(SW7)+Self+Portrait+III

Studio Work # 7 **Self Portrait III** **Media:** Acrylic on Canvas, **Size:** 25 x 45, **Month of completion:** June 2012

**Description:** This is a self portrait is my self painted in vibrant and unrealistic colors. I am influenced by John Markese where i took the same way of painting. I drew my self smiling because i wanted to show people that when i am smiling, there are the represented emotions from the colors are still inside of me. I wanted to send a message through this painting saying that when people are smiling, there is a big percent of them pretending and hiding all the represented emotions inside of them.

**Analysis:** **What were the artistic and/or cultural influences for this project?** **Who/what influenced either the composition and/or the style.** The artist that I was influenced by was John Markese. I used the same way of painting. He used to paint with a various amount of colors and blend them together. That is what i did and i used all primary and complimentary colors and i tried blending them together.

**What materials/media/processes did you use and or experiment with, and how?** I used acrylic to paint on canvas. Acrylic helped me create the shades, tints, and tones in this painting. Another important media that i used was modeling paste. It created a thick layer of paint on the canvas where is pulled the viewer's attention. That modeling paste is what helped me blend the warm and cool colors together and at the same time it created an amazing background that i could't do it with just acrylic.

**How do you think you have responded to advice and criticism during this project (and during the term), both from fellow students and the teacher. Did you actively seek advice? If so, was it useful?** My teacher was the one who introduced the modeling paste for me. It was very important during this project so without her i wouldn't of had a successful piece like this. My friends also helped me when telling me to show the randomness with the colors. I tried blending the colors together where you can tell the roughness of it.

**Clearly explain the weaknesses/areas for improvement -** Something that i wasn't successful with when doing this project is drawing the face properly. The drawing looked exactly like it and i could find the mistake it self, but i can tell that there was something wrong with the cheeks.

**Clearly explain the strengths of the piece –** This painting is one of the most successful painting i have ever done in my whole life. Anyone can tell that it looks exactly like me and there wasn't any realizable mistake in it. I like how i created a fauvist painting out of a regular image. The background is intentionally rough and vibrant. I really like this painting the most and i hope i can continue with the same level.

**What could you take through to the next project and develop further? This could be anything, from a technique to an idea, not necessarily just the theme.** I will still continue painting with the same style where my paintings or my artwork will include vibrant colors.I will also continue creating portraits of my self or my friends.

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