Spacial Relationships

Illusionistic (3D) Space

This sidewalk painting illustrates illusionistic space by giving the viewer a sense that they could potentially walk right into the painting.  The angle it is painted at gives it it's apparent 3D quality, and makes you feel as though the copiers, computer screens, and people are shaped the same as the real life objects they portray.

Flat (2D) Space

This digital painting displays a 2D space by only really being flat. There really is no "pop up" appearance to be found. It's a pretty straight forward, 2D image.

Ambiguous (2D/3D)

This drawing is a mix of 2D and 3D because of the varying degrees of depth portrayed. The upper half, and lower halves of the image appear to be flat, and without depth, but when you look at the middle, to upper middle portions, the 3D becomes apparent. It gives you the perception that you could fall into the  bottomless hole, or perhaps walk down an endless hallway.

Self Portrait

 This completely unflattering photo was taken by my friend Kyla, who said, and I quote "You should use this one for your self-portrait!". So here it is lol.
     This was done in a pretty short amount of time, and I've never actually done a "Self Portrait" before. I think if I had spent a few more hours learning a few more techniques, I could have done a much better job.  There are a few areas I'd like to improve on; especially shading, and spacing, which are two of the things that stand out to me as weaknesses in this drawing; the lips being my main complaint. The drawing was done with pencils; 3H for the main drawing, 4H for lighter areas, H for harder lines, B for darkening, and a black colored pencil for added darkness. Overall I think I did a decent job, and I am looking forward to improve my drawing ability as this class progresses.

Unified Field Drawings

UFD1:

This drawing was pretty much done with just jumbo compressed extra smooth charcoal. I've never, ever used charcoal before, so I wasn't really sure how it was supposed to be used, other than shading. I used the edge of it to draw the lines, and the thicker parts were made by putting the stick end-first onto the paper. I rubbed my index finger on the charcoal to make the fingerprints, and then gently rubbed across the whole paper to give it the shaded look.

UFD2:

This drawing was primarily done used india ink, and a #4 round brush, and a #10 flat shader brush. I can't remember the last time I painted, so this was definitely a nice little learning experience. I used vine and willow charcoal on various parts to give difference levels of shading. 

UFD3:

This drawing was done with a few different materials. I used a 4B pencil for the darker, thicker lines, and an H pencil for the lighter, thinner lines. For the various darker scribble lines, I used a Sharpie pen (one of my favorite tools). To add the darker parts, I used a 2B conte' crayon.

Blog Assignment 1 - Ideal Image: "Birth Machine"

                                                        Birth Machine- H.R. Giger - 1967.
   
      For as long as I can remember, Hans Rudolf "H.R." Giger has been my favorite artist. His surreal artwork is unlike any other artists, and displays an inordinate amount of technical detail. The image I chose as my "ideal" image, is one he created out of pen and pencil in 1967, entitled "Birth Machine". From reading this weeks chapter, this image appears to be a strange mix of a schematic, and informational drawing. The objective side of the image would be the design of the pistol, and it's "baby" shaped bullets. The subjective would be the hidden meaning behind the image, and what Giger was trying to convey when he created it. Giger's style usually involves some sort of sexual-esque design, and "Birth Machine" could be interpreted as a mechanized representation of the male reproduction system. Normally, I feel that overtly sexual art is tacky, and distasteful, but Giger manages to convey that style in a tasteful, creative way. Giger has stated that he feels overpopulation is the greatest threat to mankind, and through this image, he conveys that by showing that a baby being born, is much like a gunshot to humanity; slowly killing it with each bullet fired. While I don't necessarily share his views, I think the image conveys his feelings in a unique way.