Ryan V!
Sad Enigma
For the Artists Solve Problems project, I set technical, conceptual, and physical limitations on my finished piece of art. For technical limitations, I decided to challenge myself by not utilizing a studio or a tripod to shoot my photographs. In addition, I also challenged myself to use photoshop to combine pictures that I took, with art (of my own) to make a piece that looks more like a painting rather than a photo taken by a camera. For my physical limitation, I decided to take candid pictures of my subject, in this case my brother. Conceptually, I limited myself from using greenery and anything that exuded strong, natural color. I also wanted to limit myself from anything that had a clear meaning.
Since the name of this piece is called ‘Sad Enigma’, I wanted to combine drawing, fragments of pictures, and digital editing to convey my piece of artwork. I want this piece to be puzzling and mysterious but at the same time, convey a sad meaning. I want this piece to depict the various facades people carry before they face severe isolation. As you can see, the colorless figures of the boy in the background, represents the sad and confused mask he is left with after being controlled by society. The colorful version of the boy (still referring to the background) depicts the face that he chooses to show to the public. If you look at the colors I used for his clothing, dark blue, green, and yellow, I chose them purposefully. Dark blue is usually associated with intelligence and strength. Green is associated with freshness, growth, and most importantly harmony. Lastly, yellow is associated with happiness and optimism. As you can tell, the colors are associated with positivity. However, these colors are merely a disguise of his true identity. Closer to the foreground, you can see the boy wearing white (purity) as well as holding some sunglasses while also wearing gold (value) rings. This is the boy before he chose to make himself a product of society.
In regards to the obstacles that I faced, initially, I had no idea on what I was going to do for this project. I did not want combinations that were repetitive in the class, but I also was not thinking straight during the course of the project. I mean, I missed some coursework due to absences, but I tried my best to get back on track. I believe that by taking some time to do research in class and casually viewing my peers classwork, I was able to come up with a solid combination of limitations.
With these limitations, I learned to use the oil painting effect on photoshop. This allowed me to turn the several fragments of pictures into one cohesive piece that, in my opinion looks like a piece of art you would find in an oil painting class. I also gained more awareness behind the beauty of taking candid shots, of people. Although I did not use my brother’s face for my final piece, it was fun to take pictures of him doing things. I do not necessarily take a lot of candid shots but based on my project, I am willing to take more.
Sad Enigma
For the Artists Solve Problems project, I set technical, conceptual, and physical limitations on my finished piece of art. For technical limitations, I decided to challenge myself by not utilizing a studio or a tripod to shoot my photographs. In addition, I also challenged myself to use photoshop to combine pictures that I took, with art (of my own) to make a piece that looks more like a painting rather than a photo taken by a camera. For my physical limitation, I decided to take candid pictures of my subject, in this case my brother. Conceptually, I limited myself from using greenery and anything that exuded strong, natural color. I also wanted to limit myself from anything that had a clear meaning.
Since the name of this piece is called ‘Sad Enigma’, I wanted to combine drawing, fragments of pictures, and digital editing to convey my piece of artwork. I want this piece to be puzzling and mysterious but at the same time, convey a sad meaning. I want this piece to depict the various facades people carry before they face severe isolation. As you can see, the colorless figures of the boy in the background, represents the sad and confused mask he is left with after being controlled by society. The colorful version of the boy (still referring to the background) depicts the face that he chooses to show to the public. If you look at the colors I used for his clothing, dark blue, green, and yellow, I chose them purposefully. Dark blue is usually associated with intelligence and strength. Green is associated with freshness, growth, and most importantly harmony. Lastly, yellow is associated with happiness and optimism. As you can tell, the colors are associated with positivity. However, these colors are merely a disguise of his true identity. Closer to the foreground, you can see the boy wearing white (purity) as well as holding some sunglasses while also wearing gold (value) rings. This is the boy before he chose to make himself a product of society.
In regards to the obstacles that I faced, initially, I had no idea on what I was going to do for this project. I did not want combinations that were repetitive in the class, but I also was not thinking straight during the course of the project. I mean, I missed some coursework due to absences, but I tried my best to get back on track. I believe that by taking some time to do research in class and casually viewing my peers classwork, I was able to come up with a solid combination of limitations.
With these limitations, I learned to use the oil painting effect on photoshop. This allowed me to turn the several fragments of pictures into one cohesive piece that, in my opinion looks like a piece of art you would find in an oil painting class. I also gained more awareness behind the beauty of taking candid shots, of people. Although I did not use my brother’s face for my final piece, it was fun to take pictures of him doing things. I do not necessarily take a lot of candid shots but based on my project, I am willing to take more.