Matthew:
Paint
Style: Cubism
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Amy: Feel the Music
Mixed Media
Style: Cubism
Inspiration:
This piece was inspired by the sculptures of Picasso and other Cubist artists. I was interested in using sculpture as an inspiration to create a mixed media effect with a range of levels to explore the idea of what an abstract concept feel like to touch. I enjoyed working with the textures and working out how to achieve the 3D effect.
Romy: Pausing in Flight
Pencil
Style: Impressionsim
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Kit: All Seeing Eye
Chalk and Oil pastel
Style: Cubism
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Adriana: In the Spotlight
Paint/Pencil
Style: Impressionism
Inspiration:
I loved Degas' paintings of ballet dancers and decided I wanted to do something similar.
Emma: Runaway Bride
Paint/Charcoal/Indian Ink
Style: Impressionism
Inspiration:
I looked at photos for my inspiration and enjoyed expressing feelings through the use of different media. Using pencil, charcoal and Indian Ink for the bride gives the picture a more sombre feeling, which I like, especially with the colour washed background. i think it makes people want to know more about the woman in the picture.
Maddie: Hand of God
Paint/Charcoal
Style: Surrealism
Inspiration:
Initially, I wasn't sure what kind of art I wanted to create. I began sketching my hand with pencil and charcoal and then developed my idea from there. I liked the Surrealist works we looked at by Dali and Ernst and wanted my work to reflect looking at the world differently.
Adele: Focus
Indian Ink/Paint
Style: Pointilism
Inspiration:
I thought the Pointilist works of Signac and Seurat were effective because they trick your eye into seeing detail using dots. I didn't realise how much time it would take but I think that the result really works. I chose to use Indian ink for the tree in the foreground to show how we focus on some things leaving other details to distort.
Michael: Standing Out
Oil Pastels
Style: Pop Art
Inspiration:
I enjoy drawing but found it hard to decide how to use styles of art as inspiration. Then, I decided I wanted to use stickmen and thought this would look great with a repeated pattern in the style of Pop Art. I liked making the middle figure different and the message that this conveys in a simple but powerful way.
Harry: Unique
Pastel/Paint
Style: Pop Art
Inspiration:
I chose to call my piece 'Unique' because everyone is unique in different ways, some you can see and some you can't. All of these lizards are different. I got the idea for it when my class made a pastel lizard each. I thought mine went well so i chose to do that but with more lizards and on a black background.
