Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Week Five- A Piece for Someone Else

Autistic Graffiti for Quan, 2010
 Pencil Drawing/Colored Pencil on Sketch Paper



I started with sketch paper, because I was in my sketch book trying to come up with some kind of image for this concept.  I immediately thought of how I might rebel against my peers or family if they couldn't understand me; that's when I thought of graffiti art. It's always been considered a taboo especially for adolescents. I used pencil to first draw the the letters being spray painted, and the can. After that I began drawing the brick background. To bring in some color, I chose colored pencils; blue, orange, yellow, pink, green and purple for the word "autism". I used several shades of brown for the brick background. I used purple and grey for the spray can. 
Quan Henderson is a close friend of mine that loves writing poetry. Quan asked me to create an image for his poem "Picasso's Love Child". In the poem he talks about a young autistic girl that has an innate artistic talent, but struggles to find herself because no one can see past her disability. I wanted to show a rebellious side to the art of the autistic girl; it's a way to show herself in a new light and create a voice for herself and make that voice heard by everyone that does not see her abilities. The word being spray painted on the brick wall is "autism". Graffiti is a creative outlet that some people use just to rebel against a specific concept, or idea that they disagree with. 

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Week Four- A Piece Inspired by a Previous Work


Previous Work- Genocidal Love
Awareness on  my wall:)
2010, Oil Paint on Canvas Paper

I used 2 different colors of oil paint. I used red, and black to create Awareness.   I used 2 different sized brushes, both being bristled, one was small to paint the word awareness and the other was a medium sized brush to paint the background and the ribbon. 
The first thing I wanted to accomplish with this piece is to draw the eye of my audience to the bright red ribbon, the word in itself is not as important as the actual ribbon. The ribbon is a symbol of HIV/AIDS and it represents the struggles  an HIV/AIDS victim must endure. I want people to realize how important safe sex is, and that it can affect not only yourself but others. Life is a gift, so don't take yours for granted.


Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Week Three-Portfolio Images

Self Portrait 2010
Pencil Drawing
Doodle 2010
Pen Drawing

Genocidal Love 2009
Pencil/Marker/Colored Pencil Drawing
Awareness 2010
Oil Paint/Pencil
Sunflower 2010
Oil Paint/Pencil
PLove 2010
Oil Paint/Pencil
Dancer 2010
Oil Paint/Pencil
"All You Need Is Love" 2010
Pencil Drawing
N.E.R.D. 2010
Pencil Drawing
Peace:) 2010
Pencil Drawing
Floral Bottle 2010
Pencil Drawing