Finished self portrait

Above is a picture taken of my finished self portrait. I am happy and unhappy with some things about this picture. I know i did a really good job and i worked really hard. My hair and my mouth are some things i am very proud of. I think my expression however looks dull and plain. I wish the portrait looked a little more like me. If i could do it over i would probably chose a more lively picture of me but overall im happy with the hard work i put into it. 

Metals

We just started a metals unit this week in class. Unlike other projects i got the hang of this one very easily. It did not take long for me to come up with a design that i love. I like this unit because it is very rewarding. After spending a class period struggling to cut one little piece of metal and then its finally cut is a great feeling.

First we made prototypes out of paper before we started using metals.

After we made paper prototypes we began sawing into the metals to make our shapes for our designs.

Collage

The collage was a hard project for me to get the hang of. At first i felt like i was just putting meaningless objects on paper. It felt forced and i wasnt really feeling inspired.It wasnt until almost everyone was done when i finally got the hang of it.At one point i almost threw out my collage because compared to everyone elses i hated it.But after stepping away for awhile and coming back too it i realized that i did like my collage and that it had a lot of meaning to me.

"I don't know where the artificial stops and the real starts"

                                                                     

    Andy Warhol; otherwise known as Andrew Warhola was an american painter, printmaker, and film maker. He lived from August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987. Andy was a leading figure in the  art movement known as pop art. But these facts are such small details compared to what he did during his life time. Andy Warhol's work really stands out to me. I love the color and how all the parts of his pictures pop out individually. I feel his art creates an energy and excitement when you look at it. Something that i find very interesting about this artists is that unlike other artists, his work is usually present in our everyday lives and you may not have known. The campbells soup can label and the brillo pad box were both designed by him. The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is US$100 million for a 1963 canvas titled Eight Elivises. 

Andy Warhol's work is simple but yet very intriguing. The colors are so much fun to look at and digest.Andy Warhol changed the way people saw and thought about art.