Process and Final Photos of Art Box Piece - Backround Collage

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Reference Photos for Box Art Piece - Backround Collage

Joseph Cornell Inspired Box Art Piece Proposal

Theme One Topic:

Underwater

Through my art, I will express a life under the sea. My piece will be either a peaceful scene of fish swimming in front of seaweed (sketch 1) or a shark chasing down its next meal (sketch 2). The first sketch would show the calm side of marine life and would have a relaxing theme to it. The second sketch would show the violent side of marine life and would have a thrilling theme to it.

I will accomplish this in my piece by having a background of an ocean, middle ground being either seaweed (sketch 1) or a shark (sketch 2) and a foreground of fishes. The ocean will be a dark blue to attract the eyes of the viewer to the main part of the piece (foreground and middle ground). The middle ground for the first sketch will be located closer to the bottom of the piece to let the foreground in the centre of the piece. The middle ground for the second sketch will be located in the centre of the piece because the shark represents the excitement of the piece. The foreground will be fish in either of the sketches because the fish can be part of both a calm scene and an exhilarating one.

The resources needed for this piece will be pencil crayons and paints, sandpaper (used for the sand), blue paper or felt and string or pipe cleaners.

Sketch 1:

Sketch 2:

Theme Two Topic:

Space

            Through my art, I will express the wonders of the outer world beyond our atmosphere. My piece will be either a spaceship exploring outer space (sketch 1) or Mars and Saturn floating against a starry sky (sketch 2). The first sketch shows the adventurous spirit of human exploration of the unknown while the second sketch shows the amazing beauty of two of Earth’s neighbouring planets (Saturn with its colourful rings and the dusty red planet, Mars).

            I will accomplish my piece by having a background of black sky showing numerous shiny stars in the background.  The first scene would have the Earth in the middle ground and a spaceship sailing along in the foreground.  The second scene would have Saturn with its rings in the middle ground with Mars in the foreground.

Some resources needed for this piece will be pencil crayons and paints, black paper or felt, ‘stars’ (cut from silver paper or tin foil) and string.

Sketch 1:




















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Refenence Pictures:

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

My interpretation of my song, Lucy in the Sky with Diamond, is that it is centered around a girl named Lucy. This girl is in the sky and is wearing diamonds. Around Lucy, there is beautiful, imaginary scenery. This scenery includes a boat on a river, tangerine trees, marmalade skies, tall yellow and green flowers, and a bridge by a fountain. The song is describing a fantasy world that Lucy lives in.

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds had a lot of influence on my painting. I painted most of the beautiful, imaginary scenery. Like the song, I also centered Lucy in my artwork, by making Lucy the only drawn image (drew her in pencil crayon). Adding to the imagery from the song, I also incorporated the mood of the song, which was happy and calm, by using longer brush strokes and warm colours. 

I found that many things were helpful through the process. I found the wet-brush-technique to be very helpful, especially when I was painting the grass. I also found the sandpaper technique to be of use because it added texture to my painting. I used the dry brush technique when I merged the grass and the sky at the horizon. I discovered that I had to listen to my song repeatedly to comprehend the lyrics and understand the mood. I also had to listen carefully to extract the key images from the song.

I learned a couple skills while doing this project. One skill that I learned was how to transfer a drawing onto a wood painting. I learned this skill when I added Lucy to my painting. I also learned the skill of using tape to help you paint shapes on your painting. For this skill, you have to follow a particular process. The process is taping over the part you want to paint on, cutting up the shapes, painting the cut-out shape and then removing the tape. I learned this skill when I added diamond to the sides of my painting.  

The area that I felt that I improved my skills the most was painting a landscape (specifically a river, grass and the sky). I felt that I improved the details of the landscape. I learned more about showing the texture of land, using the sandpaper technique. I also improved how I paint a horizon (between both water and sky and land and sky).

Side view of the painting:

 By: Jory Birbrager