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For my final project, first I painted my college house as my favorite place from my college experience. I chose this because it will always be such a special place to me! Next, I created a spiral of dandelions in my backyard. And for the last project I wanted to keep my message sweet and simple. I thought this was a good message as a reminder to always do good for yourself and for others.:)
For the surrealism project I made a pair of sandals out of a Blue Light box, these are great for the warm weather we are starting to have here is Allegany!
For my art project this week I made Flip Flops! I used cut up cardboard and some plastic to make this comfortable masterpiece.
Love the flip flops, they are very creative and great for the surrealism project!
For my futurism project I chose to draw a picture of the iPhone. I wanted to emphasize the size of the iPhone because I think it will get even bigger than the ones we have now. I also drew the face on it because I think in the future the iPhone will pretty much be able to do everything the human can do. I added the the crown headband to show the brightness and the ideas behind the iPhone and how surprising it can be.
Cubism
For this project I used things that were being recycled or thrown away. I used a cardboard box and painted the background a bleak gray color. I then used other cardboard for the road and truck. Then used a beaded necklace to show the pollution coming from the truck. Also used 2 chapstick lids for the tires.
Elizabeth, I love how creative this piece is! I never would have thought to use the beaded necklace the way you did, great job!
For this cubism project I decided to find things around our college house that represented being in college and living in a college house with six other girls. In my collage I used a red solo cup, starburst, a high noon box, a gogo squeeze, a bag of bungles, and a dark chocolate peanut butter cup.
For my portrait I chose to draw my friend Lyndsay. I chose to use colored pencils to show the different colors. I also chose to use Lyndsay as my model because she has a very bright and happy personality and I thought the colors I chose represented that.
For my impressionism project I chose to draw a scene from one of my favorite movies as a child. I remember watching these movies on repeat with my sisters. For this project I used colored pencils to create this image. I thought this was a good scene to recreate because of the colors of the Northern lights.
I chose my friend Courtnee as my inspiration for the Pop Art assignment. She is one of the most down to earth and confident people I know. She always radiates positive energy, she is never afraid to be herself, and she is absolutely beautiful.
1. What is your advice on staying confident for the next generation who sees ridiculous beauty standards on social media?
“My advice to the next generation would be to be unapologetically yourself. there is no one like you in the world, that’s how special you are. So, be proud of who you are as an individual. Show the world what it means to be you.”
2. How is rebelling against beauty standards a part of your life?
“Rebelling against beauty standards is a part of my life because I am a part of the generation that sees models on social media every single day. I see what they eat in a day, or what their workout routines consist of. I am also a part of the generation that is rebelling against beauty standards and showing young woman that every single body type and imperfection is beautiful.”
3. Who is inspiring you these days to love yourself and break free from societal boxes that you may have grown up with or still experience today?
“My mom and my aunt inspire me to love myself and break free from societal boxes. They are the ones that taught me the importance of loving yourself. They have always told me “when you know your worth, no one can make you feel worthless”. I try to live by this everyday and dance to the beat of my own drum because we only get one life, so, let’s live it loving ourselves unapologetically.”
Autumn I really enjoyed this post you made and the responses Courtney had for these questions. My favorite part was when she gave advice to the next generation to be themselves no matter what. I think is important for the next generation to hear because there are so many new beauty standards they see every day and believe that they have to do that too.
For my Pop Culture Moment, I decided to paint Andrea Emilia Ivanova. Andrea is a 22 year old from Bulgaria who has had over 20 lip injections. Her goal is to keep going until she has “the biggest lips in the world.”
Obviously she is taking it to the extreme, but lip fillers, fake eyelashes, hair extensions, draw-on eyebrows, etc, are almost now becoming the norm in today’s society. Because it is shown so much on social media, especially in celebrities, many people are trying to change their appearance to fit the new beauty standards. What I also find crazy about Andrea is that her entire appearance is now altered, not only her lips. If you look at her selfies, you could see even her eyebrows and eyelashes aren’t real. To me, it makes me sad that people feel the need to change their appearance so greatly. Of course it is your body and you can choose to do as you like if it makes you happy, but I believe people should embrace their natural looks because that’s what makes them unique and who they are!
Your work portrayed the picture you chose perfectly. I completely agree with that our society and social media has been preaching these things as the new norm. Even younger girls today are being influenced by what they see on social media, especially tik tok and instagram. I also completely agree with you that people should embrace their natural beauty more often!
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I took inspiration from minimalist abstraction art for my digital piece. Using Snapchat, I chose a very bright and bold color for my background and then drew white dots and lines to draw the viewer in. Additionally, I used the markup feature from the photos app on my phone to add a subtle pink highlight, which I then used black lines to outline and connect the two highlights. Finally, I did another highlight overtop to layer it towards the side with a more yellow tone to it.
For my canvas I used acrylic paint and marker. I had difficulty with color matching my piece with the digital version as well as giving a more transparent look to the highlighted features. Overall, I had a lot of fun with this project and was very happy with it.
I love this abstract piece you created. Your painting looks almost exactly like the one you created on snapchat. I think you matched the colors really well to the ones you used on snapchat. Another thing that I enjoyed about your work were the different layers of colors and shapes.
Midterm
I picked this photo of Kim Kardashian because of her notorious reputation using photoshop and photo editing. The Kardashian-Jenner family are truly the photoshop queens of modern media. There is not one photo they put out that is untouched and “all natural”. In this particular photo, Kim was called out for the unnatural wave patterns in the pool surrounding her body and was accused of photo editing her body, specifically her shoulders, as she made them straight and smooth instead of natural and curved. Within my painting, I used textured lines around particular areas to accentuate these edits. I felt this was the perfect pop culture moment for this assignment.
This example shows the emphasis on beauty standards in our society. People feel like they have to enhance their beauty on social media in order to fit to the standards of society, especially celebrities since people hold them so highly. Kim Kardashian in particular has been called by many “the most beautiful woman in the world”, so she probably feels as if she has a lot to live up to. This shows that it is not only regular people who have issues with facing beauty standards, it is also celebrities. Although celebrities having the same issues and using photoshop on their photos makes the issue even larger because it perpetuates a stereotype to always live up to expectations and be perfect. Therefore, we must always remember that social media is not real. People only let you see what they want you to see.
For this assignment I also chose to re-create an image of Kim Kardashian. As you mentioned the Kardashians are known for photoshopping their pictures online. I think this gives a bad image to our society that women need to look a certain way.
For my pop culture moment painting I chose to re-create this image of Kim Kardashian because it sparked a lot of controversial topics in the media. Through the work of photoshop and the decision to wear a latex dress, the magazine intended to accentuate her butt. The controversy lies in the exploitation of the black female body. This sparked an issue because it sexualized her body and played to the stereotypes of black women's body.
For my canvas I used acrylic paint and marker. I made a faceless portrait of her to draw the focus onto her dress, and more specifically her butt.
This is my self portrait using tea bags. I only had two different kinds of tea available, which were dandelion root tea, and raspberry tea. I used the dandelion tea for my hair because I have long blonde hair and the raspberry tea for the color of the lips.
For my collage, I included a picture of a girl in the center who I felt both dressed like me and presented herself with the same characteristics as myself. I feel that the way she is positioned and dressed, she is able to give off someone that is relaxed and who keeps to herself, and enjoys the slow pace of life. The electronics in the upper right show how far our generation has come technologically, but is also a critique on how much we rely on it. The nails/polishes, as well as the brands shown, are things that I feel target young girls in my generation. I grew up just outside of DC, and was always surrounded by politics, which is why I chose to include the photo in the upper left corner. The bottom right shows the raised awareness of mental health that my generation strives to prioritize. I also included the running shoes because growing up I’ve always been very active, but I also now enjoy going on walks and think of them as an opportunity to reflect on my thoughts.
Lyndsay, I really liked your collage for this week. You represented our generation very well with different products and brand that are so popular.
So for this collage, I didn't have any magazines to work with so I decided to find images that fit my ideas. I decided to find pictures that I thought related to my background and my childhood and where I grew up. I included my favorite things while growing up like, sports, food and different activities.
The color I chose for my collage was green! There were so many beautiful photos I found with this color. My theme is nature based:)
I loved the images you chose for your collage, green is also my favorite color. I liked how you chose a theme you go along with the color because when I do think of the color green I connect it with nature.
