It took forever, but I think I finished the abstraction of the model Winnie Harlow. I thought about adding color to the white, but i feel that that would take away from the dark purples, blues and red of the water color. I spent roughly two hours today adding harsher lines and the middle piece to split the picture somewhat, but the spots on the painting stuck out too much so I covered them up slightly before deciding to go back in and finish it up.
The readings this week dealt with artist response to pain and suffering as a result of war. Art is a medium that gives people the ability to show the emotions they have within them after the effects of an outside force. Art is also a platform for commentary on issues that are being faced within society.
In "When Modern Art Met Modern Warfare" there is the use of art by the artist to externalized the loss and devastation around them, with a focus on the aftermath of World War 1. The pain showcased within the art works not only transcend into our time, but also explore the idea of pain being something that does not go away. Even when the world forgets the mind still holds onto certain events. The artwork (ex. Slaughterhouse-Five, the sculptures) reflects this portal to the mind of the artist, a constant reminder of the pain due to a single event in one's life. "Horror Is a Constant, as Artist Depict War" by Alissa Rubin took a different approach, instead focusing on civilian sufferings rather than the affect war had on soldiers and their loved ones. This focused on the civilian lives lost as not just numbers how showcasing the bodies of the dead had more of an effect on people. Rubin also explored these pictures as a recurring documentation of war, as history begins to repeat itself with war so to do artist repeat past artist through showcasing the acts of war onto inocents. Although artist were commissioned to show the achievements of war, the destruction outweighed the good. I found this part of the article interesting in this aspect, as although during wartime people tend to look towards the positives in the end it appears to be the negative that stays with us. Sandra Chevrier is an artist living in Montreal who utilizes collage and heavy painting to make her figures emerge from the canvas they exist on. Her works goal is to expose the limitations of our world, to show the limitations we put on ourselves, and to allow us to free ourselves from these ranges set on us. Sandra Chevrier explores these concepts in her series "Cages" and "Super Heroes" and the outcomes are amazing. He style is amazing, as in "Cages" the style is loose in the back ground and everywhere else on the body of the figure then face becomes more clear and detailed. In "Super Heroes" the comic book pages become the mask and the clothing of the figure, while the eyes and mouth is left out. This emphasizes the power within the subject. Chevrier's works are nothing but beautiful, amazing, and cool.
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