For my 3rd concentration piece, I chose the emotion of "bemused." To help bring across this particular emotion, I chose a subject who I thought had a dynamic face for the emotion (yeah Georgia :), used bright, warm colors for the circles, dynamic mark-making with high contrast, and incorporated an overriding gradation/concentration structure of circles and popping "bubbles." I hoped that this would emphasize the feeling of bewilderment and "being non-plussed." After the critique, I took the technical advice and shortened the chin of the subject to help increase the sense that the perspective was angled from the top down. I also tried to integrate the newspaper with the bubbles portion by extending the design over the newspaper and filling some of the circles with newspaper. I also increased the contrast of the subject and drew in with cool colors to make the subject pop forward.
I think this piece accurately portrays your vision of bemused. I think the composition of the aerial view of her face works with the structure in the background because it gives the illusion that the bubbles are rising up out of the picture plane. Also, the contrast of warm and cool colors adds another level of contrast to the work. I especially like how the design structure of the background is bright and vibrant without taking away the attention on the portrait.
ReplyDeleteI think that this piece was well thought out and really conveyed the idea of being "bemused". I also like how well you did the portrait of Georgia, and you really improved on the values in it since wednesday. The structure in the backgrounds of all of your past two pieces have been really good, but this one is the best so far! I like how you contrasted the colors and the grey newspaper so well, as well as how you added the color at the bottom. That really helped to tie the whole piece together. Overall, well done :)
ReplyDeleteDaniel, I love this! It is just so interesting to look at.. I really think your use of mixed media is the reason this piece is so strong. You have a wonderful focus on visual texture throughout this work and the design structure is perfect to represent your idea of bemused. The popping bubbles are radial design structures in themselves! You changed this a lot since the critique- she definitly stands out now. I love the contast from the bright colors to the pencil drawing of Georgia, I'm glad you decided to keep her black and white. Overall, it is an awesome work of art. Great job! (and by the way, it looks JUST like Georgia)
ReplyDeleteDaniel... I think your idea of this unique emotion was great. It isn't like, "happy, or "sad", its a new emotion thats kinda cool. I think your idea of putting her hand on her hip and the facial contortions along with the bursting confusion bubbles really makes this piece one of your best so far.
ReplyDeleteDaniel- Great job! I like how you combined the newspaper wiht the bubbles and I think I would still add more of that especially in the middle to help unify the two different visual textures. I also might add a few bubbles on top of the newspaper to show one or two bubbles floating down and popping. You did a very good job on the drawing and it works with your design structure. One concept to consider for a future portrait is to do a portrait in extreme realism to prove to the judges that not only can you draw loosely but you can also draw very controlled. Overall, an exciting composition and unique design!
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