MEDIA: 3D Design
SOFTWARE: N/A
CLASS: FMX 211 Art & Technology
PROFESSOR: Blanka Roundtree
SEMESTER / TERM: SP 18
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
For the 30×30 grid project, I put a lot of deliberation in the planning of this project. There were so many subjects I could do it on, as well as the countless possibilities for my choice of medium. However, the choice that I decided to go with was a big inspiration to me and meaned the most out of all my other ideas. I did my project on a tribute to Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival. I recently went to Okeechobee just two weeks ago, and it was the most beautiful, happiest, wonderful place I’ve ever been. The picture I painted is the signature Okeechobee “portal” spiral/logo. This logo was everywhere at the music festival, and looking back at it brings back some of the greatest memories of my life. I chose to use peanuts as my medium because peanuts were the primary source of food for me, basically what I was surviving off of for the four days at the festival. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks in between, peanuts consisted my Okeechobee diet. Therefore I found it very fitting and interesting to correlate these two themes together into a work of art.
MEDIA: 2D Design
SOFTWARE: N/A
CLASS: FMX 211 Art & Technology
PROFESSOR: Blanka Roundtree
SEMESTER / TERM: SP 18
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
My project was inspired by the Dadaism art movement. I created a pair of palm trees out copies of my forearms and hands. Planning this, I wanted my project to feature real objects rather than an abstract piece; however, my main goal was to inflict a strong feeling or tone/mood, but in the simplest way possible. I wanted to use the peacefulness and beauty of palm trees, and combine the stiff, wide open hands to add a creepy/uncomfortable feeling. And, I find that the way the xerox copies came out strongly assist my intentions, as the black and white and Xerox scan help add more eerieness to the composition, making it appear even less relaxing/serene than a normal palm tree.