Sculpture

I have changed my Idea from before. Instead of clay and the other design, I will be making my model out of LEGO. I am replicating the orphanage at Balcombe Heights Estate, my original idea was to model it so the walls were broken down and the children; the orphans were playing inside. This is to represent the orphanage no longer being in use as an orphanage and the children playing is to represent the good times they had and the history of the building.

After this I didn't really like the look of it and I also built it too small so I changed my design. Instead of the children playing inside I chose to have them stand outside on the steps with two adults with their hands on the children's shoulders. I also made the decision of having the whole house built instead of having it broken down. I might also have children playing outside of the building but I am still undecided about that.

This is the building:

Since I cannot get all of the colours correct I am going to spray paint some of the bricks so it can correctly represent the original building.

Design

I have decided to design a waterfall, inspired by other artists basing their sculptures off nature. I am going to make it out of clay since it is easier to work with and is forgiving enough for some mistakes. The waterfall can have different meanings, I see it as the water falling as life and how life always progresses and never stops and when the water hits the bottom that is thee end of one's life but as always it keeps going after; new life.

The top left sketch is the general shape, the bottom left is a sketch to see how it would look with jagged edges representing rocks which also has it's own meaning, that meaning being the hiccups in life; any issues, big or small. Finally on the right is a sketch putting detail into the water to see how it would look and i'm happy with the outcome. Now I will have to see how good it looks on the clay.

Influencing Artists

Britt Mikkelsen | WA



Akira Kamada | NSW 



Marc Walter | Canada



















These are my 3 influencing artists because they use nature as their inspiration/design/materials. The fact that natural materials and having them inspired by nature is very interesting. The first work by Britt Mikkelson is interesting because everyone sees spiders as creepy or scary bur Mikkelson saw it as beautiful especially their creations; their webs. I also agree that what they create is very complex and interesting. Akira Kamada also has a very interesting work making the work suit the location like it was always there. She said, “I have created this work Refuge in order to invite viewers to come inside and reflect on the essentials required to meet their basic need for shelter.” This is very important to bring everyone's high heads back to reality so they realize what situations people all over the world are in; if it's trying to find a better home or country or trying to get as much money as possible no matter how little just to keep their family alive. People realize how lucky they are to have what ever they have. So this artwork, although it looks unimpressive or unimportant, challenges the view of society on materialism and how lucky they are to be in a safe place.

Mural Evaluation

When we went out to paint the collaborative mural, the whole class had a similar theme. A lot of the works had the theme of being locked behind technology, missing important chances, reflecting on the past and the effects of media on our lives. There are many different cultural images on work had artworks based on different cultures and displayed how they can disregard their differences and be together. Other artworks like my own focused on more of the side of  taking chances and picking the right one because if you don't you may regret it. Social values, beliefs and authority of power are

challenged in the mural, through artworks against being locked behind our technology and the effects of the technology on our views and beliefs. This is excellently depicted through Lorenzo and Harley's work. It is a woman that wishes she looked like someone else, someone 'perfect'. The truth of this is that the person they aspire to be is not real in the way that their bodies are altered through editing and photoshop. In this mural the role of art is challenged, art in the mural is used to put across a message that society needs to know because otherwise there will be no way of fixing these issues. Art was not used as a pretty thing to look at but used as a way of communication between the artist and the audience. I believe that this artwork was successful because it covered many different ideas and themes. It used the frames to display issues in our society and how things effect us. The artwork also brings different cultures together through the artwork using images from four different religions and having the world in the middle to convey that the world isn't own by one person or culture but by everyone.

My Artwork

My original idea was a paste-up, it was the earth bu the oceans were red and the continents were black. All over the plant there were different issues and a hazard sign, the issues included overusing trees for timber and paper. I didn't like the overall look of it so I decided to change it completely, I went for a different ideology. It is a person hanging onto a window and in the reflection of one of the glass shards saying OPPORTUNITY. I did this to make the window the person is hanging onto a window of opportunity and if they miss this opportunity they may regret it. I did this because many people miss opportunities that they wish they didn't. I do believe that the message in my artwork is clear.

Stencil 1

Stencil 2

Stencil 3

Artwork 1

Artwork 2

Artwork 3

Artwork 4

This was my original design, I was going for the theme of the mind being polluted with social media and technology in general.

This was my second design which I chose to do for my paste-up. I went for the theme of a dying world and bad choices which will destroy the world for future generations.

This was my third design, I first drew it small but i'm not really sure why.

I then redrew it bigger but it didn't turn out as well, I like this image with the different images in close proximity. This further pushes the point that we need to get rid of some things and change things up for the better.

Reko Rennie

Document

Street Art Coggle

Reko Rennie - Cloze Passage

Google Doc

Street Artist - Banksy (not complete)

Banksy is a very outspoken person, he's not afraid to say or show anything in his artwork. This means his artworks have a meaning, depending what is going on in the world at that time. Banksy basically speaks for the people, telling all those 'higher ups' how the people feel about their actions or decisions. His artwork is quite simple but this simplistic style works out well at conveying his message. He uses children as a way to display that the world isn't for us, it's for the next generation and the next. Banksy is more of a pacifist speaking against war, using images of children, famous titles or famous people. In the top image there are drawings of flowers that look like they have been drawn by crayons, this links in with the child holding the gun because the ammunition looks like coloured crayons.

Skateboard Stencil (3)

I had to images of both Donald Trump's face and Kim Jong Un's face to use for different things,
1. get an image with the full face rather than the cut off one and
2. get an image with the full background.

Skateboard Stencil (2)

I laminated the final design, I added Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un alongside with the earth behind the mushroom cloud, this would give it a clearer meaning.

Skateboard Stencil (1)

I originally had this design but I decided to add a bit more to it so I chose to add the earth behind it, this not only would make it look better but add more of a meaning to the piece.

Unit 3: Street Art

Self-Evaluation Link

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DIot29OvD_qiVuvPXTAoFNL0Uzoi7oBrg6SX5UYCbWY/edit

Attempted Chine-Collé

I tried to do the chine-collé but I made a simple mistake and didn't clean my plate properly before printing, I also didn't line up the colour to the print correctly but that wasn't as bad of an issue.

My Third Print

I chose to add dark clouds at the top of the page with the storm clouds coming out of them, to me it makes the print look more eventful and showcases the power of my superhero.

My Second Print

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For my second print all I did was add small detail to the lightning bolts and the superhero to add depth and make it look more realistic.

My First Print

I realised that there wasn't too much going on in the print and that I should add something more.

Redrawing of my Artwork

The internet was out so I had to redraw the image on the other side of the paper, I did this so when I printed the image would be the right way around.

Drawing of my artwork

I drew my image onto a paper and had it photo copied.