The project assignment was a self portrait. Naturally after receiving the assignment, I went to pinterest. I found many ideas. My original idea was to paint my face with acrylic paint, and then paint the picture of my painted face. I wanted to focus on the contouring of my face, exaggerating the highlights and darks of my face. My lovely sketches of faces outlined the two color schemes. The first pictures of my face painted were the one and only, Lizzie Davis. The color scheme was yellow, pinks, and oranges. Later at home I painted my own face with purple, whites, and reds. Mrs. Rossi then forced me to then come up with a second idea. I started doodling with the idea of blocking in color with triangles. I fell in love with the idea. I ended up using the same photo from my original idea for the triangles. To start the piece, I primed the canvas with a green backwash to contrast the red and purples. I really like this piece because of the how the triangles are able to show the curve and structure of my face. I think that I was able to match my skin tone very well on my chest, neck and ear. One thing that I would fix is the collarbone. I think the right collarbone is a little too long and a little too high up. Overall I am extremely pleased with how this piece ended up. I particularly like my addition of my shark earring:)
The piece symbolizes the mask that people wear, covering their true selves. Masks can be used to protect people from getting hurt in a relationship. And not necessarily a romantic relationship, but any relationship with another person. Many times it is hard for me to express how I truly feel when it comes to "bad emotions". Bad emotions being sadness, anger, or fear. It is at the time that I am experiencing these emotions to remember being vulnerable in a relationship is not bad.
The piece symbolizes the mask that people wear, covering their true selves. Masks can be used to protect people from getting hurt in a relationship. And not necessarily a romantic relationship, but any relationship with another person. Many times it is hard for me to express how I truly feel when it comes to "bad emotions". Bad emotions being sadness, anger, or fear. It is at the time that I am experiencing these emotions to remember being vulnerable in a relationship is not bad.