I began this collage by considering a variety of issues that could go into my topic of strong independent women that do what they want no what other forces are telling them whether that is society or even commonly men. I looked at what is important to me as well that i would want to include. For example the idea that some women feel the need to wear makeup and dress a certain way to impress men. Men also control a majority of the world which is really unfair. One issue that i included was abortion, subtly rape was also included in the lower third on the left. I began to think including the elements and principles of design such as color. Color was huge for me when creating this. I wanted the female side to be more feminine white pastel colors and the men's side to be reds and blacks dark colors. I did this because of how men feel like they're stronger than women because of the status in society and they give off certain vibes and i took that as red which could mean power anger. Where yes female may not seem as strong but they are twice as strong physically and most importantly mentally.even if they wear dresses or like pink girls can do anything and make decisions for themselves Scale was big also the size of the man and then the size of the three women. All together they are bigger smarter stronger. Finally space I wanted as little space left over as possible so I chose my images very carefully rearranging constantly until they fit just right. The use of photos within my project show from the left to the right it begins with a very manly side with reds and blues big letters to show that they feel very powerful. I put money and diamonds to show that either women spend on some men to buy them things or that they feel powerful because of their money. I also included a lot of makeup items and women's eyes legs to show that men have high standards for women. Then in the middle it's a transition starting to show the power women have but the issues that still are there. One example of this is the wake up prettier image. Then on the right side is completely is all about how women are strong and they are capable of making their own money they can wear makeup because they want to not because they feel like they have to. If I could change anything about this, I would change possibly a larger paper would of been something cool to tackle. I would change how there was white spaces visible I would of liked to set down a background before I started to glue down the images. To give the collage more detail in areas they wouldn't have any. I would of liked to include that not all men are like this and that girls can depend on men if kids are involved or other big contributors. But they don't need to also have a boyfriend, but if the relationship is healthy it is fine to do so I think I hinted but didn't fully sow these topics. Every day I looked at all kinds of magazines and found that that was more successful than looking through just magazines that are traditionally for women. I worked hard to find what I wanted to make sure I could show my idea fully.
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In the beginning, this project scared me a bit because of how new this type of art was to me. I was so afraid of messing up my piece entirely by carving too much in one area or accidentally carving something important. So I had to start small and from the start I Thought of how I was going to accomplish this. I began this map printmaking portrait by thinking about how I was going to show movement it my carving/prints. This lead to going through my selfies and deciding which photo would allow me to make it as realistic as possible. This then lead to me thinking about lines, the size of my picture, and how the direction of my lines would impact it entirely if not done correctly. I wasn't to concerned with color in my final piece, but experimented with different colors in my practice and final three non salty prints. I focused on blues because blue is my favorite color and if I had to chose one color to view the world in it would be blue. It's a very calm and happy color to me. I would of chosen blue for my final print, but the color didn't match the colors in my map. If I could change anything I would of changed my picture. Only because of the remaining blank space in the top of the photo. I spent most of my time trying to accomplish the impossible task of carving that area out completely and in a timely manner. This did not happen. If I would have selected a better photo I could've focused more on the detail in my face and hair, rather than that area. Everyday I worked the whole time trying to evenly care out my face to show movement. Carving took up close to all of my time with minor adjustments that had to be made once I started printing. Printing was a challenge because I had to come up with techniques that would help with the prints coming out clear solid and not salty. I chose my map because my dream is to travel across Europe and go on adventures everywhere. Something that has always interested me is teaching/volunteering in a less fortunate country. Which explains the other countries in the map and not just Europe.Title: All the best people are crazy!
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