as now I know how different mediums work on canvas. My inspiration and my work do connect as you can clearly see the connections from my inspiration in my work. The biggest challenge was trying to clean up the ink that bled once it was dry. I had to use white paint to try and clean it up for a better look. This project ties to previously learned exercises and concepts as I always start a work on a canvas by painting the entire canvas a certain color for a better look, as sometimes the canvas gets dirty.My favorite part of my project was sketching the bird onto the canvas and the least favorite was adding the ink into my work as I had to be careful to prevent the ink from bleeding. I hope others see my work and wonder what kind of bird could be the one in my artwork.
When doing my artwork I refined my skills as now I know how different mediums work on canvas. My inspiration and my work do connect as you can clearly see the connections from my inspiration in my work. The biggest challenge was trying to clean up the ink that bled once it was dry. I had to use white paint to try and clean it up for a better look. This project ties to previously learned exercises and concepts as I always start a work on a canvas by painting the entire canvas a certain color for a better look, as sometimes the canvas gets dirty.My favorite part of my project was sketching the bird onto the canvas and the least favorite was adding the ink into my work as I had to be careful to prevent the ink from bleeding. I hope others see my work and wonder what kind of bird could be the one in my artwork.
Clearly explain how you are able to identify the cause effect relationship between your inspiration and its effect on your artwork?
My work and my inspiration have a really obvious connection and the inspiration had a big effect in my final piece of artwork.
What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
When looking at a creatures endoskeleton and other things they all have the same things.
What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, culture, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
When using pen in a canvas you need to be careful as ink can bleed out.
What is the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?.
Some thing might look different from the outside but they all have the same things or serve the same purpose.
What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
The use of space can make an art piece look plain or have detail.
Bibliography:
Paul Jackson: https://www.pauljackson.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Jackson_(artist)
My work and my inspiration have a really obvious connection and the inspiration had a big effect in my final piece of artwork.
What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
When looking at a creatures endoskeleton and other things they all have the same things.
What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, culture, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
When using pen in a canvas you need to be careful as ink can bleed out.
What is the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?.
Some thing might look different from the outside but they all have the same things or serve the same purpose.
What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
The use of space can make an art piece look plain or have detail.
Bibliography:
Paul Jackson: https://www.pauljackson.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Jackson_(artist)