"Dan Mirror" Upcycled 14 in. diameter mirror w/ spray paint + vinyl. Started 01/29 and finished 05/02.
One of my favorite pieces ever... a semester in the making. I found this mirror thrifting back in January and was gonna leave it until I realized the shape was literally a dandalien! It felt like fate. So it became painting 3/5 for my Painting 2 daily paintings assignment, and I just recently added the face with the help of my printmaking teacher + technician!
The prompt for this was "strange perspective," so initially I wanted to make a painting that literally stared back at you and Dan is the easiest character to make in 3D because he has no leaves, but I relate to Dan the most outta the Space Race cast so this piece can also be about seeing yourself in your favorite characters. Or something.