(SW9+and+SW10)+Excitement+V.S+Crying

Studio Work # 9 and 10 **Excitement VS. Crying** **Media:** Pen on Paper, **Size:** .. x .. , **Month of completion:** August 2012

**Description:** The is a contradicting project. On a yellow background i drew my young brother crying and on blue paper i drew him excited. This idea contradicting and confusion the viewers.Both expressions are opposites and they are contradicting themselves. The confusion for the viewers allows them to realize how colors affect the moods.

**Analysis:** **What were the artistic and/or cultural influences for this project?** **Who/what influenced either the composition and/or the style.** I was influenced by Jeffrey Isaac and how he used to set the background color with the facial expressions he drew of himself.

**What materials/media/processes did you use and or experiment with, and how?** I used acrylic in the background and i used a thin pen when drawing the baby crying and a thick marker when drawing the baby the baby excited. I used pen to show how rough the emotion of crying is. Crying is a tough and harsh emotion therefore it was drawn by unorganized lines. And when i drew the baby excited, i drew him with marker because happiness is a smooth emotion just like the texture of the marker the baby was drawn by.

**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 previous teacher was the one who introduced Jeffery Isaac for me and i think that this special artist is going to continue with me until the end of the year.

**Clearly explain the weaknesses/areas for improvement -** I feel like the ears in the yellow portrait isn't well positioned and that i have to practice in how to draw the face features well.

**Clearly explain the strengths of the piece –** The drawings themselves looks like the real images of my brother. I really like how the background colors are bright and how they cause confusion for the viewers.

**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 draw portraits of my brother like i did but i'm not going to create any contradiction. Each facial expression that i'll draw will have a background color that will mean emotion on the face in the portrait.