Our last project, the 3-D project is my favorite so far. Originally, i was going to create an image using glass, setting them up and when you look at it head on, it would create an image. After playing around with some photographs, i decided to make this realistic hand pressing up against the glass. Each sheet would be laid on top of the other, each sheet having a different part of the hand. That way, when all the pieces are laid together, it would seem as though the hand was there, inside the glass.

In order was the process of my own interpretation of the master copy, which included my grandfather. His face was not as nearly as sagging as the original, but his chest was my favorite part to work on. The blue background contrasting with his warmer body colors really finished the whole piece. The tape on his bandage was the last thing added, and is my favorite part.

I chose Lucean Freud because of his use of the paint. He does not try to create realistic paintings, he used the brush to create the shapes of the human body or face. Each painting has such emotion that I found interesting.  He describes the human body with shape and structure.

In order was the process of my Master Copy. The last photo is of the original by Lucean Freud. It was unbelievably difficult to copy such a loose form of painting, including as many layers as he did.

This was the process of the project titled “human presence without human form”

After taking pictures of shoes and an empty chip bag, a couple of my bathtub, I recalled that the only thing humans leave behind are garbage. So, the result was me taking a very clear, flashed picture of my own trash. An Andy Warhol sort of thing. I tried to make something beautiful out of something disgusting. My favorite part of the critique, and what i thought fit very well, was when there were comments about how we make things, to put our own trash in. That is a real product, trash bags. And it is silly because i had never thought of that being ridiculous until it was said out loud.

In order, the top left is 50% done, top right is the original photograph, and the bottom is the finished product of the second assignment.