Buchanico

Quarter 4: May 19, 2010 I made a snapple cap canvas that is going to be finished over the summer time. I also make a canvas with simple acrylic paint. I finished my peter pan picture. and I worked on a little canvas. I have photography also.

**Why did you make this art piece and what does this art piece mean to you? **  Snapple Caps: I have always been fascinated with Snapple caps and have been collecting them for about a year now. I have over 300 and decided I was sick and tired of seeing them sit in a bag. I made this art piece because I think that it is really interesting all of the different facts and I want people to see that. This art project means a lot to me because I'm not one to collect things but when I do they usually turn out benefitting myself. Splatter canvas: The paint splatter canvas was made in all honesty, because I was bored one night. I wanted to experiment with mirroring the paint. This art piece turned out rather cool but I'm not fully satisfied with it. Peter Pan: Disney inspires me to bring out the child inside and with Peter Pan being one of my favorite movies inspired me to create somewhat of a life-size picture of Peter. Little canvas: I made this art piece because I was experimenting with different sized canvasses. This art piece has really no significance to me. Photography: I experimented with different settings on the camera. I took these pictures because I really think I have an eye for things that other people don't have. **How did you make this art piece and what is this art piece made out of? **  Snapple Caps: First, I sorted out all of the Snapple caps by numbers (600,700,800, etc.) Then I organized each number category in order (671,672,673,etc.) When that was done, I hot glued them in order on the canvas, starting with the lowest number I had. When I am done hot gluing them onto the canvas, I am going to cover them in saran wrap and then splatter paint onto the saran wrap. Splatter canvas: I made this art piece by just drizzling paint onto a canvas and then taking a piece of cardboard that was of equal size and laying it down onto the canvas. This art piece is made out of acrylic paint and a canvas. Peter Pan: Acrylic paint on a large piece of cardboard. I made this art piece by first tracing out peter pan and then slowly painting a little bit more day by day. Little canvas: The canvas was made of acrylic paint and a silly design. I made this art piece by just free-handing anything I could think of onto the canvas. Photography: I just used a Pentax digital camera and then edited some pictures in photoshop on the computer.

Pictures:

I uploaded my artist statement a bit late. On this link, you can find all of my artwork from quarter 3.
 * APRIL 5, 2010**

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ARb9NUSVaPZ8ZGc2M3czMjNfNDFuY3J6ZzdkZw&hl=en

** Peter Pan: Disney inspires me to bring out the child inside and with Peter Pan being one of my favorite movies inspired me to create somewhat of a life-size picture of Peter. Love canvas: I love simplicity sometimes and having received some canvases and paints for Christmas, I decided to recreate the LOVE park sign on a canvas. Purple canvas: I wanted to make something abstract. Screen/paint/modeling paste picture: I wanted some more abstract art so I created it (: "Best" and "Love" stamps: It has a meaning behind me and my best friend. I really like the fact that Bianca and I created these stamps. We are planning to create something interesting that resembles our friendship. This isn't the first time I worked with Bianca on an art project.
 * Why did you make this art piece and what does this art piece mean to you?

How did you make this art piece and what is this art piece made out of? Peter Pan: Acrylic paint and a cardboard rectangle that I decided to paint on. Love canvas: Acrylic paint and a canvas. I warped the colors and painted them onto the canvas. Purple canvas: Acrylic paint, modeling paste, pastel powder, and a canvas. I slopped some modeling paste onto a canvas and add some color in to create a tye-dye effect. Screen/paint/modeling paste picture: Metal screen, acrylic paint, I made this by taking different materials like yarn and metal screen and stapling them onto a piece of "clay material" that I turned into a canvas. "Best" and "Love" stamps: The pieces of "clay type material" I'm not sure what they are called. I carved in "BEST" and "LOVE".

QUARTER 2. Why did you make this art piece?

I made these art pieces because I wanted to express myself and having an assignment where I could freely do anything I wanted really sparked my imagination. Even though some of this work doesn't look that intense or complicated, it took time do make all of these pieces. I chose to use graphic design and abstract painting because I felt those are my two strongest areas of art.

How did you make this art piece? What is this art piece made out of?

I made my first art piece by taking a canvas and hot gluing newspaper all over it. As the hot glue dried I used a ceramic knife and spread it out unevenly so that it would create an interesting and rough texture. After I was done using the hot glue I took 5 different colors of acrylic paint and created a tribal look by adding lines all over the newspaper to really make the piece "pop."

The second piece of art I made was a series. I took 2 pictures, one of which I took from an office building, and created a new Donkey Kong game by photoshopping the game pieces onto the buildings and street lines.

The third piece I did was take a picture of Marilyn Monroe and photoshop it so that I duo-toned it down to a black background with Marilyn as a bright color. I then made a collage out of the pictures I edited and took a quote she had said and wrote it on the collage.

What does this art piece mean to you?

The painting means a lot to me. I've been wanting to create something with newspaper and a canvas for a while and I finally got the opportunity. I really like how it turned out and I'm planning on continuing the project on several more canvases.

The graphic design pieces were more experimental for me. I wanted to see what I could do with photoshop and online editing programs like Picnik and Photobucket. I'm very happy on how the end products look.



Quarter 2. For quarter 2, I chose to make 3 different things. - LOVE on a canvas. - An abstract painting with Bianca Nigro. - A painting of Peter Pan.

Out of the 3, I have not finished any of them so far. I am overwhelmed and having fun deciding new ways to make the art pieces come to live more then I am currently making them.

LOVE on a canvas is with acrylic paint and a canvas. Very simple. Peter pan, same tools except on a thick piece of cardboard. The abstract painting is on paper using acrylic mixes of tropical colors.

I made these art pieces because they all express who I am. Fun, outgoing, childish.. it's how I always want to be portrayed. I feel as though they show how I can be and I want people to remember me that way. I always use a lot of color in my art too, I don't like dull colors or dull pieces of art. Sometimes they may catch my eye, but I feel as though that has a lot to do with my outgoing personality.