Artists Take Risks
Did you try something that you weren't sure about as part of this project?
Did you pick a material or technique that was new or different over something that was familiar?
Did you pick a material or technique that was new or different over something that was familiar?
It took a few tries, but I finally found out how to finish my first artwork, as referenced in the first "ARTISTIC BEHAVIORS." After I finished the charcoal portion of my artwork, my first idea was to draw some shady warehouse. I decided against this because I thought I could come up with something better and buildings aren't my strong suit. I searched Pinterest for inspiration without success. My next idea was to use newspaper, to put the 'man' in "Man and Machine." In my first attempt, I used black paint without being diluted and it turned out very dark. Later I decided to use this as a background for different newspapers. My second attempt was at home, I hung up a piece of newspaper and sprayed it with soap water. I dried this slightly with a hairdryer, then used silver spray paint on the majority of it, excluding edges. I dried this also with a hairdryer. My next step was to burn the sides of the paper. This entire process was a shot in the dark considering I thought it probably might just possibly, hopefully would turn out how I wanted it. I used tape to adhere the newspaper to my charcoaled paper because I wanted it to stay rough and glue would require smoothing of the paper.
Artists Communicate Through Their Work
What is this artwork intended to say?
After looking at my finished artwork I wrote a story for it. My half-robot-half-man has destroyed a city and is now in the middle of a biopsy where he has awoken once again. The newspapers are burnt to represent that he shot lasers out of his eyes and destroyed a remarkable part of civilization, the ability to share danger and news with surrounding areas.